Dr. Hussain Al-Aybi Zamil published a research entitled "Groundwater Investigation in the Iraqi Marshlands" in Diyala Journal of Pure Sciences. The study included the study of the three marshes in the governorates of Maysan, Basrah and Dhi Qar in southern Iraq. This region is characterized by abundant groundwater in the four-day sediment, which is characterized by good thickness and hydraulic specifications suitable for containment of groundwater and its permeability through the permeable medium.
The results of the research: The depth of groundwater between less than (10) meters and less than (40) meters in the areas of the three marshes and the amount of water that can be discharged from wells water is high ranging between (400) and (900) m3 / day, concentrations of dissolved salts in groundwater are very high at 68430 parts per million parts. As they can’t be used for humanitarian, agricultural, animal and industrial purposes due to the length and movement of groundwater towards the drainage area and the lack of natural nutrition resulting from rainfall. In the interior of the earth to achieve the alleviation and reduction of the level of salts total dissolved.

Ibrahim Abdul Salam participated in the ADIPEC World Conference in the United Arab Emirates (Abu Dhabi) through his research entitled "Predicting the Problems of Drilling in Basra Fields using Smartphone Application" under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Abdel Salam. Mohammed Saleh Jawad and Dr. Bashar Saadoun Mahdi for the period 13-16 / 11/2017. The researcher presented during the conference an explanatory presentation of his research, which is the first research of a kind in the field of drilling software dealing with the oil sector, knowing that the research part of the master's thesis completed in the section in which the researcher obtained the degree of excellence. A letter of thanks and appreciation for his efforts.

An official delegation from the Petrograd Chinese company visited the Petroleum Technology Department and was received by the Head of Department, Dr. Mohammed Saleh Al-Jawad, the Rehabilitation and Employment Unit and the follow-up of the graduates, in the presence of the President of the University, Prof. Dr. Amin Douai, on Tuesday, 21/11/2017. The meeting included consultation and research to find an appropriate mechanism for joint cooperation between the university and the company as well as providing job opportunities for the students of the department in the company or training in them. The delegation also briefed the scientific laboratories in the department and the other sections of the university.

The prof. assist. Laila Alwan participated in the third scientific conference on environment and sustainable development held for two days, 15-16 / 11/2017 at the University of Technology. She  published a research entitled (Quarterly Changes of Residual Aluminum Concentration in Drinking Water). The study included a study of (6) projects related with filtering the water in Baghdad by using  the concentration of aluminum which is used as compounds for purification purposes. Among the results were different relationships related to increased concentration related to ph and high temperatures. The emphasis was on aluminum because of its health effects affecting the nervous system, which causes Alzheimer's or Parkinson's paralysis if it exceeds the upper limits within the body. The prof. assist. Laila Alwan received a certificate of appreciation for her efforts and outstanding contribution to the conference.