Proceedings of the Canadian Society for Civil Engineering Annual Conference 2023, Volume 7: Materials Track

Dr. Serge Desjardins is Associate Professor and interim Chair of the Civil Engineering Department at the Université de Moncton. Holding a Ph.D. in Civil Engineering (Structures) from Carleton University, his research focuses on structural health monitoring using long-term vibration responses and automated operational modal analysis. As a member of the Ottawa-Carleton Bridge Research Institute, he has contributed to advancing vibration-based monitoring techniques, notably for the Confederation Bridge. Serge is Fellow of the Canadian Society for Civil Engineering; he is a long-serving executive member of the local CSCE section (Eastern NB) and has served as the faculty advisor of the CSCE student chapter for the past decade and as the faculty advisor to the CSCE concrete canoe team since 2021. Serge has more than 20 years of combined academic and industry experience. His industry experience includes working as structural design engineer on projects like the Ottawa International Airport expansion, the Croix-Bleue Medavie Stadium on the Université de Moncton campus, and several bridge rehabilitation and replacement projects in New-Brunswick.

Dr. Gérard J. Poitras is Professor in the Civil Engineering Department and Dean of the Faculty of Engineering at the Université the Moncton. He completed his Doctorate studies in Engineering Sciences at the Université de Poitiers, France in 2002. His research interest includes wind-structure interaction, optimization of structures and dynamics of structures. He has more than 40 years of combined academic and industry experience in structural engineering. Professor Poitras is Fellow of Engineers Canada, Fellow of the Canadian Society for Civil Engineering (CSCE), and a past chair of the Canadian Society for Civil Engineers South-East NB section. In 2009, he received the Université de Moncton Award of Excellence in Teaching, and in 2014, the Outstanding Educator Award from the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientist of New Brunswick.

Dr. Shahria Alam is Full Professor of Civil Engineering and Tier 1 Principal's Research Chair in Resilient & Green Infrastructure at The University of British Columbia (UBC)'s Okanagan campus. He is serving as Director of the Green Construction Research & Training Center (GCRTC) at UBC. Dr. Alam is Vice President (Technical Program) of the Canadian Society for Civil Engineering (CSCE) and was the past Chair of the Engineering Mechanics and Materials Division of CSCE. He received his PhD in Civil Engineering from Western University in 2008. His research interests include smart and recycled materials and their structural engineering applications. He has published more than 400 peer-reviewed articles in these areas. He is the recipient of several national and international awards, including three best paper awards.

Dr. Xiomara Sanchez is Associate Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering and the D.C. Campbell Chair for Highway Construction and Pavement Research at the University of New Brunswick (UNB). She has been working in the field of pavement engineering for over 20 years. She received her doctoral degree in 2015 at the University of Waterloo. Her research focuses on the use and performance of recycled materials for road construction. At UNB, she is developing a research program to study the effective use of waste and by-product materials in pavements. She is the Asphalt/Asphalt Concrete sub-committee chair in CSCE's Engineering Mechanics and Materials Division.

德瑞斯·德賈爾丁博士是蒙克頓大學土木工程系的副教授及代理系主任。他擁有卡爾頓大學土木工程（結構）博士學位，研究重點在於利用長期振動反應和自動化操作模態分析進行結構健康監測。作為渥太華-卡爾頓橋樑研究所的成員，他對振動基礎監測技術的進步做出了貢獻，特別是對於聯邦橋的研究。德賈爾丁是加拿大土木工程學會的會士；他是當地CSCE分會（東新不倫瑞克省）的長期執行委員，並在過去十年擔任CSCE學生分會的教職顧問，自2021年以來擔任CSCE混凝土獨木舟隊的教職顧問。德賈爾丁擁有超過20年的學術和產業經驗。他的產業經驗包括擔任結構設計工程師，參與渥太華國際機場擴建、蒙克頓大學校園的克魯瓦藍醫療體育場以及新不倫瑞克省的多個橋樑修復和更換項目。

傑拉德·J·波伊特拉斯博士是蒙克頓大學土木工程系的教授及工程學院院長。他於2002年在法國普瓦捷大學完成工程科學博士學位。其研究興趣包括風-結構互動、結構優化及結構動力學。他在結構工程領域擁有超過40年的學術和產業經驗。波伊特拉斯教授是加拿大工程師協會的會士，加拿大土木工程學會（CSCE）的會士，並曾擔任加拿大土木工程師東南新不倫瑞克省分會的主席。2009年，他獲得蒙克頓大學卓越教學獎，2014年獲得新不倫瑞克省專業工程師與地質科學家協會的傑出教育者獎。

沙赫里亞·阿拉姆博士是英屬哥倫比亞大學（UBC）奧卡納根校區的土木工程全職教授及韌性與綠色基礎設施的Tier 1校長研究椅。他擔任UBC綠色建設研究與培訓中心（GCRTC）的主任。阿拉姆博士是加拿大土木工程學會（CSCE）的技術計畫副總裁，並曾擔任CSCE工程力學與材料部門的主席。他於2008年在西安大略大學獲得土木工程博士學位。其研究興趣包括智能和回收材料及其在結構工程中的應用。他在這些領域發表了超過400篇同行評審的文章，並獲得多項國內外獎項，包括三項最佳論文獎。

西奧馬拉·桑切斯博士是新不倫瑞克大學（UNB）土木工程系的副教授及D.C.坎貝爾公路建設與鋪面研究椅。她在鋪面工程領域工作超過20年。她於2015年在滑鐵盧大學獲得博士學位。她的研究重點在於回收材料在道路建設中的使用和性能。在UNB，她正在開發一個研究計畫，以研究廢料和副產品材料在鋪面中的有效使用。她是CSCE工程力學與材料部門的瀝青/瀝青混凝土小組委員會主席。