Medhat ElmorsyStructural Engineering · MIT

Teaching & Mentoring

Graduate and undergraduate courses at ETH Zurich and Mansoura University, master's supervision in experimental structural engineering, and openly available course material.

Courses

ETH Zurich — Graduate Teaching Assistant

February 2023 – January 2024

  • Structural Dynamics and Vibration Problems (101-0157-01L, graduate)
  • Seismic and Vibration Isolation (101-0191-00L, graduate)

Held consulting hours and prepared model answers for homework assignments.

Mansoura University — Teaching Assistant and Part-time Lecturer

2017 – 2019 and 2021

  • Design of Concrete Structures I (STE231, undergraduate)
  • Design of Concrete Structures II (STE331, undergraduate)
  • Design of Concrete Structures III (STE432, undergraduate)
  • Computer Applications in Structural Engineering (STE420, undergraduate)

Ran weekly tutorial sessions for four undergraduate classes, graded homework and examinations, and held consulting hours.

Master's students supervised

Vasile Madalin Cazacu

Master's thesis, ETH Zurich, Fall 2024 · in collaboration with DTU, Denmark

Experimental study on small-scale seismically isolated masonry houses using rolling rubber spheres as isolation bearings for low-income countries.

Manuel Wild

Master's thesis, ETH Zurich, Fall 2024

Centrifuge modeling of masonry structures fabricated with binder jetting 3D printing.

Stefan Murer, Julian Schlachter and Manuel Wild

Master's project, ETH Zurich, Fall 2023

Physical modelling of reinforced concrete via 3D-printed reinforcement cages for use in a geotechnical centrifuge.

Morena Giulieri

Master's project, ETH Zurich, Fall 2022

Physical modelling of reinforced concrete for centrifuge studies of soil–structure interaction.

Open course material

A full lecture series on various structural engineering courses, recorded in Arabic so that it is usable by students in the region where I trained.

Watch on YouTube