Nazrul Islam received Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering with a specialization in structural engineering from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), Dhaka, Bangladesh in 2007. He completed Master of Science degree in Civil (Structural) Engineering from the same institution with a research focus on structural optimization. He joined as a lecturer in the Civil Engineering Department of BUET after completion of the bachelor degree and promoted as an Assistant Professor in 2011. For pursuing higher studies with the commitment to serving the community, Nazrul Islam moved to the USA and started doctoral studies in Structural Mechanics at North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC. His Ph. D. research focused on developing advanced constitutive models for room and high-temperature applications in the fossil and nuclear power industries. As a part of doctoral studies, he worked on the research projects funded by the Department of Energy (DOE), National Science Foundation (NSF) and the Fossil Power division of the Babcock and Wilcox Company, Ohio, USA. Dr. Islam moved back to his home country after completion of his doctoral studies and rejoined as an Assistant Professor at BUET. Now he is serving as a Professor in the same department of BUET. Dr. Islam also holds a PE license to practice Civil Engineering (Structural) in the State of North Carolina, USA.
Dr. Muhammad Ashraf Ali is a Professor of Civil Engineering at Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET). Dr. Ali also serves as the Director of International Training Network Center (ITN-BUET). He received his B.Sc. degree in Civil Engineering from BUET in 1988. He received his M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees in Civil and Environmental Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA) in 1991 and 1994, respectively. The main focus of his research and teaching is water quality and water treatment, sanitation and fecal sludge management (FSM). His current research is focused on disinfection of potable water, removal of arsenic and other contaminants from water, and fecal sludge management (FSM). Dr. Ali is Life Fellow of the Institution of Engineers Bangladesh (IEB).
Email:ashraf@ce.buet.ac.bd
Dr. Md. Shamsul Hoque obtained his B.Sc. Engg. Degree (Civil) in 1984 from BUET, M.Sc. Engg. in Transportation Engg. from the same university in 1987 and PhD in 1994 from University of Southampton, UK. The title of his PhD thesis was “Modeling of Signalized Intersection in Developing Countries”. Now he is the Professor at the Department of Civil Engineering, BUET and University Associate of Dept. of Civil Engineering, Curtin University, Australia and Sch. of Civil Engg and University of Queensland, Australia. He has written a book on ‘Highway & Railway Engineering (Part-1)’, Published by Education and Training Systems, Austria (180 pages). He is the former Director of Accident Research Institute (ARI), Director, Bureau of Research, Testing and Consultation (BRTC) of BUET, Chairman, Governing Body, Engineering University Higher Secondary School & College and Director of Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited (DMTCL). So far he has delivered one PhD Degree and 35 Master’s Degrees, has published 179 nos. Journal & Conference papers (including one in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), USA) and also published a book on ‘Highway and Railway Engineering’ from Austria. He is the transport planner of Hatirjheel Project, Kuril Interchange, Banani Trumpet Flyover/Interchange, Master planner of Karnaphuli Container Terminal (KCT) and contributor of Strategic Transport Plan (STP), 7th Five Year Plan, Bangladesh Delta Plan-2100 Formulation Project and National Conservation Strategy (NCS) Project, by International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). In road safety engineering discipline, so far Dr. Hoque has awarded four master’s degree one of which is related to road safety auditing of Dhaka-Mawa national highway (N8) and undertaken twelve research works at undergraduate levels. Published 45 nos. road safety related papers in international Journals and Conferences. He is the Principal Author and Editor of Driver’s Instructor Manual (364 pages) and Rural Road Safety Manual for LGED prepared by Accident Research Institute (ARI), BUET. Besides he has investigated 18 nos. major road accident incidents, including Uthalia, Manikgang incident where two secretaries were died, Shalehpur Bridge incident where 13 people were died, Mirrersharai tragedy where 44 minor students were died and Mishuk-Munir incident where two renowned media personalities were died. He is the former member of National Road Safety Council (NRSC). He was involved in national committee for the preparation of ‘Road Safety Curriculum’ to be included in the Primary and Secondary School Text Book.
Email:shoque@ce.buet.ac.bd
Specialization: Structural Engineering
Email:smfm@ce.buet.ac.bd
Annesha Enam, Ph.D. is working as an Assistant Professor of Transportation Engineering at the department of Civil Engineering in BUET. Annesha completed her Ph.D. at University of Connecticut, USA. After completing her PhD, she worked at Argonne National Laboratory (ANL) for a couple of years where she focused on developing behavioral models for evaluating mobility and energy efficiency of regional transportation systems in the USA. Her research interest includes statistical and econometric modeling of traveler behavior, transportation planning, transportation system simulation, and the application of data mining and machine learning techniques for safety and mobility analysis. She has published in the Journal of Choice Modeling (JOCM), Transportation, Procedia of Computer Science, and Transportation Research Record (TRR) among other journals. She is also an active reviewer of the Journal of Choice Modeling (JOCM), Transportation in Developing Economies and Transportation Research Record, (TRR).
Email:annesha@ce.buet.ac.bd
Dr. Tanvir Ahmed received his Bachelors and Masters degree in Civil Engineering from BUET in 2003 and 2005, respectively and PhD from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), USA in 2011. He has been a faculty of BUET since 2003 and currently working as an Associate Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering. His research interest broadly encompasses environmental modeling and health risk assessment of environmental contaminants and authored several papers in distinguished journals and conferences. He is involved in several national and international projects as a consultant and EIA specialist. Dr. Ahmed received a number of awards in recognition for his excellence in academic achievements and teaching. These include The Prime Minister’s Gold Medal in 1994 for securing the 1st merit position in the national SSC exam, Malik Akram Hossain Gold Medal in 2003 and Dean’s award for academic excellence as a civil engineering student. He received the Schoettler Fellowship and Martin Fellowship for Sustainability while pursuing his PhD at MIT and was awarded the Maseeh Award for excellence in teaching from MIT in 2009. He is the author of the textbook “Environmental Sanitation, Wastewater Treatment and Disposal” published by the University Grants Commission. He is involved with the Department of Environment for drafting the “National Action Plan for Short-lived Climate Pollutants” and “Minamata Initial Assessment Report and Developing the National Mercury Profile”. He has been part of a World Bank expert team for conducting the ‘Bangladesh Country Environmental Analysis’.
Education
B. Sc. in Civil Engineering, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, Dhaka, 1992
MSc. in Civil and Environmental Engineering, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, Dhaka, 1994
Ph.D. in Civil and Environmental Engineering, The University of Tokyo, Japan in 1997
Research Interest
Groundwater Pollution and Recharge
Environmental and Water Resources Engineering with GIS application
Urban Air Pollution and the Impact of Climate Change
Environmental Impact Assessment
Climate Change Impacts on Food Security
Climate Change and Water Environment
Alternate Water Resources in Urban and Rural Areas of Developing Countries
Email:mafizur@gmail.com
