Dr. Sami Rizkalla is the Distinguished Professor of Civil Engineering and Construction, Director of the Constructed Facilities Laboratory (CFL) and Director of the NSF I/UCRC - RB2C Center at North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina.

In general, his research is in the field of advanced composite materials and its use for civil engineering applications including design, construction and performance of reinforced and prestressed concrete structures and bridges. The past ten years have been focused on the use of fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) materials for rehabilitation, strengthening and repair of bridges and structures, as well as new construction.

Dr. Rizkalla's current research areas include:
   —  Use of FRP for flexural and shear strengthening of concrete and wood structures and bridges;
   —  Use of high-modulus carbon FRP for repair of steel structures and bridges;
   —  Study of high performance steel reinforcement of concrete structure;
   —  Innovative FRP bridge decks;
   —  Use of FRP tubes filled with concrete as reinforcement of concrete structures, and
   —  Use of optic fiber sensor techniques for monitoring the structural health of structures and bridges.

In addition, hundreds of technical papers have been published and presented on the use of FRP for new construction and strengthening of structures and bridges.

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