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Dr. M. Shahria Alam
Principal InvestigatorDr. M. Shahria AlamProfessor, School of Engineering · UBC Okanagan

Dr. M. Shahria Alam is a Professor in the School of Engineering at the University of British Columbia's Okanagan campus, where he holds the Tier 1 Principal's Research Chair in Resilient and Green Infrastructure and directs the Green Construction Research & Training Center (GCRTC). His research advances resilient and sustainable civil infrastructure, and he is a licensed Professional Engineer in British Columbia and Ontario. He earned his PhD in Civil and Environmental Engineering from the University of Western Ontario (2008).

Career Milestones

2001

BSc, Civil Engineering — BUET

2004

MSc, Civil & Structural Engineering — BUET

2008

PhD, Civil & Environmental Engineering — Western University

2009

Joined UBC Okanagan · P.Eng. (Ontario)

2011

Registered P.Eng. — British Columbia

2018

Researcher of the Year — UBC Okanagan

2019

Professor · Director, GCRTC

2021

Tier 1 Principal’s Research Chair in Resilient & Green Infrastructure

2024

Fellow, ASCE & CSCE · Killam Faculty Research Prize

2026

Horst Leipholz Medal (CSCE) · Fellow, EIC

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