Faculty & Staff
More than 30 international full-time experienced faculty, all of whom have both academic and industrial experiences with Ph.D. degrees from well-recognized American and European Universities.
“Studying at Abu Dhabi University has been quite enriching, both in the academic and social sense. The choice of subjects and materials offered, the caliber of professors and instructors, and the overall human interaction between students and faculty, have all added to and molded my knowledge and perspective in more ways than one. I sincerely will look back with pride at my experience at Abu Dhabi University.”
Bassel Nehme, Cass of 2008
College of Engineering & Computer Science
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Dr. Aly S. Nazmy, Ph.D.

Dean, College of Engineering and Computer Science
Professor of Structural Engineering
Ph.D. in Civil Engineering - Structures and Mechanics
Princeton University, USA
Tel #: +971 2 5015730
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Dr. Raid Al-Aomar, Ph.D

Director, Master of Engineering Management Program
Associate Professor of Industrial Engineering
Ph.D.in Industrial Engineering- Operations Research
Wayne State University, USA
Tel #: +971 2 5015763
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Dr. Osama Ahmed Mohamed, Ph.D., P.E.

Chair, Dept. of Civil Engineering
Associate Professor of Structural Engineering
Ph.D. in Structural Engineering and Mechanics
University of Colorado, USA
Tel #: +971 2 5015752
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Dr. Ashraf Biddah, Ph.D., P.Eng.

Director of Building and Construction Center
Professor of Structural Engineering
Ph.D. in Civil Engineering – Structural Engineering
McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada
Tel #: +971 2 5015355
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Dr. Omer Mughieda, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Civil Engineering
Ph.D. in Civil Engineering - Geotechnical Engineering
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, USA
Tel #: +971 2 5015774
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Dr. Mamoon Hammad, Ph.D., PMP, P.Eng.

Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering
Ph.D. in Construction Engineering & Management
Concordia University, Quebec, Canada
Tel #: +971 2 5015735
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Dr. Essam Dabbour, Ph.D., P.Eng.

Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering
Ph.D. in Civil Engineering – Transportation Engineering
Ryerson University, Canada
Tel #: +971 2 5015634
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Dr. Yasemin Nielsen, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering
Ph.D. in Civil Engineering- Construction Management
Middle East Technical University, Turkey
Tel #: +971 2 5015610
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Dr. Abdelkareem Alzo’ubi, Ph.D., P.Eng.

Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering
Ph.D. in Civil Engineering- Geotechnical Engineering
University of Alberta, Canada
Tel #: +971 2 5015745
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Dr. Samer Al Martini, Ph.D., P.Eng.

Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering
Ph.D. in Civil Engineering- Construction Materials
The University of Western Ontario, Canada
Tel #: +971 2 5015470
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Dr. Mohamed Elhakeem, Ph.D., P.E.

Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering
Ph.D. in Civil Engineering-Water Resources and Environmental Engineering
University of South Carolina, USA
Tel #: +971 2 5015483
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Dr. Manish Kewalramani, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering
Ph. D. in Concrete Technology
Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani, India
Tel #: +971 2 5015316
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Dr. Khaled Shahin, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering
Ph.D. in Civil Engineering – Structural Engineering
Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada
Tel #: +971 2 5015358
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Engr. Akram A. Saif

Lab Specialist, Civil Engineering Department
M. Sc. in Civil Engineering
United Arab Emirates University, UAE
Tel #: +971 2 5015609
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Engr. Waddah Marwan Alhawat

Teaching Assistant of Civil Engineering
B. Sc. in Civil Engineering, Abu Dhabi University, UAE
Tel #: +971 2 5015377
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Engr. Omar Fawwaz Abbas

Teaching Assistant of Civil Engineering
B. Sc. in Civil Engineering, Abu Dhabi University, UAE
Tel #: +971 2 5015376
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Dr. Ahmad Okeil, Ph.D.

Professor of Architecture
Ph.D. in Architecture
Technical University of Munich, Germany
Tel #: +971 2 5015739
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Dr. Sadeka Abdel Shakour, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Furniture and Interior Design
Ph.D. in Interior Design & Furniture
Helwan University, Egypt
Tel #: +971 2 5015736
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Dr. Rim Meziani, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Architecture and Interior Design
Ph.D. in Architecture and Urban Planning
Nagoya Institute of Technology, Nagoya, Japan
Tel #: +971 2 5015846
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Dr. Magdy M. Ibrahim, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Architecture
Ph.D. in Architecture - Computer Applications in Architecture
Illinois Institute of Technology, Illinois, USA
Tel #: +971 2 5015876
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Dr. Mohamed El Amrousi, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Architecture
Ph.D. in History and Theory of Architecture
University of California, Los Angeles, USA
Tel #: +971 2 5015775
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Ms. Deborah Bentley, RIBA

Assistant Professor of Architecture
Master of Architecture
Canterbury School of Architecture (UCA), UK
Tel #: +971 2 5015871
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Dr. Paolo Caratelli, Ph. D., OAPPC Member in Italy

Assistant Professor of Architecture
Ph.D. in Architecture and Urban Planning
University of Florence, Italy
Tel #: +971 2 5015668
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Dr. Mohamed Elkaftangui, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Architecture
Ph.D. in Architecture
School of Architecture of Toulouse, France
Tel #: +971 2 5015605
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Ms. Maha Odeh

University Teacher of Architecture
Master in Urban Planning - Design of the Built Environment
American University of Sharjah, UAE
Tel #: +971 2 5015605
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Ms. Rasha El-Hag

University Teacher of Architecture
M.Sc. in Architecture - Computing & Design
University of East London, UK
Tel #: +971 2 5015816
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Ms. Tamara Kelly

University Teacher of Architecture
Master of Art (MA) in Urban Design
Oxford University, UK
Tel #: +971 2 5015617
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Ms. Anamika Mishra

Visiting University Teacher of Architecture
Master of Architecture
School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi, India
Tel #: +971 2 5015601
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Ms. Navdeep Hanjra

Visiting University Teacher of Architecture
Master of Urban and Regional Planning
University of Sydney, NSW, Australia
Tel #: +971 2 5015605
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Ms. Feda Isam

Teaching Assistant of Architecture and Interior Design
B.Sc. in Architectural Engineering
Khartoum University, Sudan
Tel #: +971 2 5015517
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