Dr. Moustafa received his M.S. and Ph.D. in Civil and Environmental Engineering from UC Berkeley. Before joining the faculty at University of Nevada, Reno as an assistant professor, Moustafa did a short post-doc at UC Berkeley. He also obtained a Certificate in Engineering and Business for Sustainability from UC Berkeley and is a registered professional engineer in the state of California. Moustafa's academic training and background is mainly in structural and earthquake engineering. He has more than 12 years experience in mechanics and design of reinforced concrete structures, multi-scale experimental testing, structural and performance-based design for mitigating hazards, advanced monitoring techniques, and finite element and computational modeling with application to buildings, bridges, and electrical power equipment and infrastructure.

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I strive to hire 1 or 2 new motivated and passionate M.S. and/or Ph.D. students every year. Future students with a background in one or more of the following are encouraged to reach out to me at   mmousatafa@unr.edu  for potential opportunities.

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Future-Generation Resilient Infrastructure Design Technology Hub (Future-GRID TecH)