My Resume

EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT INFORMATION:

Education:
Apr. 1994-Feb. 1997: Ph.D., Civil Engineering, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
Jan. 1991-Aug. 1992: M.Eng. Hydraulic and Coastal Engineering, Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok, Thailand
Feb. 1983-Jan. 1988: B.Sc., Civil Engineering, University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore, Pakistan
June. 1979-May 1981: Senior High School, Government College, Lahore, Pakistan

Relevant Graduate Courses:
Hydraulic and Coastal Engineering Water Resources Engineering
Fluid Dynamics Groundwater Engineering
Unsteady Flow in Open Channels Design of Hydraulic Structures
Advanced Fluid Mechanics River Engineering
Coastal and Offshore Engineering
Tidal and Estuarine Hydraulics
Coastal Sedimentation
Fluid Mechanics Laboratory
Selected topic: Mathematics for Hydraulic and Coastal Engineers

Employment History:
May 2010-Present Associate Professor, Department of Civil and Architectural Engineering, Sultan Qaboos University, Oman
Aug. 2002- May 2010 Assistant Professor, Department of Civil and Architectural Engineering, Sultan Qaboos University, Oman
Jan. 2001-Aug.2002 Lecturer, Department of Civil and Architectural Engineering, Sultan Qaboos University, Oman
May 2000-Jan. 2001 Research Fellow, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Dec. 1999-Apr. 2000 Instructor, Faculty of Natural Resources and Environmental Studies, University of Northern British Columbia, Canada
Oct. 1998-Sep. 1999 Postdoctoral Research Associate, Department of Civil Engineering, Tohoku University, Japan
Apr. 1994-Mar. 1997 Research Associate, Department of Civil Engineering, Tohoku University, Japan
Apr. 1993-Mar. 1994 Research Associate, School of Civil Engineering, Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand
Apr. 1988-Mar. 1993 Lecturer, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore, Pakistan

SCHOLARSHIPS AND FELLOWSHIPS:
Visiting Research fellowship for one month by Tohoku University, Japan, 2015
Visiting Research fellowship for one month by Tohoku University, Japan, 2010
Visiting Researcher Fellowship for three months at Univ. of Engineering and Technology, Taxila, Pakistan, 2008
Postdoctoral fellowship for two months by Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS), 2007
Visiting Research fellowship for one month by Tohoku University, Japan, 2006
Visiting Researcher Fellowship for three months at Univ. of Engineering and Technology, Taxila, Pakistan, 2005
Visiting Researcher Fellowship for three months at Univ. of Engineering and Technology, Taxila, Pakistan, 2004
Postdoctoral fellowship for three months by Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS), 2003
Young Engineer award by The Association of Researchers in Tohoku Region, Japan, 1995
Merit Scholarship at Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok by the Government of Denmark, 1991-1992.
Merit Scholarship at the University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore, 1984-1985.

CONSULTANCY EXPERIENCE:
Jan. 1989-Dec.1990 Part-time Design Engineer, Multi-dimensional Consultants, Lahore, Pakistan.
Design of multi-storey buildings, Surveying, Field investigations for water resources development.

RESEARCH INTERESTS
Turbulence modeling of wave boundary layers
Water quality measurement and modeling in the sea
Numerical Modeling of coastal erosion and shoreline change
Measurement and modeling of seawater intrusion into coastal aquifers
Sediment transport in coastal environments
Experimental investigation of rough boundary layers
Analysis and design of water resources systems

TEACHING
Courses Taught:
* Newly Developed Courses

Undergraduate:
Engineering Drawing
Engineering Mechanics
Fluid Mechanics
Hydraulics
Coastal Engineering*
Civil Engineering Design Project
Water Resources Engineering
Engineering Hydrology
Hydraulic Structures

Graduate:
Surface Water Hydrology*
Municipal Distribution and Collection Systems*
Fluvial Hydraulics*
Mathematical Hydrology*
Groundwater Hydraulics*
Water Resources Planning and Management*
Advanced Engineering Statistics*
Advanced Engineering Mathematics*

SERVICE:
Committees:

Department of Civil and Architectural Engineering:
ABET Accreditation Committee (Civil Engineering), Coordinator (2014-present)
ABET Accreditation Committee, Member (2010-2014)
Development Committee, Member (2008-2010)
Postgraduate Studies and Research Committee, Member (2002-2007)
Strategic Planning Committee, Member (2002-2009), Coordinator (2005-2009)
Staff-Student Liaison Committee, Member (2002-2003)
Textbooks Orders/Library Liaison, Coordinator (2002-2013)
Civil and Architectural Engineering Society, Advisor (2003-2005)
Undergraduate advisor, Advisor (2001-Present)

College of Engineering:
College Accreditation Committee, Departmental Representative (2014-present)
Strategic Planning and Development Committee, Departmental Representative (2004-2005)
Ad hoc Committee on International Journal of Engineering and Technology, Member (2002-2003)

University:
Library Executive Committee, College Representative (2012-2014)
Agricultural Engineering Program, College Representative (2010-Present)
Water Research Center, Program Coordinator, Surface Water (2003-Present)
High Performance Computing Facility, Member, Steering Committee (2010-Present)
Ad hoc Committee for the Proposal of Water Research Center, College Representative (2002-2003)
Ad hoc Committee for the Proposal of Marine Engineering Program, College Representative (2002-2004)
Ad hoc Review Committee for the Proposal of Marine Transport Program, College Representative (2004-2005)
Ad hoc Committee for the Proposal of a new Research Vessel, College Representative (2011-2012)
Ad hoc Committee for the College of Agricultural and Marine Sciences Building Problems, College Representative (2011-2014)

International Professional Service and Honor Societies:
Member, Nominating Committee (NC 2017) for International Association for Hydro-Environment Engineering and Research Council Elections 2017.
Member, Executive Committee, International Association for Hydro-Environment Engineering and Research (Asia-Pacific Division)
Member, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), International Association for Hydro-Environment Engineering and Research.
Life-Member, Pakistan Engineering Council.
Reviewer, Ocean Engineering (Elsevier), Journal of Hydraulic Engineering (ASCE), Water and Environment Journal, International Journal for Numerical Methods in Fluids (Wiley), Coastal Engineering Journal (World Scientific), Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers-Water Management
Former member, Japan Society for Civil Engineers, Tohoku Researchers Association for Hydraulic Engineering.

Regional/Local Professional Service:
Chair, International Scientific Committee, International Conference on Estuaries and Coasts (ICEC 2015), Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman, November 2015.
Secretary, Local Organizing Committee, International Conference on Estuaries and Coasts (ICEC 2015), Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman, November 2015
Session Chair, 11th International Conference on Coasts, Ports and Marine Structures (ICOPMAS 2014), Tehran, Iran.
Session Chair, 19th Congress of The Asia and Pacific Division of International Association for Hydro-Environment Engineering and Research (IAHR-APD 2014), Hanoi, Vietnam.
Session Chair, International Conference on Desalination, Environment and marine Outfall Systems (ICDEMOS 2014), Muscat, Oman.
Session Chair, International Civil and Infrastructure Engineering Conference (InCIEC-2013), Kuching, Malaysia,
Chair, Scientific Committee, International Conference on Coastal Zones and Management (Arabian Coast 2010) , Sultan Qaboos University, November 2010.
Chair, Local Arrangement Committee, Renewable Energy Development Oman Forum, REDOF’ 09, Sultan Qaboos University, November 22-23, 2009.
Instructor, Short Course on Flood Management, College of Engineering, Sultan Qaboos University, April 27-30, 2008.
Instructor, Workshop on Advanced Modeling of Soil and Groundwater Systems, College of Agricultural and Marine Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University, May 15-19, 2004.
Member, Technical Committee, International Conference on Wastewater Management and its Effect on the Environment in Hot and Arid Countries, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman, October 12-14, 2002.
Coordinator and Instructor for a short course on “Computer-Aided Design of Coastal Structures, Department of Civil and Architectural Engineering, Sultan Qaboos University, June 24-27, 2001.

SCHOLARLY ACHIEVEMENTS:

International refereed journal publications

1. Tanaka, H., Tinh, N.X., Sana, A. (2020) Transitional Behavior of a Flow Regime in Shoaling Tsunami Boundary Layers, Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 8, 700(15pp). https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse8090700

2. Tanaka, H., Tinh, N.X., Sana, A. (2020) Improvement of the Full-Range Equation for Wave Boundary Layer Thickness, Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 8, 573(14pp). https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse8080573

3. AL-Hashmi, S. Gunawardhana, L., Sana, A. and Baawain, M. (2020) Application of groundwater flow model in assessing aquifer layers interaction in arid catchment area, International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13762-020-02805-x

4. Chitrakar, P., Baawain, M., Sana, A. and Al-Mamun, A. (2020) Multivariate statistical technique in the assessment of coastal water quality of Oman, Journal of Environmental Engineering and Science, ICE, UK, 15(3), 141-153. https://doi.org/10.1680/jenes.19.00038

5. AL-Hashmi, S. Gunawardhana, L., Sana, A. and Baawain, M. (2020) A Numerical Groundwater Flow Model of Wadi Samail Catchment using MODFLOW Software, International Journal of GEOMATE, 18(70), 30-36. https://doi.org/10.21660/2020.70.5671

6. Chitrakar, P., Baawain, M., Sana, A. and Al-Mamun, A. (2020) Hydrodynamic Measurements and Modeling in the Coastal Regions of Northern Oman, Journal of Ocean Engineering and Marine Energy, Springer, 6, 99-119. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40722-020-00161-z

7. Baawain M, Sana A, Al-Yahyai R and Amoatey P. (2019) Sustainable reuse options of treated effluents: a case study from Muscat, Oman, Journal of Environmental Engineering and Science, ICE, UK, 14(4): 195-202. https://doi.org/10.1680/jenes.19.00019

8. Chitrakar, P., Baawain, M., Sana, A. and Al-Mamun, A. (2019), Current Status of Marine Pollution and Mitigation Strategies in Arid Region: A Detailed Review, Ocean Science Journal, 54(3): 317-348. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12601-019-0027-5

9. Al-Busaidi, Z, Baawain, M, Sana, A., Ebrahimi, A. and Omidvarborna, H, (2019) Sustainable risk-based analysis towards remediation of an aquifer impacted by crude oil spills, Journal of Environmental Management 247 (2019) 333-341. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2019.05.121

10. Sana, A. (2017) Teaching Fundamental Concepts of Coastal Engineering Using Excel Spreadsheet, Computer Applications in Engineering Education, Wiley Inc., 25(2): 304-310. https://doi.org/10.1002/cae.21798

11. Kwarteng, A.Y., Al-Hatrushi, S.M., Illenberger, W.K., McLachlan A., Sana, A., Al-Buloushi, A. S., Hamed, K. H. (2016) Beach erosion along Al Batinah coast, Sultanate of Oman, Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 9: 85. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12517-015-2186-8

12. Chitrakar, P. and Sana, A. (2015), Groundwater Flow and Solute Transport Simulation in Eastern Al Batinah Coastal Plain, Oman: Case Study, Journal of Hydrologic Engineering, ASCE, 21(2): 05015020 (11pp). https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)HE.1943-5584.0001284

13. Sana, A. and Tanaka, H. (2010), Two-Equation turbulence modeling of an oscillatory boundary layer under steep pressure gradient, Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering, 37(4), 648-656. https://doi.org/10.1139/L10-009

14. Ghumman, A. R., Sana, A. and Tanaka, H. (2009) Grid dependence of k-epsilon model for oscillatory boundary layers, Water Management, 162 (WM6), 371-377. https://doi.org/10.1680/wama.2009.162.6.371

15. Sana, A., Ghumman, A. R. and Tanaka, H. (2009) Modeling of a rough-wall oscillatory boundary layer using two-equation turbulence models, Journal of Hydraulic Engineering (ASCE), 135(1), 60-65. https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9429(2009)135:1(60)

16. Ranjan, S.P., Kazama, S., Sawamoto, M., Sana, A. (2009) Global scale evaluation of coastal fresh groundwater resources, Ocean and Coastal Management, Elsevier, 52(3-4), 197-206. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2008.09.006

17. Suntoyo, Tanaka, H. and Sana, A. (2008) Characteristics of turbulent boundary layers over a rough bed under saw-tooth waves and its application to sediment transport, Coastal Engineering, Elsevier, 55(12), 1102-1112. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.coastaleng.2008.04.007

18. Sana, A. and Tanaka, H. (2007) Full-range equation for wave boundary layer thickness, Coastal Engineering, Elsevier, 54 (8), 639-642. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.coastaleng.2007.01.011

19. Sana, A., Ghumman, A. R. and Tanaka, H. (2007) Modification of the damping function in the k-e model to analyze oscillatory boundary layers, Ocean Engineering, 34(2), 320-326. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oceaneng.2005.11.018

20. Sana, A., Tanaka, H., Yamaji, H. and Kawamura, I. (2006) Hydrodynamic behavior of asymmetric oscillatory boundary layers at low Reynolds numbers, Journal of Hydraulic Engineering (ASCE), 132(10), 1086-1096. https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9429(2006)132:10(1086)

21. Sana, A. and Shuy, E. B. (2002) Two-Equation turbulence models for smooth oscillatory boundary layers, Journal of Waterway, Port, Coastal and Ocean Engineering (ASCE), 128(1), 38-45. https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)0733-950X(2002)128:1(38)

22. Sana, A. and Tanaka, H. (2000) Review of k-e model to analyze oscillatory boundary layers, Journal of Hydraulic Engineering (ASCE), 126(9), 701-710. https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9429(2000)126:9(701)

23. Tanaka, H., Sana, A., Kawamura, I. and Yamaji, H. (1999) Depth-limited oscillatory boundary layers on a rough bottom, Coastal Engineering Journal, 41(1), 85-105. https://doi.org/10.1142/S0578563499000061

24. Tanaka, H., Yamaji, H., Sana, A. and Shuto, N. (1998) A generation method of asymmetric oscillatory motion simulating cnoidal waves, Coastal Engineering Journal, 40(3), 291-306. https://doi.org/10.1142/S0578563498000170

25. Sana, A. and Tanaka, H., (1997) Improvement of the full-range equation for bottom friction under three-dimensional wave-current combined motion, Coastal Engineering, 31(1-4), Elsevier Science, 217-229. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0378-3839(97)00007-0

Other refereed journal publications (not listed in JCR or SJR)

1. Sana, A., Baawain, M.S., Al-Sabti, A. (2013), Feasibility Study of Using Treated Wastewater to Mitigate Seawater Intrusion along Northern Coast of Oman, International Journal of Water Resources and Arid Environments 3(2): 56-63, ISSN 2079-7079.

2. Suntoyo, Tanaka, H. and Sana, A. (2007), Turbulence models for rough turbulent boundary layers under asymmetric waves, Tohoku Journal of Natural Disaster Science, Tohoku University, Japan, 43, 247-252.

3. Suntoyo, Tanaka, H., Sana, A. and Yamaji, H. (2006), Characteristics of turbulent boundary layer over a rough bed under cnoidal wave motion, Annual Journal of Hydraulic Engineering (JSCE), 50, 121-126.

4. Tanaka, H., Sana, A., Yamaji, H. and Samad, M.A. (1998), Experimental and numerical investigation on asymmetric oscillatory boundary layers, Journal of Hydroscience and Hydraulic Engineering, 16(1), 117-126.

5. Tanaka, H., Sana, A. and Kawamura, I (1998), Theoretical and experimental study on quasi-steady boundary layer under wave motion, Journal of Hydraulic, Coastal and Environmental Engineering, JSCE, 593(II-43), pp.155-164 (in Japanese).

6. Sana, A., Tanaka, H. and Yamaji, H. (1997), Transitional behavior of asymmetric oscillatory boundary layers, Annual Journal of Hydraulic Engineering (JSCE), 41, pp.651-656.

7. Tanaka, H., Yamaji, H., Sana, A. and Shuto, N. (1997) A new generation method of asymmetric oscillatory flow, Journal of Hydraulic, Coastal and Environmental Engineering, JSCE, 565(II-39), pp.111-118 (in Japanese).

8. Tanaka, H. and Sana, A. (1996) Bottom shear stress prediction for three dimensional wave-current boundary layer, Journal of Hydraulic, Coastal and Environmental Engineering, JSCE, 533(II-34), pp.273-277 (in Japanese).

9. Sana, A. and Tanaka, H. (1996) The performance of low-Reynolds number k-e model to analyze an oscillatory boundary layer, Journal of Hydroscience and Hydraulic Engineering, 40, pp.779-785 (in Japanese).

10. Tanaka, H. and Sana, A. (1994) Application of the low-Reynolds number k-e model to an oscillatory flow, Journal Hydroscience and Hydraulic Engineering, JSCE, 38, pp.481-486 (in Japanese).

International conference papers & presentations

1. Al-Harthy, A., Waris, M. and Sana, A. (2019) Assessments of the Civil Engineering Program using new ABET Accreditation Criteria, EDULEARN19 Proceedings, Palma, Spain, July 1-3, 2019, pp. 861-867. http://dx.doi.org/10.21125/edulearn.2019.0283

2. Baawain, M., Sana, A. and Mohamedzein, Y. (2019) Assessment of Groundwater below a Contaminated Soil Landfill including Modeling of Vadose Zone, Canadian Society for Civil Engineering Annual Conference (CSCE 2019), Jun. 12-15, 2019, Laval, Canada.

3. Gunawardhana, L., Baawain, M. and Sana, A. (2019), Groundwater Level Rise in Muscat Airport Area and Ways of Managing the Issue, 5th Int. Conf. on Science, Engineering & Environment (SEE), Bangkok, Thailand, Nov.11-13, 2019, ISBN: 978-4-909106032 C3051

4. Sana, A. (2019), Study of Turbulence in Open Channels Using Two-Equation Models, 11th International River Engineering Conference, 29-31 Jan 2019, Ahwaz, Iran (keynote lecture).

5. Sana, A. (2018), Importance of Small-Scale Design Projects in Undergraduate Water Engineering Courses, 28th Arab Engineering Conference, Dec. 11-13, 2018, Muscat, Oman.

6. Sana, A. and Tanaka, H. (2018), Turbulence Modeling of Wave Boundary Layers, 13th International Conference on Coasts, Ports and Marine Structures (ICOPMAS 2018), November 26-28, 2018, Tehran, Iran (keynote lecture).

7. Sana, A. and Tanaka, H. (2018), Two-Equation Turbulence Modeling of Boundary Layers under Wave--Current Combined Motion, 8th International Conference on Fluid Mechanics (ICFM8) September 25-28, 2018, Sendai, Japan.

8. Sana, A. and Tanaka, H. (2018), Numerical Modeling of a Turbulent Bottom Boundary Layer under Solitary Waves on a Smooth Surface, 36th International Conference on Coastal Engineering (ICCE 2018), Baltimore, MD, U.S.A.
https://doi.org/10.9753/icce.v36.currents.26

9. Chitrakar, P., Sana, A. and Baawain, M. (2017), Hydrodynamic Modeling of Sea of Oman,37th IAHR World Congress, 13-18 August, 2017, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

10. Chitrakar, P., Sana, A. and Baawain, M. (2016), The Hydrodynamics of Sea of Oman and Arabian Gulf, Arabian Coast 2016 Conference, Dubai , UAE, 20-22 Nov. 2016, Book of Abstracts (USB flash disk).

11. Sana, A. (2016), Numerical Modelling of Wave-Current Combined Motion using Two-Equation Turbulence Models, Proceedings of The 12th International Conference on Coasts, Ports and Marine Structures (ICOPMAS 2016), Tehran, Iran, 31 Oct- 2 Nov. 2016, pp.37-38 (Book of Abstracts).

12. Baawain, M.S., Al-Mamun, A., Sana, A., Al-Wahaibi, B. (2015) Performance of Membrane Bioreactor versus Activated Sludge at a Domestic Wastewater Treatment Plant in Oman, Canadian Society for Civil Engineering Annual Conference, May 27-30, 2015, Regina, Canada, Vol. 1, pp. 410-417.

13. Sana, A. (2014), Modeling of Boundary Layers under Wave-Current Combined Motion, Proceedings of The 11th International Conference on Coasts, Ports and Marine Structures (ICOPMAS 2014), Tehran, Iran, 24-26 Nov. 2014, pp.95-102.

14. Sana, A. and Baawain, M. (2014), Groundwater Modeling of a Coastal Plain Aquifer in Southern Oman, 19th Congress of The Asia and Pacific Division of International Association for Hydro-Environment Engineering and Research (IAHR-APD 2014), Hanoi, Vietnam.

15. Sana, A. and Tanaka, H. (2014), Modification of a Turbulence Model to Analyze Oscillatory Boundary Layers on a rough bottom, Proceedings of 34th International Conference on Coastal Engineering, Seoul, South Korea.

16. Sana, A. (2014), Hydrodynamic and Thermal Dispersion Modeling of the Effluent in a Coastal Channel, International Conference on Desalination, Environment and marine Outfall Systems (ICDEMOS 2014), Muscat, Oman.

17. Sana, A. (2013), Enhancing Water Resources and Coastal Engineering Curricula Using Visual Basic Programs in MS-Excel, International Civil and Infrastructure Engineering Conference (InCIEC-2013), Kuching, Malaysia, pp. 196-199.

18. Sana, A., Baawain, M. and Al-Sabti, A. (2013), Feasibility Study of Using Treated Wastewater to Mitigate Seawater Intrusion along Northern Coast of Oman, 5th International Conference on Water Resources and Arid Environments 2013, Riyadh, K.S.A.

19. Baawain M.S., Sana A. (2013) Treated Wastewater Effluents as Aquifer Recharge: Experience in Saline and Coastal Aquifers, 4th International Conference on Environmental Management, Engineering, Planning and Economics, Mykonos, Greece, June 24-28, 2013.

20. Baawain M.S., Sana A. (2012) Feasibility of treated wastewater application for aquifer recharge to defy saline water intrusion, Proceedings of the Sixth IAHR International Groundwater Symposium, Kuwait, Nov. 19-21, 2012. In Groundwater Modeling and Management under Uncertainty, Hadi & Copty (Eds), Taylor and Francis, pp.169-174.

21. Sana, A. and Tanaka, H. (2012), Using a Two-Equation Turbulence Model to Study Irregular Wave Bottom Boundary Layers, Proceedings of The 10th International Conference on Coasts, Ports and Marine Structures (ICOPMAS 2012), Tehran, Iran, 19-21 Nov. 2012, pp.95-102.

22. Sana, A. and Baawain, M. (2012), Verification of a turbulence model for rough oscillatory boundary layers, Proceedings of 10th International Congress on Advances in Civil Engineering (ACE 2012), Ankara, Turkey.

23. Baawain, M.S., Sana, A., Al-Yahyai, R. and Al-Sabti, A. (2012) Sustainable and Beneficial Options for Reusing Treated Wastewater in Muscat, Oman, Annual Conference of the Canadian Society for Civil Engineering (CSCE 2012), Jun. 6-9, 2012, Edmonton, Canada, Vol. 2, pp. 871-880.

24. Sana, A., and Baawain, M. (2011), Assessment of seawater quality along northern coast of Oman, Proceedings of 6th International Conference on Asian and Pacific and Coasts (APAC 2011), Hong Kong, pp.2002-2009.

25. Sana, A. (2010), Prediction of transition in wave boundary layers by k- Model, Proceedings of the 15th Physics of Estuaries and Coastal Seas (PECS) conference, Colombo, Sri Lanka, 14–17 September 2010, pp.194-197.

26. Sana, A., Al-Yaqoubi, A. and Tanaka, H. (2009), Seawater quality in Gulf of Oman, Proceedings of 3rd International Conference on Estuaries and Coasts (ICEC 2009), Sendai, Japan, pp.167-174.

27. Sana, A., Tanaka, H. and Suntoyo (2008), Turbulence modeling of wave boundary layers on a rough bottom, Proceedings of 31st International Conference on Coastal Engineering, Hamburg, Germany, Vol. 2, pp.1572-1582.

28. Sana, A. and Al-Shibli, S. (2006), Numerical modeling of seawater intrusion into coastal aquifers in Sultanate of Oman, Regional Conference on Groundwater Protection, Tripoli, Libya, 2006.

29. Sana, A., Al-Jamrah, A., Claereboudt, M., Al-Kindi, S., Tanaka, H. and Kwarteng, A. (2006), Measurement of Water Quality Parameters in the Gulf of Oman, IAHR-APD Conference, Chennai, India, pp. 1155-1165.

30. Tanaka, H., Suntoyo and Sana, A. (2006), Numerical investigation on a rough bed turbulent boundary layer under cnoidal wave motion, Proceedings of 7th International Conference on Hydro-science and Engineering (ICHE-2006), Sep. 10-13, 2006, Philadelphia, USA, http://hdl.handle.net/1860/1376

31. Ghumman, A. R., Sana, A. and Tanaka, H. (2006), Effect of Grid Spacing on the Prediction of Oscillatory Boundary Layer Properties Using k-ε Model, Annual Conference of Canadian Society of Civil Engineers, May 23-26, 2006, Paper No. GC-011, pp.1-8.

32. Suntoyo, Tanaka, H. and Sana, A. (2006), Shear stress and sediment transport rate calculations for non-linear waves, 30th International Conference on Coastal Engineering (ASCE), San Diego, California, pp. 2308-2317.

33. Sana, A. and Tanaka, H., and Ghumman, A. R., (2006), Modification of k-e model to study oscillatory boundary layers, 30th International Conference on Coastal Engineering (ASCE), San Diego, California, Book of Abstracts, Paper No. 234.

34. Sana, A. (2005), Measurement of oil related pollution in the coastal region of Sultanate of Oman, Oceans 2005 MTS/IEEE Conference, Washington D.C., USA. https://doi.org/10.1109/OCEANS.2005.1639795

35. Sana, A., Al-Hatrushi, S., Machlachlan, A., Hamed, K., Kwarteng, A., Al-Belushi, A. and Kumar, V. (2005), Implementation of a Numerical Model to Study Coastal Erosion along Al-Batinah, Sultanate of Oman, Arabian Coast 2005 Conference, Dubai , Book of Abstracts, pp.379-382.

36. Sana, A., Al-Jamrah, A., Claereboudt, M., Al-Kindi, S., Tanaka, H. and Kwarteng, A. (2005), Measurement of Water Quality in Gulf of Oman, Arabian Coast 2005 Conference, Dubai, Book of Abstracts, pp.21-24.

37. Al-Hatrushi, S., Kwarteng, A., Machlachlan, A., Sana, A., Al-Belushi, A., Hamed, K., and Kumar, V. (2005), A preliminary assessment of coastal ersoion along the Batinah: Sultanate of Oman, Arabian Coast 2005 Conference, Dubai , Book of Abstracts, pp.145-149.

38. Kwarteng, A., Al-Hatrushi, S., Machlachlan, A., Sana, A., Al-Belushi, A., Hamed, K., and Kumar, V. (2005), Monitoring changes along the Batinah coast of Oman using remotely sensed data, Arabian Coast 2005 Conference, Dubai , Book of Abstracts, pp.9-12.

39. Sana, A., Ghumman, A. R. and Tanaka, H. (2005), Modification of k- Model to Analyze Oscillatory Boundary Layers, Proceedings, International Conference on Mathematical Models and Methods in Fluid Mechanics, July 4-6, 2005, COMSATS, Islamabad, Pakistan.

40. Sana, A., Tanaka, H. and Suzuki, T. (2004), Experimental and numerical study of irregular wave boundary layers on a rough bottom, Proceedings, International Conference on Coastal Engineering (ASCE), Lisbon, Portugal, Vol. 1, pp.521-528.

41. Sana, A. and Tanaka, H. (2004), Numerical modeling of oscillatory boundary layers using two-equation turbulence models, Proceedings, 6th International Conference on Hydro science and Engineering (ICHE-2004), Brisbane, Australia (Invited paper).

42. Sana, A. (2004), Implementation of a numerical model to study oil spill fate in the coastal region of Sultanate of Oman, Proceedings, The Joint Kingdom of Bahrain-Japan Symposium 2004-Challenges on New Horizons, Manama, Bahrain, pp.374-386 (Invited paper).

43. Sana, A. and Al-Shibli, S. H. (2003), Modeling of seawater intrusion into a coastal aquifer in the Sultanate of Oman, Proceedings, 30th International Association of Hydraulic Engineering and Research (IAHR) Congress, Thessaloniki, Greece, August 24-29, pp.581-588.

44. Sana, A., Tanaka, H. (2001), Utilization of Two-Layer Turbulence Models to analyze an Oscillatory Boundary Layer on a Smooth Bottom, Proceedings, 8th International Symposium. Flow Modeling and Turbulence Measurements, Tokyo, Japan, pp.517-524.

45. Mzila, N., Shuy, E.B., Tan, H.C. and Sana, A. (2001), Preliminary groundwater quality investigations at a reclaimed land in Singapore, Proceedings, 29th International Association of Hydraulic Engineering and Research (IAHR) Congress, Beijing, China, pp.140-144.

46. Sana, A., Shuy, E. B., Mzila, N. and Hoong, C. K. M. (2001), A Preliminary Study On Feasibility Of Using Treated Wastewater To Recharge Reclaimed Land, Proceedings, 29th International Association of Hydraulic Engineering and Research (IAHR) Congress, Beijing, China, pp.152-156.

47. Sana, A. and Shuy, E. B. (2001), Analysis of a Transitional Oscillatory Boundary Layer by k- Model, Proceedings, 29th International Association of Hydraulic Engineering and Research (IAHR) Congress, Beijing, China, pp.224-228.

48. Tanaka, H., Sana, A., Kawamura, I. And Yamaji, H., (2000), Stability of asymmetric wave boundary layers, Proceedings, International Conference on Computational. Hydrodynamics (ICHD 2000), Yokohama, Japan, pp. 563-568.

49. Itonaga, N, Sana, A., Tanaka, H. and Samad, M.A. (2000), Modeling of Natori river mouth topography change due to a heavy flood, Proceedings, 4th International Conference on Computational Hydrodynamics (ICHD 2000), Sep. 11-14, 2000, Yokohama, Japan, pp. 653-658.

50. Tanaka, H., Yamaji, H., Sana, A. (1998), Experimental study on non-linear wave boundary layers, Proceedings, International Conference on Coastal Engineering (ASCE), Copenhagen, Denmark, pp.471-483.

51. Tanaka, H., Sana, A., and Samad, M.A. (1997), The modes of Sediment Transport under pulsatile motion, Proceedings, Fourth International Conference on Measurement and Control of Granular Materials (MCGM 97), pp.160-165.

52. Tanaka, H. and Sana, A., (1997), The variation of frictional resistance under long waves in cross-shore direction, Proceedings, Computer Modeling of Seas and Coastal Regions III, Ed. J.R. Acinas and C.A. Brebbia, Computational Mechanics Publications, pp.233-242.

53. Kawamura, I., Tanaka, H., Yamaji, H. and Sana, A. (1997) Transition to turbulence in an asymmetric wave boundary layer -difference from sinusoidal waves- , Proceedings of Coastal Engineering, JSCE, Vol.44, pp.136-140 (in Japanese).

54. Sana, A. and Tanaka, H., (1996), The testing of low Reynolds number k-epsilon models by DNS data for an oscillatory boundary layer, Proceedings, 6th Int. Symposium on Flow Modeling and Turbulence Measurements, Sep. 1996, Florida, U.S.A. pp.363-370.

55. Sana, A. and Tanaka, H., (1996), A comparative study of low Reynolds number k-epsilon models based on wave-current combined motion, Proceedings, 10th Congress of International Association for Hydraulic Research- Asia-Pacific Division, (IAHR-APD), Langkawi, Malaysia, pp.486-493.

56. Tanaka, H. and Sana, A., (1996), The quasi-steady behavior of wave boundary layer- a theoretical and experimental study, Proceedings, 10th Congress of International Association for Hydraulic Research- Asia-Pacific Division, (IAHR-APD), Langkawi, Malaysia, pp.381-388.

57. Kawamura, I., Sana, A. and Tanaka, H. (1996) Asymptotic behavior of wave boundary layers with increasing wave period, Proceedings of Coastal Engineering, JSCE, Vol.43, pp.451-455 (in Japanese).

58. Sana, A. and Tanaka, H., (1995), The performance of low Reynolds number k-epsilon model to analyze an oscillatory boundary layer, Proceedings, International Symposium on Mathematical Modeling of Turbulent Flows, Tokyo, pp.291-296.

59. Sana, A. and Tanaka, H., (1995), Application of low Reynolds number k-epsilon model to wave-current combined motion, Proceedings, Computer Modeling of Seas and Coastal Regions II, Ed. C.A. Brebbia, L. Traversoni and L.C. Wrobel, Computational Mechanics Publications, pp.213-220.

60. Sana, A. and Tanaka, H., (1995), A full-range equation for wave boundary layer thickness, Proceedings, Advances in Hydro-Science and Engineering, Vol.2, China, pp.1487-1494.

61. Sana, A., Tanaka, H. and Dang, V.T. (1995) Sediment movement under waves and current, Proceedings of Coastal Engineering, JSCE, Vol.42, pp.491-495 (in Japanese).

62. Tanaka, H. and Sana, A. (1995) Characteristics of bottom shear stress under long waves, Proceedings of Coastal Engineering, JSCE, Vol.42, pp.36-40 (in Japanese).

63. Sana, A. and Tanaka, H. (1994) Study on bottom shear stress under crossing waves and current, Proceedings of Coastal Engineering, JSCE, Vol.41, pp.416-420 (in Japanese).

Books

1. Sana, A., Hewawasam, L. and Waris, M.B. (Eds.) (2015) Book of Abstracts: Fifth International Conference on Estuaries and Coasts, November 2-4, 2015, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman (ISBN 9789996905957).

2. Sana, A., Hewawasam, L. and Waris, M.B. (Eds.) (2015) Proceedings of the Fifth International Conference on Estuaries and Coasts, November 2-4, 2015, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman (USB Flash disk).

3. Al-Hatrushi, S., Kwarteng, A., Sana, A., Al-Belushi, A., McLachlan, A., and Hamed, K. (Eds.) (2014), Coastal Erosion in Al-Batinah, Sultanate of Oman, Sultan Qaboos University Printing Press, Oman (ISBN 978-99969-0-300-7).

Book Chapters

1. Baawain M. S., Al-Sabahi J. N., Al-Wardy M. M., Sana A., Chitrakar, P. and Al-Yaqoobi A. H. (2019) Oil and chemical spills, In Encyclopedia of Environmental Health, 2nd Ed., (4) 750-757. Burlington: Elsevier, (SENSE Rank: B). https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-409548-9.11190-X

2. Abbasi, I. A., Kakar, D. M., Khan, M. A., Sana, A. 2016. Mud volcanoes in an active fore-arc setting: A case study from the Makran Coastal belt, SW Pakistan. In Tsunami and Earthquakes in Coastal Environments: Significance and Restoration (eds Vicente Santiago-Fandiño, Tanaka H, Dr. Spiske M.). Springer’s Coastal Research Library 14, 79-95, (SENSE Rank: B). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-28528-3_6

3. Sana A. (2015) Hydrodynamic and Thermal Dispersion Modeling of the Effluent in a Coastal Channel. In: M. Baawain, B.S. Choudri, M. Ahmed and A. Purnama (Eds.) Recent Progress in Desalination, Environmental and Marine Outfall System, Springer, pp. 269–283, (SENSE Rank: B). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-19123-2_19

4. Baawain M. S., Sana A, Al-Sabahi J. N., Al-Wardy M. M. and Al-Yaqoobi A. H. (2011) Oil and chemical spills. In: Nriagu JO (ed.) Encyclopedia of Environmental Health, volume 4, pp. 231–239 Burlington: Elsevier, (SENSE Rank: B).

5. Al-Hatrushi, S., Kwarteng, A., McLachlan, A., Al-Belushi, A., Sana, A. and Hamed, K. (Eds.) (2009), Coastal Erosion and Groundwater, Sultan Qaboos University Printing Press, Oman.

6. Tanaka, H. and Sana, A. (1995), Numerical study on transition to turbulence in a wave boundary layer, In Sediment Transport Mechanisms in Coastal Environments and Rivers (M. Belorgey, R.D. Rajaona and J.F.A. Sleath (Eds.), World Scientific, pp.14-25, (SENSE Rank: D).