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About Dr. Kamal Hossain<\/strong><\/h4>\n
Dr. Kamal Hossain is an Associate Professor in Transportation Engineering at Carleton University, Ottawa. Previously, Dr. Hossain served as an Assistant Professor at Memorial University. He was a postdoctoral research fellow at the Illinois Center for Transportation of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in USA, and at the Center for Pavement and Transportation Technology (CPATT) and Transportation System Solution Laboratory of the University of Waterloo. He holds a PhD in Civil Engineering (Transportation) from the University of Waterloo. Dr. Hossain’s research interests include pavement engineering, pavement materials, and spring and winter road maintenance. He teaches highway and pavement engineering, and infrastructure management courses. Dr. Hossain has contributed to over 80 journal articles, conference papers and technical reports. Dr. Hossain serves in several technical committees and professional associations including United States Transportation Research Board (TRB) Standing Committees on Asphalt Binders (AKM20) and Pavement Maintenance (AKT30), APSE Research Task Force, ASCE Construction Institute Technical Committee on Bituminous Materials (BMC), Canadian Society for Civil Engineering (CSCE), Canadian Technical Asphalt Association (CTAA), and the Academy of Pavement Science and Engineering (APSE).<\/p>\n
Dr. Hossain can be contacted via kamal.hossain@carleton.ca<\/a><\/strong> or 613-520-2600 x 5789.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n
Research Interests<\/strong><\/h4>\n
Pavement Performance and Sustainability; Climate Change Impacts on Transportation Infrastructure and Pavements; Pavement Design for Autonomous and Connected Vehicles; Pavement Asset Management; Pavement Performance Prediction Modeling; Highway Maintenance and Pavement Preservation Technologies; Transportation Asset Management; Transportation Infrastructure Resiliency; Transportation Sustainability; Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) and Life Cycle Cost Analysis (LCCA) for Municipal and Transportation Infrastructure Design Alternatives; Winter Road Operation; De-icing and Anti-icing Technologies; Snow and Ice Control on Walkways, Sidewalks and Parking lots; Road Safety; Cold Region Pavement Design; Tire-Pavement Interaction; Smart Pavement; Pavement Recycling Technologies including WMA, CIR, HIR, FDR; Advanced Characterization of Asphalt and Mastic; Canadian Northern Road Issues<\/p>\n
Professional Services<\/strong><\/h4>\n
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- Associate Professor, Carleton University, Ottawa, 2022 – Present<\/li>\n
- Assistant Professor, Carleton University (2020 – 2022), MUN (2017 – 2020)<\/li>\n
- Consultant, Multi-Materials Stewardship Board of Government of\u00a0 Newfoundland and Labrador, 2018 – 2019<\/li>\n
- Postdoctoral Researcher, Illinois Center for Transportation, Sept. 2016 – Aug. 2017<\/li>\n
- Lecturer, University of Waterloo, Jan. 2016 – Aug. 2016<\/li>\n
- Graduate Researcher\/Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Waterloo, 2011 – 2016<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Professional Activities\u00a0<\/strong><\/h4>\n
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- Standing Committee Member, United States Transportation Research Board (TRB) Committee on Asphalt Binders (AKM20)<\/li>\n
- Standing Committee Member, United States Transportation Research Board (TRB) Committee on Pavement Maintenance (AKT30)<\/li>\n
- Technical Committee Member, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Committee on Bituminous Materials<\/li>\n
- Research Task Force Lead and Academic Member, The Academy of Pavement Science and Engineering (APSE)<\/li>\n
- Member, Transportation Association of Canada (TAC), 2017-2018<\/li>\n
- Member, Canadian Technical Asphalt Association (CTAA)<\/li>\n
- Member, Canadian Society for Civil Engineering (CSCE)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Other External Services<\/strong><\/h4>\n
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- Grant Reviewer, Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF), Switzerland<\/li>\n
- Grant Reviewer, Dutch Research Council (NWO), The Netherlands<\/li>\n
- Expert Duties, Ontario Superior Court of Justice and Supreme Court of British Columbia<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Honours\/Awards<\/strong><\/h4>\n
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- Editor’s Choice Paper, ASCE Journal of Cold Region Engineering, 2022<\/li>\n
- Editor’s Choice Paper, Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering, 2022<\/li>\n
- Board Member, Junior Editorial Board of Journal of Infrastructure Preservation and Resilience, Springer Nature, 2021 – Present<\/li>\n
- Best Paper of Pavements Award, ASCE T&DI Pavement Conference, Chicago, Illinois, USA, 2019<\/li>\n
- Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) Postdoctoral Fellowship, 2016<\/li>\n
- Visiting Research Scholar, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2016<\/li>\n
- University of Waterloo Departmental Graduate\/Doctoral Awards (5 times), 2011-2014<\/li>\n
- Employee of The Year Award & Employee of the Month Award, Bay Development Ltd, 2010<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Thesis Supervised\u00a0<\/strong><\/h4>\n
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- Swarna, S. (2022). Influence of Climate Change on Pavement Design and Materials in Canada<\/a>. PhD thesis.<\/li>\n
- Islam, R. (2022).\u00a0Rheology and Surface Free Energy of Modified Asphalt Binder Containing Anti-stripping Additives.<\/a> Master’s thesis.<\/li>\n
- Rana, M. (2021).\u00a0Effect of Autonomous Vehicles on Pavement Distress & Road Safety and Pavement Distress Optimization.<\/a>\u00a0Master’s thesis.<\/li>\n
- Guha, S. (2021).\u00a0Towards Development of a Pavement Management System for Low Volume Road Networks in Canada<\/a>. Master\u2019s thesis.<\/li>\n
- Khan, S. (2021). Performance Evaluation of Pavements with Cement Stabilized Layer using MEPDG Program and LTPP Data<\/a>. Master’s thesis.<\/li>\n
- Ahmed, R. (2020).\u00a0Chemical, Rheological and Morphological Properties of Various Rejuvenated Asphalt Binders.<\/a>\u00a0 Master’s thesis.<\/li>\n
- Alam, R. (2020).\u00a0Pavement Life Cycle Assessment: From Case Study to Machine Learning Modeling.<\/a> Master’s thesis.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Media\/Features<\/strong><\/h4>\n
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- CBC Interview, News article: Climate change and the rising cost of potholes, March 10, 2023<\/a><\/li>\n
- CBC Interview, TV broadcast (20:05-25:50): Climate change and the rising cost of potholes, March 10, 2023<\/a><\/li>\n
- The Vancouver Sun, B.C.’s highways must be built to higher standards, with climate change in mind, November 25, 2021<\/a><\/li>\n
- The Telegram, Road pavement issues in NL, April 23, 2021<\/a><\/li>\n
- Gazette News, Paving the way: Collaborative asphalt project to improve roads in NL, February 3, 2021<\/a><\/li>\n
- The Telegram,\u00a0 Interview with Juanita Mercer, December 14, 2020<\/a><\/li>\n
- Gazette News, Public Lecture on N.L. Road Conditions, November 14, 2019<\/a><\/li>\n
- CBC Interview, The State of the Asphalt, November 20, 2019<\/a><\/li>\n
- Feature in “Speaking of Engineering Lecture”, Sponsored by Faculty of Engineering and Professional Engineers & Geoscientists Newfoundland and Labrador (PEGNL), November 20, 2019<\/a><\/li>\n
- YouTube Link for the \u201cSpeaking of Engineering Lecture\u201d. Sponsored by Faculty of Engineering and Professional Engineers & Geoscientists Newfoundland and Labrador (PEGNL). Have you ever wondered how road conditions in N.L. can be improved? November 20, 2019<\/a><\/li>\n
- VOCM News, MUN Civil Engineer Tackles Driving Conditions Across the Province, November 18, 2019<\/a><\/li>\n
- The Asphalt Institute – Asphalt Academic, Text Interview for the Asphalt Magazine, Fall 2019<\/a><\/li>\n
- The Telegram Interview, It\u2019s pothole season and a Memorial University professor says Newfoundland\u2019s roads can be better, March 15, 2019<\/a><\/li>\n
- The Telegram, Letter to the Editor: A better option for asphalt testing? March 20, 2019<\/a><\/li>\n
- VOCM Interview with Darrell Power, Sunday Drive show, Pavement Talk, First 15 minutes, May 5, 2019<\/a><\/li>\n
- VOCM Interview with Paddy Daly, MUN Civil Engineering Prof Takes On \u2018The Pothole Problem\u2019, March 12, 2019.<\/a><\/li>\n
- CBC Interview with Ted Blades, Pothole issue, Radio broadcast, On the Go, March 14, 2019<\/li>\n
- The Western Star, Text Interview, Bob Byrnes and paving expert say Hansen Highway pavement cracking too soon, January 22, 2019<\/a><\/li>\n
- Gazette News, Text Interview, Infusion for innovation: impact of harsh climate on pavement performance and sustainability, Oct. 16, 2018<\/a><\/li>\n
- CBC Radio Broadcast, Morning Show, and Text Interview, why line paint just won’t stick to Newfoundland streets, June 18, 2018<\/a><\/li>\n
- CPATT Newsletter, The Centre for Pavement and Transportation Technology, University of Waterloo, Issue 11, Spring 2014<\/a><\/li>\n
- Ontario’s Landscape Trade Publication, Safer sidewalks and parking lots, Special Issue for Canada’s Snow Fighters, July-Aug 2013<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n
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- CBC Interview, TV broadcast (20:05-25:50): Climate change and the rising cost of potholes, March 10, 2023<\/a><\/li>\n
- Islam, R. (2022).\u00a0Rheology and Surface Free Energy of Modified Asphalt Binder Containing Anti-stripping Additives.<\/a> Master’s thesis.<\/li>\n
- Swarna, S. (2022). Influence of Climate Change on Pavement Design and Materials in Canada<\/a>. PhD thesis.<\/li>\n