Teaching Experience

 Jan 2023 – May 2023

Graduate Teaching Assistant for Engineering Systems and Decision Analysis Lab | Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering | Colorado State University, CO            

Jan 2020 – Dec 2020   

Teaching Assistant for Civil Engineering Materials Lab | Department of Civil Engineering | University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, TX

Education

Ph.D. in Civil Engineering

Colorado State University, Colorado

M.Sc. in Civil Engineering

University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, Texas

B.Sc. in Petroleum and Mining Engineering

Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Bangladesh

Journal Publications

1. Fatta, A.A., Smith, R.G., Vajedian, S., Schreuder, W., Butler, J. J. (2026). Quantifying groundwater depletion in an agricultural region using integrated in-situ and satellite-based approaches: Insights from the San Luis Valley, CO. Journal of Hydrology (673), 135438. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2026.135438

2. Fatta, A.A., Bhaskar, A.S. (2025). Urbanization in Denver produces more streamflow because of contributions from excess irrigation, leaking pipes, and stormwater. PLOS Water, 4(7): e0000299. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pwat.0000299

3. Fatta, A.A., M., Islam, S., & Farhaduzzaman, M. (2018). Petrophysical Analysis of Sylhet Gas Field Using Well Logs and Associated Data from Well Sylhet, Bangladesh. International Journal of Petroleum and Petrochemical Engineering (IJPPE), 4(1), 55-69. http://dx.doi.org/10.20431/2454-7980.0401007

Selected Conference Presentations

1. Smith, R.G., Pant, S., Fatta, A.A., Nozari, S. (2026). Integrating InSAR Data with In-Situ Well Measurements to Estimate Groundwater Storage Change in the Western United States. 2026 Taiwan International Symposium on Land Subsidence, Taipei, Taiwan.

2. Fatta, A.A., Smith, R.G., Vajedian, S., Schreuder, W., Butler, J. (2025). Groundwater Depletion Amid Recharge Efforts in the San Luis Valley, Colorado: Insights from In-Situ and Satellite Data. AGU Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA.

3. Fatta, A.A., Smith, R.G., Vajedian S., Schreuder, W., Butler, J. (2024), Untangling Groundwater Depletion: Integrating In-Situ and Satellite Data for Sustainable Groundwater Management in the San Luis Valley, Colorado, AGU24 Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C., 9-13 December, 2024.

4. Fatta, A.A., Smith, R.G., Vajedian S., (2023), Assessing Aquifer Properties and Groundwater Storage Change in the San Luis Valley, Colorado from In-Situ and InSAR Data, Hydrology Days Presentation, Fort Collins, CO, 21-22 March 2023.

5. Fatta, A.A., A.S. Bhaskar, (2022), Water Contributors Identification to City Streams Using Multiyear Analysis of Water Stable Isotopes, Frontiers in Hydrology Meeting, San Juan, 19-24 June 2022.

6. Fatta, A.A., C. McWilliams, A.S. Bhaskar, (2022), Quantifying Contributions of Water Sources to Urban Streams and Temporal Variation Using Multiyear Analysis of Water Stable Isotopes (δ18O and δ2H), Hydrology Days Presentation, Fort Collins, CO, 25-27 April 2022.

7. Ahmed, S.I., Fatta, A.A., M.J. Hossain, M.S. Tanvir, (2018), Potential of Waste to Energy (WtE) Technologies for the Management of Municipal Solid Waste in Bangladesh, International Conference on Energy & Environment, Sylhet, Bangladesh, 28-29 September 2018.

Leadership Activities

Vice President, Bangladesh Student Association at CSU, Colorado State University | Jan 2025 – Present

Advisor, Environmental & Water Resources Institute at CSU, Colorado State University, CO | Jan 2023 – Dec 2023                                     

Vice President, Environmental & Water Resources Institute at CSU, Colorado State University, CO | Jan 2022 – Dec 2022

General Member, Bangladesh Student Association (BSA), University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, Texas | Jan 2019 – Dec 2020

Senior Vice President, SUST Borendra Association, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology | Oct 2015 – Sep 2016

Honors and Scholarships

1. Whitney Borland Scholarship, Colorado State University | (2025, 2024, 2023, 2021)

2. Morton W Bittinger Scholarship, Colorado State University | 2022

3. Whitney Borland Scholarship, Colorado State University | 2021

4. Walter Scott, Jr. Graduate Fellowship, Colorado State University | 2021

5. Margaret Draper General Scholarships | 2020

6. Presidential Graduate Research Assistantships (PGRA) | 2019

7. CHI University Grant Program Award | 2019