علي بن عمر علي بن نحيت| Ali O. Alnahit

Dr. Ali Alnahit is an Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering specializing in water resources engineering. His research focuses on data-driven and observation-based approaches to understanding, predicting, and managing water resources and environmental hazards in arid and water-limited regions, with particular emphasis on droughts, floods, dust, climate variability, and water security.

Education

Ph.D., Water Resources Engineering, Clemson University, 2020
M.S., Water Resources Engineering, Oregon State University, 2015
B.S., Civil & Environmental Engineering, King Saud University, 2012

Areas of Interest

• Water Resources Engineering and Water Security
• Hydroclimatic Extremes: Droughts and Floods
• Climate Change Impacts on Water Resources
• Hydrology and Hydraulics
• Environmental Hazards in Arid and Hyper-Arid Regions
• Remote Sensing and Data-Driven Environmental Analysis
• Soil Moisture, Drought, and Land–Atmosphere Interactions
• Dust and Aeolian Processes
• Environmental Fluid Mechanics and Sediment Transport

Classes Typically Taught

• CE 320 Fluid Mechanics
• CE 324 Hydraulic Engineering
• CE 447 Water Supply and Drainage Systems
• CE 520 Advanced Hydraulics and Fluid Mechanics
• CE 529 Selected Topics in Water Resources Engineering
• CE 596 Thesis Proposal Preparation

Professional Society Memberships

• American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
• American Physical Society (APS)
• American Water Resources Association (AWRA)