MOHAMED A. YOUSSEF

185 DS Weaver Laboratories, Campus Box 7625
Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering 
North Carolina State University
Raleigh, NC 27695-7625.
Phone: (919)515-6717, Fax: (919)515-7760
E-mail: Mohamed_youssef@ncsu.edu
EDUCATION
  1. Ph.D., 2003, Biological and Agricultural Engineering, North Carolina State University.
  2. M.Sc., 1997, Civil Engineering, Mansoura University, Egypt.
  3. Diploma, 1994, Computer Science and Information, Cairo University, Egypt.
  4. B.Sc., 1990, Civil Engineering, Mansoura University, Egypt.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE/EMPLOYMENT
  1. Aug. 2006-Present, Assistant Professor
    Biological and Agricultural Engineering, North Carolina State University.
  2. Aug. 2004-Aug. 2006, Research Assistant Professor
    Biological and Agricultural Engineering, North Carolina State University.
  3. Mar. 2003-Aug. 2004, Research Associate
    Biological and Agricultural Engineering, North Carolina State University
  4. Aug. 1997-Jan. 2003, Graduate Research/Teaching Assistant
    Biological and Agricultural Engineering, North Carolina State University
  5. Apr. 1995-Aug. 1997, Drainage Research Engineer
    Drainage Research Institute (DRI), National Water Research Center (NWRC), Cairo, Egypt.
  6. Jun. 1993-Apr. 1995, Drainage Engineer
    Egyptian Public Authority for Drainage Projects (EPADP), Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation, Egypt.
SCHOLARLY AND PROFESSIONAL HONORS/AWARDS
  1. Recognized as a future leader in agricultural engineering, International Commission of Agricultural Engineering, The XV CIGR World Congress, Chicago, USA, July 28 - August 1, 2002.
  2. Nominated for Kenneth R. Keller Research Award for outstanding doctoral research, College of Agriculture and Life Science, NC State University, 2003.
  3. Who’s Who in Science and Engineering, listed in 2009 edition.
PROFESSIONAL/HONORARY SOCIETY MEMBERSHIPS
  1. American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers.
  2. Soil Science Society of America.
  3. American Water Resources Association.
  4. Egyptian Syndicate of Engineers.
  5. The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
  1. Agricultural Drainage and drainage water quality.
  2. Hydrologic and water quality modeling at different spatial scales.
  3. Wetland and Forested land hydrology.
  4. Carbon, Nitrogen, and Phosphorous cycles in agricultural and forested ecosystems.
  5. Best Management Practices for reducing non-point source pollution.
Grants
  1. Youssef, M.A., G.M. Chescheir, R.W. Skaggs, C.A. Poole, and V. Cox. 2009-2012. Evaluation of management practices to reduce nitrogen losses from subsurface drained lands receiving liquid animal waste. $152,000. Role: Lead PI.
  2. Chescheir, G.M., R.W. Skaggs, M.A. Youssef, F. Birgand. 2008-2010. Analysis of the effects of biofuel planting, growth, and harvesting on the hydrology and water quality of pine plantations. $500,000. Role: PI.
  3. Burchell, M., G.M. Chescheir, M.A. Youssef, F. Birgand, R. Evans, and K. Bass. 2008-2009. Hydrologic impacts of rerouting pumped agricultural drainage water through a historical and restored wetland system as part of an innovative integrated water management system in Hyde County, NC. $55,000. Role: PI.
  4. Youssef, M.A. and R.W. Skaggs. 2006-2010. Nitrogen fate and transport model development and application. US-FS, $67,500. Role: Lead PI.
  5. Skaggs, R.W., M.A. Youssef, and G.M. Chescheir. 2007-2009. Enhancement and application of DRAINMOD-N II for predicting nitrogen losses from drained lands in Midwest U.S. US-EPA, $70,000. Role: PI.
  6. Youssef, M.A., R.W. Skaggs, and G.G. El-Refai. 2007-2010. Calibration and validation of DRAINMOD-N II as a tool for subsurface drainage system design in newly reclaimed land in Egypt. U.S.-Egypt Joint Board on Scientific and Technological Cooperation, $24,000 (In Collaboration with the Egyptian Drainage Research Institute, awarded an additional $36,000). Role: Lead PI.
  7. Skaggs, R.W., M.A. Youssef, C. Crozier, D. Osmond. 2007-2010. Innovative drainage water management in North Carolina. NRCS, $190,887. Role: PI.
  8. Burchell, M.R., D.Osmond, C. Moorman, D. Line, M.A. Youssef, O. Duckworth, R. Huffman, J. Spooner, D. Penrose, G. Grabow. 2008-2010. Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP) Riparian Buffer Monitoring.  $719,102. Role: Co-PI.
Publications Journal Articles, Refereed (2005-2010):
  1. Luo, W., G.R. Sands, M.A. Youssef, J.S. Strock, I. Song, D. Canelon. 2010. Modeling the impact of alternative drainage practices in the northern Corn-belt with DRAINMOD-NII. Agricultural Water Management 97:389-398.
  2. Beltran, B.J., D.M. Amatya, M.A. Youssef, M. Jones, T.J. Callahan, R.W. Skaggs, and J.E. Nettles. 2010. Impacts of fertilization on water quality of a drained pine plantation. A worst case scenario. J. Environ. Qual.39:293-303.
  3. Thorp, K.R., M.A. Youssef, D.B. Jaynes, R.W. Malone, and L. Ma. 2009. DRAINMOD-N II: Evaluated for an agricultural system in Iowa and compared to RZWQM-DSSAT. Trans. ASABE 52(5):1557-1573.
  4. Ale, S., L.C. Bowling, S.M. Brouder, J.R. Frankenberger, and M.A. Youssef. 2009. Simulated effect of drainage water management operational strategy on hydrology and crop yield for drummer soil in the Midwestern United States. Agricultural Water Management 96:653-665.
  5. David, M.B., S.J. Del Grosso, X. Hu, E. P. Marshall, G.F. McIsaac, W.J. Parton, C. Tonitto, and M.A. Youssef. 2009. Modeling denitrification in a tile-drained, corn and soybean agroecosystem of Illinois, USA. Biogeochemistry 93:7-30.
  6. Salazar, O., I. Wesström, M.A. Youssef, R.W. Skaggs, and A. Joel. 2009. Evaluation of the DRAINMOD-N II model for predicting nitrogen losses in a loamy sand under cultivation in southeast Sweden. Agricultural Water Management 96:267-281.
  7. Bechtold, I., S. Köhne, M.A. Youssef, B. Lennartz, and R.W. Skaggs. 2007. Simulating nitrogen leaching and turnover in a subsurface-drained grassland receiving animal manure in Northern Germany using DRAINMOD-N II. Agricultural Water Management 93:30-44.
  8. Youssef, M.Y., R.W. Skaggs, G.M. Chescheir, and J.W. Gilliam. 2006. Field evaluation of a model for predicting nitrogen losses from drained lands. J. Environ. Qual. 35:2026-2042.
  9. Skaggs, R.W., M.A. Youssef, and G.M. Chescheir. 2006. Drainage design coefficients for Eastern United States. Agricultural Water Management 86:40-49.
  10. Youssef, M.Y., R.W. Skaggs, G.M. Chescheir, and J.W. Gilliam.  2005.  The Nitrogen Simulation Model, DRAINMOD-N II. Trans. ASAE 48(2):611-626.
  11. Wang, X., M.A. Youssef, W.R. Skaggs, J.D. Atwood, and J.R. Frankenberger. 2005. Sensitivity analysis of the nitrogen simulation model, DRAINMOD-N II. Trans. ASAE 48(6):2205-2212.
  12. Skaggs, R.W., M.A. Youssef, G.M. Chescheir, and J.W. Gilliam. 2005.  Effect of drainage intensity on nitrogen losses from drained lands.  Trans. ASAE 48(6):2169-2177.
Conference Papers, Invited, Non-refereed:
  1. Skaggs, R.W. and M.A. Youssef. 2009. Effect of drainage water management on nitrogen losses to surface waters. International Forum on Water Resources and Sustainable Development, Wuhan, China, Sept. 22-24, 2009.
  2. Skaggs, R.W. and M.A. Youssef. 2008. Effect of controlled drainage on water and nitrogen balances in drained lands.  Keynote, Proceedings of 10th International Drainage Workshop, Helsinki, Finland, July 11-16, 2008.
Book Chapter, Invited, Non-refereed:
  1. Skaggs, R.W. and M.A. Youssef. 2005.  Effect of climate on drainage requirements for corn production.  In Pertti Vakkilainen 60. J. Saavalainen, ed.:124-131.
Conference papers and Abstracts, non-refereed:
  1. , R.W. Skaggs, C.A. Poole, and G.M. Chescheir. 2009. Simulated effects of drainage water management on crop yield under dry conditions. Presented at ASABE Annual International Meeting, Reno, NV, June 21-24, 2009.
  2. Tian, S., M.A. Youssef, R.W. Skaggs, D.M. Amatya, L. Negm. 2009. Development and preliminary testing of the forest version of DRAINMOD-N II. ASABE Paper N. 097129. Presented at ASABE Annual International Meeting, Reno, NV, June 21-24, 2009.
  3. Negm, L.M., M.A. Youssef, G. Fernandez, R.W. Skaggs, and G.M. Chescheir. 2009. Linking DRAINMOD-W and DRAINMOD-N II models to simulate hydrology and water quality in artificially drained watersheds.  Presented at ASABE Annual International Meeting, Reno, NV, June 21-24, 2009.
  4. Abdelbaki, A.M., M.A. Youssef, M.E. Kiwan, E.F. Naguib, and E.I. Elgidawwy. 2009. Evaluation of pedotransfer functions for predicting saturated hydraulic conductivity for U.S. soils. Poster Presentation, ASABE Annual International Meeting, Reno, NV, June 21-24, 2009.
  5. Abdelbaki, A.M., M.A. Youssef, M.E. Kiwan, E.F. Naguib, and E.I. Elgidawwy. 2009. Evaluation of pedotransfer functions for predicting the soil water characteristic curve for U.S. soils. Poster Presentation, ASABE Annual International Meeting, Reno, NV, June 21-24, 2009.
  6. Tilak, A.S., M.R. Burchell, M.A. Youssef. 2009. Simulating the hydrology and nutrient dynamics of riparian buffers in North Carolina using Riparian Ecosystem Management Model (REMM). Poster Presentation, ASABE Annual International Meeting, Reno, NV, June 21-24, 2009.
  7. Poole, C.A., R.W. Skaggs, G.M. Chescheir, M.A. Youssef, and C.R. Crozier. 2009. Effects of drainage water management on crop yields. ASABE Paper No. 097235. Presented at ASABE Annual International Meeting, Reno, NV, June 21-24, 2009
  8. Chescheir, G.M., M.R. Burchell, M.A. Youssef, F. Birgand, and K. Bass. 2009. Evaluation of an innovative integrated water management system in Eastern North Carolina. Presented at ASABE Annual International Meeting, Reno, NV, June 21-24, 2009.
  1. Strock, J.S., M.A. Youssef, K.A. Oquist, G.R. Sands, R.W. Skaggs. 2008. Use of DRAINMOD-NII to predict nitrogen losses under conventional and organic farming practices in Minnesota, USA.
  2. Salazar, O., I. Wesström, M.A. Youssef, R.W. Skaggs, A. Joel. 2008. Evaluation of the DRAINMOD-N II model for predicting nitrogen losses in southeast Sweden. Presented at the 10th International Drainage Workshop, Helsinki, Finland, July 11-16, 2008.
  3. Ale, S., L.C. Bowling, M.A. Youssef, S.M. Brouder. 2008. Effect of crop rotation and N management on nitrogen loss in tile drains.  Presented at ASABE Annual International Meeting, Providence, RI, June 29-July 2, 2008.
  4. Thorp, K., M.A. Youssef, D.B. Jaynes. 2008. Evaluation of DRAINMOD-N II for an agricultural system in Iowa. Presented at ASABE Annual International Meeting, Providence, RI, June 29-July 2, 2008.
  5. Youssef, M.A., L. Nigm, R.W. Skaggs, and R. Cooke. 2007. Predicting drain flow and nitrogen losses for a corn-soybean rotation on a clay loam receiving different rates of N fertilizer. Presented at ASABE Annual International Meeting, Minneapolis, MN, June 17-20, 2007.
  6. Skaggs, R.W. and M.A. Youssef. 2007. Controlled Drainage to Reduce Nitrogen Losses from Drained Lands. Presented at the ASA-CSSA-SSSA Annual International Meeting, New Orleans, LA, Nov. 4-8, 2007.
  7. Youssef, M.A. and R.W. Skaggs. 2006. The nitrogen simulation model, DRAINMOD-N II: Field testing and model application for contrasting soil types and climatological conditions. In Proc. 2006 World Environmental and Water Resources Congress. Omaha, NB: EWRI of ASCE.
  8. Youssef, M.A., E.J. Kladivko, R.W. Skaggs, X.Y. Wang, and J.R. Frankenberger. 2005. Field testing of DRAINMOD-N II for an Indiana silt loam. Presented at ASABE Annual International Meeting, Tampa, FL, July 17-20, 2005. 
  9. Youssef, M. A., R. W. Skaggs, G. M. Chescheir, and J. W. Gillaim. 2004. Field testing of the nitrogen model, DRAINMOD-N II, for North Carolina soils. In Proc. 8th International Drainage Symposium, 171-180. R. A. Cooke, ed. St. Joseph, Mich.:ASAE.
  10. Youssef, M. A., R. W. Skaggs, G. M. Chescheir, and J. W. Gilliam. 2003. Field evaluation of DRAINMOD 5.1 using six years of data from an artificially drained agricultural field in North Carolina. Presented at ASABE Annual International Meeting, Las Vegas, NV, July 27-30, 2003.
  11. Youssef, M. A., R. W. Skaggs, G. M. Chescheir, and J. W. Gilliam. 2003. Field testing of DRAINMOD-N II for North Carolina soils. Presented at ASABE Annual International Meeting, Las Vegas, NV, July 27-30, 2003.
  12. Youssef, M. A., R. W. Skaggs, G. M. Chescheir, and J. W. Gilliam. 2002. Modeling nitrogen dynamics in artificially drained soils: A new version of DRAINMOD-N. Presented at ASABE Annual International Meeting, Chicago, IL, July 28-31, 2002.
Invited and Contributed Research Presentations, Non-Refereed:
  1. Youssef, M.A., R.W. Skaggs, G.M. Chescheir, C. Tian, D.M. Amatya. 2008. DRAINMOD: a Field-scale model for simulating hydrology and water quality for shallow water table soils. Presented at a mini-workshop on Development of a comprehensive forest nutrient cycle and export modeling package, USDA, Forest Service, Center for Forested Wetland Research, Cordesville, SC, Mar. 6-7, 2008.
  2. Chescheir, G.M., R.W. Skaggs, M.A. Youssef, G.P. Fernandez, D.M. Amatya. 2008. DRAINMOD Based Models for Poorly Drained Watersheds. Presented at a mini-workshop on Development of a comprehensive forest nutrient cycle and export modeling package, USDA, Forest Service, Center for Forested Wetland Research, Cordesville, SC, Mar. 6-7, 2008.
  3. Youssef, M.A., E.J. Kladivko, R.W. Skaggs, X.Y. Wang, and J.R. Frankenberger. 2005. Field testing and application of DRAINMOD-NII for a Clermont silt loam soil. Presented at Annual Meeting of Regional Project NCR 207, Minneapolis, MN, Aug. 15-17, 2005, and at the Agricultural Drainage Management Systems Task Force Meeting, Minneapolis, MN, Aug. 17-18, 2005.
  4. Skaggs, R.W. and M.A. Youssef. 2005. Where does the water go and where does the nitrogen go as a result of controlled drainage?  Presented at Annual Meeting of Regional Project NCR 207, Minneapolis, MN, Aug. 16, 2005.
  5. Skaggs, R.W. and M.A. Youssef.  2005. Effect of climate on performance of controlled drainage.  Presented at Agricultural Drainage Management Task Force, Minneapolis, MN, Aug. 17, 2005.
  6. Skaggs, R.W., M.A. Youssef, and R.O. Evans. 2005. Agricultural Drainage Management:  Effects on Water Conservation, N Loss and Crop Yields. Presented at Agricultural Drainage and Water Quality Field Day, Lamberton, MN, Aug. 19,2005
  7. Youssef, M.A. and R.W. Skaggs. 2004. Simulating N dynamics in drained croplands under different management practices. Presented at the Agricultural Drainage Management Systems Task Force Meeting, New Orleans, LA, Nov. 18-19, 2004.
  8. Skaggs, R.W., M.A Youssef and J. W. Gilliam. 2004. Agronomic perspective on modeling denitrification.  Invited presentation at International Workshop on advanced approaches to quantify denitrification, Woods Hole, MA, May 2-5, 2004.