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	Farhat Abbas, PhD Watershed Hydrology Laboratory University of Hawai`i at Manoa 1910 East-West Road, Honolulu, HI 96822 Tel. (808) 956-2807, Fax. (808) 956-6539 E-mail: farhat@hawaii.edu Curriculum Vitae: PDF

Education:
PGDip, 2002, GIS, Application Specialist, Sir Sandford Fleming College Lindsay, Canada PhD, 2000, Agricultural Engineering, University of Newcastle upon Tyne , UK MSc, 1994, Agricultural Engineering, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Pakistan BSc, 1991, Agricultural Engineering, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Pakistan .
Professional Appointments:
2007-To date: Watershed Hydrology Laboratory , University of Hawaii-Manoa. 2003 – 2004: Research Associate at Boojum Research Ltd. Toronto ON, Canada. Boojum develops passive natural treatment systems for the mineral sector. At Boojum, I gained industrial R&D experience regarding in-situ data collection/analysis, and manipulating and integrating for scientific report writing. I participated in field work at South Bay Mining Site in northern Ontario, where a groundwater treatment system operates. I was responsible for processing water samples, manageming database of chemical, and physical soil/water property data for the company. 1993 – 1997: Research Fellow at University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Pakistan. The duties and responsibilities involved measuring soil physical and chemical properties, irrigation scheduling, monitoring crop growth and yield, maintaining record for agricultural inputs and calculating cost/benefit ratio.
Thesis Advisor:
*Member of MS dissertation Committee:* Chui Lings Cheng (2007). Evaluating the performances of AnnAGNPS and N-SPECT for tropical conditions. NREM-CTAHR, University of Hawaii-Manoa
Research Interests:
Sequestration of soil organic carbon and emission of CO2 from arable and forest soils to the atmosphere as an indicator of climate change. Conduct experimental tests and model simulations to understand the trends in the regional climate change and its impacts in shape of global warming. Use of GIS applications for watershed restoration efforts. To monitor water and solute contents in surface-, subsurface- and ground water to investigate the link between water quantity and quality. Assessment of surface- and groundwater quantity and quality. Hydrological process in soils to understand water and pollutant transport through soil profile.
Publications:
1. Abbas F . 2008. Transport of K + , Br – , and KBr through Saturated Inert and Reactive Porous Media. Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences 3: 1–6. 2. Fares A, F Abbas , A Ahmad, JL Deenik, M Safeeq. 2008. Response of Selected Soil Physical and Hydrological Properties to Manure Amendment Rates, Level and Types. Soil Science 173: 522–533. 3. Fares A, A Dogan, F Abbas , LR Parsons, TA Obreza, KT Morgan. 2008. Water Balance Components in a Mature Citrus Orchard. Soil Science Society of America Journal 72: 578–585. 4. Abbas F, Fares A. 2008. Soil Organic Carbon and CO 2 Emission from an Organically Amended Hawaii Tropical Soil. Soil Science Society of America Journal (Accepted). 5. Abbas F, Fares A. 2008. Best Management Practices in Citrus Production. Tree and Forestry Science and Biotechnology . 2: xxx-xxx (Invited, Accepted). 6. Rose DA, F Abbas , MA Adey. 2008. The effect of surface-solute interactions on the transport of solutes through porous media. European Journal of Soil Science (Accepted). 7. Fares A, F Abbas , SK Deb, S Paramisivam . Citrus Chemigation. Fruit, Cereal and Vegetable Science and Biotechnology 1: xxx-xxx (Invited, Accepted for 2009 issue). 8. Ahmad A, A Fares, F Abbas , J Deenik. 2008. Nutrient Availability to Plants and their Loss below Root Zone under Chicken Manure Amendments in Hawaii Leeward and Windward Conditions. Journal of Environmental Quality (In Review). 9. Laajimi NO, F Abbas, S Rezgui , M Zekri, R Hellali, 2008. Effect of Deficit Irrigation on the Response of Apricot Trees; ‘cv. Amor El Euch' Grown in the Mediterranean Region of Tunisia . Scientia Horticulturae (In Review). 10. Rose DA, F Abbas . 2007. Gravity segregation during miscible displacement – a re-interpretation. Australian Journal of Soil Research 45, 319-332. 11. Rose DA, F Abbas , MA Adey. 2006. Limitations in the use of electrical conductivity to monitor the behaviour of soil solution. Australian Journal of Soil Research . 44, 695-700. 12. Ahmad N, F Abbas , Y Kitamura, T Yano, QA Awan. 1998. Comparison of Irrigation Methods (Raingun Sprinkler, Raingun Sprinkler cum Border and Border Irrigation) for Water Saving and Wheat Yield. Special publication on 4th JSIDRE Annual Congress Kyoto, Japan.

Education:

PGDip, 2002, GIS, Application Specialist, Sir Sandford Fleming College Lindsay, Canada
PhD, 2000, Agricultural Engineering, University of Newcastle upon Tyne , UK
MSc, 1994, Agricultural Engineering, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Pakistan
BSc, 1991, Agricultural Engineering, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Pakistan .

Professional Appointments:

2007-To date: Watershed Hydrology Laboratory , University of Hawaii-Manoa.
2003 – 2004: Research Associate at Boojum Research Ltd. Toronto ON, Canada. Boojum develops
passive natural treatment systems for the mineral sector. At Boojum, I gained industrial R&D experience regarding in-situ data collection/analysis, and manipulating and integrating for scientific report writing. I participated in field work at South Bay Mining Site in northern Ontario, where a groundwater treatment system operates. I was responsible for processing water samples, manageming database of chemical, and physical soil/water property data for the company.
1993 – 1997: Research Fellow at University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Pakistan. The duties and
responsibilities involved measuring soil physical and chemical properties, irrigation scheduling, monitoring crop growth and yield, maintaining record for agricultural inputs and calculating cost/benefit ratio.

Thesis Advisor:

Member of MS dissertation Committee: Chui Lings Cheng (2007). Evaluating the performances of AnnAGNPS and N-SPECT for tropical conditions. NREM-CTAHR, University of Hawaii-Manoa

Research Interests:

Sequestration of soil organic carbon and emission of CO2 from arable and forest soils to the atmosphere as an indicator of climate change.
Conduct experimental tests and model simulations to understand the trends in the regional climate change and its impacts in shape of global warming.
Use of GIS applications for watershed restoration efforts.
To monitor water and solute contents in surface-, subsurface- and ground water to investigate the link between water quantity and quality.
Assessment of surface- and groundwater quantity and quality.
Hydrological process in soils to understand water and pollutant transport through soil profile.

Publications:

1. Abbas F . 2008. Transport of K + , Br – , and KBr through Saturated Inert and Reactive Porous Media. Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences 3: 1–6.

2. Fares A, F Abbas , A Ahmad, JL Deenik, M Safeeq. 2008. Response of Selected Soil Physical and Hydrological Properties to Manure Amendment Rates, Level and Types. Soil Science 173: 522–533.

3. Fares A, A Dogan, F Abbas , LR Parsons, TA Obreza, KT Morgan. 2008. Water Balance Components in a Mature Citrus Orchard. Soil Science Society of America Journal 72: 578–585.

4. Abbas F, Fares A. 2008. Soil Organic Carbon and CO 2 Emission from an Organically Amended Hawaii Tropical Soil. Soil Science Society of America Journal (Accepted).

5. Abbas F, Fares A. 2008. Best Management Practices in Citrus Production. Tree and Forestry Science and Biotechnology . 2: xxx-xxx (Invited, Accepted).

6. Rose DA, F Abbas , MA Adey. 2008. The effect of surface-solute interactions on the transport of solutes through porous media. European Journal of Soil Science (Accepted).

7. Fares A, F Abbas , SK Deb, S Paramisivam . Citrus Chemigation. Fruit, Cereal and Vegetable Science and Biotechnology 1: xxx-xxx (Invited, Accepted for 2009 issue).

8. Ahmad A, A Fares, F Abbas , J Deenik. 2008. Nutrient Availability to Plants and their Loss below Root Zone under Chicken Manure Amendments in Hawaii Leeward and Windward Conditions. Journal of Environmental Quality (In Review).

9. Laajimi NO, F Abbas, S Rezgui , M Zekri, R Hellali, 2008. Effect of Deficit Irrigation on the Response of Apricot Trees; ‘cv. Amor El Euch' Grown in the Mediterranean Region of Tunisia . Scientia Horticulturae (In Review).

10. Rose DA, F Abbas . 2007. Gravity segregation during miscible displacement – a re-interpretation. Australian Journal of Soil Research 45, 319-332.

11. Rose DA, F Abbas , MA Adey. 2006. Limitations in the use of electrical conductivity to monitor the behaviour of soil solution. Australian Journal of Soil Research . 44, 695-700.

12. Ahmad N, F Abbas , Y Kitamura, T Yano, QA Awan. 1998. Comparison of Irrigation Methods (Raingun Sprinkler, Raingun Sprinkler cum Border and Border Irrigation) for Water Saving and Wheat Yield. Special publication on 4th JSIDRE Annual Congress Kyoto, Japan.

	Sanjit Kumar Deb Assistant Researcher Watershed Hydrology Lab University of Hawai`i at Manoa 1910 East-West Road, Honolulu, HI 96822 Tel. (808) 956-2807 sanjit@Hawaii.edu

Education:
PhD, 2006, Biological and Environmental Engineering, the University of Tokyo , Japan MEng, 2000, Water Engineering and Management, Asian Institute of Technology , Thailand BSc, 1996, Agricultural Engineering and Technology , Bangladesh Agricultural University , Bangladesh
Professional Appointments:
2006 – 2007: Project Researcher at the Dept. of Biological and Environmental Engineering , the University of Tokyo , Japan . Research responsibilities involved in both experimental and numerical investigations on hillslope soil water movement & erosion issues, as well as investigations on curved capillary barriers. 2000 – 2002: Research Associate at the School of Civil Engineering, Asian Institute of Technology , Thailand . Research activities included investigations on soil water management and trace gas emission in tropical rice fields in greater Mekong river sub-region, as well as studies on diffuse sources pollution in the tropical watershed, Thailand . 1997 – 1998: Agricultural Engineer at Dept of Agricultural Extension, Ministry of Agriculture , Bangladesh . Extension duties and responsibilities included demonstration, training activities, and potential technology transfer concerning water management in irrigated-agriculture, surface and groundwater resources development and management in the assigned areas, and any other agro-environmental issues assigned by the employer.
Research Interests:
Surface and subsurface hydrological processes in watershed Agro-environmental soil and water conservation Diffuse sources pollution Shallow landslide Hazard
Publications:
Deb, S.K., and A.I. El-Kadi. 2008. Vulnerability assessment of shallow landslides on Oahu, Hawaii, under extreme-rainfall events. Geomorphology (in review) Iida, T., S.K. Deb , and R.G. Kharbuja. 2007. Nitrous oxide emission measurement with acetylene inhibition method in paddy fields under flood conditions, Paddy and Water Environment, Vol. 5(2), 83-91. Deb, S.K. , T. Miyazaki, M. Mizoguchi, and K. Seki. 2006. Return Flow Generating Point on a hillslope layered with traffic pan, Transactions of the JSIDRE, No.241 (74-1), 1-11. Iida, T., S.K. Deb , and R.G. Kharbuja. 2005. Measurement of N 2 O emission from tropical paddy fields, In: Ohgaki et al. (eds.), Southeast Asian Water Environment 1: Biodiversity & Water Environment, Book series, IWA Publishing, p. 115-122.

Education:

PhD, 2006, Biological and Environmental Engineering, the University of Tokyo , Japan
MEng, 2000, Water Engineering and Management, Asian Institute of Technology , Thailand
BSc, 1996, Agricultural Engineering and Technology , Bangladesh Agricultural University , Bangladesh

Professional Appointments:

2006 – 2007: Project Researcher at the Dept. of Biological and Environmental Engineering , the University of Tokyo , Japan . Research responsibilities involved in both experimental and numerical investigations on hillslope soil water movement & erosion issues, as well as investigations on curved capillary barriers.
2000 – 2002: Research Associate at the School of Civil Engineering, Asian Institute of Technology , Thailand . Research activities included investigations on soil water management and trace gas emission in tropical rice fields in greater Mekong river sub-region, as well as studies on diffuse sources pollution in the tropical watershed, Thailand .
1997 – 1998: Agricultural Engineer at Dept of Agricultural Extension, Ministry of Agriculture , Bangladesh . Extension duties and responsibilities included demonstration, training activities, and potential technology transfer concerning water management in irrigated-agriculture, surface and groundwater resources development and management in the assigned areas, and any other agro-environmental issues assigned by the employer.

Research Interests:

Surface and subsurface hydrological processes in watershed
Agro-environmental soil and water conservation
Diffuse sources pollution
Shallow landslide Hazard

Publications:

Deb, S.K., and A.I. El-Kadi. 2008. Vulnerability assessment of shallow landslides on Oahu, Hawaii, under extreme-rainfall events. Geomorphology (in review)
Iida, T., S.K. Deb , and R.G. Kharbuja. 2007. Nitrous oxide emission measurement with acetylene inhibition method in paddy fields under flood conditions, Paddy and Water Environment, Vol. 5(2), 83-91.
Deb, S.K. , T. Miyazaki, M. Mizoguchi, and K. Seki. 2006. Return Flow Generating Point on a hillslope layered with traffic pan, Transactions of the JSIDRE, No.241 (74-1), 1-11.
Iida, T., S.K. Deb , and R.G. Kharbuja. 2005. Measurement of N 2 O emission from tropical paddy fields, In: Ohgaki et al. (eds.), Southeast Asian Water Environment 1: Biodiversity & Water Environment, Book series, IWA Publishing, p. 115-122.

	Samira Fares Laboratory Technician Hometown: Soussse, Tunisia Nationality: Tunisian/American Languages: Arabic, French, English
Education:
Undergraduate Student (Junior) Major: NREM
Contact: sfares@hawaii.edu

Samira Fares

Laboratory Technician

Hometown: Soussse, Tunisia

Nationality: Tunisian/American

Languages: Arabic, French, English

Education:

Undergraduate Student (Junior)

Major: NREM

Contact: sfares@hawaii.edu

	Nghia Dai Tran Ph.D. Candidate Dissertation: Analysis of economic and environmental impacts of transisioning to organic tea production in the Thai Nguyen province, Vietnam Hometown: Vietnam Nationality: Vietnamese Languages: English, Vietnamese
Education:
B.S.	Thai Nguyen University, Vietnam Crop production and fertilizer science Sustainable agriculture (Minor)
M.S.	University of Arkansas, Fayetteville Department of Agriculture Economics Thesis: Competitive advantage of Vietnam's rice in Asian Market
Research interests: Environmental water quality and organic farming Favorite pastime: Fishing. Contact: nghia@hawaii.edu
	Guanghong Yang M.S. Candidate Hometown: Nanjing, China Nationality: P.R. China Languages: English, Mandarin
Education:
B.S.	Southeast University, Nanjing, China Department of Foreign Languages: English
Research interests: Automated programming Favorite pastime: Sports, Games, Books, Music. Contact: gy@hawaii.edu