Professional Activities

1. Professional Activities:

President, ISIS Canada, Networks of Centres of Excellence	1995 - 2000
Vice-President, ACMBS Network of Canada	1993 - 2000
Director, American Concrete Institute, Manitoba Chapter	1990 - 1993
Vice-President, Prairie Region, Canadian Society for Civil Engineering	1989 - 1991

 

2. Technical Committee Membership:

Membership	Year
Chair, Expert Committee #366, Canada Foundation for Innovation Expert Panel	Jan 16, 2009
Member, Scientific Cmmittee, Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute, 3rd Congress of teh International Federation for Structural Concrete (fib), to be held in Washington, DC, May 29 - June 20, 2010	2009 - present
Chair, The Canada Foundation for Innovations, Leading Edge Fund and New Intitiatives Fund, 2009	2008 - present
Member, Scientific Advisory Board for "Sustainable Structures & Buildings"	2008 - present
Chair, Advisory Committee, "Load Resistance factor Design Standard for FRP Pultruded Composite Construction", ASCE and ACMA	2008 - present
Member, IIFC Council	2007 - present
Member, IIFC Technical Advisory Committee	2007 - present
Member, Advisory Committee, The Center of Excellence for Research in Engineering Materials (CEREM) at Kin Saudi University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia	2007 - present
Member, IIFC Working Group on FRP-Strengthened Metallic Structures	2005 - present
Member, Internaional Advisory Committee to Review the Australian Design Guideling for Retrofitted RC Structures with FRP and Metal Plates	2005 - 2006
Chair, FRP Composites Committee, Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute	2004 - present
Member, Student Education Committee, Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute	20003 - present
Member, Post-Tension Institution, Educational Committee	2003 - present
Member, Research and Development Committee Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute	2002 - present
Member, ACI Committee 423, Prestressed Concrete - Joint ACI-ASCE	2002 - present
Member (Consultant), Egyptian FRP Code Committee	2002 - present
US Delegate, International Organization for Standardization/TC 71/SC 6 Committee "Non-Traditional Reinforcing Materials for Concrete Structures	2002 - 2007
Member, Transportation Research Board (TRB) Committee AFF80 on Structural Fiber Reinforced Plastics	2000 - present
Member, International Concrete Repair Institute, Publications Committee	2000 - present
Member, FIB Task Group 5.1 Monitoring and Safety Evaluation of Existing Concrete Structures	1998 - present
Member, FIB Task Group 9.3, FRP Reinforcement for Concrete Structures	1997 - present
Member ACI Committee 550, Precast Concrete Structures - Joint ACI-ASCE	1992 - present
Chair, ACI Subcommittee 440-I, FRP Prestressing for Concrete Structures	2004 - 2007
Chair, Subcommittee B, Transportaiton Research Board (TRB) Committee AFF80 on Structural Fiber Reinforced Plastics	2002 - 2007
Member, Expert Committee, Canadian Institute of Steel Construction, Quebec Chapter	2006
Member, Committee on Structural Fiber Reinforced Plastics, National Research Council	1997 - 2003
Chairman, ACI Committee 440, FRP Reinforcement	1997 - 2003
Associate Member, ACI Committee 423, Prestressed Concrete - Joint ACI-ASCE	1999 - 2002
Member, CEB Task Group on Non-Metallic Reinforcement	1996 - 2002
ASCE/SCAP Task Force on Composites	1995 - 2002
ASTM Committee D20.18.02, Reinforced Plastics Pultruded Shapes	1994 -2002
Canadian Standards Association Technical Committee S806 on FRP Codes	1994 - 2002
Member, Navy/FRP Concrete Composite Pier Project Advisory Committee	1994 - 2002
Member, Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of the Province of Manitoba (APEGM) Academic Committee	1999 - 2000
Member, Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of the Province of Manitoba (APEGM) Council	1998 - 2000
Member, Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute Subcommittee on FRP Composites	1997 - 2000
Member, Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute Committee on Research & Development	1997 - 2000
Member, Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of the Province of Manitoba (APEGM) Awards Committee	1996 - 2000
Member, Technology Partnerships Advisory Board of Canada, Chaired by Hon. John Manley	1996 - 2000
Manitoba Composite Material Working Group Management Committee	1995 - 2000
Member, Manitoba Infrastructure Council (MIC)	1994 - 2000
National Executive Committee for CSCE Structural Division	1979 - 2000
Member, Committee on Structural Fiber Reinforced Plastics, National Research Council	1997 - 1999
Member, City of Winnipeg Strategic Infrastructure Reinvestment Policy Task Force (SIRP)	1994 - 1998
Member, ACI Committee 118, Use Of Computers	1986 - 1998
Member, ACI Committee 440, FRP Reinforcement	1992 - 1997
Member, ACI Committee 10, Chapter Activities	1992 - 1995
Chairman, Structural Division, Canadian Society for Civil Engineering	1991 - 1995
Member, Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of the Province of Manitoba (APEGM), University Liaison Committee	1986 - 1994
Member, CSCE Awards Committee for the "President Best Student Chapter Award"	1989 - 1990
Member, Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of the Province of Manitoba (APEGM), Examination Program	1983 - 1990
Chairman,Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of the Province of Manitoba (APEGM), Salary Research Committee	1986 - 1989
Regional Council of Canadian Society for Civil Engineering	1985 - 1989
Chairman, Student Award Committee, Canadian Society for Civil Engineering	1985 - 1989
Member, Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of the Province of Manitoba (APEGM), Salary Committee	1984 - 1986
Member, ACI Committee 533, Precast Panels	1983 - 1985
Member, ASTM, Committee C27 on Precast Concrete Products	1980 - 1982

 

3. Technical/Scientific Committees for Conferences and Workshops (since 1980):

Member, International Scientific Committee of 2009 Asia Pacific Conference on FRP in Structures, Seoul, Korea, December 9-11, 2009	2008 - present
Member, Scientific Advisory Board, Sustainable Structures & Buildings, College of Engineering, United Arab Emirates	2008 - present
Member, International Scientific Committee, Advanced Composites in Construction 2009, Edinburgh, September 1-3, 2009	2008 - present
Chair, IIFC Distinguished Lecture, of J.G. Teng, July 23, 2008, Zurich Switzerland	2008
Member, International Scientific Committee, 9th International Symposium on Fiber Reinforced Polymer Reinforcement for Concrete Structures (FRPRCS-9), Sydney, Australia, July 13-15, 2009	2007 - present
Member, International Advisory Committee, Fourth International Conference on FRP Composites in Civil Engineering (CICE 2008), Zurich, Switzerland, July 22-24, 2008	2007 - present
Member, International Advisory Committee, 6th International Conference Analytical Models and New Concepts in Concrete and Masonry Structures (AMCM 2008), Lodz, Poland, June 9-11, 2008	2007 - present
Member, International Scientific Committee, The Fifth Middle East Symposium on Structural Composites for Infrastructure Applications (MESC-5), Elgonah, Hurghada, Egypt, May 23-25, 2008	2007 - present
Member, International Scientific Committee, 2nd Canadian Conference on Effective Design of Structures (CCEDS-II), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, May 20-23, 2008	2007 - present
Member, International Scientific Committee, International Syposium on Innovation and Sustainability in Civil Engineering (ISISS 2007), Tongji University, Shanghai, China, November 17-19, 2007	2006 - present
Member, Organizing Committee , Advanced Composite Materials in Bridges and Structures (ACMBS-V), Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, September 22-24, 2008	2005 - present
Member, International Scientific Committee, The First Asia-Pacific Conference on FRP in Structures (APFIS 2007), Hong Kong, December 12-14, 2007	2005 - present
Session Chair, Externally Bonded FRP – Special Topics 2, 8 th International Symposium on Fiber Reinforced Polymer Reinforcement for Concrete Structures (FRPRCS-8), University of Patras, Patras, Greece, July 16-18, 2007	2007
Session Chair, Plenary Session-Closure, 8 th International Symposium on Fiber Reinforced Polymer Reinforcement for Concrete Structures (FRPRCS-8), University of Patras, Patras, Greece, July 16-18, 2007	2007
Member, International Scientific Committee, Third International Conference on Durability & Field Applications of Fiber Reinforced Polymer (FRP) Composites for Construction (CDCC 2007), Quebec City, Quebec, Canada, May 22-24, 2007	2006 - 2007
Member, International Scientific Committee, Sixth Alexandria International Conference on Structural and Geotechnical Engineering (AICSGE 6), Alexandria, Egypt, April 14-16, 2007	2006 - 2007
Member, Organizing Committee, Third International Conference for Advanced Composites in Construction, University of Bath, UK, April 2-4, 2007	2006 - 2007
Member, International Scientific Committee, 8th International Symposium on Fiber Reinforced Polymer Reinforcement for Concrete Structures (FRPRCS-8), University of Patras, Patras, Greece, July 16-18, 2007	2005 - 2007
Member, International Executive Board, Second International Construction Innovations Conference (ICIC), Peoria, Illinois, October 29-31, 2006	2006
Session Chair, NDT of Concrete & Advanced Composite, Structural Faults and Repair 2006, Edinburgh , Scotland , June 13 - 15, 2006	2006
Session Moderator, Innovative Uses of Fiber Reinforced Plastics (FRP) in Bridges, 85th Annual Transportation Research Board Meeting, Washington, D.C., January 23, 2006	2006
Member, International Scientific Committee, Third International Conference on FRP Composites in Civil Engineering (CICE 2006), Miami, Florida, December 13-15, 2006	2005 - 2006
Member, International Scientific Committee, An International Conference on Advances in Engineering Structures, Mechanics & Construction, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, May 14-17, 2006	2005 - 2006
Member, Advisory Board, Bridge Management, Assessment and Rehabilitation Techniques, Cairo, Egypt, March 21-23, 2006	2005 - 2006
Member, Scientific Committee, 7th International Conference on Short and Medium Span Bridges, Montreal, Canada, August 23-25, 2006	2004 - 2006
Member, Advisory Board, Structural Faults and Repair 2006, Edinburgh, Scotland, June 13-15, 2006	2004 - 2006
Member, Scientific Committee, Civil Engineering Infrastructure Systems (CEIS 2006), Beirut, Lebanon, June 12-14, 2006	2004 - 2006
Member, Steering Committee, International Workshop on Innovations in Materials and Design in Civil Infrastructure, Cairo, Egypt, December 20-29, 2005	2005
Member, International Scientific Committee, International Symposium on Bond Behavior of FRP in Structures, Hong Kong, December 8-10, 2005	2005
Session Moderator, FRPRCS-7 Symposium Session: Bond of FRP Bars, Sheets, Laminates and Anchorages to Concrete (7th International Symposium on FRP Reinforcement for Reinforced Concrete Structures), Kansas City, Missouri, November 7, 2005	2005
Chair, Technical Session on Fiber Reinforced Plastics Field Applications, 84th AnnualTransportation Research Board Meeting, Washington, D.C., January 9-13, 2005	2005
Member, Scientific Committee, 7th International Symposium on Fibre Reinforced Polymer Reinforcement for Concrete Structures (FRPRCS-7), New Orleans, Louisiana, November 7-10, 2005	2004 - 2005
Member, International Scientific Committee, Third International Conference on Composites in Construction (CCC 2005), Lyon, July 11-13, 2005	2004 - 2005
Member, Selection Committee of the Canadian Network Centers of Excellence for 2004 and 2005 Competition	2003 - 2005
Member, Scientific Committee of the International Conference: Future Vision and Challenged for Urban Development, Egypt, Cairo, December 20-22, 2004	2004
Member, Workshop Steering Committee on “Research in FRP Composites in Concrete Construction”, sponsored by the National Science Foundation, San Francisco, California, October 22-23, 2004	2004
Member, Scientific Committee, Eleventh International Conference on Composites/Nano Engineering, Hilton-Head, South Carolina, August 8-14, 2004	2004
Member, International Advisory Committee, Second International Conference on FRP Composites in Civil Engineering (CICE 2004), Adelaide, Australia, December 8-10, 2004. Also invited as keynote speaker for the conference	2003 - 2004
Member, International Scientific Committee of the 4th International Conference on Advanced Composite Materials in Bridges and Structures, Calgary, Canada July 20-23, 2004	2003 - 2004
Member, Steering Committee of the 4th International Conference on Concrete Under Severe Conditions: Environment and Loading, Seoul, Korea, June 20-23, 2004	2003 - 2004
Member, Scientific Committee, Innovative Materials and Technologies for Construction and Restoration, University of Lecce, Via per Monteroni, Lecce, Italy, June 6-9, 2004	2003 - 2004
Member, International Scientific Committee, Advanced Polymer Composites for Structural Applications in Construction, Guildford, Surrey, UK, April 20-22, 2004	2003 - 2004
Member, Steering Committee, Second International Workshop on Structural Composites for Infrastructure Application, Cairo, Egypt, December 17-18, 2003	2003
Member, Advisory Board, Structural Faults and Repair Conference, London, UK	2003
Member, Scientific Committee, "Fifth Alexandria International Conference on Structural and Geotechnical Engineering", Alexandria, Egypt, December 20-22, 2003	2003
Member, International Advisory Committee, International Conference on Structural Health Monitoring and Intelligent Infrastructure, Tokyo, Japan, November 13-15, 2003. Also invited as keynote speaker for the conference	2003
Member, International Scientific Committee, 2nd International Conference in Construction, CCC 2003, Renda, Italy, September 16-19, 2003	2003
Member, Scientific Committee, Composites in Construction International Conference, University of Calabria, Rende, Italy, September 16-19, 2003	2003
Member, International Scientific Committee, FRPRCS-6, Singapore, July 6-11, 2003	2003
Member, Consortium of Universities for Research in Earthquake Engineering (CUREE)	2002 - 2003
Expert Assessor of International Standing, The Australian Research Council	2002
Member, International Steering Committee and International Scientific Committee of FRPRCS Symposiums, Singapore, July, 2002	2002
Member, International Advisory Board, Structural Faults & Repair Conference, London	2002
Member, International Scientific Committee, The Third Middle East Symposium on Structural Composites for Infrastructure Application, Aswan, Egypt, December 17-20, 2002. Also invited as keynote speaker.	2002
Member, International Advisory Committee on Advanced Composite in Construction (CACIC), Chaired by Professor Hollaway, June 2002	2002
Member, NSF/SBIR Review Panel	2002
Member, NSF Review Panel for the PATH Program	2001
Member, International Advisory Committee of the FRP Composite for Civil Engineering Conference (CICE), Hong Kong, December 12-14, 2001. Also invited as keynote speaker.	2001
Member, Multidisciplinary Assessment Committee (MAC) for 2001 Competition of The Canadian Innovation Fund, Ottawa, Canada, December 5-6, 2001	2001
Member, Scientific Committee on the First Interantional Conference on Composite In Construction, Porto, Portugal, October 10-12, 2001. Also invited as keynote speaker.	2001
Member, International Advisory Committee, Third Canadian International Conference, CANCOM 2001, Montreal, Canada, August 21-24, 2001	2001
Member, Organizing Committee of International Conference, Non-Metallic Reinforcement for Concrete Structures (FRPRCS-IV), Cambridge, U.K, July 16-18, 2001	2001
Member, International Executive Steering Committee of the Third International Conference on "Concrete Under Severe Conditions: Environment & Loading," Vancouver, Canada, June 18-20, 2001	2001
Member, Organizing Committee of the Third International Conference, "Technology Convergence In Composite Applications," Sydney, Australia, February 6-9, 2001	2001
Member, National Science Foundation Structure System & Engineering Division Panel, Washington, D.C.	2000
Member, Advisory Committee on the Centre for Applied Research and Sustainable Development	2000
Member, Organizing Committee of the Third Canadian International Conference on Composites	2000
Member, World-Wise '99 Advisory Committee	1998 - 2000
Member, Advisory Board, Technology Partnerships Canada	1996 - 2000
Member, City of Winnipeg Strategic Infrastructure Reinvestment Policy Task Force	1995 - 2000
Executive Committee, Infrastructure Council of Manitoba	1993 - 2000
Member, Advanced Materials Focus Group, Manitoba Industry, Trade and Tourism	1999
Member, International Scientific Advisory Committee, Computation Methods and Testing for Engineering Integrity, Lexington, Kentucky, U.S.A.	1999
Co-Chair, the Fourth International Symposium on Non-Metallic (FRP) Reinforcement, Baltimore, Maryland	1999
Member, Research Panel on Advancing the Design and Construction Industry through Innovation, Washington, D.C.	1998
Member, International Scientific Committee of the Al Azhar Engineering Conference, Egypt.	1997
Member, International Scientific Committee of the Third International Symposium on Non-Metallic (FRP) Reinforcement, Sapporo, Japan.	1997
Chairman, Second International Conference on Advanced Composite materials for Bridges and Structures, Montreal, Canada, August 1996	1996
Member, International Scientific Committee of the Second International Symposium on Non-Metallic (FRP) Reinforcement, Ghent, Belgium	1995
Admissions Review Board of Professional Engineers of the Province of Manitoba	1989 - 1995
Member, EITC Task Group for Research Park, Province of Manitoba.	1992 - 1994
Member, International Scientific Committee of the First International Symposium on Non-Metallic (FRP) Reinforcement, Vancouver, Canada.	1993
Session Chairman, Canadian Congress of Applied Mechanics Conference	1991
Secretary, Canadian Society for Civil Engineering Conference	1980 - 1981

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