Assal Haddad, PhD

Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering
Assistant Professor of Environmental Engineering

Hamm School of Engineering

About Me

I teach civil and environmental engineering majors water and environmental engineering courses. Although I have been teaching these courses for over ten years, I always like to expand on the topics I cover, introduce new teaching mechanisms, and relate the material to other engineering courses and real-world applications. This keeps the lectures fresh and the classroom alive.

Why I’m At Mary

I love teaching at the University of Mary because I feel that I am a part of a bigger organization that has a historical clear vision of what education should be like. It gives me and my students this great opportunity to freely explore the truth with the entire amplitude of our God-given reasoning tools.

Expertise

My areas of expertise include solid waste characterization, energy potential of solid waste, biomonitoring of airborne pollutants caused by open combustion of solid waste, geo-environmental characteristics of landfills in Jordan, and route optimization for waste collection trucks.

A. Haddad, S. Moqbel, M. Abdelhadi 2017 “Evaluating the effect of rain on the fate of polychlorinated dibenzo-pdioxins (PCDDs) and polychlorinated dibenzofurans (PCDFs) accumulated in polluted trees in Amman, Jordan” Environmental Science and Pollution Research published online February 1, 2018

Haddad A, Harb A, Abujeish F, Manaseer N, Shalash O. 2022 "Quantifying odour impacts from aged organic waste to be considered as a priority constraint in route optimization for waste collection trucks." Waste Management & Research. 2022;0(0). doi:10.1177/0734242X221122574

Education

PhD (Environmental Engineering): University of Central Florida. 2011
MS (Civil Engineering): Jordan University of Science and Technology, 2004
BS (Civil Engineering): Jordan University of Science and Technology, 2001