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BIOGRAPHY: <\/strong><\/p>\n

I was born in Faisalabad, Pakistan. I completed most of my education until masters in Pakistan. I graduated with bachelor’s in civil engineering in 2018, afterwards, I started my master’s in water resources engineering and management owing to my strong interest in engineering of large water resources project. However, I followed a\u00a0significantly different research direction during my master\u2019s research as I focused on the application of remote sensing-derived data to determine agricultural water resources consumption especially in semiarid and arid regions of Pakistan. I joined international research for development (R4D) organization to work on UKAiD-funded Water Resources Accountability in Pakistan (WRAP) project. During the time I spend in International Water Management Organisation (IWMI), I engaged in broad range of activities ranging from applied research, stakeholder consultations, training workshops for farmers and government officials, and extensive field-based instrumentation and data collection in data sparce regions. Following this applied research experience at IWMI Pakistan\u2019s office, I have now joined Â鶹ӳ»­´«Ã½\u2019s Ecohydraulics Lab to start my PhD journey in Civil Engineering.<\/p>\n

RESEARCH:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Currently, I am focusing on the intersection of hydrodynamics and ecohydraulic controls, how both influence each other in coastal estuarine environments. How hydrodynamic variables (flow velocity attenuations and turbulence) influence the coastal habitats (such as oyster reefs, mangroves, and sea grasses), and how better understanding of these systems can help us mitigate coastal erosion, sustain coastal habitats, and fight anthorpogenic and natural hazards.<\/p>\n

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CONTACT INFORMATION:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Email: muhammadnaufil.zahid@ucf.edu<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

LinkedIn<\/a> <\/strong><\/p>\n

Google Scholar<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"BIOGRAPHY: I was born in Faisalabad, Pakistan. I completed most of my education until masters in Pakistan. I graduated with bachelor’s in civil engineering in 2018, afterwards, I started my master’s in water resources engineering and management owing to my strong interest in engineering of large water resources project. 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