Islam H. El-Adaway, a licensed Professional Engineer (PE) in the US as well as a registered Chartered Engineer (CEng) in the UK, is the Hurst-McCarthy Professor specializing in Construction Engineering and Management (CEM) within the Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering (CArE) as well as the Department of Engineering Management and Systems Engineering (EMSE) at Missouri University of Science and Technology (Missouri S&T, formerly known as the University of Missouri - Rolla). Dr. El-Adaway is the Founding Director of the Missouri Consortium for Construction Innovation (MO-CCI), which is a partnership focusing on research, student, and professional development between Missouri S&T and the construction stakeholders (including - as of now - McCarthy Building Companies, Arco Construction, Brinkmann Constructors, Clayco, Alberici, Paric Construction, BJC HealthCare, and Greensfelder). He joined Missouri S&T after two prior appointments with the University of Tennessee in Knoxville and Mississippi State University, respectively. Dr. El-Adaway earned his PhD in Civil Engineering from Iowa State University, and his MSc and BSc in Construction Engineering from the American University in Cairo.

As of today, Dr. El-Adaway's scholarly efforts have been supported by around 30 projects funded by various agencies including the National Science Foundation (NSF), Department of Education, Department of Transportation, Construction Industry Institute, Sloan Foundation, Regional Transportation and Safety Research Centers, and other private entities. This resulted to-date in 177 peer-reviewed papers (98 journal papers and 79 conference papers) with his research team, all of which were respectively published/accepted and presented in the most highly regarded journals and highly attended conferences in the CEM specialty area. This is not to mention multiple pending-review and under-preparation journal and conference papers. He mentored 7 PhD students and 6 MSc students towards earning their respective degrees as well as earning multiple recognitions at the national and university levels. His current research team includes 7 PhD students and 1 undergraduate NSF research scholar.

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