Dr. Alaa K. Ashmawy, P.E.
Dean of the School of Engineering and
Associate Professor of Civil Engineering

Education

• Ph.D. in Civil Engineering, Purdue University
• M.Sc. in Civil Engineering, Purdue University
• BS in Civil Engineering, Alexandria University (Distinction with Honors)

Research Interests

• Geotechnical and geo-environmental engineering
• Numerical modeling of homogeneous and discrete materials
• Soil dynamics and geophysical testing
• Spatial analysis and GIS

Professional Licensure and Memberships

• Professional Engineer (P.E), State of Florida
• Member, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
• Member, American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE)
• Member, International Society of Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (ISSMGE)
• Member, Clay Minerals Society (CMS)
• Member, North American Geosynthetics Society (NAGS)
• Member, International Geosynthetics Society (IGS)

Professional Experience

• Assistant/Associate Professor, University of South Florida
• Visiting Professor, Universidád de Las Americas, Puebla, Mexico
• Post-Doctoral Fellow, Georgia Institute of Technology

Awards and Honors

• Jerome Krivanek Distinguished Teacher Award, University of South Florida (2004)
• Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching Award, University of South Florida (2000)
• ASCE Zone II Faculty Advisor Certificate of Commendation (2000, 2001, 2002, 2005)
• ASCE Faculty of the Year, University of South Florida (1999, 2003, 2005)
• Member, Sigma Xi, the Scientific Research Society (Since 1997)

Teaching

• Geotechnical Engineering
• Civil Engineering Design Project