Dr. Manik Barman, Ph. D.
Associate Professor of 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 received his Doctoral degree (2014) and Master's degree (2004) in Civil Engineering from the University of Pittsburgh and Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, respectively. Before Joining UMD (2015), he served as a Senior Research Fellow at the University of Oklahoma (OU) for two and a half years (2013-2015). Dr. Barman teaches infrastructure materials and pavement engineering-related courses at UMD. He conducts research on pavement materials, design, maintenance, and rehabilitation. He is actively involved in several professional organizations (e.g., ASCE, TRB, ACI, ACPA, ISCP, NRRA, IRC, IEI, etc.) and currently serves as a Member in the two Standing Committees of the Transportation Research Board. He is a peer reviewer of several scholarly journals in his research area.
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
Associate Professor of Civil Engineering, University of Minnesota Duluth, USA, 2020-present
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
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
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
