Scholarly Works (Publications, Conferences, Projects, etc.)

PUBLICATIONS

- Afsara Taspia, Shadman Sakib, Md. Moshiur Rahman, Javed Bari (Primary Author); Kazi Md. Shifun Newaz, Faria Tabassum (Presenter). 2024. “Before-After Analysis of Highway Crashes on the Dhaka-Chattogram National Highway of Bangladesh”. Accepted for publication in the Journal of American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). Transportation & Development Institute (T&DI) Paper. Accepted for presentation at the ASCE International Conference on Transportation and Development (ICTD 2024), Atlanta, Georgia, USA. June 15–18, 2024.

- Javed Bari (Primary Author), Faria Tabassum (Presenter), Arfaa Feezanul Islam, Salemun Bahar, Nahid Hasan Sharif, Abdullah Al Mamun. 2024. “Reusing Waste Plastics in Asphalt Binders for Road Construction”. Accepted for publication in the Journal of American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). Transportation & Development Institute (T&DI) Paper. Accepted for presentation at the ASCE International Conference on Transportation and Development (ICTD 2024), Atlanta, Georgia, USA. June 15–18, 2024.

-  Afia Anzum Tithi, Sakibul Alam Sakib, Rawshan Jahan Shanto, Naim Sarker, Javed Bari (Primary Author), Faria Tabassum (Presenter). 2024. “Development of a Practical Methodology for Evaluating the Conditions of Sidewalks of Dhaka City”. Accepted for publication in the Journal of American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). Transportation & Development Institute (T&DI) Paper. Accepted for presentation at the ASCE International Conference on Transportation and Development (ICTD 2024), Atlanta, Georgia, USA. June 15–18, 2024.

-  Javed Bari (Primary Author & Presenter), Mehedi Hasan, Estiak Ahmed, Faria Tabassum (Co-Presenter), Asifuzzaman, Kazi Newaz. 2023. “Evaluation of the Bus Management System of Route A-317 (Diabari to Saydabad via Badda) of Dhaka City”. Journal of International Road Federation (IRF). Paper presented by Dr. Javed Bari and Faria Tabassum at the IRF Global R2T Conference, Phoenix, Arizona, USA, November 14-17, 2023.

-  Javed Bari (Primary Author & Presenter), Md. Tafshir Jaman Takib, Mishila Monsur, Md. Abdullah Al Fahad, Faria Tabassum (Co-Presenter), Kazi Newaz. 2023. “A comprehensive evaluation of road safety status of the major intersections of Azimpur to Gabtoli corridor on Mirpur Road using the iRAP road infrastructure analysis protocol”. Journal of International Road Federation (IRF). Paper presented by Dr. Javed Bari and Faria Tabassum at the IRF Global R2T Conference, Phoenix, Arizona, USA, November 14-17, 2023.

-  Javed Bari (Primary Author & Presenter), Mohammad Ashiqur Rahman, Minhaj Uddin Mahmood Siddique, Md. Jannatul Nayem, Faria Tabassum (Co-Presenter). 2023. “An evaluation of traffic sign perception among different types of road drivers in Bangladesh”. Journal of International Road Federation (IRF). Paper presented by Dr. Javed Bari and Faria Tabassum at the IRF Global R2T Conference, Phoenix, Arizona, USA, November 14-17, 2023.

-  Mahinur Maisha, Marium Mou, Javed Bari (Primary Author & Presenter), Kazi Newaz. 2023. “Analysis of Roadway Infrastructure Management Using iRAP Protocols to Ensure Road Safety of Critical Intersections between Kuril Bishwa Road and Mouchak Bus Stoppages of Dhaka City”. Journal of American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). Transportation & Development Institute (T&DI) Paper. Presented by Dr. Javed Bari at the ASCE International Conference on Transportation and Development 2023, June 14 – 17, 2023. Austin, Texas, USA. DOI: 10.1061/9780784484876.015. pp. 161–170. USA. June 2023.

-   Muneem Shahabuddin, Md. Ashraful Alam, Jannatul Ferdous Sweety, Kazi Newaz, Javed Bari (Primary Author & Presenter). 2023. “Identification and Evaluation of Past and Present Black Spots on the Dhaka-Sylhet National Highway of Bangladesh”. Journal of American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). Transportation & Development Institute (T&DI) Paper. Presented by Dr. Javed Bari at the ASCE International Conference on Transportation and Development 2023, June 14 – 17, 2023. Austin, Texas, USA.  DOI: 10.1061/9780784484876.014. pp. 148–160. USA. June 2023.

-  Md. Abtahi Rabby, Mahin Alam, Tamal Ray, Javed Bari (Primary Author & Presenter). 2023. “Reusing Waste Plastic in Aggregates for Road Construction”. Journal of American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). Transportation & Development Institute (T&DI) Paper. Presented by Dr. Javed Bari at the ASCE International Conference on Airfield and Highway Pavements 2023, June 14 – 17, 2023. Austin, Texas, USA. DOI: 10.1061/9780784484906.012. pp. 125–134. USA. June 2023.

- Javed Bari, M.M.I. Sadi, M.H. Islam, M.A. Iqbal, F. Tabassum. “A Comprehensive Evaluation of the Hatirjheel Water Taxi Service of Dhaka City – the Capital of Bangladesh”. International Journal of Advanced and Multidisciplinary Engineering Science (IJAMES), January 2020, 3(1): 1-7, USA. January 2020. DOI: 10.5923/j.james.20200301.01.

-  Javed Bari, Kazi Md Shifun Newaz, Quazi Rokaiya Haque, Md. Nawfal Ahmed, Faria Tabassum. “Development of a School Zone Road Safety Risk Rating System for Dhaka - the Capital City of Bangladesh”. International Journal of Traffic and Transportation Engineering (IJTTE), 2019, 8(3): 72-79. USA. December 2019. DOI: 10.5923/j.ijtte.20190803.03.

- Javed Bari, S.N. Siddiquey, M. A. Hossain, K. M. S. Newaz, and M. Noshin. “Identification of Black Spots on the first 100 kilometers of the Dhaka-Sylhet Highway (National Highway #2, i.e. N2) of Bangladesh”. Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Engineering Research, Innovation and Education (ICERIE 2019). Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet, Bangladesh, January 2019.

-  Javed Bari, Morshedul Haque Sunny, Sattyjit Kumar Nag, Shakhawat Hossain Tushar, Md. Touhidul Haque. “Development of Sidewalk Condition Index (SCI) of Dhanmondi R/A, Gulshan & Bashundhara R/A of Dhaka City”. International Journal of Traffic and Transportation Engineering. (IJTTE), 2018, 7(3): 53-62. USA, July 2018. DOI: 10.5923/j.ijtte.20180703.02.

-  Syed Waqar Haider, M. Waseem Mirza, Ashvini K. Thottempudi, Javed Bari, and Gilbert Y. Baladi. “Characterizing Temperature Susceptibility of Asphalt Binders Using Activation Energy for Flow”. Journal of American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). Transportation & Development Institute (T&DI) Paper No. 10.1061/41167(398)48, USA, March 2011.

-  Syed Waqar Haider, M. Waseem Mirza, Ashvini K. Thottempudi, Javed Bari, and Gilbert Y. Baladi. “Effect of Test Methods on Viscosity Temperature Susceptibility Characterization of Asphalt Binders for the Mechanistic-Empirical Pavement Design Guide”. Journal of American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). Transportation & Development Institute (T&DI) Paper No. 10.1061/41167(398)47, USA, March 2011.

-  Javed Bari and M.W. Witczak. “New Predictive Models for the Viscosity and Complex Shear Modulus of Asphalt Binders for Use with the Mechanistic-Empirical Pavement Design Guide”. Transportation Research Record No. 2001, pp. 9-19. Transportation Research Board, National Research Council, Washington, DC, USA, 2007.

-  Javed Bari and M.W. Witczak. “Development of a New Revised Version of the Witczak E* Predictive Model for Hot Mix Asphalt Mixtures.” Journal of the Association of Asphalt Paving Technologists (AAPT), Savannah, Vol. No. 75, pp. 381-423. Presented by Dr. Javed Bari at the Annual Conference of AAPT, White Bear Lake, MN, USA, 2006.

-  Javed Bari and M.W. Witczak. “Evaluation of the Effect of Lime Modification on the Dynamic Modulus Stiffness of Hot-Mix Asphalt: Use with the New Mechanistic-Empirical Pavement Design Guide.” Transportation Research Record No. 1929, pp. 10-19. Transportation Research Board, National Research Council, Washington, DC, USA, 2005.

- Dean T. Kashiwagi, Javed Bari, and Bevan Sullivan. “Application of Performance Based System in the Pavement Contracting”. Associated Schools of Construction (ASC) Proceedings of the 39^th Annual Conference, pp 303-314, Clemson, South Carolina, April 8-12, 2003. Nominated as ASC 2003 best paper. 

Awards & Honors

Scholarships:

Awarded merit scholarships in all levels studies ranging from primary through Ph.D. education, including the Chancellor's award. 

Award Winning Publications:

1. Javed Bari. “Effect of Lime Modification on Dynamic Modulus Stiffness of HMA for Use with the New NCHRP 1-37A M-E Pavement Design Guide Procedures”. Won the “AZITE Graduate Transportation Paper” Award in 2005 given by the Arizona Institute of Transportation Engineers (AZITE), March 2005.

2. Dean T. Kashiwagi, Javed Bari, and Bevan Sullivan. “Application of Performance Based System in the Pavement Contracting”. Nominated as “ASC 2003 Best Paper” by Associated Schools of Construction (ASC) in its 39th Annual Conference, Clemson, South Carolina, April 8-12, 2003.

Educational Qualifications

Degrees:

Ph.D. in Civil Engineering (Specialization in Transportation Engg.), Arizona State University (ASU), Tempe, Arizona, USA.

M.S. in Civil Engineering (Specialization in Transportation Engg.), Arizona State University (ASU), Tempe, Arizona, USA.

M.Engg. (Environmental Engg.), Bangladesh University of Engineering & Technology (BUET), Dhaka, Bangladesh, All course works and fieldwork of project complete. 

B.S. in Civil Engineering (Major in Structural Engg.), Bangladesh University of Engineering & Technology (BUET), Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Professional Registration:

Professional Engineer (P.E.) registered in USA with an active license.

Life Fellow of Institute of Engineers, Bangladesh (IEB).

Academic Experience

Professional Positions in Chronological Order

March 2019 to Present : Dean, School of Engineering and Physical Sciences, and Member of NSUSyndicate, North South University

July 2017 to February 2019 : Professor, Dept. of Civil & Environmental Engineering, NSU

March 2015 to June 2017 : Chair and Professor, Dept. of Civil & Environmental Engg., and Member of NSU Syndicate, North South University

September 2013 to Feb 2015 : Assoc. Professor, Dept. of Civil & Environmental Engg., NSU January 2011 to August 2013 : Professor, Dept. of Civil Engg., IUBAT-International University of Business Agriculture and Technology

January 2012 to August 2013 : Director, South Asian Disaster Management Center, IUBAT

January 2006 to Dec 2010 : Faculty (Adjunct Professor),Arizona State University, USA

May 2005 to December 2010 : Senior Pavement Design and Development Engineer (Team Leader), Arizona Dept. of Transportation (ADOT), USA

January 2000 to May 2005 : Senior Teaching Associate, Arizona State University, USA

January 1999 to December 1999 : Assistant Engineer (BCS Cadre),Roads & Highways Department (RHD)

February 1998 to December 1998 : Assistant Engineer (BCS Cadre),Public Works Department (PWD)

January 1994 to January 1998 : Assistant Engineer (PSC),Local Govt. Engineering Department (LGED)

Advanced Lab Testing Experiences:

August 2003 - April 2005: Personally conducted and directed all lab testings included in the “Civil Engineering Materials”, “Bituminous Materials” and “Pavement Design and Analysis” courses of Arizona State University. Tests include compressive, tensile and flexural strength of concrete, steel, aluminium and wood, mix design of PCC and AC, aggregate gradation, Marshall and SuperPave test, conventional and Superpave asphalt binder testing etc.

January 2001 - April 2005: Personally conducted all asphalt concrete Dynamic Modulus (E*) testing and many Repeated Load Permanent Deformation (Flow Number and Flow Time) testing, analyzed the test data and wrote technical papers for the following research projects: (i) Projects C4b, C4c, C4e and C5 of NCHRP 9-19 Research Program, (ii) ADOT-ASU Research Program, (iii) NLA-ASU Research Program, etc.

January 2000 - December 2004: Personally conducted all asphalt cement binder testing, analyzed data and wrote technical paper for “ADOT AC Binder Characterization Project” and “ADOT Crumb Rubber Modified Asphalt Cements Characterization Project”.

January 2000 - December 2004: Calibrated and maintained numerous advanced testing machines including various universal testing machines (UTM) used for E*, IDT, Fn and Ft testing, Bending Beam Rheometer, Rotational Viscometer, etc.

Corporate Experience

University Responsibilities:

March 2019 - Present: Dean, School of Engineering and Physical Sciences

March 2019 - Present: Member of the NSU Syndicate

July 2019 - Present: Convener, NSU Code of Conduct Review Committee

March 2014 -June 2017: Chair of the Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering

March 2014 - June 2017: Member of the NSU Syndicate

January 2014 - Present: SEPS Strategic Planning Committee - Member Secretary

January 2014 - Present: SEPS Curriculum Committee - Member Secretary

January 2014 - Present: CEED Lab Development Committee - Member

December 2014 - Present: CEED Departmental Promotion Committee - Member

October 2013 - Present: NSU ABET Accreditation Committee - Member (resource person for Task 2)

October 2013 - Present: NSU Strategic Planning Committee - Member

June 2012 - August 31, 2013: Director, South Asian Disaster Management Center (SADMC), IUBAT-International University of Business Agriculture and Technology, Dhaka

June 2012 - August 31, 2013: Convenor, Committee to Improve the English Language Competency of Civil Engineering Students, IUBAT, Dhaka

January 2012 - August 31, 2013: Convenor, Task Force on Establishing a Graduate Program (MS and Ph.D.) in Engineering (Civil, Mechanical, CSE, and EEE), IUBAT, Dhaka

January 2012 - August 31, 2013: Convenor, Annual Faculty Activity Report (AFAR) Committee, IUBAT, Dhaka

December 2011 - August 31, 2013: Chair, Publication Reward System Committee (PRSC), IUBAT, Dhaka

August 2011 - December 2011: Chair, Convocation Publication Committee, IUBAT, Dhaka

January 2011 - August 31, 2013: Member (IUBAT representative) of Bangladesh Government’s Disaster Management Training and Awareness Task Force (DMTATF) formed by the Department of Disaster Management.

Community Responsibilities:

2005-2010: Co-Founder, Director, and Teacher of “Shikor Bangla Language and Culture School”, Arizona State University, Arizona, USA

2000-2010: Co-Founder, two-term President and Executive Member of “Bangladesh Theatre of Arizona” (BTA), Arizona, USA

1987-Present: Co-Founder and Member of “Forum-86” of BUET’sH.S.C. Batch of 1986.

1988-1990: Member of “Young Writers’ Forum”, Dhaka

1985-1990: Vice-President and Executive Member of Onirban Youth Forum, Dhaka

1985-1987: President of “Dhaka Science Club”, Dhaka

Consultancy Selected Experiences as Consultant:

February 16, 2023 to June 14, 2023: In-depth Monitoring Study of a road project of the Roads and Highway Department (RHD) on behalf of the Implementation, Monitoring & Evaluation Division (IMED) of the Bangladesh Government

Project Description: Name - Kishoreganj-Karimganj-Chamraghat District Highway Construction with Proper Levelling of Chaikna-Yashodal-Chauddshat Bazar Link Road Project;

Project Budget – BDT 73,100 Million;

Components – Reconstruction, Widening, Rehabilitation and Maintenance of infrastructures (roads, bridges and culverts) to support the smooth connectivity of road network.

Responsibilities:

- Worked as the Team Leader of the Monitoring team, for the evaluation of IMED.

- As the Team Leader, led the team of consultants comprising engineers, statisticians, sociologists, environmentalists, and other technical and non-technical members of the team.

- Ensured timely completion of the deliverables.  

August 16, 2022 to January 15, 2023: Performance Audit Consultant, The World Bank and Local Government Engineering Department (LGED)

Project Description:

Name - RTIP-II AF (Second Rural Transport Improvement Project-  Additional Financing);

Area - 18 districts;

Project Budget - US$ 240 Million;

Components - Rehabilitation and maintenance of rural infrastructures (roads and bridges) to support the smooth connectivity of road network in rural areas.

Responsibilities:

- Worked as the Team Leader of the Performance Audit Consultants, for the final evaluation of the World Bank financed RTIP-II AF project implemented by the LGED.

- As the Team Leader, led the team of consultants comprising auditors, engineers, sociologists, environmentalists and other technical and non-technical members of the team.

- Ensured timely completion of the deliverables.  

March 1, 2019 to June 30, 2019 Consultant, USAID

Project Description:

Area- Greater Jashore and Barisal area;

Budget- US$50 Million;

Components- 100km Roads, 10 Market Centers, 10 Collection Centers, & 1,000 ha irrigation/drainage-improved land.

Responsibilities:

Worked as a lead Civil Engineer for the final evaluation of the BAIDP (Bangladesh Agricultural Infrastructure Development Program) of USAID, US Government.  

July 23, 2014 to October 31, 2017: Short-term Consultant (STC), The World Bank

Project Description:

Name- RTIP-II (Second Rural Transport Improvement Project);

Area- 26 districts;

Project Budget- US$417 Million;

Components- Construction of 820km roads (149 contracts), Maintenance of 4,428km roads (464 contracts), Construction of total 3,413m length of bridges (34 contracts), Construction of 33 Growth Center Markets, Dredging of 3 (44km) Waterways, 3 Road Safety components and 27 institutional capacity building components.

Responsibilities:

- Worked as a key World Bank Task Team member (Transportation Engineering) of the RTIP-II and closely worked with LGED and project consultants regarding the timely accomplishment of all those components.

- Worked closely with BUET on developing and finalizing the new Rural Road Safety Manual, Rural Road Safety Audit Manual and Road Design Manual of LGED, on behalf of the World Bank.

- Worked as a key World Bank Task Team member for preparing the new IDA-funded PforR program titled “Support for Rural Bridges” (SupRB) now being implemented by LGED.  

June 16, 2008 to June 30, 2011: Co-Principal Investigator (Consultant), Michigan State University, USA

Project Description:

“Implementation of Superpave Binder and Asphalt Mix Specifications to Improve Pavement performance in Pakistan Project” under the Joint USA - Pakistan Science and Technology Cooperative Program conducted jointly by the Michigan State University, USA and the University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore, Pakistan. Budget: US$ 600,000.  www.msu.edu

Responsibilities:

-  Developed a detailed training program on advanced asphalt binder and mix testing, and pavement materials characterizations, and provided technical advice.

-  Worked on data analysis and technology transfer.

Courses

CEE 214: Engineering Materials

CEE 250: Introduction to Transportation Engineering

CEE 350: Traffic Analysis and Design

CEE 310: Quantity Survey and Cost Estimates

CEE 410: Construction Engineering

CEE 415: Socio-economic Aspects of Development Projects

CEE 490B: Road and Traffic Safety Engineering.

Membership & Professional Activities

Professional Registration

- Licensed Professional Civil Engineer (P.E.) registered in USA with active license.

- Life Fellow of Institute of Engineers, Bangladesh (IEB).  

Professional Affiliations

- Member of American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE).

- Member of Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE), USA.

- Reviewer of technical papers of ASCE publications.

- Member of and contributor to several U.S. National and Arizona State committees on Transportation Engineering.

RESEARCH INTERESTS

-  Road safety, Traffic and crash data analysis

-  Pavement design and analysis

-  Traffic surveys and analysis

-  Highway materials characterization

-  Recycling of roadway materials

-  Socio-economic-environmental evaluation of development projects.

PROFESSIONAL RESEARCH/ CONSULTANCY EXPERIENCES

2023-2024: Working as the Team Leader for the in-depth evaluation of the “Improvement of Joypurhat-Hichmi-Puran Aipaul-Panchbibi-Hilli (with City Link) Highway” Project of the Roads and Highways Department on behalf of the Implementation Monitoring & Evaluation Division, Ministry of Planning, Bangladesh Government. Budget = BDT 2,263 million.

2023: Worked as the Team Leader for the final evaluation of the RTIP-II (Second Rural Transport Improvement Project) of LGED funded by the World Bank. Budget = USD 750 million.

2023: Worked as the Team Leader for the in-depth evaluation of the “Kishoreganj-Karimganj-Chamraghat District Highway Construction with Proper Levelling of Choyna-Jashadal-Chowddashata Bazar Link Road” Project of the Roads and Highways Department on behalf of the Implementation Monitoring & Evaluation Division, Ministry of Planning, Bangladesh Government. Budget = BDT 7,313 million.

2020-2023: Worked as the Principal Investigator of the NSU research grant project titled: “Characterization of Recycled Plastic-Modified Asphalt Binders for Using in Flexible Pavements of Bangladesh”. Budget = 250,000 Taka.

2020-2023: Worked as the Principal Investigator of the NSU research grant project titled: “Characterization of Common Asphalt Binders Used by the Roads and Highways Department of Bangladesh Government to Develop a Strategy to Implement the Performance Grade (PG) Specifications in Bangladesh”. Budget = 250,000 Taka.

2019: Worked as the lead Civil Engineer for the final evaluation of the BAIDP (Bangladesh Agricultural Infrastructure Development Program) of USAID. Budget = USD 50 million.

2018: Worked as the team Leader for assessing the Socio-Economic-Environmental Impact Evaluation of the Ishwardi Export Processing Zone, Bangladesh. Budget = BDT 830 million.

2014 - 2017: Working on researches along with the World Bank and LGED on Road Safety and Performance-Based Maintenance Contract (PBMC) in the RTIP-II project, being implemented by LGED in 26 districts of Bangladesh. Project budget = USD 417 million.

2011 - 2013: Advised/Mentored Civil Engineering students at IUBAT to accomplish their Practicum and researches. I also conducted some independent researches.

2009 - 2011: Technical Advisor of ADOT Research Project #SPR-674 “Engineering Properties of Recycled ARFC overlays”. Budget = USD 50,000.

2008 - 2011: Champion and Researcher of ADOT Research Project #SPR-610 “Development of AASHTO DARWin-ME Software for the MEPDG”. Budget = USD 50,000.

2008 - 2010: Technical Advisor of ADOT Research Project #SPR-631 “Evaluation of Warm Mix Technology for Use in Asphalt Rubber Asphalt Concrete Friction Courses”. Budget = USD 150,000.

2008 - 2010: Champion and Researcher of ADOT Research Project #SPR-672 “Traffic Data Input System for ADOT”. Budget = USD 100,000.

2007 - 2010: Champion and Technical Advisor of ADOT Research Project #SPR-606 “Calibration and Validation of MEPDG for the State of Arizona”. Budget = USD 300,000.

2007 - 2010: Technical Advisor of ADOT Research Project #SPR-628 “Maintenance Strategies for the State of Arizona”. Budget = USD 100,000.

2008 - 2011: Co-Principal Investigator of the project titled “Implementation of Superpave Binder and Asphalt Mix Specifications to Improve Pavement performance in Pakistan” under the Joint Pakistan-USA Science and Technology Cooperative Program being conducted jointly by the Michigan State University, USA and the University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore, Pakistan. Budget = USD 600,000.

2003 - 2004: Sole researcher of the ASU-NLA joint venture research project “Development of a Master Curve (E*) Database for Lime Modified Asphaltic Mixtures”. This project was funded by National Lime Association (NLA), USA. Budget = USD 50,000.

2002 - 2006: Main researcher of the ASU-ADOT joint venture research project “Performance Evaluation of Asphalt Rubber Mixtures in Arizona”. ADOT, USA funded the project. Budget = USD 50,000.

2002: Sole researcher of the research titled “Application of Performance Based System in the Pavement Contracting”. This independent study was conducted at ASU in association with its School of Construction.

2002: Sole researcher of the research titled “Developed a standard procedure for achieving target air void content of gyratory HMA specimens (provisional protocol)”. This independent study was conducted at ASU in conjunction with the NCHRP 9-19 Project.

2001 - 2005: Key researcher of Subtasks C4b, C4c, C4e and C5 included in Task C (Field Validation of the Simple Performance Test) of NCHRP 9-19 Project (Superpave Support and Performance Models Management). This multi-year U.S. National project funded by the National Cooperative Highway Research Program, USA. Budget = USD 250,000.

2001 - 2003: Key researcher of developing the AASHTO test protocol TP 62-03, titled “Determining Dynamic Modulus of Hot-Mix Asphalt Concrete Mixtures”. The research was conducted at ASU with the NCHRP 9-19 Project. Budget = USD 50,000.

2000 - 2006: Key researcher of projects #2, #3, #5, and #7 of ADOT’s large long-term research program #SPR-402 (Development of Performance Related Specifications for Asphalt Pavements in the State of Arizona). Budget = USD 200,000.

2000 - 2004: Sole researcher of the ASU-ADOT joint venture research titled “ADOT Crumb Rubber Modified Asphalt Cements Characterization Project”. ADOT, USA funded this multi-year research. Budget = USD 50,000.

Professional Achievements:

• Ph.D. and M.S. from a renowned U.S. university and B.Sc. from BUET.
• Have an active Professional Engineer’s license (P.E.) in the USA (one of a very few P.E. professionals of the USA working in Bangladesh).
• More than 30 years of combined teaching/administrative/industrial/research experiences.
• More than 23 years of university-level experience in active teaching and senior leadership positions (including about 9 years of university-level experiences in the positions of Dean, Chair, and Director).
• More than 8 years of university-level teaching and research experience in the USA (Arizona State University).
• Proven leadership experience with ability to take on increasing responsibilities.
• During current tenure of Dean (current position since March 5, 2019) of the NSU’s School of Engineering and Physical Sciences, the highly prestigious Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings 2023 (by Subject) ranked NSU, for the first time as the #1 university in Bangladesh for Engineering (Globally, NSU in the 301-400 range and BUET in the 801-1000 range).
• In the past, successfully performed in the positions of Chair of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at NSU (2015-2017) and Directorof the “South Asian Disaster Management Center” at IUBAT-International University of Business Agriculture and Technology (2011-2013).
• Formally trained in the USA for Strategic planning, Performance measures, Operational management, Budgeting process, Management of project development process and Incident Command System, and also trained in Bangladesh for Outcome-based Education, Accreditation of academic programs, Road safety, Infrastructure maintenance, Environmental Impact Assessment, Environmental Audit, Foundation Training of Public Employees, etc.
• Possess proven leadership/managerial experience, strong interpersonal skills and leadership acumen to help formulate institutional vision, objective and strategic plan into practice.
• In early career, worked for six years in all three major Government civil engineering departments; namely LGED(Local Govt. Engineering Dept.), PWD (Public Works Department), and RHD (Roads & Highways Dept.) during 1994 and 1999 – selected through the competitive Public Service Commission exams.
• Reputed U.S.A. South-West Regional as well as Bangladeshi expert and active researcher in the fields of Transportation Engineering, Road Safety, Road Design, Highway Materials Characterization, Road Maintenance and Management, and Infrastructure Development.
• In Bangladesh, the only first-hand expert on the new AASHTO Mechanistic-Empirical Pavement Design Guide (MEPDG) and its software. He was a key researcher in the team of researchers that developed this guide and its software at Arizona State University, USA.
• Have many peer-reviewed journal and conference papers including many publications in prestigious international on Civil Engineering journals such as ASCE, TRB, AAPT, ASC etc.
• Already conducted numerous advanced research and completed many sponsored projects worth US$ 2 million and consultancy projects worth US$ 417.6 million.
• As the Chairperson of the committee to evaluate research and publications for potential rewards, installed a highly acclaimed “Publication Reward System” policy at IUBAT.
• Provided flexible and rigid pavement structural and materials design services, and review design concept reports (DCR), geotechnical design report, cost stimates, plans and bid documents of federal, state, local government and privately funded highway projects throughout the State of Arizona, USA.

RECENTLY COMPLETED / ONGOING RESEARCH PROJECTS

- Before and after road safety status of the Dhaka-Chattogram Highway (National Highway #1, i.e. N1) of Bangladesh.

- Evaluation of pedestrian Safety in Dhaka city.

- Analysis of roadway infrastructure management Using iRAP protocols to ensure road safety of critical intersections in Dhaka City.

- Railway level crossing safety status in Dhaka.

- Analysis of the bus management system of Dhaka City.

- Characterization of recycled plastic-modified asphalt for use in Bangladesh's flexible pavements in the flexible pavements of Bangladesh.

- Develop a strategy to implement Performance Grade Specifications of asphalt in Bangladesh.

- In-depth evaluation of the project of Roads and Highway Department titled: “Kishoreganj-Karimganj-Chamraghat district highway construction with proper levelling of Choyna-Jashadal-Chowddashata Bazar link road”.

- In-depth evaluation of the project of Roads and Highway Department titled: “Improvement of Jaipurhat-Hichmi-Puran Aipaul-Panchbibi-Hilli (with City Link) Highway”.

- In-depth evaluation of the project of Roads and Highway Department titled: “Improvement of Jaipurhat-Hichmi-Puran Aipaul-Panchbibi-Hilli (with City Link) Highway”.

SELECTED TRAININGS TAKEN

Strategic Planning, Performance Measures, Operational Management, Budgeting Process, Incident Command System (ICS), BAETE’s training for Evaluators of Outcome-based Accreditation of Engineering Programs, the World Banks’s Road Safety training of iRAP, Successful Management of Project Development Process, Carbon Footprint of Pavements, Rural Infrastructure Maintenance, Pavement Preservation for High-Traffic-Volume Roadways, Asphalt Emulsions, Successful Management of Project Development Process, Project Reference, EIA Practitioner’s Training, Environmental Audit, Foundation Training of Public Employees, etc.

Research Interests

- Highway materials characterization

- Traffic and crash data analysis

- Pavement and geotechnical design and analysis

- Civil and construction engineering materials

- Transportation economics

- Recycling of highway materials

- Socio-economic-environmental evaluation of development projects.