Aptitude Tests

Graduate Record Examination (GRE)

Overall    324 | Quant 168 | Verbal 156 | AWA 3.0

Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL)

Overall 100 | Reading 28 |Listening 29 | Speaking 22 | Writing 21

Academic Credentials

Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology Dhaka, Bangladesh

MSc. in Civil Engineering (Environmental Engineering)                                                                                          April, 2021 – Present

–  CGPA: 3.42/4.00

–  Expected Graduation Date: Jan, 2024

Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, Dhaka, Bangladesh

BSc. in Civil Engineering (Major: Structure)  Feb. 2015 – Jan. 2020

– CGPA: 3.01/4.00

– Thesis Title: “Comparison of Parametric Properties of Cement Mortar Made with Partial Replacement of Cement by Fly Ash and Rice Husk Ash.”

Experience

Bureau of Research, Testing & Consultation, BUET.                                                                                           Dhaka, Bangladesh

Research Assistant, Dr. Provat Kumar Saha                                                                         March 2022 – Present

–  Mentoring students of NSF-IRES projects on Improving Air Quality of Bangladesh

–  Deployment of low-cost PurpleAir sensors in residential buildings and schools

– “Performance Characterization, Evaluation of PurpleAir II- Low-Cost Particulate Matter (PM2.5) Sensors- and Calibration Towards a Reference Grade Instrument”1*

–  Deployment of low-cost PurpleAir sensors in rural areas widely around the country

Nandonik Architects                                                                                           Dhaka, Bangladesh

Assistant Engineer                                                                                            Nov. 2020 – Feb. 2021

– Supervised a government project (construction of a 1000-seated auditorium of LGED) as the assistant engineer of a  consultancy farm.

– Supervising the construction of residential buildings for the real estate wing. 

Publication & Research

Conference Paper :

Chowdhury Arafat Hossain, Mahfuzur Rahman, Provat K. Saha. (2022). “The Impact of Fine Particulate Matter (PM2.5) on Daily Hospital Visits in Khulna City, Bangladesh”- IEB 5th Annual Paper Meet and 2nd Civil Engineering Congress

Accepted in 4th International Conference, ICPACE 20233: Md. Shoaib Chowdhury, Chowdhury Arafat Hossain, Sanjeev Delwar. "Seasonal Variation of PM2.5 Concentration in the Air of Dhaka: An Analysis with Recommendations"

Writing Manuscripts:

1. Performance Characterization and Calibration of PurpleAir II SD version - Low-Cost Particulate Matter (PM2.5) sensors- towards Federal Equivalent Method (FEM).

2. Characterizing Particulate Air Pollution in Rural Areas of Bangladesh Using Network of Low-Cost Sensors (PurpleAir II- SD Version)

MSc. Thesis: 

“Effect of Ambient Fine Particulate Matter (PM2.5) on Hospitalizations from Cardiovascular and Respiratory Morbidities in Bangladesh.”

NSF-IRES: U.S.-Bangladesh collaboration to improve air quality:

Project 1: Development of a calibration framework for a low-cost PM2.5 monitoring system in a megacity of Bangladesh.  

Project 4: Air pollution mapping in Dhaka City using low-cost sensors. 

Project 5: Understanding residential indoor air quality exposure in Dhaka using multipollutant sensors. 

Project 7A: Estimation and Characterization of Landfill Emissions

Honors & Awards

– Best Paper Presenter Award in Environment section of the IEB 5th Annual Paper Meet and 2nd Civil Engineering Congress, 2022

– Government Scholarship for excellence in Higher Secondary School Certificate Examination, 2014

Memberships

– Co-founder of MSF(My Study Friend)- an Online Teaching Platform

– Yellow-belt, Bangladesh Taekwondo Federation.