Dr. Moncef L. Nehdi, P.Eng., FACI, FCSCE, FEIC, is an award-winning academic, researcher, teacher, and industry manager. He is a tenured full professor in the Department of Civil Engineering, Western University, Canada. He was previously the Technical Director for Imasco Inc., BCS, and MTL and the Associate Director for Environmental Research Western. He is the recipient of many prestigious awards and provides consulting services for high-profile construction projects in Canada and abroad. A prolific author with more than 400 peer-reviewed publications, he has been active in several technical committees of the American Concrete Institute and the Canadian Standards Association, and he is a member of the editorial boards of several technical journals. Moncef was listed among the world's most cited civil engineers. He served as Chair of the ACI 555 committee, Chair of the CSCE committee on cement and concrete, Vice-Chair of the CSCE Mechanics Division, and Co-Chair of the NSERC Discovery Grant Committee1509.