MOH'D IBRAHIM MOH'D AL-QINNA

Mohammed Ibrahim Mohammed Al-Qinna	Associate Professor
Environmental Soil Physics	Soil Physics
Faculty of Prince AlHasan Bin Talal for Natural Resources and Environment	Department of Land Management and Environment
qinna@hu.edu.jo	http://staff.hu.edu.jo/qinna
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Ph.D.	University of Arkansas	The United States of America,2003
Master	University of Jordan	Jordan,1997
Bachelor	University of Jordan	Jordan,1994

• Investigation of soil physical properties in relation to agriculture, engineering and environment.
• Climate change assessment, modeling, monitoring and mitigation using sustainable land management techniques and remote sensing and GIS applications.
• Data mining, mathematical modeling, statistical inferencing, temporal and spatial applications of soil physical and environmental aspects.
• Contaminant solute, water, energy and gas transport modeling, prediction, testing and tracing in heterogeneous soil systems and Karst landscapes.
• Environmental impact assessment of soil and groundwater pollutions.
• Irrigation design, evaluation and management with respect to environmental resources and conditions.

1- Salahuddin M. Jaber and Mohammed I. Al-Qinna. 2011. Soil Organic Carbon Modeling and Mapping in a Semi-Arid Environment Using Thematic Mapper Data. Photogrammetric engineering and remote sensing, 77(7): 709-719.
2- Salahuddin M. Jaber, Christopher L. Lant, and Mohammed I. Al-Qinna. 2011. Estimating spatial variations in soil organic carbon using satellite hyperspectral data and map algebra. International Journal of Remote Sensing, 32(18) 5077-5103.
3- Kholoud Mashal, Mohammed Al-Qinna, Jwan Ibbini. 2011. Phosphorus-Sorption Characteristics of Calcareous Soils in Arid and Semi Arid Regions. Int. J. of Sustainable Water and Environmental Systems 3(1):53-58
4- Mohammed I. Al-Qinna, Nezar A. Hammouri, Mutewekil M. Obeidat, Fayez Y. Ahmad. 2011. Drought Analysis in Jordan under Current and Future Climates. Climatic Change 106(3):421-440.
5- Abeer Salman, Khalil M. Ibrahim, Ghazi Saffarini, and Mohammad Al-Qinna. 2009. Geostatistical Calculation for Clay Reserve in Azraq Basin in Jordan. Journal of Geography and Regional Planning, 2(5):144-153.
6- Mustafa Al Kuisi and Mohammed I. Al-Qinna. 2009. Spatial Assessment of Salinity and Nitrate Pollution in Amman-Zarqa Basin: A Case Study. Journal of Environmental Earth Sciences, 59(1):117-129.
7- Kholoud Mashal, Mohammed Al-Qinna, and Yahya Ali. 2009. Spatial Distribution and Environmental Implications of Lead and Zinc in Urban Soils and Street Dusts Samples in Al-Hashimeyeh Municipality. Jordan Journal of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, 3(2): 141-150.
8- Mohammed I. Al-Qinna, Mohammed A. Salahat, and Ziad N. Shatnawi. 2008. Effect of Carbonates and Gravel Contents on Hydraulic Properties in Gravely-Calcareous Soils. Dirasat, Agricultural Sciences, 35(3):145-158.
9- Fakher J. Aukour and M.I. Al-Qinna, 2008. Marble Production and Environmental Constrains: Case Study from Zarqa Governate in Jordan. Jordan Journal of Earth and Environmental Sciences (JJEES), 1(1):11-21.
10- Mohammed I. Al-Qinna. 2005. Potential of Groundwater Contamination of Karstic Aquifers. Proceeding of the workshop of Aquifer Vulnerability & Risk in Jordan, UNESCO, The Hashemite University, Zarqa, Jordan, 158-212.
11- Mohammed I. Al-Qinna, 2003, Measuring and Modeling Soil Water and Solute Transport with Emphasis on Physical Mechanisms in Karst Topography, S594.A57 Main, Special Collections, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR, USA.
12- Mohammed Qinna and A.M. Abu-Awwad. 2001. Wetting Patterns under Trickle Source in Arid Soils with Surface Crust. J of Agriculture Engineering Research. 80(3):301-305.
13- Mohammed Qinna and A.M. Abu-Awwad. 1998. Soil Water Storage and Surface Runoff as Affected by Irrigation Methods in Arid Soils with Surface Crust. Agricultural Water Management Journal, 37(3):189-203.
14- Mohammed Qinna and A.M. Abu-Awwad. 1998. Infiltration Rate Measurements in Arid Soils with Surface Crust. Irrigation Science. 18:83-89.
15- Brahana, J.V., Davis, R.K., Sauer, T.J., Ting, Tiong Ee, Al-Rashidy, Said, Whitsett, Kelly, and Al-Qinna, Mohammed, 2002, Recurring, multicomponent ground-water tracing experiments at a well characterized basin in mantled karst--Lessons from the Savoy Experimental Watershed. Geological Society of America, Paper Number 69-14, Abstracts with Programs, v. 34, no. 6, p. 158-159, Denver Annual Meeting (October 27-30, 2002).
16- Kholoud Mashal, Mohammed Al-Qinna, and Yehya Ali. 2007. Spatial Distribution of Lead and Zinc in Urban Soils and Street Dusts Samples in Al-Hashimeyeh Municipality: Controlling Factors and Environmental Implications. Proceedings of the Third International Conference on Thermal Engineering: Theory and Applications, May 21-23, 2007, Amman, Jordan.
17- Brahana, J.V., Tiong Ee Ting, Mohammed Al-Qinna, John F. Murdoch, Ralph K. Davis, Jozef Laincz, Jonathan J. Killingbeck, Eva Szilvagyi, Margaret Doheny-Skubic, Indrajeet Chaubey, P.D. Hays, and Gregg Thoma. 2005. Quantification of Hydrologic Budget Parameters for the Vadose Zone and Epikarst in Mantled Karst. U.S. Geological Survey Karst Interest Group Proceeding, Rapid City, South Dakota, USA, 144-152.
18- M. Al-Qinna, H.D. Scott and V. Brahana, 2005. Characterization of Solute Transport in Pedons within Mantled Karst Landscape.  The 5th Agricultural Scientific Conference (Towards Sustainable Agriculture in the Arabic World), 9-12 May 2005, Faculty of Agricultural Technology, Al-Balqa' Applied University, Salt, Jordan.  
19- M. Al-Qinna, A. Mauromoustakos, and H.D. Scott. 2002. Use of JMP Version 5 for Teaching and Research of Applied Stat/Math Methods in Life Sciences. Annual Meetings Abstracts. ASA-CSSA-SSSA. Indianapolis, USA.

1. Impacts of Treated Wastewatwer on Some Soil Properties and Production of Gladiolus communis (committee member), by M.Sc. Heba Ibrahim Hasan. December 2012. Department of Land, Water and Environment, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan.
2. Assessment of Climate Change Impacts on Water Resources in Mujib Basin (Central Jordan) (committee member), by M.Sc. Mohammed Jaber. July 2012. Department of Water Management & Environment, Faculty of Natural Resources and Environment, Hashemite University, Zarqa, Jordan.
3. Developing a National Environmental Management Plan for Controlling Leishmaniasis in Syria using GIS and Remote Sensing (committee member), by M.Sc. Nafan. May 2012. Department of Water Management & Environment, Faculty of Natural Resources and Environment, Hashemite University, Zarqa, Jordan.
4. Measurement of Natural Radioctivity concentration levels in soil samples in Al Hashemyah-Asokhna Region (committee member), by M.Sc. Laith H. Al-Qudah. May 2012. Department of Earth & Environment Sciences, Faculty of Natural Resources and Environment, Hashemite University, Zarqa, Jordan.
5. Evaluating Land Cover Changes In Zarqa River Basin Using GIS And Remote Sensing Techniques (Advisor), by M.Sc. Ansam Khaled Al-Khawaldeh. July 2011. Department of Earth & Environment Sciences, Faculty of Natural Resources and Environment, Hashemite University, Zarqa, Jordan.
6. Spatial Variability Investigations of Selected Soil Physical Properties at the Central Jordan Valley (Co-Advisor), by M.Sc. Yousef Osama Al-Saleh. March 2011. Department of Land, Water and Environment, Faculty of Agriculture University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan. 
7. Delineation of Groundwater Protection Zones and Vulnerability Mapping in Wadi Es-Sir Area using GIS and Isotope Techniques (committee member), by M.Sc. Farah Abbas Mushrif Al Efan. May 2010. Department of Geology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan. 
8. Drought Assessment at Wadi Mujib Basin Using Advanced GIS & Remote Sensing Techniques (Co-Advisor), by M.Sc. Amena Hesham Abazeed. May 2010, Department of Earth & Environment Sciences, Faculty of Natural Resources and Environment, Hashemite University, Zarqa, Jordan.
9. Optimization Water Use Efficiency of Green House Cucumber Growing Under Deficit Irrigation in Jordan Valley (Co-Advisor), by M.Sc. Tareq M. Najdat Kandaji. April 2010. Department of Land, Water and Environment, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan.
10. Assessing and Modelling Tomato Yield and Water Saving Under Water Deficit in Jordan Valley (committee member), by M.Sc. Rami Al-Qerem. December 2009. Department of Land, Water and Environment, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan.
11. Geo-Environmental Quality Assessment of Wadi El-Mujib Groundwater Resources Using Advanced Statistical and Geographical Information System (Co-Advisor), by Ph.D. Abeer Sh. Salman. May 2009. Department of Geology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan.
12. An Integrated Approach to Groundwater Exploriation in Khan Ez Zabib Area Using Remote Sensing and Geographic Information System (committee member), by M.Sc. Mohammed Issam Barakat, May 2008. Department of Earth & Environment Sciences, Faculty of Natural Resources and Environment, Hashemite University, Zarqa, Jordan.
13. Estimating Grass Reference Evapotranspiration Using a Soil Water Dynamic Model and Soil Moisture Measurements (committee member), by M.Sc. Ala'a Hamad Homaidan. May 2008. Department of Land, Water and Environment, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan.
14. Effect of Sludge Type and Application Rate on the Physical Properties of Dry Soils, (committee member), by M.Sc. Nesreen Ameen Abu-Aisheh, May 2008. Department of Land, Water and Environment, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan.
15. Removal of Heavy Metals from Industrial Wastewater (committee member), by Using Zeolite, by M.Sc. Nivin Al-Dahodia, April, 2007. Department of Land, Water and Environment, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan.
16. Studying of Soil Spatial Variability from Soil Data and Remotely Sensed Data (Co-Advisor), by M.Sc. Zeinah Waleed Al-Haj Baddar, January 2007. Department of Land, Water and Environment, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan.
17. Reserve Calculations of Clays and Diatomite in Azraq Area (committee member), by M.Sc. Abeer Sh. Salman. May, 2005, Department of Earth & Environment Sciences, Faculty of Natural Resources and Environment, Hashemite University, Jordan.

2010 – 2011 Vice Dean, Faculty of Natural Resource & Environment, Hashemite University, Zarqa, Jordan.
2008 – 2010 Dean Assistant, Faculty of Natural Resource & Environment, Hashemite University, Zarqa, Jordan.
2006 – 2008 Assistant Professor, Department of Land Management & Environment, Faculty of Natural Resource & Environment, Hashemite University, Zarqa, Jordan.
2005 – 2006 Department Chairperson, Department of Land Management & Environment, Faculty of Natural Resource & Environment, Hashemite University, Zarqa, Jordan. 
2003 – 2005 Assistant Professor, Department of Land Management & Environment, Faculty of Natural Resource & Environment, Hashemite University, Zarqa, Jordan.
2000 – 2003 Graduate Assistant, Department of Crop, Soil, & Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Arkansas, Arkansas, USA.
1998 – 1999 Research and Teaching Assistant, Department of Land Management, Institute of Land, Water and Environment, Hashemite University, Zarqa, Jordan.
1997 – 1998 Research Assistant, Jordan Arid Zone Productivity Project, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan.
1994 – 1997 Teaching Assistant, Dept. of Soil Science & Irrigation, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan.

• Advanced Soil Physics (0634714), Department of Land, Water and Environment, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan.
• Environmental Soil Physics (1202312 and 1202318) and Soil Physics (0802312), Department of Land Management and Environment, Hashemite University, Zarqa, Jordan.
• Soil Physics (CSES 52203), Department of Crop, Soil, & Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Arkansas, Arkansas, USA.
• Soil Physics (0604341), Dept. of Natural Resources and the Environment, Faculty of Agriculture, Jordan University of Science and Technology (JUST), Irbid, Jordan.
• Engineering Properties of Soil (1202417 and 0802411), Department of Land Management and Environment, Faculty of Natural Resources & Environment, Hashemite University, Zarqa, Jordan.
• Soil water plant relationships (1202364), Department of Land Management and Environment, Hashemite University, Zarqa, Jordan.
• Environmental Math Modeling (1202478), Department of Land Management and Environment, Faculty of Natural Resources & Environment, The Hashemite University, Zarqa, Jordan.
• Geostatistics (0801762), Department of Earth Sciences, Institute of Land, Water & Environment, The Hashemite University, Zarqa, Jordan.
• Principles of Irrigation (1202322), Department of Land Management and Environment, Faculty of Natural Resources & Environment, The Hashemite University, Zarqa, Jordan.
• Soil Survey and Land Use (802451), Department of Land Management and Environment, Faculty of Natural Resources & Environment, The Hashemite University, Zarqa, Jordan.
• Spatial Soil Variability (1202471), Department of Land Management and Environment, Faculty of Natural Resources & Environment, The Hashemite University, Zarqa, Jordan.
• Fundamentals of Soil Science (0802411, 1202261), Department of Land Management and Environment, Faculty of Natural Resources & Environment, The Hashemite University, Zarqa, Jordan.
• Fertilizers and Soil Fertility (0604331), Department of Soil & Irrigation, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan.
• Water Resources (1202101), Department of Land Management and Environment, Faculty of Natural Resources & Environment, Hashemite University, Zarqa, Jordan.
• Micro Computer Applications in Land and Water Management (1202473), Department of Land Management and Environment, Faculty of Natural Resources & Environment, Hashemite University, Zarqa, Jordan.
• Principles of Agricultural Economics (1202251), Department of Land Management and Environment, Faculty of Natural Resources & Environment, Hashemite University, Zarqa, Jordan.
• Field Training (1202490), Department of Land Management and Environment, Faculty of Natural Resources & Environment, Hashemite University, Zarqa, Jordan.

2006 - Now Assistant Professor, Department of Land Management & Environment, Faculty of Natural Resource & Environment, The Hashemite University, Zarqa, Jordan.

2005 – 2006 Department Chairperson, Department of Land Management & Environment, Faculty of Natural Resource & Environment, The Hashemite University, Zarqa, Jordan. 

2003 – 2005 Assistant Professor, Department of Land Management & Environment, Faculty of Natural Resource & Environment, The Hashemite University, Zarqa, Jordan.

2000 – 2003 Graduate Assistant, Department of Crop, Soil, & Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Arkansas, Arkansas, USA.

1998 – 1999 Research and Teaching Assistant, Department of Land Management, Institute of Land, Water and Environment, The Hashemite University, Zarqa, Jordan.

1997 – 1998 Research Assistant, Jordan Arid Zone Productivity Project, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan.

1994 – 1997 Teaching Assistant, Dept. of Soil Scienc

• Soil Science Society of America.
• Sigma Xi (The Scientific Research Society).
• Gamma Sigma Delta (The Honor Society of Agriculture).
• Jordanian Association of Agricultural Engineers. 
• Society of Friends of Scientific Research at Public Universities in Jordan.
• Jordanian Environmental Society.
• Soil and Water Conservation Society.

• Co-author of book: Abu-Awwad and Mohammed Al-Qinna. 2001. Soil and Irrigation Laboratory Manual. High School Textbook for Agriculture Sector. Ministry of Education, Amman, Jordan.
• Consultancy Achievement: Developing Policy-Oriented Research Guidelines, Procedures, and Tools to Support Implementing Rio Conventions in Jordan, funded by UNDP, 2011.
• Consultancy Achievement: Mohammed I. AL-Qinna, Kholoud Mashal, and Fakher Aukour. 2006. Assessing efficiency and upgrading the performance of the wastewater plant system at Hamoudeh Diary Farm.
• Consultancy Achievement: A.M. Abu-Awwad, D. Badarneh, I. Gawi, and M. Qinna. Impact Assessment of Past Irrigation Practices on Soil Properties. University of Jordan Center for Consultation, Technical Services and Studies. 385 p, 1st December 1998 to 31st March 2000. Cooperation between University of Jordan, GTZ and the Jordan Valley Authority, Amman, Jordan.
• Community Services Achievements: Member of the National Thematic Research Group of Climate Change at the Ministry of Environment.
• Community Services Achievements: Member of the Agriculture snd Environment at the Higher Council for Scientific Research
• Community Services Achievements: Member of the Private Accreditation Council for Land, Water and Environment Program, Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research.

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