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Yacoub “Jacob” Najjar

Yacoub “Jacob” Najjar

Professor, Civil Engineering

ymnajjar@olemiss.edu
662-915-5363
203B Carrier Hall, University, MS 38677
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Experience

University of Mississippi – Professor, 2012-present

University of Mississippi – Department Chair, 2012-2021
Kansas State University – Professor, 1993 – 2012
George Washington University – Assistant Professor, 1990 – 1993

Education

University of Oklahoma – Ph.D., Civil Engineering
University of Oklahoma – M.S., Civil Engineering
Yarmouk University (Jordan) – B.S., Civil Engineering

Research interests

Dr. Najjar’s research focuses on applied information technology via artificial neural networks to model various complex engineering systems

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