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Dalhousie University, Canada
Conference Chair
Dr. Hany El Naggar is a Professor of GeoStructural Engineering and Head of the Department of Civil and Resource Engineering at Dalhousie University, with over 25 years of experience in civil construction, geotechnical, and structural engineering in Canada and abroad. His interdisciplinary expertise focuses on resilient and sustainable infrastructure, including climate change impacts, recycled waste materials, finite element analysis, and soil-structure interaction (SSI) modelling. Dr. El Naggar and his team have designed a wide range of infrastructure systems, including machine and raft foundations, underground structures, sewer and water networks, energy systems, bridges, and transportation tunnels across Canada, Europe, the Middle East, and the United States. His research has resulted in more than 250 technical publications covering experimental and numerical studies in SSI, resilient buried infrastructure, and concrete pipes. His pioneering work on the seismic performance of corrugated steel plate culverts and soil- metal bridges led to significant revisions to the seismic provisions of the Canadian Highway Bridge Design Code (CHBDC, 2019 & 2025), ensuring safer, more resilient infrastructure across Canada and the world. He also contributed to the 5th edition of the Canadian Foundation Engineering Manual (2023) by introducing a new pile design procedure that improved consistency in pile capacity calculations. In addition, his work on modelling buried concrete structures has been recognized as best practice in CHBDC (2019). These contributions were recognized with the 2024 G. Geoffrey Meyerhof Award from the Canadian Geotechnical Society.
Concordia University, Canada
Conference Chair
Dr. Chunjiang An is an Associate Professor in the Department of Building, Civil, and Environmental Engineering at Concordia University, and Concordia University Research Chair (CURC) in Spill Response and Remediation (New Scholar). Dr. An obtained his Ph.D. degree in Environmental Systems Engineering from University of Regina in 2013, M.Sc. degree in Environmental Engineering from Xi’an Jiaotong University, China in 2006, and B.Eng. degree in Environmental Engineering from Nanjing University of Science and Technology, China in 2002. Before joining the department, Dr. An was the research scientist of the Institute for Energy, Environment and Sustainable Communities, and the Adjunct Professor of Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science at University of Regina.
His research interests include a broad range of topics related to pollution control, risk assessment and systems analysis. Dr. An is a licensed Professional Engineer, the Associate Editor of Journal of Environmental Informatics, Water, Air, & Soil Pollution, and Cleaner Waste Systems, Managing Editor of Environmental Systems Research, and editorial board member of 12 international journals such as Journal of Hazardous Materials and Environmental Advances. He is also the Guest Editor for 13 special issues in some international journals. Dr. An has published over 210 peer-reviewed journal articles. As the PI, Dr. An's interdisciplinary activities have been supported by many organizations such as Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Natural Resources Canada, Environment and Climate Change Canada, and Fonds de Recherche du Québec Nature et technologies, with a total amount over $9M. He has served as the organizing/technical committee member and session chair for over 30 international conferences and symposiums. Recently, he organized some major events about environmental protection as the Chair and Co-Chair, such as PEOPLE 2023 International Conference, International Oil Spill Science Conference (IOSSC) 2022, and ITAC-MPRI Workshop 2021. He was also invited to deliver over 30 presentations in international conferences and workshops. His research findings have also been widely reported by Concordia University, CTV, Global News, The Hill Times, Quebec Science, etc.