Recognitions

Awards and Honors


  • Nomination for UMD Outstanding Graduate Faculty Advisor Award, UMD. (2021)

  • Nomination for UMD Outstanding Faculty Advising Award, UMD. (2020)

  • TRB Concrete Material Section Best Paper Award for the paper “ Hansen, B., and Barman, M. (corresponding author), “New Method to Evaluate the Post-Crack Performance of Fiber Reinforced Concrete,” Transportation Research Record, Transportation Research Board of the National Academies, 2019. Vol. 2673 (II). DOI:10.1177/0361198119848408, Pp 573-582.

  • Faculty Scholar for the University of Minnesota Center for Transportation Studies from July 1, 2017, to June 30, 2021. ($2500/year Scholarship)

  • Complimentary registration for presenting student poster, 10th International Conference on Concrete Pavements being held July 8-12, 2012 in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada.

  • Indian Road Congress Commendation Certificate for the Year 2009. Paper No.545 “Backcalculation of Layer Moduli of Concrete Pavement by Falling Weight Deflectometer” (Only two research papers were awarded in 2009). http://irc.org.in/ENU/knowledge/Pages/Awards-details.aspx?AwardType=Commendation%20Certificate

  • Sir J. C. Bose Award (Young Researcher of the state for the year 2006-2007) for the Project, “Investigation for Application of Locally available Laterite Soil in Manufacturing of Bricks.” Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of Tripura, India. http://www.tscst.nic.in/Awardee-1

  • Gate Fellowship during M. Tech, Ministry of Human Resource Department, Govt. of India, 2002-2004.

  • Innovation Potential of Students Projects 2002 at Bachelor level (National Award) for the B. Tech Thesis Project, “Modelling and Simulation of Dissolved Oxygen in fast-moving Hilly River.” Indian National Academy of Engineers, INAE.


Students Awards

Vishruthi Manickavasagan (2023). 3-min Thesis Competition, First runner-up, Transportation Board Research Annual Meeting at Washington DC.

Vishruthi Manickavasagan (2022). 3-min Thesis Competition, Winner, University of Minnesota Duluth.

Vishruthi Manickavasagan (2022). 3-min Thesis Competition, Represented UMD in the U-wide competition

Pranav Sharma (2022). 3-min Thesis Competition, First runner-up, University of Minnesota Duluth.

Souvik Roy, Matthew J. Huber Award (2021). Awarded by the Center for Transportation Studies, University of Minnesota.


Peer Reviewer

Journal and Conference papers

    • o American Concrete Institute (ACI) Structural and Materials Journals

      • o Applied Sciences — Open Access Journal, MDPI, Basel, Switzerland

      • o Transportation in Developing Economies, A journal of the Transportation Research Group of India (TRG)

      • o Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)

      • o Materials — Open Access Journal, MDPI, Basel, Switzerland

      • o ASTM International - Journal of Testing and Evaluation (JTE)

      • o Journal of Transportation Engineering, Part B: Pavements, ASCE

      • o International Journal of Pavement Engineering, Taylor and Francis

      • o Innovative Infrastructure Solutions, Springer

      • o Construction and Building Materials, Elsevier

      • o Transportation Research Record, Journal of the Transportation Research Board

      • o Transportation in Developing Economies, A Journal of the Transportation Research Group of India (TRG)

      • o GeoMEast 2018 International Congress and Exhibition: Sustainable Civil Infrastructures

      • 24 - 28 November 2018, Cairo, Egypt

      • o 11th International Conference on Concrete Pavements, International Society of Concrete Pavement (ISCP), August 28-31, 2016, San Antonio, TX

      • o 11th International Conference on Transportation Planning and Implementation Methodologies for Developing Countries, TPMDC, IIT Bombay, India, December 10-12, 2014

      • o 3rd Conference of Transportation Research Group of India (CTRG), Kolkata, India, December 17-20, 2015

Research Proposals

  • Southern Plain Transportation Center (SPTC)

  • University of Minnesota Duluth, Under-graduate Research Opportunity Program (UROP)

Professional Memberships

  • Young Member, Transportation Research Board, Standing Committee of Pavement Rehabilitation Committee (AFD70)

  • Young Member, Transportation Research Board, Standing Committee of Transportation Earthwork Committee (AFS10)

  • Engineer in Training, National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES)

  • Member, International Society for Concrete Pavements, Inc. (ISCP)

  • Associate Member, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)

  • Member, American Concrete Institute (ACI)

  • Member, American Concrete Pavement Association (ACPA)

  • Life Member, Indian Road Congress (IRC), India

  • Member, Institution of Engineers (IEI), India