Education history PhD civil engineering award, 2014, Liverpool John Moores University, Lioverpool, UK. MSc. in Civil Engineering, 1999, Baghdad University, Iraq. BSc. in Civil Engineering, 1996, Babylon University, Iraq. PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS FHEA, Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, United Kingdom. Member in Iraqi Engineering Institute since 1996. Research interest The properties of asphalt concrete mixtures, Behaviour of asphalt concrete with different technologies, Highway geometric design and analysis studies, Asphalt concrete filler characterisation, Cold asphalt emulsion mixtures, Asphalt cement and asphalt concrete admixtures. Teaching interest Highway engineering, Traffic engineering, Statistics, Mathematics. Selected publications Journal publications: 1. Al-Hdabi, A., Dakhil, K. and Qasim, H. 2016, “Improvement of Asphalt Concrete Mixtures by adding Pulverised Fuel Ash as Filler” accepted in journal of engineering, Baghdad University. 2. Al-Hdabi, A., Al Nageim, H, Ruddock, F. and Seton, L. “Laboratory Studies to Investigate the Properties of Novel Cold Rolled Asphalt Containing Cement and Waste Bottom Ash” Journal of Road Materials and Pavement Design, ISSN 1468-0629 (Print), 2164-7402 (Online), Volume 15, Issue 1 pp. 78-89, 2014. 3. Al-Hdabi, A., Al Nageim, H. and Seton, L. “Performance of Gap Graded Cold Asphalt Mixtures Containing Cement Treated Filler”, Journal of Construction and Building Materials, ISSN: 0950-0618, Volume 69, pp. 362-369, October 2014. 4. Al-Hdabi, A., Al Nageim, H, and Seton, L. “Superior Cold Rolled Asphalt Mixtures Using Supplementary Cementations Materials”, Journal of Construction and Building Materials, ISSN: 0950-0618, Volume 64, pp. 95-102, August 2014. 5. Al-Hdabi A., Al Nageim H., Ruddock F., Seton L., “A Novel Cold Rolled Asphalt Mixtures for Heavy Trafficked Surface Course”, Journal of Construction and Building Materials, ISSN: 0950-0618, Volume 49, pp. 598-603, December 2013. 6. Al-Hdabi A., Al Nageim H., Ruddock F., Seton L., “Enhancing the Mechanical Properties of Gap Graded Cold Asphalt Containing Cement Utilising by-product Material”, Journal of Civil Engineering and Architecture, ISSN 1934-7359 e-ISSN: 1934-7367, Volume 7, number 8, pp. 916-921, August 2013. 7. Al-Hdabi A., Al Nageim H., Ruddock F., Seton L., “Development of Sustainable Cold Rolled Surface Course Asphalt Mixtures Using Waste Fly Ash and Silica Fume”. ASCE's Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, e-ISSN: 1943-5533, http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/ (ASCE)MT.1943-5533.0000843 , April 2013. 8. A.T. Al-Hdabi, “Influence of Degree of Crushing of Coarse Aggregate on Properties of Asphalt Paving Mixtures Used for Surface Courses”, Engineering Scientific Refereed journal Published by: College of Eng. University of Qadisia. Volume 3 number 3, December 2010. 9. A.T. Al-Hdabi and T. Sher Ali, “Influence of Cement as Additive in Improving Granular Material Properties”, Engineering Scientific Refereed journal Published by: College of Eng. University of Kufa. Volume 1 number 2, October 2010. 10. H. M. Al-Ani and A.T. Al-Hdabi, “Influence of Carbon Black Reinforcement on Performance of Paving Materials”, Engineering Scientific refereed Journal Published by: College of Engineering, University of Baghdad, Iraq. Volume 7 number 1 March 2001. Book chapter: 1. Al-Hdabi, A., AL Nageim, H., Ruddock, F. & Seton, L. 2014. Improving the Mechanical Properties of Cold Rolled Asphalt Containing Cement Utilising by Product Material. Construction and Building Research, pp 487-496, Springer Netherlands. Presented conference papers: 1. Abbas Al-Hdabi and Hassan Al Nageim, 2015 “Development of New Cementitious Materials Suitable for Cold Asphalt and Different Concrete Applications”. Presented in: the 14th Annual International Conference on Pavement Engineering and Infrastructure, Liverpool, UK. ISBN 978-0-9571804-2-0. 2. Abbas Al-Hdabi, Hassan Al Nageim, Felicite Ruddock, Linda Seton, 2014 “Performance of Cold Rolled Asphalt with Different Conditioning Processes”. Proceeding of the 9th Annual Built Environment and Natural Environment Conference, Liverpool, UK. 3. Abbas Al-Hdabi, Hassan Al Nageim, Felicite Ruddock and Linda Seton, 2014 “Superior Cold Rolled Asphalt for Surface Course Pavement Construction”. Presented in: the 13th Annual International Conference on Pavement Engineering and Infrastructure, Liverpool, UK. ISBN 978-0-9571804-2-0. 4. Hassan Al Nageim, Abbas Al-Hdabi, Felicite Ruddock and Linda Seton, 2014 “Mechanical Properties and Durability of Cement Treated Gap Graded Cold Bituminous Mixtures”. Presented in: the 13th Annual International Conference on Pavement Engineering and Infrastructure, Liverpool, UK. ISBN 978-0-9571804-2-0. 5. Abbas Al-Hdabi, Hassan Al Nageim and Linda Seton, 2014 “High Strength Cold Rolled Asphalt for Pavement Construction”. Presented in: the International Conference of Engineering Science, University of Mustansiriyah, 26-27 March, Baghdad, Iraq. 6. Hassan Al Nageim, Abbas Al-Hdabi and Linda Seton, 2014 “A New Novel Cold Rolled Asphalt for Roads and Highways”. Presented in: the International Conference of Engineering Science, University of Mustansiriyah, 26-27 March, Baghdad, Iraq. 7. Abbas Al-Hdabi, Hassan Al Nageim, Felicite Ruddock and Linda Seton, 2013 “Durability and Stiffness Modulus of New Cold Rolled Asphalt Containing Cement and Waste Fly Ash”. Proceeding of the 12th Annual International Conference on Pavement Engineering and Infrastructure, Liverpool, UK. ISBN 978-0-9571804-2-0. 8. Abbas Al-Hdabi, Hassan Al Nageim, Felicite Ruddock and Linda Seton, 2013 “Development of Sustainable Cold Rolled Asphalt Using Binary Blended Filler”. Proceeding of the 8th Annual Built Environment and Natural Environment Conference, Liverpool, UK. 9. Abbas Al-Hdabi, Hassan Al Nageim, Felicite Ruddock, Linda Seton, 2012 “Cold Rolled Asphalt Surface Course Containing Waste Materials” Proceeding of the Creative Construction Conference 2012, June 30 – July 3, 2012, Budapest, Hungary. ISBN 978-963-269-297-5. 10. Abbas Al-Hdabi, Hassan Al Nageim, Felicite Ruddock, Linda Seton, 2012 “Development of Cold Rolled Asphalt Surface Course”. Proceeding of the 11th Annual International Conference on Pavement Engineering and Infrastructure, Liverpool, UK. ISBN 978-0-9571804-0-6. 11. Abbas Al-Hdabi, Hassan Al Nageim, Felicite Ruddock, Linda Seton, 2012 “Improving the Mechanical Properties of Cold Rolled Asphalt Containing Cement Utilising by Product Material”. Proceeding of the second International Conference on Construction and Building Research, 14th-16th November, 2012, Valencia, Spain. 12. Abbas Al-Hdabi, Hassan Al Nageim, Felicite Ruddock, Linda Seton, 2012 “Stiffness Modulus and Durability of Cold Rolled Asphalt Surface Course Mixture”. Proceeding of the 7th Annual Built Environment and Natural Environment Conference, Liverpool, UK. 13. H. M. Al-Ani and A.T. Al-Hdabi, “The Role of Carbon Black Reinforcement in Asphalt Pavement Surface Layers”, 3rd Jordanian Civil Engineering conference 29-31 October 2001. Awards, honours, and recognitions 1. An Honourable Mention Award by the Association of British Turkish Academics (ABTA) in engineering category of the 2014 ABTA Doctoral Researcher Awards competition, May 2014. 2. Recognition on the 14th of March 2014 at the Iraqi cultural attaché in London by the Iraq Minister of Higher Education, for publishing of more than 10 journal and conference papers (until that time) within the author PhD research. 3. Recognition letter from the chancellor of Kufa University and more than two recognition letters from the faculty of engineering, Kufa University for an outstanding contribution in road laboratory development at the department of civil engineering.