Irtishad U. Ahmad has more than 30 years of experience in teaching, research and curricula development in civil engineering and construction management. Prior to joining AUS, he taught at Florida International University, North Dakota State University, University of Cincinnati and Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology. In 2016, American Institute of Constructors awarded Dr. Ahmad the prestigious W.A. Klinger Construction Education Award. He has co-authored the book Quantitative Techniques for Decision Making in Construction. He served as the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Management in Engineering, published by the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), for from 2002 to 2008. He is an elected Fellow of ASCE.