Mechanical Engineering

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Oct. 28, 2026, 12:38 a.m.
Naeema Thaher Aaref
Naeema Thaher Aaref (Master)
Lecturer
Lecturer in Water Resources, Hydraulics Engineering

Mechanical Engineering
College of Engineering
University of Duhok
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  • M.Sc., Hydraulic Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Duhok, Iraq, 2016–2017
  • B.Sc., Water Resources Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Duhok, Iraq, 2009–2010

I am an academic at the College of Engineering, University of Duhok, Kurdistan Region, Iraq. I hold a Master’s degree in Hydraulic Engineering. My academic and research interests include hydraulics, fluid mechanics, and hydraulic structures. I am committed to scientific research, academic development, and advancing engineering education. My future ambition is to expand my research activities, publish high-quality scientific papers, and contribute to the development of hydraulic engineering and sustainable water resources management.

  • Engineering Drawing
  • AutoCAD
  • Descriptive Geometry
  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Fundamentals
  • Academic Debate I & II
  • Fluid Mechanics (Theory I & II)
  • Fluid Mechanics (Practical I & II)
  • Graduation Project Supervision

Training and Courses

English Proficiency Course 2013, organized by training and development center-UoD.

Faculty Academic Capacity Building, 2016, organized by training and development center-UoD.

Presentation Skills and Video lecture recording 2020, organized online by Pedagogical training and development center- University of Duhok (UoD).

  • Skills

Language skills: Kurdish, English, Arabic (Read & Write).

Computer Programming

Engineering Drawing (Auto CAD)

SPSS

  • Societies

Member of Kurdistan Engineering Union.

Member of Kurdistan Teachers Union.

Research

  1. Mohammad, A. N. B., Thaher, A. N., & Sidqi, H. B. (2026). Free overfall for discharge measuring in stone bed rectangular channels. Ain Shams Engineering Journal, 17(11), 104414. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.asej.2026.104414
  2. Bahzad MA Noori and Bshkoj S. Hussein and Naeema T Aaref, (2022) "Numerical Simulation and Experimental Study of Hydraulic Performance of Circular Crested Normal Weirs" Dept. of Water Resources Engineering. Iraq, Journal of University of Duhok. Vol. 25, No. 1, PP.49-62.
  3. Naeema T Aaref and Bahzad MA Noori, (2021) "Performance Improvement of Sharp Crested Oblique Weirs by Using Veins" Dept. of Water Resources Engineering. Iraq, Journal of University of Duhok. Vol. 24, No. 2, PP.43-53.
  4. Bahzad MA Noori and Naeema T Aaref, (2017) "Hydraulic Performance of Circular Crested Triangular Plan Form Weirs" Dept. of Water Resources Engineering. Iraq, Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering, Springer Berlin Heidelberg, Vol. 42, No. 9, PP.4023-4032.
  5. Bahzad MA Noori and Naeema T Aaref, (2016) "Hydraulic Behavior of Sharp Crested Triangular Plan Form Weirs" Dept. of Water Resources Engineering. Iraq, Journal of University of Duhok. Vol. 19, No. 1, PP.331-341.

Thesis

Bahzad MA Noori and Naeema T Aaref, (2016) "Hydraulic Performance of Sharp and Circular Crested Triangular Plan Form Weirs", M.Sc. thesis, Dept. of Water Resources Engineering. Iraq.

  • Water Resources  Engineering
  • Hydraulic Structures
  • Fluid Mechanics