1982

First Class Honor / New Record- Highest GPA in the University

1983 – 89

Scholarship from King Saud University for Graduate Studies abroad (M.Sc. and Ph.D.) at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Illinois, USA.

2006

Distinguished Research Award (Silver Award) for research project (Rehabilitation of the Infrastructure Using Composite Fabrics) awarded by King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST)

2008

Best Paper Award – Awarded by American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) - Journal of Composites for Construction. 2007 (International)

2008

Distinguished Paper – The 5th International Engineering and Construction Conference (IECC’5), American Society of Civil Engineers, International Committee, Los Angeles Section, August 27-29, 2008. (International)

2009

Outstanding Research Award for infill walls project, awarded by Deanship of Scientific Research, King Saud University

2010

University Rector Distinguished performance award (for the chair)

2011

Distinguished Best Chair among all engineering research chairs (Grade A)

2012

Distinguished Best Chair among all engineering research chairs (Grade A)

2012

Outstanding Researcher Award (Awarded by College of Engineering, King Saud University)

2012

Outstanding graduate student award – (Eng. Aref Abadel – Supervisor: Prof. Yousef Al-Salloum), Awarded by College of Engineering, King Saud University

2013

Honored and awarded a gold medal for a patent entitled, “System for improving fire endurance of concrete-filled steel tubular columns”, by Intellectual Property and Technology Licensing, King Saud University.

2014

Honored and awarded silver medal for patent entitled, “System for improving fire endurance of concrete-filled steel tubular columns”, at 42nd International exhibition of inventions, Geneva, 2-6 April 2014. (International)

2014

Outstanding Researcher Award (Awarded by College of Engineering, King Saud University)

2015

Outstanding Researcher Award (Awarded by College of Engineering, King Saud University)

2016

Engineer Al-Qasabi National award for excellence in scientific research in Civil Engineering for best research in Saudi Arabia – 2 February 2016.

2016

Research excellence award, College of Engineering, King Saud University  – 19 April 2016.

2017

Engineer Al-Qasabi National Award for excellence in scientific research in Civil Engineering for best research in Saudi Arabia – 30 April 2017

2018

Research excellence award, College of Engineering, King Saud University  – 1 May 2018.

2020

Engineer Al-Qasabi National Award for excellence in scientific research in Civil Engineering for best research in Saudi Arabia – 14 December 2020.

2021

Engineer Al-Qasabi National Award of Saudi Arabia for excellence in scientific research in Civil Engineering for best research in Saudi Arabia, Dec. 2021.

2022

Engineer Al-Qasabi National Award of Saudi Arabia for excellence in scientific research in Civil Engineering for best research in Saudi Arabia, Jan. 2023.

2020-2022

Listed in the database of international researchers most cited for their research, represented by the top two percent (2%) of the researchers – worldwide - included in the Scopus database in various scientific disciplines (conducted by a scientific team at Stanford University).