Dr Mawada Abdellatif
School of Civil Engineering and Built Environment
Faculty of Engineering and Technology
Email: M.E.Abdellatif@ljmu.ac.uk
Telephone: 0151 231 2647
ORCID
Dr M Abdellatif obtained her BSc (Hon.) in Civil Engineering from the University of Khartoum (Sudan) in 1999 and MSc in Water Resources in 2005 from the same university. In between the two degrees she was granted a scholarship from the IHE to study Postgraduate Diploma in Hydraulic Engineering for River Basin in Egypt. She continued her academic journey and obtained her PhD degree in Environmental Modelling from Liverpool John Moores University in 2013.
Besides pursuing her academic training in Sudan, Dr M Abdellatif also worked as a teaching assistant/lecturer, delivering Civil Engineering modules to undergraduate students in Sudan. She engaged with the UNESO Chair in Water Resources (Sudan) as a contract researcher and involved in numerous projects related to water and river management. Following completion of her PhD she join LJMU as postdoctoral researcher at the Low Carbon Hub to provide services and research work to SMEs in Merseyside to help them implementing low carbon technologies and sustainable solutions for their engineering problems.
Currently she is a senior lecturer in Civil Engineering teaching different modules in the field of Water and Sustainability.
She has published widely in the area of climate change and hydrology, reaching over 60 peer-reviewed journals, conference papers and book chapters.
Languages
Arabic
English
Degrees
Liverpool John Moores University, United Kingdom, PhD in Hydrological Modelling and Climate Change
University of Khartoum, Sudan, M.Sc. in Water Resources Engineering
HRI/IHE, Egypt, PG Diploma in Hydraulic Engineering in River Basins
University of Khartoum, Sudan, B.Sc. (Hon) in Civil Engineering
Certifications
2012, LJMU, PGCert in Teaching & Learning in Higher Education
Academic appointments
Senior lecturer, Civil Engineering, LJMU, 2019 - present
Research Associate at Low Carbon Innovatory project, LJMU, 2015 - 2019
Research Assistant at Low Carbon Innovation Hub, LJMU, 2014 - 2015
Research Assistant and PhD Student, LJMU, 2010 - 2013
Lecturer, Al-Zaem Al-Azhari University, 2002 - 2010
Research Assistant, UNESCO Chair in Water Resources, 1999 - 2001
Journal article
Abdellatif M, Muzhona B, Furlong D, Osman Y, Cullen J, Brady L. 2024. Experimental study on the energy assessment of CombiSave device for hot water control Journal of Building Design and Environment, 2 DOI Publisher Url Public Url
Zhour F, Lee D, Abdellatif M, Waseem Ahmad M, Blackburn C. 2024. Improving the Energy Efficiency of the Modular Buildings Drying Room: A Case Study of Construction Site Cabins Applied Sciences, 14 DOI Publisher Url Public Url
Shaw E, Abdellatif M, Osman Y, Lee D. 2024. To What Extent Can a Grade II* Listed Building Be Converted into Energy-Efficient Eco-home Journal of Building Design and Environment, 3 :1-15 DOI Publisher Url Public Url
Al-Hasani B, Abdellatif M, Carnacina I, Harris C, Ayad A-Q, Maaroo BF, Zubaidi SL. 2024. Integrated geospatial approach for adaptive rainwater harvesting site selection under the impact of climate change Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk Assessment, 38 :1009-1033 DOI Publisher Url Public Url
Zhour F, Abdellatif M, Osman Y, Lee D. 2023. Comparison between the life cycle carbon footprint of refurbished and new buildings: A case study of Community centre Journal of Building Design and Environment, 2 DOI Publisher Url Public Url
Maaroof BF, Al-Musawi MA, Kareem HH, Al-Abdan RH, Obaid HS, AL- Hasani B, Abdellatif M, Carnacina I. 2023. Geographical Assessment of the Natural Environment at Al-Huwaizah Marsh, Eastern Of Misan Governorate (Iraq) Misan Journal for Academic Studies, 22 :188-188 DOI Publisher Url Public Url
Maaroof BF, Omran MH, Al-Qaim FF, Salman JM, Hussain BN, Abdellatif M, Carnacina I, Al-Hasani B, Jawad MR, Hussein WA. 2023. Environmental Assesment Of Al-Hillah River Pollution at Babil Governorate (IRAQ) Journal of the Geographical Institute Jovan Cvijic SASA, 73 :1-16 DOI Publisher Url Public Url
Brooks M, Abdellatif M, Alkhaddar R. 2021. Application of life cycle carbon assessment for a sustainable building design: a case study in the UK International Journal of Green Energy, 18:90-99, :90-99 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
Abdellatif M, Baynes S, Osman Y, Brady LJ, Cullen J, King D. 2020. Experimental investigation of Versa Tyle GRP for solar thermal system International Journal of Green Energy, DOI Publisher Url Public Url
Zubaidi S, Ortega Martorell S, Kot P, Al Khaddar RM, Abdellatif M, Gharghan S, Ahmed M, Hashim KS. 2020. A Method for Predicting Long-term Municipal Water Demands Under Climate Change Water Resources Management, 34 :1265-1279 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
Zubaidi S, Sadik K G, Dooley J, Alkhaddar R, Abdellatif M. 2018. Short-Term Urban Water Demand Prediction Considering Weather Factors Water Resources Management, 14 :4527-4542 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
Zubaidi S, Dooley J, Alkhaddar R, Abdellatif M, Al-Bugharbee H, Ortega-Martorell S. 2018. A Novel Approach for Predicting Monthly Water Demand by Combining Singular Spectrum Analysis with Neural Networks Journal of Hydrology, 561 :136-145 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
Osman Y, Al-Ansari N, Abdellatif M. 2017. Climate Change Model as a Decision Support Tool for Water Resources Management in Northern Iraq Journal of Water and Climate Change, 10 :197-209 DOI Publisher Url Public Url
Brady LJ, Abdellatif M. 2017. Assessment of Energy Consumption in Existing Buildings Energy and Buildings, 149 :142-150 DOI Publisher Url Public Url
Osman Y, Abdellatif M, Al-Ansari N, Knutsson S, Jawad S. 2017. CLIMATE CHANGE AND FUTURE PRECIPITATION IN AN ARID ENVIRONMENT OF THE MIDDLE EAST: CASE STUDY OF IRAQ Journal of Environmental Hydrology, 25 Publisher Url Public Url
Brady LJ, Abdellatif M, Cullen J, Maddocks J, Al - Shamma'a A. 2016. An investigation into the effect of decorative covers on the heat output from LPHW Radiators Maddocks J. Energy and Buildings, 133 :414-422 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
Abdellatif M. 2016. Improving accuracy of downscaling rainfall by combining predictions of different statistical downscale models Water Science, 30 :61-75 DOI Publisher Url Public Url
Abdellatif MEM, Atherton W, Alkhaddar R, Osman Y. 2015. Flood Risk Assessment for Urban Drainage System in a Changing Climate Using Artificial Neural Network Natural Hazards, 79 :1059-1077 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
Abdellatif M, Atherton W, Alkhaddar R, Osman YZ. 2015. Quantitative assessment of sewer overflow performance with climate change in northwest England HYDROLOGICAL SCIENCES JOURNAL, 60 :636-650 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
Abdellatif M, Osman Y, Elkhidir A. 2015. Comparison of Artificial Neural Networks and Autoregressive Model to Forecast Inflows to Roseires Reservoir for better Prediction of Irrigation Water Supply in the Sudan International Journal of River Basin Management, 13 :203-214 DOI Publisher Url Public Url
Osman Y, Al-Ansari N, Abdellatif M, Aljawad SB, Knutsson S. 2014. Expected Future Precipitation in Central Iraq Using LARS-WG Stochastic Weather Generator Engineering, 06 :948-959 DOI Publisher Url Public Url
Abdellatif M, Atherton W, Alkhaddar R, Osman Y. 2014. Application of the UKCP09 WG Outputs to Assess Performance of Combined Sewers System in a Changing Climate JOURNAL OF HYDROLOGIC ENGINEERING, 20 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
Abdellatif M, Al-Shamma'a A. 2014. Review of sustainability in buildings Sustainable Cities and Society, 14 :171-177 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
AL-Ansari NA, Abdellatif M, Ezeelden M, Ali SS, Knutsson S. 2014. Climate Change and Future Long Term Trends of Rainfall at North-eastern Part of Iraq Journal of Civil Engineering and Architecture, 8 :790-805 Publisher Url Public Url
Al-Ansari N, Abdellatif M, Zakaria S, Mustafa YT, Knutsson S. 2014. Future Prospects for Macro Rainwater Harvesting (RWH) Technique in North East Iraq Journal of Water Resource and Protection, 06 :403-420 DOI Publisher Url Public Url
Abdellatif M, Atherton W, Alkhaddar R. 2014. Assessing combined sewer overflows with long lead time for better surface water management ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY, 35 :568-580 DOI Author Url Publisher Url
Abdellatif M. 2014. Long Term Effect of Climate Change on Rainfall in Northwest Iraq Central European Journal of Engineering, 4 :250-263 DOI Publisher Url Public Url
Abdellatif M, Atherton W, Alkhaddar R. 2013. Application of the stochastic model for temporal rainfall disaggregation for hydrological studies in north western England JOURNAL OF HYDROINFORMATICS, 15 :555-567 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
Abdellatif M, Atherton W, Alkhaddar R. 2013. A hybrid generalised linear and Levenberg-Marquardt artificial neural network approach for downscaling future rainfall in North Western England Hydrology Research, 44 :1084-1101 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
Abdellatif M, Atherton W, Al-Khaddar R. 2012. Climate change impacts on the Extreme Rainfall for selected sites in North Western England Open Journal of Modern Hydrology, 2 :49-58 DOI
Abdellatif M, Atherton W, Alkhaddar R. 2012. Climate Change Impacts on the Extreme Rainfall for Selected Sites in North Western England Open Journal of Modern Hydrology, 02 :49-58 DOI Publisher Url
Conference publication
Al-Hasani B, Abdellatif M, Carnacina I, Harris C. 2024. Optimizing Rainwater Harvesting: Geospatial Site Selection Strategies for Climate-Resilient Solutions Research Day Conference, Liverpool Publisher Url
Abdellatif M, Al-Hasani B, Carnacina I, Harris C. 2023. Geospatial Approach Techniques for Rainwater Harvesting Suitable Sites Selection for Sustainable Agriculture Use Faculty of Engineering and Technology Research Day Conference Publisher Url
Al-Hasani B, Abdellatif M, Carnacina I, Harris C, Zubaidi S. 2022. CRITERIA FOR SELECTION OF SUITABLE SITES FOR RAINWATER HARVESTING IN THE MIDDLE EAST FOR AGRICULTURE USE: A REVIEW STUDY SLIIT International Conference On Engineering and Technology (SICET), Sri Lanka, 9-12 Feb 2022 DOI Publisher Url
Kayleigh E, Abdellatif M, Amoako-Attah J, AlQuzweeni S, Hashim KS. 2021. Mitigating the impact of climate change on UK buildings through zero energy strategies IOP Conference Series : Earth and Environmental Science, The 7th International Conference on Renewable Energy and Materials Technology (ICOREMT 2021) 877 DOI Publisher Url Public Url
Cotterill J, Ethaib S, Hashim KS, Alqashou F, Al-Hayawi AY, Abdellatif M, Gkantou M, Shubbar AAF. 2021. Evaluation of the Use of Lignocellusic Biomass in Thermal Insulation for Green Building IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering, 1058 DOI Publisher Url Public Url
Samaka IS, Al-Janabi A, Abdulredha M, Alkandari A, Abdellatif M, Yeboah D. 2021. Reusing of furnace bottom ash as an adsorbent for phosphate removal from water IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering, 1st Conference on Science and Technology for Early Career Researchers and Postgraduate Students (STEPS 2020) 1058 :012006-012006 DOI Publisher Url
Naser SM, Ali SA, Alkizwini RS, Alshamali M, Alquzweeni SS, Abdellatif M, Amoako-Attah J, AlKhayyat A. 2021. Agro-based carbon for lead removal from solutions IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering, 1058 :012019-012019 DOI Publisher Url
Al-Rifaie JKA, Heil SM, Khamees SK, Alajmi S, Yeboah D, Abdellatif M, AlKayyat A. 2021. Assessment of the effects of municipal landfills on the metal pollution in the surrounding soils: A case study in Iraq IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering, 1058 :012008-012008 DOI Publisher Url
Zubaidi SL, Al-Bugharbee H, Muhsin YR, Gharghan SK, Hashim K, Ridha HM, Alkhaddar R, Kot P, Abdellatif M. 2021. Simulating a Stochastic Signal of Urban Water Demand by a Novel Combination of Data Analytic and Machine Learning Techniques IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering, 1058 :012066-012066 DOI Publisher Url
Israa A-J, Al-Jaryan RL, Jouda SA, Alotaibi S, Abdellatif M, Alkhayyat A. 2020. Removal of bacterial pollution from municipal wastewater using electrocoagulation technique IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering, 1st Conference on Science and Technology (STEPS), 20th-22nd December 1058 DOI Publisher Url
Grmasha RA, Al-Azzawi SNA, Al-sareji OJ, Alardhi T, Abdellatif M, Mubarak HA, Alkhayyat A. 2020. Analysis of Air Quality Index Distribution of PM10 and PM2.5 Concentrations in Ambient Air of Al-Hillah City, Iraq IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering, 1058 :012014-012014 DOI Publisher Url
Abdulla G, Kareem MM, Hashim K, Muradov M, Kot P, Mubarak H, Abdellatif M, Abdulhadi B. 2020. Removal of iron from wastewater using a hybrid filter 2nd International Conference on Civil and Environmental Engineering Technologies (ICCEET 2020) DOI Publisher Url
Aqeel K, Mubarak HA, Amoako-Attah J, Abdul-Rahaim L, Al Khaddar R, Abdellatif M, Al-Janabi A, Hashim K. 2020. Electrochemical removal of brilliant green dye from wastewater 2nd International Conference on Civil and Environmental Engineering Technologies (ICCEET 2020) DOI Publisher Url
Abdellatif M, Osman Y, Al Khaddar RM. 2020. Towards a Low Carbon Design: A case study of an Industrial Building INTERNATIONAL ARCHITECTURE AND ART CONGRESS, 2020, 3rd International Congress on Architecture and Design Publisher Url Public Url
Zubaidi S, Al Khaddar R, Kot P, Al Bugharbee H, Abdellatif M. 2018. Short-Term Water Demand Prediction in Residential Complexes: Case Study in Columbia City, USA 11th International Conference on the Developments in eSystems Engineering, (DESE), 02 - 05 September, Cambridge, UK DOI Author Url Publisher Url
Zubaidi S, Al Khaddar R, Abdellatif M, Ortega-Martorell S, Al-Bugharbee H. 2018. Municipal water demand prediction: a case study in Iraq. Preserving Iraq’s post-war architectural heritage, 5th-7th February Nottingham, UK Publisher Url
Osman Y, Abdellatif M. 2017. Climate Change Induced Drought as Trigger for Mass Migration: Darfur Case Study Impact World 2017 Conference, 11-13 October 2017, Potsdam, Germany. Publisher Url
Abdellatif M, Al-Shamma'a A, Tunnington S, Alkhaddar R, Atherton W. 2014. Assessment of Water Harvesting System for a Smart Building Considering Climate Change ICECS- 15-16 September, Paris DOI
Al-Ansari NA, Abdellatif M, Al-Khateeb M, Knutsson S. 2014. Desertification and Future Rainfall Trends north Iraq 8th Edition of the International Scientific Congress of GIS and Geospace Applications Geotunis, 2-6 April, Tunis/Hammamet
Osman Y, Abdellatif M, Abdellatif MEM. 2013. El Nino Cycles and variability of the Blue Nile annual flow in the Sudan. International Conference on Climate Change Effects, IMPACTS WORLD 2013, 27-30 May, Potsdam, Germany DOI Publisher Url
Abdellatif M, Atherto W, Alkhaddar R, Yassin O. 2013. Linking Climate Change Modelling to Water Sector: Urban Drainage System Case Study International Conference on Climate Change Effects, IMPACTS WORLD 2013, 27-30 May, Potsdam, Germany :1-9 DOI Publisher Url
Abdellatif M, Al Khaddar R, Atherton W. 2013. Modelling of an Urban Drainage System 8th Bean Conference, Liverpool, 6th June 2013
Abdellatif M, Al Khaddar R, Atherton W. 2012. Application of the Downscaling Global Climate Model on Urban Drainage Infrastructure: A Windermere Catchment Case Study Bean Conference, 30th May, Liverpool, UK
Abdellatif M, Atherton W, Alkhaddar R. 2012. Modelling Peaks over Threshold Rainfall in North West England under the Effects of Climate Change 11th World Environmental and Water Resources Congres (EWRI),20-24 May, Palm Springs, USA :3431-3442 DOI
Abdellatif M, Atherton W, Al Khaddar R. 2011. A Methodology for Downscaling Rainfall in North West of England under Climate Change using Hybrid GLM-ANN Model 6th Annual Bean Conference, Liverpool
Gamal A, Barsi B, Abdellatif M, Abdelrahim NE. 2000. Modelling of Groundwater Pollution in Khartoum State Water Resources Conference, NESCO Chair in Water Resources, Sharija Hall,
Zubaidi SL, Kot P, Hashim KS, Al Khaddar RM, Abdellatif M, Muhsin YR. Using LARS –WG model for prediction of temperature in Columbia City, USA IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering, The International Conference on Civil and Environmental Engineering Technologies (ICCEET) :012026-012026 DOI Publisher Url Public Url
Chapters
Al-Hasani B, Abdellatif M, Carnacina I, Harris C, Al-Quraishi AMF, Maaroof BF. 2024. Assessing Climate Change Impacts on Rainfall-Runoff in Northern Iraq: A Case Study of Kirkuk Governorate, a Semi-Arid Region Handbook of Environmental Chemistry 136 :93-111 DOI Publisher Url
Abdellatif MEM, Atherton W, Alkhaddar R. 2013. Future Challenges in Urban Drainage Systems under Global Warming Causes, Impacts and Solutions to Global Warming Springer 9781461475873 DOI Publisher Url
Editorial boards:
Journal of Building Design and Environment., Lead guest editor for a special issue on ‘Application of Climate Adaptive Design in Sustainable Architecture’. 2024
American Journal of Civil Engineering, Member of editorial board, https://www.sciencepg.com/journal/229/editorial-team. 2024
Water journal, Member of Topical Advisory Panel for Water journal, https://www.mdpi.com/journal/water/topic_editors. 2024
American Journal Of Civil, Construction And Environmental, Member of editorial board, https://australiansciencejournals.com/ajccee/about/editorialTeam. 2023
University of Thi-Qar Journal of Science, Member of editorial board, https://jsci.utq.edu.iq/index.php/main/about/editorialTeam. 2023
Journal of Building Design and Environment, Member of editorial board, https://www.sciexplor.com/jbde/editorial_board. 2023
Membership of professional bodies:
Member of Women’s Engineering Society (WES), UK, Women's Engineering Society. 2024
Fellow, Higher Education Academy (AFHEA). 2019
Member of CIWEM, the Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management (MCIWEM). 2016
Member of IET, the Institution of Engineering and Technology (MIET). 2016
Conference organisation:
IAHR River Flow 2024, Member of the organising committee, https://www.ljmu.ac.uk/conferences/river-flow/local-organising-committee. 2024
Research Grants Awarded:
Co-UDlabs, funded by the European Commission H2020-INFRAIA-2020-1., A novel manhole design improving the hydraulic performance of separate sewer systems, Grant value (£): £60000/LJMU £30000, Duration of research project: 18 months. 2023
KRI Horizon Europe HORIZON-MISS-2023-CLIMA-01-02, Med-IREN: Mediterranean critical Infrastructure Resilience Engineering with Nature based solutions, PI: A. Bras, CO-I: M. Abdellatif, I. Carnacina, M. Gkantou, R. Neiva, Grant value (£): €10M/ LJMU €827,460, Duration of research project: 48 months. 2023
The International Association for Hydro-Environment Engineering and Research (IAHR), 12th International Conference on Fluvial Hydraulics ‘’River Flow 2024, 2nd - 6th September’’, Grant value (£): £96,000/LJMU £96,000. 2021
Innovation Voucher, Technology and Strategy Board UK Fund, Automated Thermal Blinds: Feasibility to Investigate heat Loss a cross a set of thermal blinds, PI: Mawada Abdellatif, Grant value (£): 5,000, Duration of research project: 6 months. 2015
Other invited event:
Guest speaker in SICET conference (pre-conference workshop), Sri Lanka, SOLUTIONS FOR CLIMATE-NEUTRAL BUILT ENVIRONMENT. 2023
Guest speaker in CESET conference (pre-conference workshop), Sri Lanka, BIO-INSPIRING SOLUTIONS TO INCREASE INFRASTRUCTURE DURABILITY AND RESILIENCE TO CLIMATE CHANGE. 2022
Award:
Rise Awards (Research, Innovation, Sustainability and Enterprise) 2018 in Field and Laboratory Research (Highly Commended), Leeds Beckett University. 2018
Grant from British Council-Newton Fund to attend UK-Malaysia Research Link Workshop, British Council. 2015
Full scholarship to attend the Impact World 2013 conference, Potsdam Institute. 2013
Best paper award at GCGW conference, Istanbul Technical University, Istanbul, Turkey. 2012
Best paper award at 7th Annual Bean conferen, LJMU, Liverpool, UK.. 2012
IHE scholarship to study PgD course, HRI/IHE, Egypt. 2000
Teaching qualification:
PGCert in Teaching & Learning in Higher Education , Liverpool John Moores University, UK.. 2013
External committees:
Member Newton International Fellowships Extended Committee, Royal Society.
Member of Hydrometry committee CPI/113 ", British Standard.
Peer Review College, EPSRC.