Titan of the Industry by the Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute (PCI)
Dr. Maher Tadros has built a reputation as an innovator and expert. Best known for developing the NU I-Girder, a system that allows bridges to have longer spans and shallower structural depth, the Inverted Tee bridge system for short span bridges and NUDECK, a patented bridge deck system, Dr. Tadros is at the forefront of concrete bridge technology in the United States.

Dr. Tadros received his bachelor's and master's degrees from Assyut University in Egypt and his Ph.D. from the University of Calgary. He is a fellow of the PCI and the American Concrete Institute and a member of several professional organizations. The author of nine patents, one book and more than 250 journal papers, his work has garnered numerous awards including the prestigious T.Y. Lin Award (four times), jointly given by then PCI, the ACI and the American Society of Civil Engineers; and the Nebraska Chapter of the American Concrete Institute's Award of Excellence.

• Ph.D. - 1975, Civil Engineering - Structures, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
• M.S. - 1971, Civil Engineering - Structures, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt
• B.S. with Honors - 1967, Civil Engineering - Structures, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt

• NUWALL precast segmental retaining wall system, pending
• "Precast Post-tensioned Segmented Pole System," #6851231, Feb 2005
• "Innovative Continuous Concrete Bridge Deck Panel System", #6,668,412, Dec. 2003
• "Composite Arch Bridge," Patent #6,138,309, 2001.
• "Degradable Polyesters, a Mixed Culture of Microorganisms for Degrading These Polyesters, and methods for Making These Substances," U.S. Patent #6,191,176, 2001.
• "Method for Manufacturing an Improved Prestressed Concrete Joist," Patent #6,036,906, 2000
• "Prestressed Concrete Joist," U.S. Patent #5,671,573, 1997
• "Concrete Framing System," U.S. Patent #5,507,124, 1996.
• "Precast Concrete Sandwich Panels," U.S. Patent #5,440,845, 1995.
• "Precast Concrete Sandwich Panels," Norwegian Patent #303.237, granted June 15, 1998.
• "Construction Elements," U.S. Patent # 5,123,777, 1992.

• Industry Titan, Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute, given in 2004 on the 50th Anniversary of the PCI to recognize the individuals to had made industry altering contributions in the 50 years of its existence
• Fellow, American Concrete Institute
• Listed in BESTN America Directory
• Listed in Who's Who in Technology Today
• Listed in Who's Who in Engineering
• Listed in Who's Who in International Science
• Listed in International Who's Who of Professionals
• Harry Edwards Award for most innovative design, Skyline Bridge,  PCI, 2004
• Best Custom Design Award, Skyline Bridge, PCI, 2004
• Best Bridge Award in the 135-165 ft span range, Clarks Bridge, PCI 2004
• Award of Merit for principal authorship of the PCI Bridge Design Manual, PCI, 2004
• ASCE-CERF Outstanding Projects and Leaders (OPAL) Award Finalist, for NUDECK Innovation, 2002
• T.Y. Lin Award offered by ASCE for most meritorious article on prestressed concrete in a year in the American Concrete Institute, the Prestressed Concrete Institute, and the American Society of Civil Engineering publications, 2002
• Martin P. Korn Award offered by the Precast Prestressed Concrete Institute for the best paper in the PCI Journal in Research/Design in one year, 2001.
• ACI Structural Engineering Award, awarded by the American Concrete Institute ACI, 2001
• Cheryl W. Prewett Diamond Jubilee Professorship, 1990-2002
• Nebraska Society of Professional of Engineers, Eastern Chapter, the NSPE Award, the highest award given to an individual by the Society, May 1998.
• ACI Nebraska Chapter Tom Reading Achievement Award, 1998.
• ACEC Grand Award for the Sarpy County Bridge, March 1997
• T.Y. Lin Award offered by ASCE for most meritorious article on prestressed concrete in a year in the American Concrete Institute, the Prestressed Concrete Institute, and the American Society of Civil Engineering publications, 1997
• Martin P. Korn Award offered by the Precast Prestressed Concrete Institute for the best paper in the PCI Journal in Research/Design in one year, 1996.
• ACI Outstanding Project Award for the Sarpy County Bridge, Jan. 1997
• FHWA Outstanding Service Award for the Sarpy County Bridge, Nov. 1996
• Prestressed Concrete Institute Most Meritorious Committee Report Award, for Report on State of the Art of Spliced Girder Bridges, (Tadros, Principal Author), 1995.
• Fellow, Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute, 1995.
• PCI Distinguished Educator Award, 1995. (This was the inaugural award by PCI).
• American Society of Civil Engineers, Nebraska Section Outstanding Service Award, 1991-92.
• T.Y. Lin Award offered by ASCE for most meritorious article on prestressed concrete in a year in the American Concrete Institute, the Prestressed Concrete Institute, and the American Society of Civil Engineering publications, 1990.
• Martin P. Korn Award offered by the Precast Prestressed Concrete Institute for the best paper in the PCI Journal in Research/Design in one year, 1989
• President of the American Society of Civil Engineers, Nebraska Section, 1988-89
• Director (1988-89), Vice President (1989-90), and President (1990-91) of the American Concrete Institute, Nebraska Chapter, 1988-91
• Prestressed Concrete Institute Most Meritorious Committee Report Award, for Report on Recommended Practice of Precast Prestressed Concrete Circular Storage Tanks, (Tadros, Chairman) 1988
• Chi Epsilon (Civil Engineering Honor Society), Chapter Honor Member (1989) and Faculty Advisor (1984-88)
• Certificate of Appreciation, American Society of Civil Engineers, Nebraska Section, 1983
• Award for Distinguished Teaching, Authorized by the Nebraska Legislature, University of Nebraska, 1982
• J.C. Burchinal Outstanding Teacher Award, Department of Civil Engineering, West Virginia University, 1979
• University Fellow, University of Calgary, 1975-76
• T.Y. Lin Award offered by ASCE for most meritorious article on prestressed concrete in a year in the American Concrete Institute, the Prestressed Concrete Institute, and the American Society of Civil Engineering publications, 1976.
• Postgraduate Scholarship, National Research Council of Canada, 1974-75
• Undergraduate Scholarship, Assiut University, 1962-67
• Two Full-Mark Awards for scores in the final National High School Examinations, Egypt, 1962

• Professor, College of Engineering and Technology, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 1979-present. During that period, I was Chairman of Construction Systems Technology (1999 and 2000) and Director of Center for Infrastructure Research, University of Nebraska-Lincoln (1990-1995). During my tenure as director, the center's external funding increased 3000% to $3.2 million.
• Founding Member, Tadros Associates, LLC, Structural Engineering Consulting, Omaha, Nebraska (1997-present).

• National Society of Professional Engineers, Member
• American Segmental Bridge Institute, Member
• International Conference of Building Officials, Member
• The Masonry Society, Member
• National Institute of Building Science, Member
• American Concrete Institute, Fellow; Past President
• American Society of Civil Engineers, Member; Nebraska Section, Past President
• Post-tensioning Institute, Professional Member
• Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute, Fellow

Over 200 refereed publications and over 300 other publications and presentations on four continents.

Co-founded the structural engineering firm Tadros Associates LLC in Omaha Nebraska in 1997 with two former students. Currently the firm has six structural engineers, one engineering intern and two professional engineer affiliates. The firm specializes in value engineering of bridges, bridge design, product development, construction engineering, and telecommunication structures. Clients include the departments of transportation of Nebraska and Kansas, Kiewit Construction company, LEAP Software, several other structural engineering design firms, and a number of counties. Of notable mention is the company's expertise in the Inverted Tee bridge system for which the company has developed a set of standards for NDOR. The Omaha Public Power District Railroad Bridge 5.90, and the Nebraska Department of Roads Clarks Bridge, which were converted to high performance concrete from structural steel are examples of value engineering, that have received national awards of excellence. The company has worked on one-of-a-kind projects for Kiewit, including the one billion dollar Oakland Bay Bridge, the Tacoma Narrows Bridge and a five-thousand-ft long "skid beam" resisting an incredibly large 200 kip/ft live load.

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