PhD student Omair Bin Saleem has been presented with the Young Investigator Award for his contributions at the 6th International Conference on Protective Structures and the Special Issue of the International Journal of Protective Structures. His paper, titled "Evaluating concrete material models for blast analysis using 3D finite element analysis," is co-authored by Dr. Amit Varma, Karl H. Kettelhut Professor in Civil Engineering and Director of Bowen Laboratory, who also serves as Omair's advisor.

Omair is currently also serving as the Lyles Teaching Fellow for the Steel Design Class (CE 470) in the School.