Dr. Manik Barman, Ph. D.
Dr. Manik Barman, Ph. D.
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Professor & Director of Graduate Studies, Civil Engineering
University of Minnesota Duluth
254 Sciv Swenson College of Science and Engineering
1405 University Drive
Duluth, MN-55812
Phone: 218-726-6437
Dr. Barman is a Professor of Civil Engineering at the University of Minnesota Duluth (UMD), specializing in infrastructure materials and pavement engineering. He currently serves as the Director of Graduate Studies for the Civil Engineering program at UMD. Dr. Barman earned his Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from the University of Pittsburgh in 2014 and his M.Tech. from the Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur in 2004. Prior to joining UMD in 2015, he worked as a Senior Research Fellow at the University of Oklahoma. His research focuses on pavement materials, design, maintenance, and rehabilitation. He is actively involved in several professional organizations, including ASCE, TRB, ACI, ISCP, and NRRA. Dr. Barman serves on the TRB Standing Committee on Concrete Pavement Materials (AKN13) and is a member of the Board of Directors of the International Society for Concrete Pavements. He also served as the Director of the Technical Program and Editor for the 13th International Conference on Concrete Pavements held in Minneapolis, USA. In addition to his research and service contributions, Dr. Barman is a committed educator and a regular peer reviewer for multiple scholarly journals in his field.
Education
Education
Ph. D., Civil Engineering, University of Pittsburgh, USA, 2014
M. Tech., Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, India, 2004
B. Tech., Civil Engineering, North Eastern Regional Institute of Science and Technology, India, 200
Diploma, Civil Engineering, Polytechnic Institute of Narshingarh, India, 1999
Appointments
Appointments
Professor of Civil Engineering, University of Minnesota Duluth, USA, 2025-present
Director of Graduate Studies (DGS), Civil Engineering, UMD, USA, 2024-present
Associate Professor of Civil Engineering, University of Minnesota Duluth, USA, 2020-2025
Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering, University of Minnesota Duluth, USA, 2015-2020
Adjunct Assistant Professor, University of Oklahoma, USA, 2016-2016
Post-Doctoral Research Fellow/ Senior Research Fellow, University of Oklahoma, USA, 2013-2015
Assistant Professor, Banaras Hindu University, India, 2007-2008
Lecturer, National Institute of Technology Agartala, India, 2004-2007
Research Interests
Research Interests
Infrastructure Materials
Pavement Design and Rehabilitation
Application of Structural Fibers in Cement Concrete
Fatigue and Thermal Cracking Issues of Asphalt Pavements
Intelligent Compaction of Asphalt Pavement Layers
Teaching
Teaching
CE 3027: Infrastructure Materials
CE 4316 & 5316: Pavement Analysis and Design
CE 4318 & 5318: Pavement Rehabilitation and Management
CE 4320 & 5320: Advanced Pavement Materials, Design and Construction
CE 8020 & 8030: Graduate Professional Skills I & II
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