Rafiqul A. Tarefder
Professor of Civil Engineering
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Current Graduate Students
B S Pushpendue Biswas
PhD Student & Graduate Research AssistantEducation
- M.Sc. in Natural Hazards and Risks in Structural Engineering, Bauhaus University Weimar, Germany (2019-2022)
- M.Sc. in Environmental Engineering, BUET, Bangladesh (2014-2019)
- B.Sc. in Civil and Environmental Engineering, SUST, Bangladesh (2009-2014)
Research Interests
Pavement Design, Pavement performance and safety analysis using field instrumentation (FWD-based mechanistic evaluation), advanced pavement friction modeling and Geomechanics.
Md Masud Rana
Graduate Research Assistant (PhD)Education
- M.Eng. in Civil Engineering, Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada
- B.Sc in Civil Engineering, RUET, Bangladesh
Research Interests
Long-term performance of pavement materials
Atika Hossain Akhi
Graduate Research Assistant (PhD)Education
- M.Eng. in Civil Engineering, Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada
- B.Sc in Civil Engineering, RUET, Bangladesh
Research Interests
Crack propagation behavior of asphalt pavement
Mehedi Hasan Khan
PhD Student & Graduate Research AssistantEducation
- Ph.D in Civil Engineering, UNM (Spring 2025 – Present)
- B.Sc. in Civil Engineering, RUET, Bangladesh (2016 – 2021)
Research Interests
Pavement engineering and performance evaluation, Asphalt binder rejuvenation and aging mechanisms, Molecular dynamics (MD) simulation
Muhammad Tasnim Alam
PhD Student & Research AssistantEducation
- M.Sc. in Engineering, Texas State University (Spring 2022-Summer 2023)
- B.Sc. in Civil Engineering, BUET (Fall 2009- Spring 2015)
Research Interests
Pavement Design, Geomechanics
Md Saddam Hossain
Graduate Research Assistant (PhD)Education
- MSc in Civil Engineering, BUET
- BSc in Civil Engineering, BUET