REZAUL KABIR CHOWDHURY

Lecturer

 

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Shah Jalal University of Science and Technology (SUST)

Sylhet-3114, BANGLADESH

E-mail: rezaul-cee@sust.edu;  rkchy2002@yahoo.com

                                                             

 

RESEARCH INTEREST

Water Resources and Environmental Management

 

UNDERGRADUATE COURSES OFFERED

 

Fluid Mechanics, Environmental Fluid Dynamics, Introduction to Environment and Ecology, Water Resources Systems Analysis, Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM), Natural Disaster Management,

Environmental Quality and Monitoring

 

ACADEMIC BACKGROUND

 

Master of Science in Water Resources Development

 

Courses Completed:     Hazard and Risk Assessment, Choice of Water

Management Technology, Water Resources Systems

Analysis, Integrated Water Resources Management,

Hydrologic Statistics, Water Resources Project Development

 

Grade Point Average:   CGPA 3.5 in the scale of 4.0 Letter Grade “A”

 

Research Project:         Integrated Storm Water Management (Expected Date of

Completion is July 2005)

 

Institution:                     Institute of Water and Flood Management (IWFM)

                                                Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology

 

 

 

 

Bachelor of Science in Civil and Environmental Engineering (2002)

 

Institution:                     Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

                                                Shahjalal University of Science and Technology

Letter Grade Obtained: A

CGPA obtained:           3.83 in the scale of 4.00 (Awarded with Honours)

 

 

JOB EXPERIENCE

 

From 26 February 2004 to Present

 

Designation:                  Lecturer

Department:                  Civil and Environmental Engineering

Organization:                Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST)

                                                Sylhet-3114, Bangladesh

 

Since September 2003 till December 2003 (Fall-2003 Semester)

 

Designation:                  Teaching Assistant (Full Time)

Department:                  Environmental Studies

Organization:                North South University (NSU)

                              Dhaka, Bangladesh

 

Since 1 March 2003 till 31 August 2003

 

Designation:                  Teaching Assistant

Department:                  Environmental Science

Organization:                America Bangladesh University

Dhaka, Bangladesh      

 

JOURNAL AND CONFERENCE PAPERS

 

“Pesticide use in Bangladesh and associated risk assessment” Journal of Bangladesh Agricultural University, Vol-2, No-2, December 2004 (accepted for publication)

 

“Management of Butachlor Bearing Water by Sorption on Waste Tyre Rubber granules” Proceedings of 3rd AMP and International Conference on Civil Engineering, Institute of Engineers, Bangladesh, 9-11 March 2005, ISBN 984-32-2142-4

 

“Factors influencing failure of bank protection embankment of Surma River” Proceedings of 3rd AMP and International Conference on Civil Engineering, Institute of Engineers, Bangladesh, 9-11 March 2005, ISBN 984-32-2142-4

 

“Assessment of Health and safety condition of construction workers of Sylhet City” Proceedings of 3rd AMP and International Conference on Civil Engineering, Institute of Engineers, Bangladesh, 9-11 March 2005, ISBN 984-32-2142-4

 

 

RESEARCH PROJECT SUPERVISION

 

“Intensity-Duration-Frequency analysis of rainfall in the North East region of Bangladesh” undergraduate research project, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Feb 2005

 

“Study of River system and flow routing of North East region of Bangladesh” undergraduate research project, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Feb 2005

 

“Economic Evaluation of Solid Waste Composting of Sylhet City” undergraduate research project, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Feb 2005

 

“Optimization of Domestic Solid Waste Recycling: A case study of Sylhet City” undergraduate research project, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Feb 2005

 

“Occupational health and safety assessment of building construction: A case study of Sylhet City” undergraduate research project, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Feb 2005

 

 

“Evaluation of building damage due to Earthquake in a commercial area of Sylhet City Corporation” undergraduate research project, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Feb 2005

 

EXTERNAL OF RESEARCH PROJECT

 

“A Study of Nitrate Nitrogen (NO3 N) transport phenomena in saturated disturbed soil samples of Sylhet Sadar Upozila” undergraduate research, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Feb 2005

 

“ Risk Assessment and Management of effluent from a textile industry at

  Narayngang” undergraduate research, Department of Civil and

  Environmental Engineering, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology,

  Feb 2005

 

“ Development of soft wares for building design considering lateral (wind and

  Earthquake) loads and for estimation” undergraduate research, Department of

  Civil and Environmental Engineering, Shahjalal University of Science and

  Technology, Feb 2005

 

“Design of a five storied flat plate building” undergraduate research,

        Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Shahjalal University of

        Science and Technology, Feb 2005

 
ARTICLES

 

"Acid Rain and Its Impact on Environment" Observer Magazine, December 18, 1998

 

" Our Endangered Planet" Bangladesh Observer, September 23, 1998

 

" Conventional Sewerage System: is it appropriate for the developing countries?" Environmental Awareness Program 2002 Publication, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, SUST

 

"Arsenic Disaster and Water Supply: An Overview" The Daily Star, June 20, 2003

 

“ Water, Women and Culture: perspective Sylhet” Workshop on Water and Women Dialogue; Global Water Partnership and Surma River Basin Area Water Partnership, SUST

 

“Environmental Management Plan for small industries”, Workshop on Environmental Management Plan, BSIC, Sylhet

 

“Surma River Basin” Third South Asia Water Forum, Global Water Partnership-South Asia, Bangladesh

 

“Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM): Perspective Bangladesh” Souvenir of Department of Environment, Ministry of Environment and Forest, Govt. of Bangladesh, 5 June 2004

 

ON GOING RESEARCH PROJECT

           

            Integrated Storm Water Management of Sylhet City

            Rehabilitation of Zilkar Haor Project

            Social Impact Assessment of Chaptir Haor Sub-Project

 

 

 

 

 

 

PERSONAL INFORMATION

 

            Father: Late Shah Jahan Chowdhury

                                    Ex-Deputy Director

                                    Bangladesh Meteorological Department

           

Mother: Hosna Akter Chowdhury

 

Nationality: Bangladeshi (by birth)  

 

Religion: Islam

 

Hobby: Recitation, Travel

 

 

 

                                                           

 

Wife: Gulshan Kabir Chowdhury