Rate My Professor Sazzad Bin-Shafique

Sazzad Bin-Shafique, Ph.D., P.E., serves as Professor in the School of Civil & Environmental Engineering and Construction Management within the Klesse College of Engineering and Integrated Design at the University of Texas at San Antonio. He earned his Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from the University of Wisconsin, M.S. in Civil Engineering from Narail Government Victoria College, and B.S. in Civil and Environmental Engineering from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology. A dedicated educator, Bin-Shafique received the Regents' Outstanding Teaching Award in 2010 and is a member of the UTSA Academy of Distinguished Teaching Scholars, recognizing his excellence in teaching since joining UTSA as an Assistant Professor around 2007 and advancing to full Professor.

His research focuses on geotechnical engineering, including soil stabilization with fly ash, lignin, polymerized lignin, and other polymers for cohesionless and cohesive soils; performance of drilled shafts under combined vertical, horizontal, and cyclic lateral loading; retaining structures such as soil nail walls and MSE walls in high-plasticity expansive clays; geosynthetic reinforcement over voids; heavy metal stabilization in fly ash; and lunar regolith utilization for launch and landing pad construction. Key publications include "Performance Evaluation for Cohesionless Soil Stabilized with Lignin and Polymerized Lignin" (2023), "Stabilization of Heavy Metals in Fly Ash and Its Effect on Strength" (2022), "Performance of Drilled Shaft under Combined Vertical and Horizontal Loading" (2021), "Multi-Criteria Decision-Making Approach for Automated Planning and Scheduling of Lunar Launch and Landing Pad Construction" (2025), and "Hybrid Simulation Framework for Autonomous Robotics Lunar Launch and Landing Pad Construction" (2026). With over 1,200 citations across 59 publications, his work demonstrates significant impact. Bin-Shafique contributes to a NASA Phase 1 STTR-funded project with Astroport Space Technology, developing discrete-event modeling for regolith conveyance in lunar infrastructure, building on prior regolith liquefaction studies. His expertise in waste and remediation geotechnics supports sustainable construction practices on Earth and beyond.