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Prof. Sherif S. AbdelSalam

Dr. Sherif AbdelSalam is currently a Professor at the Faculty of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Civil and Construction Engineering, Nile University.

Dr. Sherif earned his B.Sc. in Civil Engineering in 2004 from Cairo University, followed by M.Sc. in 2007 from the same school in Geotechnical Engineering. During the first three years of his career, he practiced civil engineering through working for a consulting firm as a designer of concrete and steel structures, a geotechnical engineer, and a site supervisor on various projects. Meanwhile, he was working as a part-time teaching assistant at the American University in Cairo (AUC). Dr. Sherif then got a scholarship at Iowa State University (ISU), USA, and worked as a research assistant studying towards his Ph.D., which was earned in 2010. During his doctoral studies, he worked on a funded project of $1 million US dollars by Iowa Highway Research Board (IHRB) and Iowa Department of Transportation (DOT).

During the period from 2010 till 2017, Dr. Sherif was a full-time professor in the British University in Egypt (BUE). He was a module leader responsible for teaching different courses generally related to soil mechanics and geotechnical engineering. In 2013, Dr. Sherif was promoted to Program Director of the Civil Engineering Department. In 2015, he was promoted by the permanent committee of the supreme council of Egyptian universities to an Associate Professor. He joined Nile University in 2017.

Over the past eight years, Dr. Sherif was awarded research grants including grants from the STDF and from ISSMGE. He published more than 40 technical papers and reports in international conferences and top ranked prestigious international journals in Civil Engineering such as ASCE Journal of Bridge Engineering; ASCE, International Journal of Geomechanics; ASTM Geotechnical Testing Journal; ASCE Journal of Geotechnical and Environmental Engineering; ICE Geosynthetics International; Journal of the Transportation Research Board (TRB), also he is a member in ASCE, ASTM, and ICE Journals peer review panel. His current google scholar citation score exceeded 260, with h-index equals to 8. Finally, Dr. Sherif is still keeping his industrial links via conducting consultation works that are generally related to the field of Civil and Geotechnical Engineering, he acquired a professional consultant certificate in 2020 from the Egyptian Syndicate of Engineers.

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"To all dear students of the Civil and Construction Engineering (CCE) program, you are the lifting carriage for civil progress and development. Soon you will be responsible to transform Egypt and the surrounding countries into a better place by building smart cities, sustainable and resilient structures, developing and enhancing the existing infrastructure. The knowledge you gain at CCE will not only allow you to be successful in the construction industry and the real-estate development business, but also enables you to resolve engineering challenges, and contribute to state-of-the-art innovation and research. I and all professors at CCE are happy to welcome you to Nile University, and looking forward to meeting you after you graduate as fellow engineers and academics. My message to you on the way to achieve success is to adhere to the high education traditions, respect yourself and others, enjoy your study at Nile University, learn from your failures, never give up and believe in your abilities, and be confident until you reach your goals. Be always proud that you are NU graduates. The professors at CCE will always pursue to provide you with top quality and modern education, work with you towards effective research and assist you to put hands-on practical applications. We will do our best to enhance your professional skills, integrate necessary AI and programing tools, use computer modeling and software, and expand your social life and other attributes.”