Employment
Degrees
Professional Development Activities:
| 2023 - Present | Assistant Professor, Civil Engineering Technology, Farmingdale State College |
| 2016 - 2022 | Adjunct Instructor/Graduate Research Assistant, Civil Engineering, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC. |
| 2012 - 2016 | Assistant Professor/Lecturer, Civil Engineering, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, Dhaka, Bangladesh. |
| 2011 - 2012 | Lecturer, Civil Engineering, Ahsanullah University of Science and Technology, Dhaka, Bangladesh. |
Degrees
| Ph.D. | Civil Engineering (Structural Engineering: Nanotechnology in Cementitious Composites), University of South Carolina, 2022 |
| M.Sc. | Civil Engineering (Structural Engineering: Internal Curing of Concrete), Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, 2014 |
| B.Sc. | Civil Engineering (Structural Engineering: Member Ductility of High Strength Steel), Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, 2011 |
Professional Development Activities:
1.Completion of the course "Designing Concrete Structures Reinforced with GFRP Bars Using the ACI CODE-440.11-22" by online ACI University Certificate Program. (December 17, 2023).
2. Completion of the course "Fundamentals of Concrete and Materials" by online ACI University Certificate Program. (December 05, 2023).
3. Professors Workshop on Materials, Pavements and Structures, Virtual and In Person at ACI World Headquarters Farmington Hills, MI, USA (July 17, 2023 - July 26, 2023).
2. Completion of the course "Fundamentals of Concrete and Materials" by online ACI University Certificate Program. (December 05, 2023).
3. Professors Workshop on Materials, Pavements and Structures, Virtual and In Person at ACI World Headquarters Farmington Hills, MI, USA (July 17, 2023 - July 26, 2023).
Courses Taught
1. CIV/CON 106: Statics2. CIV/CON 207: Elements of Strength of Materials
3. CIV/CON 402 (T): Civil Engineering Materials
4. CIV/CON 402 (L): Civil Engineering Materials Laboratory
5. CIV/CON 409: Structural Design
6. CIV 350: Numerical Methods
7. RAM 303: Research Experience
Publications
- Shohana Iffat et al., Partially-Unzipped Carbon Nanotubes as Low-Concentration Amendment for Cement Paste in In: Duan, W., Zhang, L., Shah, S.P. (eds) Nanotechnology in Construction for Circular Economy. NICOM 2022. Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, vol 356. Springer,Singapore, : (2023), pp. 187–195.
- Shohana Iffat et al., Optimum proportion of masonry chip aggregate for internally cured concrete, International Journal of Concrete Structures and Materials, 11(3) 2017, 513-524.
- Shohana Iffat et al., Durability Performance of Internally Cured Concrete Using Locally Available Low Cost LWA., KSCE Journal of Civil Engineering, 21(4) 2016, 1256–1263.
- Shohana Iffat, The Characteristics of Brick Aggregate Concrete on A Basis of Dry Density and Durability, Malaysian Journal of Civil Engineering, 28(1) 2016, 50-58.
- Shohana Iffat et al., Efficiency of Sodium Polyacrylate to Improve Durability of Concrete under Adverse Curing Condition, Advances in Materials Science and Engineering, 2015, Article ID 685785.
Presentations
- Shohana Iffat, “An Innovative Active Learning Approach in Civil Engineering Education.” Paper presented to the ASEE Fall 2023 Middle Atlantic Section Conference, American Society for Engineering Education, The College of New Jersey (Engineering), Ewing Township, NJ on October 28, 2023.
- Shohana Iffat et al., “Low Concentrations of Unzipped Carbon Nanotubes in Cement Concrete: Influence on Micro Structure and Early Strength.” Presentation to the 13th Advances in Cement-Based Materials, Columbia University, NYC, NY on June 14, 2023.
- Shohana Iffat, “Low Concentration of Oxidized Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes in Cement Paste with Altering Morphology.” Presentation to the UUPF celebration of Women's Scholarship, Ward Hall Great Room, Farmingdale State College on March 30, 2023.
- Shohana Iffat et al., “Partially-Unzipped Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes as Low-Concentration Amendment for Cement Paste.” Paper presented to the Seventh International Symposium on Nanotechnology in Construction (NICOM7) for Circular Economy, Melbourne, Australia (Virtual) on November 2, 2022.
- Shohana Iffat et al., “Amendment of cement paste with low concentrations of well-dispersed partially unzipped carbon nanotubes.” Presentation to the ACI Fall 2020 Convention by American Concrete Institute, North Carolina, USA on October 29, 2020.
