BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH

 Antonis Michael was born in Larnaca, Cyprus, on March 22, 1975. He was raised

in Avgorou, Cyprus, and graduated from Pancyprian Lycium, Larnaca, in 1993. He

attended the Higher Technical Institute, in Nicosia, and graduated in 1996 with the

diploma of Technician Engineer in Civil Engineering. He joined the Army of Cyprus

after graduation and served in the Army Corps of Engineers.

 He came to the United States in the Fall of 1997 and attended Tennessee

Technological University. He graduated in 1999 with a Bachelor of Science degree in

civil engineering. He moved to Maine and entered the civil engineering graduate program

at the University of Maine in 2000 and received his Master of Science in 2002.

 Antonis joined the University of Florida in the Fall of 2002 and began his studies

towards a Doctor of Philosophy degree in civil engineering. Antonis is a candidate for the

Doctor of Philosophy degree in civil engineering from the University of Florida in

Summer, 2006.