introduction/brief CV
Dr. Khalid Alnajim is an Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering at King Saud University specializing in water resources engineering. He holds degrees from King Saud University (B.S.), Colorado State University (M.S.), and the University of Illinois Chicago (Ph.D.). His primary research interests include water distribution system optimization, groundwater, water quality, sustainability, and water consumption patterns.
areas of expertise
Alnajim, K., Elsebaie, I., & Abdelrahman, K. (2026). Hydrochemical controls and irrigation suitability of groundwater in northwest Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: an integrated multivariate
assessment. All Earth, 38(1). https://doi.org/10.1080/27669645.2026.2745201
Alnajim K and Abokifa AA (2025) Operational response to contamination in water distribution systems: a multi-objective Bayesian optimization approach. Front. Water 7:1547112. doi: 10.3389/frwa.2025.1547112
Alnajim, K., & Abokifa, A. A. (2024). Bayesian Optimization for Contamination Source Identification in Water Distribution Networks. Water, 16(1), 168. https://doi.org/10.3390/w16010168
courses
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The course introduces techniques that provide rational solutions to a range of project management decisions encountered in engineering projects. Students are expected to gain a detailed…
The course is an introduction to the hydrologic cycle and budget, meteorological data, and hydrologic processes: precipitation, evaporation, transpiration, runoff and stream flow, infiltration,…
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