Associate Professor
Director, Center for Infrastructure Research and Services (CIRS)
Full Time Faculty

Dr. Minhaz Mohammad Shahriar

Ph.D. in Engineering (Geotechnical), Louisiana Tech University, LA, USA
M.Sc. in Civil Engineering, Louisiana Tech University, LA, USA

Phone: +880-2-55668200 Ext: 6441
Email: [email protected]
Office: SAC 731

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/minhaz-shahriar-ph-d-757992146/ 

Curriculum Vitae :
About

Dr. Minhaz Mohammad Shahriar is an Associate Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at North South University (NSU), Bangladesh, and Director of the Center for Infrastructure Research and Services (CIRS) at NSU. With over 15 years of academic and research experience in geotechnical and geo-environmental engineering, his work centers on sustainable infrastructure solutions for Bangladesh, particularly in coastal and flood-prone areas. He led the initiative to establish NSU's Geohazard Lab, a specialized facility equipped with real-time sensors, data loggers, a rainfall simulator, and a custom-built erosion tank, supporting high-resolution monitoring and simulation to inform embankment design, slope stability, and erosion control.

His research addresses problems central to national infrastructure resilience, including the design parameter mapping of the roadway network of Bangladesh and the use of biological soil crusts for sustainable soil stabilization, both undertaken with Nippon Koei, Japan. He is the recipient of the first internationally funded project in his department, awarded by the Canadian High Commission. As Director of CIRS, he works to connect university research with the priorities of national agencies and industry partners, and to build capacity through joint research, consultancy, and professional training.

Dr. Shahriar holds a Ph.D. in Geotechnical Engineering from Louisiana Tech University, USA, where his research focused on coastal marsh erosion under hurricane-induced waves and currents, and he previously worked with the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority in Louisiana. He is committed to nature-based solutions in embankment protection and flood management, with current work on mangrove root and soil interaction for coastal erosion control in Bangladesh in collaboration with the University of Victoria, Canada, alongside research on carbon footprint reduction, saline water intrusion prevention, and environmentally friendly ground improvement. He has served as a Visiting Professor at the University of Victoria, Canada, and is a Research Fellow at INTI International University, Malaysia.

Selected Publications

International Journal Publications

Peer Reviewed International Conference Publications

  • Shahriar, M. M., Ikra, B. A., Yasmeen, R., & Anowar, A. (2025). Effect of Silica Fume, Coconut Shell Ash, and Egg Shell Ash Stabilizers on the Plasticity and Strength Behavior of Coastal Embankment Soil. Geo-EnvironMeet 2025, GSP 358, 197–202 https://ascelibrary.org/doi/10.1061/9780784485682.022
  • Shahriar, M. M., Shahnawaz, M. M., Ikra, B. A., Mubashira, J., & Hayder, N. (2025). Influence of Compaction Effort and Soil Stabilizers on the Calibration of the Soil Moisture Sensors Used in Geotechnical Applications. Geo-EnvironMeet 2025, GSP 358, 207–212 https://ascelibrary.org/doi/10.1061/9780784485682.023
  • Shahriar, M. M., Ikra, B. A., Nabi, S. W., & Mubashira, J. (2025). Study of Existing Soil Characteristics, Flood Protection Methods, and Community Involvement for Proposing Zone-Wise Flood Management Strategy in Bangladesh. Geo-EnvironMeet 2025, GSP 360, 178–184 https://ascelibrary.org/doi/10.1061/9780784485705.019
  • Shahriar, M.M., Ikra, B.A., Yasmeen, R. (2024). Investigation of Polyacrylamide, Cement, Fly Ash Additives for Stabilization of Coastal Earth Embankments. Geo-Congress 2024, GSP 77-86 https://ascelibrary.org/doi/10.1061/9780784485330.009  
  • Shahriar, M.M., Wang, J.X., and Patterson, W.B. (2013). The contribution of Shrub Roots on Enhancement of Slope and Embankment Stability in the Coastal Area of Louisiana. In ASCE Geo-Congress 2013, San Diego, CA, March 3-6, 2013, Geotechnical Special Publication, GSP 231, 1339-1348. https://doi.org/10.1061/9780784412787.135

 

Conference Publications

  • Haque, S.E., Shahriar, M.M., Nahar, N., Sakib, A.S., Saif, A., Gomes, A.S., Hasan, S., Nezum, S.T., Mahmud, M.H., Ray, T.K., Rashid, H. (2022). Impact of Ashulia brick kilns’ emissions on heavy metals concentrations (Cadmium, Chromium and Nickel) in the neighboring soil environment. Proceedings of 3rd International Conference on Research & Innovation in Civil Engineering. ISBN: 978-984-35-1935-1.

 

Conference/ Seminar Presentations

  • “Application of Soil Bioengineering in stabilizing coastal slopes” at the Second Annual COES Graduate Conference, Louisiana Tech University, Ruston, LA, USA October 18, 2012
  • “Contribution of Shrub Roots on Enhancement of Slope and Embankment Stability in the Coastal Area of Louisiana” at Geo-Congress 2013, ASCE Conference, San Diego, CA, USA March 04, 2013
  • “Study on Current (Wave)-Dike Interaction in the Project of Lake Hermitage Marsh Creation (BA-42)” at the Louisiana Tech Research Symposium, Louisiana Tech University, Ruston, LA, USA March 21, 2013
  • “Soil binding ability of vegetation roots in enhancing slope stability & contribution to coastal crisis prevention” at Coastal Protection and Restoration (CPRA) office, Baton Rouge, LA, USA May 19, 2014
  • “Study the shear strength enhancement in root reinforced soil and its capability to Stabilize soil slope” at the Louisiana Tech Research Symposium, Ruston, LA, USA February 26, 2016
  • “Numerical and experimental studies on coastal marsh erosion under hurricane-induced wave & current” at Coastal Protection and Restoration (CPRA) office, Baton Rouge, LA, USA September 07, 2016
  • Numerical Study on Louisiana Coastal Marsh under Hurricane Ike” at the Gulf of Mexico oil spill and ecosystem science conference 2017, New Orleans, LA, USA February 07, 2017 
Awards & Honors
Educational Qualifications

Ph.D. in Engineering (Geotechnical), 2017
Louisiana Tech University, - Ruston, LA, USA

MS in Civil Engineering, 2015
Louisiana Tech University, - Ruston, LA, USA

BS in Civil Engineering, 2009
Ahsanullah University of Science & Technology – Dhaka, Bangladesh

 

 

Academic Experience

Academic Positions

Associate Professor, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering (2023 – present)
North South University, Dhaka, Bangladesh

Visiting Professor, Department of Civil Engineering (January – April 2026)
University of Victoria, Victoria, BC, Canada

Research Fellow (2025 – present)
INTI International University, Nilai, Malaysia

Assistant Professor, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering (2018 – 2023)
North South University, Dhaka, Bangladesh

Research & Teaching Assistant, College of Engineering & Science (2011 – 2017)
Louisiana Tech University, Ruston, LA, USA

Lecturer, Department of Civil Engineering (2009 – 2011)
Ahsanullah University of Science & Technology, Dhaka, Bangladesh

 

Advanced Laboratory Experience

  • Founder of the Geohazard Lab, NSU
    Designed and established a state-of-the-art research facility equipped for investigating soil behavior under environmental and climatic stresses.
    Key components include:

    • Erosion tank and rainfall simulator (custom-built for coastal erosion and rainfall infiltration studies)

    • Real-time moisture monitoring systems using soil moisture sensors, FPGA-based data acquisition systems, and IoT-enabled interfaces

    • Calibration studies for soil moisture sensors under varying compaction and stabilization conditions

Research & Professional Experience

Research Projects

Design parameter mapping of the national road network. A GIS based subgrade design framework to improve the durability and sustainability of Bangladesh's roads, moving practice beyond single parameter CBR design.
Principal Investigator · Nippon Koei, Japan · Ongoing, 2024 to present

Biological soil crusts for soil stabilization. First introduction to Bangladesh of a low-carbon, nature-based method to control erosion on embankments and roadside slopes.
Principal Investigator · Nippon Koei, Japan · Ongoing, 2024 to present

Mangrove root and soil interaction for coastal erosion control. How mangrove root systems bind and reinforce coastal soils, informing nature-based, community-scale shoreline protection.
Principal Investigator · NSU CTRG, in collaboration with University of Victoria, Canada · 2024 to present

Environment-friendly stabilizers for sustainable flood embankments. Environment-friendly soil stabilizers and polymer fiber composite reinforcement to help coastal communities withstand sea level rise, flooding, and embankment erosion, developed with active community involvement.
Principal Investigator and Team Leader · Canadian High Commission · Completed, 2022 to 2024

Subsidence and erosion of coastal flood protection embankments. Subsidence and erosion mechanisms in coastal flood protection embankments, to guide more durable design and maintenance.
Principal Investigator · NSU CTRG · Completed, 2018 to 2021

Impact of brick kiln emissions on neighboring soil quality. How emissions from the Ashulia brick kiln cluster affect surrounding soil quality, supporting environmental regulation and land use decisions.
Co-Investigator · NSU CTRG · 2019 to present

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Research Collaborations

Low-carbon materials and nature-based carbon sequestration.

Research collaboration with University of British Columbia, Okanagan

Low-carbon construction materials and nature-based approaches to carbon sequestration for more sustainable infrastructure.

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Professional Experience

Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA), Louisiana, USA. 
Engineering Intern · 2012

  • Evaluated restoration project monitoring data and proposed a basin-based coastal protection and restoration strategy.
Courses

CE 6000: Graduate Thesis

CE6201 Special Topic in Geotechnical Engineering

CE6202 Advanced Geotechnical Engineering

CE6205 Soil Mechanics II

CE6206 Earth Pressure and Retaining Structures

CE6207 Shear Strength, Earth Dams and Stability of Slopes

CEE240: Introduction to Soil Mechanics & Foundation Engineering

CEE340: Advanced Foundation Engineering

CEE423: Earth Retaining Structures

CEE424: Advanced Soil Mechanics

CEE441: Advanced Geotechnical Engineering

CEE442: Earthen Dam and Slope Stability

CEE 492: Undergraduate Thesis

Membership & Professional Activities

Member of American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)

Research Interests
  • Slope stability and shear band localization
  • Computational flow &sediment transport modeling
  • Soil behavior under environmental and climatic stressors
  • Nature-based solutions (NBS) in geotechnical engineering
  • Low-carbon and eco-friendly soil stabilization techniques
  • Climate-resilient geotechnical infrastructure
  • Community-based flood protection strategies
  • Soil-structure interaction
  • Soil liquefaction
  • Soil mechanics and computational mechanics
  • Biomechanics
  • Sensor calibration and real-time soil parameters monitoring
  • Application of the Finite Element Method to Geotechncial Engineering
  • Thermo-Poro-Mechanical Coupling