Profile
Shaher Zahran was born in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia in 1954, and educated at King Fahad University of Petroleum and Minerals (B. S. in Civil Engineering) and North Carolina State University (MS and PhD. in Transportation Engineering). Dr. Zahran is currently associate professor of Civil Engineering at King Abdulaziz University and was appointed as a the chairmen of the department from 2005-2007. Beside his academic duties, he involved in many academic and administrative committees. In Addition, he conducted and reviewed may research in his field of specialty. He was awarded King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST) Distinguished Research Award, 2002 -1999 and (KACST) Distinguished Reviewer Award in 2004 and 2007.
Education
- 1978
Bachelor degree from Civil EngineeringCollege of Engineering, King Fahad University of Petro, Dahran, المملكة العربية السعودية
- 1984
Master degree from Civil Engineering- TransportatCollege of Engineering, North Carolina State Universit, Raleigh, امــريــكـا
- 1988
Doctorate degree from Civil Engineering- TransportatCollege of Engineering, North Carolina State Universit, Raleigh, امــريــكـا
Employment
- 1978-1979
Civil Engineer, Jeddah Port Authority, جدة, المملكة العربية السعودية
- 1979-1988
Graduate Assistant, King Abdulaziz University, جدة, المملكة العربية السعودية
- 1989-1998
Assistant Professor, King Abdulaziz University, جده, المملكة العربية السعودية
- 1998-حاليا
Associate Professor, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, المملكة العربية السعودية
Research Interests
Dr. Zahran Research focus on the subjects related to highway design construction and maintenance. This includes Highway Design; pavement design, behavior and management; asphalt technology; paving materials; and recycled materials.
Scientific interests
Performed research and teaching as faculty member in the Department of Civil Engineering, the following undergraduate and graduate courses in civil engineering and transportation engineering were taught:
Under Graduate
CE 201 Engineering Statics
CE 202 Strength of Materials
CE 381 Transportation Engineering
CE 482 Highway Design and Const
CE 497 Special Topics in civil Engineering
CE 499 B.Sc. Project
Graduate
IE 561 Stochastic Models in Transportation
CE 600 Computer Applications in Civil Engineering
CE 672 Highways Geometric Design
CE 680 Asphalt Concrete
CE 683 Pavement Maintenance Management System
CE 695 Selected Topics
CE 696 Special Topics
CE 691 Master’s Thesis
CE 783 Pavement Management Systems
CE 795 Special Topics (1)
Supervised graduate students in the pursuit of their thesis work. Research focuses include paving materials; modified asphalt paving materials; alternative paving materials; pavement maintenance management system; recycled paving materials
Courses
| Highway Design and Construction |
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