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Prof. Bakenaz A. Zeidan
Visiting Scholar at UC Berkeley USA
Civil and Environmental Engineering Department
747 Davis Hall UC Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
E-mail: b.zeidan@berkeley.edu, Mobile: +1 510 6466 011
Faculty of Engineering, Tanta University, Egypt- P.O. Box: 31521
E-mail: b.zeidan@f-eng.tanta.edu.eg Mobile: +201222832379
PERSONAL INFORMATION
 Birth Date: 12 January 1960
 Gender: Female
 Nationality: Egyptian
 Residence Country: Egypt
 Marital Status: Married
 Number of Dependents: 4
 Driving License Issued From: Egypt
EDUCATION
 “A Numerical (FEM) Study of the Effect of Anisotropy on Phreatic Seepage Flows”. PhD.
Civil Engineering Department, Indian Institute of Technology IIT, Powai, Bombay, India,
1993.
 Master of Science, first part MSc C. in irrigation and hydraulic engineering program faculty
of engineering Mansoura University, 1984
 Bachelor's degree BSc. in civil engineering grade very good with honor faculty of
engineering Mansoura University, Egypt, 1982
QUALIFICATIONS & SKILLS
 Visiting Scholar at UC Berkeley, Civil and Environmental Engineering Department, California
USA since September 2015
 Head of Irrigation and Hydraulic Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Tanta
University, Egypt since June 2015
 Visiting Professor at the Egypt-Japan University of Science and Technology, E-JUST,
Alexandria, Egypt, May 2015
 Peer reviewer and editorial board member for international water journals.

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 Board member in Delta-Egypt wing in Foundation Delta Alliance International.
 Certified trainer for engineering academic engineering education quality assurance.
 Co-PI in an on-going research project on Rosetta branch deterioration
 Dam safety design, finite element modeling and management.
 Senior Higher education quality assurance and training.
 Dam design and safety researcher, dam modeling via ANSYS code, and Geostudio
 FEM modeling of Seismic response of dam-reservoir-foundation interaction.
 Groundwater quality researcher, groundwater numerical modeling, groundwater quality
contamination and remediation using environmental isotopes.
 Based skilled volunteer -part time- in nonprofit organizations.
PEER REVIEWER
Peer Reviewer for international journals and conferences:
 "International Journal of Water Resources and Environmental Engineering" Victoria Island,
Lagos, www.academicjournals.org
 "International Journal of Hydrology: Current Research", Los Angeles, USA, Hydrology:
Current Research
 Peer Reviewer and Editorial Board member for EC Agriculture journal.
 Peer Reviewer of (Journal of Environmental and Agricultural Sciences ISSN: 2313-8629)
 International Journal of Water Technology
 Modern Environmental Science and Engineering (ISSN 2333-2581)
 Modern Environmental Science and Engineering, Academic Star Publishing
Company, NewYork, USA,
 TEACHING COURSES
 Dams and reservoirs engineering (BSc.)
 Fluid mechanics (BSc.)
 Hydrology (BSc)
 Design of RC bridges (BSc)
 Design of special R.C. structures (BSc.)
 Civil Drawing (BSc.)
 Irrigation and drainage engineering (BSc.)
 Fluid Mechanics Laboratory (BSc.)
 Groundwater Hydrology (MSc.)
 Fate and solute Transport in groundwater (MSc.)
 Numerical Modeling (MSc.)
 Technical presentations (MSc.)
 Finite Element Method (MSc)
 Dams and reservoirs engineering (MSc.)
 Advanced Hydraulic Design (PhD.)
 Nile Water Crisis (PhD.)
 Conveyance irrigation losses in Nile Delta (PhD)
 Groundwater and solute transport modeling (PhD)

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE
 Course Instructor
 Designed curriculum, prepared course materials,
 data show lecture presentations,
 developed internet websites for course students
 Created assignments and exams and graded work
 Held office hours and provided weekly online support for classes
 Graded assignments and exams
 Held tutorials for up to 300 students including creating supporting materials for lectures
 Managed online discussion forum for student queries
 Supervising graduation projects for civil program students
 Teaching undergraduate and postgraduate courses for civil programs
ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
 Professor of Water Resources, Tanta University
 Head of Irrigation and Hydraulic Engineering Department
 Board Member of Faculty Council, Faculty of Engineering
 Research Scholar, UC Berkeley, USA
 Author of chapter “Mathematical Modeling of Environmental Problems”
 Board member in Egyptian wing of Delta Alliance, Foundation Delta Alliance International
 Visiting Professor at the Egypt-Japan University of Science and Technology, E-JUST,
Alexandria, Egypt
 Editorial Board member for EC Agriculture journal.
 Peer Reviewer for international journals and conferences
 Co-PI in an on-going research project on Rosetta branch deterioration
 Certified trainer education quality assurance and accreditation.
SUPERVISION OF SCIENTIFIC DISSERTATIONS
M.Sc. thesis supervised till final examination:
2000 Ground Water Relief on Lined Canals Using Tile Drains.
2002 Control of Seepage around Hydraulic Structures by Using Side Cut-off or Filter
Walls
2003 Performance of Water Structures in Channels Infested by Aquatic Weeds.
2012 Wave Interaction with Coastal Structures (Submerged Breakwater
2015 Combined Seepage and Slope Stability Analysis of Reservoir Earth Dams.
2015 On Farm Water Resources Management in Nile Delta
2015 Static and Dynamic Stability Analysis of Concrete Gravity Dams.
2015 Water Quality Modeling in Lakes and Rivers
M.Sc. thesis under supervision since:
2012 Effects of Heterogeneity of Hydraulic Conductivity on Seawater intrusion in Nile Delta,
Egypt.
2013 Water Quality Monitoring, Modeling and Mitigating Scenarios for Rosetta Branch,
Egypt.

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2013 Impact of Climate Change over Egypt on Water Resources Planning and
Management for Drought Mitigation.
2015 At site estimation of extreme rainfall events in Sinai
2015 Water Quality Assessment of Water Resources using Remote Sensing and GIS.
2015 Modeling of Water Resources in the Nile Delta Using GIS and Remote Sensing
2015 Monitoring, Modeling and Assessment of Drainage Water Reuse in Nile Delta, Egypt
M.Sc. thesis examined:
2015 Slope Stability of Embankments
2015 Flow Characteristics of Circular Open Channel Compound Transition
Ph.D. thesis supervised till final examination:
2004 Ground Water Movement towards Pipe Drains in Sloping Lands.
2009 Ground Water Quality Management in the Middle Delta Utilizing Environmental
Isotopes.
PhD thesis under supervision:
2015 Risk Assessment of Grand Ethiopian Resonance Dam Break
Scientific Activities In UC BERKELEY Scholarship
Duration of Scholarship
7 September 2015to 16 March 2016
Hosting Professor
Prof. Anil K. Chopra,
Johnson Professor of Structural Engineering
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
University of California, Berkeley
CA 94720-1710
Attending courses:
Dynamics of structures- CEE225
Surface Water Hydrology- CEE203
Water Chemistry-CEE115
Training:
Training and running of EGAD Model for seismic response of gravity dams
Attending scientific events:
2 October 2015: Seminar on „Eco-hydrology and natural infrastructure‟ by Prof. Andrew J.
Guswa coordinated by Prof. Sally Simpson, environmental engineering, UC Berkeley.
24 October 2015: Seminar on channel migration, organized by environmental engineering
department, UC Berkeley
2 November 2015: Managing Construction Risks organised a workshop organized by
USSD, Hilton Oakland, California, USA
3 November 2015: Construction cost estimating for dam engineers organised by USSD,
Hilton Oakland, California, USA.

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30 November 2015: Laboratory demonstration for single and multi-degree of freedom
model by on shaking table given by Prof. Anil k. Chopra as a practical application for the
course „Dynamics of structures- CEE225‟, conducted in structural engineering lab, Davis
Hall, UC Berkeley.
4 December 2015: Attending final project presentation for Master students of structural
engineering organized by prof. Khalid Mosaalem, UC Berkeley.
5 December 2015: 11th
Annual conference on River restoration, organized by environmental
engineering department, UC Berkeley.
7 March 2015: „Buildings are more than structures: Reducing non-structural losses in
earthquakes‟ Seminar by Maryam Phipps, SE, President, Estructure, Oakland CA,
organized by Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of California,
Berkeley, USA.
9-11 March 2016: Seismic Design for dams in the Western U.S. , ASDSO West Regional
conference engineering for extremes, Convention Center, Sacramento, CA, USA.
15 March 2016: „Performance-Based Seismic Design of Tall Buildings‟ CEE Distinguished
Lecture by Prof. Jack P. Moehle, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering,
University of California, Berkeley, USA.
Technical Visits:
15 October 2015: Technical office visit to Dam safety division, PG&E Company, 11th floor
of 245 Market Street in San Francisco, CA, USA.
4 November 2015: Technical Construction tour to the Calaveras Dam replacement project
and San Pablo Dam, organised by USSD, California.
19 November 2015: Technical visit to Structures Laboratory Davis Hall, UC Berkeley.
10 February 2016: Technical office visit to CA Division of Safety of Dams, California
Water Resources, CA Division of Safety of dams, 2200 X Street, Suite 200 Sacramento,
CA 95818.
12 February 2016: Technical visit to Earthquake simulator center, PEER, Richmond, UC
Berkeley, CA.
12 February 2016: Technical visit to Pacific earthquake engineering research center
NIESEE PEER, Richmond, UC Berkeley, CA.
25 February 2016: International office visit to U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of
Reclamation, Mid-Pacific Region, 2800 Cottage Way, Sacramento, CA 95825.
1 March 2016: Technical field visit to Shasta Dam, Central valley project, organized by
USBR Mid-Pacific Region, CA.
2 March 2016: Technical field visit to Calaveras Dam Replacement Project, Organized by
CA Division of Safety of dams, CA.
7 March 2016: Technical visit to Environmental Fluid Mechanics & Hydrology Lab,
Environmental Engineering, University of California, Berkeley.
CERTIFICATIONS
 (2003) “"Use of Environmental Isotopes to Evaluate Water Resources and Preserve from
pollution, application (Training)” Egyptian Authority for Atomic Energy, Cairo, Egypt.
 (2004) “Training of Trainers "Workshop III", (Faculty Developer)” Faculty, Staff and
Leadership Development Project, FLDP. Ain Shams Guest House, Cairo, Egypt.

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 (2004) “Training Strategy Workshop,” Faculty, Staff and Leadership Development Project,
FLDP, Central Library, Faculty of Agriculture, Cairo.
 (2004) “Forum on Quality Assurance and Accreditation Project, QAAP, (Training)” Faculty
of Commerce, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt.
 (2004) “Time management and meetings” Faculty, Staff and Leadership Development
Project, FLDP, Tanta University, Egypt.
 (2004) “The university and the community”
 (2004) “Training Workshop on Higher Education Enhancement Project Fund, HEEPF
project (Training)” Faculty of Education, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt.
 (2004) “Modern techniques for measuring and monitoring environmental pollutants” Arab
Council for Graduate Studies and Scientific Research.
 (2005) “The Basics of GIS” Arab Council for Graduate Studies and Scientific Research.
 (2010) “Leadership and Governance” Faculty, Staff and Leadership Development Project,
FLDP, Tanta University, Egypt.
 (2012) “Invitation-Awareness of ENTRO Collaboration with Egyptian Academic
Institutions (Training)” department of Irrigation and hydraulics, Faculty of Engineering,
Cairo University.
 (2013) “Quality Standards in Teaching Process” Faculty, Staff aَand Leadership
Development Project, FLDP, Tanta University, Egypt.
 (2013) “Academic Standards” Faculty, Staff and Leadership Development Project, FLDP,
Tanta University, Egypt.
 (2013) "Scientific Research Team Leadership" Project, FLDP, Tanta University,
Egypt.
 (2015) “Myers Brigs Type Indicator-MBTI” Career Counseling Egypt, Egypt.
HONORS & AWARDS
 (2006) “for outstanding effort in organizing First International Environment Forum
at the University of Tanta.
 (2011) “Certificate of Appreciation for outstanding tender and effort in the
Engineers Syndicate elections”
 (2013) “Certificate of Appreciation for the perfect mother at Tanta University”
 (2014) “Certificate of Appreciation for outstanding effort in coordinating the First
International Forum on Egyptian Water Security”.
LIST OF PUBLICATIONS
 Bakenaz A. Zeidan, (2016) “Nile Water from Confrontation to Collaboration” Chapter in Book
series of The Handbook of Environmental Chemistry, Volume title: The Nile River, Volume
editor: Abdelazim M. Negm, under publication by Springer.

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 Bakenaz A. Zeidan, (2016) “Groundwater Degradation and Restoration in Nile Delta” Chapter in
Book series of The Handbook of Environmental Chemistry, Volume title: The Nile Delta, Volume
editor: Abdelazim M. Negm, under publication by Springer.
 Bakenaz A. Zeidan, (2016) "Mathematical Modeling of Environmental Problems" Ch.17, Vol. (7)
"Instrument, Modeling and Analysis" of the Series "Environmental Science and Engineering"
Studium Press LLC, USA, Vol.7, pp:422-461
 H. Elshinnawy, B. A. Zeidan, S. M. Ghoraba (2015) "Geostatistcal Analysis of Hydraulic
Conductivity in Nile Delta Aquifer System, Egypt", Al-Azhar Engineering Journal, September
2015.
 W. Assar, M. Elshemy and B. A. Zeidan (2015) “Water Quality Modeling for Lake Burullus, Egypt,
Part I: Model Calibration” Mansoura Engineering Journal, Vol.40, No.2, June 2015.
 M. R. Elprince, A. Seleemah, A. A. Rashed, B. A. Zeidan (2015) “Seismic Behavior of Concrete
Gravity Dams Including Dam-Reservoir-Foundation Interaction" International Conference on
Advances in Structural and Geotechnical Engineering, ICASGE’15, 6-9 April 2015, Hurghada,
Egypt.
 Bakenaz A. Zeidan, (2015) “Seismic Finite Element Analysis of Dam-Reservoir-Foundation
Interaction" International Conference on Advances in Structural and Geotechnical Engineering,
ICASGE’15, 6-9 April 2015, Hurghada, Egypt.
 M.S. Kirra, M. Shahien, M. Elshemy, B. A. Zeidan (2015) “Seepage and Slope Stability Analysis of
Mandali Earth Dam, Iraq: A Case Study” International Conference on Advances in Structural and
Geotechnical Engineering, ICASGE’15, 6-9 April 2015, Hurghada, Egypt.
 M.S. Kirra, B. A. Zeidan , M. Shahien, M. Elshemy (2015) “Seepage Analysis of Walter F.
George Dam, USA: A case Study” ” International Conference on Advances in Structural and
Geotechnical Engineering, ICASGE’15, 6-9 April 2015, Hurghada, Egypt.
 Bakenaz A. Zeidan, (2015) “Effect of Foundation flexibility on Seismic Response of Concrete
Gravity Dams" 18
th
International Water Technology Conference, IWTC2015, Sharm El-Shiekh,
Egypt, March 12 -14, 2015.
 Zeidan, B. A., Aly, A.I.M. , Rashwan, I. M. H., Ahmed, M.A. , S.M. Ghoraba, (2015) “Scenarios
For Groundwater Remediation Using N
15
In Nile Delta” 18
th
International Water Technology
Conference, IWTC2015, Sharm El-Shiekh, Egypt, March 12 -14, 2015.
 A. Elnemr, M. Khadr, B. A. Zeidan (2015) “Optimal Water Productivity Of Crop Pattern In Central
Nile Delta” 18
th
International Water Technology Conference, IWTC2015, Sharm El-Shiekh, Egypt,
March 12 -14, 2015.
 Zeidan, B. A. (2014) “Finite Element Modeling For Acoustic Reservoir-Dam-Foundation Coupled
System", International Symposium on Dams in Environmental Global Challenges" ICOLD2014,
Bali, Indonesia, June 1ST - 6TH, 2014.
 Zeidan, B. A. (2014) "Seismic Analysis of Dam-Reservoir-Foundation Interaction for Concrete
Gravity Dams", International Symposium on Dams in Environmental Global Challenges"
ICOLD2014, Bali, Indonesia, June 1ST - 6TH, 2014.
 Bakenaz A. Zeidan (2014) “Nile Water Conflict Management” Advanced Research in Engineering
Sciences “ARES” E-ISSN: 2347- 4130; Vol. 2(2) April 2014
 B. A. Zeidan, A.I.M. Aly, I.M. H, Rashwan, M.A. Ahmed, S.M. Ghoraba, (2013) “Ground Water
Quality Management In Middle Nile Delta Utilizing Environmental Isotopes And Solute Transport
Modeling” NGWA Summit-The National and International Conference on Groundwater, 29 April-
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 Bakenaz A. Zeidan (2013) “Water Conflicts in the Nile River Basin: Impacts on Egypt Water
Resources Management and Road Map” Article Review for Promotion, June 2013.
 B. A. Zeidan, A.I.M. Aly, I.M. H, Rashwan, M.A. Ahmed, S.M. Ghoraba, (2013) “Ground Water
Quality Management In Middle Nile Delta Utilizing Environmental Isotopes And Solute Transport
Modeling” NGWA Summit-The National and International Conference on Groundwater, 29 April-
2 May, Texas, USA.
 Zeidan, B. A. (2013) “Seismic Dam-Reservoir Interaction of Concrete Gravity Dams” 9th
Symposium of ICOLD European Club IECS2013, 10-12 April, Italy.
 Zeidan, B. A. (2013) “Hydrodynamic Analysis of Concrete Gravity Dams Subjected to Ground
motion” 9th Symposium of ICOLD European Club IECS2013, 10-12 April, Italy.
 Ghoraba, S. M., Zeidan, B. A., Rashwan, I. M. H., (2013) “ Solute Transport Modeling for the
Groundwater of the Quaternary Aquifer Quality Management in Middle Delta, Egypt” Journal of
Faculty of Engineering, Alexandria University.
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1110016813000069.
 A.I. El-Shinnawy, A. S. Ahmed, B. A. Zeidan, 2012 “Validation of Numerical Model to Predict
Wave Transmission at Submerged Breakwaters” International Conference of ASCE, September
2012, Cairo, Egypt.
 Bakenaz A. Zeydan, 2006, “Water Security and Population Dynamics in the Nile River Basin”
Tenth International Water Technology Conference, IWTC10 2006, Alexandria, Egypt, pp: 527-
539.
 Bakenaz A. Zeydan, 2005” ‫االصالح‬ ‫مؤتمر‬ ”"‫المصرى‬ ‫المجتمع‬ ‫تحديث‬ ‫فى‬ ‫العلمية‬ ‫والثقافة‬ ‫الفكرى‬ ‫للتقدم‬ ‫الفاعل‬ ‫الدور‬
‫مصر‬ ‫االسكندرية‬ – ‫االسكندرية‬ ‫مكتبة‬ -4002 ‫مارس‬ "‫العربى‬ ‫الوطن‬ ‫فى‬ ‫واالجتماعى‬ ‫واالقتصادى‬ ‫السياسى‬
 Bakenaz A. Zeydan, 2005, “The Nile Delta in a Global Vision” Ninth International Water
Technology Conference, IWTC9 2005, Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, Egypt, pp: 31-40.
 Bakenaz A. Zeydan, 2004, "The Nile River Basin since HAPY till NBI", 2nd International
Conference on Role of Engineering towards a Better Environment, 21-23 December, Alexandria
Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Alexandria, Egypt.
 Bakenaz A. Zeydan, 2004, “Coping with Water Crisis Contingency in the Nile River Basin” 2nd
International Symposium on Trans boundary Waters Management, USA, 16-19 November.
 Bakenaz A. Zeydan, 2004, "Groundwater Quality Studies in the 21st Century", Al-Azhar
Engineering 8th International Conference 24-27 December 2004, Cairo, Egypt.
 Bakenaz A. Zeydan, 2004, "Advances in Groundwater Studies", AWRATX International
Conference, September, Beirut, Lebanon.
 Bakenaz A. Zeydan, 2004 ‫منظومة‬ ".‫مصر‬ ‫القاهرة‬ 4002 ‫مايو‬ 42-42 ‫العلمى‬ ‫البحث‬ ‫منظومة‬ ‫حول‬ ‫االول‬ ‫القومى‬ ‫المؤتمر‬
‫المستفبل‬ ‫مصر‬ ‫فى‬ ‫العلمى‬ ‫البحث‬ "
 Bakenaz A. Zeydan, 2004, coordinator of workshop entitled” ‫الرى‬ ‫مقررات‬ ‫تطوير‬ ‫فى‬ ‫جديدة‬ ‫افاق‬ ‫نحو‬
‫"والهيدوليكا‬ Faculty of Engineering, Tanta University, 16 March 2004, Egypt.
 Bakenaz A. Zeydan, 2003" ‫والتحديات‬ ‫الطموحات‬ ‫بين‬ ‫العلمى‬ ‫والبحث‬ ‫التعليم‬ ‫واقع‬ " Conference on "Human
Resources in the 3rd Millennium", Organized by the Egyptian Scientific Union, 29-31 Dec., Cairo,
Egypt.
 Bakenaz A. Zeydan, 2003, "Egyptian Brains and Future of Scientific Culture – The issue of the
Moment", in Arabic, Conference on "Human Resources in the 3rd Millennium", Organized by the
Egyptian Scientific Union, 29-31 Dec., Cairo, Egypt.
 Bakenaz A. Zeydan, 2003, "The Nile River Basin in a Global Vision", 3rd International
Conference on Water History, organized by the International Water History Association, IWHA,
10-14 December, Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Alexandria, Egypt.
 Bakenaz A. Zeydan, 2003, "Practicability of Stochastic versus Deterministic Groundwater
Studies", Article Review Seminar, 2 Oct., Permanent Scientific Committee, Cairo, Egypt.

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 Tarek A. El-Samman, Bakenaz A. Zeydan, Tamer A. Gado, 2003, "Performance of Control
Structures in Channels Infested by Aquatic Weeds in Egypt", Mansoura Engineering Journal,
Faculty of Engineering, Mansoura University, Vol. 28, No. 2, June, C.1-25.
 Rabeia I.M. Nasr, Mohamed F. Bakry, Bakenaz A. Zeydan, Mazen S. Saloom, 2003, "Ground
Water Relief On Lined Canals Using Tile Drains", Seventh International Water Technology
Conference (IWTC-VII), 1-3 April, Cairo, Egypt, pp.: 703-726.
 Rabeia I.M.Nasr, Bakenaz A. Zeydan, S.M.A. Ghoraba, 2003, "Three Dimensional Finite Element
Analysis of Seepage Around Heading Up Structures", Mansoura Engineering Journal, Faculty of
Engineering, Mansoura University, Vol. 28, No. 1, March, pp.: C.68-92.
 Bakenaz A Zeydan, I.A. Elshinnawy, 2003, "Impact of the Catchment Area on Water and
Sediment Quality of Al-Burullus Lake, Egypt", Water Resources Management-2003,
International Conference, Las Palmas, Gran Canarias, 30/4 to 2/5/2003 organized by ASCE,
Wessex Institute, Southampton University, UK., pp: 256-265.
 I.A. Elshinnawy, Bakenaz A. Zeydan, H.A.E. Rahman, 2002," Water Balance of Al-Burullus
Lake", Forth International Conference on Role of Engineering Towards a Better Environment,
Alexandria, Egypt, 21-23 December, organized by Faculty of Engineering , Alexandria University,
pp: 157-171.
 Bakenaz A. Zeydan, 1998, "Experimental Analysis on Tile Drainage Through Leaky phreatic
Aquifers", Integrated Water Resources Management Alexandria 11 Oct., organized by Alexandria
University, Faculty of Engineering, Hydraulics and Irrigation Department,pp:127-140.
 Bakenaz A. Zeydan, 1998, "Efficiency of Tile Drainage through Leaky phreatic Aquifers",
Conference on Coping with Water Scarcity, Hurghada, 26-28 August, organized by National
Water Research Center, Egypt, pp: 2.17.1-2.17.16.
 Bakenaz A. Zeydan, Saher Elkhoriby, 1997, "Geotechnical Analysis for the Locations of R.C.
Irrigation Constructions on Sheik Zayed Canal Irrigation Project", Al-Azhar Engineering Fifth
International Conference, December, 19-22, organized by Al-Azhar University, Faculty of
Engineering, pp: 221-235.
 Bakenaz A. Zeydan, 1996, "On Farm Water Management Efficiency in Egyptian Practice", First
International Water Technology Conference IWTC96, Alexandria, February, Egypt, pp: 175-185.
 Bakenaz A. Zeydan, 1996, "Environmental Changes in the Aquatic Media of Canals and Drains
due to Industrial and Sanitary Wastewater in Gharbia Governorate", in Arabic, First Gharbia
Environmental Conference, 8-9 May, Tanta, Egypt.
 Bakenaz A. Zeydan, 1995, "Stability and Convergence of Water Table Drawdown Simulation", Al-
Azhar Engineering Fourth International conference 16-19 December, Cairo, Egypt.
 Bakenaz A. Zeydan, 1995, "Parametric Study of Water Table Drawdown in Anisotropic Media",
First Engineering Conference, Faculty of Engineering, Mansoura University, Mansoura, 28-30
March, Egypt.
 Bakenaz A. Zeydan, 1993, "A Posterior Error Analysis and Adaptive Finite Element Discretization
in Steady Free Surface Seepage Flow", Al-Azhar Engineering Third International Conference,
December 18-21, Cairo, Egypt.
 Bakenaz A. Zeydan, 1992, "A Numerical (FEM) Study of the Effect of Anisotropy on Phreatic
Seepage Flows", 19th International Conference on Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Power, December
3-5, Powai, Bombay, India.
 Bakenaz A. Zeydan, 1991, "Error Analysis in Phreatic Seepage Problems", 18th International
Conference on Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Power, December 29-30th, Indore, India.

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ATTENDING SCIENTIFIC EVENTS
 2-3 November 2015 “Managing Construction risks and construction cost estimating for dam
engineers and owners” Oakland, CA, USA.
 7 September 2015 “Starting a scholarship at UC Berkeley as a visiting scholar”
 28 May 2015 “One day seminar on groundwater flow and solute transport modeling” at the
Egypt-Japan University of Science and Technology, E-JUST, Alexandria, Egypt.
 6-9 April 2015: International Conference on Advances in Structural and Geotechnical
Engineering, ICASGE’15, 6-9 April 2015, Hurghada, Egypt.
 12-14, March 2015: 18
th
International Water Technology Conference, IWTC2015, Sharm El-
Shiekh, Egypt,
 2-6 June 2014: International Symposium on Dams in Environmental Global
Challenges"ICOLD2014, Bali, Indonesia, June 1ST - 6TH, 2014.
 9 April 2013: "Fundamentals, Practical Tools and Applications Of Risk Informed Dam Safety
Management" Venice, at the NH Laguna Palace Mestre-Venice, on April 9, 2013
 26-28 March 2013: Workshop on" Academic Standards", Quality Assurance Center, Tanta
University.
 8-9 March 2013: 2nd International Conference on " Scientific Research Projects", Tanta
University, Tanta, Egypt
 8-9 April 2012: Workshop on "Invitation-Awareness of ENTRO Collaboration with Egyptian
Academic Institutions" held in department of Irrigation and hydraulics, Faculty of Cairo
University.
 28 March, 2011: AHWA International Conference on "Nile River Challenges"
 23-25 March, 2011: Fifteenth International Conference of Water Technology, organized by
Water Technology Society, Alexandria, Egypt.
 26-28 March, 2004: Eighth International Conference of Water Technology, organized by
Water Technology Society, Alexandria, Egypt.
 7-12 February, 2004: International Eighth Conference of Nuclear Sciences & Applications,
ESNSA 2004, The Atomic Energy Authority, Nasr City, Cairo, Egypt.
 10-14 December, 2003: 3rd International Conference on Water History, organized by the
International Water History Association, IWHA, Alexandria Library, Alexandria, Egypt.
 29-31 December, 2003: Conference on "Human Resources in the 3rd Millennium",
Organized by the Egyptian Scientific Union, 29-31 Dec., Cairo, Egypt.
ACADEMIC COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
 Volunteer in Egyptian engineering syndicate, training, reform and awareness
 Certified consultant in concrete structures from Egyptian Engineering Syndicate
CONFERENCES ORGANIZATION
 Organizer of Syndicate Workshop on (Enhancement Engineering Education and
Performance” 6 May 2011, Cairo.
 Coordinator of “First International Forum on Egyptian Water Security”, Tanta University, 8
April 2014.
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

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 Association of State Dam Safety Officials, ASDSO, USA
 United States Society of Dams USSD, USA
 International Commission on Large Dams, ICOLD, France
 National Groundwater Association NGWA, USA
 Editorial Board member EC-Agriculture Journal
 Faculty Council Board member, Faculty of Engineering, Tanta University, Egypt
 Board member in Delta-Egypt wing, Foundation Delta Alliance International.
LANGUAGES
 Fluent Arabic
 Good English reading and writing
PERSONAL SKILLS:
Think tank, leadership, hardworking, deterministic, technical writing and presentation,
administration, reform.
INTERESTS:
Music, modeling and simulation, think tanks, reform, HR books, Finite element modeling,
ANSYS, dam engineering, Management, training, new technologies.
REFERENCES
 Prof. Anil K. Chopra, Prof. Anil K. Chopra, Johnson Professor of Structural Engineering,
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of California, Berkeley,
Berkeley, California, USA (chopra@berkeley.edu)
 Prof. Ignacio Escuder Bueno, University of Valencia, Spain, ICOLD European Club Secretary
(iescuder@hma.upv.es)
 Prof. Ahmed A. Rashed, Prof. of Steel Structures, Faculty of Engineering , Cairo University,
(a.rashed@hamza.org)
 Prof. Alaa Elzawahry, Prof. of Hydraulics, Faculty of Engineering, Cairo University
(ceeg@link.net).
 Prof. Aly I. M. Aly, Former President of Egyptian Authority for Atomic Energy, Cairo, Egypt
(aimaly@link.net).
 NOMBRE Adama, President of ICOLD (nadama@fasonet.bf).
 Prof. Ayman Seleemah, Prof. of Structure engineering , Faculty of Engineering , Tanta
University (seleemah@f-eng.tanta.edu.eg)
 Prof. Saher R. Elkhoriby, Prof. of Structure engineering, Faculty of Engineering , Tanta
University, Egypt(drsaher2012@f-eng.tanta.edu.eg)
 Prof. Abdel-Azim Negm, Prof. of Hydraulics, EJUST, EGYPT (amnegm85@yahoo.com).

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 Prof. Nader Noureldeen, Prof. of water and lands, faculty of agriculture, Cairo University,
(nadernour@hotmail.com)
 Prof. Alaa Yaseen , Prof. of Hydraulics, Faculty of Engineering, Alexandria University
(alaa.yassin@cu.edu.eg)
 Prof. Hala Fouad, Former President of Tanta University, Egypt.
(dr_hala_fouad@yahoo.com)
DETAILED BIOGRAPHY
Research Gate
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Bakenaz_Zeidan
LinkedIn
https://www.linkedin.com/pub/bakenaz-a-zeidan/26/38/481
Face book
https://www.facebook.com/bakenaz.zedan