Samir Chidiac

Samir Chidiac is a Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering at McMaster University. His research focuses on Sustainability and Resiliency of Materials and Structures, with key themes including Self-Consolidating Concrete (SCC), Ultra High-Performance Concrete (UHPC), Self-Healing Concrete, and Building Energy Efficiency. His work integrates experimental and computational methods across scales.

• Key Research Areas: Concrete Rheology, Durability, Self-Healing Mechanisms, Radiation Shielding, Climate Resilience
• Teaching: Courses like CIVENG 732: Concrete Structures, CIVENG 4BP4: Building Science, and CIVENG 4X06A: Design Projects
• Notable Contributions: Development of BECOP energy metric, MRCsC radiation shielding software, and multiscale models for concrete durability
• Collaborations: Interdisciplinary work with nuclear engineering, environmental science, and accessibility studies
• Email: chidiac@mcmaster.ca

His recent publications emphasize climate change impacts on buildings, radiation-shielded concrete, and self-healing capsule performance. Despite extensive citations and patent references, specific scientific awards or student lists are not detailed in the provided texts.