Dr. HAMAD IBRAHIM AL‑ABDUL WAHHAB
Professor
Civil Engineering Department
King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals
KFUPM No. 1625
Dhahran 3l261
Saudi Arabia
Telephone (Off.) (03) 860‑3828
(Res.) (03) 860‑6905
1. GENERAL
1.1 Personal Data
Date of Birth : 28.10.1957
Place of Birth : Ashaiger, Saudi Arabia
Nationality : Saudi
Marital Status : Married ‑ 8 children
Languages : Arabic, English
1.2 Academic Accomplishments
Ph.D. (Transportation) Oregon State University
USA, 1985
Ph.D. Dissertation title: “Evaluation of Emulsified Asphalt for Use in Saudi Arabia”.
M.Sc. (Transportation) University of Petroleum & Minerals
Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, 1981
M.S. Thesis title: “The Effect of Baghouse Fines and Mineral Fillers on Asphalt Mix Properties in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia”.
B.Sc. (Civil Engineering) University of Petroleum & Minerals
Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, 1979
1.3 Employment History
1974 ‑ 1979 Student (1st‑2nd Honor)
King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals
1977 Coop Program
Project Management Dept.
Aramco
1979 ‑ 1981 Research Assistant
Civil Engineering Dept.
King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals
1981 ‑ 1985 Civil Engineering Dept.
Oregon State University
1985 ‑ 1990 Assistant Professor
Civil Engineering Dept.
King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals
1990 ‑ 1999 Associate Professor
Civil Engineering Dept.
King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals
1998 Sabbatical Year
Roads & Heavy Equipment Dept.
Roads Division, Saudi Aramco
2000 ‑ 2006 Chairman of Civil Engineering Dept.
King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals
Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
1999 ‑ present Professor of Civil Engineering
Civil Engineering Dept.
King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals
Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
1.4 Special Recognition
· Has been nominated for second position in the Best Teacher Award for 1992 and 1993 and best researcher award in 1997.
· Consultant - Dammam Municipality (PMS & Pavement Materials and Design).
· Consultant for a number of KACST projects.
· Member of committee to determine Riyadh Street network needs for the year 2000.
· The subject of the biographical record in Who’s Who in the World, fourteenth edition, 1997.
· Best Research Award – 1993 for project “King Fahd International Airport Portland Cement Concrete Pavements – Pavement Design and Evaluation”.
· Best Research Award for 1420H, Prince Muhammad Bin Fahad Research Award.
· Distinction Certificate for participation in the Best Short Course 1419H.
1.5 Memberships in Societies
- Member of Transportation Research Board.
‑ Member of International Transportation Engineers.
‑ Member of the Association of Asphalt Paving Technologists.
‑ Member of American Society for Testing and Materials.
1.6 Interest
Highway and airport materials (including soils), analysis, design, Construction, specification, evaluation, maintenance, management, Quality control, Traffic Engineering, operations and facility planning.