Biography
Dr. Md. Safiuddin has been a member of the faculty in Angelo DelZotto School of Construction Management at George Brown College since May 2013. He teaches in the Honours Bachelor of Technology (Construction Management) program. Professor Safiuddin brings into the classroom over twenty three years of engineering experience from academia and private sectors in construction materials and technology. Before joining George Brown College as a full-time professor, he worked as a Research Associate, Post-doctoral Fellow, Assistant Professor/Senior Lecturer, Lecturer, Visiting Scholar, and Graduate Teaching and Research Assistant in several prestigious educational institutes in Canada and Malaysia. He also worked as a Materials Engineer in Bangladesh.
Dr. Safiuddin specializes in construction materials and technology. He has developed several new construction materials such as high-strength and high-performance concretes incorporating quarry dust, high-performance composite including short carbon fibres, self-consolidating high-strength concrete with palm oil fuel ash, self-consolidating high-performance concrete incorporating rice husk ash and self-consolidating high-strength concrete with recycled concrete aggregate. In recent years, Dr. Safiuddin has been involved in the development of advanced construction materials such as concrete incorporating nano-particles and fibre reinforced self-consolidating concrete. His research interests include studies of innovative and sustainable construction materials and technology. He has authored and co-authored two books, two book chapters, and numerous peer-reviewed research papers.
Academic Credentials
Ph.D. Civil Engineering, University of Waterloo, 2008
M.A.Sc., Civil Engineering, University of Windsor, 2003
M.Sc., Structural Engineering, National University of Malaysia, 1998
B.Sc., Civil Engineering, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, 1995
Areas of Specialization
Advanced Concretes, Cementitious Composites
Areas of Expertise
Concrete Materials, Design, and Construction Technology, Durability Design of Concrete, Repair and Protection of Concrete, Building Materials, Systems, and Construction Methods, Sustainable Construction Materials
Career Highlights
May 2013 - Present – Professor, George Brown College, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
January 2013 - April 2013 – Lecturer, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
May 2012 - August 2013 – Research Associate, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
October 2009 - April 2012 – Post-doctoral Fellow and Visiting Scholar, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
September 2008 - October 2009 – Senior Lecturer (Senior Assistant Professor), Department of Civil Engineering, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
September 2003 - August 2008 – Graduate Research and Teaching Assistant, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
September 2000 - August 2003 – Graduate Research and Teaching Assistant, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Windsor, Windsor, Ontario, Canada
May 1999 - May 2000 – Lecturer (Assistant Professor), School of Engineering and Information Technology, University Malaysia Sabah, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia
July 1996 - April 1999 – Research Assistant, Department of Civil and Structural Engineering, National University of Malaysia, Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia
April 1995 - June 1996 – Materials Engineer, TREK, the Radiant Engineering and Consulting,Dhaka, Bangladesh
Other Activities
Licensed Professional Engineer (P.Eng) – Province of Ontario
Member – American Concrete Institute (ACI)
Lifetime Fellow – Institution of Engineers, Bangladesh (IEB)
Associate Member – ACI Committee 211
Associate Member – ACI Committee 237
Associate Member – ACI Committee 201
Member – Canadian Society for Civil Engineering (CSCE)
Member of CSCE’s Cement/Concrete/Asphalt & Asphalt Concrete Committee
Member of CSCE’s Technical Publications Committee
Editorial Team Member of Several Technical Journals of the World
Reviewer of Many Top Technical Journals of the World
Lifetime Member of Association of Bangladeshi Engineers of Ontario (ABEO)
Academic Editor of Three Journals: Sustainability, Buildings, and Infrastructures
Awards
Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award, Marquis Who’s Who, USA, 2018Certificate of Outstanding Contribution in Reviewing, Elsevier, The Netherlands, 2016 and 2018
Post-Doctoral Fellowship, University of Waterloo/Region of Waterloo, 2009-2011
Post Graduate Scholarship, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), Canada, 2003-2005
Ontario Graduate Scholarship (OGS), The Ministry of Colleges and Universities, Ontario, Canada, 2001-2003 (Winner & Recipient for 2 Years) and 2003-2004 (Winner)
Ontario Graduate Scholarship in Science and Technology (OGSST), The Province of Ontario and University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, 2005-2006 (Winner & Recipient)
Ontario Graduate Scholarship in Science and Technology (OGSST), The Province of Ontario and University of Windsor, Windsor, Ontario, Canada, 2002-2004 (Winner for 2 Years)
Graduate Incentive Award, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, 2003-2005 (Recipient for 2 Years)
JNE Consulting Limited Graduate Scholarship, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, 2005-2006
University of Waterloo Graduate Merit Scholarship, Ontario, Canada, Winter 2008, Fall 2007, and Spring 2007
University of Waterloo Graduate Scholarship, Ontario, Canada, Fall 2006, Fall 2005, and Spring 2005
University of Windsor Postgraduate Tuition Scholarship, Ontario, Canada, 2001-2002 (Winner & Recipient), Spring 2003 (Winner & Recipient), and Fall 2003 & Winter 2004 (Winner)
Technical Scholarship from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 1990-1994 (Recipient for 4 Years)
