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Faculty Profile

Syria Mostak
Syria Mostak
Lecturer
M.Sc. in Transportation Engineering (Pursuing), MIST
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General Information

Syria Mostak is a Lecturer in the Department of Civil Engineering at Presidency University, Bangladesh. She earned her B.Sc. in Civil Engineering from Rajshahi University of Engineering & Technology (RUET), graduating with distinction and securing 5th position in the Department of Civil Engineering. She was awarded the Government Merit Scholarship during her undergraduate studies in recognition of her outstanding academic performance. She is currently pursuing an M.Sc. in Transportation Engineering at the Military Institute of Science and Technology (MIST), Bangladesh.

She joined Presidency University as a Part-time Lecturer in May 2022 and became a Full-time Lecturer in July 2022. She teaches undergraduate civil engineering courses, supervises undergraduate thesis projects, and contributes to academic administration. She currently serves as the Convener of the Departmental Equivalence Committee and has been actively involved in examination coordination and curriculum development. She has published several articles in international peer-reviewed journals and presented her research at international conferences.

Before entering academia, she worked as an Assistant Consultant at Prudential Consultant from January 2017 to April 2021. Her responsibilities included structural analysis and design of RCC and steel buildings, structural assessment of Ready-Made Garment (RMG) factories, ETP design, and review of structural and geotechnical reports. She coordinated with multidisciplinary engineering teams and regulatory organizations, including Accord, Alliance, RSC, DIFE, and RCC. She was recognized as Employee of the Year for three consecutive years (2017–2019) for her outstanding professional performance.

Her research interests include geotechnical engineering, transportation engineering, soil stabilization, geopolymer technology, sustainable construction materials, pavement engineering, and the utilization of industrial and construction waste materials for sustainable infrastructure development.

Education

Military Institute of Science & Technology (MIST), Dhaka.
M.Sc. in Transportation Engineering

Rajshahi University of Engineering & Technology (RUET), Rajshahi.
B.Sc. in Civil Engineering

HSC (Science)
New Govt. Degree College, Rajshahi.

SSC (Science)
Sardah Govt. Pilot High School, Sardah, Charghat, Rajshahi.

 

Experience
  • Presidency University (July 2022 - Present)
    Lecturer, Department of Civil Engineering.

  • Presidency University (May 2022 – July 2022)
    Lecturer (Part-time), Department of Civil Engineering 

  • Prudential Consultant (January 2017 – April 2021)
    Assistant Consultant

 

Publications

Conference Paper

Mostak. S et al, “Stabilization of Clayey Subgrade Soil Utilizing Brick Dust: A Strength Based Study”, ASCE Library Proceedings, Airfield and Highway Pavements 2026, pp 245-254, https://doi.org/10.1061/9780784487037.02
Mostak. S et al, “Performance study of Jute Fiber Reinforced Concrete in the Context of Bangladesh” Conference on concrete construction arranged by “Indian Concrete Institute” held in January 2024 at Kolkata, India. ISBN: 978-81-9548-6-5-4

Journal Paper

Mostak. S et al, “Assessing the Compressive Strength of Concrete by Utilizing Recycled Plastic as a Partial Replacement of Fine Aggregate”, International Research Journal of Innovations in Engineering and Technology (IRJIET), vol. 12, pp. 102-109, Dec 2024, https://doi.org/10.47001/IRJIET/2024.812015 
Mostak. S et al, “Performance Study of Construction and Demolition Waste as Coarse Aggregate on Strength and Cost-Effectiveness of Concrete”, International Research Journal of Innovations in Engineering and Technology (IRJIET), vol. 8, pp. 53-59, Dec 2024, https://doi.org/10.47001/IRJIET/2024.812009
Mostak. S et al, “Sustainable Geopolymer Concrete Using Recycled Brick Dust and Fly Ash: A Strength-Based Study”, International Research Journal of Innovations in Engineering and Technology (IRJIET), vol. 9, pp. 55-64, Sep 2025, https://doi.org/10.47001/IRJIET/2025.909009

 

Research Interests

Transportation Engineering, soil stabilization, geopolymer technology, sustainable construction materials, pavement engineering, and the utilization of industrial and construction waste materials

Achievement, Awards & Grants

Study in Canada Scholarships (SICS) 2024-2025 from MIST.

Employee of the year for consecutive three years (2017, 2018, 2019) at Prudential Consultant.

Vetted QAF member as Structural Engineer by NIRAPON (Former Alliance)

Undergraduate Scholarships.

 

Seminar & Conference

No seminar records.

Training & Workshop
  1. Professional Workshop: Two day’s workshop on Outcome Based Education organized by Presidency University of Bangladesh.
  2. 7 days Training Program on "Structural safety on building" by NIRAPON (Former Alliance).
  3. 2 days Workshop on ‘Principles of Geographic Information System (GIS) and Remote sensing’ held in RUET.
  4. 1 day seminar on ‘Innovations in cement composition & applications” organized by “SHAH CEMENT’ held in RUET.

 

Others

Thesis supervision, Academic advising; Provides academic counseling and career guidance to undergraduate students, supporting their academic progress and professional development