Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering of University of Alberta adds four new research chairs

Edmonton - The University of Alberta,Faculty of Engineering announced on November 30 2011, the establishment of six (in total) industrial research chairs capitalizing on research and teaching leadership in areas as diverse as oil sands water treatment and decision-making tools for the construction industry.The research chairs are funded through a unique partnership between the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada, the University an industrial and government partners, representing a total investment of $14.2 million.

Among the newly elected industrial research chairs is

Dr. Mohamed Al-Hussein, P Eng.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8jbYhatHfmM

Professor in Construction Engineering and Management,
NSERC Industrial Research Chair in the Industrialization of Building Construction, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.

Dr. Mohamed Al Hussein graduated as Master of Science, Civil Engineering, University of Architecture & Civil Engineering, in Sofia, Bulgaria. 1988.

Doctorate of Philosophy, Construction Engineering & Management, Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. 1999

For more see:

http://www.civil.engineering.ualberta.ca/Research/ResearchAreas
/Construction/MohamedAl-Hussein.aspx