Prof. Dr. Sherif S. AbdelSalam

Education

• Ph.D.: 2010, Geotechnical Engineering, Iowa State University (ISU), USA.
• M.Sc.: 2007, Geotechnical Engineering, Cairo University, Egypt.
• B.Sc.: 2004, Civil Engineering, Cairo University, Egypt.

Occupation

• 2004 – Now: Executive Director and Partner at SAAB Engineering Consulting Office
• 2021 – Now: Professor, Vice Dean of Engineering, and Civil Program Director at Nile University
• 2017 – 2021: Associate Professor and Program Director at Nile University
• 2015 – 2017: Associate Professor and Program Director at the BUE, 2015 to 2017
• 2010 – 2015: Assistant Professor at the British University in Egypt (BUE)
• 2007 – 2010: Research Assistant at Iowa State University, USA
• 2004 – 2007: Teaching Assistant at the American University in Cairo (AUC)

Professional Membership

• Member, the National Geosynthetics Society
• Member, Inter. Society of Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineers (ISSMGE), UK
• Member, Egyptian Geotechnical Society (EGS)
• Member, Deep Foundations Committee, Egyptian Code of Practice (HBRC)
• Member, American Society of Civil Engineers (M. ASCE), USA
• Member, American Concrete Institute (ACI)
• Member, Egyptian Syndicate for Civil Engineers
• Member, Scientific Committee for GeoMEast 2017
• Member, Scientific Committee BUEACE 2016

 External Activities

• Associate Editor of the Innovative Infrastructure Solutions Int. Journal [Q2], 2020.
• Member of the Scientific Committee for GeoMEast 2019 Int. Congress and Exhibition.
• Reviewer for ICE, Geosynthetics International, since 2016.
• Reviewer for ASCE, Journal of Geotechnical and Environmental Eng., since 2016.
• Reviewer for ASCE, Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, since 2016.
• Reviewer for ASTM, Geotechnical Testing Journal, since 2012.
• Reviewer for ASCE, Journal of Bridge Engineering, since 2011.
• Conducted short course, LRFD for piles during GeoMEast, July 2017.
• Conducted workshops, staff development & management at BUE, since 2012.
• Conducted seminar, sustainable design of infrastructure at Zagazig University, 2013.
• Conducted seminar, LRFD implementation at the HBRC, 2011.
• Conducted seminar, TR573 Iowa DOT technical committees, USA, 2008 till 2010.
• Conducted workshop, FHWA mandate of LRFD in IA, USA, 2009.
• Presenter, GeoChina Conference, Shandong, China, 2016.
• Presenter, COBRAMSEG Conference, Goiania, Brazil, 2014.
• Presenter, Geo-Congress Conference, Atlanta, GA, 2014.
• Presenter, TRB International Conference, Washington DC, 2011.
• Presenter, Geo-Frontiers Conference, Dallas, TX, 2011.
• Presenter, IFCEE Deep Foundations Conference, Orlando, FL, 2009.
• Elected, Treasurer of Egyptian Student Association (ESA), USA, ISU, 2010.
• Elected, Graduate and Professional Senate of the CCEE, USA, ISU, 2010.
• Elected, Public Relations Officer for ESA, USA, ISU, 2009.

 Research Interests

• LRFD for bridge foundations and driven piles
• LRFD for shallow foundations
• EPS geofoam for tunnels
• EPS geofoam for retaining walls and roadways
• Ultrasonic testing for soil and geosynthetic materials
• Characterization of contaminated soils