Dr. Wael Slika is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Beirut Arab University, where he has been a faculty member since 2017. His professional experience includes engineering consultancy, materials testing, and the assessment and rehabilitation of buildings and infrastructure. He also contributes to program development, academic accreditation, and quality assurance within the Faculty of Engineering.

Structural engineering; durability and service-life prediction of reinforced concrete structures; reinforcement corrosion and deterioration modelling; structural assessment and health monitoring; repair and rehabilitation; thermal behaviour and control of mass concrete; and structural optimisation.

PhD in Civil Engineering, American University of Beirut, Lebanon (2017). Bachelor of Engineering in Civil Engineering, with distinction, American University of Beirut, Lebanon (2012).

Mechanics of materials, structural analysis, design of reinforced concrete, non-destructive testing of concrete, and finite-element analysis.

Joint CNRS–BAU research grant on structural health monitoring and service-life prediction (2018–2021). Abdul Hadi Debs Award for research and academic achievements, American University of Beirut (2017). CNRS Award for doctoral support (2015–2017). Dean’s Fellowship, American University of Beirut (2012–2017).