Dr. Mashhour is an Assistant Professor of Geotechnical Engineering. He obtained his M.A.Sc and Ph.D degrees in Civil Engineering from Concordia University. He is a registered professional engineer (P.Eng) in Alberta, Canada, and he provides geotechnical engineering consultation to several projects in the Middle East and Canada. He is experienced in soil testing, data analysis, foundation and shoring systems design and computer modeling for various geotechnical applications. He published articles in reputable geotechnical journals and conference proceedings. His research focuses on areas such as: pile design, problematic soils, slope stability and unsaturated soil mechanics.