Amal Elawady

Dr. Amal Elawady joined the FIU Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE) in 2017 as an Assistant Professor. She is also a member of the FIU International Hurricane Research Center’s (IHRC’s) Laboratory for Wind Engineering Research and the Wall of Wind research group. Dr. Elawady’s academic background is in the field of structural and wind engineering. Her studies involve large-scale wind tunnel testing, wind effects analysis to examine structural response, and design of structures against extreme wind events.

Dr. Elawady received her PhD in Civil and Environmental Engineering from The University of Western Ontario, Canada in 2016. Her doctoral research focused on studying the behaviour of power line structures under downburst wind storms. Her research involved performing sophisticated numerical and experimental studies aimed at finding solutions to mitigate the failures of the power lines during downburst events. The results of her research have had a significant impact on modifying the ASCE-74 guidelines through a proposed set of design recommendations.