Assistant Professor Department of Civil and Architectural Engineering Sultan Qaboos University, P.O. Box 33, Al-Khod 123, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman Telephone: (968) 2414-2598, Fax: (968) 2414-1331 E-mail: aalmamun@squ.edu.om, mamun_ce99@yahoo.com Current Position Assistant Professor, Dept. of Civil and Archi. Engineering, Sultan Qaboos University, Sep 2012 to Present. Past Positions Visiting faculty, Dept. of Civil and Archi. Engineering, Sultan Qaboos University, Feb 2012 to July 2012. Senior Lecturer, Dept. of Environmental Science, Republic Polytechnic, Singapore, Jan 2010 to Jan 2012. Research Engineer, Centre for Water research, National University of Singapore (NUS), Aug 2009 to Dec 2009. PhD scholar, Teaching and Research Associate, Dept. of Civil and Envi. Engineering, NUS, Jul 2005 to Jul 2009. Demonstrator for Analytical equipment (GC, IC, GCMS, TOC analyzer), NUS, July 2007 to July 2009. Systech Design & Consultants, Dhaka, Bangladesh, Design Engineer, 2004-2005, Part-time. Academic Credentials PhD, Civil & Environmental Engineering, National University of Singapore, Nov 2010. Research titiel: Development of Cost-effective bio-cathode for Microbial Fuel Cell Application B. Sc. in Civil Engineering, Bangladesh University of Engineering & Technology, Dhaka, Jul 2005. Major Structural and Environmental engineering Research Interests Bio-energy and biofuels - Microbial Fuel Cell for wastewater treatment and value added product generation - Microbial Desalination Cell for bio-energy and desalination, OsMFC - Complex organics to biofuels Membrane technology and water treatment - Forward Osmosis, fouling characterization and modeling - Membrane Bio-reactor, biofouling characterization and modeling - Solar desalination and Membrane dialysis Biological and Chemical wastewater treatment Marine water quality monitoring and modeling Air pollution monitoring and atmospheric modeling Current Teaching Areas Environmental Engineering; Water and Wastewater Treatment (Physical, Chemical, Biological); Membrane Technology for Water Treatment; Air Pollution Engineering; Pollution Control and Monitoring; Sludge, Solid and Hazardous Waste Management; Bio-energy; Fluid Mechanics; Hydraulics; Engineering Ethics for Professional. Completed Research Projects Prototype study: Open air bio-cathode MFC, Republic Polytechnic, Mar 2010 Mar 2011. Potential use of rainwater in HDB apartment, Republic Polytechnic, Mar 2010 Mar 2011. Water consumption lifestyle study, Republic Polytechnic, Mar 2010 Mar 2011. Development of cost-effective biocathode for Microbial Fuel Cell application, PhD thesis, Sep 2006 to Jul 09. Pilot study: Microbial Fuel Cell for domestic wastewater treatment, During PhD at NUS, Jun 2006 Apr 2008. Past Collaboration with Universities and Industries Biogas and composting from food waste, Collaboration with Royal Collage of Srilanka, Colombo, Sep 2010 to Sep 2011. with Asst. Prof. Md. Saidul Islam, Nanyang Technological University, Climate change issue in Singapore, 2010. with Dr. Probir Das, Institute of Chemical Engineering and Science (A-Star), Developing methods to harvest the microalgae biomass for bio-diesel production, 2010. Distinct Professional Achievements Project Leader, Implementing of Green amber environmental project at Siem Reap, Cambodia, Sep 2011. Project Leader, Design and implementation of Biogas, Composting plant at Colombo, Srilanka, Sep 2010. Awards and Honors Member of the Editorial Board, Iore journal of Environmental Science, IORE publishing group, London, 2016. Full Scholarship Award from National University of Singapore (Research Scholarship) for PhD, 2005 2009. The Merit Scholarship for 4 years of Bachelors from Bangladesh University of Engineering & Technology, Dhaka, 2000-2004. 1
Professional Membership Member, International Society for Microbial Electro-chemical Technology (ISMET) (From 2015) Member, American Chemical Society (From 2014) Member, Singapore Water Association (From 2008) Member, Alumni association of NUS (From 2010) Scientific Committee Member 3 rd Asia and Pacific ISMET meeting, Busan, South Korea, 31 Aug 2 Sep, 2016. 5 th International Conference on Estuaries and Coasts (ICEC 2015), Nov. 2-4, 2015. International Conference on Desalination, Environment and Marine Outfall Systems, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman, April 13-16, 2014. Reviewer of African Journal of Microbiology Research (AJMR), ISSN: 1996-0808. Reviewer of The Journal of Engineering Research (TJER), SQU, Oman. Online ISSN:1726-6742, Print ISSN:1726-6009. International Scientific Committee member and reviewer, International Journal of Environment and Waste Management, April 2014 to present. Reviewer, IWA conference management system. Awarded Research Grants 1. PI: Abdullah Al-Mamun, Co-PI: Mahad Said Baawain, Co-Investigator: Mushtaque Ahmed, Co-Investigator: Ala'a Al- Muhtaseb. Microbial Bio-cathode Desalination Cell for Simultaneous Treatment of Domestic Wastewater, Desalination of Seawater and Electrical Energy Recovery. The Research Council, Oman, grant amount 770,000 USD (300,000 OMR), Approved, Sep 2016-Sep 2019. Start from 2. PI: Mahad Baawain, Co-PI: Ahmed Sana, Co-PI: Abdullah Al-Mamun, Co-Investigator: Andrews Kwarteng. Feasibility of marine water quality monitoring network in the coastal region of Sultanate of Oman. Ministry of Environment and Climate affairs, grant amount 640,000 USD (250,000 OMR), Jan 2016-Jan 2019. Continuing. 3. PI: Mahad Baawain, Co-PI: Abdullah Al-Mamun, Co-PI: Ahmed Sana, Co-Investigator: Andrews Kwarteng. Assessment of Ambient Air Quality in Urban Areas of Muscat Governorate and Four Industrial Areas (Rusail, Nizwa, Sur and Raysut) in the Sultanate of Oman. Ministry of Environment and Climate affairs, Oman, grant amount 390,000 USD (150,000 OMR), Jan 2016-Jan 2019. Continuing. 4. PI: Abdullah Al-Mamun, Co-PI: Mahad S. Baawain. Waste to Watts: Green and Sustainable Electricity generation from Wastewater using Bacteria in Microbial Fuel Cell. Grant amount 22,000 USD (8500 OMR), Sultan Qaboos University Internal grant, Jan 2015 to Dec 2017. Continuing. Patent Filled in US Provisional Ng H.Y., O. Lefebvre, A. Al-Mamun. A Two-Chambered Microbial Fuel Cell Using Biocatalyst for the Cathodic Reaction. US Provisional Patent Application No 60/914,406, 2007. Articles Published and Submitted to International Journals 1. Al-Mamun Abdullah, Mahad Said Baawain, Buthaina Al-Wahaibi. Biological efficiency and control of a membrane bioreactor (MBR) and conventional activated sludge (CAS) Technology for Treating Municipal Wastewater. Submitted to Int. J. Environ. Sci. Technol. Feb 2016. 2. Ahmed Al-Alawi, Abdullah Al-Mamun, Pothiraj Chitra, Insaaf Al-Marhubi, Mohammad Shafiur Rahman, Characterization of Red Seaweed Extracts Treated by Water, Acid and Alkaline Solutions. Submitted to Bioresource Technology. Feb 2016. 3. Al-Mamun, Baawain M.S., Ng H.Y., Modified baffled channel denitrifying bio-cathode Microbial Fuel Cell using carbon brash as electrode. Submitted to Int. J. Environ. Sci. Technol. Jan 2016. 4. Al-Mamun, O. Lefebvre and Ng H. Y.; An up-flow baffled channel Microbial Fuel Cell for bio-cathode denitrification using graphite granules as electrode. Submitted to: Biochemical research journal, Jan 2016. 5. Al-Mamun A., Baawain M.S., Kim I.S., Improved recovery of bioenergy and freshwater in an osmotic microbial fuel cell using micro-diffuser assisted marine aerobic biofilm on cathode. Submitted to: Biochemical research journal, Nov 2015. 6. Al-Mamun A., Lefebvre O., Baawain M.S., Ng H.Y., 2016. A sandwiched denitrifying biocathode in a microbial fuel cell for electricity generation and waste minimization. Int. J. Environ. Sci. Technol. DOI 10.1007/s13762-016-0943-1. 7. Al-Mamun A., Baawain M.S., 2015. Accumulation of intermediate denitrifying compounds inhibiting biological denitrification on cathode in Microbial Fuel Cell. Journal of Environmental Health Science & Engineering, 13:81, DOI 10.1186/s40201-015-0236-52. 8. Lefebvre O., T.T. Ha Nguyen, A. Al-Mamun, I.S. Chang, H.Y. Ng, T-RFLP reveals high β-proteobacteria diversity in microbial fuel cells enriched with domestic wastewater. Journal of Applied Microbiology, 2010, 109, 3, 839-850. 2
9. Lefebvre O., W. K. Ooi, Tang Zhe, A. Al-Mamun, Daniel Chua and Ng H. Y., Optimization of a Pt-free cathode suitable for practical applications of microbial fuel cells. Bioresource Technology, 2009, 100, 4907 4910. 10. Lefebvre O., Al-Mamun A., Ooi W K, Tang Z, Chua D H C, Ng H Y; 2008. An insight into cathode options for microbial fuel cells. Water Sci Technol 2008; 57(12):2031-2037. 11. Lefebvre O., Al-Mamun A., Ng H.Y., A microbial fuel cell equipped with a biocathode for organic removal and denitrification. Water Sci Technol 2008; 58(4):881-885. Book Chapters 1. Al-Mamun A., 2015. Pesticide Degradations, Residues and Environmental Concerns. In: Khan M.S. and Rahman M.S. (Eds). Pesticide Residue in Foods: Sources, Management, and Control, Springer, New York. Submitted: Jan 2016. 2. Al-Mamun A., 2015. Prospects of Organic Farming. In: Khan M.S. and Rahman M.S. (Eds). Pesticide Residue in Foods: Sources, Management, and Control, Springer, New York. Submitted: Jan 2016. Articles Published in Proceedings of International Conferences 1. Al-Mamun A., Baawain M.S., Performance of an up-flow baffled channel bio-cathode microbial fuel cell for carbon and nitrogen removal. 4 th International Conference on Renewable Energy: Generation and Applications: Belfort, France, 8-10 Feb, 2016. 2. Al-Mamun Abdullah, Mahad S. Baawain, Application of electrochemically active marine biofilms in an osmotic microbial fuel cell for electrical energy and clean water recovery. Fifth International Conference on Estuaries and Coasts (ICEC2015), Nov 2-4, 2015, Muscat, Oman. 3. Al-Mamun A., Al-Saidi A., Baawain M.S., Fixing aerobic marine biofilm cathode in a compact osmotic microbial fuel cell for freshwater recovery and power generation. In: The 5th international meeting on microbial electrochemistry and technologies, Tempe, Arizona, USA, October 1-4, 2015. 4. Al-Mamun, A., Al-Saidi, Asaad and Al Mandhari, Said. Waste to watts: An integrated approach to generate electricity form wastewater and desalination of seawater using bacteria. In proceedings: 5th Engineering Students Renewable Energy Competition 2014, UAE University, Al Ain, UAE, May 3, 2014. 5. Al-Mamun A. and Ng H.Y., Inhibitory effects on the cathodic bio-film of a denitrifying bio-cathode Microbial Fuel Cell. 4th NA-ISMET conference, May 13-15, 2014, Penn State. 6. Al-Mamun Abdullah, Asaad. Al-Saidi, Said. Al-Mandhari, Mahad Baawain, A new approach to water management: integration of forward osmosis into Microbial Fuel Cell. 19th IAHR - APD Congress, September 21-24, 2014, WRU, Hanoi, Vietnam. 7. Al-Mamun A., How Yong Ng., Domestic wastewater treatment in a denitrifying bio-cathode based Microbial Fuel Cell system. The Sixth International Conference on Sustainable Water Environment, July 29-31, 2010, Newark, Delaware, USA. 8. Lefebvre O., TTH Nguyen, A. Al Mamun & H.Y. Ng, Microbial diversity in MFCs (Microbial fuel cells) and its implication on the choice of an inoculums. Accepted in proceedings of ASPD 5, May 24 27, 2009, Aalborg, Denmark. 9. Lefebvre O., Y.P. Cheng, A. Al-Mamun, Z. Tang, D.H.C. Chua, H.Y. Ng., Conception of a Prototype Microbial Fuel Cell for Wastewater Treatment. Proceedings of the Water Environment Federation, WEFTEC 2009, Singapore, Session 11 through Session 20, pp. 516-526(11). 10. Lefebvre O., Cheng Y.P., Uzabiaga A., Al-Mamun A., Ng H.Y. Conception of a membrane electrode assembly microbial fuel cell. In: The 2nd Microbial Fuel Cell Conference. June 10-12, 2009, Gwangju, South Korea. Oral presentation. 11. Lefebvre O., Al-Mamun A., Tang Z., Chua D.H.C., Ng H.Y. Challenges of microbial fuel cells for wastewater treatment. In: National Conference on Anaerobic Digestion and Renewable Energy through Microbes. January 13-15, 2009, Goa, India. Oral presentation. 12. Al Mamun A., Ng H. Y.; Simultaneous domestic wastewater treatment and denitrification in an up flow horizontal channel microbial fuel cell. Proceedings in the 1 st IWA Asia-Pacific Regional Yong Water Professionals Conference. December 8-10, 2008, Gwangju, South Korea. 13. Al-Mamun A., H. Y. Ng, A bio-cathode Microbial fuel cell for wastewater treatment and denitrification. Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Sustainable Water Environment: Innovative Technologies and Energy Efficient Solutions, Singapore, 17 19 November 2008. 14. LefebvreO., T. T. H. Nguyen, A. Al-Mamun, H. Y. Ng. Impact of Anode Configuration on Microbial Fuel Cell Performance and Bacterial Community Structure. Proceedings of the 4th IWA Young Water Professionals Conference, July 16-18, 2008, University of California Berkeley, USA. 15. Al-Mamun A., O. Lefebvre, H. Y. Ng; A microbial fuel cell equipped with a biocathode for organic removal and denitrification. Proceeding in the IWA 8 th Specialised Conference on SWWS, 6-9 February 2008, Coimbatore, India. 3
16. Lefebvre O., A. Al-Mamun and H. Y. Ng; A novel, compact and cost-effective microbial fuel cell for treatment of domestic and acetate wastewater. Proceedings in the AD11-11 th IWA Specialist Conference on Anaerobic Digestion: 23-27 September, 2007; Brisbane, Australia. 17. Lefebvre O., A. Al-Mamun, H. Y. Ng; Prospect of microbial fuel cell application in mountainous areas. Proceedings of the IWA conference of anaerobic digestion in mountain area and isolated rural zones workshop, June 5-6, 2007, Chambery, France. Workshop attended 1. SQU RSA Water Research and Agri-Biotechnology Researcher workshop, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman, 23-24 Feb 2016. 2. Patent Search Workshop. Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman, 30th Nov. 2015. 3. Workshop on Modeling and Simulation software for fluid flow, Sultan Qaboos University, Oman, Nov 5, 2015. 4. Modeling and simulation of microbial electro-chemistry, Biodesign institute, Arizona State University, USA, 1 st Oct, 2015. 5. How to Teach Engineering Students Process Skills. Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman, 26-28 May 2015. 6. Workshop on Research proposal writing, Sultan Qaboos Unversity, Muscat, Oman, 2014. 7. Workshop on Online Questionnaire design, Sultan Qaboos University, Oman, Nov 13, 2013. 8. Workshop on Plagiarism checking software- Turnitin, Sultan Qaboos Univesity, 2013. 9. Workshop on Student Councilling, Sultan Qaboos University, Oct 2012. 10. Workshop on ABET Program Assessment, Sultan Qaboos University, Feb 2012. 11. Workshop on Creating market for conserving nature the experience of conservation international, National university of Singapore, 2011. 12. Workshop on Getting started- measuring and reporting carbon footprint, Spring Singapore, 2010. 13. Introduction to Singapore civil service, Republic Polytechnic, Woodlands, Singapore, Mar 8-12, 2010. 14. Introduction to Problem Based Learning (PBL), Republic Polytechnic, Woodlands, Singapore, Jan 4-8, 2010. 15. Workshop on Industrial Water Management France, Germany and Singapore: Together for Green Innovation, National University of Singapore, 2009. 16. Workshop on Risk assessment application, Faculty of Engineering, National University of Singapore, 2009. 17. Workshop on Microbial Fuel Cell, concept to application- By Professor Byung Hong Kim (KIST) and Dr Ng How Yong (NUS), National University of Singapore, 2009. 18. Workshop on Scientific writing, Faculty of Engineering, National University of Singapore, 2008. 19. Workshop on Singapore reclaimed water workshop- towards sustainable water reclamation solutions, The workshop covers perspectives from Germany, Singapore, Australia, China, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Netherlands and South Africa, Waterhub, Singapore, 2008. 20. Workshop on Understating safety, health and environmental issues, Faculty of Engineering, National University of Singapore, 2005. Extended Professional Service 1. External Examiner of M.Sc. Thesis for Mr. Taha Mohammed Merghani Taha, ID: 95693/11), Title: Effects of Different Proportions of Barley and Wheat Flours on the Physico-Chemical Properties and Structure of Bread. Dept of Food Science and Nutrition, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman, June 23, 2015. 2. Trained IAESTE international student for two months, July 1- Aug 30, 2015, on Microbial Desalination Cell research project. Student details: Felix Egger, Technische Universität München, Arcisstraße 21, Munich 80333, Germany. 3. Internal Examiner of M.Sc. Thesis for Mr. Tariq Al balushi (m091424), Title: Sewage tank leakage effects on groundwater quality in South east of Al-Seeb, Sultan Qaboos University, Jan 2014. 4. Trained IAESTE international student for two months, July 1- Aug 30, 2014, on Osmotic Microbial Fuel Cell research project. Student details: Basem Bandak, University of Jordan; Vinay Lalaodagar, University of Glasgow, UK. 5. Internal Examiner of M.Sc. Thesis for Miss Fatma Mujeine, Title: Solid waste characterization. Sultan Qaboos University, Dec 2013. 4
Extended Community Services 1. Conduct seminar at University of Bahrain, Prospect of Microbial Fuel Cell for bioenergy recovery, June 25, 2015. 2. Conduct seminar at Haji Danesh University of Science and Technology, Microbial Fuel Cell Application for wastewater treatment, July 16, 2015. 3. Seminar presentation, Green building design perspective. Institute of Engineers Bangladesh, Oman chapter, Oct 2014, Alexgendria hotel, Muscat, Oman. M. Sc. Thesis Supervision Name of student Thesis title Graduating date Role Buthaina Mahfoodh Al Wahaibi Comparing Conventional Activated Sludge Technique with Membrane Bioreactor Technology of Al Ansab WWTP Oct 2014 Intisar Nasser Al Sulaimi (66595) Evaluation of Chemical Wet Scrubber in Reducing Hydrogen Sulphide Emission from Al Ansab Sewage Treatment Plant Oct 2014 Abdullah Mohammed Al Jabri (22568) Atmospheric Dispersion Study of Al Ansab Sewage Treatment Plant Oct 2015 Wala Khamis Al-Amri (m100191) Ultimate Composition Analysis of Municipal Solid Waste in Muscat Oct 2015 Balqis Ibrahim Al Ajmi (95619) Characterizing cost-effective membrane for Membrane bioreactor application in treating high temperature municipal wastewater In Progress Supervisor PhD Thesis Supervision Name of student Thesis title Graduating date Role Prerana Chittrakar Assessment and Modeling of Marine Pollution along the Sea of Oman Coast. In Progress Co-Supervisor 5