Resume

Higher Secondary Certificate │Field of study: Science │01 August 2010 – 18 July 2012 │ GPA 5 out of 5

Government Hazi Muhammad Mohsin College, Bangladesh

Secondary School Certificate │Field of study: Science │01 Jan 2000 – 15 May 2010 │ GPA 5 out of 5

Bangladesh Bank Colony High School, Bangladesh

Research Assistant (part-time) │ Sep 2021 – Jun 2022

• Projects: Identification of drivers of land cover change through geospatial technology on a forest

• PI: Saddam Hossen, Assistant Professor, Rangamati Science and Technology University, Bangladesh

• Responsibilities: Analyzed geospatial datasets and contributed to one publication. 

Research Assistant (part-time) │ Jul 2020 – Jan 2022

• Research: Climate action, flood risk assessment, and renewable energy

• Supervisor: Md. Humayain Kabir, Assistant Professor, IFESCU, Bangladesh

• Responsibilities: Led the complete research and writing process for a book chapter on data availability for flood risk assessment, resulting in a lead-author publication.

Research Assistant (part-time) │ Oct 2018 – Jun 2021

• Project: Flow and solute transport characterization of river catchment

• PI: Shyamal Karmakar, PhD, Professor, IFESCU, Bangladesh

• Responsibilities: Developed hydrological models through field sampling and data analysis, resulting in four publications including a lead-author journal article.

Freelance consultant as Environmental Specialist (intermittently) │ Oct 2018 – Dec 2021

• Project: Industrial Sector Environmental and social-impact assessments

• PI: Mohammad Mosharraf Hossain, PhD, Professor, IFESCU, Bangladesh

• Responsibilities: Contributed to comprehensive Environmental and Social Impact Assessments (ESIAs) by analyzing geospatial and hydrological data, facilitating stakeholder consultations, and preparing technical reports.

Intern │ 01 Jul – 04 Aug 2019

• Department of Environment, Chattogram Region, Bangladesh

• Supervisors: Muktadir Hasan, and Noor Hossain Sajib, Assistant Directors

• Responsibilities: Gained practical experience with Environmental Impact Assessments (EIAs) by supporting field enforcement operations and maintaining compliance databases.

Enumerator (contract) │ 25-28 Jun 2018

• Project: Community Development Centre on Climate-Resilient Ecosystems and Livelihood project 

• Location: Chunati Wildlife Sanctuary area, Bangladesh

• Responsibilities: Supported project monitoring by updating site-level documentation, maintaining the online database, and preparing detailed assessment reports.

Basic

1. Operating software: Windows

2. Microsoft office suite: MS Word, Excel, Access, and PowerPoint 

3. Graphical representation software: Microsoft Visio, Edraw Max and Prezi

4. Communication: Microsoft Teams, Skype, Zoom, and Discord

Research and reporting

1. Reference management Software: Endnote, Mendeley, and Zotero

2. Bibliography Analysis tools: MAXQDA, and VOSviewer

Modelling and data analysis (work details are available in academic research and publication page) 

• Hydrological Modelling 

  • SWAT - Soil & Water Assessment Tool 

    • QSWAT - QGIS interface for SWAT  

    • RSWAT or R-SWAT -  R packagae for SWAT/SWAT+ calibration, parameter sensitivity/uncertainty analysis

    • SWAT-CUP - Calibration and Uncertainty Programs for SWAT

I used SWAT to understand how different scenarios of historical and projected data (like CMIP6, SSP-RCP, CHIRPS, GeoMIP, and WorldClim) affect the water quality and quantity, identify sensitive hydrological parameters after calibrating river discharge data, and examine the impact of soil water conservation and aquifer recharge techniques on water sustainability. Further details are provided here.

• • • • • MOHID Land - Three-dimensional Water Modelling System (link)

• • AquaCrop - FAO Crop Water Productivity Model

I utilized AquaCrop modeling to demonstrate the significance of automated irrigation in optimizing biomass yield and water productivity for paddy cultivation compared to rainfed or fixed strategies. See here for more details. 

• • WEAP - Water Evaluation and Adaptation Planning

• Hydraulic Modelling

  • • • • HEC-RAS - Hydrologic Engineering Center - River Analysis System

        • BASEMENT - Basic Simulation Environment 

I did flood simulation of Elbe River both 1D and 2D using HEC-RAS and BASEMENT respectively. This study included simulation until the steady state situation achieved, sensitivity analysis and comparing the model output with 10, 100 and 200 years return periods flood. More details here.

• • SWMM - Storm Water Management Model

• Groundwater Modelling

  • MODFLOW - USGS Modular (Finite-Difference) Ground-Water Model

    • GMS - Groundwater Modeling System

    • PMWIN - Processing MODFLOW for Windows 

    • ModelMuse - A Graphical User Interface for MODFLOW

I explored the use of MODFLOW to simulate the surface-groundwater interaction, changes in baseflow after incorporating reservoirs and artificial ponds and observing the long-term impact of climate data on storage. More details here. Moreover I have experience in evaluating  the impact of climate change and abstraction demand on the water supply dunes' groundwater resilience and Managed Aquifer Recharge (MAR) efficiency. See here for more details. I utilized SEAWAT to simulate variable-density groundwater flow and saline-freshwater interactions, benchmarking results against Henry and Elder problems to optimize extraction rates and design mitigation strategies for saltwater intrusion.

• • Surfer - Golden Software's 2D and 3D models

• Hydrogeochemical

  • PHREEQC - pH-REdox-EQuilibrium

I utilized PHREEQC to simulate 1D reactive transport and ion speciation, analyzing the impact of onsite sanitation on aquifer chemistry and the environmental fate of antibiotic metabolites in urban groundwater. More details here. I conducted a comprehensive assessment of heavy metal loads (Fe, Zn, Ni, Cu, Cr, Cd) in water and sediment, identifying geogenic reactions and comparing concentrations against WHO and ECR standards to evaluate riverine health. See here for more details. 

• GIS & Remote Sensing 

  • QGIS 

  • ArcGIS 

  • ERDAS Imagine 

  • Google Earth Engine

I leverage machine learning and GEE to analyze land-use change and forest fragmentation for sustainable resource management. More details here. I am also experimenting in GEE for groundwater estimation workflow using GRACE.  

• Programming and statistics

  • Python – Jupyter notebook and VS code

I am familiar with Python programming with understanding popular libraries for geospatial, hydroclimatic data processing automation, statistical analysis, and visualization. See here for more details. 

I utilized PySEBAL and Landsat imagery to perform remote sensing-based assessments of evapotranspiration and biomass production, identifying water deficit hotspots and optimizing irrigation performance for the Irrigation Scheme. More details here.

• • R and SPSS

• In-Situ Field Measurement: Multiparameter water quality meter, lysimeter, water level logger (pressure transducer)

• Laboratory Techniques: Titration, Spectrophotometer, ICP, isotopes and ion analysis

1. Training on watershed modeling using Geoinformatics, SWAT for sustainable management of upland watershed in Bangladesh │ Funded by: COMPASS Program (as a trainer) │ 10 -11 and 14 August 2022

2. Watershed Modelling in QSWAT – a training workshop (virtual) on hydrological modelling using open source software (as a trainer) │ 4-5 May 2021 

3. Workshop on Developing the Draft Watershed Management Policy and Implementation Framework (as a facilitator) │ 27 February 2020

4. Workshop on Sustainability Engineering, Water and Energy Footprints using Life Cycle Assessment (as a learner) │19-20 December 2019

5. Workshop on the application of qualitative research techniques in natural resources management (as a learner) │ 18 February 2018

6. Seminar on Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation in Developing Countries (as a participant) │30 November 2016│Organized by UN-REDD at The Peninsula Chittagong, Bangladesh

Udemy: 

1. Energy Economics and the Environment

2. Emergency Management

3. Community Service Engineering

4. Excel Data Validation For beginners

5. Introduction to Project Management

6. GIS for Beginners #1: QGIS Orientation

7. Basic Raster and Vector Operations and Geospatial Image Visualization with PCI Geomatics

OPEN2STUDY: 

1. Climate Change

2. Water in a Thirsty World

Rover Scout

Bangladesh Bank Colony Scout Group, Agrabad, Chattogram, Bangladesh

Facebook: Bangladesh Bank Colony Scout Group, Chittagong, Bangladesh

From 2001 to 2005, I was a Cub Scout in the Bangladesh Bank Colony Scout Group, Agrabad, Chattogram. I continued my journey with the World Scout Movement further by engaging me in the Scout section (2006–2010), and then from 2010 to 2022, I was a Rover Scout. I participated in many national and international Cub Camporees, Scout Jamborees, and many scouting-related and other training courses and workshops. I volunteered in many cultural, institutional, and national programs and disaster relief programs.

Bangladesh National Cadet Corps (B.N.C.C)

Got training from B.N.C.C as included in the Course curriculum of B.Sc. (Honors)

Research Group

Member of Ecohydrology, Climate, Modeling

Lab of Shyamal Karmakar in IFESCU

Alumni Association

IFESCU Alumni Association

Erasmus Mundus Alumni Association