a. Education

Ph.D. (August 2002) in Structural Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John’s, NL, Canada

Dissertation: Strengthening of Reinforced Concrete Two-Way Slabs

Certificate of the Graduate Programme in Teaching (2001), Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John’s, NL, Canada

Certificate of the International Teaching Assistants (1999), Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John’s, NL, Canada

M.Sc. (June 1998) in Structural Engineering, Department of Civil Engineering, Helwan University, Cairo, Egypt

Thesis: Repair and Strengthening of Partially Loaded RC Beams Using Ferrocement

B.Sc., Honours (May 1994) in Civil Engineering, Helwan University, Cairo, Egypt

Throughout the 5-year enrolment, I was ranked 1^st (in first year) and 2^nd (in the subsequent 4 years) in order of merit among 80 students.

Final Year Project: Design and analysis of a prestressed reinforced concrete bridge, a multi-storey residential building and an elevated water tank (Distinction)

b. Professional experience

March 2016 —: Civil Engineering Program Coordinator, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar

September 2015 —: Civil Engineering Program Focal Person, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar

September 2013—: Associate Professor, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar

September 2011 to August 2013: Associate Professor, United Arab Emirates University, UAE

August 2010 —: ASCE Student Chapter Practitioner Advisor, the UAE Chapter

September 2007 to August 2011: Assistant Professor, United Arab Emirates University, UAE

April 2006 to August 2007: Research Professional level III, University of Sherbrooke, QC, Canada

April 2004 to March 2006: NSERC Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Sherbrooke, Canada

July 2003 to September 2007: Assistant Professor, Helwan University, Cairo, Egypt (On leave)

September 2002 to March 2004: Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Canada

September 2001 to December 2001: Lecturer, Memorial University of Newfoundland, NL, Canada

January 1999 to August 2002: Teaching Assistant, Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada

September 1994 to December 1998: Instructor, Helwan University, Cairo, Egypt

September 1997 to March 1998, Part-time Structural Engineer, SENS, Cairo, Egypt

August 1994 to September 1997 and April 1998 to November 1998, Part-time Structural Engineer, El-Khiat & Menissy, Engineering Consulting and Constructions, Cairo, Egypt