Dr. Ahmer Wadee

Biography

Ahmer Wadee is a Professor of Nonlinear Mechanics in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Imperial College London. He leads a research group specializing in the field of Nonlinear Structural Stability, focusing on modeling buckling instabilities in metallic and composite material structures using analytical methods. In 2014, he was recognized as one of the 100 leading UK practicing scientists by The Science Council. Ahmer has received multiple awards for his research efforts from institutions such as the Institution of Civil Engineers and the Institute of Mathematics and its Applications. He serves as Editor for the leading journal Thin-Walled Structures and is part of the Editorial Board for the research journal Structures under the Institution of Structural Engineers. Furthermore, he has chaired the Stability Committee for the American Society of Civil Engineers’ Engineering Mechanics Institute from 2017 to 2019. Ahmer co-edited the book '50 Visions of Mathematics,' published by Oxford University Press in 2014. He was appointed Director of Postgraduate Research from 2014 to 2024, where he oversees the academic progress of PhD students in his department. His past positions include Senior Tutor for Postgraduate Students from 2010 to 2014. In 2021, he was awarded the Imperial President's Medal for Excellence in Teaching and received the Imperial President's Award for Excellence in Research Supervision in 2018.

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