M. Shariful Islam, Ph.D.

Dr. M. Shariful Islam is an assistant professor of civil engineering at the Department of Engineering in the South Carolina State University.

Education & training

Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of CEE, Tennessee Tech University, 2024
D. Civil Engineering (Structural Materials), Tennessee Tech University, 2023
S. Civil Engineering (Structural), Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, 2014

Background

Dr. Islam is an assistant professor of civil engineering at the South Carolina State University, concentrating Structural Materials. He is an expert in establishing the reaction mechanism of new supplementary cementitious materials in the portland cement blended system to produce low-cost sustainable concrete materials. His research strives to utilize locally sourced materials and wastes into valuable resources for concrete ingredients along with the production of durable concrete with minimized CO₂ emissions. Dr. Islam has experience in teaching a wide range of Civil Engineering courses and supervising both undergraduate & graduate level of students. Before joining the SCSU (January 1^st, 2025), Dr. Islam worked as an Adjunct Faculty member at the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE), Tennessee Tech University, USA in 2024. Also, Dr. Islam served as a full-time Senior Lecturer at the Department of Civil Engineering, World University of Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh between 2015-2018. Dr. Islam obtained various prestigious awards including Vice Chancellor’s Gold Medal for academic results, Eminence award for Doctor of Philosophy best paper, Best conference paper, and Best poster presentation in national and internal conferences. Also, he has experience in securing external fund for research projects.

Research areas & interests

Durability, microstructure, and chemistry of cement-based materials

Early-age behavior of cement and concrete
Natural zeolite-based cementitious materials
Low-cost supplementary cementitious materials
Fiber-reinforced and Ultra-high performance concrete
Smart and sustainable health monitoring of concrete structures

Courses

Statics and Strength of Materials, Engineering Materials, Structural Analysis, Design of Reinforced and Prestressed Concrete Structures, Design of Steel Structures, Foundation Engineering, Senior Project

Selected Publications

S. Islam, B. J. Mohr, Strength, microstructure, and durability performance of cementitious materials containing natural zeolite as fine aggregate, Construction and Building Materials, 457 (2024) 139465, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2024.139465
S. Islam, J. J. Biernacki, and B. J. Mohr, Hydration kinetics of cation exchanged clinoptilolite zeolite based cementitious materials, Cement and Concrete Composites, 148 (2024) 105480, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cemconcomp.2024.105480
S. Islam, B. J. Mohr, Resistance to freeze-thaw of concrete made with natural clinoptilolite zeolite, Journal of Cold Regions Engineering, 37(4) 2023, https://doi.org/10.1061/JCRGEI/CRENG-681
S. Islam, B. J. Mohr, Performance of clinoptilolite zeolite after milling as a pretreatment on hydration kinetics, shrinkages, and alkali-silica reactions of cementitious materials, CEMENT, 12 (2023) 100069, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cement.2023.100069
S. Islam, B. J. Mohr, and D. VandenBerge, Performance of natural clinoptilolite zeolite in the cementitious materials: A comparative study with metakaolin, fly ash, and blast furnace slag, Journal of Building Engineering, 52 (2022), 104535, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jobe.2022.104535
S. Islam, B. J. Mohr, Early age properties and microstructural characterization of zeolite based cementitious materials, Advances in Civil Engineering Materials (ASTM International), 11(1) (2022): 1-21, https://doi.org/10.1520/ACEM20210131

Google Scholar Link: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=VJyZDhYAAAAJ&hl=en

Hobbies

Cooking traditional foods, Kite flying, and Watching movies