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Fahmidah Ummul Ashraf

Associate Professor

Business and Engineering Convergence Center 2277

(309) 677-2943

fashraf@bradley.edu

Ph.D., Civil Engineering (Hydraulics), Pennsylvania State University
M.S., Civil Engineering (Hydraulics), University of Texas at San Antonio
B.S., Water Resources Engineering, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology

Teaching

  • Fluid Mechanics
  • Water Supply and Hydraulic Engineering
  • Surface Water hydrology
  • Groundwater Hydrology
  • Numerical Methods in Civil Engineering
  • Computing in Civil Engineering
  • CADD
  • Statics

Scholarship

Research Interests

  • Historic Bridge Collapse
  • Extreme Value Analysis for Flood
  • Hydraulic System Safety
  • Risk Analysis and Decision Making
  • Failure Analysis
  • Stream Restoration
  • Hydrologic Reanalysis and Projections

Google Scholar Site: ‪Fahmidah Ashraf – ‪Google Scholar

Journals

  • Ashraf, F.U.; Pennock, W.H.; Borgaonkar, A.D. Conundrum of Hydrologic Research: Insights from the Evolution of Flood Frequency Analysis. Civil Engineering, 2025, 6, 66. https://doi.org/10.3390/civileng6040066
  • Ashraf, F.U., and Islam, M.H. Understanding the Challenges of Hydrological Analysis at Bridge Collapse Sites. Water, MDPI, 15(15), 2772, 2023
  • Ashraf, F.U., Tyralis, H., and Papacharalampous, G. Explaining the Flood Behavior for Bridge Collapse Sites. Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 10(9), 1241, 2022
  • Ashraf, F.U., and Spaunhorst, M. At-a-station Hydraulic Geometry for Reaches with Bridge Collapse Events. River Research and Applications, 39(1), 108-121, 2022
  • Ashraf, F.U., and Flint, M. Analysis of Peak Flow Distribution for Bridge Collapse Sites. Water, 12(1), 2020
  • Ashraf, F.U., and Johnson, P.A. Assessing Relative Risk for the Failure Modes of a Bridge Scour Countermeasure. ASCE Journal of Bridge Engineering, 21(5), 2015
  • Brenckman, C.M.; Parameswarappa Jayalakshmamma, M.; Pennock, W.H.; Ashraf, F.; Borgaonkar, A.D. A Review of Harmful Algal Blooms: Causes, Effects, Monitoring, and Prevention Methods. Water 2025, 17, 1980. https://doi.org/10.3390/w17131980
  • Islam, M.H., Rahman, M. M., and Ashraf, F. U. Assessment of Water Quality and Impact of Effluents from Fertilizer Factories to the Lakhya River. International Journal of Water Resources and Environmental Engineering, 2(8), 208-221. 2010

Conference Proceedings

  • Ashraf, F.U., and Flint, M. Retrospective Analysis of U.S. Hydraulic Bridge Collapse Sites to Assess HYRISK Performance. World Environmental and Water Resources Congress, American Society of Civil Engineers, Virtual Conference, June 7-11, 2021
  • Ashraf, F.U., and Flint, M. A Novel Paradigm of Risk Study for Bridge Infrastructure. World Environmental and Water Resources Congress, American Society of Civil Engineers, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, May 19-23, 2019
  • Ashraf, F.U., and Liu, X. River Meandering Prediction: Case Studies for Four Rivers in Texas. World Environmental and Water Resources Congress, American Society of Civil Engineers, Cincinnati, Ohio,May 19-23, 2013
  • Hossen, M. A., Islam, M. A., Hasan, M. K., Islam, M. H., and Ashraf, F. U. Comparative study on the decay of homogeneous turbulence in the final period of clean and dusty fluid. Third International Conference on Water and Flood Management, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology,Dhaka, Bangladesh, 2011
  • Islam, M.H., Rahman, M.M., and Ashraf, F.U. Quality of Effluent Discharged from Fertilizer factories.First International Conference on Knowledge Globalization, North South University, Bangladesh, 2010

Technical Reports

  • Ashraf, F., Terreno, S., Schattler, K. Maintenance of Pavement Management System for the Peoria County Highway Department, Peoria County Highway Department, 2026
  • Ashraf, F., Terreno, S., Schattler, K. Maintenance of Pavement Management System for the Peoria County Highway Department, Peoria County Highway Department, 2025
  • Ashraf, F., Terreno, S., Schattler, K. Maintenance of Pavement Management System for the Peoria County Highway Department, Peoria County Highway Department, 2024
  • Schattler, K., Ashraf, F. Maintenance of Pavement Management System for the Peoria County Highway Department, Peoria County Highway Department, 2023
  • Johnson, P., Ashraf, F. Alternative stream channel maintenance at bridge crossings: Selection toolbox, procedure, and recommendations. FHWA/OH-2017-6, Ohio Department of Transportation, Ohio, 2017
  • Liu, X., Ashraf, F., Strom, K.B., Wang, K., Briaud, J., Sharif, H., Bin-Shafique, S. Assessment of the effects of regional channel stability and sediment transport on roadway hydraulic structures. Project No. 0–6724, Technical Report 0-6724-1, Federal Highway Administration, Texas Department of Transportation, San Antonio, TX, 2014

Online Teaching Modules / Articles

Mind the gap between perception and reality of bridge collapses over water | Global Water Forum

ENGINEERING UNLEASHED KEEN Cards

  • F. U. Ashraf, “Reverse Scaffolding for In-depth Understanding of An Equation,” Engineering Unleashed. [Online]. Available: Engineering Unleashed Card 4141. [Accessed: Jun. 3, 2026].
  • F. U. Ashraf, “Making Sense of Contradictory Analysis Results. [Online]. Available: Engineering Unleashed Card 4140. [Accessed: Jun. 3, 2026].
  • F. U. Ashraf, “Mind the Gap Between Science and Engineering. [Online]. Available: Engineering Unleashed Card 4138. [Accessed: Jun. 3, 2026].
  • F. U. Ashraf, “Engineering Solutions for Water Supply System in Authentic Challenging Contexts. [Online]. Available:  Engineering Unleashed Card 4137. [Accessed: Jun. 3, 2026].
  • F. U. Ashraf, T. Smith. “Engineering Dilemmas: Navigating the Legal Waters of Professional Responsibility. [Online]. Available:  Engineering Unleashed Card 4078. [Accessed: Jun. 3, 2026].

Presentation / Talks

  • Ashraf, F.U. Defining Stream Channel Instability: A Study of At-A-Station Hydraulic Geometry in Unstable Reaches. AGU Fall Meeting, American Geophysical Union, New Orleans, LA., December 13-17, 2021
  • Ashraf, F.U. Finding Trend in Extreme Events for Hydraulic Bridge Collapse Sites. Geospatial Water Technology Conference: Complex Systems. American Water Resources Association, Virtual Conference, August 4-13, 2020
  • Ashraf, F.U. An Analysis of Hydraulic Geometry for Unstable Stream Channels. Midwest Region Space Grant Short Talks, Illinois Space Grant, Online, November 20, 2020
  • Ashraf, F.U., and Timothy, K. How to Explain Flood Frequency Distribution Parameters in Bridge Hydraulics? AGU Fall Meeting, American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, CA, December 9-13, 2019
  • Johnson, P. A., and Ashraf, F. U. Using Risk Matrices for Assessing Bridge Vulnerability to Stream Channel Instability. ASCE-EWRI Conference EWRI World Environmental and Water Resources Congress, West Palm Beach, FL, 2016
  • Ashraf, F. U., and Torrez, A. Ethanol Fuel in Brazil. 6th Annual UTSA Architecture, Business, Engineering and Science Student Conference, San Antonio, TX, 2014

Grants

  • Ashraf, F., Terreno, S., Schattler, K.  Maintenance of Pavement Management System for the Peoria County Highway Department, Peoria County Highway Department, 2026
  • Ashraf, F., Terreno, S., Schattler, K. Maintenance of Pavement Management System for the Peoria County Highway Department, Peoria County Highway Department, 2025
  • Ashraf, F. Exploring Hydrologic Science for Engineering Hydraulic Applications: A Review and Future Direction,Student Engagement Award,Office of Sponsored Programs at Bradley University, 2024
  • Ashraf, F., Terreno, S., Schattler, K. Maintenance of Pavement Management System for the Peoria County Highway Department, Peoria County Highway Department, 2024
  • Ashraf, F., Terreno, S., Schattler, K. Maintenance of Pavement Management System for the Peoria County Highway Department, Peoria County Highway Department, 2023
  • Schattler, K., Ashraf, F. Maintenance of Pavement Management System for the Peoria County Highway Department, Peoria County Highway Department, 2022
  • Ashraf, F. Bridge Collapse Risk and Predictive Trends, Student Engagement Award, Office of Sponsored Programs at Bradley University, 2022
  • Ashraf, F. Application of Remote Sensing LiDAR Data to Predict Behavior of Unstable River Section for Stream Restoration, Illinois Space Grant, 2020
  • Ashraf, F. Developing Decision Support Framework for Resilient and Sustainable Multi-Hazard Bridge Design, Special Emphasis Award, Office of Sponsored Programs at Bradley University, 2019
  • Ashraf, F. Compatible Flood Frequency Analysis for Robust Bridge Hydraulics, Caterpillar Fellowship at Bradley University, 2019

Service

Department Service Activities

  • Fluid Mechanics Lab Director
  • Academic Advisor
  • Graduate Committee Member

College/University Service Activities

Professional Memberships

  • American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
  • American Society of Civil Engineers Environmental & Water Resources Institute (EWRI)
  • American Geophysical Union (AGU)
  • American Association of University Women (AAUW)

Honors & Awards

  • Campus KEEN (Kern Entrepreneurial Engineering Network) Rising Star Award, 2024
  • HydroLearn-CIROH Fellowship, 2024
  • HydroLearn Fellowship, National Science Foundation, 2019
  • Advanced Short-term Research Opportunity (ASTRO) Fellowship, Climate Change ScienceInstitute, Oak Ridge National Lab, 2017
  • Tuition Grant, Penn State University, University Park, 2013-15
  • Fellowship for Foreign Graduate Students, American Association of University Women, Washington, D.C., 2013
  • Graduate Student Professional Development Award, University of Texas at San Antonio, 2013
  • Valero Masters’ Advanced Research Scholarship, University of Texas at San Antonio, 2012
  • Valero Research Scholarship, University of Texas at San Antonio, 2011
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