Titles: Course Lecturer; Associate Professor, Post-Retirement
Academic titles: P.Eng., Ph.D., FCSCE
Research areas: Environmental Engineering, TISED, Brace Water Centre
Area of expertise:  Environmental Engineering

Biography:  Professor Gehr joined the Department in 1980. He is a specialist in the field of Environmental Engineering. He conducts research and teaches in the areas of water and wastewater treatment processes, aquatic chemistry and water and wastewater analysis. As a professional engineer, he has consulted on a variety of projects involving wastewater disinfection and reuse. He has given short courses on these subjects in Canada, South Africa, Mexico, Australia, Israel, and Italy.
 

Title: Professor (post-retirement)
Academic titles: Eng, Ph.D.
Research area: Structural Engineering

Biography:  Professor McClure joined McGill in 1991 after five years of professional practice in transmission line engineering. She has more than 30 years of experience in structural dynamics and advanced computational solid mechanics research. She studies dynamic problems related to overhead transmission line structures, combining computational modeling and field tests. Another main research axis relates to realistic assessment and improvement of post-earthquake functionality of buildings. Her research is focused on developing seismic functionality assessment methods adapted to existing post-critical buildings (schools, hospitals and community centres designated as emergency shelters) and making use of ambient vibration measurements to extract the dynamic characteristics of structures. Finally, another of her current research topic relates to the computational investigation of wind-structure interaction problems in exposed flexible structures. Professor McClure retired from active academic duties in the Department in August 2021 and she no longer recruits research trainees.
 

Title: Emeritus Professor
Academic titles: P.Eng., Ph.D.
Research area: Structural Engineering
Areas of expertise:  Structural engineering, Rehabilitation of Infrastructure

Biography:  Professor Mirza's specialty is structural engineering and rehabilitation of infrastructure. He joined our Department in 1966 after working for a consulting engineer and the Public Works Department in Pakistan.
 

Title: Emeritus Distinguished James McGill Professor
Academic titles: Eng, Ph.D.
Research area: Structural Engineering
Areas of expertise:  Behaviour and design of concrete structures

Areas of Interest:  

• Behaviour of high-strength concrete components subjected to reversed cyclic loading
• Exploring innovative techniques for seismic retrofit of bridges and buildings
• Use of high-strength concrete in bridge and slab structures
• Development of code requirements for concrete design and the seismic design of buildings and bridges
   

Title: Professor
Academic titles: P.Eng., Ph.D.
Research area: Construction Materials
Areas of expertise:  Civil engineering materials and their structural applications

Biography:  Professor Shao’s expertise is in the area of civil engineering materials and their structural applications. His research is involved with fibre-reinforced cement composites, fibre-reinforced polymer composites, low energy cement, carbon dioxide utilization in concrete, use of industry wastes for sustainable development and environment friendly building products.
 

Title:  Emeritus Professor
Academic title:  Ph.D.
Research area:  Structural Engineering
Areas of expertise:  Solid mechanics with reference to large-deformation behaviour of structures and materials