Omar Abdelazeem (MASc 2T3), a PhD student under the supervision of Prof. David Meyer, is awarded the Professor Barry J. Adams Graduate Fellowship.
This fellowship is awarded annually to a research stream graduate student (MASc or PhD) in the Environmental Section of the Department of Civil & Mineral Engineering, preferably based on demonstrated performance in hydraulics, hydrology and/or municipal water systems engineering.
Abdelazeem is a CivMin second-year PhD student interested in improving the quality and equality of urban water supply and expresses his gratitude, “I am honoured to receive this fellowship. This recognition means a lot to me because it carries the name of a legend in the field of urban water networks.”
His work aims to use hydraulic modelling to improve and protect municipal water supply networks, focusing on intermittently supplied networks (common in the Global South). He recently published a paper setting a higher standard for reproducibility and comprehensiveness in hydraulic modelling of intermittent networks, along with Prof. David Meyer. The paper is accompanied with a first-of-its-kind, python-based, open access hydraulic modelling tool specifically designed for intermittent networks.
“Omar’s graduate work impactfully, and impressively, advances the field of hydraulic modelling and municipal engineering with the potential to improve the water supply of the billion people serviced by intermittently operated water pipe networks,” says Prof. Meyer. “A most deserved award; well done Omar!”