Education

BS/MS summa cum laude (1988) Moscow State Civil Engineering University (MISI-MGSU), Russia
Ph.D. (1993) Research Institute of Concrete and Reinforced Concrete (NIIZhB), Russia

Academic Experience

Present Position: Associate Professor, Department of Civil Engineering and Mechanics, CEAS, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, USA, 2007-present
Professor of Civil Engineering, Doctorate Program on Construction Materials and Structures, Facultad de Ingeniería Civil, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León (UANL), Mexico, 2003-present
Prior Positions: Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering, Department of Civil Engineering, European University of Lefke (LAU), North Cyprus, 1999 – 2003
Lecturer (part-time), Gazi University, Turkey, 1998-1999

Administrative Experience

Present Positions: Member, Research Board of Advisors, American Biographical Institute (ABI), USA, 2006
Member, Board of Directors, ACI – Northeast Mexico Chapter, Mexico, 2004
Member, Board of Directors, SCI Con Technologies, Turks and Caicos Islands, 2000
Member, Board of Directors, Milestone Architectural, USA, 2005
Prior Positions: Head, Department of Civil Engineering, European University of Lefke, North Cyprus, 2000 – 2003
Manager, Research and Development, NIGBAS- Precast, ISIKLAR Holding, Turkey, 1998 – 1999
Head, Department of Fine Grinding and Powder Materials, Institute of Materials Research and Effective Technologies (IMET), Russia, 1994-1995

Industrial Experience

Present: Research Consultant, SCI Con Technologies, Turks and Caicos Islands, 2000
Research Consultant, Milestone Architectural, USA, 2005
Prior Positions: Research Consultant, KROMSAN, SISECAM Holding, Turkey, 1999 – 2002
Research Consultant, NIGBAS – Precast Concrete, ISIKLAR Holding, Turkey, 1999 – 2003
Research Consultant, CIMSA, Turkey, 1997 – 1998
Research Consultant, Dogal Alci, Turkey, 1996 – 1997
Research Consultant, RD MNTS-Service, Ministry of Science, Russia, 1995 – 1996
Research Consultant, NIAT – Scientific Service, Russia, 1994 – 1996
Research Consultant, Panbao Cement, China, 1994 – 1995
Research Consultant, IMM-LITSO, Russia, 1989 – 1996
Research Consultant, Impuls-M, Russia, 1994 – 1995
Research Consultant, Sizaran Cement, Russia, 1994 – 1995
Research Engineer/Associate, Chemical Admixtures Lab, NIIZhB, Russia, 1990 – 1994
Process Engineer, MZZhBT – Precast Concrete, Russia, 1988 – 1990

Honors and Awards

  • Member, Mexican Academy of Sciences (Academia Mexicana de Ciencias), 2007
  • Man of the Year, American Biographical Institute (ABI), USA, 2006
  • Metropolitan Who’s Who, Executive and Professional Edition, USA, 2006
  • Research Scholarship, Educational Excellence Program, Programa de Mejoramiento al Profesorado (PROMEP), Mexico, 2005-2008
  • Research Scholarship, National Scientific Network – Sistema Nacional de Investigadores (SNI), Mexico, 2005-2008
  • Scientist – 1st Grade, National Scientific Network – Sistema Nacional de Investigadores (SNI), Mexico, 2004
  • International Scientist of the Year, International Biographical Centre (IBC), Cambridge, England, 2004
  • Who’s Who in Science and Engineering, 7th edition, USA, 2003
  • Equivalency Certificate in Materials Science, YOK, Turkey, 2003
  • TTGV (Turkish Technology Development Foundation) Grant for Development of Double Wall Precast Panel at NIGBAS – Precast, Turkey, 1999
  • NATO – TUBITAK Post- Doctoral Fellowship for Research on High-Performance Concrete, Turkey, 1996
  • MNTS Grant for Research of Cement Based Materials with Low Thermal Expansion, Russia, 1995
  • Impuls-M Grant for Research on High-Performance Concrete, Russia, 1995
  • NTTM Young Scientist Gold Star Medal for the Best Scientific Project, Russia, 1988
  • Moscow State Civil Engineering University (MISI-MGSU) Special Scholarship, Russia, 1985-1988

Membership in Professional Societies

Patents Granted

  • Complex Admixture and Method of Cement Based Materials Production. US 6645289B2, USA, 2003
  • Complex Admixture and Method of Cement Based Materials Production. TR 1999-02849B, Turkey, 2001
  • Method of Producing Lightweight Concrete Articles. SU 1595826A1, Russia, 1987

Sponsored Research

  • Application of nanotechnology for development of new generation of cement-based materials, $88.5k, CONACYT, Mexico, 2006 (pending)
  • Evaluation of the effect of mechano-chemical activation on properties of cement with nano-SiO2, $25k, PROMEP, Mexico, 2006 (pending)
  • Evaluation of the effect of mechano-chemical activation on properties of cement, $5.5k, PAICyT, Mexico, 2006
  • Development of nano-SiO2 based admixtures for high-performance cement-based materials, $155k, CONACYT, Mexico, 2005-2008
  • Investigation of the effect of nano-additives on properties of cement-based materials, $50k, PROMEP, Mexico, 2005
  • Development of simulation model for packing of large particulate composites, $5.5k, PAICyT, Mexico, 2005
  • The technology of fiber-reinforced composites for asbestos replacement, $10k, MILESTONE, USA, 2004
  • Development of cement and concrete additives based on thermally activated kaolin, $7.5k (matching grant), TUBITAK, Turkey, 2003

Invited/Keynote Speaker

  • “Application of Nano-Materials in High-Performance Cement Composites”, ACI Session on Nanotechnology of Concrete: Recent Developments and Future Perspectives, Denver, USA, 2006
  • “Design of Nano-SiO2 for Optimal Performance in Cement”, NSF Workshop on Nano-Modification of Construction Materials, Gainesville, FL, USA, 2006
  • “Durability of High-Strength Concrete with High Volumes of Mineral Additives”, International Symposium on Durability of Concrete Construction, Milwaukee, WI, USA, 2006
  • “ECO-Cement for Sustainable Construction”, Winfield International Conference on Eco-materials for Construction, China Association for Science and Technology, Beijing, China, 2006
  • “Nano-Concrete Technology: Ductile Concrete”, Presentation for Nanotech Institute, UTD, Dallas, TX, USA, 2005
  • “How Nanotechnology Can Change the Concrete World”, Presentation for ACI 236, ACI Fall Convention, San Francisco, CA, USA, 2004
  • “Packing of Large Particulate Assemblies”, Seminar, WTAMU, Canyon, TX, USA, 2004
  • “Simulation Model of Dense Spheres Packing”, Seminar, METU, Ankara, Turkey, 2004
  • “Packing of Particulate Assemblies”, Seminar, LAU, Lefke, North Cyprus, 2004
  • “Asbestos Replacement Technologies”, Seminar, Solonit-Milestone, Split, Croatia, 2004
  • “High Performance Cement”, Seminar, VOTORAN Cement, Curitiba, Brazil, 2002
  • 2nd FAE International Symposium, LAU, Lefke, North Cyprus, 2002
  • “High Performance Cement”, Seminar, Nesher Cement, Tel Aviv, Israel, 2001
  • “ECO-Cement Utilizing Industrial By-products”, Seminar, KROMSAN, Mersin, Turkey 1999
  • “High Performance Cement”, Seminar, Holderbank, Zurich, Switzerland, 1997
  • “High Performance Cement and Concrete”, Seminar, CIMSA, Mersin, Turkey, 1997
  • “High Performance Concrete”, Seminar, Highway Administration, Ankara, Turkey, 1996

Committees

  • Member, AFN15T-Task Force on Nanotechnology-Based Concrete Materials – Transportation Research Board, USA
  • Member, Doctorate Council, Facultad de Ingeniería Civil, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Mexico
  • Member, Editorial Board, Journal CiENCiA UANL, Mexico
  • Reviewer, ACI Materials Journal, USA
  • Reviewer, RILEM Materials and Structures Journal, Netherlands
  • Reviewer, Cement and Concrete Research, UK
  • Reviewer, Cement and Concrete Composites, UK
  • Reviewer, Building and Environment Journal, UK
  • Chairman, ACI 236D – Nanotechnology of Cement and Concrete
  • Member, ACI 235 – Electronic Data Exchange (former Knowledge-Based Systems and Mathematical Modeling)
  • Member, ACI 236 – Material Science of Concrete
  • Member, ACI 236C – Computational Material Science (former Virtual Concrete Technology)
  • Member, ACI 338 – Workability of Fresh Concrete
  • Member, ACI 363 – High-Strength Concrete
  • Member, ACI 523 – Cellular Concrete
  • Member, ACI 544 – Fiber Reinforced Concrete
  • Co-Chairman, ACI Session on Nanotechnology of Concrete: Recent Developments and Future Perspectives, Sponsored by ACI 236, Denver, CO, USA, 2006
  • Chairman, 1st International Conference on Advanced Construction Materials, Monterrey, Mexico, 2006
  • Member, Scientific Committee, on 3rd Int. Symposium on Hybridized Materials with Super-Functions, Monterrey, Mexico, 2006
  • Member, Organizing Committee, Int. Symposium on Concrete Durability in memory of Raymundo Rivera, Monterrey, Mexico, 2005
  • Member, Scientific Committee, 2nd – 4th FAE Int. Symposiums, LAU, Lefke, North Cyprus, 2002-2006
  • Member, Scientific Committee, 10th Year FAE Symposium, LAU, Lefke, North Cyprus, 2000
  • Member, Scientific Committee, Int. Conf. on Infrastructure Regeneration and Rehabilitation: Improving the Quality of Life through Better Construction – A Vision for the Next Millennium, Sheffield, UK, 1999