Mustafa El-Rawy

Dr. Mustafa Elrawy
Associate Professor
Water Resources Eng.

Research Interests

Water Resources Management, Groundwater Modeling, Managed Aquifer Recharge (MAR), Groundwater-Surface Water Interaction, Flood Hazard Assessment and Mitigation, Climate Change, Irrigation Water Requirements, Hydrology, Water Quality, Riverbank Filtration (RF), GIS, and Artificial Intelligence Techniques.

Courses Taught

Water Resources Engineering

Fluid Mechanics 

Hydrology 

Hydraulics 

Contact Information

Office: S-035

Telephone: 0116478382

Email: mustafa.erawy@su.edu.sa

Curriculum Vitae

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Publication List

1. Forecasting Long-Series Daily Reference Evapotranspiration Based on Best Subset Regression and Machine Learning in Egypt. A. Elbeltagi, A. Srivastava, A.H. Al-Saeedi, A. Raza, I. Abd-Elaty, M. El-Rawy. Water 2023, 15(6), 1149; https://doi.org/10.3390/w15061149 (IF = 3.530)
2. Climate Change Impacts on Water Resources in Arid and Semi-Arid Regions: A Case Study in Saudi Arabia. El-Rawy, M.; Batelaan, O.; Al-Arifi, N.; Alotaibi, A.; Abdalla, F.; Gabr, M.E. Water 2023, 15, 606. (IF = 3.530) https://doi.org/10.3390/w15030606
3. Flood hazard assessment and mitigation using a multi-criteria approach in the Sinai Peninsula, Egypt. M El-Rawy, WM Elsadek, F De Smedt. Natural Hazards 2023, 115 (1), 215–236. (IF=3.158)
4. Flash Flood Susceptibility Mapping in Sinai, Egypt Using Hydromorphic Data, Principal Component Analysis and Logistic Regression. El-Rawy, M.; Elsadek, W.M.; De Smedt, F. Water 2022, 14, 2434. (IF = 3.530). https://doi.org/10.3390/w14152434
5. Sustainability of Groundwater in the Nile Valley, Egypt. Editors: Negm A. M., El-Rawy M. Springer Cham (2022).  https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-12676-5
6. Agricultural Drainage Strategies in Egypt as a Protection Tool Against Groundwater Contamination by Fertilizers: An Overview. A Awad, M El-Rawy, AH Abdelmawgoud. Sustainability of Groundwater in the Nile Valley, Egypt, 203-233. Springer Cham (2022).
7. Sustainability of Groundwater in the Nile River Valley: Is It Possible After the Construction of GERD? M El-Rawy, AM Negm. Sustainability of Groundwater in the Nile Valley, Egypt, 319-333 Springer Cham (2022).
8. Update, Conclusions and Recommendations for “Sustainability of Groundwater in the Nile Valley, Egypt”. M El-Rawy, ESE Omran, AM Negm. Sustainability of Groundwater in the Nile Valley, Egypt, 337-354 Springer Cham (2022).
9. Introduction to “Sustainability of Groundwater in the Nile Valley, Egypt”. M El-Rawy, ESE Omran, AM Negm. Sustainability of Groundwater in the Nile Valley, Egypt, 3-10 Springer Cham (2022).
10. Fundamentals of Groundwater Modeling Methods and a Focused Review on the Groundwater Models of the Nile Valley Aquifer. M El-Rawy, W Zijl, A Salem, A Awad, MG Eltarabily, AM Negm. Sustainability of Groundwater in the Nile Valley, Egypt, 39-70 Springer Cham (2022).
11. Evaluation of Groundwater Potential Zones Using Electrical Resistivity and Hydrogeochemistry in West Tahta Region, Upper Egypt. E Ismail, M El-Rawy, H Mauritsch. Sustainability of Groundwater in the Nile Valley, Egypt, 267-291 Springer Cham (2022).
12. Environmental Impacts of Treated Wastewater Contaminates on Groundwater Quality in the Nile River Valley, Egypt. M El-Rawy, H Fathi, A Abdelrady, AM Negm. Sustainability of Groundwater in the Nile Valley, Egypt, 91-120 Springer Cham (2022).
13. Hydrochemistry and Hydrogeology Aspects of Alluvial Aquifer in Aswan City, Egypt. AAA Obeid, A Abdelrady, M El-Rawy. Sustainability of Groundwater in the Nile Valley, Egypt, 121-139 Springer Cham (2022).
14. Improvement of the DRAINMOD model's performance under time-variable surface storage capacities using neural network models. Awad, A., Wan, L., El-Rawy, M. Ain Shams Engineering Journal, 2022, 13(5), 101699. (IF=3.18).
15. Improvement of the DRAINMOD model's performance under time-variable surface storage capacities using neural network models. Awad, A., Wan, L., El-Rawy, M. Ain Shams Engineering Journal (2022), 13(5), 101699. (IF=3.18). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.asej.2022.101699
16. Forecasting effluent and performance of wastewater treatment plant using different machine learning techniques. El-Rawy, M., Abd-Ellah, M. K., Fathi, H., & Ahmed, A. K. A. Journal of Water Process Engineering (2021), 44, 102380. (IF = 5.485). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jwpe.2021.102380
17. Role of smart technology to increase date productivity and water efficiency in MENA countries: a review of innovative sustainable solutions. El-Rawy, M., Haraz, O. M., Morsy, M. A., & Saad, W. Euro-Mediterranean Journal for Environmental Integration (2021), 6(3), 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41207-021-00274-3
18. Groundwater management of quaternary aquifer of the Nile Valley under different recharge and discharge scenarios: A case study Assiut governorate, Egypt. El-Rawy, M., Makhloof, A. A., Hashem, M. D., & Eltarabily, M. G. Ain Shams Engineering Journal (2021), 12(3), 2563-2574. (IF = 3.18). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.asej.2021.02.023
19. Proper predictions of the water fate in agricultural lands: Indispensable condition for better crop water requirements estimates. Awad, A., Wan, L., El-Rawy, M., & Eltarabily, M. G. Ain Shams Engineering Journal (2021), 12(3), 2435-2442. (IF = 3.18). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.asej.2021.02.003
20. A Comparative Analysis of Root Growth Modules in HYDRUS for SWC of Rice under Deficit Drip Irrigation. Eltarabily, M. G., Berndtsson, R., Abdou, N. M., El-Rawy, M., & Selim, T. Water (2021), 13(14), 1892. (IF = 3.103). https://doi.org/10.3390/w13141892
21. Farmers’ Awareness in the Context of Climate Change: An Underutilized Way for Ensuring Sustainable Farmland Adaptation and Surface Water Quality. Awad, A., Luo, W., Al-Ansari, N., Elbeltagi, A., El-Rawy, M., Farres, H. N., & Gabr, M. E. S. Sustainability (2021), 13(21), 11802. (IF= 3.251).https://doi.org/10.3390/su132111802
22. Assessment of Wastewater Contaminant Concentration through the Vadose Zone in a Soil Aquifer Treatment System. HM Amin, AAM Gad, M El-Rawy, UA Abdelghany, RA Sadeek. Applied Ecology and Environmental Research (2021), 19(3): 2385-2403 (IF= 0.711). http://dx.doi.org/10.15666/aeer/1903_23852403
23. Impact Assessment of Physiography, Subsurface Hydraulic Gradients and Lithologic Heterogeneity on the Groundwater Quality. Qadir, A., & El-Rawy, M. Iranian Journal of Science and Technology, Transactions of Civil Engineering (2021), 1-22. (IF = 1.465). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40996-021-00646-3
24. Impacts of decreasing Nile flow on the Nile Valley aquifer in El-Minia Governorate, Egypt. El-Rawy, M., Moghazy, H. E., & Eltarabily, M. G. Alexandria Engineering Journal (2021), 60(2), 2179-2192. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aej.2020.12.037   (IF = 2.46)
25. Flow systems of the Earth’s viscous subsurface: A complement to groundwater flow systems. Wouter Zijl, Mustafa El-Rawy. Ain Shams Engineering Journal 2020 (Elsevier). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.asej.2020.08.017. (IF = 1.949). 
26. Analysis of the Performance of Bank Filtration for Water Supply in Arid Climates: Case Study in Egypt. Ahmed Abdelrady, Saroj Sharma, Ahmed Sefelnasr, Mustafa El-Rawy, Maria Kennedy. Water 2020 (MDPI), 12(6), 1816; https://doi.org/10.3390/w12061816
27. Analytical and Numerical Groundwater Flow Solutions for the FEMME-Modeling Environment. Mustafa El-Rawy, Okke Batelaan, Kerst Buis, Christian Anibas, Getachew Mohammed, Wouter Zijl, Ali Salem. Hydrology 2020 (MDPI), 7(2), 27; https://doi.org/10.3390/hydrology7020027. (IF = 2.544). 
28. Estimation and Mapping of the Transmissivity of the Nubian Sandstone Aquifer in the Kharga Oasis, Egypt. Mustafa El-Rawy, Florimond De Smedt. Water 2020, 12(2), 604; https://doi.org/10.3390/w12020604. (IF = 2.524). 
29. Hydrological Modeling to Assess the Efficiency of Groundwater Replenishment through Natural Reservoirs in the Hungarian Drava River Floodplain. Ali Salem, József Dezső, Mustafa El-Rawy, Dénes Lóczy. Water 2020, 12(1), 250; https://doi.org/10.3390/w12010250. (IF = 2.524). 
30. Integrated Use of Pollution Indices and Geomatics to Assess Soil Contamination and Identify Soil Pollution Source in El-Minia Governorate, Upper Egypt. Mustafa El-Rawy, Mohamed A.E. Abdelrahman, Esam Ismail. Journal of Engineering Science and Technology (2020), 15 (4): 2223 - 2238
31. Water Resources in Egypt. El-Rawy, M.; Abdalla, F.; El Alfy, M. In The Geology of Egypt; Hamimi, Z., El-Barkooky, A., Martínez Frías, J., Fritz, H., Abd El-Rahman, Y., Eds.; Regional Geology Reviews, Springer Nature: Cham, Switzerland, 2020; pp. 687–711.
32. Assessment of surface water and groundwater interaction using field measurements: A case study of Dairut City, Assuit, Egypt. Awad, A.; Eldeeb, H.; and El-Rawy, M. Journal of Engineering Science and Technology, 2020. 15 (1).
33. Integration of remote sensing data and in-situ measurements to monitor the water quality of the Ismailia canal, Nile Delta, Egypt. El-Rawy M., Fathi H, Abdallah F. Environmental Geochemistry and Health (2019). (IF = 3.252)
34. Assessment of Groundwater Quality Using GIS, Hydrogeochemsitry, and Factor Statistical Analysis in Qena governorate, Egypt. Mustafa El-Rawy, Ismail, E.; and Osman, A. Desalination and Water Treatment, 2019, 162:14–29. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5004/dwt.2019.24423. (IF = 1.234).
35. The evolution from an unsteady to a steady mixing zone between two groundwater flow systems with different concentrations. Wouter Zijl, Mustafa El-Rawy. Alexandria Engineering Journal (2019).. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aej.2019.06.003. (ISI, IF = 3.696).
36. Hydrological and economic feasibility of mitigating a stressed coastal aquifer using managed aquifer recharge: a case study of Jamma aquifer, Oman. Mustafa EL-RAWY, Ali AL-MAKTOUMI, Slim ZEKRI, Osman ABDALLA, Rashid AL-ABRI. Journal of Arid Land, 2019, 11, 1, 148–159. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40333-019-0093-7. (IF = 1.357).
37. Assessment of the impact of climate change on coastal aquifers in Oman. Ali Al-Maktoumi, Slim Zekri, Mustafa El-Rawy, Osman Abdalla, Malik Al-Wardy, Ghazi Al-Rawas, Yassine Charabi. Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 2018.11:501. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12517-018-3858-y. (IF = 1.141). 
38. Assessment of groundwater quality in West Sohag, Egypt. E. Ismaila, M. El-Rawy, Desalination and Water Treatment, 2018, 123, 101-108. doi: 10.5004/dwt.2018.22687. (IF = 1.234).
39. Double constraint method for analysis of a pumping test. Florimond De Smedt; Wouter Zijl, Mustafa El-Rawy. Journal of Hydrologic Engineering, 2018, 23,7,06018003. DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)HE.1943-5584.0001677. (IF = 1.438).
40. The Double Constraint Inversion Methodology: Equations and Applications in Forward and Inverse Modeling of Groundwater Flow. Wouter Zijl, Florimond De Smedt, Mustafa El-Rawy, Okke Batelaan. ISSN 2191-530X ISSN 2191-5318 (electronic). ISBN 978-3-319-71341-0 ISBN 978-3-319-71342-7 (eBook). SpringerBriefs in Applied Sciences and Technology, Springer (2018). 110 Pages.. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-71342-7.
41. Zone integrated double constraint methodology for calibration of hydraulic conductivities in grid cell clusters of groundwater flow models. Mustafa El-Rawy, Florimond De Smedt; Wouter Zijl.  Transport in Porous Media, 2018, 122, 3, 633–645. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11242-018-1018-1. (IF = 1.997).
42. Modeling Surface Water-Groundwater Interaction in an Oxbow of the Drava Floodplain. Salem, A., Dezső, J., Lóczy, D., El-Rawy, M., Slowik, M., Proceeding of 13th International Conference on Hydroinformatics (HIC 2018), 1 - 6 July, Palermo –Italy.
43. GIS-Based Evaluation of Water Quality Index for Groundwater Resources nearby Wastewater Treatment Plants, Egypt. Heba Fathi and Mustafa El-Rawy. Pollution Research, 2018, 37, 1, 105-116.
44. Management options for a multipurpose coastal aquifer in Oman. Al-Maktoumi A, El-Rawy M, Zekri S. Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 2016, 9, 14, 636. DOI 10.1007/s12517-016-2661-x. (IF = 1.141).
45. Conjunctive use of groundwater and surface water resources with aquifer recharge by treated wastewater: evaluation of management scenarios in the Zarqa River Basin, Jordan. El-Rawy M, Zlotnik VA, Al-Raggad M, Al-Maktoumi A, Kacimov A, Abdalla O., Environmental Earth Sciences, 2016, 75, 15, 1146. DOI 10.1007/s12665-016-5946-1. (IF = 1.871).
46. Hydrodynamics of porous formations: Simple indices for calibration and identification of spatio-temporal scales. El-Rawy M, De Smedt F, Batelaan O, Schneidewind U, Huysmans M, Zijl W., Marine and Petroleum Geology, 2016, 78, 690 - 700. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2016.08.018. (IF = 3.538).
47. Simple hydraulic conductivity estimation by the Kalman filtered double constraint method. MA El‐Rawy, O Batelaan, W Zijl. Groundwater, 2015. 53 (3): 401-413. https://doi.org/10.1111/gwat.12217. (IF = 2.322).