University of Houston
Civil and Environmental Engineering Department
4800 Calhoun
Rm N107, Bldg. D
Houston, Texas 77204-4003Phone: (713) 743-4271
Fax: (713) 743-4260
E-mail: rifai@uh.edu
In The News: Rifai Research Featured in UH Cullen College of Engineering's Magazine, Parameters
Protecting Our Water, Parameters Fall 2009
The Quest for Clean Water, Parameters Spring 2008
Dr. Rifai is a Professor in the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department at the University of Houston. She currently serves as Director of the Environmental Engineering Graduate Program.
Her expertise includes ground water flow and transport modeling, risk assessment, natural attenuation, hazardous waste, hydrology, urban storm water quality, non-point source pollution, Total Maximum Daily Loads, Water Quality Modeling, Decision Support Systems and Geographic Information Systems.
In addition to authoring the widely-used BIOPLUME II, BIOPLUME III and BIOPLUME IV computer models for biodegradation and natural attenuation modeling, Dr. Rifai has built and manages the GIS (Geographical Information Systems) computer laboratory in the department.
Honors, Awards and Recognition
Hurricane Ike: Lessons Learned
Watersheds for the Future
Webpage updated on: May 8, 2014