Faculty Profile

Education

B.S. (1979), Civil Engineering, Howard University.
M.S. (1982), Civil Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park.
Ph.D. (1986), Civil Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park.

Specialty

• Hydrology Modeling
• Remote Sensing
• Geographic Information Systems
• Probability and Statistics
• Fluid Mechanics.

Research

• Distributed Snow Process Modeling
• Remote Sensing Applications in Hydrology
• Hydrologic Modeling and Assessment
• Kriging and Data Interpolation
• Fluid Mechanics Textbook

Publications

• Shalaby, A. I., and McCuen, R. H. Engineering Fluid Mechanics: An Introduction, CRC Press, 2006.
• Shalaby, A. I., Pangburn, T., Davis, R. E., and Daly, S. F. “Assessing the Accuracy of Distributed Snow Process Model SWE Using AVHRR Satellite/Ground Sensors Derived SWE for Operational Snowmelt Runoff Forecasting,” (to be submitted in March 2006 for publication in either the Journal of Water Resources Research or the Journal of Hydrological Processes, and for publication as a CRREL Technical Report).
• Shalaby, A. I. and Engman, E. T. Remote Sensing Updates to 32 out of 59 Chapters in the Fifth Edition of the World Meteorological Organization Guide to Hydrological Practices, Data Acquisition and Processing, Analysis, Forecasting and Other Applications. 6th ed.; Geneva: United Nations, 2006, in press). WMO No. 168.
• Rango, A. and Shalaby, A. I. “Current Operational Applications of Remote Sensing in Hydrology,” Operational Hydrology Report Series No.43, World Meteorological Organization (WMO), United Nations, Geneva Switzerland, 1999. 73 pp.
• Rango, A. and Shalaby, A. I. “Operational Applications of Remote Sensing in Hydrology: Success, Prospects and Problems,” Hydrological Sciences Journal, Vol. 43, No. 6 (1998): 947-968.

Subjects Taught

Fluid Mechanics, Water Resources Engineering, Advanced Hydrology, Probability and Statistics.