Civil Engineering Department gets the first place on the number of researches published in Scopus and Clarivate among the University of Technology. The head of the university appreciates the efforts of all academic staff in the department for this achievement.

The head of the Civil Engineering Department who is Prof. Dr. Hassan Hamoudi Johnny won the presidency of the Engineering Colleges Deans Committee in Iraqi Universities.

The Committee of Engineering Colleges Deans in Iraqi Universities (38 deans) held the first (virtual) meeting using the google meet platform on Wednesday, 8/7/2020 to choose the Chairman for the Committee of Engineering Colleges Deans. Prof. Dr. Hassan Hamoudi Johnny who is the head of the Civil Engineering Department in the University of Technology has been selected to be the chair for the Committee of Engineering Colleges Deans in Iraqi Universities

This position represents great importance to combine the visions of the engineering colleges in Iraqi universities to observe the progress and quality of scientific plans to be under systematic review in order to serve the scientific march of our dear country.

This achievement represents pride for the Civil Engineering Department and the University of Technology. So, many congratulations to the Civil Engineering Department as well as to Prof. Dr. Hassan Hamoudi for his deserved position.

The Civil Engineering Department granted a doctorate degree in the engineering of water resources for the student (Imad Habib Obaid) on 6/7/2020 in the postgraduate Hall at the Civil Engineering Department for his research which is titled:

(Safety assessment and optimum remedial measures for potential failures of gypseous soils in the foundation of zoned earth dams)

The discussion committee consisted of:

1- Prof. Dr. Riyad Zuhair Goaed (Chair).

2- Prof. Dr. Jafar Sadiq Matooq (Member).

3- Prof. Dr. Hassan Hammoudi Johnny (Member).

4- Assist Prof. Dr. Thaer Sharif Khion (Member).

5- Assist Prof. Dr. Abdel-Sahib Tawfiq (Member).

6- Prof. Dr. Muhammad Youssef Fattah (Member and Supervisor).

7- Assist Prof. Dr. Hassan Ali Imran (Member and Supervisor).

After announced the lists of the best Scopus researchers in Iraqi universities, the Civil Engineering Department took place in the top of the lists for the best Scopus researchers in Iraqi universities for the second year respectively. This achievement for Civil Engineering Department was gotten by Prof. Dr. Muhammad Yusef Fattah, head of the highways and bridges engineering branch, who came to the first place among the University of Technology researchers and the second place among researchers of Iraqi universities following a researcher from Al-Kindy College Of Medicine / University of Baghdad during Scopus statistics for the period (2014 - 2019).

As well as, Assist Prof. Dr. Ali Majeed who is a faculty member of the Civil Engineering Department at the University of Technology appeared among researchers’ names who have the highest citations for researches.