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
Dr. Rifai is a Professor in the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department at the University of Houston.
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, 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.
She also teaches professional courses on groundwater contaminant transport, remediation and groundwater modeling, natural attenuation, and risk assessment.
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