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College / Department

College of Engineering
Department of Civil Engineering

Education

Other, Civil Engineering/Geotechnical Engineering, Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University
Diploma, Diploma in Computer Applications, National Centre for Computing Techniques
Bachelor, Civil Engineering, Osmania University

Professional experience

Professor Of Practice at American University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates(2017 - Present)
Instructor at American University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates(2012 - 2017)
Laboratory Instructor at American University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates(2000 - 2012)
Senior Civil/ Structural Engineer at Maritime Industrial Services Co. Ltd., United Arab Emirates(1996 - 2000)
Design Engineer at Zamil Steel Buildings Co, Saudi Arabia(1994 - 1996)
Lecturer at Muffakaham Jah College of Engineering and Technology , Osmania University Hyderabad India.(1988 - 1994)

Memberships

IGBC Indian Green Building Council, 2018 - present

Contact

[email protected]
+971 6 515 2905

Mr. Aqeel Mohammed Taher

Professor of Practice
M.Tech in Civil Engineering (Geotechnical), Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, India

Aqeel Ahmed has been with AUS since 2000. He has more than 30 years of working experience in academia and industry. He has been working with multidisciplinary fields of geo-technical, structural'and environmental engineering including software development, web designing, development, supervision of civil engineering laboratories and earthquakes monitoring systems. He received the Best Civil Engineering Staff (Instructor) Award from the AUS Student Council and Teaching Excellence Award for Undergraduate Teaching by AUS College of Engineering. He has also received the Service Excellence Award by the AUS College of Engineering. His areas of research are problems related to geo-environmental issues, soil-structure interaction, and earthquake engineering and computer applications in civil engineering.

Publications

Zahid Khan, Aqeel Ahmed, Kazi Fattah, Analysis of Prerecorded Video Lectures on the Performance of Undergraduate Students and their Feedback in Geology- A Case Study, Published, 2018
Zahid Khan, Aqeel Ahmed, N Haji Bismillah, Variation of shear wave velocity with SPT-N values for Sharjah, UAE, Published, International Journal of Geotechnical Engineering, 10, 1, pp. 46--51, 2016
Zahid Khan, Magdi El-Emam, Mousa Attom, Aqeel Ahmed, Comparison of dispersion curves from horizontal and vertical components of particle motion, Published, pp. 181--183, 2015

Grants and sponsorships

Experimental Assessment of Leakage in Water Distribution Network, Sharjah Electricity and Water Authority

Awards and Honors

Received, Service Excellence Award, AUS College of Engineering, 2018
Received, Received an appreciation/award in recognition of outstanding contributions towards the development of ASCE Students Chapter at the American University of Sharjah, AUS-ASCE Students Chapter, 2016
Received, Special Teaching Award 2014-15, AUS College of Engineering, 2015
, Best (Staff)/ instructor of Civil Engineering Department, AUS Engineering Student Council, 2002

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