Dr. Ahmed Ibrahim

▌ Contact

Email: ahmed.ibrahim@mail.mcgill.ca

▌ Education and work experience

2026-Now Postdoctoral Fellow, Nanjing University, China
2024-2026 Research Associate, McGill University, Canada
2023-2024 Lecturer, McGill University, Canada
2022-2024 Postdoctoral Researcher, McGill University, Canada
2022 Research Assistant, McGill University, Canada
2018-2022 PhD, Environmental Geomechanics – McGill University, Canada
2015-2018 MSc, River System Engineering – Kyoto University, Japan
2011-2015 BSc, Civil Engineering – Cairo University, Egypt

▌Research Area

Numerical modeling of geohazard processes and soil-structure interaction

▌ Selected Papers

  • Jarjour, J., Ibrahim, A., & Meguid, M. A. (2025). “Experimental and numerical investigation of the unsaturated behavior of conventional and wicking non-woven geotextiles.” Geotextiles and Geomembranes, 53, 1544–1557.
  • Ibrahim, A., Desboursses, R. L. A., Xu, J., & Meguid, M. (2024). ”Experimental Investigation of the Mechanical Response of Recycled Geogrids under Repeated Loading.” Geosynthetics International, DOI: 10.1680/jgein.23.00177.
  • Ibrahim, A., Meguid, M., Dang, K., & Yacoub, T. (2024). ”Thermal Modeling of Earth Structures in a Changing Climate: Overview and Future Challenges.” International Journal of Geosynthetics and Ground Engineering, 10(24).
  • Ibrahim, A., & Meguid, M. (2022). ”CFD-DEM Simulation of Sand Erosion into Defective Gravity Pipes under Constant Groundwater Table.” Tunneling and Underground Space Technology, 131, 104823.
  • Ibrahim, A., & Meguid, M. (2022). ”CFD-DEM Modeling of the Geotextile Hydraulic Deterioration due to Fines Clogging in Tunnel Drainage Systems.” Geotextiles and Geomembranes, 50(5), 932-945.
  • Ibrahim, A., & Meguid, M. (2021). ”Continuum-Based Approach to Model Particulate Soil-Water Interaction: Model Validation and Insight into Internal Erosion.” Processes, 9(5), 785.
  • Ibrahim, A., & Meguid, M. A. (2020). ”Coupled Flow Modelling in Geotechnical and Ground Engineering: An Overview.” International Journal of Geosynthetics and Ground Engineering, 6(3), 1-25.

▌Honors and Awards

  • Graduate Excellence Award (2021), McGill University, Department of Civil Engineering
  • John Adjeleian Fellowship (2019), McGill University, Department of Civil Engineering
  • McGill Engineering Doctoral Award (2018), McGill University Department of Civil Engineering
  • Honorable Urban Management Engineer Award (2018) (HUME), Kyoto University
  • ABE Initiative Master’s Scholarship (2015), Japanese International Cooperation Agency
  • Engineering Excellence Award (2008 – 2013), Cairo University