Ph.D. in Civil Engineering, Dec. ,1989, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15260 Dissertation Topic: A Study on Variable Amplitude Fatigue and an Expert System for Fatigue Assessment of Highway Steel Bridges Advisor: Professors Karl H. Klippstein and Joel I. Abrams
	M.S. in Applied Mathematics, April 1987, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh. Advisor: Professor Charles A. Hall
	M.S. in Civil Engineering, April 1987, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh. Thesis Topic: Finite Element Approximation to Heat Transfer through Combined Solid and Fluid Media. Advisor: Professor Joel I. Abrams
	B.S. in Civil Engineering, with Honor Degree, June 1981, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt Graduation Project: Layout and Design of a Medium-span Steel Bridge