Rafiqul A. Tarefder MS, PhD, PE

Dr. Rafi Tarefder is a Product Specialist/Application Engineer at Anton Paar USA. He served as Professor of Civil Engineering and Regents' Lecturer at the University of New Mexico (UNM). He also served as Associate Director of two federally funded transportation centers: Southern Plain Transportation Center (SPTC), and Safety and Operations of Large-Area Rural/Urban Intermodal Systems (SOLARIS).

Prior to joining UNM, Dr. Tarefder was an assistant professor in the Department of Civil Engineering at Idaho State University and also at Texas Southern University for three years.

Dr. Tarefder has a Ph.D. degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Oklahoma. He obtained his M.S. in Geotechnical Engineering from the Asian Institute of Technology in Thailand and B.S. in Civil Engineering from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology. He is a licensed professional engineer.