Professor Dr. Mohammed S. Shamkhi
Professor of Water Resources Engineering
Personal Information
• Full Name: Mohammed S. Shamkhi (Mohammed S. Shamkhi)
• Academic Title: Professor
• Current Affiliation: University of Kufa, Faculty of Engineering, Department of Structures and Water Resources
• Previous Affiliation: University of Wasit, Faculty of Engineering, Department of Civil Engineering (2007–2023)
• Official Email: [email protected]
• Country: Iraq
• ORCID iD: 0000-0002-3591-7404
Academic Qualifications
• Ph.D. in Water Resources Engineering – University of Basra, Iraq
• M.Sc. in Water Resources Engineering – University of Technology, Baghdad, Iraq
• B.Sc. in Civil Engineering – University of Mosul, Iraq
Academic and Administrative Career
• Faculty Member – University of Kufa, Faculty of Engineering, Department of Structures and Water Resources (2023 – Present)
• Faculty Member – University of Wasit, Faculty of Engineering, Department of Civil Engineering (2007 – 2023)
• Head of Department of Civil Engineering – Faculty of Engineering, University of Wasit (Formerly)
Research Interests
Research interests are focused on the fields of Water Resources Engineering and Hydraulics, including:
• Hydraulics: Study of flow characteristics in rivers, estimation of roughness coefficient (Manning), numerical modeling of hydraulic structures (weirs, spillways) using computational fluid dynamics (CFD), stage-discharge relationships
• Groundwater Resources: Assessment and modeling of groundwater flow using GMS and MODFLOW software, estimation of groundwater recharge using the WetSpass model
• Hydrology and Watershed Management: Morphological characteristics of watersheds, application of GIS and remote sensing techniques in hydrological analysis, surface runoff estimation
• Soil Properties: Soil texture distribution, hydrological soil groups
• Irrigation and Drainage Engineering: Improvement of hydraulic characteristics of canals
• Stormwater Drainage Network Assessment: Performance evaluation of stormwater drainage networks using the SWMM model
Scientific Publications
Professor Dr. Mohammed S. Shamkhi has published more than 80 research works, including articles in peer-reviewed scientific journals and papers in international conference proceedings. Selected publications include:
Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles:
• Assessment of Groundwater Flow for the Western Side of Al-Kut City, Southern Iraq (Iraqi Geological Journal, 2023)
• Assessment of Groundwater Recharge Potential Depending on Morphologic Analysis in East of Wasit, Southeastern Iraq (Iraqi Geological Journal, 2021)
• Estimation of Spatial Groundwater Recharge Using WetSpass Model For East Wasit Province, Iraq (Wasit Journal of Engineering Sciences, 2021)
• Soil Texture Distribution for East Wasit Province, Iraq (IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science, 2022)
• A comparative study of different coagulants used in treatment of turbid water (Open Engineering, 2022)
• Deriving rainfall intensity–duration–frequency (IDF) curves and testing the best distribution using EasyFit software 5.5 for Kut city, Iraq (Open Engineering, 2022)
• Stage-Discharge Relationships of Broad Crested Weir for Submerged Flow Condition Utilizing Incomplete Self-Similarity (ISS) Technique (Wasit Journal of Engineering Sciences, 2022)
Conference Proceedings:
• Numerical modeling of holes on stepped weir for energy dissipation (AIP Conference Proceedings, 2025)
• Evaluation of the rain water network in wasit governorate/Kut city and the commercial center of the region as a dual network (rain and sewage) (AIP Conference Proceedings, 2023)
• RETRACTED: Improvement of hydraulic characteristics for Dujila canal (AIP Conference Proceedings, 2023)
• Morphologic and Engineering Characteristics of Watersheds (A Case Study: East Wasit Watersheds that Feed the Al-Shewicha Trough-Iraq) (IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering, 2020)
• Determination of Watershed Characteristics Using GIS Technique (AL-Adhaim Watershed in Iraq) (International Conference on Developments in eSystems Engineering, 2019)
Languages
• Arabic – Native language
• English – Scientific publication and academic communication
