Ahmed Al- Bayati

Dr. Al-Bayati is the founding director of the Construction Safety Research Center (CSRC) and an associate professor in the Department of Civil and Architectural Engineering. He actively researches in the field of construction safety, specializing in safety climate and safety culture to improve the overall site safety and construction process optimization to minimize subsurface utility strikes. He uses a variety of qualitative and quantitative data collection, data analysis, and data mining methods.

Dr. Al-Bayati's research findings have been published in the American Society of Civil Engineers’ (ASCE) Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, ASCE’s Practice Periodical on Structural Design and Construction, National Safety Council’s (NSC) Journal of Safety Research, and the American Society of Safety Professionals' (ASSP) Professional Safety Journal. Dr. Al-Bayati serves on many local and national committees. Dr. Al-Bayati has more than ten years of experience in the construction industry working in diverse areas of the field, from safety coordinator to site engineer. He is a certified professional engineer (PE) in Michigan, an OSHA-authorized trainer, and an Associate DBIA certified.