Prof. Ömer AĞA

Position
Vice Dean
Professor
Vice Dean for Studies, Development and Community Service
College
College of Engineering
Department
Environmental Engineering
Phone
013331682
Email
oaga@iau.edu.sa

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Summary
  • Ömer AĞA received his Ph.D. in 2000 from Middle East technical University, Turkey. Prof AĞA joined the Department of Environmental Engineering, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University (IAU), KSA since 2009.
  • Prof AĞA's work is focused on Indoor and outdoor Air quality, Air pollution control, Waste management, Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA), Soil pollution and remediation. He has been involved in more 30 environmental consultancies and conducted over 25 international and national funded research projects.
  • Prof Dr AĞA has published to date over 40 refereed articles in professional journals/proceedings, 1 chapter in refereed international level books and 4 national level books. Prof Dr AĞA continues to serve as peer reviewer for several international journals (including, Environment international, Soil, Air and water Pollution, Atmospheric research, Environmental Engineering Sciences, etc…).

  • Prof AĞA contributed to the establishment and development of environmental engineering programs in Turkey and Saudi Arabia. He has academic, managemental and leadership skills, as he served as the head of environmental engineering department as well as vice dean for quality and strategic planning, permanent committee of curriculum development, and permanent committee of research at IAU. He also lead and supervised the ABET accreditation and safety committees at the college of engineering, IAU.
  • Prof Dr AĞA has granted various research awards related to air, water and soil pollution management. He recently received HCH Prince Saud Bin Naif "Sanabil" award for his patent "EcoTree".

Publications

Publications

  1. I Anil, ST Gunday, O Alagha, A Bozkurt, Synthesis, Characterization, and Swelling Behaviors of Poly(acrylic acid-co-acrylamide)/Pozzolan Superabsorbent Polymers, Journal of Polymers and the Environment,2019, 1-10
  2. Omer Aga et al., Development and validation of SPE-LC-MS method for simultaneous determination of selected pharmaceuticals in hospital wastewater. Journal of Analytical & Pharmaceutical Research DOI: 10.15406/japlr.2018.0
  3. 3 Omer Aga et al., "Medical Waste Management and Production Rate in the Eastern Province of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia" Euro-Mediterranean Journal for Environmental Integration, Accepted, EMJE-D-18-00015, 2018
  4. Ismail Anil, Omar Alagha, Ferhat Karaca ; Effects of transport patterns on chemical composition of sequential rain samples: trajectory clustering and principal component analysis approach; Air Qual Atmos Health, 2017.
  5. Nuhu Dalhat Mu'azu, Abdullahi Usman, Nabeel Jarrah, Omer Alagha: Pulsed Electrokinetic Removal of Chromium,Mercury and Cadmium from Contaminated Mixed Clay Soils, Publication date 2016/10/2, Publisher Taylor & Francis, Soil and Sediment Contamination: An International Journal
  6. Fahad Abdullah Alharbi , Fahad Abdulmohsen Alshikh , Mohmammed Alshukri , Iehab Abdel-Ilah Mohamed Omar Aga, Isam Mohammed Abdel-Magid; Quality Of Household Water Storage Tanks: Case Study With Emphasis On Dammam Metropolitan Are In The Eastern Region; IJISET - International Journal of Innovative Science, Engineering & Technology, Vol. 4 Issue 2, February 2017.
  7. Nuhu Muaz, Nabeel Jarah, Omar Alagha; Pulsed Electrokinetic Removal of Chromium, Mercury and Cadmium from Contaminated Mixed Clay Soils" has been successfully submitted online and is presently being given full consideration for publication in Soil and Sediment Contamination An International Journal, 1(1) P1, 2016.
  8. R Rustum, O Aga, IM Abdel-Magid, R Bero, ABS Hariri, FQ Faris The Development of Environmental Engineering Curriculum: A Case Study From University Of Dammam, International Journal of Educational Studies 1 (3), 125-136, 2014. 
  9. TS Kayed, İ Ercan, O Alagha , γ Irradiation of Bulk MgB2 Superconductor, - Journal of superconductivity and novel magnetism, 2013.
  10. Ismail Anıl, Naciye Oztürk, Omar Alagha, Pınar Ergenekon, Optimization of solid-phase microextraction using Taguchi design to quantify trace level polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in water. Journal of Separation Science (Impact Factor: 2.59). 12/2012; 35(24):3561-8.
  11. LH Tecer, G Tuncel, F Karaca, O Alagha, P Süren, A Zararsız, R Kırmaz, Metallic composition and source apportionment of fine and coarse particles using positive matrix factorization in the southern Black Sea atmosphere, Atmospheric Research 118, 153-169.
  12. İsmail ANIL, Ferhat KARACA, `Omer AGA, "Investigation of Long-range Atmospheric Transport Effects on İstanbul", Ekoloji, Vol. 19, No. 73, Oct. 2010, pp. 65-68
  13. Ferhat Karaca, Omer AGA, Ferruh Ertürk, "Atmospheric lead concentrations near roadways in Istanbul", Int. J. , Vol. Environment and Pollution, Vol. 41, No. 1-2, Mar. 2010, pp. 38-50
  14. Nihan Uygur, Ferhat Karaca and Omer AGA, "Prediction of sources of metal pollution in rainwater in Istanbul, Turkey using factor analysis and long-range transport models", Atmospheric Research, Vol. 95, No. 1, Jan. 2010, pp. 55-64
  15. Ferhat Karaca, Ismail Anil, Omer AGA, "Long range potential source contributions of episodic aerosol events to PM10 profile of a megacity", Atmospheric Environment, Vol. 43, No. 36, Oct. 2009, pp. 5713-5722
  16. Bertan Basak; Omer AGA, "Trace metals solubility in rainwater: evaluation of rainwater quality at a watershed area, Istanbul", Environ Monit Assess, Vol. 1, No. 1, Aug. 2009, pp. 1
  17. Ferhat Karaca, Omer AGA, "Relation of earth probe TOMS/AI data and ground level measured atmospheric aerosols over Marmara region", International Journal of Environment and Pollution, Vol. Vol. 36, No. No. 1/2/3, Jan. 2009, pp. pp. 195-203
  18. Sami GÖREN, Omer AGA, "Soil Treatment with Lignin Sulphide Chemical Stabilizer: Environmental and Structural Assessment", JOURNAL OF RESIDUALS SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY, Vol. 5, No. 4, Dec. 2008, pp. 189
  19. Atakan Kurt, Betul Gulsagci, Ferhat Karaca, Omer AGA, "An Online Air Pollution Forecasting System Using Neural Networks", Environment International, In press, 1 Jan. 2008.
  20. Ferhat Karaca, Omer AGA, "Relation of earth probe TOMS/AI data and ground level measured atmospheric aerosols over Marmara region", International Journal of Environment and Pollution, Vol. Vol. 36, No. No. 1/2/3, Jan. 2009, pp. pp. 195-203
  21. Sami GÖREN, Omar ALAGHA, "Soil Treatment with Lignin Sulphide Chemical Stabilizer: Environmental and Structural Assessment", JOURNAL OF RESIDUALS SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY, Vol. 5, No. 4, Dec. 2008, pp. 189
  22. Lokman H. Tecer , Ferhat Karaca, Omar Alagha, Gürdal Tuncel, Pınar Süren, "Particulate matter (PM2.5 PM10-2.5and PM10) and children’s hospital admissions for asthma and respiratory diseases: A bidirectional case-crossover study", Journal of Toxicology Environmental Health, Vol. in press, No. 1, Dec. 2007, pp. 1
  23. Ferhat Karaca, Omar Alagha, "Relation of earth probe TOMS/AI data and ground level measured atmospheric aerosols over Marmara region", International Journal of Environment and Pollution, Vol. Vol. 34, No. No. 2/3/4, Dec. 2007, pp. pp. 256-263 
  24. Lokman Hakan TECER, Omar ALAGHA, Ferhat KARACA, Gürdal TUNCEL, Pınar SÜREN, "Effect of Meteorological Parameters on PM2.5 AND PM10 Mass Concentration in Coal Mining Area, Zonguldak-Turkey", ournal of the Air & Waste Management Association (JA&WMA), Vol. 1, No. 1, Dec. 2007, pp. 1
  25. Lokman H. Tecer , Ferhat Karaca, Omar Alagha, Gürdal Tuncel, Pınar Süren, "Source contributions to metallic compositions of PM2.5 and PM10 particles in the southern Black Sea atmosphere", Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association (JA&WMA, Vol. under revi, No. 1, Nov. 2007, pp. 1
  26. Ferhat Karaca, ,Omar Alagha, Ferruh Ertürk, "Traffic related atmospheric lead concentrations and temporal variations over a suburban site of Istanbul (Turkey)", international Journal of Environment and Pollution (IJEP), Vol. accepted, No. 1, Sep. 2007, pp. 1
  27. Ozan D Yay, Omar Alagha and Gurdal Tuncel, "Statistical methods to evaluate metal pollution in surface soil ", Journal of Environmental Management, Vol. published, No. 1, Feb. 2007, pp. 1
  28. Karaca, F., A. Nikov and O. Alagha, "NN-AirPol: a neural-networks-based method for air pollution evaluation and control, International Journal of Environment and Pollution", International Journal of Environment and Pollution, Vol. 28, No. 3/4, Oct. 2006, pp. 310
  29. Ferhat Karaca , Omar Alagha, Eylem Elçi, Ferruh Ertürk, Yusuf Ziya Yılmaz, Türkan Özkara, "Büyükçekmece Gölü Havzasında Havanın PM2.5 ve PM2.5-10 Gruplarında Krom Derişimleri\"", Ekoloji, Vol. 15, No. 61, Oct. 2006, pp. 1-6
  30. Ferhat Karaca, Omar Alagha, Ferruh Ertürk, Y.Ziya Yılmaz, Türkan Özkara, "The Evaluation of Atmospheric Lead Concentration over Marmara Region ", chemosphere, Vol. submitted, No. 1, Jan. 2006, pp. 1
  31. Alexander Nikov, Ferhat Karaca, Omar Alagha, Atakan Kurt, "AirPolTool: a web-based system for air pollution forecasting in Istanbul ", Environment International, Vol. Submitted, No. 1, Jan. 2006, pp. 1
  32. F Karaca, O Alagha, F Ertürk, "Application of inductive learning: Air pollution forcast in Istanbul Turkey", Intelligent Automation and Soft Computing , Vol. 11, No. 4, Oct. 2005, pp. 216
  33. Ferhat Karaca, Omar Alagha , Ferruh Ertürk, , "Statistical characterization of atmospheric PM10 and PM2.5 concentrations at a non-impacted suburban site of Istanbul, Turkey ", Chemosphere, Vol. 59, No. 8, May. 2005, pp. 1183
  34. Bertan BAŞAK, Omar ALAGHA, "THE CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF RAINWATER OVER BÜYÜKÇEKMECE LAKE, İSTANBUL", Atmospheric Research, Vol. 4, No. 71, Oct. 2004, pp. 275-288
  35. Nilgun Guvenc , Omar ALAGHA and Gurdal Tuncel, "Investigation of soil multi-element composition in Antalya, Turkey", Environment International, Vol. 1055, Feb. 2003, pp. 1-10 
  36. Omar alagha and gurdal tuncel, "evaluation of air quality over black sea major ionic composition of rainwater", water air and soil pollution, Vol. 1, No. 1, Feb. 2003, pp. 1-10
  37. Alusine Samura, Omar Al-Agha, Semra G. Tuncel , "Study of Trace and Heavy Metals in Rural and Urban Aerosols of Uludağ and Bursa (Turkey) ", Water, Air, & Soil Pollution, Vol. 3, No. 5, Jan. 2003, pp. 109
  38.  Omar EL-AGHA, Inci G Gokmen, "Smoking habits and cadmium intake in Turkey", Biological Trace Element Research, Vol. 88, No. 1, Jul. 2002, pp. 31-43
  39. Omar EL-AGHA, Gudral Tuncel and Suat Tusun , "Air Quality of the Black Sea Region: Local and Long Range Transported Pollutants ", Eurasian ChemTech Journal, 273-279, Dec. 2001
  40. R. Sinem Atgin, Omar EL-AGHA, Abdullah Zararsiz, Ahmet Kocatas, Hatice Parlak,Gurdal Tuncel, "Investigation of the sediments of Izmir Bay: trace elements", Spectra Chemica Acta B, 1151-1164., Jul. 2000
Qualifications
  • PhD in Environmental Engineering - Middle East Technical University in Ankara, Turkey - 2000
  • MSc in Environmental Chemistry - Middle East Technical University in Ankara, Turkey - 1996
  • BSc in Chemistry - Cairo University - 1989

Research

Research

  1. PI Cevat Yaman, CoI Omer Aga, Ismail Anil, Emre Cevik Laboratory Scale In-Situ Petroleum Hydrocarbon Bioremediation by using Geotextile filter, Bacteria and Nutrients, DSR 2019-037-Eng 2019
  2. PI: Ismail Anil, CoI omer AGA, Emre Cevik Construction of Novel Photo-Bioelectrochemical fuel Cells for Electricity Production by Harvesting Light Energy, DSR 2019-382-Eng 2019
  3. Ömer AĞA, Principal investigator, Ismail Anil, "Pilot Scale Bio-filter: Control Odor and Green House Gases from Landfill Gas Emissions; budget 200000 SAR. DSR supported project: 2018 ,
  4. Ömer AĞA, Co- investigator, Air Quality and Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons over Dammam Atmosphere: Quantification, Source Apportionment, Transport Modeling, and Health Risk Assessment, DSR supported project: 2017
  5. Ömer AĞA, Co- investigator, Comprehensive Assessment of Personal Care Products and Endocrine Disruptors in the Arabian Gulf Water in Eastern Province of KSA, DSR supported project: 2016
  6. Ömer AĞA, Co- investigator and Bozkurt, Ayhan , Ismail ANil EcoSoil: Novel materials to hold and conserve water in arid and semi-arid climate. 2018
  7. PI Omer AGA, Co-PI Nabeel Jarah, Development of innovative sustainable tools for infrastructure planning and efficient management of urban wastewater systems in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia", NSTIP-KACST, 1950000 SAR 2014-2016
  8. PI, Nabeel Jarrah Co-PI; Omer AGA, Production of Granular Activated Carbon from Sludge for Utilization in Phenolic Water Treatment: a Life Cycle Assessment Approach, 1,850,000 SAR. 2013-2015,
  9. PI Omer AGA, Co-PI Nuhu Muaz Pre-treatment of sea water for desalination plants”, IAU Strategic Project no 2010190, KSA, Amount: 1,000,000 SAR , 2012-2014,
  10. PI Nuhu Muaz Co-PI; Omer AGA, Pulsed-Current Electrokinetic Remediation of Groundwater Contaminated with Heavy Metals” IAU KSA,, project #2012158. 2013-2015
  11. PI Habis Alzubi Co-PI; Omer AGA, Optimization of Dissolved Air Flotation Technology for Treatment of Oily Waste Water, IAU, 2013-2015
  12. PI Ismail ANIL, CoPI Omer AGA (SPME) of Poly aromatic hydrocarbons PAH from rain water samples collected by modified sequential rain sampler”, Üniversite Araştırma Proje Fonu, TURKEY. 2010-2011
  13. PI, Nabeel Jarrah; CoPI Omer AGA, Ö # Production and characterization of activated carbon (AC) from waste tires using factorial design of experiments.. 2012-2013
  14. PI Omer AGA, CoPI Abdulhakeem Alomari, Nabeel Jarrah Medical waste management in the Eastern Province, KFUH case study in ALKHOBAR 2010-2013
  15. PI Omer AGA, CoPI Abdulrahman HARIRI PM10 and Air Quality in the Eastern Region: Origin, Long Range Transport and potential impact 2010-2011
  16. PI Omer AGA, CoPI Amro Owais Optimization of Ventilation Regimes and Indoor Air Quality in Surgical Operating Rooms at KFU Hospital, 2012. 2010-2012
  17. PI Abdullah Alrubaish, CoPI Omer AGA Development and valuation of Web based evaluation questionnaire, University of Dammam-KSA, Jan 2010-Jun 2011, investigator , Amount: 95000 SAR 2010-2011
  18. PI Omer AGA, CoPI Ferhat Karaca “Evaluation of indoor air quality on the historical and cultural objects stored in Dolmabahçe Palace, risk assessment and pollution control strategies”, TUBITAK, Amount: 240000 TL 2010-2012
  19. PI Omer AGA, CoPI Ferhat Karaca Investigation of Airborne Biological Pollutants in Indoor Environment, Üniversite Araştırma Proje Fonu, Jul 2009-Jul 2010, Ana Yönetici Amount: 14800 2009-2010
  20. PI Omer AGA CoPI Ferhat Karaca Investigation of the traffic related inhalable PM10”, İBB (Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality), Apr 2008-Feb 2009, Investigator, Amount: 7500 $ 2008-2009
  21. PI Omer AGA, CoPI Ferhat Karaca “Investigation of Local And Long-Range Transportation Effects on Chemical Composition of Rain Samples Collected by Sequential Rain Sampler and The Adverse Effects on The Environment” , Th Scientific and Technology research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK) ÇAYDAG 108Y062 : Amount: 120 000$ 2008-2010
  22. PI Serpil KARAKAS, CoPI Omer AGA Source apportionment of PM2.5 and PM10 particulates, measurement of ozone concentrations and relate with particulate concentrations and possible effects to forests”; ÇAYDAG 108Y089, TUBITAK, Amount: 200 000 $ 2008-2010
  23. PI Ferhat KARACA, CoPI Omer AGA “Developing ozone monitoring sampler according EU 8-hour standards using passive sampler”. University projects fund,: Amount: 6250$ 2009-2010
  24. PI Ferhat KARACA, CoPI Omer AGA Inspection of summer-time ozone map in Istanbul using passive sampler and its health impacts”. University projects fund, Amount: 10000$, 2008-2010
  25. PI, Omer AGA CoPI Ferhat KARACA PM2.5 sources in urban area and relation with traffic count and meteorology parameters” , Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality., Amount: 10000 $ 2007-2008
  26. PI, Omer AGA Waste water treatment plant automation”, University Project Fund, Amount: 21 000 $ 2007-2008
  27. PI Ismail ANIL, CoPI Omer AGA Investigation of traffic related inhalable particulate matter in Istanbul”, University Project Fund, Amount: 7000 $ 2006-2008
  28. PI, Omer AGA The Effects of Land Use Changes on Water Quality of Küçükçekmece Lake Watershed by Using GIS and Remote Sensing”, University Project Fund, Amount: 1.750 Euro 2005-2006
  29. CoPI Omer AGA “Zonguldak city inhalable particulate matter PM2.5 Investigation”, The Scientific and Technology research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK)., Amount: 24 000 EURO PROJE NO. 104Y022 2004-2006
  30. PI Sami Goren CoPI Omer AGA Chemstab soil stabilizer environmental and structural effect”s, :Tatlici Inssat ve Ticaret A S Principal Investigator: Amount: 750 EURO 2003-2004
  31. PI Ali Demerci, CoPI Omer AGA The Evaluation of Air Quality over Büyükçekmece Lake-Istanbul”, 16University projects fund - 01/12/2001-Dec 2004, Principal Investigator: Amount: 2000 2001-2003

 

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