Dr. Mohamed Shahin

Professor Mohamed Shahin is the Geomechanics and Pavements Lead at Curtin University, Australia. He received his BSc and MSc from Cairo University (Egypt) and his PhD from the University of Adelaide (Australia). He has over 25 years of academic and industrial experience with research interests spanning Computational Geomechanics, Ground Improvement and Transportation Geotechnics. Professor Shahin serves as Editor and Associate Editor for several international Journals and is a Board Member of multiple international societies. He is also an Elected Fellow Member of the American Society of Civil Engineers and Engineers Australia. Professor Shahin is recognized as a leading expert listed in the top 1% of Highly Cited Researchers in Engineering by Web of Science, the top 2% of World Scientists by Stanford University Ranking, the top 0.5% of the Worldwide Scholars by ScholarGPS and Oceania’s top 100 Civil Engineering Scientists by AD Scientific Index. He received prestigious research awards, including the International Association of Advanced Materials (IAAM) Scientist Medal, Sweden (2023), Fredlund Most Highly Cited Paper Award, Canadian Science Publishing (2018), Editor’s Choice Paper Award, Canadian Geotechnical Journal (2016) and R. M. Quigley Best Paper Award, Canadian Geotechnical Society (2013).