Ahmed Elsharief

Adjunct Professor of Geotechnical Engineering

Ahmed Mohamed Elsharief, PhD, is a senior academic and researcher at the Building and Road Research Institute (BRRI) of the University of Khartoum, with more than 30 years of experience in geotechnical engineering and pavement materials, including expansive and problematic soils, soil stabilisation, foundations and infrastructure performance. He holds a PhD in Civil Engineering (Geotechnical) from Purdue University (1992) and BSc and MSc degrees from the University of Khartoum (1981 and 1987). At BRRI he has served since 2023 as Adjunct Professor and Head of the Geotechnical Division, having previously been Professor and Head of Department (2016 to 2022) and Director (2010 to 2015); he was also a Visiting Professor at the Federal University of Minas Gerais in Brazil in 1999 and 2000. He has authored more than 70 technical publications, including more than 35 peer-reviewed journal papers. His service includes committee roles overseeing major dams and infrastructure, among them the Merowe Dam, the Roseires Dam heightening and the Upper Atbara Dam Complex, and extensive consultancy on buildings, dams, bridges, seaports, highways and airport pavements. He has been President of the Sudanese Society for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering since 2026 and Vice President of the Sudan Engineering Society since 2021.