CV – Yaseen Al-Mulla Page 1 of 34 CURRICULUM VITAE Dr. Yaseen Ahmed Al-Mulla 1. BACKGROUND INFORMATION Name and Title : Yaseen Ahmed Al-Mulla, Ph.D. Associate Professor Nationality : Omani Date And Place Of Birth : 5 Feb. 1971 (Oman) Marital status : Married with Three Children Address : Dept. of Soils, Water, and Agricultural Engineering College of Agricultural and Marine Sciences Sultan Qaboos University P.O. Box 34, Al-Khod 123 Sultanate of Oman Phone : + 968-2414-1228/1201 Fax : + 968 24413418 Email : [email protected]: [email protected]2. EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT INFORMATION 2.1 EDUCATION 18 December 2004 Ph.D. Land, Air, Water Resources & Environmental Engineering, Washington State University, USA 7 June 1997 M.Sc. Irrigation Engineering, Utah State University, USA 9 August 1993 B.Sc. Agricultural Mechanization, Sultan Qaboos University, Oman 2.2 EMPLOYMENT INFORMATION May 2015 - present Associate Professor Dept. of Soils, Water, and Agricultural Engineering College of Agricultural and Marine Sciences Sultan Qaboos University, Oman Aug. 2010 - May 2015 Assistant Professor Dept. of Soils, Water, and Agricultural Engineering College of Agricultural and Marine Sciences Sultan Qaboos University, Oman Nov. 2008- Aug. 2010 Assistant Dean for Training and Community Service
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CURRICULUM VITAE
Dr. Yaseen Ahmed Al-Mulla
1. BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Name and Title : Yaseen Ahmed Al-Mulla, Ph.D. Associate Professor
Nationality : Omani
Date And Place Of Birth : 5 Feb. 1971 (Oman) Marital status : Married with Three Children Address : Dept. of Soils, Water, and Agricultural Engineering College of Agricultural and Marine Sciences Sultan Qaboos University P.O. Box 34, Al-Khod 123
18. Training Workshop, “Strategic Planning in Universities”, Arab Administrative
Development Organization. Arab League through Planning and Statistics Center,
SQU, Oman, February 2007
19. Training Course, “Training Needs Analysis”, Canada Global Center through
CSD, SQU, Oman. December 2006
20. Training course, “Refresher Course in Remote Sensing”, Remote Sensing and
GIS Center, SQU, Oman. May 2005
2.4 PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Member Engineer (June 2006- date), American Society of Agricultural and Biological
Engineers (ASABE)
Member Engineer (March 2014-date), Oman Society of Engineers (OSE)
Member (June 2006- date), Commission Horticultural Engineering, International Society
for Horticultural Science (CHE-ISHS)
Research Scientist (August 2012-date), Middle East and North Africa Network of Water
Centers of Excellence (MENA NWC), DAI/FABRI
2.5 AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS
Letter of Appreciation for receiving MENA NWC award, by H.E. the Secretary General
of Oman Education Counsel, December 2015.
Recipient of an award, as a project’s PI-Oman, of “The Most Interesting Project” in the
Middle East and North Africa Network of Water Centers of Excellence in the First
Biennial Congress by the US Agency for International Development and MENA NWC,
Oman, November 2015.
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Best poster award, 3rd Symposium of Sultan Qaboos Academic Chairs, Japan, October,
2014.
A medal and certificate from International Society for Horticultural Science (Commission
Horticultural Engineering), ISHS, in recognition of serving as convener of the
international conference on agricultural engineering held in Oman, Feb 2013.
Outstanding Academic Award, SQU, Oman, May 2012
Invitation and travel grant awarded by the U.S. National Academy of Sciences to
participate in the 1st Arab-American Frontiers of Science, Engineering, and Medicine
symposium, Oct. 2011
Letter of Appreciation, for preparing a report for the SQU Quality Audit, by SQU Deputy
Vice Chancellor for Postgraduate Studies and Research, SQU, Oman, Jan. 2010
Letter of Appreciation, for drafting the final statement of National Symposium on
Sustainable Development of the Agricultural Sector, by H.E. Undersecretary of Ministry
of Development Affairs, Chairman of the Symposium Organizing Committee, Ministry
of National Economy, Oman, Nov. 2009
Letter of Appreciation, for participation in the Scientific Committee of National
Symposium on Sustainable Development of the Agricultural Sector, by H.E.
Undersecretary of Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of Agriculture, Oman, Nov. 2009
Letter of Appreciation, for organizing Fisherman’s Day, by Dean of CAMS, SQU, Oman,
Nov. 2007
Letter of Appreciation, for coordination of CAMS internship program, by Dean of
CAMS, SQU, Oman, Sep. 2007
Letter of Appreciation, for participation in a meeting between SQU officials and high
level delegates from Oman public and private sectors, by H.E. Vice Chancellor of SQU,
Oman, May 2007
Letter of Congratulations, for producing CAMS Students Society’s newsletter as a first
time of CAMS history, by Dean of CAMS, SQU, Oman, Sep. 2006
Letter of Appreciation, for participation in World Water Day 2006 celebration, by
Director of Water Research Center, SQU, Oman, March 2006
Best poster award, Scientific Graduate Poster Competition, Biosystems Engineering
Dept., Washington State University, USA, Spring 2002
Letter of Appreciation, for Academic excellence in PhD study, by Cultural Attaché,
Sultanate of Oman Embassy, Washington D.C., USA, Jan. 2002
Ph.D. Scholarship, awarded by SQU, Oman, 2000-2004
Letter of Appreciation, for Academic excellence in MSc study, by SQU Vice Chancellor,
Minister of Higher Education, Oman, Sep. 1995
M.Sc. Scholarship, awarded by SQU, Oman, 1994-1997
3. TEACHING
3.1 COURSES (shaded areas are for Post Graduate courses)
Semester
Course Title
(Course Code)
No. of
Credits My Role
Number of
Students
Fall 2015 Instrumentation & Control System
(SWAE3308) 3 Instructor 57
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Fall 2015 Land Surveying
(SWAE3005) 3 Instructor 38
Summer 2015 Seminar and Presentation Skills
(CAMS3000) 2 co-instructor 17
Spring 2015 CAD Applications in Irrigation Engineering
(SWAE6004) – Graduate Course 3 Instructor 3
Spring 2015 Land Surveying
(SWAE3005) 3 Instructor 29
Spring 2015 Computer Programing
(SWAE3306) 3 Instructor 14
Fall 2014 Instrumentation & Control System
(SWAE3308) 3 Instructor 50
Fall 2014 Land Surveying
(SWAE3005) 3 Instructor 42
Summer 2014 Seminar and Presentation Skills
(CAMS3000) 2 co-instructor 17
Spring 2014 CAD Applications in Irrigation Engineering
(SWAE6004) – Graduate Course 3 Instructor 3
Spring 2014 Land Surveying
(SWAE3005) 3 Instructor 25
Spring 2014 Computer Programing
(SWAE3306) 3 Instructor 15
Fall 2013 Instrumentation & Control System
(SWAE3308) 3 Instructor 52
Fall 2013 Land Surveying
(SWAE3005) 3 Instructor 37
Summer 2013 Seminar and Presentation Skills
(CAMS3000) 2 co-instructor 24
Spring 2013 Computer Programing
(SWAE3306) 3 Instructor 38
Spring 2013 CAD Applications in Irrigation Engineering
(SWAE6004) – Graduate Course 3 Instructor 2
Spring 2013 Land Surveying
(SWAE3005) 3 Instructor 33
Fall 2012 Instrumentation & Control System
(SWAE3308) 3 Instructor 41
Fall 2012 Land Surveying
(SWAE3005) 3 Instructor 43
Summer 2012 Seminar and Presentation Skills
(CAMS3000) 2 co-instructor 23
Spring 2012 Computer Programing
(SWAE3306) 3 Instructor 38
Spring 2012 Land Surveying
(SWAE3005) 3 Instructor 28
Spring 2012 CAD Applications in Irrigation Engineering
(SWAE6004) Graduate Course 3 Instructor 2
Fall 2011 Land Surveying
(SWAE3005) 3 Instructor
34
Fall 2011
Instrumentation & Control System
(SWAE3308)
3
Instructor
38
Sumer 2011 Seminar and Presentation Skills
(CAMS3000) 2 co-instructor 31
Spring 2011 Computer Programing 3 Instructor 43
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(SWAE3306)
Spring 2011 Seminar and Presentation Skills
(CAMS3000) 2 Instructor 26
Fall 2010 Land Surveying
(SWAE3005) 3 Instructor 23
Fall 2010 Instrumentation & Control System
(SWAE3308) 3 Instructor 35
Summer 2010 Computer Programing
(SWAE3306) 3 Instructor 37
Spring 2010* Computer Programing
(SWAE3306) 3 Instructor 26
Fall 2009* Land Surveying
(SWAE3005) 3 Instructor 36
Spring 2009* Computer Programming
(SWAE 3306) 3 Instructor 26
Fall 2008* Land Surveying
(SWAE3005) 3 Instructor 20
Summer 2008* Computer Applications II
(CAMS3002) 3 co-instructor 51
Spring 2008* Computer Applications II
(CAMS3002) 3 co-instructor 46
Spring 2008* Computer Programming
(SWAE3306) 3 Instructor 25
Fall 2007* Computer Applications II
(CAMS3002) 3 co-instructor 17
Fall 2007* Land Surveying
(SWAE3005) 3 Instructor 24
Spring 2007*
Computer Applications II
(CAMS3002) 3 co-instructor
33
Spring 2007* Computer Programming
(SWAE3306) 3 Instructor
18
Fall 2006* Introduction to Agr. Engineering
(SWAE2001) 3 Instructor 56
Fall 2006* Instrumentation & Control System
(SWAE3308) 3 Instructor 12
Summer 2006 Microcomputers
(COMP2001) 3 co-instructor 39
Spring 2006 Land Surveying
(BIOR3005) 3 Instructor 16
Spring 2006 Computer Applications II
(CAMS3002) 3 co-instructor 12
Spring 2006 Microcomputers
(COMP2001) 3 Instructor 42
Fall 2005 Introduction to Bioresource Engineering
(BIRO2001) 3 Instructor 38
Fall 2005
Microcomputers
(COMP2001)
3
Instructor
35
Summer 2005 Microcomputers
(COMP2001) 3 co-instructor 24
Spring 2005 Land Surveying
(BIOR3005) 3 Instructor 20
Spring 2005 Microcomputers
(COMP2001) 3 Instructor 29
*Time of my administrative position as an Assistant Dean
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3.2 TEACHING DEVELOPMENT
Leading the Ag Eng faculty group in the program’s accreditation process
Coordinating with college of engineering on the Ag Eng. program related issues.
Reviewed, in spring 2014, the Ag Engineering program curriculum after bringing an
ABET expert to stand on the program current status to prepare it for ABET accreditation.
As an Ag Eng coordinator, I have finalized with my Ag Eng colleagues the restructuring
process of the Ag. Eng program starting with de-conjugation from College of
Engineering to be implemented in 2015/2016 academic year, and to be followed then by
development of new curriculum for a proposed BioSystems Engineering degree hoping to
implement it in 2016/2017 academic year.
Followed the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) course
outlines standard for my courses outlines.
Participated in several training courses/workshop related to teaching development.
Developed the contents of my courses to cope with current findings and developments
related to the field of each course. That includes ordering new textbooks for the courses
and/or adding/removing topics to/from the courses.
Developed the teaching and laboratory sections of my courses by which I have included
advanced equipments and softwares to the lab parts.
Developed a new graduate course on CAD Applications in Irrigation Engineering. In this
course the student are not only exposed to existing irrigation related softwares but they
gain skills of writing programming codes that results in developing irrigation design
algorithms. I have also included the DripMod irrigation design software and added an
evaluation tool of the current mechanisms of designing irrigation systems in local related
governmental and non-governmental institutions.
3.3 Under/Post GRADUATE STUDENTS SUPERVISION
3.3.1 Under Graduate Supervisor
As part of my undergraduate “instrumentation and control” course, during Fall
2014, I have supervised 9 students projects related to the course that were very
successful and ready to be used as participation in coming CE forum.
Supervised an Ag. Engineering undergraduate student’s design project “Smart City” done by 7 students. Project was participated in the 6th GCC Engineering Gathering organized by College of Engineering, SQU. Spring 2014.
Currently I am advising 32 Undergraduate students (7 Ag Eng.) Co-supervised an undergraduate student’s final year research project done by 2
students on the use of remote sensing techniques in assessing soil salinization. Spring 2011.
3.3.2 Post Graduate Supervisor / Member of Thesis and Examination Committee
Position Student Name
Degree Graduation date
Accomplishment
Supervisor Sawsana Al-Rahbi PhD September, 2017 Just started (Sep. 2014)
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Position Student Name Degree
Graduation date Accomplishment
Co-Supervisor Muther Al-Rawahi PhD September 2017 Just started (Sep. 2014)
Position Student Name Degree
Graduation date Accomplishment
Supervisor Sajjad Ahmed MSc September 2017 Just started (Sep. 2014)
Position Student Name
Degree Graduation date
Accomplishment
Member of Thesis Committee Seerangurayar Thirupathi MSc September 2017 Just started (Sep. 2014)
Position Student Name
Degree Graduation date
Accomplishment
Member of Thesis Committee Kathiya Al-Aufi MSc September 2016 September 2014
Position Student Name
Degree Graduation date
External Examiner and Member of Thesis Examination Comm. Jokha Al Jassasi MSc Sept. 2015
Position Student Name
Degree Graduation date
Internal Examiner and Member of Thesis Examination Comm. Thuraya Al-Amri MSc March 2015
Position Student Name
Degree Graduation date
Accomplishment
Supervisor Rahma Al-Habsi MSc January 2015 Her work is included in the poster for 3rd Symposium of HM Academic Chairs, Japan (see bullet 1 under abstracts and bullet 1 under presentations) –Poster won best poster award (3rd-palce) in the symposium. Her work is to be presented as a paper in the International Conference on Geographical Information Systems Theory, Applications and Management, 28 - 30 April Barcelona, Spain. This conference paper was also printed as a chapter in the book of Communications in Computer and Information Science. It was one of 10 revised full papers presented in the conference that were carefully reviewed and selected from 45 submissions. The papers address new challenges in geo-spatial data sensing, observation, representation, processing, visualization, sharing and managing. They concern information and communications
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4. SERVICE
4.1 MY SERVICE AS AN ASSISTANT DEAN
The main tasks and achievements that I have accomplished while I was occupying the
position of Assistant Dean for Training and Community Services at College of
Agricultural and Marine Sciences between academic years 2006/2007 and 2009/2010
include:
Editor-in-Chief of “Al Hasaad” Outreach Magazine,
technology (ICT) as well as management of information and knowledge-based systems.
Position Student Name
Degree Graduation date
Chairman of Thesis Examination Committee Halaa Al-Hakamani MSc June 2011
Position Student Name
Degree Graduation date
Accomplishment
Co-Supervisor Khalid Al-Mahrezi MSc May 2010 His work is included in the writing up of a paper to be published in a refereed journal (see bullet 2 under refereed journals)
Position
Student Name Degree
Graduation date Accomplishment
Supervisor Hamad Al-Busaidi MSc September 2009 Published one paper out of his work (see bullet 5 under refereed journals), participated in two conferences, one orally with published abstract (see bullet 4 under abstracts) and the other one as poster (see bullet 9 under presentations). He also published one summery in one of CESAR’s SQU publications (see bullet 10 under abstracts)
Position Student Name
Degree Graduation date
Chairman of Thesis Examination Committee Alghaliah Al-Maamari MSc July 2007
Position Student Name
Degree Graduation date
Member of Thesis Examination Committee Salem Al-Sadeiri MSc January 2007
Position Student Name
Degree Graduation date
Accomplishment
Co-Supervisor Aisha Al-Khatri MSc September 2006 Participated orally with a paper in one conference (see bullet 6 under conference proceedings)
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Update of GCC level Job description for all CAMS related programs,
Office name change,
Provide a role of ADTC that assisted in opening ADTCS offices in all SQU
colleges,
Mentoring new ADTC from other colleges,
Training of CAMS students,
Short term training of CAMS technical and support staff,
Staff long term training,
CAMS conferences and workshops,
Liaise with the outside community for all CAMS needs with regards to the
outreach or community services activities,
Overall supervision of CAMS student society,
CAMS external advisory board,
Arrange monthly college board meetings,
Draw plans for CAMS funds through the private sector,
CAMS alumni,
CAMS main outreach events,
Involve CAMS in Gulf-Eco 08,
Organize Self-Employment workshop/session,
Involve CAMS in AGRAme-Dubai,
Organize joint meeting with potential employers, CAMS calendar,
Job marketing for CAMS students with Bank Muscat,
Employment workshop,
Visiting Schools,
Outreach with Agricultural Society of Al-Batinah Farmers,
SQU-Career Fair,
Evaluating the request of Tawoos Agricultural System LLC (TAS) in using of the
SQU land in Al-Musanah.
4.2 INTERNATIONAL
1. Chairman, a session in the second Arab-American frontiers Symposium, 15 December
2014, Muscat, Oman
2. Invited member by the US National Academy of Sciences (NAS), The Research Council
(TRC) of Oman, Sultan Qaboos University and the Omani Ministry of Higher Education
to serve as an organizing committee member of the 2nd Arab-American Frontiers of
Science, Engineering, and Medicine Symposium hosted by The Research Council (TRC)
in Muscat (Fall 2014)
3. Nominated as Oman representative by Ministry of Higher Education and The Research
Council, Organizing Committee, The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS) 25th
General Meeting (Fall 2014)
4. Interviewed by a documentary film producer for Qatar TV on “An innovation that uses
just seawater and solar energy produces fresh water for agricultural use” (Spring 2013)
5. Chairman, a session in the International Conference on Water Resource in Arid areas:
The Way Forward. 14 March, Muscat, Oman
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6. Member, Scientific Committee, International Conference on Water Resource in Arid
areas: The Way Forward. 13-6 March, Muscat, Oman
7. Convener and Chairman, Organizing committee, International Conference on
Agricultural Engineering: “New Technologies for Sustainable Agricultural Production
and Food Security” (Spring 2012 – Spring 2013)
8. Member, Organizing committee, International Symposium on Whole Grain Products
(Spring 2012)
9. Member, Organizing committee, International Conference on Food Security in the Arab
Countries: New Challenges and Opportunities in the Context of Price Volatility (Spring
2010)
10. Member, Organizing committee, International Conference on Management of Soil and
Groundwater Salinization in Arid Regions (Spring 2010)
11. Member, Organizing Committee, International Conference on Small Ruminant
Production and Health in Arid and Semi-Arid Regions, CAMS, Oman (Jan. 2008)
4.3 NATIONWIDE / COMMUNITY SERVICE
12. Member, OSE membership committee, Oman Society of Engineers (Spring 2016)
13. Disseminated info to community regarding the scope and potential outcome of my
project “Application of Near-Real Time Monitoring Systems for irrigated Agriculture in
MENA” through live Interview with by Oman public TV station discussing (Fall 2015)
14. Disseminated info to community regarding the scope and potential outcome of my
project “Application of Near-Real Time Monitoring Systems for irrigated Agriculture in
MENA” through live Interview with Oman private Radio station discussing my project
(Fall 2015)
15. Disseminated info to community regarding the scope and potential outcome of my
project “Application of Near-Real Time Monitoring Systems for irrigated Agriculture in
MENA” through live Interview with Oman public Radio station (Fall 2015)
16. Chairman and organizer of a Training Workshop on Computer Aided Design and
Planning of Irrigation Systems. 31 May to 4 June 2015, SQU, CAMS multimedia lab,
Muscat targeting irrigation engineers or officials who are in charge of irrigation systems
design in different governmental/private sector agencies.
17. Nominated member by Ministerial Qarar (order) in National committee on providing
mechanisms for implementing the recommendations of national study on water status in
Oman, Ministry of Regional Municipalities and Water Resources (Fall2014)
18. Chairman, first session in the Musandam Symposium. Organized by the Municipal
Council of the governorate of Musandam, 23 December 2014, Khasab, Oman.
19. Invited member, Scientific committee of Musandam Governorate Symposium (Fall
2014)
20. Chairman, a committee on sorting applicants to run for the Board of Directors of Oman
Society of Engineers (Spring 2014)
21. Disseminated info to community regarding the scope and potential outcome on the
international conference on agricultural engineering through live interview with Oman
public Radio station (Spring 2013)
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22. Disseminated info to community regarding the scope and potential outcome on the
international conference on agricultural engineering through live interview with Oman
private Radio station (Spring 2013)
23. Editor, Irrigation Engineer qualification exam for employment in the Royal Court
Affairs (Spring 2010 – Fall 2010)
24. Member, Scientific committee of the National Symposium on Sustainable Development
for Agriculture Sector (Fall 2009)
25. Supervisor, Work on updating CAMS related Job descriptions guide for the Ministry of