Tamer Eshtawi

Country of current residence

Palestine

Current position

Vice Rector for Planning & External Relations Affairs

Current institute employer

University College of Applied Sciences (UCAS), Gaza

Since

2015

Profession

Hydrologist

Degrees / expertise

M.Sc. degree (2006) in Water Resources & Environment Engineering, Average cumulative point 90.5% (University of Science and Technology - Jordan), (the top of the classmates),

B.Sc. degree (2002) in civil engineering, Average cumulative point 90.49% (Islamic University of Gaza-IUG), (the top of the classmates)

Professional experience

Worked as Data analyzer for the following projects:

(Assessment of minimum householder water requirements and incidence of waterborne diseases among children less than years of age) project team in (Queen Rania Al-Abdullah Centre for Environmental Science & Technology - Jordan), 2006

Kufranja Dam Project team (Jordan) - (Jordan University of Science and Technology, 2006 – 2007

Licensing and Monitoring Regulation and Guidelines for Private Desalination Plants and Water Vendors project – EMCC team, 2009

The Development Planning of Wadi Gaza village project – EMCC team, 2010

Socio-economic Survey of Cash Transfer Program Beneficiaries – Yemen, EMCC team, 2011

Socio-economic Survey of Cash Transfer Program Beneficiaries – Gaza, EMCC team, 2012

Other different projects specially in planning, evaluation and monitoring tasks

Worked as a Water and Environmental Engineer:

Worked as a hydraulic engineer and structural engineer for water and wastewater systems project in the Gaza strip – EMCC team, 2012

Worked as a hydraulic engineer in the new master plan for water distribution system project of Beit Hanon city in Gaza strip – EMCC team, 2011

Director of The Development Planning of Wadi Gaza village project – EMCC

team, 2011

Director of Licensing and Monitoring Regulation and Guidelines for Private Desalination Plants and Water Vendors project – EMCC team, 2010

Trainer of SewerCAD software – Association of Engineering Gaza, for the UNRWA design staff, 2010

Water Engineer, developing a proposal to protect the coastline in Gaza strip using Groins system (the proposal got the first rank in the technical evaluation), 2009

Sanitary engineer, (Rafah wastewater treatment plant project), initial design of the bio-towers of the plant, 2009

Sanitary engineer, design the sewage pumping station - University of Palestine, 2007

Director of Zahra city-water network project during the work as an instructor of Hydraulics Course- University of Palestine (Students Project) using EPANET 2 Model, 2008

Hydrological and hydraulics Engineer in Kufranja Dam Project team (Jordan) - (Jordan University of Science and Technology 2005 – 2006

Trainer of Hydraulics Model (EPANET) in continuing Education center – IUG, 2004

Worked as a Structural Design Engineer for different building types and sizes (tanks, public and private buildings)

Supervisors of
doctoral work

Prof. Dr. Mariele Evers

Geographisches Institut

Universität Bonn

Advisor at ZEF

Dr. Bernhard Tischbein

2016

Eshtawi, T., M. Evers, B. Tischbein and B. Diekkrüger.. 2016. Integrated hydrologic modeling as a key for sustainable urban water resources planning. Water Research, : doi:10.1016/j.watres.2016.05.061 . Further Information

2015

Eshtawi, T.. 2015. Integrated hydrologic modeling as a key for sustainable development planning of urban water resources in the semi-arid watersheds of the Gaza Strip. Doctoral thesis at Doctoral Thesis at Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, University of Bonn. Further Information

2013

Kanyoka, P. and T. Eshtawi. 2013. Analyzing the trade-offs of wastewater re use in agriculture: An Analytical framework. ZEF website, . Further Information

2012

Hamad J., T. Eshtawi, A. Abushaban, and M. Habboub. 2012. Modeling the Impact of Land-Use Change on Water Budget of Gaza Strip. Journal of Water Resource and Protection, : 325 - 333 .

2009

Abdulla, F., T. Eshtawi and H. Assaf. 2009. Assessment of the Impact of Potential Climate Change on the Water Budget of a Semi-arid Watershed: The Case of the Zarqa River Watershed, Jordan. Water Resources Management, Volume 23, Number 10 : 2051 - 2068 .

2007

Abdulla, F. and T. Eshtawi. 2007. Application of Automated Geospatial Watershed Assessment Tool (AGWA) to evaluate the sediment yield in a semi-arid region: case study kufranja basin-Jordan. Jordan journal of civil engineering, Volume1, No.3 : 234 - 244 .

Additionals, Curriculum Vitae
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Teaching

2010 – 7/2012- Assistant Vice Dean for Academic Affairs and an instructor in Engineering Science Department – Development Planning program - The University College of Applied Sciences. I teached the following courses: Environmental Engineering, Hydrological information system, Water and wastewater treatment, Environmental planning, and Applies statistics.

2008 – 2010- The supervisor of the bachelor programs - University College of Applied Sciences

- An instructor in Engineering Science Department – Development Planning program - The University College of Applied Sciences. I teached the following courses: Environmental Engineering and Applies statistics.

2006 - 2008- Coordinator of applied Engineering College and Urban Planning – University of Palestine

- An instructor in applied Engineering College and Urban Planning (University of Palestine – Gaza) (Fluid Mechanics, Hydraulic, and Statistics.

- Membership in the developing and planning unit University of Palestine

2004 - 2006- Instructor for the hydraulics laboratory course. And a teaching assistant in water resources and environment engineering – civil

engineering department (Jordan University of Science and Technology)

2002 - 2004- Teaching assistant in civil engineering department (Islamic University of Gaza) from September 2002 to September 2004 (fluid mechanics, hydraulics, structural analysis, concrete design and sanitary engineering courses)

- Coordinator of water and hydraulic laboratory in Islamic University of Gaza from February 2003 to September 2004