CURRICULUM VITAE. Land-Climate feedbacks: Remote-sensing of terrestrial vegetation activity. Drought impacts on ecosystems and climate feedbacks.

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1 CURRICULUM VITAE KHALED GHANNAM Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Princeton University Engineering Quad, E422, New Jersey 08540, USA Phone: +1 (919) ; Research Experience and Interests Atmospheric Sciences: Boundary-layer meteorology. Turbulence and buoyancy. Atmospheric thermodynamics. Turbulence interaction with vegetation canopies. Biosphere-Atmosphere interactions: Water and carbon transport in the soil-plant-atmosphere continuum. Nonlinear and stochastic dynamics in ecohydrology. Land-Climate feedbacks: Remote-sensing of terrestrial vegetation activity. Drought impacts on ecosystems and climate feedbacks. Education Duke University, NC, USA Ph.D. in Surface Hydrology and Micrometeorology (2017) American University of Beirut, Lebanon M.Sc. in Environmental Engineering (2011) Beirut Arab University, Lebanon B.S. in Physics (2006) Professional Appointments Position Institution/Company Date Postdoctoral Research Associate Princeton University 2017-present Research Assistant Nicholas School of the Environment, Duke University Environmental Engineer Dar Al Handasah Consultants (Shair and Partners) Research Assistant CEE department, American University of Beirut Physics Instructor Sagesse High School, Ain Saadeh, Lebanon Peer-reviewed Publications 1. Ghannam, K., Duman, T., Salesky, S. T., Chamecki, M. and Katul, G.G. (2016), The non-local character of turbulence asymmetry in the convective atmospheric boundary layer. Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society. doi: /qj Khaled Ghannam 1 of 5

2 2. Ghannam, K., Nakai, T., Paschalis, A., Oishi, C. A., Kotani, A., Igarashi, Y., Kumagai, T. and Katul, G. G. (2016), Persistence and memory time scales in root-zone soil moisture dynamics. Water Resources Research. 52, , doi: /2015wr Ghannam, K., Poggi, D., Porporato, A., & Katul, G. G. (2015). The Spatio-temporal Statistical Structure and Ergodic Behaviour of Scalar Turbulence Within a Rod Canopy. Boundary-Layer Meteorology, 157(3), Ghannam, K., and El-Fadel, M. (2013), Emissions characterization and regulatory compliance at an industrial complex: an integrated MM5/CALPUFF approach. Atmospheric Environment, 69: Ghannam, K., and El-Fadel, M. (2013). A framework for emissions source apportionment in industrial areas: MM5/CALPUFF in a near-field application. Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association, 63(2), Manuscripts in preparation 1. Ghannam, K., and Konings, A. Predicting terrestrial carbon fluxes with surface soil moisture and vegetation water content: a comparative assessment across ecosystems and climates. To be submitted to Journal of Hydrometeorology. 2. Ghannam, K., Chamecki, M, and Katul, G.G., The scaling and similarity laws of the velocity structure function in the roughness sublayer of an Amazonian canopy. To be submitted to Journal of Atmospheric Sciences Conference talks and posters Conference Research work Presentation AGU 1 (2016) Dynamics Days 2 (2016) Ghannam, K., Katul, G.G., and Chamecki, M. Similarity and Scale Invariance of the Velocity Structure Functions above Dense Canopies. Ghannam, K., and G.G. Katul. Stochastic and Deterministic timescales within the rhizosphere. Oral 1 AGU stands for American Geophysical Union, an annual meeting typically held in December in San Francisco, California, USA 2 Conference organized by the Physics and Math departments at Duke University with scientists from around the world presenting research applications of theoretical nonlinear dynamics to contemporary world problems, Durham Convention Center, North Carolina, USA Khaled Ghannam 2 of 5

3 AGU (2015) AGU (2015) AGU (2014) Ghannam, K., Duman, T., Salesky, S., Chamecki, M., Katul, G.G. Closure of the heat flux budget with the ejection-sweep cycle in the convective atmospheric boundary layer. Duman, T., Walker, J., Bass, J., Ghannam, K., Huang, C., Khlystov, A., Katul, G.G. Estimating sources, sinks, and fluxes of reactive atmospheric compounds within a forest canopy. Ghannam, K., Poggi, D., Porporato, A., Katul, G.G. The Ergodic Structure of Passive Scalar Turbulence Statistics within Dense Canopies. Oral Certifications, Professional Affiliations and Awards The Emerging Leaders Institute Workshop (2016), Duke University Graduate School. Outstanding Student Presentation Award (2015), American Geophysical Union Fall meeting. Certified Air Quality Modeler (2010), Lakes Environmental Software, Canada LEED Green Associate (2012), US Green Building Council Member of: American Meteorological Society American Geophysical Union American Physical Society Air and Waste Management Association Research Assistantships (prior to starting the Ph.D. degree) 1. Applicability of Sediment Microbial Fuel Cells (SMFCs) for Accelerated Biodegradation of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Marine Sediments. Funded by University Research Board 2. Feasibility of Using Landfills as Bioreactors: Challenges and Opportunities. Funded by University Research Board 3. Modeling-Based Air Quality Management around a Cement and Fertilizers Industrial Complex. Funded by University Research Board Teaching Assistantships and Experiences Graduate classes Applied partial differential equations in environmental sciences (one semester, Duke University) Taught several lectures on nonlinear dynamics and its applications. Numerical methods in Matlab and Mathematica. Presented several case studies from published research papers. Exam and Homework correction and office hours. Khaled Ghannam 3 of 5

4 Air Pollution and Control (one semester, American University of Beirut) Supervised course projects. Exam, Homework, and lab reports correction. Undergraduate classes Hydraulics and Laboratory (three semesters, American University of Beirut) Instructed students on laboratory experiments. Exam and Homework corrections and office hours. Water and Wastewater Treatment and Lab (two semesters, American University of Beirut) Supervision of Laboratory Experiments. Homework and Reports Correction. Workshops Training on air quality impact assessment for the ministry of Environment of Iraq (2011) (Beirut, Lebanon) Presented several lectures on Stack Design, Emission Inventories, Monitoring, Modeling (CALPUFF and AERMOD) and Impact Assessment of air quality for the staff of the ministry of Environment of Iraq. The workshop was funded by the World Bank Group and hosted by the American University of Beirut. Academic reviewer to Scientific Journals PLOS ONE (Public Library of Science) Geophysical Research Letters Agricultural and Forest Meteorology Science of the Total Environment Journal of the Air and Waste Management Association Hydrologic Processes Selected Industry Projects My contribution and experiences in the following projects are centered on all aspects of developing the Environmental and Social Impact assessment studies. Monitoring and Modeling of air quality and noise. Monitoring of groundwater hydrology. Social surveys on socio-economic status and willingness to pay. 1. Dubai International Airport Expansion Plan, Environmental Impact Assessment, Dubai, UAE. 2. Environmental Compliance Monitoring of the New Doha Port Project, Doha, Qatar. 3. Feasibility Study and Environmental and Social Impact Assessment of the Beirut Peripherique Highway (BPH). Consultant: Dar Al Handasah (Shair and Partners). Funded by World Bank and Government of Lebanon. Khaled Ghannam 4 of 5

5 4. Greater Beirut Water Supply Augmentation Project (GBWSAP): Comparative Assessment, Feasibility Studies and Environmental and Social Impact Assessments for Bisri Dam, Damour Dam and Jannah Dam. Consultant: Dar Al Handasah (Shair and Partners). Funded by World Bank and Government of Lebanon. 5. Socio-Economic Assessment of Water and Sanitation in Tebbaneh Area, Tripoli, North Lebanon. American University of Beirut, Dept. of Environmental Engineering. Funded by International Development and Research Center (IDRC) of Canada. Services and Extracurricular Activities Task force on Hate and Bias Issues on campus, Duke University Committee on Preparation and Filing for ABET Accreditation, Faculty of Engineering and Architecture, American University of Beirut Fundraising for Green Peace International, Lebanon Khaled Ghannam 5 of 5