Education: 

• Doctor of Philosophy in Civil Engineering, 2020, University of Central Florida
• Master of Science in Civil Engineering, 2013 University of Central Florida
• Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering, 2000 University of Alexandria, Egypt

Biography:

Samar Younes joined the Department of Civil, Environmental and Construction Engineering as a lecturer in 2022. She holds a master’s degree in civil engineering with a focus on soil erosion in geotechnical systems (sinkholes, earth dams). She also holds a doctoral degree in civil engineering with a research focus on truck re-routing simulation under incident-induced congestion. Both her master’s and doctoral degrees were earned from UCF. Her teaching interests include courses such as construction methods, engineering economics and construction estimating and scheduling. Her research interests include the application of artificial intelligence technology in higher education.

• Soil erosion in geotechnical systems
• Geographic information system 
• Artificial intelligence tools in higher education
• Engineering education

• Younes, Samar, et al. “Incident-induced congestion and truck diversion strategies evaluation: state-of-the-art and future challenges.” Construction Research Congress 2020. Reston, VA: American Society of Civil Engineers, 2020.

• American Society of Engineering Education
• Project Management Institute

• CCE 4034: Construction Estimating and Scheduling
• CCE 4003: Introduction to Construction Industry
• EGN 3310: Statics
• EGN 3613: Engineering Economics
• CWR 4202: Hydraulics  
• CCE 4402: Construction Equipment and Productivity
• CWR 4120: Hydrology
• CEG 5405: Seepage in Soils
• CCE 4004: Construction Methods