Maha Moddather Hassan

Personal Data:

• Date of Birth:

  15-09-1985

• Nationality:

  Egyptian

• E-mail:

   
  maha8507@cu.edu.eg -  mahamoddather@eng.cu.edu.eg

Present Position:

• Assistant Professor, Structural Engineering Department, Cairo University, Egypt.

Education:

B.Sc. in Civil Engineering, June 2007 (Distinction with Honor degree, 4.00 GPA), Faculty of Engineering, Cairo University, Egypt.

M.Sc. in Structural Engineering, November 2009, Faculty of Engineering, Cairo University, Egypt.

Thesis Title: Assessment of Force Reduction Factor for Steel Frames in The Egyptian Code

 PhD in Structural Engineering, September 2013, Faculty of Engineering, Cairo University, Egypt.

Thesis Title: Cyclic Behavior of Concrete Filled Tube Column Connections in Concentrically Braced Frames

Training:

•  August 2006 – September 2006: Zamil Steel Buildings Co.

                          - Special Design and drawing softwares (Asfad, Agosad, and Ezbuild).

                          - Techniques of steel structures design.

                          - Different materials used in construction and finishing.

                          - Detailing and workshop drawings.

•   July 2006 – September 2006: Helal bureau for Consulting and Structural Design

                          - Design of a factory containing RC units (i.e., wafel slabs, irregular flat  slabs, double height halls).

•  July 2005 – August 2005: Helal bureau for Consulting and Structural Design

                          - Design of RC units (villas).

•   July 2004 – August 2004: Faculty of Engineering, Cairo University

                          - Public survey works.

• 12 – 14 July 2010: Effective Communication Skills, FLDC, Cairo University.

• 25 – 27 June 2011: Credit Hour System, FLDC, Cairo University.

• 16 – 18 January 2012: Examination Techniques & Student Evaluation, FLDC, Cairo University.
• 12 – 14 June 2012: Meetings & Managing Time, FLDC, Cairo University.

• 29 – 31 December 2012: University Code of Ethics, FLDC, Cairo University.

• 1 – 3 January 2013: Conference Organization, FLDC, Cairo University.

• 12 – 14 January 2013: E – Learning, FLDC, Cairo University.

• 20 – 21 July 2013: International Publishing of Scientific Research, FLDC, Cairo University.

• 24 – 27 July 2013: Quality Standards in Teaching, FLDC, Cairo University.

• 31 July – 1 August 2013: Effective Presentation Skills, FLDC, Cairo University.

• 14 – 16 September 2013: Legal and Financial Aspects in University Environment, FLDC, Cairo University.

• 28 - 29 September 2013: Effective Teaching Skills, FLDC, Cairo University.

• 18 – 19 August 2014: University Management, FLDC, Cairo University.

• October 2013: Learn to Program – the Fundamentals (MOOC, Coursera), Faculty of arts and science, University of Toronto.

• April 2007 – October 2009: Teaching Assistant, Structural Engineering Department, Cairo University, teaching Structural Steel Design and Metallic Bridges.

• April 2007 – October 2010: Teaching SAP2000 courses at Sysnet Computer lab, Cairo University, Faculty of Engineering.
• November 2009 – September 2013: Assistant Lecturer, Structural Engineering Department, Cairo University, teaching Structural Steel Design and Metallic Bridges.

• Fall 2010 – Spring 2013: Teaching Assistant, Construction Engineering Department, American University in Cairo, teaching principles of structural analysis, and design of concrete and steel members (ENG212, CENG307, CENG452, CENG301, CENG302, CENG305, CENG306, CENG490)

• Participated in the Solar Decathlon Competition, China 2013 as part of the AUC team.
• Spring 2014 – till now: Adjunct Professor, Construction Engineering Department, American University in Cairo, teaching principles of structural analysis (CENG301).
• October 2013 – till now: Assistant Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, Cairo University, Egypt.
• Undergraduate Studies: Steel Design I, Steel Design II, Metallic Bridges, and Graduation Project.
•  Graduate Studies: Plastic Steel Design, and Design of Steel Structures using Ultimate Limit State Method.
• Credit Hours System: Steel Design III, and Structural Design and Surveying.

• Spring 2014 – till now: Teaching Information Ethics Course at the Egyptian E-Learning University (EELU).

• Fall 2013 – Fall 2014: Member of the Control of Questions Committee responsible for receiving, coordinating and sending exams for undergraduate students, Cairo University, Faculty of Engineering.

• Fall 2014 – till now: Member of the Control of Questions Committee responsible for receiving, coordinating, sending exams, and recording grades for qualification exam for Structural Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Cairo University.

• April 2014 – till now: Member of the permanent committee of the Egyptian Code for Basis of Design, Ministerial decree 276, 2014.

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Honors and Awards:

• Certificate of Honor From Cairo University in the "Ceremony of Science" attended by ministers (January 2008) for being the 1st rank student in the faculty of engineering
• The Prize of the 1^st rank student from Faculty of Engineering ( 2007)
• Soil Mechanics and Foundations Research Laboratory Prize, Cairo University, 2006.
• Soil Mechanics and Foundations Research Laboratory Prize, Cairo University, 2007. 
• Distinction and Best Senior Steel Structures Award - Prof. Dr. Shafeek Aggour Award, Cairo University, Egypt, 2007.
• Best Student Award in Harbor Engineering, 2007.
• Cairo University Excellence Award, Cairo University, Egypt, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007.
• Nominated for attending Science Day attended by President of Egypt, 2008.
• Nominated for attending Obama's speech at Cairo University, 2009.
• Teaching Assistantship and Tuition Scholarship, Cairo University, 2008 to 2013.

Fields of Interest:

Research fields of interest include:

• Steel Structures.
• Composite Steel Concrete Structures
• Earthquake Engineering and Structural Dynamics.
• Experimental Testing of Small and Full-Scale Structures.
• Cold-Formed Steel Structures.
• Seismic Design of Light Frame Structures.

Computer Skills:

•  

  Word, Excel, AutoCAD, SAP2000, ANSYS APDL, Python and Visual Basic 6.0.

Language:

• Native language:

  Arabic

• Excellent reading and writing skills in English.
• Toefl (IBT) Score:

  108/120

Memperships:

• Member of: El-Ahly club, El-Tawfqeya club, 6th October club, Hadaeq El Ahram club, Misr Library

Social Activities:

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  Participated in the activities held by Resala benevolent association.