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Professional Experiences
Professional Experiences
August, 2024- Now
August, 2024- Now
Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Climate, Meteorology and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Illinois Urbana Champaign
https://rsriver.web.illinois.edu/members/
May,2025-August, 2025
May,2025-August, 2025
Graduate Intern, International Education at Illinois. Student Affairs
https://internationaled.illinois.edu/about/meet-staff
July, 2025
July, 2025
Graduate Lab Assistant, City Designers and Builders Summer Camp, University of Illinois Urbana Champaign
Mentored about 30 High School students on experiments related to particulate matter filter sample collection and analysis and helped organize the other sessions.
August, 2022- July, 2024
August, 2022- July, 2024
Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Illinois Urbana Champaign
https://publish.illinois.edu/aerosol-research/tahsina-alam/
January, 2024- May, 2024
January, 2024- May, 2024
Graduate Teaching Assistant, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Illinois Urbana Champaign
CEE 449: Environmental Engineering Lab (Air Quality Section)
July 9-14, 2023
July 9-14, 2023
Graduate Lab Assistant, CEE Summer Camp, University of Illinois Urbana Champaign
Mentored about 30 High School students on experiments related to particulate matter filter sample collection and analysis and helped organize the introduction/conclusion sessions
July, 2021-September, 2022
July, 2021-September, 2022
Lecturer, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Islamic University of Technology
Courses Taught:
GS 4353 Numerical Methods and Computer Programming
GS 4354 Computer Programming and Application Laboratory
CE 4806 Final Year Design Project
GS 4253 Ecology and Environment
CEE 4432 Environmental Engineering Sessional I
CEE 4634 Environmental Engineering Sessional II
CEE 4614 Structural Analysis and Design I
CEE 4462: Civil and Environmental Technology Lab II
Organized:
Short Course on "Waste-to-Energy Technologies for Sustainable Municipal Solid Waste Management" from 29 June-01 July, 2022.
Committees:
Newsletter Committee
Orientation Committee
Self-Assessment Report for Outcome Based Education (OBE) Accreditation
April, 2021-June,2021
April, 2021-June,2021
Lecturer, Department of Civil Engineering, Stamford University Bangladesh
Courses Taught:
CEN 211 Solid Mechanics 1
CEN 341 Geotechnical Engineering 1
CEN 351 Transportation Engineering 1
CEN 332 Environmental Engineering Laboratory
CEN 362 Open Channel Flow Sessional
2018-19
2018-19
Translator, STARS (Socio-technical Approach to Road Safety) project
Translated video recordings of drivers and passengers from Bangla to English.
2017-20
2017-20
Content Writer, Civiltoday.com
https://civiltoday.com/component/finder/search?q=tahsina+alam&Itemid=101
Wrote articles on Construction Materials and Geotechnical Engineering
Teamwork Experience
Teamwork Experience
2025-26
Vice President, Bangladeshi Students Association at University of Illinois Urbana Champaign
President, University of Illinois Urbana Champaign Student Chapter of American Association for Aerosol Research (AAAR@UIUC)
2024-25
Social Chair, Bangladeshi Students Association at University of Illinois Urbana Champaign
Vice President, University of Illinois Urbana Champaign Student Chapter of American Association for Aerosol Research (AAAR@UIUC)
2023-24
Secretary, University of Illinois Urbana Champaign Student Chapter of American Association for Aerosol Research (AAAR@UIUC)
2019-20
General Secretary, BUET Brainiacs
2016-17
General Secretary, Viqarunnisa Noon Earth Club
Vice President (Quiz and Olympiad), Viqarunnisa English language Club
2015-16
Co-Ordinator (Workshop), Viqarunnisa Noon Earth Club
Academic Achievements
Academic Achievements
2024
Bangladesh Sweden Trust Fund Travel Grant (150$)
2023
Racheff Travel Grant, CEE, UIUC (500$)
2020
Honda Foundation Young Engineer and Scientist’s Award 2019 in Bangladesh
2018
Dean’s List for consecutive GPA > 3.75 in both terms of a level (L3)
2017-20
University Merit Scholarship for CGPA > 3.75 (L3/T1, L3/T2 and L4/T1)
2016-17
University Stipend (L1/T1, L1/T2, L2/T1 and L2/T2)
2015
Board Scholarship (General) for Higher Secondary Certificate Exam
2012
Certificate of Merit for GPA-5 in Test, Viqarunnisa Noon School
Extra-Curricular Achievements
Extra-Curricular Achievements
Poster Presentation
Poster Presentation
2019
1st Position, Poster Presentation
Civil Engineering Festival, Military Institute of Science and Technology
[Topic: Evaluation of Soil Infiltration Rate Using Artificial Neural Network & Multilinear Regression]
2018
Champion, Poster Presentation
Dugeoexposure, University of Dhaka.
[Topic: Potential of Vetiver Grass in Removing Heavy Metal from Water]
2018
Champion, Creative Canvas Competition
Eccentric: Civil Engineering Festival, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology.
[Topic: Prediction of Unsaturated Hydraulic Conductivity Using ANFIS, MLR & ANN]
2017
1st Runners Up, Poster Presentation
2nd EW: B National Enviro+ Challenge 2k17, Environment Watch: BUET
[Topic: Energy Efficient Building Architecture]
2016
Runner Up, Creative Canvas Competition
1st Bangladesh Civil Engineering Summit, Civil Engineering Students Association
[Topic: Future of Civil Engineering in Space Colonization]
Public Speaking
Public Speaking
2019
3rd Position, Oral Presentation
National Environment Olympiad, Art and Oral Presentation 2019
2017
Champion, PowerPoint Presentation
Present Like a Pro by Jamil Wahid, BUET Entrepreneurship Development Club
2016
Participated in HULT Prize @ Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology
National Olympiads
National Olympiads
2015
8th Position, 10th Bangladesh Astro-Olympiad
1st Position, BAS Divisional Science Olympiad, Bangladesh Academy of Sciences
2014
1st Position, National Earth Olympiad, Bangladesh Youth Environmental Initiative
Quiz and Olympiad
Quiz and Olympiad
Science and Engineering
2019
1st Position, Buzzer Master, CENNOVATION, Islamic University of Technology
2014-15
Consecutive 2nd Prize, IT Olympiad, CSE Festival, World University of Bangladesh.
2015
1st Position, Science Knowledge, Science Festival and Inauguration of DUSS, University of Dhaka
1st Runner up, Nature Olympiad, Environment Week, Environment Watch: BUET
1st Position, Astronomy Olympiad, 8th National Science Festival, Dhaka Residential Model College Science Club
2014
1st Place, Earth Olympiad, Viqarunnisa Noon Earth Club
3rd Position, Environment Olympiad, Environment Olympiad, Debating Championship and Presentation Competition, University of Dhaka
Language
2016
2nd Position, English Olympiad,2nd National English Carnival, Notre Dame College.
2014
1st Position, Quiz and Olympiad (English)
1st Position, Bengali Spell Bee
2nd Position, Intensive Reading
3rd Position, English Spell bee
2nd Inter School and College Language Festival, Viqarunnisa English Language Club
2012
1st Round, The Daily Star Spelling Bee
General Knowledge
2017
Second Runner-up, Francophonie Quiz, Quizards and Alliance Francaise de Dhaka.
2016
1st Place, cineQ, Enliven Bangladesh.
2014
10th Position, The Liberation War Olympiad, SSMC Carnival Captive, Sir Salimullah Medical College.
2013
Notable Mention, Country-based Excellence Program, Bishwa Shahitya Kendro
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