Dr. Rouba A. Joumblat is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Beirut Arab University, where she has held academic roles since 2016. Her academic activities encompass undergraduate and postgraduate teaching, curriculum development, research supervision, and management of the Highway Engineering Laboratory. She served as RILEM Representative for the Middle East and North Africa region (2022–2026), was a Visiting Professor at the University of Minho, Portugal (2025), and undertook research mobility at the University of Santiago de Compostela, Spain (2022). She also contributes to scholarly publishing through editorial and peer-review service.

Her research expertise encompasses sustainable pavement engineering, asphalt binder rheology, asphalt mixture characterization, mechanistic-empirical design, and pavement performance. Her work investigates reclaimed asphalt pavement, recycled aggregates, alternative fillers, bio-based rejuvenators, pavement rehabilitation, and porous asphalt systems. Further interests include circularity, life-cycle carbon and cost assessment, modelling and artificial intelligence in pavement engineering.

Ph.D. in Civil Engineering (Public Works), Beirut Arab University, Lebanon, 2022. Dissertation: “Enhancing the Performance and Sustainability of Asphalt Mixture Containing Selected Alternative Materials.” Research included the use of municipal solid waste incineration fly ash in asphalt mixtures, laboratory characterization of dynamic modulus and rutting resistance, and pavement performance modelling using advanced experimental and computational tools. Master of Engineering in Public Works, Beirut Arab University, Lebanon, 2017. Bachelor of Engineering in Civil and Environmental Engineering, with Distinction, Beirut Arab University, Lebanon, 2016.

Undergraduate: Highway Engineering, Transportation Planning and Traffic Engineering, and Traffic Safety. Postgraduate: Highway Maintenance, Traffic Theory, Advanced Transportation Planning and Traffic Engineering, Pavement Engineering, Asphalt Binders and Mixtures for Pavements, Transportation Modeling, Railway Engineering, Transportation Facilities, and Viscoelasticity. She supervises final-year projects, master’s theses, and Ph.D. research, and oversees the Highway Engineering Laboratory.

2025: Visiting Professor, University of Minho, Portugal. 2022: Research Mobility Grant, University of Santiago de Compostela, Spain. 2022–2026: RILEM Representative for the MENA Region. Editorial Board Member, Road Materials and Pavement Design (RMPD). Scientific reviewer for leading indexed journals, with over 125 peer reviews recorded on ORCID, including International Journal of Pavement Engineering, Buildings, and Scientific Reports.