Omar El-Hawat

17 Oct Omar El-Hawat

Omar is undertaking his PhD in the field of Structural and Earthquake Engineering at the University of Technology, Sydney (UTS). He has obtained his BEng (Civil, 1st class honours) and gained knowledge in the field of structural design, particularly in the design of bridges against earthquake loading. Omar is undertaking numerical research studies through the use of finite element software’s such as ABAQUS, ANSYS and SAP2000.

Prior to starting his PhD, Omar has gained over 1.5 years of experience in the construction industry of buildings. Additionally, Omar has gained 1.5 years of structural consulting experience, having designed multiple structures, including houses, warehouses and apartment complexes.

Bachelor of Civil engineering (1st Class honours), PhD Candidate