Principal Investigator · Professor, School of Engineering, UBC OkanaganDr. M. Shahria Alam
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).
Research Interests
- Shape memory alloys and smart materials in earthquake engineering
- Seismic resilience, rehabilitation and retrofit of structures and bridges
- Resilient and green infrastructure
- Low-carbon and sustainable construction materials
- Performance-based and life-cycle design
- Machine learning in structural engineering
Education
- PhD (2008), Civil & Environmental Engineering, University of Western Ontario
- MSc (2004), Civil & Structural Engineering, BUET
- BSc (2001), Civil Engineering, BUET
Awards & Scholarships
- Horst Leipholz Medal, Canadian Society for Civil Engineering (2026)
- Fellow, Engineering Institute of Canada (2026)
- Fellow, American Society of Civil Engineers (2024)
- Fellow, Canadian Society for Civil Engineering (2024)
- Killam Faculty Research Prize, UBC (2024)
- Researcher of the Year, UBC Okanagan (2018)