Prof. Sherif Yehia

Sherif Yehia is a professor of civil engineering at the American University of Sharjah, UAE, and deputy head of the fib-UAE group. He earned a Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from the University of Nebraska, Lincoln. Sherif Yehia has taught in Civil and Construction Engineering departments at institutions such as the University of Nebraska, Omaha, and Western Michigan University, USA. Professor Yehia is a registered professional engineer in the states of Nebraska and Michigan. He is the co-developer of the newly conductive concrete application for de-icing operations. His research interests include behavior of reinforced and prestressed concrete, composite structures, special concrete, infrastructure management systems and engineering database management, and information technology. He has authored or co-authored more than 200 articles and technical reports published in internationally recognized journals/conference proceedings and holds two U.S. patents. Professor Yehia has participated in several funded research projects from various federal, state, and private sources. Sherif Yehia has over 30 years of experience in research, construction material evaluation, and teaching.