Ph.D., The University of Tokyo, Japan, 2004
M. Sc. Engg., National University of Singapore, Singapore, 2001
B. Sc. in Civil Engineering, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET),1998
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Dr. Mohammad Nazmul Islam has built up his academic and research career in structural engineering since his undergraduate studies in 1998. His Master’s study and research included finite element methods and plate structures, where he worked on computational mechanics of higher-order plate theories. He finished all requirements for the M. Eng. degree within one year and conducted further research on deriving stability criteria for column buckling. His Ph.D. work dealt with the fracture mechanics of reinforced and fiber-reinforced concrete. He was one of the pioneers in the world to apply the theory of inverse problems to fracture mechanical models of RC beams. He also conducted various experiments on RC beams in the structural engineering laboratory. He has numerous research articles in peer-reviewed, top-ranked international journals and has also presented papers at various conferences.
Dr. Nazmul's teaching expertise includes courses on the mechanics of solids, reinforced concrete, and structural analysis and design. He lectured on Mechanics of Materials in the Graduate School of the University of Tokyo. He also has lecturing experiences in Singapore, Japan, Taiwan, Malaysia, and New Zealand. He worked as the Head of the Department of Civil Engineering, Presidency University, Dhaka, for eight years (2005-2013) while he developed huge skills in lecturing and academic administration and fostered his research career in structural engineering. He joined CEED at NSU in 2013.
Dr. Nazmul served as a staff consultant in two projects of the Asian Development Bank (ADB). He also served Snowy Mountain Engineering Corporation (SMEC) as a consultant on various infrastructure projects. Dr. Nazmul is a fellow of IEB and a member of the International Society for Structural Health Monitoring of Intelligent Infrastructure. Dr. Nazmul voluntarily works for Road Safety in Bangladesh.
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