Tau Beta Pi Professor of the Year

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Posted on December 16, 2019 by Email College of Engineering

Email College of Engineering

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Tau Beta Pi - Professor of the Year Award

Congratulations Dr. Husam Omar, Associate Professor in the Civil, Coastal, and Environmental Engineering Department.

"Dr. Omar has been a faculty member at USA since 1988. After all that time you might think one might lose their drive and passion for teaching, but not so with this professor. According to his current class, he is engaging with all his students.  While passionate about what he teaches, he also lightens each class with his sense of humor. The funny quips he uses in class are now a go-to response for other professors, knowing that this professor is a student favorite. Some students have described him as having a fatherly type personality: serious and rigorous in class, but also gentle with a smile that shows he does care about every single student. I recall hearing “He can make you laugh and scared in the same sentence.” Whether it's his enthusiasm in class for engineering or his sincerity for your personal progress when meeting in his office, he and his ubiquitous smile are recognized by all as a remarkable professor who wants us all to succeed.

After earning his Bachelors and Master’s degrees in Civil Engineering, he received his Doctoral degree from the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg. His research interests include: Durability of R/C structures, Behavior of Structures subjected to extreme wind forces, Computer modeling of linear and non-linear structures, and Modeling of space and lunar structures.". 
--Nicholas Naylor, 2019-2020 TBP USA Student Chapter President

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