Baishakhi Bose

Assistant Professor

Email: bbose@uttyler.edu
Building: RBS 1036
Department: Civil and Construction Engineering and Management

Degrees
· Ph.D. in Materials Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN.
· M.S. in Civil Engineering (Structural Engineering), Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology.
· M.S. in Civil Engineering (Major: Environmental Engineering), Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET).
Academic and Professional Appointments:
· Assistant Professor, University of Texas at Tyler, 2026 - Present
· Lecturer, The Ohio State University, 2025 - 2026
· Post-Doctoral Research Associate, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 2021-2025
· Post-Doctoral Affiliate, University of California, Berkeley, 2024-2025
· Lecturer, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, 2014 – 2017

Biography
Dr. Baishakhi Bose is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil and Construction Engineering and Management at The University of Texas at Tyler. Her research integrates sustainable materials, resilient infrastructure, and engineering innovation, with an emphasis on low-carbon and circular construction materials, material–structure relationships, and systems-level approaches to improving the performance and sustainability of the built environment.
Areas of Interest: Sustainable and Advanced Construction Materials; Circular Materials and Resource Efficiency; Concrete and Infrastructure Durability; Life-Cycle and Systems Analysis; Engineering Education and Emerging Pedagogies
Learn more about her research: Bose Lab Curriculum Vitae
Courses Taught:
· CENG 4311 – Reinforced Concrete Design
Awards and Honors:
· Rising STAR Faculty Grant, The University of Texas System (2026)
· Professional Development Fund, Department of Engineering Education, The Ohio State University (2026)
· Travel Grant, College of Engineering, The Ohio State University (2026)
· KEEN Professional Learning Community Professional Development Fund, The Ohio State University (2026)
· Professional Development Incentive, Drake Institute for Teaching and Learning, The Ohio State University (2026)
· Travel Grant, Women in Engineering Division, ASEE Annual Conference (2023)
· Outstanding Effort in K-12 Outreach, K-12 STEM Education Program, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (2022)
· Best Student Poster, ACI 123 Concrete Research Poster Session, ACI Spring Convention (2021)
· Outstanding Service Award, Engineering Undergraduate Research Office, Purdue University (2020)
· Materials Engineering Graduate Student Robert M. Briney Achievement Award, Purdue University (2019)
· Best Student Poster, 10th Advances in Cement-Based Materials, American Ceramic Society (2019)
· Silver Standard Award, International Award for Young People, Duke of Edinburgh, UK. (2011)
· Contribution towards Primary Education for All, Volunteer for Bangladesh (2011)
· Bronze Standard Award, International Award for Young People, Duke of Edinburgh, UK. (2010)
· Dean’s List Fellowship, Dean of Engineering, BUET. 2009-2014
· Undergraduate Merit Scholarship, Department of Civil Engineering, BUET. 2009-2014

Select Publications:
· Wang, Z., Cheong, S., Wang, H., Demarteau, J., Epstein, A. R., Bose, B., et al. (2026). “Engineered polyketide synthases enable a microbial chassis for recyclable plastics with tunable properties.” Nature Biotechnology, 1-10.
· Kane, S., Bose, B., Hendrickson, T. P., Fan, J., Nordahl, S. L., Scown, C. D., & Miller, S. A. (2025). “A framework for ground-up life cycle assessment of novel, carbon-storing building materials.” Energy & Environmental Science, 18, 9959–9979.
· Bose, B., Hendrickson, T. P., Nordahl, S. L., Kane, S., Fan, J., Miller, S. A., & Scown, C. D. (2025). “Life-cycle carbon footprint and total production potential of cross-laminated timber from California’s wildland–urban interface.” Environmental Research Letters, 20(9), 094046.
· Van Roijen, E., Kane, S., Fan, J., Olsson, J. A., Bose, B., et al. (2025). “Dynamic Accounting of Carbon Uptake in the Built Environment.” Environmental Science & Technology, 59(13), 6556–6566.
· Adams, C. J., Bose, B., Mann, E., Olek, J., & Erk, K. A. (2024). “Effect of binder characteristics on workability, hydration, and strength of 0.42 w/b cementitious systems with superabsorbent polymer admixtures.” Materials and Structures, 57, 20.
· Hendrickson, T. P., Bose, B., Vora, N., Huntington, T., Nordahl, S. L., Helms, B. A., & Scown, C. D. (2024). “Paths to circularity for plastics in the United States.” One Earth, 7(3), 520–531.
· Demarteau, J., Cousineau, B., Wang, Z., Bose, B., Cheong, S., Lan, G., Baral, N. R., Teat, S. J., Scown, C. D., Keasling, J. D., & Helms, B. A. (2023). “Biorenewable and circular polydiketoenamine plastics.” Nature Sustainability, 6(11), 1426–1435.
· Adams, C. J., Bose, B., Olek, J., & Erk, K. A. (2022). “Evaluation of mix design strategies to optimize flow and strength of mortar internally cured with superabsorbent polymers.” Construction and Building Materials, 324, 126664.
· Bose, B., Davis, C. R., & Erk, K. A. (2021). “Microstructural refinement of cement paste internally cured by polyacrylamide composite hydrogel particles containing silica fume and nanosilica.” Cement and Concrete Research, 143, 106400.