Clemson professor elected Fellow of American Society of Civil Engineers

Published: December 1, 2009

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By Mark Sublette

CLEMSON — Mashrur Chowdhury, an associate professor in the department of civil engineering at Clemson University, has been elected a Fellow of the American Society of Civil Engineers. Less than 6 percent of the association's members are fellows.

Prior to joining the Clemson faculty in August 2004, Chowdhury served as an assistant professor at the University of Dayton in Ohio and as a senior engineer for Iteris Inc. and Bellomo-McGee Inc. in Virginia, where he led numerous tasks related to the planning, design and evaluation of intelligent transportation system (ITS) projects for state and federal agencies. For his contributions to engineering education, Chowdhury received the Murray Stokeley Award for Excellence in Teaching from the Clemson University College of Engineering and Science in 2009.

He is a registered professional engineer in Ohio, an associate editor of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Transactions on ITS, a member of the editorial board of the Journal of ITS and the editor for the special issue of the Journal of ITS on the 2008 ITS World Congress. Chowdhury has published more than 50 peer-reviewed articles and co-authored two textbooks on intelligent transportation systems. His latest book, published by John Wiley and Sons in 2008, provides both civil engineering students and transportation professionals with insights into new infrastructure security challenges and how to manage these challenges with computerized transportation systems.

Chowdhury’s research encompasses a broad spectrum of transportation issues, including traffic operations, transportation safety and security, intelligent transportation systems infrastructure and sustainable transportation systems. His research sponsors include the National Science Foundation, the Federal Highway Administration and various state agencies.

The American Society of Civil Engineers is the oldest national engineering society in the United States, founded in 1852. Its world headquarters are located in Reston, Va.

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