PhD 1991 |
Engineering, Queens’ College, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, England, UK: “The Dynamic Response of Short-Span Highway Bridges to Heavy Vehicle Loads” Commonwealth Scholar |
BASc 1987 |
Mathematics and Engineering (Structures Option), Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada. Rank: 1st in Faculty of Applied Science |
Mar 2020-June 2022 |
Provost and Vice-Principal (Academic), Queen's University, Kingston |
July 2018-Dec 2019 |
Vice Dean, Engineering and Applied Science, Queen's University, Kingston |
July 2015-June 2018 |
Associate Head, Civil Engineering, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario |
July 2002-Present |
Professor, Civil Engineering, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario |
July,2015, 2017,(invited 2018) |
Visiting Professor, Laboratoire de mécanique et matériaux du génie civil L2MGC, Université de Cergy-Pontoise, France |
July 2014-June 2015 |
Acting Head, Civil Engineering, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario |
Feb 2014-Apr 2014 |
Leverhulme Visiting Professor, Institute for Infrastructure and Environment, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK |
Sept 2013-Oct 2013 |
Royal Academy of Engineering (UK) Distinguished Visiting Fellow, Institute for Infrastructure and Environment, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK |
Jan 2013-Mar 2013 |
Acting Associate Dean (Academic), Faculty of Engineering & Applied Science, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario |
July2009- June 2013 |
Associate Head, Civil Engineering, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario |
July 2008-June 2009 |
Undergraduate Chair, Civil Engineering, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario |
Aug 2006-Mar 2007 |
Visiting Professor, EMPA, Dubendorf, Switzerland; Civil, Building, and Environmental EngineeringVisiting Professor, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy;Visiting Professor, Institute for Infrastructure and Environment, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK |
Sept 2000-Mar 2001 |
Structural Consultant, Halsall Associates and Visiting Professor, Civil Engineering, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario |
Jan 1993-Present |
Selected Consulting Activities: Bombardier Transportation, FRP Strengthening: Parking Garage, Toronto; Highway Overpass, Winnipeg, (Halsall Associates, Toronto; Vector Construction, Winnipeg; Manitoba Department of Transportation and Government Services.); Bridge Dynamics (CN Rail, Montreal; Stantec, Windsor); Developed computer program for design of transmission and telephone poles (Power-Lite Industries). |
July 1997-June 2002 |
Associate Professor, Civil Engineering, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario |
Jan 1993-June1997 |
Assistant Professor, Queen’s National Scholar, Civil Engineering, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario |
Jan 1991-Dec 1992 |
NSERC Postdoctoral Fellow, Civil Engineering, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario |
Summers 1986, 87 |
NSERC Summer Research Student, Civil Engineering, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario |
Summer 1985 |
Site Engineer, Vanbots Construction Corporation, Toronto, OntarioProject: Construction of an Electrical Power Station for General Motors |
Refereed Journal Papers
Honours and Awards
2021 |
Canadian Academy of Engineering Fellow |
2020 |
American Concrete Institute Fellow |
2019 |
Queen’s Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science 125th Anniversary Faculty Award |
2017 |
Canadian Society for Civil Engineering Fellow |
2016 |
International Institute for FRP in Construction Fellow |
2014 |
Leverhulme Visiting Professor, (UK) |
2013 |
Royal Academy of Engineering (UK) Distinguished Visiting Fellow: ranked as top proposal |
2013 |
Professional Engineers of Ontario (PEO) Medal for Research and Development |
2012 |
Queen’s University Employment Equity Award |
2010 |
National Research Council (NRC) Award for the project: "Fire Resistance of FRP Reinforced Concrete Structures.” |
2008 |
Best Materials Paper, Structural Faults and Repair |
2000 |
Premier’s Research Excellence Award (PREA) |
1999 |
Pratley Award for the Best Canadian Paper on Bridge Engineering |
1997-98 |
Civil Engineering Teaching Award |
1995 |
Best paper award Composite's Institute's 50th Annual Conference and Expo '95 |
1993 |
Queen’s National Scholar |
1991-92 |
NSERC Postdoctoral Fellowship |
1987-90 |
Commonwealth Scholarship |
1987 |
Governor General’s Gold Medal, Queen’s University, Faculty of Applied Science |
1. John Kabanda (Postdoctoral Fellow)
"Fire Engineering"
2. Abdul Watfa (PhD Candidate)
"Post-Tensioned Concrete Filled FRP Tubes (PT-CFFTs) for Wind Turbine Towers with Material Characterization"
3. Md. Yusuf (PhD Candidate)
"Behaviour in fire of FRP reinforced concrete"
4. Demewoz Menna (PhD Candidate)
"Applications of Superelastic NiTi Alloys in Reinforced Concrete and Passive Ankle Foot Orthoses."
5. Branna MacDougall (PhD Candidate)
"Fire performance of Ultra-High Performance Concrete"
6. Dawit Sheferaw (PhD Candidate)
"Design and evaluation of low-cost, variable damper for prosthetic knee and seismic applications"
7. Shannen Krost (MASc Candidate)
"Fire resistance of structures"