Associate Professor
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: minhaz.shahriar@northsouth.edu
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. With over 15 years of academic and research experience in geotechnical and geo-environmental engineering, his work centers on sustainable infrastructure solutions, particularly in coastal and flood-prone areas.

He is the founder of NSU’s Geohazard Lab, a specialized research facility equipped with real-time sensors, data loggers, a rainfall simulator, and a custom-built erosion tank—designed to study soil behavior under climate and environmental stressors. The lab supports high-resolution monitoring and simulation to inform embankment design, slope stability, and erosion control strategies.

Dr. Shahriar holds a Ph.D. in Geotechnical Engineering from Louisiana Tech University, USA where his research focused on numerical and experimental analysis of coastal marsh erosion under hurricane-induced wave and current. He also earned his MS from the same institution with a thesis on vegetation-based slope stabilization, and gained hands-on experience with the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) in Louisiana, contributing to coastal restoration research and monitoring.

Dr. Shahriar is the recipient of the first internationally funded project in his department from the Canadian High Commission and has secured multiple industry-academic collaborative research projects with Nippon Koei Japan. His ability to connect academia with industry and international institutions has led to successful collaborative research projects in Canada and Japan. His collaborative initiatives focus on climate-resilient flood protection, nature-based stabilization techniques, and sustainable infrastructure development.

He is deeply committed to nature-based solutions (NBS) in embankment protection and flood management. His ongoing collaboration with the University of Victoria explores mangrove-based flood defense systems, while his broader research portfolio includes work on carbon footprint reduction, saline water intrusion prevention, and environmentally friendly ground improvement techniques. Dr. Shahriar is also actively engaged in academic dissemination, he contributes regularly to international conferences and journals. 

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

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

Corporate Experience

Coastal Protection & Restoration Authority (CPRA), Baton Rouge, LA, USA

Engineering Intern (2012)

  • Researched the effectiveness of different projects by evaluating project monitoring data; 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