51吃瓜

Civil Engineering Technology

Shohana Iffat

Assistant Professor 10 Months Email Lupton Hall, Room 272

Dr. Shohana Iffat is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering Technology at 51吃瓜. Her research focuses on the application of recycled materials in construction for economic sustainability, and concrete nanotechnology.  At 51吃瓜, she is actively involved in teaching, research, mentoring students, and in service at multiple departmental, college wide, and SUNY-wide committees.  
 

Employment
2023 - Present Assistant Professor, Civil Engineering Technology, 51吃瓜
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.
Degrees
Ph.D. Civil Engineering (Structural), University of South Carolina
M.Sc. Civil Engineering (Structural), Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology
B.Sc. Civil Engineering, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology
 

Courses Taught

CIV/CON 106: Statics
CIV/CON 207: Elements of Strength of Materials
CIV/CON 402 (T): Civil Engineering Materials
CIV/CON 402 (L): Civil Engineering Materials Laboratory
CIV/CON 409: Structural Design
CIV 350: Numerical Methods
RAM 303: Research Experience

Publications

  • Shohana Iffat, Fabio Matta, Joseph Meany, Jay Gaillard, Mohammed Baalousha and Mark Elvington, Graphene Oxide Nanoribbons for High Early-Strength Cement Concrete, Procedia Structural Integrity, 67(2025) 2025, 1-7.
  • Shohana Iffat, Exploring Physico-Mechanical Properties of Recycled Plastic Amended Cement Concrete, Journal of Engineering Technology, 42(1) 2025, 14-19.
  • Shohana Iffat, Fabio Matta and Jay Gaillard 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鈥�195.
  • Shohana Iffat, Tanvir Manzur, Sayedur Rahman, Munaz A. Noor and Nur Yazdani, Optimum proportion of masonry chip aggregate for internally cured concrete, International Journal of Concrete Structures and Materials, 11(3) 2017, 513-524.
  • Shohana Iffat, Tanvir Manzur and Munaz A. Noor, Durability Performance of Internally Cured Concrete Using Locally Available Low Cost LWA., KSCE Journal of Civil Engineering, 21(4) 2016, 1256鈥�1263.
  • Tanvir Manzur, Shohana Iffat and Munaz A. Noor, Efficiency of Sodium Polyacrylate to Improve Durability of Concrete under Adverse Curing Condition, Advances in Materials Science and Engineering, 2015, Article ID 685785.
  • Shohana Iffat, Relation between density and compressive strength of hardened concrete, Challenge Journal of Concrete Research Letters, 6(4,4) 2015, 182-189.

Presentations

  • Shohana Iffat, “Utilizing Artificial Intelligence in Instigating a Research Project.” Paper presented to the 2025 ASEE-NE Section Conference, University of Bridgeport, Bridgeport, CT on March 22, 2025.
  • 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, Fabio Matta and Jay Gaillard 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, 51吃瓜 on March 30, 2023.
  • Shohana Iffat, Fabio Matta and Jay Gaillard 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.
Shohana Iffat