Curriculum Vitae - DICATECh

Curriculum Vitae
Mouldi BEN MEFTAH
12/11/1973, Tunisian
 : DICATECh Politecnico di
Bari
Via E. Orabona n°4, 70125, Bari,
Italy.
 : (+39) 0805963508
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Fax : (+39) 0805963414
@ : [email protected]
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
Ph.D IN HYDRAULIC AND
ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING
Summary
Experience
Research/Teaching/Engineering (>10 years).
Competences
Hydraulic, Fluid Mechanics, Turbulence, Modelling of Turbulent Jets, Coastal
Engineering, Land and Water Resources Management, Irrigation, Sanitation and
Wastewater Treatment Techniques, Experimentation, Physical and Numerical
Modelling, Instrumentation, Acquisition and Data Analysis, Remotely-Sensed Marine
Environmental Data, Measurement Techniques.
Teaching and Research Activities
2006-2014:
Teaching:
Department of Civil,
Environmental, Building
Engineering and Chemistry
Technical University of Bari
(Italy).
Courses
 From November 2010: Full time Permanent Assistant Professor of Hydraulic
Engineering at the Technical University of Bari – Italy;
 Academic years 2011-2014: Teaching of Basic Coastal Engineering at the Technical
University of Bari – Italy;
 2011-2014: Component of the Professor’s Committee of the PhD Course at the
Technical University of Bari – Italy;
 September 23 and 26, 2014: Member of the Board of Examiners - Module A final
test of the five II level Masters in: Manager of Research, Expert in Management of
Complex Commercial Negotiations on High Technical Subjects, Expert in
Environmental Cleaning of Contaminated Sites, Expert in Waste Management and
Innovation in Chains of Recycling and Expert in Natural and Anthropogenic
Risks, activated as part of the Training Plan of the Project of Strengthening of
Structures and Scientific and Technological Equipment - Scientific and
Technological Pole “Magna Grecia” - University of Bari Aldo Moro - Technical
University of Bari - Italy;
 September 08-13, 2014: Participation as a teacher in the COCONET Summer
School “Good Environmental Status and Marine Protected Areas in the
Mediterranean and Black Sea”, held in the University Mohammed V Agdal –
Institut Scientifique – Rabat – Morocco;
 July 14 and 18, 2014: Participation as a teacher in the Master Course of “Expert in
Natural and Anthropogenic Risks” held in the University of Bari Aldo Moro Technical University of Bari - Italy;
 December 18, 2013 - January 29, 2014: Participation as a teacher in the course of
“Soil Protection Training” within the Program Development Project “Expert in
integrated environmental management and land development”, Vocational training,
funded by the European Social Fund, Ministry of Labour, Puglia Region, Province
of Bari - Italy;
 September 20-28, 2012: Participation as a teacher in the Summer School
“Hydrogeological dynamics of coastal environments” of the Italian-Russian
Institute of training and ecological research, held in Bari;
 2005-2012: Teaching of Fluid Mechanics at the Technical University of Bari – Italy;
 2007-2008: Tutorial of Environmental Hydraulics at the Technical University of
Bari – Italy;
 2011: Member of the committee of examinations for the State Exams to Practice the
Engineering Profession, first and second session, at the Technical University of Bari
– Italy;
 From 2007 until now: Member of the committee of examinations for fluid
mechanics course at the technical university of Bari – Italy;
 Presentation of different units of study and lecture in the field of hydraulic and
environmental engineering to both undergraduate and postgraduate national and
international students.
Supervision
Supervision of several undergraduate and graduate students at the technical
university of Bari – Italy.
Coastal Engineering Laboratory
Department of Civil,
Environmental, Building
Engineering and Chemistry
Technical University of Bari
(Italy).
Thematic of researches
 Integrated Monitoring of Coastal Areas;
 Unsteady incompressible flow and wave propagation in open channels;
 Turbulence, Modelling of Turbulent Jets;
 Hydraulic Jump in Very Large Channels;
 Obstructed Open Channels;
 Solid Transport.
Participation in research projects
 2003: Scientific research project «Analisi sperimentale e simulazione numerica delle
correnti di circolazione - Experimental analysis and numerical simulation of
current circulation»;
 2003-2004: Projet LicMon “Monitoraggio correntometrico, ondametrico,
anemometrico e di qualità delle acque da stazione fissa - Currentmetric ondometric,
anemometric and water quality Monitorage, at a fixed station”;
 2004: Italian National Project PRIN “Studio sperimentale di onde generate da frane
che si propagano intorno ad un’isola - Experimental study of waves generated by a
landslide arround an island”;
 2004-2007: Italian National Project POR “IMCA - Integrated Monitoring of
Coastal Areas”.
 2006-2009: Italian National Project PRIN “Modello fisico per la misura di portate al
colmo attraverso l’analisi di processi di moto vario - Physical Model for Rate of
Flow Measurements for Overflow through the Analysis of Motion Processes”;
 2008-2011: Scientifc Research Project “Definizione di piani di intervento per rischi
per l’ambiente, le popolazioni e i beni della fascia costiera del basso adriatico –
Development of intervention plans to make face to the environmental, population
and litural risks in the Adriatic region”;
 2007-2013: Project PRINCE, National operational program “Research and
Competitiveness” for the regions Campania, Apulia, Calabria, Sicily, axis I:
“Support for Structural Changes” - Operational objective “strengthening of
scientific and technological facilities and equipment” I act: “structural
reinforcement” proponent: Polytechnic of Bari, innovative processes for energy
conversion;
 Project National operational program “Research and Competitiveness” (PON
“R&C”) 2007-2013: (Avviso n. 254/Ric. del 18 maggio 2011) Project of structural
reinforcement funded under the I axis “Support for Structural Changes” operational objective “strengthening of scientific and technological facilities and
equipment” I act: “structural reinforcement - Project code request (PONa3_00298);
 2011-2013: Scientific Research Project - University Research Fund –FRA “Diffusion
dynamics of pollutants in crossflow with presence of vegetation canopy”. The
objective of the present project is the analysis of the bottom-vegetation effects on a
buoyant-turbulent jet in a crossflow. Scientific Coordinator of the project is Prof.
Mouldi Ben Meftah.
Education
2003-2006:
PhD: Ecosystem Protection.
Technical University of Bari «Modelling of Ambient Boundary Effects on Turbulent Jet Behaviour »
(Italy).
Excellent – Cum Maximum Laude.
2001-2002:
International Mediterranean
Agronomic Institute of Bari,
Italy.
2000-2001:
International Mediterranean
Agronomic Institute of Bari,
Italy.
1997-2000 :
College of Rural Engineering,
Medjez El Bab, Tunisia.
1995-1997 :
Preparatory Institute of
Engineering Studies, Monastir,
Tunisia.
1988 -1995 :
Master of Science: Land and Water Resources Management.
«Experimental Study on the Scour Hole Downstream of Bed Sills »
Excellent – Cum Maximum Laude.
Diploma of Specialized Post-Graduate Studies: Land and Water Resources
Management.
«Hydraulic-Agronomic-Economic Study of Irrigated Perimeter in Puglia Region - Italy »
Excellent – Cum Maximum Laude.
Hydraulic Engineering National Degree. Hydraulic Engineering.
«Fine Tuning of a Hydraulic Filtration System».
Very good.
National Diploma for Admission to the School of Engineering.
Scientific Courses and Admission to the College of Rural Engineering, Medjez El Bab,
Tunisia.
Baccalaureate in Mathematics.
Secondary School of Zaghouan, Very good.
Tunisia.
Certificates
2009 June 18:
International Office for
Water, Paris, France.
Certificate of Participation:
Training Course in: Stormwater treatment .
2007 February 06 - 08:
Certificate of Participation:
Training Course in: DHI software MIKE.
2006 April 17 - May 07:
Certificate of Participation:
Training Course in: GIS and GPS.
1st Francophone Conference
DHI Software, Paris, France.
International Mediterranean
Agronomic Institute of Bari,
Italy.
2005 May 23 - 25:
International Centre of
Mechanical Sciences- Udine,
Italy.
2000-2001:
International Mediterranean
Agronomic Institute of Bari,
Italy.
Languages:
Certificate of Participation:
Training Course in: Solid Transport Phenomenon and Hydraulic Risk.
Diploma of Italian Language.
Mother tongue: Arab.
Other languages: very good writing and reading skills in: English, French and Italian.
Technical Skills and
Competences
Microsoft Windows System.
Microsoft Office, AutoCAD, CFX, COMSOL, CORMIX, DHI (Mike3, Mike21),
ExploreV, Flash, Fortran, GAMS, GIS, Grapher, MatLab, Surfer, SurveyVM and
others…
Other Activities
Social Skills and
Competences
Aptitudes for living and working with other people in multicultural environments.
Organizational Skills
and competences
Aptitudes for coordination and management of multidisciplinary projects.
Aptitudes for team work.
Sports, Leisure
Athletic, football and basketball, collective sports, travelling, nature…
Association
From 2011
2007 - 2012
Member in the association of “Gruppo Italiano di Idraulica”
Member in the association of “Associazione Idrotecnica Italiana”
List of Publications
PhD
[1] Ben Meftah M. “Modeling of ambient boundary effects on turbulent jet behaviour”. Submitted in partial fulfillment
of the requirements for the degree of Philosophy Doctor (PhD) in Ecosystem Protection (XVIII cycle). Supervisor:
Prof. Petrillo, A. F. Bibl. Nazionale Centrale Firenze – BN 2007-2462T, TDR 2006 00329, CF9806003295, 2006.
Papers in refereed journals
[2] Ben Meftah M., Mossa M. “Experimental Study of a Vertical Jet in an Obstructed Crossflow”. Journal of
Environmental Management, 2014. (under revision)
[3] Ben Meftah M., De Serio F., Malcangio D., Mossa M., Petrillo A. F. “Extension of the law of the wall to velocity
profiles in partly obstructed open channels ”. European Journal of Mechanics - B Fluids, 2014. (under revision)
[4] Ben Meftah M., De serio F., Mossa M. “Hydrodynamic behavior in the outer shear layer of partly obstructed open
channels ”. Physics of Fluids Vol. 26, No. 6, 065102-1 - 065102-19, doi: 10.1063/1.4881425, 2014.
[5] Ben Meftah M., Mossa M. “Prediction of channel flow characteristics through square arrays of emergent cylinders ”.
Physics of Fluids Vol. 25, No. 4, 045102-1-045102-21, doi: 10.1063/1.4802047, 2013.
[6] Ben Meftah M., Damiani L., De Serio F., Mossa M., Petrillo F.A., “Analysis of current circulation in the Port of
Bari”. Geo-Eco-Marina, No. 17, 5-12, ISBN 244-6808, 2011.
[7] Aricò C., Corato G., Tucciarelli T., Ben Meftah M., Mossa M., Petrillo F.A. “Discharge estimation in open
channels by means of water level hydrograph analysis”. IAHR - Journal of Hydraulic Research, Vol. 48, No. 5, 612-619,
ISSN: 0022-1686, doi: 10.1080/00221686.2010.507352, 2010.
[8] Ben Meftah M., Mossa M., Pollio, A. “Considerations on shock wave/boundary layer interaction in undular
hydraulic jumps in horizontal channels with a very high aspect ratio”. European Journal of Mechanics - B/Fluids, Vol. 29,
415-429, ISSN: 0997-7546, doi: 10.1016/j.euromechflu.2010.07.002, 2010.
[9] Ben Meftah M., De Serio F., Mossa M., Pollio A. “Experimental study of recirculating flow generated by lateral shock
waves in very large channel”. Environmental Fluid Mechanics, Vol. 8, 215-238, ISSN: 1567-7419, doi: 10.1007/s10652008-9057-8, 2008.
[10] Ben Meftah M., De Serio F., Mossa M., Pollio A. “Analysis of the velocity field in a large rectangular channel with
lateral shockwave”, Environmental Fluid Mechanics, Vol. 7, 519-536, ISSN: 1567-7419, doi: 10.1007/s10652-007-9034-7,
2007.
[11] Ben Meftah M., Mossa M. “Scour holes downstream of bed sills in low-gradient channels”. IAHR - Journal of
Hydraulic Research, Vol. 44, No. 4, 497-509, ISSN: 0022-1686, 2006.
Papers in conferences
[12] Ben Meftah M., De Serio F., Malcangio D., Mossa M., Petrillo A. F. “Hydrodynamics of partially vegetated
channels: analytical and experimental studies”. XXXIV Convegno nazionale di Idraulica e Costruzioni Idrauliche, Bari Italy, September 8-10, 2014.
[13] De Serio F., Ben Meftah M., Malcangio D., Mossa M., Petrillo A. F. “Simulazioni idrodinamiche a supporto del
monitoraggio ambientale nei Mari di Taranto”. XXXIV Convegno nazionale di Idraulica e Costruzioni Idrauliche, Bari
- Italy, September 8-10, 2014.
[14] Ben Meftah M., Malcangio D., Mossa M. “Vegetation effects on vertical jet structures”. River Flow 2014, the 7th
International Conference on Fluvial Hydraulics, Lausanne, Switzerland, September 3 -5, 2014.
[15] Ben Meftah M., De Serio F., Mossa M. “Flow patterns in a partially vegetated large channel”. 3rd IAHR Europe
Congress, Book of Proceedings, 2014, Porto -Portugal, April 14-16, 2014.
[16] Ben Meftah M., De Serio F., Mossa M., Petrillo A. F. “Development of lateral boundary layer and turbulent flow
structures at channel-vegetation interfaces”. The Wise Find Pleasure in Water . Chengdu - China, September 8 -13, 2013.
[17] Ben Meftah M., De Serio F., Mossa M., Petrillo F.A., “Wave and turbulent reynolds stresses in irregular shoaling
waves”. XXXIII Convegno di Idraulica e Costruzioni Idrauliche, Brescia (Italia), September 10-15, 2012.
[18] Ben Meftah M., De Serio F., Mossa M., Petrillo F.A., “Longitudinal channel flow through square arrays of
vegetation”. XXXIII Convegno di Idraulica e Costruzioni Idrauliche, Brescia (Italia), September 10-15, 2012.
[19] Ben Meftah M., De Serio F., Mossa M., “Shock wave/boundary layer interaction in hydraulic jumps in very large
channels”. International Conference on Fluvial Hydraulics, IAHR River Flow 2012, San José (Costa Rica), September
5-7, Vol. 1, 131-137, ISBN: 978-146657551-6, 2012.
[20] Ben Meftah M., De Serio F., Mossa M., “Investigation on coastal current velocities: numerical simulations and
velocity profile laws”. 3rd Int. Symp. on Shallow Flows, Iowa City (USA), June 4-6, 2012.
[21] Ben Meftah M., Damiani L., De Serio F., Mossa M., Petrillo F.A., “Field measurements and numerical
computation in the port of Bari”. Project ECOPORT8: Environmental Management of Transborder Corridor Ports,
2nd Transnational Event, Bucharest (Romania) October 21, 2010.
[22] Ben Meftah M., Mossa M., Pollio A., “Circolazione marina alle isole tremiti: confronto tra misurazioni di campo e
simulazioni numeriche”. XXXII Convegno di Idraulica e Costruzioni Idrauliche, Palermo (Italia), September 14-17,
2010.
[23] Aricò C., Corato G., Ben Meftah M., Mossa M., Petrillo A., Tucciarelli, T. “Validation of indirect discharge
estimation in open channels by means of lab experiments”. First European Congress of the IAHR, Edinburgh (UK), May
4-6, 2010.
[24] Ben Meftah M., De Serio F., Mossa M., Orsi M. “Physical and numerical model of a new sediment trap”. First
European Congress of the IAHR, Edinburgh (UK), May 4-6, 2010.
[25] Ben Meftah M., De Serio F., Mossa M., Petrillo A., Pollio, A. “Numerical results of the pollutant spreading offshore
Taranto”, 33rd IAHR Congress, Water Engineering for a Sustainable Environment, Vancouver (Canada), August 914, 2009.
[26] Ben Meftah M., Mossa M., Petrillo F.A. “Experimental investigation of a vertical, round, turbulent, momentum jet
in a vegetated crossflow”. 2nd International Symposium on Shallow Flows, The Hong Kong University of Science and
Technology (HKUST), Hong Kong, December 10-12, 2008.
[27] Ben Meftah M., De Serio F., Mossa M., Petrillo F.A., Pollio A. “Current velocity measurements offshore Taranto
(Italy): Comparison between vessel-mounted and moored current meter data”. MWWD 2008 – 5th International
conference on Marine Waste Water Disposal and Marine Environment, Cavtat -Dubrovnik (Croatia), October 27-31,
2008.
[28] Ben Meftah M., Mossa M., Petrillo F.A., Pollio A. “Misurazioni correntometriche di campo al largo della città di
Taranto”, XXXI Convegno di Idraulica e Costruzioni Idrauliche, Perugia (Italia), September 9-12, 2008.
[29] Ben Meftah M., Mossa M., Petrillo F.A. “Vegetated channel effects on round, vertical, turbulent, momentum jet
behaviour”. XXXI Convegno di Idraulica e Costruzioni Idrauliche, Perugia (Italia), September 9-12, 2008.
[30] Pollio A., Ben Meftah, M., Mossa, M., Petrillo, A. “Calibration of a sea current numerical model using field
measurements offshore Taranto (Italy)”, Second International Conference on the Application of Physical Modelling to
Port and Coastal Protection, Bari (Italia), July 2-5, 2008, 445-454.
[31] Ben Meftah M., Mossa M., Petrillo F.A. “Round, vertical, turbulent, non-buoyant jet in vegetated channel”. Fifth
International Symposium on Environmental Hydraulics, ISEH V, Arizona (USA), December 4-7, 2007.
[32] Ben Meftah M., De Serio F., Mossa M., Petrillo F.A., Pollio, A. “Curent circulation and velocity field offshore
Taranto: vertical velocity profiles”. Fifth International Symposium on Environmental Hydraulics, ISEH V, Arizona
(USA), December 4-7, 2007.
[33] Ben Meftah M., De Serio F., Mossa M., Petrillo F.A., Pollio, A. “Current circulation in the gulf of Taranto:
numerical simulations and experimental data analysis”. Ninth International Symposium on Fluid Control,
Measurement and Visualisation, FLUCOME 2007, Tallahassee, Florida (USA), September, 16-19, 2007.
[34] Ben Meftah M., De Serio F., Mossa M., Pollio F.A.“Experimental observations on undular hydraulic jumps with
very high aspect ratio”. International Conference on Coastal structures, Venezia (Italy), July 2 – 4, 2007.
[35] Ben Meftah M., De Serio F., Mossa M., Petrillo F.A., Pollio A. “Field measurements and analysis of sea current
offshore Taranto”. ICCCM’07, International Conference on Coastal Conservation and Management in the Atlantic
and Mediterranean, Hammamet (Tunisia), March 22-26, 2007.
[36] Ben Meftah M., De Serio F., Mossa M., Pollio A. “Undular jump formations in very large channels”. XXX
Convegno di Idraulica e Costruzioni Idrauliche, Roma (Italia), September 10-15, 2006.
[37] Ben Meftah M., Malcangio D., Petrillo A. “Studio degli effetti idrodinamici di una vegetazione rigida sommersa a
bassa densità in un canale”. XXX Convegno di Idraulica e Costruzioni Idrauliche, Roma (Italia), September 10-15,
2006.
[38] Ben Meftah M., De Serio F., Mossa M., Malcangio D., Petrillo A. “Experimental study of flexible and rigid
vegetation in an open channel”. International Conference on Fluvial Hydraulics, River Flow 2006, Lisbon (Portugal),
September 6-8, 603-611, 2006.
[39] Orsi M., Mossa M., Tucci S., Ben Meftah M., Siccardi A. “Development of a new horizontal sediment trap:
Channel calibration tests”. Le Scienze Naturali, Economiche e Giuridiche nello studio e per la Gestione degli
Ambienti acquatici, October 18 – 22, 2004, Città del Mare – Terrasini - Palermo (Italy), CoNISMa-AIOL, 2004.
[40] Ben Meftah M., Malcangio D., Mossa M. “Diffusione di getti di densità in presenza di corrente su fondale liscio o
corrugato”. XXIX Convegno di Idraulica e Costruzioni Idrauliche, Trento (Italia), September 07-10, 2004. Volume 1,
29-36, 2004.
[41] Ben Meftah M., Davies P., Malcangio D., Mossa M., Petrillo A. “Turbulence of vertical round buoyant jets in a
cross flow”. Proceedings of the second international conference on fluvial hydraulics, IAHR River Flow 2004, Napoli
(Italia), June 23-25, 2004. Vol. II, 1167-1174, 2004.
[42] Ben Meftah M., Mossa M. “Experimental study of the scour hole downstream of bed sills”. Proceedings of the second
international conference on fluvial hydraulics, IAHR River Flow 2004, Napoli (Italia), June 23-25, 2004. Vol. I, 585592, 2004.