Academic Record

• Ph.D. - Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Waterloo

   - May 2016 - April 2020

   - Characterizing the mechanical behavior of soft materials including polymers and biological tissues

   - Controlling the synthesis parameters of polymeric gels to replicate the mechanical properties of biological tissues

   MASc. - Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Waterloo

     - September 2013 - December 2015

     - Investigating the mechanical behavior of rubber-like materials using internally applied deformations

     - Thesis title "Experimental and Analytical Investigation of the Cavity Expansion Method for Mechanical Characterization of Soft Materials". You can 

         view my thesis here

• BASc.- Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Benghazi

     -  September 2006 - June 2010

     - Specialized in the mechanics of asphalt.

Certificates

• Fundamentals of University Teaching, Center for Teaching Excellence, University of Waterloo (2015)

• Certificate in University Teaching, Center for Teaching Excellence, University of Waterloo (2018)