B.S. with first class honor from King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM), 1978.

M.S. and Ph.D. with first class honor from University of Colorado at Boulder, 1981, 1985.

Excellency in research award, KFUPM, 1993.

British Council Scholarship, Summer 1990.

Fulbright Scholarship, 1994.

Selected for Who’s Who in the World, 1995.

Selected for Who’s Who in Science and Engineering, 1996.

Selected for Who’s Who in Finance and Industry, 1996.

Selected as a member in Unsaturated Soil Committee, TC 6, International Society of Soil Mechanics.

Evaluated as “Distinguished” by the KFUPM Faculty and Personnel Committee for 15 consecutive years.

Member of the University Scientific Council, 1996-2001.

Fellowship Grade from American Society of Civil Engineers.

Vice-President of ASCE Local Chapter, 2000-present.

Associate Editor, Journal of Engineering Research.