Background
Karim, Usama Farhan Abdul was born on September 3, 1953 in Baghdad, Iraq. Son of Farhan Abdul Karim and Badrya M. Al-Radi.
researcher engineering educator
Karim, Usama Farhan Abdul was born on September 3, 1953 in Baghdad, Iraq. Son of Farhan Abdul Karim and Badrya M. Al-Radi.
General Certificate of Education, North-Devon College of Further Education, England, 1973. Master of Engineering, University Sheffield, England, 1979. Doctor of Philosophy, State University of New York, Buffalo, 1986.
Bachelor of Science with honours, London University, 1977.
Consultant Applied Mechanics, Inc., Denver, 1985—1985. Assistant professor University of Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq, 1986—1990. Consultant National Laboratory of Construction Engineering and Engineering Consulting Center, Iraq, 1986—1990.
Senior geotechnology engineer Fugro b.v., Leidschendam, Netherlands, 1991—1992. Senior soil engineer Vryhof anchors bv, Krimpen a/d Ijsel, Netherlands, 1992—1994. Assistant professor The University of Twente, Enschede, Netherlands, since 1994.
Married Celeste Pauline Martine Wilderom, May 15, 1956. Children: Noor A. R., Senna C. Z.