Prof. Ahmed Ibrahim Ekhmaj
Head of Soil and Water Department
Faculty of Agriculture
University of Tripoli, Tripoli- Libya
Po.box 13019
Telephone: +218926577440
Alternative Telephone: +218914263629
Email: khmaj1@yahoo.com
Alternative Email: ekhmaj@gmail.com
Academic Qualifications:
Ph.D. (Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia), 2005
M. Sc (University of Tripoli ,Libya), 1998
B.Sc. Agr. (University of Tripoli ,Libya), 1994
Appointments:
March 2017 Professor, Soil and Water Department, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Tripoli
March 2013 to March 2017 Associate Professor, Soil and Water Department, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Tripoli
March 2009 to March 2013 Assistant Professor, Soil and Water Department, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Tripoli
March 2006 to March 2009 Lecturer, Soil and Water Department, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Tripoli
January 2001 to December 2005 Study Leave at Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, Universiti Putra Malaysia
October 1998 to March 2006 Assistant Lecturer Soil and Water Department, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Tripoli
October 1995 to October 1998 Teaching Assistant, Soil and Water Department, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Tripoli
Areas of Interest
Soil and Water Engineering.
Irrigation Engineering.
Surface and Groundwater Hydrology.
Neural network applications in Soil and Water Science.
Wastewater Treatment
Teaching
Irrigation Science.
Farm Irrigation system.
Groundwater Hydrology.
Advanced Farm Irrigation system.
Advanced Soil, plant and water relationship.
Advanced Management of Irrigation and Drainage Projects.
Advanced Soil physics.
Publications
Journals
1. Ekhmaj,A. I M. S. M .Amin, S. Salim and A.A.Zakaria, (2005). Wetted Surface Radius under Point-Source Trickle irrigation in Sandy Soil. International Agricultural Engineering Journal 2005, 14(2):67-75.
2. Ekhmaj. A. I and Abdulaziz A. M. (2007). Simulation of Soil Water Movement in Sandy Soil under a Prairie Field with Hydrus_2D Model. 12 (3) 529-546, 2007 J. Adv. Agric. (Fac. Ag. Saba Basha). Alexandria, Egypt.
3. Ekhmaj. A. I and Abdulaziz A. M.(2007). Simple Approach to Estimate Saturated Hydraulic Conductivity.Alexandria. Science Exchange Journal. 28 (3) 102-108.
4. Abdulaziz, A. and Ekhmaj, A.I (2007) ‘Foreign investment and sustainable development of the GMRP, Libya’, Alexandria Science Exchange Journal, Vol. 28, No. 2, pp.106–116.
5. Abdulaziz, A. M., Ekhmaj,A. I. and Abokhder, S. A. (2009). Monitoring the Quality of Groundwater Resources at Tajouraa- Libya.Alexandria. Science Exchange Journal. 30 ( 4 ) 260-280.( in Arabic).
6. Ekhmaj. I. A and Abdulaziz (2010) Predicting Point Estimation of Soil Water Retention Curve and Steady Infiltration Rate Using Artificial Neural Network. Journal of the Advances in agricultural Researches Vol: 15(10): 171- 193.
7. Mostafa Ali Benzaghta, Thamer Ahmed and Ahmed Ibrahim Ekhmaj (2012). Prediction of Evaporation from Algardabiya Rese Mohammed rvoir. Libyan Agriculture Research Center Journal International 3 (3): 120-128, 2012
8. Ahmed Ibrahim Ekhmaj, Mustafa ben Zagta, Younes Daw Ezlit and Abubaker Mohamed Shaghleb. Estimation of the Reference Evapotranspiration in Sirt Region Using an Artificial Neural Networks. The Libyan Journal of Agriculture. Vol. (18): No(1,2)2013. pp1-14. ( in Arabic).
9. Younes Daw Ezlit, Ahmed Ibrahim Ekhmaj and Mukhtar Mahmud Elaalema. 2014. Artificial Neural Networks to predict decreasing saturated hydraulic conductivity in soils irrigated with saline-sodic water. Journal of Natural Resources and Development 2014; 04: 27 – 33.
10. Khaled Shahot, Ibtesam Habib and Ahmed Ekhmaj. 2015. Performance of a Full-Scale Activated Sludge Process for Sakket ( Musrata – Libya) Municipal Wastewater Treatment Plant. New York Science Journal 2015;8(10). :34-37.
11. Ahmed Ibrahim Ekhmaj and Jomaa Elmahdhi Almuntaser. 2015.Water consumption indicators for some crops in Northwest of Libya The Libyan Journal of Agriculture. The Libyan Journal of Agriculture Volume (20), No. (1-2), 2015: 84-95.
12. Khaled Shahot , Azni Idris, Zulkifli Rosli, Rozita Omar, Hamdan Yusoff, Suraya Abdul Rashid, Ahmed Ekhmaj, Rabaah Azis, Ismail Abd Ghani. 2015. Microstructure of Activated Carbon Particles Coated on High Density Polyethylene (HDPE) for Wastewater Treatment Application. Advanced Materials Research. 1662-8985, Vol. 1134, pp 88-95.
13. Moneer Imran Abdu Salam, Mukhtar Mahmud Elaalem, Mustafa Shaker Dribika, Ahmed Ekhmaj, and Younes Ezlit.Land Cover Change Detection in Garabulli using Remote Sensing and GIS Techniques in the period of 1992 to 2010. Al Mukhtar Journal of Sciences, Vol. 31, No. 1 (2016).
14. Ahmed Ibrahim Ekhmaj and Milad Omran Alwershffani. 2016 SUNSHINE DURATION Estimation using statistical approach: LIBYA As A Case Study, THE LIBYAN JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURE Volume (21 ), No. ( 12 ):92-111.
15. Salah Twaib and Ahmed Ibrahim Ekhmaj. 2017. Co-Composting of Sewage Sludge with Food Waste Using Bin Composter. Al Mukhtar Journal of Sciences, Vol. 33, No. 1 (2017).
Conference Proceedings
1. Amin, M.S.M and Ekhmaj. A. I. (2006). Dipac: Drip Irrigation Water Distribution Pattern Calculator. 7 th International Micro Irrigation Congress 68 B. Sept 10 – 16 2006, PWTC, Kuala Lumpur.
2.Ekhmaj A.I., M.S.M. Amin , Abdul Hakim Almdny , A.M. Abdulaziz and W. Aimrun. (2006). Simulation of Soil Water Movement in Sandy Soil under a Prairie Field with Hydrus _2D Model. The 2nd International Conf. on Water Resources & Arid Environment (2006)
3. Abdulaziz, A. M and A. I. Ekhmaj. (2007). The Great Man- made River as Planning for Sustainable Use of Water Resources towards Agriculture Development. African Crop Science Conference Proceedings Vol. 8. pp. 1637-1642.El-Minia, Egypt.
4. Abdul Hakim Almdny and A.I. Ekhmaj (2007).Evaluation of the Quality of Water Storage from Rainwater Harvesting from Different Land Surface Catchments Study Case: North West Libya. 3rd International Water Association Rainwater Harvesting and Management Workshop. 21st-23rd August, 2007. Sydney- Australia.
5. Ekhmaj. A. I, Abdulaziz A. M and Almdny. A. M. (2007). Artificial Neural Networks Approach to Estimate Wetting Pattern under Point Source Trickle Irrigation. African Crop Science Conference Proceedings Vol. 8. pp. 1625-1630.
6. Ekhmaj. A. I. Applicability of Hydrus _2D Model for flow from point sources drip irrigation.(2009). SOIL SCIENCE CONFERENCE OF MALAYSIA 2009. Soil Health: Preserving Resources for Sustainable Agriculture 13-15 April, 2009 Primula Beach Resort Kuala Terenganu - Malaysia.
7. Ekhmaj. A. I. Predicting Soil Infiltration Rate Using Artificial Neural Network. (2010) International Conference on Environmental Engineering and Applications ICEEA 2010. Singapore during September 10 - 12, 2010.
8. Ekhmaj.A. I Prediction of Evapotranspiration using Artificial Neural Network Model. 2012. Conference: 11th International Annual Symposium on Sustainability Science and Management (UMTAS 2012) At: Universiti Malaysia Terengganu Volume: 3.
9.. K. M. and Ekhmaj. A. I (2012) Evaluation Biofilm Sewage Treatment Plant. World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology Issue: 62 January 2012 Kuala Lumpur. Malaysia. pp 268-271.
10. Yousef Elgzeli, Ahmed Ibrahim Ekhmaj. 2014. Hydrochemical Investigation of Coastal Aquifers – in the Jifarah Plain, Northwest of Libya – Crisis in Overexploitation and Salinization 2nd Annual International Conference on Ecology, Ecosystems and Climate. Athens- Greek.
11.Ahmed Ekhmaj, Younes Ezlit, and Mukhtar Elaalem. 2014. The Situation of Seawater Intrusion in Tripoli, Libya. International Conference on Biological, Chemical and Environmental Sciences (BCES-2014) June 14-15, 2014 Penang (Malaysia).
12. Younes Daw Ezlit, Ahmed I. Ekhmaj, Mukhtar M. Elaalem and Abtesam Farjani. 2015. Calibration of Hargreaves – Samani Equation for Better Estimating Reference Evapotranspiration in Nortwest Libya. Rural Development Conference. 13-15 MARCH 2015 Bangkok- Thailand. 2015 (19- 29).
13. Saad A. Alghariani, Younes Daw Ezlit, Ahmad Ekhmaj, Mukhtar Elaalem and Ahmad Ganfoud. 2015. MONITORING AND EVALUATION OF THE ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF IRRIGATED AGRICULTURE IN NORTHWESTERN LIBYA. International Conference on “Modern technologies, strategies and tools for sustainable irrigation management and governance in Mediterranean agriculture” (IrriMed 2015) Valenzano (Bari, Italy), 23-25 September 2015
Student Supervisor
MS with thesis; 5 students graduated, 4 ongoing.
COMPUTER LITERACY AND OTHER SKILLS
Competence in computer operations in Windows operating system like spreadsheet, word processing, technical graphics (e.g., Surfer, Sigmaplot), statistical applications (e.g., Minitab, SPSS, Statistica ), different computer models including variably saturated soil water flow and pollutant transport models (e.g., HYDRUS-1D or 2D/3D, Saltmod, Wetup, Cropwat, Aquacrop), mathematical programs (e.g.,ANN MATLAB).