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Maria Anna Polak is a Professor and University Research Chair in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Waterloo, Canada. She obtained her Doctorate from the University of Toronto, Canada, and a Master’s degree from the Cracow University of Technology in Poland. With experience as a consulting structural engineer, she is a member of several prestigious organizations including the American Society of Civil Engineering (ASCE) and the International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering (IABSE). She has served on committees for the Transportation Research Board and has received the Humboldt Research Fellowship in 1999, 2006, 2015, and 2019. Professor Polak has held visiting professor positions at various universities in Germany and Poland. Her research focuses on structural engineering mechanics, including areas such as material characterization, infrastructure retrofitting, and nonlinear finite element analysis, with a particular emphasis on structural concrete and innovative construction methods like 3-D printing. She is actively involved in interdisciplinary research concerning polymeric materials in construction.
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