Md Nazmus Sakib

PhD Candidate, and Graduate Research Assistant

Space Weather Lab, Department of Physics and Astronomy, George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia, United States of America

Current Research:

A physics based Ionospheric Model Validation : NEW High Resolution Cross Sections
- - - Atmospheric Ultraviolet Radiation Integrated Code - AURIC - Ionospheric Radiative Calculations at the E-region and above of the Earth (90 km - 150 km and above).

Other Researches:

Electron density and Photoelectron fluxes at the upper atmosphere of Earth (data-model validation)
- - - Observations of Ionosphere-Thermosphere electron density composition of Earth by radars (ARECIBO, MILLSTONE HILLS), and satellites (COSMIC-1, 2) using remote sensing technologies.
    - In-Situ Satellitic Photoelectron flux observations by Atmospheric Explorer - E and Fasr Auroral Snapshot Explorer.
A Novel Technique To detect Non-Radial Rise of Coronal Mass Ejection from the Sun
- - - Observation of Coronal Mass Ejections from the Sun by satellites such as SDO/AIA
Review of Observational Techniques of Atmospheric Gravity Waves in lower atmosphere of Earth by satellites/radars/balloons.

BioSketch

Md Nazmus Sakib (commonly known as "SAKIB") is currently a PhD candidate and Graduate Research/Teaching Assistant (GRA/GTA) in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, USA. He began his PhD in 2018 under the supervision of Professor Dr. Erdal Yiğit, specializing in terrestrial ionosphere. During his doctoral studies, he contributed in a prestigious NSF-funded science project : validation of a physics based ionospheric radiative transfer model to understand the ionospheric photoelectron number density variation, as well as photoelectron flux spectrum variation as a function of altitude, focusing on the E-region of terrestrial ionosphere, since 2021 to now, using observations by satellites (e.g., Atmospheric Explorer - E, Fast Auroral Snapshot explorer, COSMIC-1-2, TIMED, ICON, GOLD, MAVEN), radars (e.g., Arecibo, Millstone Hills) and empirical models (e.g., IRI). Additionally, he had been involved in Solar Physics research with Professor Dr. Jie Zhang on a NASA-funded project to study the Coronal Mass Ejection propagation using EUV light by Solar Dynamics Observatory.

In Fall 2016, Md Nazmus Sakib moved to the USA to pursue his Master's in Physics and Radio Astronomy at Western Illinois University, Macomb, IL, USA. There, he also worked as a teaching support assistant in the Department of Physics and Astronomy for two years. He is originally from Bangladesh, and currently resides in Fairfax, Virginia, USA.

Education

Doctor of Philosophy (in progress) in Space Physics and Aeronomy, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, USA, 2025 (expected).
- - Ph.D. thesis: Ionospheric Structure and Variability : Validation of a physics-based ionospheric model (Atmospheric Ultraviolet Radiation Integrated Code, (AURIC) Strickland et al ., 1999) in terms of electron number density and electron flux spectrum.
Master of Science (MS) in Physics and Radio Astronomy, Western Illinois University, Macomb, IL, USA, 2016.
- - MS. project: Assessing Phase Calibration Reliability of Continuum and Spectral Line Observations of a High-Mass Star Forming Region
Master of Science in Physics, University of Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 2012.
Bachelor of Science in Physics, University of Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 2011.