Samer R S Kalbouneh

Summary

Job Title
Researcher
Email
samer.kalbouneh@berc.ps
Phone Number
+970-599-674 805
Address of Residence
Nablus
Foreign languages
English
Projects
  • Sustainable Use of Constructed Wetlands for Wastewater Treatment and Reuse in Small Communities.
  • Reclamation of Secondary Effluents with Reverse Osmosis Membranes: Fouling Mechanisms and Control.
  • Hybrid Biomass-Membrane Bioreac¬tor (HyBi-MBR) for Wastewater Treatment.

Role

  • Treasurer at BERC since 2016.
  • Researcher at the Environmental Research Unit at BERC since 2006.
  • Board member at BERC since 2004.
Research has been focused on

wastewater treatment, wastewater reuse, MBR, membrane technology, constructed wetlands, integrated water resources management.

Background

Qualifications, Appointments, and Honors
  • 2008 – 2009    Diploma with honor in Integrated Water Resources Management, Water Resources Virtual Learning Center of the United Nations University (UNU).
  • 1994 – 1997    M.Sc. in Water and Environmental Engineering from An-Najah National University in Nablus, Palestine.  
  • 1988-1993    B.Sc. in Chemical Engineering, Al-Ba’ath University in Homs, Syria.
Selected Publications

Articles

  • Ali-Shtayeh M. S., Jamous R. M., Abu-Zaitoun S. Y., Akkawi R. J., Kalbouneh S. R., Bernstein N., Dudai N. Chemical profile and bioactive properties of the essential oil isolated from Clinopodium serpyllifolium (M.Bieb.) Kuntze growing in Palestine. Industrial Crops & Products 124 (2018) 617–625.
  • Ali-Shtayeh M. S., Jamous R. M., Abu-Zaitoun S. Y., Akkawi R. J., Kalbouneh S. R., Dudai N., Bernstein N. Secondary treated effluent irrigation did not impact chemical composition, and enzyme inhibition activities of essential oils from Origanum syriacum var. syriacum. Industrial Crops & Products 111 (2018) pp. 775-786. 
  • H Azaizeh, K G Linden, C Barstow, S Kalbouneh, A Tellawi, A Albalawneh, Y Gerchman (2013).  Constructed wetlands combined with UV disinfection systems for removal of enteric pathogens and wastewater contaminants.   Water Science & Technology Vol 67 No 3 pp 651–657 
  • Kalbouneh, S. (2011).  Selection of Appropriate Cropping Patterns as Tool for Water Resources Management in Palestine: Date Palm Cultivation as Salinity Tolerant Crop in Jiftlik-Jordan Valley.  International Journal of Environmental Studies vol. 68, issue 4, pp(447-460). 

Book

  • Hamad, A. Kh., Ali-Shtayeh, M.S., Jamous, R. M., Kalbouneh, S.R., Abd Alhadi. M.N., Salameh, N.M., Abu-Ghdeib, S.I. (2014). Role of Botanic Gardens in Plant Biodiversity Conservation in Palestine. Biodiversity and Environmental Research Center (BERC), Til, Nablus.

Conferences

  •  Kalbouneh, S. and Ali-Shtayeh, M., S., (2010).  The application of membrane bioreactors for domestic wastewater treatment in Palestine.  Paper presented at the 2nd Conference on Biotechnology Research and application in Palestine (Sept. 2010), An-Najah National University, Nablus. 
  • Kalbouneh, S. and Mizyed, N. (2006).  Water Supply Demand Management in Wadi Al-Fara’a.  Paper presented in the conference on the Future of Development in the Palestinian Jordan Valley , June, 2006.
  • M. S. Ali-Shtayeh, R. M. Jamous, S. Y. Abu Zaitoun, R. J. Akkawi, S.R. Kalbouneh, Secondary treated effluent irrigation did not impact chemical composition, antioxidant, antibacterial, and enzyme inhibition activities of essential oils from Origanum syriacum var. syriacum. BERC 5th Conference on Wastewater reuse for irrigation of non-food crop plants in Palestine 2017 (BERC-FSC2017), At Alqasr Hotel, Univ. Str., Nablus, Palestine. Ocrober 14,2017  (https://berc2017.wixsite.com/berc5th-conf-2017) 
  • S. Y. Abu Zaitoun, R. M. Jamous, R.J. Akkawi, S. R. Kalbouneh, M. S. Ali-Shtayeh, Wastewater reuse for irrigation of aromatic plants: an additive promising economical source in rich high quality largescale production of essential oil. BERC 5th Conference on Wastewater reuse for irrigation of nonfood crop plants in Palestine 2017 (BERC-FSC2017), At Alqasr Hotel, Univ. Str., Nablus, Palestine. Ocrober 14,2017 (https://berc2017.wixsite.com/berc-5th-conf-2017) 
  • R. J Akkawi, A. Sawafta, R.M Jamous, S. Y. Abu Zaitoun, A.I Hussein, S.R Kalbouneh, M. S. Ali-Shtayeh.Wastewater reuse for irrigation of industrial crop plants in Palestine: Effect on bioactivity potentials of selected aromatic plants. BERC 5th Conference on Wastewater reuse for irrigation of non-food crop plants in Palestine 2017 (BERC-FSC2017), At Alqasr Hotel, Univ. Str., Nablus, Palestine. Ocrober 14,2017 (https://berc2017.wixsite.com/berc-5th-conf-2017) 
  • R.M Jamous, S.Y. Abu Zaitoun, R. J. Akkawi, S. R. Kalbouneh, M. S. Ali-Shtayeh Development of aromatic plant production systems tolerant to irrigation with treated effluents.BERC 5th Conference on Wastewater reuse for irrigation of non-food crop plants in Palestine 2017 (BERCFSC2017), At Alqasr Hotel, Univ. Str., Nablus, Palestine. Ocrober 14,2017 ( https://berc2017.wixsite.com/berc-5th-conf-2017) 
  • S. Y. Abu Zaitoun, R. M. Jamous, R. J. Akkawi, Samer R. Kalbouneh, M. S. Ali-Shtayeh: Chemical composition, anti-obesity, anti-cholinesterase and antioxidant activities of essential oils from four palestinian aromatic plants under secondary treated effluent irrigation.. International Conference on Science and Society: Biopiracy and Phytomedicine (ICSS 2017)., Hilton Hotel & Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Germany. July 24-28, 2017; 07/2017 
  • R. J. Akkawi, A. Sawafta, R. M. Jamous, S. Y. Abu Zaitoun, A.I. Husein, S. R. Kalbouneh, M. S. Ali-Shtayeh Effect of irrigation with secondary treated effluent on antioxidant and anti-cholinestrase activities of essential oils from Mentha spicata. Second Palestinian International Graduate Conference on Natural, Medical and Health Sciences and Humanities (SPIGCNMHSH 2017), AnNajah National University, Nablus; 04/2017
  • M. S. Ali-Shtayeh, R. M. Jamous, S. Y. Abu Zaitoun, R. J. Akkawi, A. I. Hussein, & S. R. Kalbouneh (2016). Development of aromatic plant production systems tolerant to irrigation with treated effluents. USAID Middle East Research Partnerships Forum, Amman, Jordan, Grand Hyatt Hotel, March 13th – 16th, 2016. 
  • S. R. Kalbouneh, S.I Jarrar. Sustainable Use of Constructed Wetlands for Wastewater Treatment in Small communities. Second Palestinian International Graduate Conference on Natural, Medical and Health Sciences and Humanities (SPIGCNMHSH 2017), AnNajah National University, Nablus; 04/2017.
  • S.R Kalbouneh, R. M. Jamous, S.I Jarrar M. S. Ali-Shtayeh. low-cost UV disinfection for safer small-scale waste water treatment. BERC 5th Conference on Wastewater reuse for irrigation of non-food crop plants in Palestine 2017 (BERC-FSC2017), At Alqasr Hotel, Univ. Str., Nablus, Palestine. Ocrober 14,2017 (https://berc2017.wixsite.com/berc-5th-conf-2017).

     
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