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Full name

Dr. Zaid Hazim Al-Saffar              

Scientific title 
Employment position Teaching Staff
DepartmentBuilding and Construction Techniques Engineering
Branch 
E-mailZaid.alsaffar@ntu.edu.iq
Academic Degrees
UniversityAcademic degreeDate of the degreeSpecializationCountry
Northern Technical UniversityBachelor 2011Building and Construction Techniques EngineeringIraq
Northern Technical UniversityMaster2015Building and Construction Techniques EngineeringIraq
Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
PhD2021Civil Engineering (Pavement and Road Materials Engineering)Malaysia
Teaching experience
Undergraduate Teaching  Yes
Graduate teaching 
Research and scientific activities
Published researches 44
Conferences and seminars
  1. 4th National Conference on Wind & Earthquake Engineering (NCWE2020) in conjunction with 2nd International Seminar on Sustainable Construction Engineering (ISSCE2020).
  2. 3rd International Conference on Materials Engineering & Science (IConMEAS 2020).
  3. The 2nd Global Congress on Construction, Material and Structural Engineering (GCoMSE 2019).
  4. The 5th International Conference on Civil and Environmental Engineering for Sustainability (IConCEES 2019).
Membership in scientific and professional societies and publishing houses

MEMBER (Iraqi Engineering Union [since 2011])

REVIEWER

  1. Construction & Building Materials [Elsevier]
  2. Transportation Engineering [Elsevier]
  3. Case Studies in Construction Materials [Elsevier]
  4. Engineering Fracture Mechanics [Elsevier]
  5. Physics and Chemistry of the Earth [Elsevier]
  6. Materials Today Proceeding [Elsevier]
  7. Sustainability [MDPI]
  8. Applied Sciences [MDPI]
  9. Materials [MDPI]
  10. Buildings [MDPI]
  11. Frontiers in Materials [Frontiers]
  12. Cogent Engineering [Taylor & Francis]
  13. Petroleum Science and Technology [Taylor & Francis]
  14. Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy [Springer Nature]
  15. Advances in Civil Engineering [Hindawi]
  16. 1st International Conference on Sustainable Development Techniques (ICSDT)
  17. 6th World Sustainable Construction Conference
  18. 5th World Sustainable Construction Conference
  19. International Forum on Integrated Infrastructure Development – InFInID

Editor

  1. Editorial board member of “Construction journal (e-ISSN: 2785-8731), Universiti Malaysia Pahang.
  2. Guest Editor, A special issue of “sustainability” Journal (ISSN 2071-1050), Materials for Sustainable Pavement: Solutions & Challenges”, (Scopus and Scimago -Q1-, Clarivate -Q2-, Impact Factor: 3.889, Citescore: 5.8).

Job profile

  1. Lecturer (Full-time) at NTU university, Engineering Technical College of Mosul, Iraq [March 2023-Present]
  2. QC Engineer at UNESCO, Project: Reviving Mosul & Basra Old Cities, Mosul, Iraq [June 2022- Aug. 2023]
  • Reconstruction, Rehabilitation and Preservation of 75 Historical Houses
  • Rehabilitation Works for Suliman Al-Sayegh Palatial House
  • Restoration & Rehabilitation of Zyada House
  • Restoration and Rehabilitation of Four Heritage Houses in Mosul
  1. Civil, Safety and TVET Engineer at UNESCO, Project: Reviving Mosul & Basra Old Cities [Aug. 2021- May 2022]
  • Reconstruction, Rehabilitation and preservation of 43 Historical Houses
  • Reconstruction, Rehabilitation and Preservation of 75 Historical Houses
  1. Visiting lecturer at the Al-Noor University College, Department of Construction Engineering and Projects Management [Oct. 2022- Present]
  2. Lecturer (Volunteer-Part time) at NTU university, Technical College of Mosul, Iraq [April 2021-March 2023]
  3. Member of Bologna process committee at NTU, (Under supervision of UNESCO, TVET2 Project) (Volunteer) [Sep 2021- Present]
  4. Scientific affairs department, Northern Technical University (NTU), Iraq [April 2021-Sep. 2021]

I have worked on several programs, such as:

  • Post-Graduate Students Capacity Building Program (PGCBP)
  • University Lecturers Capacity Building Program (ULCBP)
  • Communication Skills Program
  • Capacity Building Unit
  1. Advisor of international student society – IRAQ / Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) [2021]
  2. President of international student society – IRAQ / Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) [2020]
  • As president of Iraqi student’s union for more than 1 year, I have worked with my team on solving the problems of many students, helping more than 250 students and meet their needs. We have also worked on developing their capabilities through several of academic programs and courses.
  1. Researcher and Engineer at Athar innovation (NGO), [2017]

Athar is an NGO works of finding the new technology to support the humanitarian work in the MENA region. (More details can be found here: www.atharinnov.org)

  1. Site engineer at Al-Rea’za group company [2011-2012]

We have worked on building of several projects, such as:

  • Construction and building projects department – University of Mosul
  • Mosul university swimming pool
  • University presidency building
  • Al-Salam Hospital, Emergency department.
  1. Site engineer at AL-Mehrab office for Design and Building [2011]
  • We have worked on building and rehabilitation of many houses, commercial buildings and restaurants
Profiles
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Publons
ORCID ID
Scopus
Scientific and research interests
 
Honors and awards

Academic/ Exhibition Awards

International Special Award

7th International Invention Innovation Competition in Canada (iCAN), 2022.

Best Invention Video Award

7th International Invention Innovation Competition in Canada (iCAN), 2022.

Gold Medal Award

7th International Invention Innovation Competition in Canada (iCAN), 2022.

Gold & Silver Medal Awards

12th Creation, Innovation, Technology & Research Exposition (CITREX), 2022.

Best Paper Award

4th International Symposium on Civil and Environmental Engineering (ISCEE) 2022.

Gold Award

11th Malaysian Road Conference and Invention & Innovation Exhibition (MRC-IIE)  2022.

Best Researcher

(Non-staff graduates category), Northern Technical University (NTU), 2021

Pro-Chancellor Award

Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, UTM’s 64th Convocation, 2021.

Best Postgraduate Student Award

Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, UTM’s 64th Convocation, 2021.

Certificate of Excellence

Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 2021.

Bronze Medal Award

4th Advanced Innovation & Engineering Exhibition (AiNEX), 2021.

Best Paper Award

2nd International Conference on Highway and Transportation Engineering (ICHITRA) 2021.

Uprising Award

UTM International, 2020

Gold Medal Award

31st International Invention, Innovation & Technology Exhibition (ITEX) 2020.

Best Article in Advanced Materials

2nd International Seminar on Sustainable Construction Engineering (ISSCE2020), 2020.

Bronze Medal Award

21st Industrial Art & Technology Exhibition (INATEX), 2019.  

Last researches