RA positions are available for both undergraduate and graduate students. If you are ready to get your hand dirty and learn fundamental sciences behind developing and characterizing novel paving materials, please contact Dr. Hossain.
Welcome to Md. Torikul Islam, Orchi Mallick, and Sagun Basel for joining the team. Torikul, Orchi, and, Sagun will pursue their MSCE degree under the supervision of Dr. Hossain
Congratulations to Dr. Hossain for becoming a Fellow of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE).
Presented (oral and poster) our paving material research at the 2023 ARDOT Transportation Research Committee (TRC) Annual Conference at Hot Springs, Arkansas.
Congratulations to Sayed Mohammad Akid for winning the College of Engineering and Computer Science graduate level poster award at the Create@State Symposium 2023.
Attended at the 2023 Arkansas Ready Mix Concrete Association (ARMCA) Annual Convention. Great presentation on reclaimed fly ash and ground tire rubber modified concrete
Welcome to Mohammad Sarfaraz Uddin for joining the team. Sarfaraz will pursue his MSCE degree under the supervision of Dr. Hossain
Attended 25th Annual Arkansas Soil & Water Education Conference and Irrigation EXPO. Appreciate Rupesh and Fares for presenting geotechnical research at this conference.
Team presented transportation and geotechnical research at 2023 Transportation Research Board (TRB) Annual Meeting at Walter E. Washington Convention Center.
Team presented transportation and geotechnical research at the 2023 Quality Asphalt Conference held in Little Rock, AR.
Arkansas State University hosts Tran-SET Summit on Transportation Materials Innovation and Durability at the Airport Holiday Inn in Little Rock.
“Tran-SET 2022 Conference was a big success! In the student poster Oyan Mohammad Najmush Sakib (1st and 3rd place), Rupesh Mahat (2nd place), and Fares Tarhuni (4th place) from Arkansas State University were the winners.”
Represented the College of Engineering and Computer Science of Arkansas State University at the 2022 Arkansas Engineering Forum (AEF) and 2022 Southeast Symposium on Contemporary Engineering Topics (SSCET). Wolves Up!
Attended the 2022 TranSET conference at Austin, Texas. Great work team in representing A-State at the conference and delivering podium and poster presentations.
Welcome to Khaja Sameer Sadat and Omar Al Kaish Pasha for joining the team. Sadat and Kaish will pursue their MSCE degree under the supervision of Dr. Hossain
Congratulations to Mohammad Najmush Sakib Oyan, a key member of my research team, for receiving his Master’s degree in Civil Engineering.
Congratulations to Dr. Zahid Hossain for receiving his promotion letter. He will be serving as a Professor from now on.
Presented research findings at the 2022 Annual Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT) Transportation Research Committee (TRC) Conference.
Research team presented their research work at Create@State event.
Dr. Hossain received the 2022 Faculty Award for Excellence in Professional Services.
Congratulations to the research team (Mohammad Oyan, Abu Sayed Akid, Fares Tarhuni, and Rupesh Mahat) for presenting at the 2022 Arankansas Academy of Science conference at Ouachita Baptist University. Special congratulations to Akid and Fares for winning the Outstanding Graduate Poster awards.
Represented the A-State American Concrete Institute (ACI) Chapter at Trade Show of the Arkansas Ready Mix Concrete Association Annual Convention in Hot Springs.
Dr. Hossain delivered a mini presentation on a Research Need Statement to the ARDOT Transportation Research Committee Advisory Board Meeting
The team delivered two presentations at the 2022 TRB Annual Meeting held in Washington DC
The team (Abu Sayed Mohammad Akid, Mohammad Oyan, and Dr. Hossain) presented three posters at the 2022 Quality Asphalt Conference held in Little Rock on January 6-7, 2022
Welcome to Fares Tarhuni and Rupesh Mahat for joining the team. Both will pursue their MSE studies under the supervision of Dr. Hossain
Congratulations to Sumon Roy for receiving his Ph. D. degree. Dr. Roy has accepted a post-doctoral position at Purdue University
Congratulations to Rafiue Islam and Raiyan Chowdhury for receiving their MSE degrees. Both have accepted jobs in private industries
Welcome to McKenzie Cornell, Ziyad Almalki, Hau Ho, and Ryan Williams for joining the team. They will work as undergraduate research assistants
Welcome to Abu Sayed Mohammad Akid for joining the team. Akid will pursue his MSE study under the supervision of Dr. Hossain
The team successfully hosted the 2021 Tran-SET Conference. While Dr. Hossain served as the Conference Chair, the other members of the team assisted in recording the sessions. Detailed information about the conference and registration link can be found at https://transet.lsu.edu/2021-tran-set-conference/
Dr. Hossain received the 2021 A-State Champion in Diversity Award
The 2021 TranSET Annual Conference will be hosted by A-State and scheduled to be held on June 3-4, 2021. The conference will be virtual and free for all registrants. Detailed information about the conference and registration link can be found at https://transet.lsu.edu/2021-tran-set-conference/
Dr. Hossain and his colleague participated in the Jonesboro High School Career Fair
Team Assisted in Organizing a Safety Training for Local industry Partner
The team delivered poster presentations at Arkansas Soil & Water Education Conference (ASWEC) 2020 Irrigation Expo held in Jonesboro, AR
1. Service Life Estimation of Metal Irrigation Pipes for Agricultural Lands of Arkansas by MdAriful Hasan, S.M.ASCE1 Sumon Roy, S.M.ASCE2 and Zahid Hossain, P.E., M.ASCE3
2. Seismic Site Factors for North-East Arkansas: A Literature Review by MdAriful Hasan, S.M.ASCE1 MdRafiue Islam 2, and Zahid Hossain, P.E., M.ASCE2
The team delivered three presentations at the 2020 Transportaiton Research Board Annual Meeting held in Washington DC
Dr. Hossain presented his research findings on the sustainable use of rice husk ash in flowable fill concrete at the 2019 summer conference of the Transportation Research Board (TRB) Committee on Resource Conservation and Recovery. His presentation is online. The workshop was at the National Academies of Science in Washington, D.C. Hossain also serves as a committee member.
http://www.astate.edu/inside/2019-08-27Dr. Hossain's Research has been aired on KASU Radio broadcast and Create@State Podcast
Team delivered four presentations at the 2019 Oklahoma Transportation Research Day
MM Tariq Morshed completed his MS degree requirements and accepted a job offer from a private industry in Little Rock, Arkansas
Kazi Tamzidul Islam completed his MS degree requirements and accepted a job offer from a private industry in Little Rock, Arkansas
Mohammad Nazmul Hassan completed his MS degree requirements and accepted a job offer from a ArDOT, Little Rock, Arkansas
Dr. Zahid Hossain, associate professor of civil engineering, was recognized as recipient of the Faculty Achievement Award for Advising for 2018-19. Nominators spoke of his sincere engagement with students, his dedication to one-on-one interaction, and his high level of professionalism in giving effective academic guidance. Hossain completed his doctoral degree at the University of Oklahoma, and joined A-State's faculty in 2012.
http://www.astate.edu/news/faculty-achievement-award-winners-announced-for-2018-19My warmest congratulations to my current and former team members (Sumon Roy, Badrul Ahsan, Feroze Rashid and Shahriar Alam) for their accomplishments in getting their papers accepted at the 2018 TRB Annual Meeting/Conference to be held on January 7-11, 2018 in Washington D.C. Way to go! Below is the list of papers:
1. Study of Potential Use of Rice Husk Ash (RHA) as a Supplementary Cementitious Material in Concrete Industry by Mohammad Badrul Ahsan and Zahid Hossain
2. Multiscale Evaluation of Rejuvenated Asphalt Binders With a High Rap Content by Zahid Hossain, Sumon Roy and AM Feroze Rashid
3. Linking Chemical Compositions and Rheological Properties of Asphalt Binders by Md. Shahriar Alam and Zahid Hossain
Welcome aboard-Nazmul, Tariq and Tamzid. We are glad to have you in the team. Now the home (lab) is warm again!
Congratulations to both of you for succefully defending your theses. Feel bad that you will be leaving, but happy to see your accomplishments.
Congratulations to both you for landing on new jobs.
Welcome aboard, Bryce. Very happy to have you in team.
Welcome aboard, Sumon. Very happy to have you in team.
Congratulations to both you for successfully defending your theses.
Dr. Hossain has led A-State to become a consortium member of the regional University Transportation Center (UTC). A-State and 11 other universities in the region received a five-year award to address transportation problems. LSU is the lead university of this award.
Congratulations to Zia for successfully defending your thesis.
It is my pleasure to welcome Badrul Ahsan and Shahriar Alam in my research team. I am very excited to have you! Welcome aboard.
Our warmest congratulations to Nazmul Chowdhury and Biswajit Bairgi for the successful completion of their Master's degrees. We will miss you in the lab and around the campus. Wish you all the best with your future endeavor. Stay in touch!!
Our team rocks! You made it again by winning first places in two categories at the 2015 Create@aState Event. Details can eb found at
http://www.astate.edu/a/ortt/research-development/create-@-state/2015%20winners.jpgDr. Hossain and his colleagues receive a Major Research Instrument (MRI) grant from National Science Foundation (NSF). As part of this grant, an Atomic Force Microscope (AFM) will be acquired to evaluate nano-scale properties of materials and support ongoing multi-disciplinary materials research, education, and training programs. Additonal information about this award can be found at the following NSF website.
https://bit.ly/3aQi5MU=Dr. Hossain receives the prestigious 2014 Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement Award from the Oak Ridge Associated Universities (ORAU) to study longer lasting and cost effective novel materials for pavements. As part of this project, Dr. Hossain will partner with Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) and the University of Oklahoma. A graduate student will be assisting Dr. Hossain to meet the goals of this project and will be supported (partially) through this grant. Additional information about this award can be found at Inside A-State (http://www.astate.edu/inside/2014-06-03) Digest and ORAU (https://www.orau.org/university-partnerships/faculty-student-programs/powe/powe-winners.aspx) websites.
Welcome to Abbas Karouni for joining our research team. Abbas brings his expertise in the area of instrumentation and material characterization. As a chemistry student, Abbas will be assisting Dr. Hossain in the NASA sponsored project througout the summer.
Dr. Hossain received the 2014 Arkansas State Excellence in Scholarship award for his research into the use of novel paving materials. This is another huge moment for the team to celebrate. Thanks to everyone in the team for the hardwork and dedication.
http://www.astate.edu/news/faculty-achievement-awards-presented-at-annual-convocation-of-scholars-ceremonyIt is another great moment for our team and COE. I am very delighted to let you know that Nazmul and Biswajit won three awards in the 2014 Create@STATE event. Nazmul received two awards on his poster titled "Forensic Investigations Of Poor-Performing Pavements In Arkansas." Nazmul received the Phi Kappa Phi Love of Learning Award (overall) and the 2nd Place award in the Graduate STEM category. Biswajit received the second place (overall) award in Three Minute Thesis Competition. The title of Biswajit's oral presentation was "Sustainable Use of Scrap Tire in Pavement." Way to go team!
Welcome to Robert Darrinton for joining our research team. Robert brings his expertise in the area of material concrete processing and characterization, and his leadership skills.
Wecome Hans Gilbert and Tremaine Harris to the team. Both Hans and Tremaine will be doing their internship in our laboratory. They will be exposed to material testing, and data analysis that we do on daily basis.
Nucor-Yamato at Blytheville is in need of an intern who knows LabView. Below is the high level description of the position provided by a hiring manager/engineer at Nucor:
"I am looking for an intern that knows programming in LabView to develop a video recognition software. I have books and the manuals, so maybe a student with a light knowledge in LabView programming is good for the project. About time, I depends on the school schedule. Normally goes from summer to fall or the other half of the year. We rent apartments for the interns, 1 intern per room, apartments have either 2 or 3 rooms. All services in the apartment are included, with internet and cable. Salary is between 18 to 20 dollars per hr. I need one intern for this project ASAP, I believe we can do the project in a couple months, but I will have them busy with other projects if we finish early. If you have somebody and fits our needs I can arrange the HR give you the exact detail in times and salary." Contact mhossain@astate.edu if interested.
GeoChina 2018, China
2018 TRB Annual Meeting, Washington DC
ICPIC 2018, Washington DC
2017 TRB Annual Meeting, Washington DC
2016 TRB Annual Meeting, Washington DC
2015 IFCEE, San Antonio, TX
GeoChina 2016, Sandong, China
July 20-22, 2014:
GeoHubei International Conference
Transportation Research Board 93rd Annual Meeting January 12-16, 2014
17th Annual International Road Federation World Meeting & Exhibition November 9-13, 2013
Engineering Mechanics Institute Conference August 4-7, 2013
2013 ASCE Concrete CanoeCompetition June 20-22, 2013
