Dr. Mena Bebawy is a graduate of Assiut University in Assiut, Egypt. Receiving a “Distinction with Honor”, bachelor’s degree in the field of Civil Engineering in June of 2000. Dr. Bebawy also served as a teaching assistant at Assiut University before joining the student body of Lawrence Technological University to pursue his master’s degree. In 2007 Dr. Bebawy received his Master of Science in Civil Engineering degree while working as a research assistant and teaching assistant. In 2011 Dr. Bebawy received his Ph.D in Civil Engineering from the University of Windsor, (Windsor, ON, Canada). His interests also include the research and study of Structural and Fire Protection Engineering. He continues his ongoing research in this area, broadening the scope of the Architectural Engineering discipline.

» Education 

• University of Windsor, Windsor, ON Canada
• Civil & Environmental Engineering, Lawrence Technological University, Southfield, MI
• Ph.D Civil Engineering Joint Research, 2011
• MSCE Civil Engineering, Lawrence Technological University 2007
• B.S. Civil EngineeringAssiut University, Assiut, Egypt 2000

» LTU Appointments 

• Assistant Professor, Civil Engineering Department, January 2014 – Present

• Adjunct Faculty, Civil Engineering Department, August 2010 – Present

• Assistant Research Scientist, April 2011 – December 2013

• Postdoctoral Research Fellow, April 2011 – December 2013

• Research Associate, January 2007 – April 2011

• Research Assistant, July 2004 – December 2006

• Guest Lecturer, 2007 – 2010

• Teaching Assistant, 2005 – 2006

» Related Professional Activities & Experience 

• Ph.D. Candidate, Civil & Environmental Engineering Dept., University of Windsor, Windsor, ON, Canada, May 2007 – June 2011
• Research Assistant, Faculty of Engineering, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt, September 2000 – July 2004
• Session Instructor, Civil & Environmental Engineering Dept., University of Windsor, Windsor, ON, Canada, 2010
• Teaching Assistant, Civil & Environmental Engineering Dept., University of Windsor, Windsor, ON, Canada, 2007 – 2010
• Teaching Assistant, Faculty of Engineering, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt, 2000 – 2004
• Structural Engineer, Engineering Design & Consultation Office, Assiut, Egypt, 2000 – 2004
• Site Engineer, Trainee, Al-Salam Construction Inc., Sohag, Egypt, 1998 – 2000

» Publications

1. Grace, N. F. and Bebawy, M., 2014, “Fire Protection for Beams with Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Flexural Strengthening Systems, ACI Structural Journal, V. 111.
2. Grace, N. and Bebawy, M., 2014 “New Generation of Corrosion-Free and Long Lasting CFRP Prestressed Concrete Highway Bridges,” Proceedings of the US-Israel Workshop on: Industrial Ecology in Multi-Scale Design and Construction of Sustainable Built Environments, March 9-11, Tel Aviv, Israel.
3. Grace, N., Ushijima, K., Rout, S., and Bebawy, M., 2014 “Performance of CFRP Stirrups in Prestressed Decked Bulb T Beams,” ASCE Journal of Composites for Construction, Submitted.
4. Grace, N. F., Ushijima, K., Rout, S. K., and Bebawy, M., 2013 “Shear Performance of Decked Bulb T Beams Reinforced with CFRP Stirrups,” PCI convention and National Bridge Conference, Sept. 21-24, Grapevine, Texas.
5. Grace, N. F., Ushijima, K., Rout, S. K., and Bebawy, M., 2013 “Shear Behavior of Prestresed Decked Bulb T Beams Reinforced with CFRP Stirrups,” Asia-Pacific Conference on FRP in Structures APFIS-2013, Melbourne, Australia.
6. Grace, N. F., Ushijima, K., Baah, P. and Bebawy, M., 2013, “Behavior of CFRP Prestressed Decked Bulb-T Beam Bridge System,” ASCE Journal of Composites for Construction, Vol. 17, No. 4, July/Aug., pp. 497-506.
7. Grace, N. F., Ushijima, K., and Bebawy, M., 2013 “CFCC Decked Bulb T Beam Bridge System for Accelerated Bridge Construction,” fib symposium, Tel-Aviv, Israel, April, pp. 463-466.
8. Grace, N. F., Jensen, E., and Bebawy, M., 2012, “Optimal Transverse Post-tensioning Arrangement for Side-by-Side Box Beam Bridges,” PCI Journal, Vol. 57, No. 2, Spring, pp. 48-63.
9. Grace, N. F., Enomoto, T., Baah, P. and Bebawy, M., 2012, “Flexural Behavior of CFRP Precast Prestressed Decked Bulb T Beams,” ASCE Journal of Composites for Construction, Vol. 16, No. 3, May/June, pp. 225-234
10. Grace, N. F., Enomoto, T., Baah, P. and Bebawy, M., 2012, “Performance of Newly Developed CFRP Precast Prestressed Decked Bulb T Beams,” APFIS-2012 Conference, Hokkaido University, Japan.
11. Grace, N. F., Enomoto, T., Baah, P. and Bebawy, M., 2012, “Innovative CFCC Prestressed Decked Bulb T Beam Bridge System,” 18th IABSE Congress, Seoul, South Korea, Sept. 19-21.
12. Bebawy M., 2011, Effective Fire Protection Measures for Field Deployment of FRP Strengthened Concrete Beams, PHD Thesis, University of Windsor, Windsor, ON, Canada.
13. Grace, N. F. and Bebawy, M. R., 2009, “Understanding Materials Technology Research,” Precast Solution Magazine, Spring 2009, Carmel, IN, U.S.A.
14. Grace, N. F., Jensen, E., Matsager, V., Bebawy, M., Hanson, J., and Soliman, E., 2008, “Use of Un-bonded CFCC for Transverse Post-Tensioning of Side-by-Side Box-Beam Bridges”, Technical Report, Michigan Department of Transportation, Lansing, MI.
15. Bebawy M., 2007, Optimum Transverse Post-tensioning Arrangement for Side-by-side Box Beam Bridges, Master’s Thesis, Lawrence Technological University, Southfield, MI.
16. El-Amin, F. M., Abdel-khalek, M. F., and Bebawy, M., 2005, “Elastic-Plastic Behavior of Horizontally Curved Beams with Flat and Corrugated Webs under Pure Bending,” JES Journal, Faculty of Engineering-University of Assiut, Egypt. Vol. 33, No. 1, Jan., pp. 61-82.
17. El-Amin, F. M., Abdel-khalek, M. F., and Bebawy, M., 2004, “Behavior of Plate Girders Curved in Plan with Corrugated Webs,” JES Journal, Faculty of Engineering-University of Assiut, Egypt. Vol. 32, No. 5, Nov., pp. 1893-1913.
18. Grace, N. and Bebawy, M., 2010, “Fire Concern in Green Building in Desert Environment,” US-Egypt Workshop, Sustainable Green Building in Desert Environment, Cairo, Egypt.

» Professional and Scientific Society Membership

• Member – Concrete Institute (ACI), Farmington Hills, MI Fields of Experience

1. 1. Finite elements analysis & commercially available engineering software programs such as Abaqus and Sap.
   2. Conducting experimental/theoretical investigations in the area of Structural Engineering and Materials.
   3. Conducting fire research and simulating fire events using finite element methods
   4. Teaching undergraduate/graduate students in three different countries (Assiut University, Egypt [2000: 2004], Lawrence Technological University, U.S.A. [2004:2013] and University of Windsor, Canada [2007: 2011]).
   5. Co-Principal investigator in several research projects dealing with the development and implementation of CFRP materials in bridge construction.