Talal ETRI
Assistant Professor
Al-Khoudh
Summary
My main research interest is the numerical models for simulating hydrodynamics, sediment dynamics, morphodynamics and coastal changes in the coastal areas including short, medium- and long-term numerical modelling of morphodynamics. The objective of using these numerical models is to analyse the physical processes on the ocean- coastal- and estuarine scale and to assess their impact on coastal evolution on variable time scales. In addition, I am involved in several ongoing national and international under and postgraduate programs at several universities in Libya and Germany. Since 2003, I am providing lectures on several topics related to hydrodynamics, coastal engineering, water resources and environmental engineering (Fluid Mechanics, Hydrology, Environmental Engineering, Hydraulics, Hydraulic structures).
Overview
2025
2025
years of professional experience
12
12
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Assistant Professor
Sultan Qaboos University
1 2020 - Current
Water Resources Specialist
Scale Consulting Engineering International
04.2023 - Current
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to achieve project goals on time and within budget.
- Improved customer satisfaction rates through proactive problem-solving and efficient complaint resolution.
- Followed all company policies and procedures to deliver quality work.
- Championed the adoption of new software tools that streamlined workflows across multiple departments.
Assistant Professor
The University of Gharyan
09.2013 - Current
- Head of the scientific committee of the civil Eng
- Dep
Visiting Instructor
Sultan Qaboos University
09.2019 - 01.2020
Assistant Professor
The Libyan Academy
09.2013 - 07.2018
Assistant Professor
The Alrefaq University
09.2013 - 07.2018
- Company Overview: Private University
- Private University
Assistant Professor
Azzaytuna University
09.2013 - 07.2018
Assistant Professor
Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel
12.2007 - 07.2013
- Member of Coastal Research Laboratory (CORELAB) at the University of Kiel
- Member of Technology and research centre West coast (FTZ) at the University of Kiel
- Involved in many coastal projects in Germany, Brazil, Saudi Arabian and Indonesia
PhD. Candidate
Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel
04.2003 - 12.2007
M.Sc. Candidate
Ruhr-Universität Bochum
10.2000 - 10.2002
German course for beginners
Hartnackschule
05.2000 - 09.2000
In-site supervisor Eng.
National Consulting Bureau
08.1998 - 04.2000
In-site supervisor Eng.
Brega and Ras Lanuf Higher committee
07.1997 - 06.1998
- Company Overview: National service
- National service
Technical assistance
01.1995 - 05.1997
Education
PhD. - Coastal Geosciences and Engineering
Christian-AlbrechtsUniversität zu Kiel
01.2003 - 12.2007
M.Sc. - Computational Engineering
Ruhr-Universität Bochum
10.2000 - 10.2002
B.Sc. - Civil Engineering
University of Tripoli
01.1990 - 04.1995
Skills
Delft3D
Open Delft3D
Regional Ocean Modeling System
ROMS
MIKE21
MIKE3
ArcGIS
MATLAB
Instrumentation and Control
Programming languages
Applications
Operating Systems
Researchinterests
- Numerical models for simulating hydrodynamics
- Sediment dynamics
- Morphodynamics
- Coastal changes
- Numerical modelling of morphodynamics
Academicandprofessionalexperiences
- Assistant Professor, Civil Eng. Dep., Sultan Qaboos University, Oman, 01/01/20, present
- Visiting Instructor, Civil Eng. Dep., Sultan Qaboos University, Oman, 09/01/19, 01/01/20
- Assistant Professor, Civil Eng. Dep., The University of Gharyan, Libya, 09/01/13, present
- Head of the scientific committee, Civil Eng. Dep., The University of Gharyan, Libya, 09/01/13, present
- Assistant Professor, The Libyan Academy, Tripoli, Libya, 09/01/13, 07/01/18
- Assistant Professor, The Alrefaq University, Tripoli, Libya, 09/01/13, 07/01/18
- Assistant Professor, Azzaytuna University, Tarhuna, Libya, 09/01/13, 07/01/18
- Assistant Professor, Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel, Germany, 12/01/07, 07/01/13
- PhD Candidate, Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel, Germany, 04/01/03, 12/01/07
- M.Sc. Candidate, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Germany - Okayama University, Japan, 10/01/00, 10/01/02
- German course for beginners, Hartnackschule, Berlin, Germany, 05/01/00, 09/01/00
- In-site supervisor Eng., National Consulting Bureau, Tripoli, Libya, 08/01/98, 04/01/00
- In-site supervisor Eng., Brega and Ras Lanuf Higher committee (National service), Brega, Libya, 07/01/97, 06/01/98
- Technical assistant, Libya, 1995, 05/01/97
- B.Sc. degree, University of Tripoli, Tripoli, Libya, 1990, 1995
- General secondary school certificate, Ali Wraith secondary school, Tripoli, Libya, 1987, 1990
- Preparatory school certificate, Ali Haidar Al-Sahatee preparatory school, Tripoli, Libya, 1984, 1987
- Elementary school certificate, Al-Falouga elementary school, Tripoli, Libya, 1978, 1984
Publications
EFFECTIVENESS OF WAVE HINDCASTS FOR FORCING MEDIUM-SCALE MORPHODYNAMIC MODELS, 30th International Conference on Coastal Engineering, San Diego, California, USA, 09/03/06 - 09/08/06, 2195-2207, EFFECT OF STORM EVENTS ON THE MORPHODYNAMICS OF TIDALLY-DOMINATED COASTAL ENVIRONMENT, 7th International Conference on Hydroscience and Engineering, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, 09/10/06 - 09/13/06, MORPHODYNAMICS DUE TO STORM SURGES IN A TIDALLY-DOMINATED COASTAL ENVIRONMENT, 31st International Conference on Coastal Engineering, Hamburg, Germany, 08/31/08 - 09/05/08, 2195-2207, MODELLING OF MEDIUM-SCALE MORPHODYNAMICS IN THE PARANAGU ESTUARINE COMPLEX IN BRAZIL, Brazilian-German Cooperation on Marine Sciences Seminar, Curitiba, Brazil, 09/01/09, Poster, MORPHODYNAMIC MODELING OF A TIDAL CHANNEL NEAR AN OIL PLATFORM USING PROCESS-BASED MODEL, 32nd International Conference on Coastal Engineering, Shanghai, China, 06/30/10 - 07/05/10, INTEGRATION OF FIELD MEASUREMENTS AND NUMERICAL MODELING OF COASTAL ENGINEERING, 1st Libyan student workshop, Berlin, Germany, 06/26/10, Poster, Studying some of drinking water properties produced by water treatment units in Gyhrian city, First International Libyan Water Conference, 04/24/18 - 04/26/18, Tripoli-Libya, Study of properties of light concrete produced using polystyrene, 7th National conference for building materials and structural engineering, 11/05/18 - 11/06/18, Albhayda, Libya, 215-223, Comparative study of some kinds of steel in the local market of Libya, 7th National conference for building materials and structural engineering, 11/05/18 - 11/06/18, Albhayda, Libya, 202-214, Numerical Modelling of pumping stations for Yefran City-Libya, International Conference on Technology, 03/04/19 - 03/06/19, Tripoli, Libya, 215-223, Assessment of Wave Energy Converters using SWAN Model in Coast of Oman Considering its role in Air Pollution Reduction, International Conference on Air pollution and climate change, 01/01/23, Muscat, Oman, Modeling of Seawater Intrusion into Salalah Coastal Plain Aquifer, Sultanate of Oman, International Conference on Air pollution and climate change, 01/01/23, Muscat, Oman, Numerical Simulation of Climate Changes Impacts on The Coast of Oman, 2nd International Conference on Civil Infrastructure and Construction, 02/01/23, Doha, Qatar, Study of Turbulence in Open Channels Using Two-Equation Models, 2nd International Conference on Civil Infrastructure and Construction, 02/01/23, Doha, Qatar, A case study of sediment transport in the Paranagua Estuary Complex in Brazil, R. Mayerle, Rangaswami Narayanan, T. Etri, Ahmad Khairi Abd Wahab, 2015, Ocean Engineering, 106, 161-174, 3.795, Hydrological study to analyze the water budget of the Wade Gahn dam, Talal Etri, Almabruk A. Sanoussi, Kahled Rashed, Entesar Gouhl, 2018, Journal of Pure & Applied Sciences, 17, 2, 67-72, User response to indoor thermal environment in female high school buildings in Oman, Hanan Al-Khatri, Talal Etri, Mohamed B. Gadi, 2022, Building Research & Information, 50, 1-2, 192-212, 5.322, A Tidal flow model of the Western coast of Libya, Talal Etri, Ahmed F. Abugdera, Abdelrahman Elata, 2022, Journal of Engineering Research (TJER), 19, 1, 55-62, 0.38, Optimization of double-layer perforated breakwater based on risk assessment of uncertainties, Mehdi Vahidi, Moharram Pirooz, Mohammad Nikoo, Iman Varjavand, Shahab Amanant, Talal Etri, Mostafa Gandomi, 2022, Ocean Engineering, 265, 1, 4.729, Multi-criteria decision-making optimization model for permeable breakwaters characterization, Mostafa Gandomi, Moharram Dolatshahi Pirooz, Banafsheh Nematollahi, Mohammad Reza Nikoo, Iman Varjavand, Talal Etri, Amir H. Gandomi, 2023, Ocean Engineering, 280, 4.729, A multi-objective approach for location and layout optimization of wave energy converters, Alireza Shadmani, Mohammad Reza Nikoo, Talal Etri, Amir H Gandomi, 2023, Applied Energy, 11.446, Characterization of Sewage Sludge in Muscat and Estimation of their Energy Recovery, Omaima Al Samsami, Talal Etri, Mahad Baawain, 2023, Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments, 7.632, Characterization of landfills solid waste in Muscat and estimation of their energy recovery, Talal Etri, Omaima Al Samsami, Mahad Baawain, 2023, Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 5.8
Training
- International Workshop on Wave propagation Moving load - Vibration Reduction (WAVE2002), Okayama, Japan, 09/18/02 - 09/20/02
- Meersumwelt-Symposium, Hamburg, Germany, 06/07/05 - 06/08/05
- Meersumwelt-Symposium, Hamburg, Germany, 06/13/06 - 06/14/06
- The 30th International Conference on Coastal Engineering (ICCE), San Diego, California, USA, 09/03/06 - 09/08/06
- The 7th International Conference on Hydroscience and Engineering (ICHE), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, 09/10/06 - 09/13/06
- The 31st International Conference on Coastal Engineering (ICCE), Hamburg, Germany, 08/31/08 - 09/05/08
- 1st International Remote Ocean Sensing Workshop (ROS), Büsum, Germany, 10/30/08 - 10/31/08
- International Colloquium on Geoengineering, Kiel, Germany, 06/03/09
- 1st Libyan student workshop, Berlin, Germany, 06/26/10
- Acoustic Imaging, short course, Kiel, Germany, 04/14/11 - 04/18/11
- Kick off SPICE III, Jakarta, Indonesia, 09/25/12
- 6th National conference for building materials and structural engineering, Gharyan, Libya, 03/29/16 - 03/30/16
- Workshop on Science, Technology & Innovation Observatory, Tunis, Tunisia, 04/23/18 - 04/26/18
- Workshop on Innovation & copyright in Libya, Tripoli, Libya, 11/06/18
- Workshop on Science, Technology & Innovation Indicators, Sabratha, Libya, 03/26/19 - 03/28/19
- NASA Applied Remote Sensing (ARSET) training, Remote Sensing of Coastal Ecosystems, USA (online), 08/25/20, 09/01/20, 09/08/20
- SciVal for SQU, Oman (online), 11/30/20
- Using OneNote for E-learning, Kuwait University (online), 11/30/20
Personal Information
- Place of Birth: Tripoli-Libya
- Date of Birth: 05/09/72
Timeline
Water Resources Specialist
Scale Consulting Engineering International
04.2023 - Current
Visiting Instructor
Sultan Qaboos University
09.2019 - 01.2020
Assistant Professor
The University of Gharyan
09.2013 - Current
Assistant Professor
The Libyan Academy
09.2013 - 07.2018
Assistant Professor
The Alrefaq University
09.2013 - 07.2018
Assistant Professor
Azzaytuna University
09.2013 - 07.2018
Assistant Professor
Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel
12.2007 - 07.2013
PhD. Candidate
Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel
04.2003 - 12.2007
PhD. - Coastal Geosciences and Engineering
Christian-AlbrechtsUniversität zu Kiel
01.2003 - 12.2007
M.Sc. Candidate
Ruhr-Universität Bochum
10.2000 - 10.2002
M.Sc. - Computational Engineering
Ruhr-Universität Bochum
10.2000 - 10.2002
German course for beginners
Hartnackschule
05.2000 - 09.2000
In-site supervisor Eng.
National Consulting Bureau
08.1998 - 04.2000
In-site supervisor Eng.
Brega and Ras Lanuf Higher committee
07.1997 - 06.1998
Technical assistance
01.1995 - 05.1997
B.Sc. - Civil Engineering
University of Tripoli
01.1990 - 04.1995
Assistant Professor
Sultan Qaboos University
1 2020 - Current
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