Mrs. Renalda SAMRA (EL) KHALIL

School of Engineering of Beirut

Professeur associé

(+961) 1 421 000 ext 3441 renalda.samra@usj.edu.lb

Dr. Renalda El-Samra Khalil is currently working as an Associate Professor in the Department of Civil Environmental Engineering at ESIB, USJ. She has over thirty years of experience in the environmental sector, particularly in the areas of climate change, regional climate modeling, climate risk and vulnerability assessment reports, carbon footprint reports, environmental impact assessment reports, hydrology, stormwater drainage systems, hydraulic structures, climate change impacts on agriculture and water sectors, water and wastewater system design, water and wastewater treatment plant design, renewable energy, and solid waste management. Prior to joining USJ, she was an Associate Professor and Head of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Rafik Hariri University (RHU), Lebanon. Prior to joining RHU, Dr. El-Samra was and still is a research collaborator with the American University of Beirut (Lebanon), Khalifa University (UAE) and Princeton University (USA), specializing in regional climate modeling. Prior to this, Dr. El-Samra worked as a project manager at Khatib & Alami (Lebanon and Qatar) where she was involved in several projects related to water and wastewater systems, water and wastewater treatment plant design, environmental impact assessment reports and solid waste management. Prior to this, Dr. El-Samra held the position of Deputy Head of the Water Resources Section and Deputy Quality Manager at Associated Consulting Engineers (ACE), where she also worked on various infrastructure projects in Lebanon, Qatar, Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Bahrain, Kuwait and Syria. In addition, she has been an Internal Quality Management System (QMS) auditor for the ISO 9000:2000 Series Foundation (IRCA and BVQI). Dr. El-Samra has published numerous articles in international conferences and renowned journals.