Dr. Somaya Taha Abou-El-Fadl

Name: Somaya Taha Abou-El-Fadl Address: Faculty of Engineering, Architecture department, Assuit University, Assiut, Egypt. Telephone:+20882271201 (Home) Telephone:+20882411169 (Work) Fax: +20882369813 Mobile: +20102977291 E-mail: somaya5@maktoob.com

• Education:
  1. B. Sc. in Architecture- Assuit University, Assuit, Egypt, 1981.
  2. M. Sc. In Architecture- Assuit University, Assuit, Egypt, 1990.
  3. Ph. D. in Architecture- Stuttgart university - Fac. Of Architecture & City planning , 1999.
  
   
• Academically and professional steps :
  
  1. Assistant lecturer at the architecture department- Assuit Univ., Assuit, Egypt April 1990- June 1992
  2. DAAD scholarship to study for Ph.D. in Germany June 1992- Mai 1999
  3. Studding the German language at Geothe institute at Manheim in Germany. June -Dec. 1992
  4. Ph. D. work at faculty of architecture and city planning- Frauenhofer institute for building physics- Stuttgart, Germany Dec. 1992- April 1999.
  5. Assistant lecturer at the architecture department- Assuit Univ., Assuit, Egypt. May-June 1999
  6. Instructor (Doctor) at the architecture department- Assuit Univ., Assuit, Egypt June 1999 - Aug 2001
  7. Architectural consultant at the Engineering syndicate in Cairo Nov. 2000
  8. Assistant professor at United Arab Emirates University Sept. 2002- Aug 2004
  9. Associate professor at Assuit University, Assuit, Egypt Sept. 2004 - now
  
   
• General specialization and interests:
  Building technology/ Low energy architecture in hot arid regions / Environmental and climatologically Studies / Green (environmental) architecture / Design and energy simulation of buildings with the use of Computer / Sustainability and development in desert / Architectural and Engineering education developing (see researches, conferences,)
   
• Membership:
  
  1. Member of preparing schedule group at the architecture dept., Fac. of Eng., Assuit Univ., Assuit, Egypt. Sept.- Dec. 1999
  2. Member of architecture department council- Fac. of Eng., Assuit university, Assuit, Egypt. Nov. 1999- Nov. 2000
  3. Member of women Society of Assuit Univ., for complete health and social development, Assuit, Egypt. 2001
  4. Member of alliance for Arab women, Assuit, Egypt. 2001
  5. Member of architecture department council, Fac. of Eng. United Arab Enerates University. Sept. 2002- Now
  6. Member of building construction / technology committee at architecture department UAEU Since 2002- now
  7. Member of scientific research committee at architecture department UAEU 2002-2003 2002- 2003
  8. Member of seminar and lectures series committee at architecture department UAEU 2002- now Since 2002- now Coordinator and director of seminar and lectures series at architecture department -Fac. Of Eng. - Assuit Univ. Egypt. Sept. 2005 - Mar 2006
  9. Member of environmental committee - Faculty of Eng., Assuit Univ., Assuit, Egypt Sept. 2004- Aug. 2005
  10. Member of high studies committee - Faculty of Eng., Assuit Univ., Assuit, Egypt. Sept. 2005- now
  11. Member of quality assurance committee - Faculty of Eng., Assuit Univ., Assuit, Egypt Dec. 2004- Now
  12. Member of permenant committee of old buildings and The Architectural heritage preservation in the New Valley Governrate in Egypt. 2006-2007
  13. Faunding member of ASCAAD "The Arab Society of Computer Aided Architectural Design" 2001
  14. Member of the Egyptian Engineering syndicate in Egypt. June 1981
  15. Member of the social committee in United Arab Emirates University Moltaqa. UAE 2003-2004
  16. Member of the "friend of the environmental society" in Al Ain- United Arab Emirates 2003
  
   
• Professional and scientifically courses:
  
  1. Different courses in Assuit and Ain Shams University on improving work, management and research abilities. 2004-2007
  2. 3 D max 5 course at Assuit University computer center. Assuit, Egypt. July- Aug. 2003
  3. Different courses in United Arab Emirates University on improving work and research abilities. 2002-2004
  4. Adobe Photoshop course - Faculty of Engineering- United Arab Emirate University, UAE. 2-5/ 11/ 2002
  5. Power point course- Computer center- Agriculture Faculty, Assuit University, Assuit, Egypt. 24 June- 8 July 2002
  6. Internet course- Assuit Univ. - Assuit- Egypt 22 Sept.- 5 Oct. 2001
  7. Computer maintenance course- Assuit- Egypt. 9-24 Sept. 2001
  8. AUTOCAD course- an architectural computer program- Assuit Univ. - Assuit- Egypt. 29 Jan.-16 Feb.2000
  9. Training course for demonstrators and assistant lecturers on teaching and developing their abilities- Assuit Univ., Assuit, Egypt. 11-22 Sept- 1999
  10. Principles of planing and design- 5th level (ARCOS - an architectural computer program )- winter term- Stuttgart- Germany, 1994
  11. Ribcon course- a computer program used in architectural design and planing- Stuttgart- Germany 8-12 Aug. 1994
  12. Principles of planing and design- 4th level- Summer term- Stuttgart- Germany, 1994
  13. Building economics and energy saving advanced courses- Summer term- Stuttgart- Germany 1994
  14. City planing course with using computer- Summer term- Stuttgart- Germany. 1993
  15. Building economics and energy saving courses- Summer term- Stuttgart- Germany 1993
  16. IKOSS course- a computer program of wind movement simulation in buildings-Wiesbaden- Germany 25-28 Nov. 1993
  17. Thermal measurements course- national institute of calibration- Cairo- Egypt. 1-6 Feb. 1992
  18. A condensed courses in city planing to raise the employee's ability- the new valley state- Egypt. 11-15 Jan. 1986
  19. Introductory course on computer and programming- basic language- Assuit Univ., Assuit, Egypt. 16 Feb.-17 April 1985
  20. Training course for demonstrators and assistant lecturers on teaching and developing their abilities- Assuit Univ., Assuit, Egypt. 23-28 Feb. 1985
  21. English course- 8th level- B.B.C- Cairo- Egypt 3 Sept.- 24 Oct. 1983
  22. French course- French center- Assuit, Egypt 21 Nov. 83- 15 April 1984
  23. French course- French center- Assuit, Egypt 19 Nov. 84- 15 Mai 1985
  24. German course- German center- Assuit- Egypt Dec. 85- April 1986
  25. German course- Goethe Institute- Schwaebischhall- Germany. 7 Jul.- 29 Aug. 1986
  26. German course- German center- Assuit- Egypt Dec. 86- April 1987
  27. English course- advanced level- English center- Assuit- Egypt. 1991
  28. English course- advanced level- Sadat academy- Assuit- Egypt. Nov. 1989- Jan. 1990
  29. French course- French center- Assuit, Egypt 6 Jan.- 10 Feb. 1992
  30. French course- French center- Assuit, Egypt 10 Feb.- 6 April . 1992
  31. German course- PNDS (test of German as a foreign language)- Goethe Institute - Manheim- Germany. 2 June -21 Nov. 1992
  32. German course- Summer term - Stuttgart Univ.- Stuttgart, Germany, 1993
  33. German course- Summer term - Stuttgart Univ.- Stuttgart, Germany,1994
  
   
• Workshops and leading lectures:
  
  1. Different workshops, seminars and lectures on accreditation preparation in engineering education in Egypt., 2005-2007:
  2. Workshop on internal management women Society of Assuit Univ., for complete health and social development, Assuit, Egypt.15 April 2002:
  3. Different workshops, seminars and lectures on ABET accreditation preparation- United Arab Emirates University. UAE. 2002-2004:
  4. Funded research projects- from research idea to final report. By Dr. A.M.O. Mohanned. Awad Al-Hakim Hall. Al Jimi, 24 Sept. 2002:
  5. Management and funding system for research services ERNESS. 29 Sept. 2002.
  6. ERNESS workshop. Computer lab., Civil engineering building. Jimi campus. 7 Oct. 2002:
  7. A workshop New faculty promotion statute. Awad Al-Hakim hall. IT college, in Jimi campus, UAEU. 25th Mars 2003:
  8. A workshop on electronic registering of students final. The old theater. Al Maqam. 26 May 2003:
  9. A workshop around students rigistering through Interactive Voice Response ( IVR). The hall 17 in Maqam.19 Oct. 2002:
  10. A workshop "An internace to the university libraries- system, sourses and services. Held at Centra Zaied library- Al Ain, 22 Oct.2002:
  11. A workshop "from teaching to learning: the concept of active learning. Engineering college meeting room, United Arab Emitates University. 21st Dec. 2003:
  12. WACE learning system. Developing international internship programs & making internship programs more effective workshop. IWEL university center, UAEU. Al Ain Rotana hotel ballroom. Presented by Dr. Rick Reeve. Managing consultant in the world association for cooperative education (WACE) England. 7th- 8th Dec. 2003:
  13. Workshop around "Being creative with paper". The workshop held in Fatema Bent Mobarak center in Swaihan- UAE. 27th Feb. 2004:
  14. A series of workshops around Quality assurance of Engineering education - in Cairo and Assuit. Sept 2004- Now:
  
   
• Academically and other activities:
  
  1. Teaching different architectural courses for arch. Dept. Students -Fac. of Eng., Assuit university, Assuit, Egypt. Mar.1982- June 1992
  2. Teaching building construction courses for civil dept. students, Fac. of Eng. - Assuit university, Assuit, Egypt. Mar. 1982- June 1992
  3. Teaching architectural courses for architecture dept. students - Fac. of Education, Assuit university, Assuit, Egypt. Mar.1982- June 1992
  4. Teaching geometrical drawing course for preparatory year students, Fac. of Eng. - Assuit university, Assuit, Egypt. 1991
  5. Teaching different architectural courses (computer, building construction, architectural design, graduation project, environment and climate for arch. dept. Students -Fac. of Eng., Assuit university, Assuit, Egypt. Sept. 1999 - 2002
  6. Teaching environment and climate course for arch. Dept. postgraduate students -Fac. of Eng., Assuit university, Assuit, Egypt. 2001
  7. Helping in supervising trips for the architecture department. Students to different places in Egypt. 1982-1992
  8. Experience in programming in BASIC language- I have developed a program during the M. Sc. Work to calculate solar position and solar radiation on different building shapes and surfaces and calculating building thermal performance.
  9. Experience in using data banks.
  10. Joining in honoring the German and French lecturers at the German and French centers at Assuit Univ. in the presence of the French ambassador in Egypt, Assuit, Egypt. June 1987 Very good English, German language. Arabic language is the mother language.
  11. Helping in preparing for a conference- LIEDERHALLE in Stuttgart- German 21-22 Oct. 1998
  12. Prepairing the teaching scedule - Architecture department - Assuit University. Assuit , Egypt. 1999- 2000
  13. Helping in meeting foreign visitors to Assuit university in the architecture department exhibition. 1999-2000
  14. Helping in control work for the student tests in the faculty of Eng. , fac. of education and fac. of commerce at Assuit University, Egypt 2000- 2002
  15. Helping in prepairing for the fourth architectural international conference "Architecture and urbanization on the enterance of the 3ed millenium ". 28-30 Mars 2000. Architecture department, Faculty of Engineering, Assuit University. Assuit , Egypt. Sep. 1999- Mars 2000
  16. Helping in prepairing for the fifth architectural international conference "Urbanization and environment- the thought and application" . 20-22 April 2000. Architecture department, Faculty of Engineering, Assuit University. Assuit , Egypt. 2002
  17. Teaching in training female students from different faculties on Decour. Assuit University & the woman natonal council. July- Aug. 2002
  18. Teaching different architectural courses for male and female students at United Arab Emirates University "Architecture for hot arid zones, Building construction (different levels), Architectural Working drawing, Architectural working details, Building technical installations, Illumination and sound". Sept. 2002- now
  19. Supervising field trips for the architecture department students to different places in UAE. Sept. 2002- now
  20. Supervision of exams at United arab Emirates University Sept. 2002 - now
  21. Paticipating in online evaluation of the academics jobs applications for UAEU. 2002-04
  22. Helping in architecture department preparation for ABET accreditation. 2003-04
  23. Advising students from architecture department of Architectural Engineering in UAEU. 2002- now
  24. Charing the symposium of the higher education - an extensive look. A round in promoting the developing, improvement, and updating plans in the presence and in future. 1-3 September 2003 in Damascus, Syria. Sept. 2003
  25. Charing the symposium of the engineering education in the Arab world- a research paper. The society of engineers in UAE. 16-17 October 2003- Abu Dhabi, UAE. 16-17 Sept. 2003
  26. Attending the 4th annual UAE university research conference. Intercontinental Hotel 27 - 29 April 2003. Al Ain. 27-29 April 2003
  27. First environment conference (environmental culture and information) and arts exhibition. Jabel Hafeet hotel. Al Ain. 3-5 May 2003
  28. Meeting and conducting department Arab and foreign visitors for United Arab Emirates University. 2002- now
  29. Charing a Website conference.WFEO e- conference. April- Jun 2003
  30. Managing a funded research project of 12000 DHS for a research project from United Arab Emirates University. 2002-2003
  31. Different conferences, symposiums and workshops in Arab and forign countries. 1999- 2004 Joining and charing different environmental exhibitions, workshop, trips and lectures through the environemental friends society in Al-Ain. United Arab Emirates. 2003-2004
  32. Chairing some conferences at assuit university 2004-2006 Judjing some researches for the journal of Faculty of Engineering, Assuit University. Assuit, Egypt 2004- now
  33. Helping in prepairing and managing some conferences around woman and the society in Assuit. 2004-now
  34. Helping in prepairing and manging some festifals for handicapped children in Egypt.
  
   
• Supervising M.Sc. thesis:
  Under-developing thesis:
  1. Planing of desert boundary regions- application study on Assiut.
  2. Analytical study around teaching town planing in Egypt.
  3. The rule of housing planning on strenthining social relationships.
  4. The integration of design patterns and image varieties in public architectural composition in Egyptian town.
  
   
• Professional experiences and consultant works:
  
  1. Helping the Egyptian Engineering Sector Committee in developing the academic standards for architecture education Feb. 2005- Now
  2. Planning 4 villages ( Tona Algabal - Mallawy - Elmania governerate- Egypt)- under the project of planning the Egyptian village- the Egyptian ministry of planning and urban developing. (funded project form the Egyptian Ministry of Housing and Urban Developing) Jan - Dec2006
  3. Designing (conceptual project- primaty project) of commercial mall (over area 11000 m2) in Assuit- Egypt Feb 2006
  4. Helping in prepairing the college of Engineering at Assuit University for accreditation. 2004-2006
  5. Reviewing The Energy Efficiency Residential Building draft Code (EERBC) for new residential buildings, additions and retrofits. Egypt 2003
  6. Managing a funded research around Cooling energy saving in residential buildings in UAE by shading and night ventilation. From United Arab Emirates University interdisciplinary research grant for the academic year 2002-2003. 2003-2004
  7. A member of consulting committee of Mosafaa Garden (Urban desing) in Abou Dhabe- UAE. 30 / 10/ 2002
  8. Helping in constructing the security management building in the new valley-Egypt
  9. Helping in constructing house buildings in the new valley- Egypt.
  10. Helping in constructing a worker training center- the new valley- Egypt 1981-1982
  11. Planing housing site in the new valley and helping in its construction. 1981-1982
  12. Designing multi functions hall and its services - the new valley- Egypt. 1981-1982
  13. Design some housing buildings through a private office. 1981-1982
  14. Architectural designer for the constructing office of the university (Joining in preparing planing and architectural design for the extension of females students hostel at Assuit university). 1982-1983
  15. Architectural designer at a consultant office ( swimming bath design, housing, restaurant, management buildings and multi functional hall in Asswan, Egypt). 1983
  16. Design of language laboratory furniture- Fac. of Education, Assuit Univ., Assuit, Egypt. 1986
  17. Design of house buildings, Assuit and Sohag, Egypt. 1987
  18. Design of house buildings with companies, offices and shops as a part of the design the new valley, Egypt.
  19. Architectural designer for the constructing office of the university (Joining in designing different projects (architectural design, construction drawings, evaluation studies) 1987-1991, 1999
  20. General planning (proposal) for joining Assuit city with the new Assuit city , the new agriculture areas nearby , the new industrial area and the highway , Assuit, Egypt. 1999-2000
  21. House buildings design. 2000 -2001
  
   
• Honor and architectural competence:
  
  1. Joining a team for planing and designing tourists village- extension of 15th May- Ras Albar city- Domiat- the project gained a good price. 1990
  2. Honor certificate from student union- Assuit University- Faculty of Engineering, Assuit, Egypt
  3. Honor certificate from alliance for Arab women, Assuit, Egypt. 2001
  
   
• Publications:
  
  1. Abou-El-Fadl, Somaya; Gertis, Karl: "Night Ventilation and low energy architecture in hot arid regions." The 2nd International Conference on Sustainability in Desert Regions, Faculty of Engineering, the United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain, U. A. E. 20-22 November 1999.
      
  2. Abou-El-Fadl, Somaya; Gertis, Karl: "Hybrid and passive low energy architecture through latent cooling". The 2nd International Conference on Sustainability in Desert Regions, Faculty of Engineering, the United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain, U. A. E. 20-22 November 1999.
      
  3. Abou-El-Fadl, Somaya; Ali, Abdelmonteleb: "Natural cooling of educational buildings in Upper Egypt as an approach of energy saving- first part-building façade treatment of the Faculty of athletic building at Assuit University as an applicable example." The fourth international conference on architecture & urbanization at the outset of the 3rd millenium- 28-30 March 2000, Pp. 5-13 to 5-27.
      
  4. Abou-El-Fadl, Somaya; Ali, Abdelmonteleb: "Natural cooling of educational buildings in Upper Egypt as an approach of energy saving- second part- The effect of ventilation and evaporative cooling on the spaces of the Faculty of athletic building at Assuit University as an applicable example". The second Jordanian architectural conference- Architecture & environment towards environmentally sustainable architecture, Sept. 2001, Pp. 179-195.
      
  5. Abou-El-Fadl, Somaya;"Analytical study of teaching computer in architecture- the experience of the architecture department at engineering faculty at Assuit". The first international symposium on computer & information technology applications in architectural education & practice. 16-17 May, 2001. Jordan.
      
  6. Abou-El-Fadl, Somaya;Woman and water ethics in a good Environment. The 12 conference of "environmental protection is a must", Alexandria. May 2002,
      
  7. Abou-El-Fadl, Somaya;The UAE woman and Engineering. The forth conference of the woman and scientific research and development in southern Egypt. 1-3 April 2003. Assuit university, Assuit, Egypt.
      
  8. Abou-El-Fadl, Somaya;Using the solar energy in architecture and city planning. The fifth international conference - Urbanization and environment. 20-22 April 2003 at Assuit University, Assuit, Egypt.
      
  9. A. El-Erian, S. Abou-El-Fadl, G. El Mounajjed, M. Nofal : Comparative Survey Analysis of Architectural Education Curricula Development in the Arab World. Case Studies; Egypt, Syria and United Arab Emirates. The research is published on WFEO e- conference. Website conference.
      
  10. Nofal, Mahmoud & Abou-El-Fadl, Somaya;An analytical study around developing the architectural education in Egypt. The symposium of the higher education - an extensive look. A round in promoting the developing, improvement and updating plans in the presence and in future. 1-3 September 2003 in Damascus, Syria.
       
  11. Abou-El-Fadl, Somaya;A study around developing the engineering education. The symposium of the higher education - an extensive look. A round in promoting the developing, improvement and updating plans in the presence and in future. 1-3 September 2003 in Damascus, Syria.
       
  12. Abou-El-Fadl, Somaya;The engineering education in a university on the road. The symposium of the engineering education in the Arab world- a research paper. The society of engineers in UAE. 16-17 October 2003- Abu Dhabi, UAE.
       
  13. Abou-El-Fadl, Somaya;The Emarati (UAE) woman and society developing. The symposium of "The role of woman in the Arab gulf - the reality and the hope". The Arab Administrative development organization. 16th - 19th Feb. 2004. Abou Dhabi Millenium Hotel. UAE.
       
  14. Gihan selim; Somaya Abou-El-Fadl: Housing polices in the gulf area - UAE case study. Housing Symposium II "Affordable Dwelling" Riyadh Development Authority (ADA). Riyadh, Saudi Kingdom 27 - 30 March 2004.
       
  15. Abou-El-Fadl, Somaya;Cooling energy saving in residential buildings in UAE by shading and night ventilation. The Fifth Annual UAE University Research Conference. 25th - 27th April 04. From United Arab Emirates University interdisciplinary research grant for the academic year 02-03.
       
  16. Abou-El-Fadl, Somaya;Energy saving in the Arab Gulf buildings and the Architect responsibility. The 8th Gulf Engineering meeting (Symposium), 28-30 November 2004.
       
  17. Abou-El-Fadl, Somaya;The architectural education under the ambrella of digital revolution. The sixth international conference - Urbanization and environment. April 2005 at Assuit University, Assuit, Egypt.
       
  18. Abou-El-Fadl, Somaya;The information revolution and the Arab future. The six international conference - Urbanization and environment. April 2005 at Assuit University, Assuit, Egypt.
       
  19. Abou-El-Fadl, Somaya;Affordable housing policies and design in the Gulf area, with reference to United Arab Enirates. (Unpublished)
  
   
• Puplished books:
  
  1. Abou-El-Fadl,Somaya: Hybride und passive kuehlung von Wohngebaeuden in trocken-heissen gebieten am Beispiel Oberaegyptens. Published in German language, Germany. ISB N 3-932602-51-X. 1999.
      
  2. Abou-El-Fadl,Somaya: Principals of archiectural construction and roof covering- two volums. Published in Arabic, Egypt. ISBN 18102/2000