Dr Bishwajit Chowdhury
Program Coordinator
Program Coordinator
Current and potential future students are welcome to contact Dr. Chowdhury regarding any query related to their study in the Associate Degree in Engineering Technology Program.
Dr. Bishwajit Chowdhury has been with RMIT University since 2014. He completed his PhD in Geotechnical Engineering from Monash University, Australia in 2013. Dr. Chowdhury also completed his Master of Engineering (by research) degree from National University of Singapore, Singapore, and his Bachelor of Civil Engineering degree with Honours marks from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), Bangladesh. Dr. Chowdhury has published his research works in top international journals in the area of Geotechnical Engineering.
Dr. Chowdhury also has more than seven years of industry experience. Before starting his PhD at Monash University in 2009, he was working as a Superintendent Engineering with Gramenphone Ltd, the largest telecom company in Bangladesh. At Grameenphone, he was responsible for overall management of the structural and geotechnical analyses and design works for various infrastructure required for establishing telecom networks.
In his current role as a Program Coordinator, Dr. Chowdhury is responsible for providing current and future students with advice regarding their study in the Associate Degree in Engineering Technology program.
Dr. Chowdhury also teaches and coordinates multiple courses in the Associate Degree in Engineering Technology program. Dr. Chowdhury’s current teaching commitments include MIET2138 – Engineering Management, OENG1068 - Engineering Project (Civil), EASC1081 - Soil Mechanics, and CIVE1206 - Roads and Transport.
Dr. Bishwajit Chowdhury has more than seven years of industry experience. Before starting his PhD, Dr. Chowdhury was working as a Superintendent Engineer with Grameenphone Ltd. the largest telecom company in Bangladesh.
Over the five years of employment with Grameenphone, Dr. Chowdhury successfully managed the geotechnical and structural design works for establishing telecom networks for the company.
Key Responsibilities:
Soft soil, Critical state soil mechanics, Constitutive modelling
Publications
Awards
Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering – ASCE, vol 140, issue 8
Chowdhury, B., Haque, A., Muhunthan, B. (2014).
Australian Geomechanics, vol 47, issue 2
Stanley, B., Chowdhury, B., Haque, A. (2012).
Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering – ASCE, vol 132, issue 7
Choudhury, B., Dasari, G.R., Nogami, T. (2006).
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RMIT University acknowledges the people of the Woi wurrung and Boon wurrung language groups of the eastern Kulin Nation on whose unceded lands we conduct the business of the University. RMIT University respectfully acknowledges their Ancestors and Elders, past and present. RMIT also acknowledges the Traditional Custodians and their Ancestors of the lands and waters across Australia where we conduct our business - Artwork 'Sentient' by Hollie Johnson, Gunaikurnai and Monero Ngarigo.
Acknowledgement of Country
RMIT University acknowledges the people of the Woi wurrung and Boon wurrung language groups of the eastern Kulin Nation on whose unceded lands we conduct the business of the University. RMIT University respectfully acknowledges their Ancestors and Elders, past and present. RMIT also acknowledges the Traditional Custodians and their Ancestors of the lands and waters across Australia where we conduct our business.