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Usama El Shamy is a Professor and Interim Department Chair of Civil & Environmental Engineering at the Lyle School of Engineering, Southern Methodist University. His expertise spans multiscale computational modeling of geotechnical systems, with a focus on stability analyses under severe loading conditions such as earthquakes and rainstorms.
Educational background includes a Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (2004), an M.S. (1996), and a B.S. (1991) from Alexandria University, Egypt.
El Shamy's research emphasizes granular materials, multiscale multiphase simulations, geothermal energy, and engineering education innovations. He employs advanced techniques like Discrete Element Method (DEM) and Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics (SPH) to study soil liquefaction, seismic response, and coastal erosion.
His work has been funded by the National Science Foundation and the US Army Corps of Engineers, with over $2 million in grants as PI or Co-PI. Recent publications focus on pressurized sand dampers, tunnel stability, and coupled SPH-DEM simulations.
Scientific honors include the Bedford Prize (2005), ExCEEd Fellowship (2008), Best of Session Award (2008), and Bronze Winner at Reimagine Education Competition (2015).
El Shamy integrates major research instrumentation and web-based gaming into undergraduate engineering education, particularly for remote campuses. His lab develops computational frameworks for seismic stability analysis and energy dissipation studies in granular systems.
