Osama Salem, Lakehead University

Research

Cross-laminated timber Design models Elevated temperatures Finite element computer modelling Fire endurance testing Fire resistance Mass timber sections Nailed-laminated timber

Latest funding

Fire Performance of Timber-Concrete Composite (TCC) Systems in Mass Timber Buildings
NSERC · 2021 · Principal investigator
$104,000
Next-generation wood construction
NSERC · 2021 · Co-investigator
$2,559,240
Structural Fire Performance of Engineered-Wood Building Systems
NSERC · 2014 · Principal investigator
$132,000

All 3 grants and awards

Fire Performance of Timber-Concrete Composite (TCC) Systems in Mass Timber Buildings

Principal investigatorNSERC2021Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Salem, Osama

Keywords: fire resistance; elevated temperatures; mass timber sections; timber-concrete composite floor systems; cross-laminated timber; nailed-laminated timber; fire endurance testing; finite element computer modelling; performance-based fire design; design models

$104,000

Next-generation wood construction

Co-investigatorNSERC2021Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Chui, Ying-Hei YH

Keywords: fire safety of buildings; life cycle assessment; mass timber; net-zero energy design; off-site construction; performance-based design; resilient structures; sustainable building; timber buildings

$2,559,240

Structural Fire Performance of Engineered-Wood Building Systems

Principal investigatorNSERC2014Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Salem, Osama

$132,000

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Cross-laminated timber Dear Professor Salem, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on cross-laminated timber connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your NSERC-funded project "Fire Performance of Timber-Concrete Composite (TCC) Systems in Mass Timber Buildings" (2021), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]