Associate Professor
Education
-Ph.D. (Civil Engineering) - Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI), Worcester, MA, USA, 2005, specialization in transportation material characterization and design
-M.S. (Civil Engineering) - Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India, 2001, specialization in structural engineering
-Bachelor in Civil Engineering - Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India, 1997
Professional Experience
Associate Professor (2012 - present) - Alabama A&M University
Assistant Professor (2006 - 2012) - Alabama A&M University
Research Associate (2005 - 2006) - University of New Hampshire
Research Interests
Transportation material characterizatioin and design
Reliability analysis and LRFD based design of pavements
Energy harvesting using smart materials
Relaxation behavior of dielectric and viscoelastic materials
Recent Publications
A. K. Batra, S. Bhattacharjee, A. K. Chilvery, M. D. Aggarwal, M. E. Edwards, and A. Bhalla; “Simulation of Energy Harvesting from Roads via Pyroelectricity,” Journal of Photonics for Energy, 1(1), 014001-1-014001-12 (2011).
S. Bhattacharjee, A. K. Batra, J. Cain, and S. Meseret; “Use of High Performance Single and Polycrystal Based Pyroelectric Smart Materials for Energy Harvesting from Pavements,” Transportation Research Record, Journal of Transportation Research Board, 2252, 75-82 (2011).
S. Bhattacharjee, A. K. Swamy, and J. S. Daniel; “Continuous Relaxation and Retardation Spectrum Method for Viscoelastic Characterization of Asphalt Concrete,” Mechanics of Time Dependent Materials, 16(3), 287-305 (2012).
S. Bhattacharjee, and R. B. Mallick; “Determination of Damage Development in Asphalt Concrete using Small Scale Accelerated Pavement Testing via Frequency Domain Analysis Approach,” Journal of Transportation Engineering, 138(6), 723-731 (2012).
S. Bhattacharjee, and R. B. Mallick; “Effect of Temperature on Fatigue Performance of Hot Mix Asphalt Tested under Model Mobile Load Simulator,” International Journal of Pavement Engineering, 13(2), 166-180 (2012).
Current Grants
S. Bhattacharjee (PI); "Implementation of Superpave Mix Design Methodology into Two Required Transportation Design Courses in Undergraduate Civil Engineering Curriculum," National Science Foundation, CCLI, Phase-I, DUE #0736957.
S. Bhattacharjee (PI); "Load and Resistance Factor Design (LRFD) for Deep Foundations with Reliability Analysis and Design Method Calibration," Alabama Department of Transportation, subcontract with University of Alabama in Huntsville.