Advanced Testing and Characterization of Engineered Paving Materials
Mechanistic and Mechanistic-Empirical Analyses for Pavement Structures
Full-scale Pavement Structure Testing, Evaluation, and Numerical Modeling
Evaluation and Benefit-Cost Analysis of Pavement Preservation Treatments
Computer Applications in Civil Engineering
Education:
Ph.D., Civil & Environmental Engineering, March 2019, University of Nevada, Reno
M.S., Civil & Environmental Engineering, December 2015, University of Nevada, Reno
B.S., Civil & Environmental Engineering, July 2014, Lebanese University, Lebanon
Registrations:
Professional Engineer, Commonwealth of Virginia
Memberships:
Association of Asphalt Paving Technologists (AAPT)
Associate Member
Communications Committee - Member
Membership Committee – Member
Associate Editor
Academy of Pavement Science and Engineering (APSE)
American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) - Highway Pavement Committee - Younger Committee Member
American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)
Transportation Research Board
Member - AKM20 Standing Committee on Binders for Flexible Pavements
Member - AKP30 Standing Committee on Design and Rehabilitation of Asphalt Pavements
Member - Transportation Infrastructure Group (TIG) Young Member Subcommittee
Member - Young Members Coordinating Council (YMCC)
Co-representative for the Transportation Infrastructure Group (TIG) to the Young Members Coordinating Council Handling Editor
National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP)
Advisor and Panel Member - IDEA 20-30/IDEA Project 229: Lab Dielectric Measurement System (LDMS) for Asphalt Bulk Specific Gravity Determination
Panel 09-71 Guidance to Develop Optimized Framework of Asphalt Mixtures Performance Testing for Balanced Mix Design and Acceptance (BMD&A)
Awards:
Bahia El Hariri Award for Lebanese Baccalaureate Excellence, Lebanon, August 2009
“Born to Excel Award” and “Salim Wardeh Award” for Lebanese Baccalaureate Excellence, September 2009
Ramzi Irani Award for Civil Engineering Excellence, Major of Promotion, Lebanese University, Faculty of Engineering, Lebanon, May 2013
2016 Award for Outstanding Article in Advances in Civil Engineering Materials, ASTM International Committee on Publications
Outstanding International Graduate Student Award for Years 2016, 2017, and 2018, Graduate Student Association, University of Nevada, Reno
Unity in Diversity Conference Award, Graduate Student Association, University of Nevada, Reno, March 2016
VTRC Horizon Award, 2021
VTRC Jack H. Dillard Best Paper Award, "BalancedMix Design for Surface Asphalt Mixtures: Phase I: Initial Roadmap Development and Specification Verification" (with S. Diefenderfer and I. Boz), 2021
VTRC Director's Award, 2022
2023 Association of Asphalt Paving Technologists (AAPT) Board of Directors Award of Appreciation for contribution to the inaugural AAPT 2022/2023 Annual Report
2023Association of Asphalt Paving Technologists (AAPT) President’s Award in recognition of service as Chairman of the Communications Committee for the years 2021 and 2022.
VTRC Jack H. Dillard Best Paper Award, "Simple and Practical Tests for Rutting Evaluation of Asphalt Mixtures in the Balanced Mix Design Process" (with S. Diefenderfer and I. Boz), 2023
