10/1990-5/1996

Imperial College/ University of London. Awarded Dr Shawki Saad Scholarship PhD .in Engineering

Subject: Concrete durability & hazardous waste management technologies.

Expert in:

• Chemistry and applications of cementitious binders including Portland cement and pozzolanas such as Ground Granulated Blastfurnace Slag (GGBS),natural pozzolans and Pulverised Fly Ash(PFA).
• Destructive and non-destructive concretetesting.
• Concrete durability and concreteadmixtures.
• X-ray microanalysis of cementitious binders using scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and x-ray diffraction(XRD).
• Pore solution extraction andanalysis.
• Methods of stabilizing/solidifying toxicwastes.

1982-1987

Faculty of Engineering/University of Khartoum, Sudan. BSc. Honours (1st Class)

Subject: Civil Engineering.

1979-1982

National Khoar Taggat Secondary School:

Achieved the highest boxing for entry to the Faculty of Engineering in 1982, grade (436/500)

Awarded Albushra’s Prize for high achievers.

Subjects: Mathematics, physics, chemistry, geography, Arabic & English languages and Islam.