"I am Zeyad Mahmood, a Civil Engineering master’s student at the University of Manitoba. After completing my undergraduate degree in Construction Engineering, I am specializing in construction materials by conducting research on Supplementary Cementitious Materials (SCMs). As a Mitacs Accelerate Program Intern, my goal is to develop and evaluate agricultural waste utilization to produce low-carbon concrete. My research studies the utilization of oat husk ash as agricultural waste from cold...

"My name is Ayman Saeed, and I am a Master of Science (MSc) student in Civil Engineering at the University of Alberta and a passionate debater. I completed my Bachelor of Science (BSc) degree in Construction Engineering at the American University in Cairo (AUC) a year ago and began my MSc, specializing in Transportation Engineering, at the University of Alberta in early 2026. Working directly with the City of Edmonton (CoE), I aim to develop fully automated solutions to emerging challenges...

"My name is Mohammed Ba Dughaish, and I am a third-year PhD candidate in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at the University of Toronto. My academic interests center on sustainable materials design, particularly the development of bio-based porous materials that can replace petroleum-derived counterparts in high-performance engineering applications. I am especially drawn to the intersection of materials chemistry and functional performance, where fundamental...