Dr. Fouad is Professor and Chairman of the Civil Engineering Department at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, USA. He teaches and conducts research in the area of reinforced concrete structures and concrete materials, and has published numerous technical papers in the field. His research efforts have led to the development of national standards and specifications for a number of sustainable green concrete products and building systems. Dr. Fouad currently chairs the PCI committee on Prestressed Concrete Poles and the ASTM committee on Autoclaved Aerated Concrete. He is the past chair of ACI committee on Cellular Concrete and the founding chair of its subcommittee on AAC. . Dr. Fouad is a fellow of ACI and ASCE and has received a number of prestigious awards due to his professional services in the civil engineering field. Dr. Fouad’s research expertise in green materials and construction methods has a global perspective. He recently held three National Science Foundation (NSF) workshops in Cairo, Egypt (December 2007, March 2009, and June 2012) on Sustainable Green Building design and Construction. The March 2009 conference was attended by more than 400 scientists, architects, and engineers and included experts from the U.S.A, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East.