Assistant Teaching Professor
151R Link Hall
mfammour@syr.edu
Degrees:
· Ph.D. in Civil Engineering (GPA: 4.0/4.0), Syracuse University, 2025
· Certificate of Advanced Study in Public Infrastructure Management and Leadership (GPA: 4.0/4.0), Syracuse University, 2021
· Certificate of Advanced Study in Public Administration (GPA: 4.0/4.0), Syracuse University, 2021
· M.S. in Civil and Environmental Engineering (Graduated with Distinction), Lebanese American University, 2017
· B.E. in Civil Engineering, Lebanese American University, 2010
Areas of Expertise:
Construction Engineering and Management
Infrastructure Asset Management
Sustainable and Resilient Infrastructure Systems
Digital Transformation
Dr. Ammoury specializes in sustainable and resilient infrastructure systems. His expertise centers on developing data-driven frameworks and decision-support tools that support technology adoption, digital transformation, and performance-based planning in public infrastructure. His research on advancing airport sustainability and resilience was nationally recognized through the prestigious Airport Cooperative Research Program Graduate Research Award. He has contributed to applied research projects in collaboration with academia, industry, and public agencies, including the New York State Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration, and Central New York Regional Transportation Authority. His work spans a range of topics, including infrastructure digitalization, accelerated wastewater pipeline construction, transit ridership recovery, geospatial/NLP integration for asset management, BIM, amd agent-based modeling of bid selection methods,. He brings seven years of construction project management experience and taught civil engineering courses at the Lebanese American University. He interned with international organizations such as the UN, ICAO, and the engineering firm Mead & Hunt.
Honors and Awards:
· Graduate Student Speaker, ECS Convocation, Syracuse University, 2025
Selected by faculty and the Graduation Committee to deliver the graduate address in recognition of outstanding achievements, leadership, and service to the graduate community.
· Outstanding Graduate Student in Civil and Environmental Engineering, Syracuse University, 2025
Awarded annually to one doctoral student for excellence in research and contributions to the department. Recognized in the Convocation booklet and commemorated on a departmental plaque.
· Li Fellowship Award, Syracuse University, 2024–2025
Competitive fellowship awarded to one exceptional graduate student in the College of Engineering and Computer Science.
· Mambu Alphan Kawa Memorial Award, Syracuse University, 2023–2024
Presented annually for academic excellence and impactful contributions to the Civil and Environmental Engineering community.
· Graduate School Summer Fellowship, Syracuse University, 2023
University-wide competitive fellowship supporting outstanding Ph.D. research.
· Graduate Research Award, Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP), TRB, 2021–2022
Prestigious national award administered by the Transportation Research Board (TRB) and sponsored by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Selected through a competitive process based on a submitted research proposal, the award supported applied research focused on advancing sustainability and resilience through technology adoption at airports. It included a $12,000 stipend and the opportunity to present findings to ACRP leadership and aviation industry professionals at the TRB annual meeting.
· Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award, Syracuse University, 2021
Conferred to the top 4% of TAs for exceptional teaching and mentorship across the university.
· Syracuse University Ph.D. Fellowship, Syracuse University, 2019–2022
Prestigious multi-year fellowship combining academic merit-based support with research and teaching assistantships.
Selected Publications:
Almalki, M., Salman, B., Salem, O., & Ammoury, M. (2025). A decision-support framework for accelerated wastewater pipeline construction: Integrating economic, social, environmental, and technical criteria. ASCE Journal of Construction and Engineering Management. [In press]
Ammoury, M. & Salman B. (2024). Advancing Sustainability and Resilience of Airports Through Deployment of New Technologies in the Aftermath of COVID-19 Pandemic. ASCE OPEN: Multidisciplinary Journal of Civil Engineering. 2(1). doi: 10.1061/AOMJAH.AOENG-002
Ammoury, M. & Salman B. (2023). Incorporating Emerging Technologies at U.S. Airports to Improve Sustainability and Resilience. Presented at the 102nd Transportation Research Board (TRB) Annual Meeting, National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Washington, D.C.
Ammoury, M. & Salman, B. (2023). Sustainable Solutions and Practices Implemented at U.S. Airports in the West. Proc., ASCE The International Conference on Transportation and Development. Austin, TX. doi: 10.1061/9780784484883.001
Ammoury, M. & Salman, B. (2023). The Use of Advanced Solutions Towards COVID-19 Recovery at Airports in Eastern U.S.A. Proc., ASCE Construction Research Congress (CRC). Des Moines, Iowa. doi: 10.1061/9780784485279.049
Ammoury, M., Salman, B., Caicedo Bastidas, C. E., & Kumar, S. (2022). Impacts of COVID-19 on Bus Ridership and Recovery Trends in Syracuse, NY. ASCE Journal of Transportation Engineering, Part A: Systems, 149 (2), 05022009-1 – 05022009-14. doi: 10.1061/JTEPBS/TEENG-7498
Awwad, R., & Ammoury, M. (2019). Owner’s perspective on the evolution of bid prices under various price-driven bid selection methods. ASCE Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering, 33(2). doi: 10.1061/(ASCE)CP.1943-5487.0000803
Awwad, R., & Ammoury M. (2013). Surveying BIM in the Lebanese construction industry. Proc., IAARC 30th International Symposium on Automation and Robotics in Construction and Mining: Building the Future in Automation and Robotics (ISARC 2013), Montréal, Canada. doi: 10.22260/ISARC2013/0105