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 Ph.D. Dissertation Supervision

  1. Arif Zaman (Ph.D. 2010). Dissertation: Nanoscale Evaluation of Moisture Damage in Asphalt. (Faculty, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, Saudi Arabia)

  2. Damien Bateman (Ph.D. 2012). Dissertation: Determining Fatigue Endurance Limits of Asphalt Concrete for Designing Perpetual Pavements. (Senior Research Associate, Transport Research Lab, UK)

  3. Imran Hossain (Ph.D. 2013). Dissertation: Modeling of Moisture-Induced Damage in Asphalt Concrete. (Faculty, Bradley University, IL)

  4. Mekdim Weldegiorgis (Ph.D. 2014). Dissertation: On Dynamic Modulus of Asphalt Concrete for Moisture Damage (Design Engineer at Brudis & Associates, Inc., Maryland).

  5. Rashadul Islam (Ph.D. 2015). Dissertation: Thermal Fatigue Damage of Asphalt Pavements. (Faculty, Colorado State University-Pueblo, CO)

  6. Jielin Pan (Ph.D. 2015). Dissertation: A Study of Asphalt Aging Behavior Using Molecular Dynamic Simulations. (Parsons Brinkerhoff, Albuquerque, NM)

  7. Mesbah Ahmed (Ph.D. 2016). Dissertation: Three Dimensional Finite Element Dynamic Modeling of Falling Weight Deflection Basin. (Postdoc, UNM)

  8. Courtney Vallejo (Ph.D. Expected Sp 2016). Dissertation: Finite Element Modeling of Embankment Dams Under Blast Load. (to defend Fall 2016)

  9. Asifur Rahman (Ph.D. Expected 2016). Dissertation: Characterization and Modeling of Asphalt Concrete for Dynamic Properties and Performances. (passed comprehensive exam in 2015)

  10. Hasan Faisal (Ph.D. Expected 2016). Dissertation: Understanding Healing in Asphalt for Better Prediction of Fatigue Damage. (passed comprehensive exam in 2015)

  11. Umme Mannan (Ph.D. Expected 2017). Dissertation Title – Rheological Characterization of RAP Materials. (passed comprehensive exam 2015)

  12. Amina Khatun (Ph.D., withdrawn in Spring 2015). Dissertation: Relating Dynamic Shear Modulus to Nanoindentation Stiffness of Performance Grade Asphalt Binders.

  13. Mohiuddin Ahmad (Ph.D. Expected 2017). Dissertation: Characterization and Modeling of Water Movement through the Pavement System and its Implementation in MEPDG. (passed qualifying exam in Spring 2014)

  14. Mehedi A. Hasan (Ph.D. Expected 2018). Dissertation: Modeling Subgrade and Base Anisotropy.

  15. Zafrul Hakim Khan (Ph.D. Expected 2019). Dissertation: Modeling Transverse Cracking in Asphalt Pavements.

  16. Gauhar Sabih (Ph.D. Expected 2019). Dissertation: Modeling Design Data for Composite Pavements.

  17. Biswajit Bairgi (Ph.D. Expected 2019). Dissertation: Evaluation of Warm Mix Asphalt for Sustainability.