Sherif Osman
Sherif Osman is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow and the ALAMS Lab Manager, with over two decades of combined experimental and analytical experience in structural engineering. His work spans the seismic performance of reinforced concrete structures and bridges, hybrid GFRP–steel bridge piers, stainless-steel fatigue, and timber–concrete composite systems, using nonlinear analysis, finite element modelling, programming, and machine learning. He has authored more than 20 journal and conference papers and mentors graduate and undergraduate students at UBC and the American University in Cairo.
Research interests
Seismic performance of RC structures and bridges; hybrid GFRP–steel bridge piers; stainless-steel fatigue; timber–concrete composite systems; nonlinear analysis, finite element modelling, programming, and machine learning.
Education
- PhD, Civil Engineering — University of British Columbia (2017–2024)
- MSc, Construction Engineering — American University in Cairo (2007–2012)
- Graduate Diploma, Structural Engineering — Cairo University (2003–2005)
- BSc, Civil Engineering — Cairo University (1996–2001)
Current projects
- Seismic performance of RC columns reinforced with FRP, stainless steel, and shape memory alloys (SMA)
- Behaviour of double-confined and conventional bridge piers under lateral cyclic loading, original and as-repaired
- Dynamic shaking-table and seismic lateral-loading tests, including Hybrid Seismic Simulation (HSS)
Awards & scholarships
- UBC Graduate Fellowship (2018–2023)
- UBC PhD Scholarship (2017–2024)