Syed Haider
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Biography
Dr. Syed Haider is a Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. His research interests include pavement material characterization, preservation, performance modeling, management, and rehabilitation. His current research has been focused on (a) the mechanistic characterization of recycled asphalt mixtures, (b) the rheological properties of aged and virgin binders, (c) the modeling of axle load spectra for mechanistic-empirical pavement design and Weigh-in-Motion (WIM) sensors accuracy, (d) the implementation of Superpave asphalt binder and mixture specifications, (e) the effectiveness of pavement preservation treatments, (f) the development of performance-related specifications & statistical quality control/assurance, (g) the use of advance/efficient statistical techniques in modeling pavement performance, (h) the non-destructive pavement evaluation techniques for fixing the existing road infrastructure, and (i) the calibration of performance models in mechanistic-empirical pavement design.
Education
- Ph.D., Civil Engineering, Michigan State University 2004
- M.S., Geotechnical and Transportation Engineering, Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand 1993
- B.S., (Hons) Civil Engineering, University of Engineering & Technology, Pakistan 1989
Research Interests
- Pavement Material Characterization
- Preservation
- Performance Modeling
- Management
- Rehabilitation
Selected Publications
- Impact of Local Calibration on Pavement Design in Michigan, Singh, R.R., Schenkel J.P., & Syed W. Haider, ASCE Journal of Transportation Engineering, Part B: Pavements, 2024.
- Flexible Pavements Asphalt Longitudinal Joint Quality Evaluation Using Non-destructive Testing, Hamad Muslim, Syed W. Haider, and Lev Khazanovich, Journal of Road Engineering, 2024.
- Scaled Sensitivity of Pavement-ME Transfer Function Coefficients for Flexible and Rigid Pavements, Rahul Raj Singh, Faizan Lali, Hamad Bin Muslim, Syed W. Haider, and Kirk Dolan, Transportation Research Record, Washington DC, 2024.
- Comparison of Lab vs. Backcalculated Layer Moduli of Virgin Aggregate and Recycled Aggregate Base, Qasim Zulfiqar, Syed W. Haider, Bora Cetin, Haluk Sinan Coban, and Seyed Farhad Abdollahi, Transportation Research Record, Washington DC, 2023.
- Creep Stiffness Behavior of Spray-on Rejuvenator (SOR) Treated Asphalt Pavements under Different Aging Conditions, Poornachandra Vaddy, Tanzila Islam, Emin Kutay, and Syed W. Haider, Transportation Research Record, Washington DC, 2023.
MSU Scholar
Awards
- Best paper poster award at the ASCE International Conference on Transportation and Development (ICTD) June 15 to 18, 2024, Atlanta, Georgia.
- Awarded ASCE Fellow status in August 2023.
- Five-time winner in the Long-Term Pavement Performance Data Contest, Federal Highway Administration's Long-Term Infrastructure Performance Student Data Analysis Contest, 2015 to 2022.
- Received "Walter and Pauline Adams Academy" Fellowship for Instructional Excellence and Innovation at Michigan State University, 2009-2010.
- Won "Robert G. Packard Award" for Outstanding Paper on Concrete Pavement Design at the 9th International Conference on Concrete Pavements, August 17-21, 2008, in San Francisco, CA.
- Received International Road Federation (IRF) Fellowship for doctoral studies in the USA.
- Received a two-year DAAD Scholarship for a master's degree at the Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand.
- Awarded distinction and honors in B.Sc. Civil Engineering for being among the top 1% of students in the University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore, Pakistan.
- Awarded talent scholarships in college and high school for being among the top 1% of students nationwide.
