CURRICULUM VITAE Dr. Anvar Kacimov

Professor

Department of Soils, Water and Agricultural Engineering,

College of Agriculture

P.O. Box 34, AI-Khod 123,

Sultan Qaboos University, Sultanate of Oman

E-mail: anvar@squ.edu.om

Abbreviations: Kazan State University, Russia=KSU; Sultan Qaboos University, Oman=SQU; Petroleum

Development Oman=PDO; European Geophysical Society=EGS; International Science Foundation=ISF,

Soil Science Society of America=SSSA, AGU=American Geophysical Union, ASCE=American Society of

Civil Engineers

PERSONAL DATA:

Russian citizen. Date of birth: November 30, 1960. Married, 2 children.

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND:

PhD in Mechanics of Fluids, KSU, USSR (1987)

PhD thesis: Application of the inverse boundary-value problem method to seepage

from channels and into drains (supervisor Prof. Ilyinsky N.B.)

M.Sc. (cum laude) in Hydromechanics, KSU, USSR (1982)

Undergraduate at KSU, College of Mechanics and Mathematics, USSR (1977-1982)

PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYMENT:

Dean, College of Agricultural and Marine Sciences, SQU, Oman (2012-2015)

Director of Water Research Center, SQU, Oman (2011-2012)

Head of Department, Department of Soils, Water and Agricultural Engineering, SQU,

Oman (2007-2012)

Professor, Department of Soils, Water and Agricultural Engineering, SQU, Oman

(2007-present)

Associate professor, Department of Soil and Water Sciences, SQU, Oman (2001-

2007)

Assistant professor, Department of Soil and Water Sciences, SQU, Oman (1998-

2001)

Senior researcher, leading researcher, researcher, junior researcher at the Institute of

Mathematics & Mechanics (Department of Boundary Value Problems-> Department

of Seepage Theory->Department of Mathematical Analysis), KSU, USSR-Russia

(1986-2012)

Lecturer, Department of Ecology, KSU, Russia (1993)

Lecturer, Kazan Institute of Energy, USSR (1988)

Engineer and postgraduate at Institute of Mathematics & Mechanics, KSU, USSR

(1982-1986)

CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT:

At SQU developed and taught courses:

1) "Groundwater Hydrology", WATR 4400 -- 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003,

2005, 2006, 2007.

2) "Elements of Hydrology", WATR 3303 -- 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001.

3) "Chemical Movement in Soil and Ground Water", SOIL 4311 -- 1999, 2000, 2001,

2002, 2003, 2005.

4) "Water Control and Supply", WATR 4305 -- 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005,

2006, 2008, 2009, 2011 5) “Fundamentals of Fluid Mechanics”, SWAT 4310, 2004 (twice), 2005, 2006, 2007,

2008, 2009 (twice), 2010 (twice), 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 (1/2), 2015 (1/2), 2016 At SQU also taught the courses:

6) "Soil Physics", SOIL 3311 --1998, 1999, 2000.

7) "Multiphase Flow and Chemical Transport", SOIL 6311 – 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003,

2004, 2006, 2007.

8) “Microcomputers”, COMP2001 – 2006 (twice), 2007.

9) “Research Methodology” , CAMS6002 - 2013, 2014, 2015

10) “Hydropedology for Soil-Water-Landscape Interaction”, SWAE4111 - 2015 (1/3)

11) “Arid Zone Hydrology”, SWAE 4006 – 2015, 2016

12) “Modeling and Analysis of Biophysical Systems”, SWAE4304-2016

Other courses taught:

- "Groundwater Protection" (KSU, Russia, 1993, undergraduate)

- "Wolftam's Mathematica in Hydrology" (KSU, Russia, 1997, graduate)

- “Introduction to Computer Algebra” (SQU, 1999, 2001, 2002, graduate)

- "Numerical Methods in Engineering" (Kazan Institute of Energy, Russia, 1988,

undergraduate)

Graduate student training and advising:

Supervised graduate and undergraduate students at SQU. Defended and published thesis

(supervisor):

1. Ali Al-Maktoumi

Title: Numerical and analytical modeling of ground water flow and transport in Wadi Suq

Note: xvii, 129 leaves : ill. ; 31 cm

Publisher: Muscat : Sultan Qaboos University, 2000

2. Mohammed Al-Amri

Title: Hydrologic and hydrogeologic responses of springs to rainfall in Garsias and Arzat

upper catchments

Note: xv, 116 leaves : ill. (some col.), maps (some col.) ; 30 cm

Publisher: Muscat : Sultan Qaboos University, 2006

3. Jokha Ali Saif Al-Issai

Title: Roof-mounted irrigation by capillary siphoning in arid zone.

Publication info: Muscat : Sultan Qaboos University, 2010.

Physical descrip: xvi, 125 leaves : ill. (some col.) ; 30 cm.

Dissertation note: Thesis (M.Sc.)--Sultan Qaboos University, 2010.

Bibliography note: Bibliography: l. 118-125.

Supervised two PhD students (KSU), PhD candidates (KSU). Co-supervised a number of

MSc students; served on several MSc examination committees as a member or chairman,

served on several MSc thesis committees.

CONSULTING/PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Consultant for PDO, Oman (2005-2008)

Visiting consultant, SQU, Oman (1998)

Kazan Geological Survey, Tatarstan Oil Company (Kazan, Russia), consulting on

ground water contamination (1993-1997)

Reviewer for "Mechanics" (Moscow, Russia) in "Movement of Liquids and Gases in

Porous Media" (1991-1998)

"Sredazhydroproject", "Tashhydroproject" (Tashkent, Uzbekistan), contracted

work on design of dams and drainage systems (1989-1991)

"Hydroproject" ( Moscow, Russia), consulting and contracted work on design of

hydropower stations (1990-1991)

"Sredazhydrovodkhlopok" (Tashkent, Uzbekistan) consulting and contracted work on

irrigation channels (1985-1986)

RECENT GRANTS:

PI on research grants in mathematical modeling of groundwater processes

AGSWAT 9903, AGR/99113 (DOBSAR) from SQU (1999-2001),

IG/AGR/SOIL/02/04 from SQU (2002-2004), joint grant CL/SQU-UAEU/0/3/02

with the United Arab Emirates University (2003-2006)

Grants received since 2009- present period of time:

DOPSAR (Oman), Grant ‘‘Effects of siltation behind Al-Khod dam on the soil

properties and recharge efficiency’’ (2010-2012, Co-Investigator, Principal

investigator: Dr. Al-Maktoumi, SQU)

RFBR (Russia), Grant No. 09-01-97008-r_povolgh’e_a “Boundary-value

Problems on Riemann’s Surfaces and Automorphic Forms” (2009-2012, Co-

Investigator, Principal Investigators: Dr.Nasyrov and Dr.Obnosov, KSU)

RFBR, (Russia), Grant No. 08-01-00163 «Problems of shape optimization in

aerodynamics and seepage theory” (2008-2010, Co-Investigator, Principal

Investigator: Dr. Elizarov, KSU).

RFBR (Russia), Grant no 09-01-12188-ofi_m “Solution and Application of

Boundary Value Problems in Domains With complex Geometry”, (2009-2011, Co-

Investigator, Principal Investigator: Dr.Obnosov, KSU)

Russian Federal Agency of Science and Innovations, Contract no. 02.740.11.0193

“Extremum Problems in Complex Analysis and Mathematical Physics” (2009-2011,

Co-Investigator, Principal Investigator: Dr. Avkhadiev, KSU)

His Majesty Research Trust Fund (Oman), Grant ‘‘Feasibility of Managed Aquifer

Recharge Using Excess Treated Wastewater in Oman’’ (2009-2012, Co-Principal

Investigator, Principal Investigator: Dr. Mushtaque, SQU).

His Majesty Research Trust Fund (Oman), Grant ‘‘Estimating natural groundwater

recharge and discharge in North Oman” (2013-2016, Co-Investigator, Principal

Investigator: Dr. Abdalla, SQU).

USAID-Fabri (USA), Grant No PR&D 08-01 “Understanding the Dynamics of

Managed Aquifer Recharge Using Treated Wastewater” (2013-2016, Co-Investigator,

Principal Investigator: Dr. Al-Maktoumi, SQU)

The Research Council (TRC, Oman), Grant ORG/EBR/15/002 “Artificial

Capillary Barriers: A smart Agro-engineering Technique for Saving Irrigation Water

in Oman” (2016-2019, Co-Investigator, Principal Investigator: Dr. Al-Ismaily, SQU)

DISTINCTION AND AWARDS:

Best Reviewer Award, Journal of Irrigation and Drainage, ASCE (2013)

Omani Green Research Award with a Special Commendation of Mitsubishi

Corporation (2010)

Appreciation diploma from the Rector of KSU (2009)

1-st award for the best book manuscript, KSU (2007)

Listed as N4 scientist in Oman based on the OIC ranking (2007)

http://www.comstech.org/links/leading%20scientists.htm

Outstanding Reviewer of Vadose Zone Journal, SSSA (2005)

Distinguished Researcher Award, SQU (2005)

Outstanding Researcher Award, College of Agriculture, SQU (2001)

Outstanding Teacher Award, College of Agriculture, SQU (1999)

Fellowship of the Japan Society for Promotion of Science, Japan Government (1997)

Osaka Industrial University

Grant from the EGS East European Country Support Program, (1997)

Special scholarship for young scientists of KSU (1996-1998)

Seven grants from the Russian Foundation of Basic Researches, team member,

Russian Government (1994-present)

Group grant from ISF. Long-term Grant Program, PI (1995-1996)

Fulbright scholarship in Civil Engineering, USIA-CIES, Dept. of Hydrology and

Water Resources, University of Arizona, American Government (1994-1995)

Award from ISF for 1000 scientist from the former Soviet Union with the best

publication records (1994)

2-nd Award of the Competition of Young Researchers, KSU (1993)

Grant from the Special Foundation for Stipendia and Grants for Gifted Young

Researchers, PI, Russian Government (1993-1994)

Individual Grant from ISF, PI (1993)

Competitive Grant for Young Researchers, Program "Universities of Russia", PI

(1992)

1-st Award of the Competition of Young Researchers, KSU (1988)

Diploma of the All-Union Scientific-Technical Board, Moscow for the best MSc

thesis (1984)

Award of the All-Union Student Research Conference, Moscow (1982)

COMMITTEES:

1998- present Served on the following SQU/College committees: Executive Committee,

College Board, Space Building Committee, Extension Committee, Research Committee,

Promotion Committees of the Department, College and SQU, Website Committee,

Computer Committee, Examination Committee, Building Space Committee, Internship

coordinator, coordinator of “Sustainable Agriculture & Marine Environment” Seminar,

SQU Research Accreditation Committee, Agricultural Engineering Program Liaison

Committee, Research Awards Committee, Young Researcher Award Committee, SQU-

PDO Liaison Committee, Students Research Award Committee, SQU Research

Stimulation Committee, SQU Research Board, SQU Academic Council, Diwan Scientific

Committee of the 3-rd HM Chairs Conference.

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS: Conferences in hydrology, irrigation and drainage, agricultural engineering,

environmental geology, heat and mass transfer, fluid mechanics, complex analysis,

applied mathematics. At all these conferences papers were presented and either

proceedings or abstracts were published (see the list of publications).

In Russia (USSR): Moscow (1984,1989,1991,1994,1996,1999, 2008),

Leningrad (1991,2003,2004), Kazan (1988, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995,

1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2011), Tashkent (1986), Dyushambe

(1989), Ufa (2000), Novosibirsk (1984), Narva (1982), Ushgorod (1991),

Naberezhnye Chelny (1995), Perm (2001), Suzdal (2002), Nignii Novgorod

(2006), Yoshkar-Ola (2010).

Outside Russia: Poznan-Poland (1990), Shanklin-England (1991), Washington -

USA (1991), Cargese -France (1996), Nunspeet-Holland (1997), Viena-Austria

(1997), Cesme-Turkey (1997, 1998), Braunschweig-Germany (1997), Paris-

France (1997), Albuquerque-USA (1997), Hobart -Australia (1997), Taipei-

Taiwan (1998), Hague-Holland (1999), Brainerd-USA (2000), Saitama-Japan

(2000), Muscat-Oman (2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008,

2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016), Minsk-Belorussia (2000),

Barcelona-Spain (2000), Sharja-UAE (2001), Al-Ain-UAE (2006), Bucharest-

Romania (2002), Kiev-Ukraine (2003), Oxford-UK (2004), Manhattan, Kansas-

USA (2006), San-Diego – USA (2006), Bologna-Italy (2006), Rhodes-Greece

(2006), Doha-Qatar (2007), Perugia-Italy (2007), San Francisco-USA (2007),

Istanbul –Turkey (2008), Riyadh–Saudi Arabia (2010), Las Vegas –USA (2011),

Poros-Greece (2012), Salalah-Oman (2012), London-UK (2012), Cambridge-UK

(2012), Golden-USA (2013), Madrid –Spain (2013), Osnabruck –Germany

(2013), Antalya –Turkey (2014), Amsterdam-Holland (2014), Thessaloniki -

Greece (2014), Kavala- Greece (2014), Chicago –USA (2014), Washington –

USA (2015), Paris – France (2015), Tehran –Iran (2016).

Presentations at scientific conferences within the last 5 years:

Kacimov, A.R., Al-Maktoumi, A., Obnosov Yu.V. Modelign of seepage through

embankments of earth-filled recharge dams in Oman: steady and transient

regimes. International Conference on Water Resource in Arid areas: The Way

Forward, Sultan Qaboos University, Oman March 13-16, 2016.

Kacimov A., Al-Maktoumi, A., Al-Ismaily, S. ,Al-Busadi, H., Obnosov Yu.V.

EARTH DAMS FOR AQUIFER RECHARGE: INFILTRATION AND

SEEPAGE. International Summit of Water, Sustainable Development and

Healthy Life, March 2-3, 2016, University of Tehran, Iran

http://ucwr.ut.ac.ir/en/%D9%86%D8%B4%D8%B3%D8%AA-castiw

Kacimov A., Al-Maktoumi, A., Zlotnik, V., Obnosov Yu. Optimal control of

managed aquifer recharge (MAR) from infiltration trenches with objective of

minimal waterlogging: Revisiting the Polubarinova-Kochina and Pontryagin

legacy. Abstracts of SIAM Conference on Control & Its Applications. Paris,

France, July 8-10, 2015, p.80. http://www.siam.org/meetings/ct15/index.php

Kacimov A.R., Obnsoov Yu. Hypergeometric functions and Chebyshev

polynomials: Explicit solutions of 2-D free boundary problems in groundwater

hydrology. In Abstracts of 13-th International Symposium on Orthogonal

Polynomials, Special Functions and Applications, June 1-5, 2015, National

Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, Maryland, USA

pp. 34-35 http://www.siam.org/meetings/opsfa13/

Kacimov A.R., Al-Ismaily S., Al-Maktoumi A., Al-Busaidi H., R.G.Kasimova

Micro-climate control by shading, impeded heat conduction and

evapotranspirative cooling of mini-gardens in arid environment: from Muscatese

window to smart design of soil substrate. Abstracts of International Conference:

“Aspects of Islamic gardens: Multi-meanings of paradise”, 10-12 October 2014,

Kavala, Greece http://islamic-gardens.imaret.org.gr/

Kacimov A.R., Zlotnik, V., Al-Maktoumi A., Analytical model of aquifer

response to artificial groundwater recharge from Wadi channels. 10th

International Hydrogeological Congress of Greece, 8-10 October, 2014

Thessaloniki, Greece. Ed. By K.Voudoris, G.Stamatis, C.Mattas, T.Kaklis and

N.Kazakis. The Geological Society of Greece, V.1, pp.259-267.

Kacimov A.R., Al-Maktoumi A., Al-Ismaily S. and Al-Busaidi, H.

Desiccation of a silt block in a dam reservoir: modelling and lab experiments.

Abstracts of the 9th International Soil Science Congress “The Soul of Soil and

Civilization”, Side, Antalya, 14-16 October 2014. Ed. By Kizilkaya R. and

Gulser C. P.409.

Kacimov A., Maklakov D.V., Kayumov I.R. Statics and dynamics of liquids in

non-circular pores: analytical techniques revisited. Shell Centennial Conference:

“Rock & Fluid Physics: Academic and Industrial Perspectives”, Shell

Technology Centre, Amsterdam, Holland, September 15-18, 2014

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Kacimov A.R., Obnosov Yu. V., Or D., Juxtaposition of evaporation, gravity

and Darcian resistance in seepage through a silt block adjacent to a coarse sand

compartment: solutions based on theory of holomorphic functions and computer

algebra. The 2014 SIAM Annual Meeting, Chicago, USA, June 7-11, 2014.

Kacimov A. Wetland liners: do they leak? Symposium ‘Disposal of large

volumes of water: challenges and opportunities for arid environments in MAR

practices.’ SQU–USAID, Muscat, June 15-16, 2014.

Kacimov A., Obnosov Yu. and Abdalla O. New analytical solutions for

phreatic Darcian flows over non-planar bedrocks. "Mathematics of Planet

Earth.” 15-th Annual Conference of the International Association for

Mathematical Geosciences, Madrid, Spain, Sept.2-6, 2013.

Kacimov A., Al-Ismaily S., Al-Maktoumi A., Al-Busaidi H., and Al-Saqri S.

Cascade of proppant-sandwiched silt blocks as a double-continuum: from

discovery to mathematical modeling. "Mathematics of Planet Earth.” The 15-th

Annual Conference of the International Association for Mathematical

Geosciences, Madrid, Spain, Sept.2-6, 2013.

Kasimova R.G., Tishin D., Obnosov Yu.V., Kacimov A.R. Commonality and

difference in intercepting of solar radiation by flat panels and 3-D anthills:

lessons for engineers. CHT 2013. Third International conference on Harnessing

Technology, 2-3 December, Oman, 2013.

Kasimova R.G., Tishin D., Obnosov Yu.V., Baksht F.B., Kacimov A.R.

Dynamics of insects as a factor in shape-size optimization of anthill.

International Conference MPDE'13 Models in Population Dynamics and

Ecology, University of Osnabrück, Germany, 26-29 August 2013.

Kacimov A., Brown G. Barenblatt’s parabola-Youngs’ wedge conjugation in

analytical modelling of transient groundwater mounds consumed by exfiltration

and transpiration. Interntl. Conf. “MODFLOW and More 2013: Translating

Science into Practice.” June 2-5, 2013, Golden, Colorado School of Mines,

USA.

Kacimov A., Transient flow to a well in a confined and unconfined aquifer: the

Polubarinova-Kochina analytical arsenal revisited. “VI International Conference

on the Analytic Element Method”, May 31 - June 2, 2013, Golden, Colorado

School of Mines, USA.

Kacimov A.R., Al-Ismaily S., Al-Maktoumi A., Kasimova R., Obnosov Yu.,

Al-Issai, J., Al-Amri M., Al-Balushi, M. , Al-Busaidi, H. Capillary siphoning as

an irrigation technique of green roof modules of an ecohouse in arid climates:

from Richards’ and Washburn-Lukas models to engineering design.

International conference “Flow and Transport in Porous Media”, April 18-20,

2012, Poros, Greece.

Kacimov A., Brown G. Ecohydrology of flood-protection and recharge dams in

Oman. 2-nd Sultan Qaboos Academic Chairs Symposium “Cutting-Edge

Contributions to Middle East Studies”, 13-14 November 2012, University of

Cambridge, UK.

Obnosov Yu.V., Kacimov A.R. Fluid dynamics of nonaqueous phase

contaminants in groundwater: analytical solutions and analogy with Zhukovsky’s

trochoid. World Congress on Engineering 2012, July 4-6, 2012, Imperial

College, London, UK, 2012, 44-47.

Kacimov A. Simulation of Darcian evaporation through a heterogeneous soil

layer. The 2011 World Congress in Computer Science, Computer Engineering,

and Applied Computing, Las-Vegas, USA, July 18-21, 2011.

Kasimova R.G., Kacimov A.R. Evaluation of productivity of a faculty member

at the Oman national university. II Congress of compatriots graduated from

Russian universities. Kazan, Russia, June 28-July 2011.

Obnosov Yu.V., Kasimova R.G., Al-Maktoumi A., Al-Esmaily S., Brown G.,

Kacimov A.R. Counterintuitive topology of flow field caused by heterogeneity

of the medium and boundary conditions. International Conf. “Theory of

Functions, Its Applications and Related Problems”, Kazan, July 1-7, 2011".

Kazan, 2011, 401-403.

Kacimov A., Brown G. Embankment of a recharge dam in Oman as a

hydroecologcial compartment: how geotechnical engineers can learn from

phytocommunity. International Conference “Drought Management Strategies in

Arid and Semi-Arid Regions”, 11-14 December 2011, Muscat - Sultanate of

Oman.

SERVICES ON EDITORIAL BOARDS:

Member of the Editorial Board of "Transport in Porous Media" (Springer) (2000-

2005)

Associate Editor of “Vadose Zone Journal” (SSSA) (2004-2007)

Section editor (Soil Physics) of Agricultural Sciences Journal (SQU) (2002-2012)

Guest Editor (with Prof. Strack) of a special volume of “J. Engineering Mathematics”

(Springer) (2009)

Reviewed manuscripts submitted to: Advances in Water Resources; Applied

Mathematical Modeling; Ground Water; Fluid Dynamics; Flow, Turbulence and

Combustion; Heat and Mass Transfer; Hydrological Sciences J.; Interntnl. J. Heat and

Mass Transfer; Interntnl. J. Engineering Education; J. Agricultural Sci.(SQU); J.

Agricultural Sci. and Technology; J. Contaminant Hydrology; J. Engineering

Mathematics; J. Hydrologic Engineering-ASCE; J. Hydraulic Engineering-ASCE; J.

Hydrology; J. Irrigation and Drainage-ASCE; J. Porous Media; Nuovo Cimento B;

Pedosphere; Proc. Royal Society London A; Reviews of Geophysics; Transport in

Porous Media; Vadose Zone J.; Water Resources Research; Russian Mathematics;

Hydrogeology J.; Environmental Earth Sci.; Environmental Fluid Mech.; J. of

Engineering Science and Technology Review

EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES:

Expert in science and technology, Ministry of Education and Science, Russia (2012-

present)

Kazan Election Committee, expert adviser on environmental problems (1988-1990)

Member of the Public Committee of the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources

of Tatarstan (1988-1991)

Member of the Advisory Board of the "Kazan University" newspaper (1988-2010)

Published contributions in newspapers and magazines: "Kazan University",

"Evening Kazan", "Soviet Tatarstan", "Tatarstan Reports", "Nature" (London),

"Nature" (Kazan) on problems of sciences and environment (1988-present)

Member of the Tatarstan Council of Young Scientists (1995-2000)

Member of the Alumni of the USAID programs of academic exchanges

"Professionals for Cooperation" (1996-present)

Member of the International Association of Hydrological Studies (1996-present)

Member of the Kazan Mathematical Society (1996-present)

Member, co-convener and coordinator of Scientific and Organizing Committees of

the Workshop “Modeling in Soil and Groundwater Systems” (Oman, 2002), 4-th

International Conference on the Analytic Element Method (Saint-Etienne, France,

2003), International Conference on Soil and Groundwater Contamination and

Cleanup in Arid Countries (Oman, 2003), UNESCO workshop “Geological

Parameters for Environmental Protection” (Oman, 2002, 2003), “Advanced Modeling

in Soil and Groundwater Systems” (Oman, 2004), International Conference

“Capacity Building in Urban Water Management” (Oman 2009), “VII International

Conference on Analytical Element Modeling”, (Minneapolis, USA, 2012),

Workshop “Potential Solutions to Challenges in Water Resources Management”

(Oman, 2010) “International Conference on Management of Soil & Groundwater

Salinization in Arid Regions” (Oman 2010), “International Workshop on Hydrology:

Nature & Engineering” (Oman, 2011), “World Water Day 2011” (Oman, 2011),

“World Water Day 2012” (Oman, 2011), SQU-WRC water conference (2015).

Captain of the basketball team, 3 medals for the 1-st and 2-nd places in SQU

competitions (2005, 2007, 2008, 2014)

PUBLICATIONS IN ENGLISH:

1) Peer-reviewed papers in refereed journals Papers 1-32 published prior to joining SQU, papers 33-... published from SQU

1. Ilyinsky N.B., Kacimov A.R. Seepage-limitation optimization of the shape of an

irrigation channel by the inverse boundary-value problem method. Fluid Dynamics

(Springer), 1984, v. 19, N4, 404-410.

2. Kacimov A.R. Optimization of the shape of a triangular unlined canal. Power

Technology and Engineering (formerly Hydrotechnical Construction) (Springer), 1985,

v.19, N1, 41-43.

3. Ilyinsky N.B., Kacimov A.R. Problems of seepage under dam. Proceedings Indian

National Science Academy A, 1991, v.57, N1, 61-68.

4. Kacimov A.R. Steady, two-dimensional flow of ground water to a trench. J.

Hydrology (Elsevier), 1991, v. 127, 71-83.

5. Kacimov A.R. Optimization of irrigation in hydrodynamic filtering model. J. of

Applied Mathematics and Mechanics (Elsevier), 1991, v.55, N2, 273-276.

6. Ilyinsky N.B., Kacimov A.R. Estimates of backwater and drying levels in

hydrodynamic model. Fluid Dynamics (Springer), 1991, v.26, N2, 224-231.

7. Ilyinsky N.B., Kacimov A.R. The estimation of integral seepage characteristics of

hydraulic structures in terms of the theory of inverse boundary-value problems.

Zeitschrift fur angewandte Mathematik und Mechanik (Wiley), 1992, B. 72, N2, 103 -

112.

8. Ilyinsky N.B., Kacimov A.R. Problems of seepage to empty ditch and drain. Water

Resources Research (AGU), 1992, v.28, N3, 871-877.

9. Ilyinsky N.B., Kacimov A.R. Analytical estimation of ground-water flow around

cutoff walls and into interceptor trenches. Ground Water (Wiley), 1992, v.30, 901- 907.

10. Kacimov A.R. Seepage optimization for a trapezoidal channel. J. Irrigation and

Drainage Engrg. (ASCE), 1992, v. 118, N4, 520-526.

11. Kacimov A.R., Nicolaev A.N. Steady seepage near an impermeable obstacle. J.

Hydrology (Elsevier), 1992, v. 138, 17-40.

12. Kacimov A.R. Minimum dimension of total saturation bubble around an isolated

source. Fluid Dynamics (Springer), 1992, v.27, 886-889.

13. Kacimov A.R. Inclusion shaping and extremal property of the Taylor-Saffman

bubble. Fluid Dynamics (Springer), 1993, v.28, N5, 741-743.

14. Kacimov A.R., Tartakovsky D.M. Estimation of tracer migration time in ground

water flow. Computational Mathematics and Mathematical Physics (MAIK, Nauka),

1993, v.33, N 11, 1535-1541.

15. Kacimov A.R. Seepage optimization of the shape of an earth channel allowing for

capillarity J. Mathematical Sciences (Springer), 1993, v. 63, N4, 462-464.

16. Kacimov A.R., Lapin A.V. Determination of seepage parameters from data of a

quick water intake test and solution of the Boussinesq equation. Power Technology and

Engineering (formerly Hydrotechnical Construction) (Springer), 1993, v.27, N10, 600-

607.

17. Kacimov A.R. Estimation and optimization of transient seepage with free surface. J.

Irrigation and Drainage Engrg. (ASCE), 1993, v.119, N6, 1014-1025.

18. Kacimov A.R. Optimization of the protrusion shape for a Couette type flow. Optimal

Control: Applications & Methods (Wiley), 1994, v. 15, 193-203.

19. Kacimov A.R., Obnosov Yu.V. Minimization of ground water contamination by

lining of a porous waste repository. Proceedings Indian National Science Academy A,

1994, v.60, 783- 792.

20. Kacimov A.R., Nicolaev A.N. The capillary barrier and supercritical regime of

seepage near cavities and included bodies, Water Resources (Springer), 1995, v. 22, N5,

511-518.

21. Kacimov A.R., Obnosov Yu.V. Groundwater flow in a medium with periodic

inclusions. Fluid Dynamics (Springer), 1995, v.30, N5, 758-766.

22. Kacimov A.R., Explicit solutions for seepage infiltrating into a porous earth dam

due to precipitation International J. for Numerical and Analytical Methods in

Geomechanics (Wiley), 1996, v.20, 715-723.

23. Kacimov A.R., Obnosov Yu.V. Explicit, rigorous solutions to 2-D heat transfer:

Two- component media and optimization of cooling fins. International J. Heat and

Mass Transfer (Elsevier), 1997, v.40, N 5, 1191-1196.

24. Kacimov A.R., Obnosov Yu.V. Exact values of efficiency for Muskat well arrays.

DAN, Physics-Doklady (MAIK, Nauka), 1997, v. 42, N3, 155-157.

25. Kacimov A.R., Obnosov Yu.V. Analytical solutions to a problem of sink-source flow

in a porous medium. Arab Gulf J. of Scientific Research (Arab Bureau of Education for

the Gulf States), 1997, v.15, N2, 325 -351.

26. Kacimov A.R. Optimization of seepage on the depression surface of the earth mass.

Power Technology and Engineering (formerly Hydrotechnical Construction) (Springer),

1997, v. 31,N 1, 26-29.

27. Kacimov A.R. Dynamics of ground water mounds: analytical solutions and integral

characteristics. Hydrological Sciences J. (Taylor & Francis), 1997, v. 42, N3, 329-342.

28. Kacimov A.R. Optimization of seepage rate through a triangular core. International

J. for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics (Wiley), 1997, v.21, 443-451.

29. Kacimov A.R., Obnosov Yu.V. Analytic solution to a problem of seepage in a

checker- board massif. Transport in Porous Media (Springer), 1997, v.28, N1, 109-124.

30. Ilyinsky N.B., Kacimov A.R. , Yakimov N.D. Analytical solutions of seepage

theory problems. Inverse methods, variational theorems, optimization and estimates (A

review). Fluid Dynamics (Springer), 1998, v. 33, N2, 157-168.

31. Fujii N., Kacimov A.R. Analytically computed rates of seepage flow into drains and

cavities. International J. for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics

(Wiley), 1998, v.22, 277-301.

32. Kacimov A.R., Yakimov N.D. Nonmonotonic moisture profile as a solution of

Richards' equation for soils with conductivity hysteresis. Advances in Water Resources

(Elsevier), 1998, v.21, N8, 691-696.

33. Kacimov A.R. Comment on the paper "Linearised Boussinesq equation for modeling

bank storage - a correction" by W.L Hogarth, R.S.Govindaraju, J.Y.Parlange,

J.K.Koelliker. J. Hydrology (Elsevier), 1999, v. 218, 95-96.

34. Kacimov A.R., Obnosov Yu.V., Yakimov N.D. Groundwater flow in a medium with

a parquet-type conductivity distribution. J. Hydrology (Elsevier), 1999, v. 226, 242-249.

35. Kacimov A.R. Discussion on Theory of pipe drainage assisted by mole drainage. J.

Irrigation and Drainage Engrg. (ASCE), 1999, v.125, N4,231-232.

36. Kacimov A.R., Obnosov Yu.V. Conduction through a grooved surface and

Sierpinsky fractals. International J. Heat and Mass Transfer (Elsevier), 2000, v.43, 623 -

628.

37. Kacimov A.R. Circular isobaric cavity in descending unsaturated flow. J. Irrigation

and Drainage Engrg. (ASCE), 2000, v. 126, N3, 172-178.

38. Kacimov A.R. Analytic solution for transient flow into a hemispherical auger

hole. J. Hydrology (Elsevier), 2000, v.228, 1-9.

39. Kacimov A.R., Obnosov Yu.V. Two-dimensional seepage in porous media with

heterogeneities. J. Geochemical Exploration (Elsevier), 2000, v.69-70, 251-255.

40. Kacimov A.R. Note on a Paper by Sinha and Odgaard "Application of Conformal

Mapping to Diverging Open Channel Flow". J. Engineering Mathematics (Springer),

2000, v.37, 397-400.

41. Kacimov A.R., Obnosov Yu.V. Steady water flow around parabolic cavities and

parabolic inclusions in unsaturated and saturated soils. J. Hydrology (Elsevier), 2000,

v.238, 65-77.

42. Kacimov A.R. Comment on the paper "An analytical solution for design of bi-

level drainage systems" by A.K.Verma, S.K.Gupta, K.K.Singh, H.S.Chauhan.

Agricultural Water Management, (Elsevier), 2000, v.46, 193-200.

43. Kacimov A.R. Three-dimensional groundwater flow to a lake: an explicit analytical

solution. J. Hydrology (Elsevier), 2000, v.240, 80-89.

44. Kacimov A.R., Obnosov Yu.V. Semipermeable boundaries and heterogeneities:

modeling by singularities. J. Hydrologic Engrg. (ASCE), 2001, v.6, N3, 217-224.

45. Kacimov A.R. Calculation of inflow and outflow in phreatic aquifers. J. Irrigation

and Drainage Engrg. (ASCE), 2001, v.127, N1, 16-19.

46. Kacimov A.R. Optimal shape of a variable condenser. Proceedings Royal Society

London A (Cambridge Univ. Press), 2001, 457, N 2006, 485-494.

47. Kacimov A.R., Yakimov N.D. Moving phreatic surface in a porous slab: an

analytical solution. J. Engineering Mathematics (Springer), 2001, v.40, 399-411.

48. Kacimov A.R. Discussion on Design of minimum seepage loss canal sections J.

Irrigation and Drainage Engrg. (ASCE), 2001, v.127, N3, 189-191.

49. Kacimov A.R., Obnosov Yu.V. Analytical solutions by the hodograph method to

hydrodynamic problems for oil and gas traps. J. Hydrology (Elsevier), 2001, v.254, 33-

46.

50. Kacimov A.R., Obnosov Yu.V. Analytical solution for a sharp interface problem in

sea water intrusion into a coastal aquifer. Proceedings Royal Society London A

(Cambridge Univ. Press), 2001, v.457, N 2016, 3023-3038.

51. Kacimov A.R. Analytical solution to a sharp interface problem in a vortex-generated

flow. Water Resources Research (AGU) 2001, v.37 , 3387-3391.

52. Kacimov A.R., Obnosov Yu.V. Analytical determination of seeping soil slopes of a

constant exit gradient. Zeitschrift fur angewandte Mathematik und Mechanik (Wiley),

2002, v.82, N6, 363-376.

53. Kacimov A.R., Kayumov I.R. Viscous flow through straight pore channels. J.

Porous Media (Begell House), 2002, v.5, N3, 199-208.

54. Kacimov A.R. Comment on the paper "The effect of cavity wall irregularities on

seepage exclusion from horizontal cylindrical underground openings" by

D.L.Hughson and F.T.Dodge, J.Hydrology, 2000, v. 228, 206-214. J.Hydrology

55. Kacimov A.R. Analytical solutions in a hydraulic model of seepage with sharp

interfaces. J. Hydrology (Elsevier) 2002, v. 258, 179-186.

56. Kacimov A.R. Discussion on a technical note by Swamee P.K. and Kashyap D.

"Design of minimum seepage-loss nonpolygonal canal sections". J. Irrigation and

Drainage Engrg. (ASCE), 2003, 129, N1, 68-69.

57. Sablani S.S., Shayya, W.H., Kacimov A.R. Explicit calculation of the friction factor

in pipeline flow of Bingham plastic fluids: a neural network approach. Chemical

Engineering Science (Elsevier), 2003, v.58, N1, 99-106.

58. Kacimov A.R., Serrano, S. Comments on “On an Exact Analytical Solution of the

Boussinesq Equation”, Transport in Porous Media, 39, 339-345, 2000. Transport in

Porous Media (Springer) 2003, v.52, N3, 387-392.

59. Lenhard R.J., Kacimov A.R., Tartakovsky A.M, Abdel Rahman, H. Modeling

residual NAPL in water-wet porous media: An example. J. Agricultural Sciences (Sultan

Qaboos University), 2003, v.7, N2, 1-7.

60. Kacimov A.R. Unsaturated quasi-linear flow analysis in V-shaped domains.

J.Hydrology (Elsevier), 2003, v. 279, 70-82.

61. Perret, J.C., Prasher, S.O., Kacimov A.R. Mass fractal dimension of soil macropores

using computed tomography: from the box-counting to the cube-counting algorithm.

European J. Soil Science (Blackwell), 2003, v.54, 569-579.

62. Youngs, E.G., Kacimov A.R., Obnosov Yu.V. Water exclusion from tunnel cavities

in the saturated capillary fringe. Advances in Water Resour., (Elsevier), 2004, v.27, 237-

243.

63. Al-Haddabi M., Ahmed M., Kacimov A.R., Rahman S., Al-Rawahy S.

Impact of treated wastewater from oil extraction process on soil physical properties.

Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis (Taylor and Francis), 2004, v.35,

N5, 751 – 758.

64. Kacimov A.R., Obnosov Yu.V., Perret, J. Phreatic surface flow from a near-

reservoir saturated tongue. J. Hydrology (Elsevier), 2004, v.296, 271-281.

65. Kacimov A.R. Capillary fringe and unsaturated flow in a reservoir porous bank. J.

Irrigation and Drainage Engrg. (ASCE), 2004, v.130, 403-409.

66. Kacimov A.R. Discussion of "Hydraulically Efficient Power-Law Channels" by Arif

A. Anwar and Tonny T. de Vries, J. Irrigation and Drainage Engrg. (ASCE), 2004,

v.130, 445-446.

67. Youngs E.G., Kacimov A.R. Water exclusion from tunnel cavities spanning a water

table. J. Hydrology, 2005, v.30, 271-274.

68. Sablani S.S., Kacimov A.R., Mujumdar A.S., Perret J., Campo A. Non-iterative

estimation of the heat transfer using an artificial network model. International J. Heat

and Mass Transfer, (Elsevier) 2005, v.48, 665-679.

69. Kacimov A.R., Youngs, E.G., Steady-state water-table depressions caused by

evaporation in lands overlying a water-bearing substratum. J. Hydrologic Engrg.

(ASCE), 2005, v.10, N4, 295-301.

70. Avkhadiev F.G. , Kacimov A.R. Analytical solutions and estimates for microlevel

flows. J. Porous Media (Begell House) 2005, v.8, N2, 125-148.

71. Kacimov A.R., Obnosov Yu.V. Polubarinova-Kochina methods for steady and

transient systems governed by the Laplace and Charny equations. J. Mathematical

Sciences (Springer), 2005, v.129, N1, 3596-3602, doi:10.1007/s10958-005-0297-6

72. Kacimov A.R., Analytic element solutions for seepage towards topographic

depressions. J.Hydrology (Elsevier) 2006, v.318, 262-275.

73. Sherif M., Mahmoudi A.E., Garamoon H., Kacimov A., Akram S., Ebraheem A.-A.,

Shetty A. Geoelectrical and hydrogeochemical studies for delineating seawater intrusion

in the outlet of Wadi Ham, UAE. Environmental Geology (Springer), 2006, v.49, N4,

536-551.

74. Kacimov A.R. Optimal shapes in mechanics of Darcian flows. IFNA-ANS

International Journal Problems of Nonlinear Analysis in Engineering Systems,

(International Federation of Non-linear Analysis and Academy of Non-linear Sciences),

2006, v.12, N1, 43-50.

75. Kacimov A.R. Analytical solution and shape optimisation for groundwater flow

through a leaky porous trough subjacent to an aquifer. Proceedings Royal Society London

A (Cambridge Univ. Press), 2006, v.462, 1409-1423.

76. Kacimov A.R., Obnosov Yu.V., Sherif M.M., Perret, J. Analytical solution to a sea

water intrusion problem with a fresh water zone tapering to a triple point. J. Engineering

Mathematics (Springer), 2006, v.54, N3, 197-210, DOI: 10.1007/s10665-006-9030-9.

77. Kacimov A.R., Obnosov Yu.V. Strip-focused phreatic surface flow driven by

evaporation: analytical solution by the Riesenkampf function. Advances in Water

Resources (Elsevier), 2006, v.29, 1565-1571 doi:10.1016/j.advwatres.2006.01.004.

78. Kacimov A.R., Sherif M.M. Sea water intrusion into a confined aquifer with

controlled pumping: analytical solution. Water Resources Research (AGU), 2006, v. 42,

No. 6, W06501 10.1029/2005WR004551

79. Kacimov A.R. Optimal design of fibers subject to steady heat conduction. Heat and

Mass Transfer (Springer), 2007, v.43, 319-324 doi:10.1007/s00231-006-0106-x.

80. Kacimov A.R. Capillarity and evaporation exacerbated seepage losses from unlined

channels. J. Irrigation and Drainage Engrg. (ASCE), 2006, v.132, N6, 623-626.

81. Kacimov A.R. Seepage to a drainage ditch and optimization of its shape. J.

Irrigation and Drainage Engrg. (ASCE), 2006, v. 132, N6, 619-622.

82. Youngs E.G., Kacimov A.R. Conduction through spherical particles at low liquid

сontent. International J. Heat and Mass Transfer (Elsevier), 2007, 50 (1-2), 292-302, doi:10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2006.06.006

83. Kacimov A.R. Dipole-generated unsaturated flow in Gardner soils. Vadose Zone J.

(SSSA) 2007 , v.6:168-174. DOI: 10.2136/vzj2005.0141.

84. Youngs E.G., Kacimov A.R. Critical tunnel cavities for water exclusion in “Green

and Ampt” and “Gardner” soils. Water Resources Reearch. (AGU), 2007, v.43,

W05501, doi:10.1029/2006WR004907.

85. Kacimov A.R. Three-dimensional groundwater flow to a shallow pond: an

explicit solution. J.Hydrology (Elsevier), 2007, v. 337, 200-206.

86. Kacimov A.R., Obnosov Yu.V. Analytical solution to 2D problem for an anticline-

diverted brine flow with a floating hydrocarbon trap. Transport in Porous Media

(Springer), 2008, v. 71, N1, 39-52, DOI 10.1007/s11242-007-9110-y

87. Kacimov A.R. On the Maas problem of seawater intrusion combated by infiltration.

J. Hydrology (Elsevier), 2008, V.358, 354– 358.

88. Kacimov A.R. Maximisation of water storage in back-filled and lined channels

and dimples subject to evaporation and leakage. J. Irrigation and Drainage Engrg.

(ASCE), 2008, v.134, N 1, 101-106.

89. Kacimov A.R., Obnosov Yu.V. Leaky-layer seepage: the Verigin function revisited.

J. Engineering Mathematics (Springer) 2008, v.62, 345-354, DOI10.1007/s10665-008-

9223-5.

90. Kacimov A.R. Optimization and analysis of advective travel times beneath

hydraulic structures. J. Hydraulic Engrg. (ASCE), 2008, V. 134, No. 9, 1311-1317.

91. Kacimov A.R., Marketz F. and Pervez T. Optimal placement of a wellbore seal

impeding seepage from a tilted fracture. Applied Mathematical Modeling. (Elsevier)

2009. V. 33 (1), 140-147 DOI 10.1016/j.apm.2007.10.027

92. Kacimov A.R., Sherif M.M., Perret J.S., Al-Mushikhi A. Control of sea-water

intrusion by salt-water pumping: Coast of Oman. Hydrogeology J. (Springer), 2009,

v.17, 541-558 DOI 10.1007/s10040-008-0425-8

93. Kacimov A.R. Minimal-seepage depth of isobaric cavity under ponded conditions

J. Irrigation and Drainage Engrg. (ASCE), 2009, v.135, N1, 108-110.

94. Kacimov A.R., Al-Jabri, S., Sherif M.M., Al-Shidi S. Slumping of groundwater

mounds: revisiting the Polubarinova-Kochina theory and modeling by analytic element

method. Hydrological Sciences J. (Taylor & Francis), 2009, v.54, N1, 174-188.

95. Kacimov A.R., Youngs E. Axisymmetric critical cavities for water exclusion in

“Green and Ampt” soils – use of Pologii’s integral transform. J. Engineering

Mathematics (Springer), 2009, v.64, N2, 105-112.

96. Kacimov A.R., Marketz, F., Pervez, T. Analytical solutions for one-phase seepage

flows impeded by wellbore seals. J. Petroleum Science and Engineering (Elsevier), 2009

V. 64 (1-4), 67-76, DOI: 10.1016/j.petrol.2008.12.005

97. Strack, O.D.L., Kacimov A.R. Application of mathematics to flow in porous media

before the computer age; an introduction to the Special Issue “Applying mathematics to

flow in porous media”. J. Engineering Mathematics (Springer), 2009, v.64, N2, 81-84.

DOI 10.1007/s10665-009-9289-8

98. Kacimov A.R., Yakimov N.D. Minimal advective travel time along arbitrary

streamlines of porous media flows: the Fermat-Leibnitz-Bernoulli problem revisited.

J.Hydrology (Elsevier), 2009, v. 375, 356-362. DOI 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2009.06.031

99. Kacimov A.R., Al-Ismaily S., Al-Maktoumi, A. Green-Ampt one-dimensional

infiltration from a ponded surface into a heterogeneous soil. J. Irrigation and Drainage

Engrg. (ASCE), 2010, v. 136, N1, 68-72 DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE) IR.1943-4774.0000121

100. Klammler, H., Hatfield, K., Kacimov A.R. Analytical solutions for flow fields

near drain-and-gate reactive barriers. Ground Water (Wiley), 2010, v.48, N3, 427-437,

doi: 10.1111/j.1745-6584.2009.00661.x.

101. Obnosov Yu.V., Kasimova R.G., Al-Maktoumi, A., Kacimov A.R Can

heterogeneity of the near-wellbore rock cause extrema of the Darcian fluid inflow rate

from the formation (the Polubarinova-Kochina problem revisited)? Computers &

Geosciences (Elsevier), 2010, v.36, 1252–1260. doi:10.1016/j.cageo.2010.01.014.

102. Kacimov A.R., Abdalla O. Water table response to a tidal agitation in a coastal

aquifer: The Meyer–Polubarinova-Kochina theory revisited. J. Hydrology (Elsevier),

2010, v. 392. 96–104. doi:10.1016/j.jhydrol.2010.07.040

103. Al-Maamari R.S., Hirayama A., Shiga T., Sueyoshi M.N., Al-Shuely M.,

Abdalla O.A.E., Kacimov A.R. Fluids’ dynamics in transient air sparging of a

heterogeneous unconfined aquifer. Environmental Earth Sci. (Springer), 2011,

v. 63, N6, 1189-1198, DOI 10.1007/s12665-010-0793-y

104. Obnosov Yu.V., Kasimova R.G., Kacimov A.R. A well in a ‘target’ stratum of a

two-layered formation: the Muskat–Riesenkampf solution revisited. Transport in Porous

Media (Springer), 2011, v.87, 437–457, DOI 10.1007/s11242-010-9693-6.

105. Kacimov A.R. Darcian seepage through a parallelogramic ramp: Toth's model

revisited. J. Irrigation and Drainage Engrg. (ASCE), 2012, v. 138, No. 4, 377-381. DOI:

10.1061/(ASCE)IR.1943-4774.0000425.

106. Kacimov, A. Hildebrandt, A., Obnosov Y. Impact of the Dhofar cloud forest on

subsurface hydrological fluxes: modelling on the scale of a near-root zone soil

continuum. Proc. Mary State Technical University: Forest, Ecology, Management of

Natural Resources, 2010, v.9, N2, 21-29.

107. Kacimov A.R., Klammler H., Hatfield K., Ilyinsky N.B., Constructal design of

permeable reactive barriers: a groundwater hydraulics criterion. J. Engineering

Mathematics, (Springer), 2011, v. 71(4), 319-338 DOI 10.1007/s10665-011-9457-5

108. Sherif, M., Mohamed, M., Kacimov A., Shetty A. Assessment of groundwater

quality in the northeastern coastal area of UAE as precursor for desalination.

Desalination (Elsevier) 2011, v. 273, N 2-3, 436-446 DOI: 0.1016/j.desal.2011.01.069

109. Kacimov A.R., Obnosov Yu.V. Analytical solutions for seepage near material

boundaries in dam cores: the Davison-Kalinin problems revisited. Applied Mathematical

Modelling (Elsevier), 2012, v. 36, 1286–1301 doi:10.1016/j.apm.2011.07.088.

110. Kacimov A.R., Obnosov Yu.V., Al-Maktoumi A., Al-Balushi M. How much of

floating LNAPL can a phreatic surface sustain? Riesenkampf's scheme revisited. Water

Resources Research (AGU), 2011, v. 47, W11521, doi:10.1029/2010WR010369.

111. Sherif M., Mohamed M., Kacimov A., Shetty A. Modeling groundwater flow

and seawater intrusion in the coastal aquifer of Wadi Ham, UAE. Water Resources

Management (Springer), 2012, v. 26, N 3, 751-774.

112. Kacimov A.R. Analytical solution for a phreatic groundwater fall: the Riesenkampf

and Numerov solutions revisited. Hydrogeology J. (Springer), 2012, v.20, N6, 1203-

1209, DOI 10.1007/s10040-012-0857-z.

113. Kacimov A.R., Obnosov Yu.V., Pseudo-hysteretic double-front hiatus-stage soil

water parcels supplying a plant-root continuum: the Green-Ampt-Youngs model

revisited. Hydrological Sciences J. (Taylor and Francis), 2013, 58(1), 237-248

DOI:10.1080/02626667.2012.743028.

115. Kacimov A.R., Obnosov Yu.V. Accumulation of LNAPL on a flat barrier baffling

a descending groundwater flow. Proc. Royal Soc. London A, 2012. V.468, N2147,

3667-3684. doi: 10.1098/rspa.2012.0317

116 . Obnosov Yu.V., Kacimov A.R. Fluid dynamics of nonaqueous phase

contaminants in groundwater: analytical solutions and analogy with Zhukovsky’s

trochoid.

Lecture Notes in Engineering and Computer Science, 2012, V. 2197(1), 44-47.

http://www.doaj.org/doaj?func=openurl&genre=journal&issn=20780958&volume=2197

&issue=1&date=2012&uiLanguage=en

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117. Kasimova R.G., Obnosov Yu.V., Baksht F.B., Kacimov A.R. Optimal shape of an

anthill dome: Bejan’s constructal law revisited. Ecological Modeling (Elsevier), 2013, v.

250, 384– 390.

118. Al-Ismaily S.S., Al-Maktoumi A.K., Kacimov A.R., Al-Saqri S.M, Al-Busaidi

H.A., Al-Haddabi M.H. A morphed block-crack preferential sedimentation: A smart

design and evolution in nature. Hydrological Sciences J. (Taylor & Francis), 2013, 58

(8), 1779-1788, DOI: 10.1080/02626667.2013.838002

119. Kasimova R.G., Tishin D., Obnosov Yu.V., Dlussky G.M., Baksht F.B., Kacimov

A.R. Ant mound as an optimal shape in constructal design: solar irradiation and circadian

brood/fungi-warming sorties. J. Theoretical Biology (Elsevier), 355, 21-32, 2014.

http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jtbi.2014.01.038

120. Al-Maktoumi, A., Al-Ismaily, S., Kacimov, A., Al-Busaidi, H., Al-Saqri, S., Al-

Haddabi, M. Soil substrate as a cascade of capillary barriers for conserving water in a

desert environment: lessons learned from arid nature. J. Arid Land (Springer), 2014, 6(6),

690-703, doi: 10.1007/s40333-014-0068-7.

121. Kasimova R.G., Tishin D., Kacimov A.R. Streets and pedestrian trajectories in an

urban district: Bejan’s’ constructal principle revisited. Physica A, (Elsevier), 2014, 410,

601–608 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.physa.2014.05.031

122. Al-Ismaily, S., Al-Maktoumi, A., Kacimov, A., Al-Saqri, S., and Al-Busaidi, H.

The impact of a recharge dam on the hydropedology of arid zone soils in Oman:

anthropogenic formation factor. J. Hydrol. Eng. ASCE, 2015, v.20, N4, 04014053

10.1061/(ASCE)HE.1943-5584.0000886.

http://ascelibrary.org/doi/abs/10.1061/(ASCE)HE.1943-5584.0000886

123. Kacimov A.R., Obnosov Yu.V., Abdalla, O., Castro-Orgaz O. Groundwater flow

in hillslopes: analytical solutions by the theory of holomorphic functions and hydraulic

theory. Applied Mathematical Modelling (Elsevier), 2015, v. 39, 3380-3397, DOI:

10.1016/j.apm.2014.11.016 2015

124. Kacimov A.R., Brown, G. A transient phreatic surface mound, evidenced by a

strip of vegetation in an earth dam shoulder: the Lembke-Youngs reductionist model

revisited. Hydrological Sciences J. 2015, (Taylor & Francis), v. 60, N 2, 361-378.

125. Kacimov A.R., Obnosov Yu.V. An exact analytical solution for steady seepage

from a perched aquifer to a low-permeable sublayer: Kirkham-Brock's legacy revisited.

Water Resources Research (Wiley), 2015, v. 51, 3093–3107,

doi:10.1002/2014WR016304.

126. Al-Maktoumi, A., Kacimov, A., Al-Ismaily, S., Al-Busaidi, H. Infiltration into

two-layered soil: The Green-Ampt and Averyanov models revisited. Transport in Porous

Media (Springer), 2015, v.109, 169-193, DOI: 10.1007/s11242-015-0507-8

127. Obnosov Yu.V., Kacimov A.R., Castro-Orgaz O. An exact analytical solution for

steady phreatic flow disappearing/re-emerging towards/from a bedrock/caprock isobaric

breach: the Polubarinova-Kochina-Numerov and Pavlovsky problems revisited.

Transport in Porous Media (Springer), 2015, v 109, N2, 337-358, DOI 10.1007/s11242-

015-0522-9

128. Al-Saqri S., Al-Maktoumi A., Al-Ismaily S., Kacimov A., Al-Busaidi H.

Hydropedology and soil evolution in explaining the hydrological properties of recharge

dams in arid zone environments. Arabian. J. Geosciences (Springer) 2016,

v. 9, N 1, 1-12. DOI: 10.1007/s12517-015-2076-0

129. Kacimov A.R., Zlotnik V., Al-Maktoumi A., Al-Abri R. Modeling of transient

water table response to MAR: A lagoon in Muscat, Oman. Environmental Earth

Sciences (Springer), 2016, in press.

130. Al-Maktoumi A., Al-Ismaily S., Kacimov A. Studying hydropedology in arid-zone

environment: A practical exercise for undergraduate students in soil and water sciences.

J. Geography in Higher Education (Taylor &Francis), 2016, in press.

131. Kacimov A.R., Obnosov Yu.V. Size and shape of steady sea water intrusion, sharp-

interface wedge: the Polubarinova-Kochina analytical solution to the dam problem

revisited. J. Hydrologic Engineering, ASCE, 2016, in press.

132. Faber, S., Al-Maktoumi, A., Kacimov, A., Al-Busaidi, H., Al-Ismaili, S., Al-

Belushi, M. Migration and deposition of fine particles in a porous filter and alluvial

deposit: Laboratory experiments. Arabian. J. Geosciences (Springer) 2016, DOI:

10.1007/s12517-016-2309-x.

133. Obnosov Yu.V., Kacimov, A. Tension-saturated and unsaturated flows from line

sources in subsurface irrigation: Riesenkampf’s and Philip’s solutions revisited. Water

Resources Research (Wiley), v.52, 2016 doi:10.1002/2015WR018221.

134. Kacimov, A. Steady-state phreatic flow with accretion-evapotranspiration on a

leaky layer: Emikh-Rybakova and Boussinesq-Cherepanov solutions revisited. Submitted

to Hydrological Sciences J. (Taylor & Francis) on Jan.14, 2016.

135. Obnosov Yu.V., Kacimov, A. Steady tension-saturated and unsaturated seepage

from subsurface emitters in soil strata : Riesenkampf’s -Philip’s analytical legacies

revisited. Submitted to Proc. Royal Soc. A, London on January 20, 2016.

136. Kacimov A.R., Maklakov D.V., Kayumov I.R., Al-Futaisi A. Free surface flow in

a microfluidic corner and in an unconfined aquifer with accretion: the Signorini and

Saint-Venant analytical techniques revisited. Submitted to Transport in Porous Media

(Springer) on Jan. 28, 2016.

137. Al-Ismaily S., Kacimov A.R., Al-Maktoumi, A. Juxtaposition of Inquiry and

Structured Learning in Bachelor Soil Sciences: Experience at National University in

Oman (CSHE-2016-0097). Studies in Higher Education (Taylor & Francis). Submitted

on February 4, 2016.

138. Zlotnik V., Noël P., Kacimov, A., Al-Maktoumi, A. Groundwater mounding in

sloping aquifers: Recharge from linear surface water sources. Submitted to Water

Resources Research (Wiley), February 5, 2016.

2) Books

Elizarov A.M., Kacimov A.R. Methods of Complex Analysis in Problems of Shape

Optimisation. Kazan, Kazan University Press, 2007, 246 p. (in Russian).

Elizarov A.M., Kacimov A.R., Maklakov D.V. Optimal Shape Design Problems in

Aerohydrodynamcis. ISBN: 978-5-9221-0999-4. Moscow, Fizmatlit 2008, 478 p. (in

Russian).

3a) Refereed conference proceedings and abstracts

Papers 1-8 published prior to joining SQU, papers 9-... published from SQU

1. Ilyinsky N.B., Kacimov A.R., Yakimov N.D. Designing the shape of soil slopes

stable during seepage in Californian hillsides. In Slope Stability Engineering. Proc. of

the International Conf. on Slope Stability. Ed. R.J.Chandler. Thomas Telford, London,

1991, pp.67-70.

2. Kacimov A.R., Obnosov Yu.V., Yakimov N.D. Explicit analytic solutions to

problems in ground water flow. In Proc. Conf. Analytic-based Modeling of

Groundwater Flow, Netherlands Institute of Applied Geoscience, TNO, 1997, V.2,

pp.459-467.

3. Kacimov A.R., Yakimov N.D. Richards' and potential models for moisture flow.

In Proc. Conf. Analytic-based Modeling of Groundwater Flow, Netherlands Institute

of Applied Geoscience, TNO, 1997, V.2, p.503.

4. Kacimov A.R., Obnosov Yu.V. Regional ground water flows: recharge, gravity,

inhomogeneties, and interaction with reservoirs. In International Conference

"Regionalization in Hydrology". FRG, Braunschweig, 10-14.03.97. Ed. B.Diekkruger

and O.Richter, pp.117-120.

5. Kacimov A.R., Obnosov Yu. V., Yakimov N.D. Ground water flow and advective

contaminant transport: shaping, piping, and heterogeneity. In Saint-Venant Symposium

"Multiple Scale Analyses and Coupled Physical Systems" Proceedings, Presses de

lecole nationale des ponts et chaussees, Paris, 1997, pp.113-118.

6. Fujii, N., Kacimov A.R. An optimal modelling for unsaturated seepage. In

Proceedings of International Congress on Modelling and Simulation. Ed. by A. D.

McDonald and M. McAleer. Hobart, Australia, 1997, pp.578-582.

7. Kacimov A.R., Obnosov Yu.V. Heat conduction in two-dimensional

parquets and optimization of spine shape. In CHT'97: Advances in Computational

Heat Transfer T. Ed. by G.deVahl Davis and E.Leonardi. Begel House, New York,

1998, pp.568-574.

8. Kacimov A.R., Fujii N. Estimation of saturated-unsaturated flow rate using

optimization and shaping. In Proceedings of the Sixth East Asia-Pacific Conference

on Structural Engineering & Construction. Ed. by Yeong-Bin Yang and Liang-Jenq

Leu, Vol. 1, Taipei, Jan. 1998 , pp. 307-312.

9. Ilyinsky N.B., Kacimov A.R., Obnosov Yu.V., Yakimov N.D. Explicit solutions in

problems of groundwater movement. In Proceedings of the International Conference

"Modern Approaches to Flows In Porous Media" Moscow, Russia, September 6-8, 1999.

Institute for Problems in Mechanics, Moscow, 1999, pp.3-5.

10. Belov S., Fujii. N., Kacimov A.R. Extreme capacity of unconfined aquifers with

accretion. In Groundwater Updates, Ed. K.Sato and Y.Iwasa, Springer, Tokyo, 2000,

pp.283-288.

11. Kacimov A.R., Obnosov Yu.V. Convection and conduction in media with inclusions

(analytic solutions). In Proceedings of the 4-th Minsk International Heat and Mass

Transfer Forum, 22-26 May, 2000, Belorussia, Lykov Institute of Heat and Mass

Transfer, NAS, Minsk, 2000, v.3, pp.352-354.

12. Al-Maktoumi, A., Kacimov A.R. Kinematics of two-dimensional solute transport by

advective dispersion and gravitationally segregated flows. In Proceedings of the First

Workshop on Mathematical Modelling of Environmental Problems, June 17-21,

Bucharest, Romania, 2002. Ed. G.Marinoschi and S.Ion. Editura Academiee Romane,

Bucuresti, 2002, pp.41-50.

13. Kacimov A.R., Obnosov Yu.V. Advective and random walk transport in porous

tessellations.In Proceedings of the First Workshop on Mathematical Modelling of

Environmental Problems, June 17-21, Bucharest, Romania, 2002. Ed. G.Marinoschi and

S.Ion. Editura Academiee Romane, Bucuresti, 2002, pp.31-40.

14. Kacimov A.R., Obnosov Yu.V. Sea water intrusion into a coastal aquifer: new

analytical solutions using the sharp interface model. In Proc. Interntl. Conf. on Soil and

Groundwater Contamination & Clean-up in Arid Countries. Muscat, January 20-23,

2003. Part II, Al-Nahda Press, pp.25-26.

15. Kacimov A.R., Obnosov Yu.V. Singularities and double-symmetric

heterogeneity patterns: optimality and symmetries. Proc. Interntnl. Conf. “New Geometry

of Nature.” Kazan, Russia, August 25 - September 5, 2003. Ed. A.G.Khovanskii,

D.K.Nourgaliev and N.K.Petrova, Vol I, pp. 101 - 102.

16. Kacimov A.R., Serrano, S.E. Dynamics of sharp interfaces in one-,two-phase flows

in porous media: asymmetry in the Boussinesq and Charny equations. Proc. Interntnl.

Conf. “Symmetry in Nonlinear Mathematical Physics”, V3. Proc. of Institute of

Mathematics of NAS of Ukraine, Ed. A.G. Nikitin, V.M. Boyko, R.O. Popovych and

I.A.Yehorchenko, Kyiv, Institute of Mathematics, 2004, pp. 1343-1348.

17. Kacimov A.R., Obnosov Yu.V., Youngs E.G. New analytical solutions in tension-

saturated and saturated flows around cavities. Proceedings of XVII International School

on Continuum Mechanics, 4-10 July. Kazan, Kazan Mathematical Society Press, 2004,

pp. 229-232.

18. Kacimov A.R. Mathematical modeling of subsurface flow towards qanat tunnels.

Proc. International Conference on Qanat, November 23-24, 2005. Kerman, Iran. Iranian

Academic Center for Education, Culture and Research, pp. 239-251.

19. Sherif M.M., Kacimov A., Seawater intrusion in coastal aquifers under global

warming conditions. International Conference on Energy, Environment and Disasters,

INCEED 2005, Charlotte, North Carolina, USA, 24-30 July 2005.

20. Sherif M.M., Kacimov A., Akram S.F., Shetty A.V., Artificial recharge of

groundwater: Field experiment, JCCP-UAEU Symposium on Sustainable Environment

and Water Resources in GCC Countries, 28-30 January 2006, Abu Dhabi, UAE.

21. Sherif M.M., Kacimov, A.R. Effect of porosity on unsteady seawater intrusion in

confined coastal aquifers. International Conference on Challenges in Coastal Hydrology

and Water Quality, 21-24 May 2006, Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

22. Kacimov A.R., Marketz F., Pervez T. Analytical solutions for 2-D seepage near

wellbore seals. Proc. 5-th International Conference on the Analytic Element Method.

Kansas State University, Manhattan, May 14-17, 2006, pp. 112-121.

23. Kacimov A.R. Hydrogeological troughs in Omani coastal aquifers: analytical

modeling. Proc. 5-th International Conference on the Analytic Element Method. Kansas

State University, Manhattan, May 14-17, 2006, p.44.

24. Sherif M.M., Kacimov A.R. , Akram S.F., and Shetty A.V. Artificial recharge of

groundwater: Field experiment, pp. 35-43. In “Arid Land Hydrogeology: In Search of a

Solution to a Threatened Resource” Ed. By A.M.O.Mohamed. Taylor & Francis, London,

2006.

25. Satti O, Al-Rawahy K., Kacimov A, Abdalla O., and Al-Zarie H. Characterization of

the pollutant plume at Wadi Suq, northern Oman and its impact on water usability.

Presented at the 6th International conference on Geostatistics for Geoenvironmental

Applications, Rhodes, Greece, October 25, 2006.

26. Abdalla O., Satti O., Al-Rawahy K., Kacimov A., Al-Zarie H. Modeling an

aquifer’s response to a remedial action in Wadi Suq, Oman. WIT Transactions on

Ecology and the Environment, V. 103, 2007, Pages 355-363

27. Satti O, Al-Rawahy K, Abdalla O, Kacimov A. Geostatistical approach to modeling

of the pollutant plume at Wadi Suq, Northern Oman. Presented at the 1st Joint QP-JCCP

Environment Symposium, Qatar, February 5-7, 2007.

28. Sherif M., Kacimov A. Seawater intrusion in the coastal aquifer of Wadi Ham, UAE.

In "A New Focus on Groundwater - Seawater Interactions" Proc. of Symposium HS101

at IUGG2007, Perugia, Italy, July, 2007.

29. Kacimov A.R., Marketz, F., Pervez T., Yakimov N.D. Travel time of fluids in porous

media: Bernoulli's brachistochrone, isoperimetric estimates, and optimal design in smart

hydroisolation of horizontal wells, Eos Trans.2007, AGU, 88(52), Fall Meet. Suppl.,

Abstract H23I-02. http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2007AGUFM.H23I..02K

30. Kacimov A., Obnosov Yu.V. Variable evaporation-infiltration: how to count them in

design of hydrological systems and hydraulic structures? “The First International

Conference Water Resources & Climate Change in the MENA Region”, 2-4 Nov. 2008,

Muscat. Ministry of Regional Municiplaties and Water Resources, p.22.

31. Sherif, M., Kacimov A.R. Pumping of brackish and saline water in coastal aquifers:

an effective tool for alleviation of seawater intrusion. Proc. 20th Salt Water Intrusion

Meeting, June 23-27, 2008 Naples, Florida USA, 253-257.

32. Kacimov A.R., Sherif M., Al-Shidi S., Obnosov Y., Al-Mushikhi A., Al-Jabri S.

Perret J., Al-Maktoumi A. Sea water intrusion in an Omani coastal aquifer: can pumping

of saline water mitigate the harm?”. In Proceedings of the International Conference on

Management of Soil and Groundwater Salinization in Arid Regions, 11 - 14 January

2010, Muscat Oman. Edited by M. Ahmed and S.Al-Rawahy, pp.51-57, SQU press,

Muscat, Oman, 2010.

http://www.squ.edu.om/tabid/7179/language/en-us/default.aspx

33. Al-Issai, J., Kacimov A.R., Al-Amri, M., Al-Balushi, M. Green roof modules with

siphon-fed irrigation in Oman, International Conference on Capacity in Urban Water

Management under Waste Scarcity Conditions, 13 – 15 December, 2009, Muscat,

Sultanate of Oman.

34. Al-Issai, J., Kacimov A.R., Al-Amri, M. Evaluation of soil salinity of capillary

siphoned modules of green roofs in Oman, Management of Soil and Groundwater

Salinization in Arid Zone, 11-14 January, 2010, Sultan Qaboos University conference,

Muscat, Sultanate of Oman.

35. Kasimov, A., Al-Issai, J. , Al-Amri, M. and Al-Balushi, M. 2010. Green-roof

project in Oman: capillary siphoning as a novel and thrifty irrigation technique. The 4rd

International Conference on Water Resources and Arid Environments, Riyadh, Saudi

Arabia, 6-8 Dec, 2010, 479-487.

36. Sherif M., Kacimov A., Ebraheem A., Al-Mulla M. Three-dimensional mapping of

seawater intrusion using geophysical methods. World Environmental and Water

Resources Congress 2010: Challenges of Change - Proceedings of the World

Environmental and Water Resources Congress 2010, 1136-1145

37. Klammler H., Hatfield K. & Kacimov A. Capture flows of funnel-and-gate reactive

barriers without gravel packs. Advances in Fluid Mechanics VIII, Ed. By M.Rahman and

C.A.Brebbia, 2010, WIT Press, Southampton, 319-330.

http://library.witpress.com/pages/PaperInfo.asp?PaperID=21621

38. Kacimov A., Sherif M., Al-Shidi S., Obnosov Y., Al-Mushikhi A., Al-Jabri S,

Perret J., Al-Maktoumi A. Sea water intrusion in an Omani coastal aquifer: can pumping

of saline water mitigate the harm? International Conference on Management of Soil and

Groundwater Salinization in Arid Regions, 11 - 14 January 2010, Muscat , Oman; pp.

51-57.

39. Kacimov A., Al-Issai J., Al-Amri M., Al-Balushi M. Green-roof project in Oman:

capillary siphoning as a novel and thrifty irrigation technique. Proceedings of the 4rd

International Conference on Water Resources and Arid Environments, Riyad, Saudi

Arabia, 6-8 Dec, 2010, pp. 479-487.

40. Kacimov A.R., S. AL Jabri, S. Schoofs and S. Suyan. 2010. Commonality between

MAR water drainage and gas oil gravity drainage:the case of a fractured rock.

Proceedings of: ISMAR7 “The 7th Annual International Symposium on Managed

Aquifer Recharge”, Abu Dhabi, 9-13 October 2010.

41. Kacimov A. Simulation of Darcian evaporation through a heterogeneous soil layer.

CSC 2011, Proc. WORLDCOMP'11 - The 2011 World Congress in Computer Science,

Computer Engineering, and Applied Computing, Las-Vegas, USA, July 18-21, 2011.

www.world-academy-of –science.org Ed. H.R. Arabnia and G. A.Gravvanis, CSREA

Press, 2011, 93-96.

42. Kacimov A., Brown G. Embankment of a recharge dam in Oman as a

hydroecologcial compartment: how geotechnical engineers can learn from

phytocommunity. Abstracts of International Conference “Drought Management

Strategies in Arid and Semi-Arid Regions”, 11-14 December 2011, Muscat - Sultanate

of Oman, p.9. (full text: http://www.icdms.com/node/262, day 1-session1 –lecture 2)

43. Al-Ismaily S., Al-Maktoumi A.K., Kacimov A., Al-Saqri S., Al-Busaidi H. and

Al-Haddabi M. A Hydropedological morphed block-crack capillary barrier: human

influence and lessons from nature. Abstracts of 2012 International Annual Meetings of

SSSA, "Visions for a Sustainable Planet," Oct. 21-24, 2012, Cincinnati, USA.

http://scisoc.confex.com/scisoc/2012am/webprogram/Paper73660.html

44. Kacimov A., Al-Ismaily S., Al-Maktoumi A., Al-Busaidi H., and Al-Saqri S.

Cascade of proppant-sandwiched silt blocks as a double-continuum: from discovery to

mathematical modeling. In "Mathematics of Planet Earth. Proc. of the 15 th Annual

Conference of the International Association for Mathematical Geosciences". Ed. by E.

Pardo-Iguzquiza, C. Guardiola-Albert, J. Heredia, L.Moreno-Murino, J.J.Duran and

J.A.Vargas-Guzman. Lecture Notes in Earth System Sciences. Springer, Berlin, 2014, pp.

193-196.

45. Kacimov A., Obnosov Yu. and Abdalla O. New analytical solutions for phreatic

Darcian flows over non-planar bedrocks. In "Mathematics of Planet Earth. Proc. of the

15 th Annual Conference of the International Association for Mathematical

Geosciences". Ed. by E. Pardo-Iguzquiza, C. Guardiola-Albert, J. Heredia, L.Moreno-

Murino, J.J.Duran and J.A.Vargas-Guzman. Lecture Notes in Earth System Sciences.

Springer, Berlin, 2014, pp. 411-414.

46. Kasimova R.G., Tishin D., Kacimov A. Which conical ant mound is optimal in

collection of solar beams from transient sun. PP1 Abstracts of the 2014 SIAM Annual

Meeting, Chicago, USA, June 7-11, 2014, p.134.

47. Kacimov A.R., Obnosov Yu. V., Or D. Juxtaposition of evaporation, gravity and

Darcian resistance in seepage through a silt block adjacent to a coarse sand compartment:

solutions based on theory of holomorphic functions and computer algebra. CP26.

Abstracts of the 2014 SIAM Annual Meeting, Chicago, USA, June 7-11, 2014, p.30.

48. Kacimov A., Al-Maktoumi A., Al-Ismaily S., Al-Busaidi H., Brown G., Obnosov

Yu. MATHEMATICAL MODELS IN ECOHYDROLOGY OF HETEROGENEOUS

SOIL SUBSTRATE IN ARID ENVIRONMENTS. In: Mathematical Modelling in

Ecology. Proceedings of the 4-th National Scientific Conference, May 18-22, 2015.

Edited by A.S. Komarov. Institute of Physico-Chemical and Biological Problems in Soil

Sciences, Russian Academy of Sciences, Pushino, Russia, pp.1-3.

49. Kasimova R.G., Tishin D. , Kacimov A. , Obnosov Yu. MATHEMATICAL

MODELING OF ANTHILL AS A NATURAL STRUCTURE OPTIMIZING

MECHANICAL ENERGY OF FORAGING INSECTS AND HEAT TRANSFER.

In: Mathematical Modelling in Ecology. Proceedings of the 4-th National Scientific

Conference, May 18-22, 2015. Edited by A.S. Komarov. Institute of Physico-Chemical

and Biological Problems in Soil Sciences, Russian Academy of Sciences, Pushino,

Russia, p.4

50. Kacimov A.R., Obnsoov Yu. Hypergeometric functions and Chebyshev

polynomials: Explicit solutions of 2-D free boundary problems in groundwater

hydrology. In Abstracts of 13-th International Symposium on Orthogonal Polynomials,

Special Functions and Applications, June 1-5, 2015, National Institute of Standards and

Technology, Gaithersburg, Maryland, USA, pp. 34-35

http://www.siam.org/meetings/opsfa13/

51. Kacimov A. , Al-Maktoumi, A., Zlotnik, V., Obnosov Yu. Optimal control of

managed aquifer recharge (MAR) from infiltration trenches with objective of minimal

waterlogging: Revisiting the Polubarinova-Kochina and Pontryagin legacy. Abstracts of

SIAM Conference on Control & Its Applications. Paris, France, July 8-10, p.80.

http://www.siam.org/meetings/ct15/index.php

52. Zlotnik, V. A., Ledder, G., Kacimov, A. R. Analytical Analyses of Spatial and

Temporal Characteristics of Infiltrated Water for Managed Aquifer Recharge. AGU Fall

2014 meeting, San Francisco, USA http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2014AGUFM.H41G0907Z

53. Al-Ismaily, S., Al-Maktoumi, A., Kacimov, A., Al-Busaidi, H. Al-Saqri, S.

Effects of Anthropogenic Interventions on the Entisols of Al-Khoud Dam Area in a Dry

Region of Oman. 20th WORLD CONGRESS OF SOIL SCIENCE, 2014.6, p. 167.

http://www.dbpia.co.kr/Journal/ArticleDetail/NODE02444877

54. Al-Ismaily, S., Al-Maktoumi, A. and Kacimov, A. Inspiring the undergraduate soil

students for a future effective public outreach role: Success strategies and approaches.

Geophysical Research Abstracts Vol. 17, EGU2015-6230-1, 2015 EGU General

Assembly 2015.

http://meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU2015/EGU2015-6230-1.pdf

55. Zlotnik V.A. , Nöel P., Kacimov A., Al-Maktoumi A. Groundwater mounding in

non-uniform aquifers with implications for managed aquifer recharge. AGU Fall

Meeting December 18, 2014 Paper: H13A-1477

56. Kacimov, A.R., Al-Maktoumi, A., Obnosov Yu.V. Modeling of seepage through

embankments of earth-filled recharge dams in Oman: steady and transient regimes.

Abstracts of the International Conference on Water Resource in Arid areas: The Way

Forward, Sultan Qaboos University, Oman March 13-16, 2016, p.207.

3b) Non-refereed publications

Items 1-11 published prior to joining SQU, items 12-... published with SQU affiliation

1. Kacimov A.R. Decay and propagation of waves in the presence of medium

division boundaries. In Summaries, Euromech Colloquium 264, Waves in Saturated

Porous Media, Poznan, Poland1991, 38-39.

2. Kacimov A.R. Estimations and optimal shape design for two-dimensional ground

water flows. In Abstr. I Conf. "Algebra and Analysis", KSU Press, 1994, P.2, 171-172.

3. Kacimov A.R., Obnosov Yu. V. Analytical solutions and optimization for

groundwater flows in structured porous media. In Abstr. XIX General EGS Assembly,

1994, Annales Geophysicae, 1994, Supplement II to V. 12.

4. Kacimov A.R., Obnosov Yu.V., Yakimov N.D. Explicit solutions for advancing

fronts in heterogeneous and fractal permeable continua. In Abstr. XX General EGS

Assembly, 1995, Annales Geophysicae, 1995, Supplement II to V. 13.

5. Kacimov A.R., Yakimov N.D. Profile bulbs and front fingers in moisture flows

as a consequence of hysteresis. In Abstr. XXII General EGS Assembly, 1997, Annales

Geophysicae, 1997, Supplement II to V. 15, 269.

6. Kacimov A.R. Seepage from soil channels: optimization and estimations. In

Abstr. XXII General EGS Assembly, 1997, Annales Geophysicae, 1997, Supplement II

to V. 15, 347.

7. Kacimov A.R., Obnosov Yu.V. Passive tracers in heterogeneous aquifers. In

Abstr. XXII General EGS Assembly, 1997, Annales Geophysicae, 1997, Supplement II

to V. 15, 563.

8. Kacimov A.R., Obnosov Yu.V. Steady temperature fields in 2-D parquet-type

media. In Abstr. International Symposium Advances in Computational Heat Transfer.

Cesme, Turkey, 26-30.05.97. Interntl. Centre for Heat and Mass Transfer, 326-327.

9. Fujii N., Kacimov A.R. Estimation and optimization for flow into subsurface

openings. In Abstr. II Conf. "Algebra and Analysis", KSU Press, 1997, 225-226.

10. Kacimov A.R., Tartakovsky D.M., Di Federico V. Optimization and estimations of

flow-transport characteristics on the basis of analytical solutions. In Abstr. 4th

SIAM conference on Mathematical and Computational Issues in the

Geosciences, Albuquerque, 1997, 46.

11. Avkhadiev F.G., Kacimov A.R. What is wrong in the Kozeny-Carman

approach? In Abstr. XXIII General EGS Assembly, 1998, Annales Geophysicae, 1998,

Supplement II to V. 16, C432.

12. Cookson P., Kacimov A.R. Analytical solutions for impeded evaporation by a

surface applied hydrophobic polymer. In Abstr. XXIV General EGS Assembly, 1999,

Geophysical Research Abstracts, 1999, V.1, N2, p.349.

13. Kacimov A.R., Obnosov Yu.V. Analytic elements involving the Robin and refraction

boundary conditions. In Proc. of the 3-rd Intrntnl. Conf. on the Analytic Element

Method in Modeling Groundwater Flow, Brainred, MN, USA, 16-19 April, 2000, V.1.

14. Kacimov A.R. Philip's cavity in unsaturated conditions: three flow regimes. In

Proc. of the 3-rd Intrntnl. Conf. on the Analytic Element Method in Modeling

Groundwater Flow, Brainred, MN, USA, 16-19 April, 2000, V.1.

15. Kacimov A.R. Extreme properties of the Taylor-Saffman curve. In Proc. of the

Lobachevsky Mathematical Centre, v.5, Intrntnl. Conf. "Modern Problems in

Mathematics and Mechanics, Kazan, October 1-3, 2000". Kazan, 2000, 241-243.

16. Kacimov A.R., Obnosov Yu.V. Sharp interface models in delineation of petroleum

traps. In Proc. of the Lobachevsky Mathematical Centre, v.7, Intrntnl. Conf. "Boundary-

Value Problems of Aerohydromechanics, Kazan, November 21-24, 2000". Kazan, 2000,

353-354.

17. Kacimov A.R. Steady and transient flows with sharp interfaces in porous media: new

analytical solutions. Abstracts of the Conference in Mathematical Analysis and

Applications, May 2-4 2001, American University of Sharjah, 13-14.

18. Kacimov A.R., Obnosov Yu.V. Slumping, superpropagation, rotation, fingering and

upconing in two-phase abrupt interface flows: from nonlinear ODE to mixed boundary

value problems. In Abstracts of The Fifth Kazan Summer School on the Theory of

Functions, Its Applications, and Related Topics, Kazan, June 29-July 3, 2001. Kazan,

DAS Press, 2001, 247-248.

19. Kacimov A.R. Analytical and numerical determination of hydraulic characteristics.

Abstracts of the University Week Annual Research Conference, May 2002. Sultan

Qaboos University, p.140.

20. Al-Maktoumi, A., Kacimov A.R. Kinematics of two-dimensional solute transport by

advective dispersion and gravitationally segregated flows. Abstracts of the First

Workshop on Mathematical Modelling of Environmental Problems. Bucharest, Romania,

17-21 June, 2002, p.10.

21. Kacimov A.R., Obnosov Yu.V. Advective and random walk transport in porous

tessellations. Abstracts of the First Workshop on Mathematical Modelling of

Environmental Problems. Bucharest, Romania, 17-21 June, 2002, p.8-9.

22. Kacimov A.R., Obnosov Yu.V. The methods of Polubarinova-Kochina in steady and

transient systems governed by the Laplace and Charny equations. Abs. International

Conf. on Differential Equations and Dynamic Systems. Vladimir University, 2002, p

173-175.

23. Kacimov A.R. The Nichomedes conchoids as an optimal shape of a drainage trench

with water exuding from a ponded soil surface. Abs. VI Interntl. Conference “Theory of

functions, its application and related topics”. Proc. Lobachevsky Mathematical Center,

Kazan Mathematical Society Press, 2003, V.19, 244-245.

24. Obnosov Yu.V., Kacimov A.R. Design of ultimately stable slopes of earthworks.

Abstracts of the International Conference “Advanced Problems in Mechanics”. Institute

of Applied Mechanics, Sanct-Petersburg, 2004, 81 (http:www.eng.abdn.ac.uk/~apm).

25. Kacimov A.R., Obnosov Yu.V., Sherif M.M., Perret, J. Sea water intrusion problem:

mathematical models versus field studies. Abstracts of the International Conference

“Algebra and Analysis”. Proc. Lobachevsky Mathematical Center, Kazan Mathematical

Society Press, 2004, V.23, 112.

26. Kacimov A.R. Applications of Wolfram’s Mathematica in subsurface hydrology.

Mathematica Gulf Conference. Muscat, Oman, January 27-28, 2004.

27. Sherif M.M., Kacimov, A., ElMahmoudi A., Ebraheem A., Akram S., Perret J.,

Shetty, A., Al-Shidi, S., Geophysical studies for assessment of seawater intrusion in the

aquifers of Wadi Ham, UAE and Wadi Al Batinah, Oman, Proceedings of the 5th annual

Research Conference, UAEU, p. 23-31, April 2004.

28. Kacimov A.R. The salt build-in soils: Is modern irrigation indeed so environmentally

friendly? Abstracts of Seminar Environmental Research at Sultan Qaboos University,

January 30-31 2005, Ed. R.Victor, p1. Sultan Qaboos University, 2005.

29. Kacimov A.R., Downscaling of thermal conduction through lattices of staggered

fruits. Extended Abstracts, Interntnl. Conference on Postharvest Technology and Quality

Management in Arid Tropics, January 31-February 2, 2005. Sultan Qaboos University,

67-68.

30. Sherif,M.M., Kasimov A.R., Ebraheem A. Control of seawater intrusion in coastal

aquifers by pumping saline water. Proceedings of the 6th annual research conference of

UAE University, Al Ain, UAE, 24 – 26 April 2005.

31. Sherif M.M., Kacimov A., Shetty A. Artificial recharge and seawater intrusion in

Wadi Ham aquifer, UAE. Proceedings of the 7th annual research conference of UAE

University, Al Ain, UAE, 28 – 30 April 2005.

32. Kacimov A.R., Marketz F., Pervez T. Analytical optimization of seepage impeding

devices in the vicinity of oil wells. Scientific Research Abstracts, University Day 2006,

Sultan Qaboos University, May 2, 2006, p.63.

33. Kacimov A.R. Interdisciplinary programs involving mathematics. From permeameter

experiments to optimal shape design by Wolfram's Mathematica: teaching module in

Fluid Mechanics (SWAT4310), Groundwater Hydrology (4400) and Special Problems

(4900). In abstr. "Learning Technologies and Mathematics Middle East Conference

Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman, 31 March - 2 April, 2007", p.37.

34. Obnosov Yu.V., Kasimova R.G., Al-Maktoumi A., Al-Esmaily S., Brown G.,

Kasimov A.R. Counterintuitive topology of flow field caused by heterogeneity of the

medium and boundary conditions. In Proc. of the Lobachevsky Mathematical Centre,

v.43, Intrntnl. Conf. “Theory of Functions, Its Applications and Related Problems”,

http://www.ksu.ru/conf/tf2011/?id=8 Kazan, July 1-7, 2011". Kazan, 2011, 401-403.

35. Abdalla O., Al-Hosni T., Al-Rawahi A., Kacimov A., Clark I. Coupling isotopes and

wells’ hydrographs to infer groundwater recharge mechanisms in arid areas, example of

Samail catchment, Oman. Abstract presented at workshop “Republic of South Africa –

SQU, Water Research and Agri-Biotechnology Researchers’ Workshop”, Oman,

February 22-24, 2016

4) Miscellaneous (science related)

1. Kacimov A.R. Many thanks. Nature, 1994, June 23, 601.

2. Kacimov A.R. International conference on the analytical modeling of

groundwater flow. Water Resources, 1998, v.25, N1, 120-121.

3. Kacimov A.R. Letter to the Editor. International J. Environmental Studies, 2009

66, N3, 525-527 DOI: 10.1080/00207230802191142

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