Research and Scholarship

Scholarships

·         DEA (Master degree) in LCPC Laboratory, Paris, France, "Drying of concrete: Analysis and design", 1983.

·         Ph.D Scholarship from the Government of France, "Heat and mass transfer in porous media: Application to structural concrete"   1984-1987.

Research Grants:

·         (1984-1987), Research grant from the Government of France (LCPC of Paris) to analyze and design the behavior of concrete under temperature and humidity gradient transfer – Accomplished

·         (1988), Grant from the Government of Canada (College of Engineering Polytechnic of Montreal) to study the properties of some concretes – Accomplished

·         (1993), Grant from the Government of Sweden (Lund University); Development of new concretes – Accomplished

·         (1995-1996), Grant from the Government of France (LCPC of Nantes), to use industrial by-products in the civil materials- Accomplished

Current Research and Scholarly Interests

·           Optimization of the concrete for 3D construction printer machines