Dr. Mohammad R. Irshidat is the Acting Director of Center for Advanced Materials at Qatar University (QU). He obtained his Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees with honors in 2004 and 2006, respectively, in Civil Engineering from Jordan University of Science and Technology (JUST). He received a Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from the University of Mississippi, USA in 2010. Then, he worked for one year, as Postdoctoral Research Associate with the Nano Infrastructure Research Group at the same university. Dr. Irshidat joined Civil Engineering Department at JUST in 2011 as an assistant professor and then associate professor in 2016. He also served as an Assistant Dean of Research for three years (2014-2017).
Dr. Irshidat Joined Qatar University in 2018 as a research associate professor in the Center for Advanced Materials (CAM), and then he was appointed as the acting director of the center in 2021. Dr. Irshidat has a successful record of publications in refereed academic journals, peer reviewed conference proceedings and academic conference presentations. He has an active research agenda with collaborative projects with colleagues at Qatar University and other international universities. His research interest mainly focuses on applied research projects in the field of sustainable construction materials, 3D printable concrete, nanotechnology applications in structural engineering, and strengthening and rehabilitation of reinforced concrete structures. Dr. Irshidat taught several courses at the graduate and postgraduate levels, in addition to supervising many graduate dissertations at both QU and JUST.