University of Oklahoma/Bethlehem University
Partnership to Train Palestinian Scientists to Perform Groundwater Modeling
State:
Oklahoma
Country:
West Bank/Gaza
Award Date:
2000
Award Amount:
$100,000.00
Cost Share:
$85,391.00
Other Partners:
An-Najah National University; Al-Quds University, Birzeit University
This partnership trained Palestinian scientists to perform groundwater modeling. Faculty members from Bethlehem University received training at the University of Oklahoma (UO) in two workshops. The workshops included demonstrations of a UO-developed hydrologic model; discussion of the MODFLOW model, developed by the U.S. Geological Survey; and discussion of applying resistance tomography to imaging parched aquifers. Participants in the first workshop also visited a wastewater treatment plant and drinking water facility in Norman, Oklahoma. U.S. specialists introduced the Palestinians to their research and compared notes with Palestinian colleagues regarding their knowledge and experience in shared fields.