SALMAN DAIFALLAH A.A AL-KOFAHI

Salman Daifallah A. A Al-Kofahi	Associate Professor
Plant and Environmental Sciences
Faculty of Prince AlHasan Bin Talal for Natural Resources and Environment	Department of Land Management and Environment
salman@hu.edu.jo
ORCID ID : 221416350
Office No. : 212	EXT : 4715

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Ph.D.	New Mexico State University	The United States of America,2011
Master	Jordan University of Science and Technology	Jordan,2004
Bachelor	Jordan University of Science and Technology	Jordan,2001

 -Mapping Land cover in urban and agricultural lands.
-Plant biodiversity and spatial-temporal distribution plants in open lands.
-Plant production, water requirement and seed technology.

 •	Al-Kofahi, S., Jamhawi, M. and Hajahjah, Z. (2017). Investigating the current status of Geospatial Data and urban growth indicators in Jordan and Irbid Municipality: Implications for Urban and Environmental Planning. Environment, Development and Sustainability Journal, Accepted [Doi: 10.1007/s10668-017-9923-y] 
•	Bani-Melhem, K., Al-Shannag, M., Alrousan, D., Al-Kofahi, S., Al-Qudah, Z., and Al-Kilani, M. (2017). Impact of Soluble COD on Grey water Treatment by Electrocoagulation Technique. Desalination and Water Treatment,[ doi: 10.5004/dwt.2017.21379] 89:101-110. 
•	Al-Ghzawi, A., Juma’a, K., Al-Rawashdeh, I., Al-Kofahi, S., and Bsoul, E. (2016). Diversity of herbaceous plant communities and Artemisia herba-alba Asso. at different governorates’ open-lands in Jordan. Bulgarian Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 22(6): 897–905.
•	Bsoul, E., Jaradat, S., Al-Kofahi, S., Al-Hammouri, A. and Alkhatib, R. (2016). Growth, water relation and physiological responses of three eggplant cultivars under different salinity levels. Jordan Journal of Biological Sciences, 9(2): 123-130.
•	Al-Kofahi, S., Steel C., VanLeeuwen D., St. Hilaire R. (2012). Mapping land-cover in urban residential landscapes of a desert city using Fine Resolution Imagery. Urban Forestry and Urban Greening Journal, 11/3: 291-303. 
•	Al-Kofahi, S., St. Hilaire, R., VanLeeuwen, D., Zohrab, S. (2012). A water budget calculator created for residential urban landscapes in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Irrigation and Drainage Engineering Journal, 138:525-533.
•	Al-Kofahi, S., St. Hilaire, R. (2011). A water budget calculator created for residential urban landscapes using novel approaches. Irrigation Association: Innovations in Irrigation, November 6-8, 2011, San Diego, CA, USA.
•	Samarah, N., Al-Kofahi, S. (2008). Relationship of seed quality tests to field emergence of artificial aged barley seeds in the semiarid Mediterranean region. Jordan Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 4 (3): 217-230.
•	Samarah, N., Al-Kofahi, S. (2006). Effect of aging on seedling emergence and establishment of barley under soil moisture stress. Seed Research, 34 (2): 128-133.

 Improving Municipal Solid Waste Management by introducing Geographic Information System, (A Case Study in Irbid, Jordan). Student: Heba Nsair, awarded Master in Architectural Engineering, Faculty of Graduate Studies, Jordan University of Science and Technology, February, 2017.  
Evaluation of the seed vigor of Jojoba seeds of different ages & seed sizes and feasibility of Jojoba planation in Jordan. Student: Mod Noor, Land management and environment. Natural Resources and Environment College, on going. 
Mapping land cover and biodiversity in Residential landscapes in Amman city, Student: Amani Kafawin, Land management and environment. Natural Resources and Environment College, on going.

 Expert Rank in Plant Production” – University Academic Sector” from the Jordanian Agriculture Engineering Association, Amman, Jordan.

  -Assistant professor at Land Management and Environment Dept./ Faculty of Natural Resources and Environment/ Hashemite University, Zarqa, Jordan. 
-Lecturer in the Urban Planning, City planning and design Departments, College of Architecture and design, Jordan University of Science and Technology (JUST), Irbid, Jordan.

 -Master's level:
Bachelor’s level: 
Arid Zone biodiversity
Environmental Planning and Management
Special Topics in Urban Planning

Bachelor's level:
Soil, water and plant relationship.
Remediation of polluted environmental systems.
Principles of Agricultural Economics
Principles of Domestic landscape and landscape ecology
Geographic Information System (GIS)
Sustainable Development
Urban Ecology

-Assistant professor at Land Management and Environment Dept./ Faculty of Natural Resources and Environment/ Hashemite University, Zarqa, Jordan. 
-Lecturer in the Urban Planning, City planning and design Departments, College of Architecture and design, Jordan University of Science and Technology (JUST), Irbid, Jordan.

SALMAN DAIFALLAH A.A AL-KOFAHI

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