Education
Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley
M.S., University of California, Berkeley
B.S., Cairo University, Egypt

| Professional Experience |
| 2008 - Present |
Associate Professor, University of Houston |
| 2001 - 2007 |
Assistant Professor, Missouri University of Science and Technology & South Florida |
| 1999 - 2000 |
Post-doctoral Research Fellow, John Blume Earthquake Engineering Center, Stanford University |
| 1993 - 1999 |
Research Assistant, University of California, Berkeley |
| 1990 - 1992 |
Design Engineer, Samaan's Consulting Office, Cairo Egypt |

| Courses Taught at UH |
| CIVE 3337 |
Theory of Structures |
| CIVE 7336 |
Finite Element Methods |
| Courses Taught at Other Institutions |
Mechanics of Solids
Mechanics of Solids Laboratory
Matrix Structural Analysis
Dynamics of Structures
Advanced Mechanics of Materials
Continuum Mechanics
Nonlinear Analysis of Structures |
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