Ahmed Elsheikh graduated in 1985 with a First Class Honours degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Alexandria. Following research leading to an MSc and a PhD degree, the latter from the University of Cambridge, he joined the Division of Civil Engineering at the University of Dundee as a Lecturer in 1992. He became a Senior Lecturer in Structural Engineering in Dundee in 2001, and now leads research in Ocular Biomechanics. Dr Elsheikh is a Chartered Engineer, a corporate Member of the Institution of Civil Engineers and a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. He has published 2 books, over 60 journal papers and 20 conference papers. Dr Elsheikh has long practical experience as a structural engineer, having designed and supervised the construction of industrial structures such as grain silos, RC shells, portal frames and residential buildings.

Professional Biography

• Honours Degree, Civil Engineering, University of Alexandria (1985)
• PhD, University of Cambridge

• Characterisation of biomechanical properties of ocular tissue
• Numerical analysis and prediction of ocular behaviour
• Assessment of intra-ocular pressure measurement (tonometry) techniques
• Behaviour and analysis of space structures
• Dynamic behaviour of shear walls

• Elsheikh, A. & Wang, D. (2007) Numerical modelling of corneal biomechanical behaviour. Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering 10, 85-95.
• Elsheikh, A., Wang, D., Brown, M., Rama, P., Campanelli, M. & Pye, D. (2007) Assessment of corneal biomechanical properties and their variation with age. Current Eye Research 32, 11-19.
• Elsheikh, A., Wang, D., Kotecha, A., Brown, M. & Garway-Heath, D. (2006) Evaluation of Goldmann applanation tonometry using a nonlinear finite element ocular model. Annals of Biomedical Engineering 34, 1628-1640.
• Elsheikh, A. & Gengnagel, C. (2006) Structural assessment of rapid deployment canopy structure. Advances in Structural Engineering 9, 241-256.
• Wang, D. & Elsheikh, A. (2005) Large-deflection mathematical analysis of rectangular plates. Journal of Engineering Mechanics 131, 809-821.

Dr Ahmed Elsheikh

Division of Civil Engineering

University of Dundee

Nethergate

Dundee

DD1 4HN