In a continued commitment to invest in the education and grow the bench strength of future civil and environmental engineering leaders, Aquanuity is pleased to announce that Dr. Mohamed Fathi Said was selected as the recipient of the 2025 Paul F. Boulos Excellence in Computational Hydraulics/Hydrology Award from the American Academy of Environmental Engineers and Scientists (AAEES).
Dr. Said pursued his doctoral studies at Villanova University under the guidance of Dr. Virginia Smith. His research focused on predicting long-term geomorphological dynamics of rivers, a challenge that had long been hindered by the high computational costs of traditional modeling tools. His innovative work led to the development of a novel integrated DL framework for predicting spatiotemporal dynamics of flood events and their corresponding bed changes. This breakthrough achieved prediction speeds 4700 times faster than traditional physics-based models, marking a significant advancement in the field. Dr. Said has embarked on a new chapter in his career as an Assistant Professor in the Civil Engineering Department at Florida Gulf Coast University (FGCU).
The Paul F. Boulos Excellence in Computational Hydraulics/Hydrology Award is given annually to recognize a student whose research contributes to the knowledge pool of in the area of Computational Hydraulics & Hydrology. The award selection is based on original, innovative research of publishable quality and other factors listed below. Both M.S. and Ph.D. students are eligible. For more information, visit: https://www.eesfoundation.org/eesfawards/PFBoulosExcellenceinCHHAward.php.
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