Academics

Education

• 2019, Ph.D. in Civil Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, USA

Dissertation: Characterization of unbound and stabilized materials and improved consideration of their effects on pavement performance

Advisor: Dr. Robert L. Lytton, Ph.D., P.E.

• 2013, M.S. in Civil Engineering, Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina, USA

Thesis: Mechanistic characterization of rubberized asphalt mixture and design using full scale tire-pavement finite element modeling

Advisor: Dr. Nadarajah Ravichandran, Ph.D., P.E.

• 2009, B.Sc. in Civil Engineering, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, Dhaka, Bangladesh

Thesis: Experimental study of the possibility of using bamboo twig as reinforcement in concrete slab

Advisor: Dr. Sk. Sekender Ali, Ph.D.

Experience

• July 2023 - Present, Assistant Research Scientist, School of Environmental, Civil, Agricultural, and Mechanical Engineering, University of Georgia

       Research Project: Proactive Resilience Plan (PReP): An Integrated Framework Applied to Critical Economic Sectors

• Nov. 2020 - Jan, 2023, Postdoctoral Researcher, Center for Infrastructure Renewal, Texas A&M University System

Research Area: Durability of cementitious materials; Shotcrete 3D Printing process for concrete             

Advisor: Dr. Zachary Grasley, Ph.D., P.E.

• Aug. 2019 - Aug. 2020, Postdoctoral Research Associate, Texas A&M Transportation Institute, Texas A&M University System

Topic: Mechanistic evaluation of volumetric movement in natural ground soil

Advisor: Dr. Dallas Little, Ph.D., P.E.

• Sept. 2016 - May 2019, Graduate Research Assistant, Texas A&M Transportation Institute, Texas A&M University System

Topic: Integrated data-efficient AI and mechanistic models for prediction of unsaturated soil behavior; Use of an electromagnetic signal   

               processing approach for rapid monitoring of the ground condition

Advisor: Dr. Robert Lytton, Ph.D., P.E.

• Sept. 2011 - Aug. 2013, Graduate Research Assistant, Asphalt Rubber Technology Service Lab, Clemson University

Topic: Mechanistic characterization of viscoelastic properties of rubberized asphalt mixture under extreme loading and environmental   

               conditions

Advisor: Dr. Nadarajah Ravichandran, Ph.D., P.E.