Dr. M. A. Karim obtained his BSc and MSc in Civil Engineering from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET).He spent about six years as a full-time faculty at BUET. He came to the USA in 1995 and finished his PhD in Civil/Environmental Engineering from Cleveland State University, Ohio. He worked for ALLTEL Information Services for about 3 years, about eight years (in two different times) for the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality as a Senior Environmental Engineer and taught at Virginia Commonwealth University as an Affiliate Professor. He was a full-time Assistant Professor of Civil & Environmental Engineering at Trine university for couple of years. He taught part-time at Purdue University Fort Wayne while employed at Trine University. He also taught at Stratford University, Richmond, Virginia campus as an adjunct faculty while working for VDEQ. Currently he is Professor of Civil Engineering at a university in the USA. He served as an Interim Department Chair for the Department of Civil and Construction Engineering andas an Assistant department chair for the same department for a total of 3+ years.Dr. Karim is a registered professional engineer for the State of VA and GA. He has numerous journal and proceeding publications and professional reports. He is a Fellow of American Society of Civil Engineers (F.ASCE), a member of American Society for Engineering Education (M.ASEE), and a Board-Certified Environmental Engineer (BCEE). He is also an ABET EAC PEV for two programs: Civil Engineering and Environmental Engineering and a commissioner for ETAC.