Curriculum Vitae of Md. Abdur Rahim
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CURRICULUM VITAE OF MD. ABDUR RAHIM Md. Abdur Rahim Assistant Professor Department of Disaster Resilience and Engineering Faculty of Disaster Management Patuakhali Science and Technology University Dumki, Patuakhali-8602, Bangladesh Cell No.: +8801724008482 Email: [email protected] Web: http://www.pstu.ac.bd/teachers/md.abdurrahim1 Permanent Address: C/O: Most. Rahima Khatun Village: Tena Post Office: Sultanpur (5216) Upazila: Bochaganj District: Dinajpur Country: Bangladesh Academic Credential: Grade/Division/ Name of the Name of the Name of the Year of Year of GPA/ Position Degree University/Institution University/Board/Country Examination Passing obtained M.Sc. in First Class and University of Rajshahi Geology and University of Rajshahi 2009 2012 First Position; Rajshahi-6205, Bangladesh Mining (70.38%) B. Sc. First Class and (Honours) in University of Rajshahi University of Rajshahi 2008 2010 First Position; Geology and Rajshahi-6205, Bangladesh (70.41%) Mining Pirganj Govt. College, Rajshahi Board, H.S.C. 2004 2004 4.40 (Out of 5) Thakurgaon Bangladesh Bara Sultanpur High Rajshahi Board, S.S.C. 2002 2002 3.75 (Out of 5) School Bangladesh Job Experiences: Name of the Tenure of Service Name of the Post Service Length Institute From To PSTU Assistant Professor 14/12/2016 Till Date 02 Years 08 Month + PSTU Lecturer 11/12/2014 13/12/2016 02 Years 03 Days Lecturer PSTU 14/09/2014 10/12/2014 02 Months 26 Days (Part-Time) Institute of Water Junior 01/08/2012 31/08/2014 02 Years 01 Month Modelling (IWM) Hydrogeologist Personal Information: Date of Birth: November 01, 1986 Nationality : Bangladeshi Blood Group: A- (A Negative) Page 1 of 9 Marital status: Married Religion: Islam Primary Areas of Research: Floods, Flash Floods and Landslides, Water Quality Monitoring and Management, Hydro- hazards and Water Resiliency for Sustainable Development, River Bank Erosion and Mitigation Sciences, Geomorphological and Hydrological Modeling, Numerical Modeling, Remote Sensing and GIS and Risks Monitoring, Mitigation and Management related Sciences, Societal Resiliency to Disasters. Research Projects: Sl. Funding Position Project/Institution Duration No. Authority 1. Research Staff, ASCENT (Advancing Skill Funded by the March 2016 to PSTU Creation to ENhance European Union January 2019 Transformation) Project led and co-funded by by the University of an EU Erasmus+ Huddersfield, UK (Project programme grant No. 561712-EPP-1-2015-1- UK-EPPKA2-CBHE-JP). 2. Member Self-Assessment (SA) IQAC-PSTU and April 2017 to Committee of the program of HEQEP-UGC April 2018 Faculty of Disaster Management, Institutional Quality Assurance Cell, PSTU 3. Research “Empowering Local and Community September 2017- Associate National Humanitarian Actors Development June 2018 (ELNHA) Project” Center (CODEC) and co-funded by OXFAM 4. Research Flood Impacts Analysis and National Science 2017-2018 Fiscal Supervisor Mitigation Approaches towards and Technology Year Community Resiliency at (NST) grant, Nageshwari Upazila, Kurigram Ministry of Science and Technology, Bangladesh. Awards/Certificates: i. Prime Minister Gold Medal 2010 (Held in 2012) for securing highest marks in B.Sc. (Honours) in Life and Earth Science Faculty, University of Rajshahi, Rajshahi-6205. ii. Agrani Bank Gold Medal, University of Rajshahi for securing First Class and First Position in Life and Earth Science Faculty, 10 September, 2014. iii. Nawab Abdul Latif Hall Gold Medal Award (Held in 2012) for obtaining First Class and First position in B.Sc. (Honours) examination from the department of Geology and Mining, University of Rajshahi. Page 2 of 9 iv. A certificate by the department of Geology and Mining, University of Rajshahi on Research Experience. Attended Special Programs/Courses: i. Participation in the “International Training Course on Silk Road Disaster Risk Reduction (SiDRR)” by the Institute of Mountain Hazards and Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, June 30th to July 19th 2019, Chengdu, China. ii. Participation in the “Foundation Training for University Teachers” 23rd Batch, Graduate Training Institute (GTI), Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh, Bangladesh, Duration: 12 March to 07 April, 2019. iii. International Conference on Capacity Building for Research and Innovation in Disaster Resilience, ASCENT FESTIVAL 2019, 14th -18th January 2019, Organized by University of Colombo & University of Moratuwa, Colombo, Sri Lanka. iv. Certificate of Participation in ASCENT Secondment at Mid Sweden University, Campus Östersund, Sweden, October 15th – 19th, 2018. v. The 5th University Network Meeting under the SATREPS research project entitled “Research on Disaster Prevention/Mitigation Measures against Floods and Storm Surges in Bangladesh” supported by JICA-JST, Japan on 05 September, 2018 at PSTU, Dumki, Patuakhali-8602. vi. Certificate of Participation in a day long “Pilot Training Program on Disaster Management(PTP-DM)” under the Research Program on Disaster Prevention/Mitigation Measures against Floods and Storm Surges in Bangladesh, Organized by PSTU, JICA, JST and Kyoto University, Japan, 04 September 2018 at Patuakhali Science and Technology University (PSTU), Dumki, Patuakhali, Bangladesh. vii. Participation in ASCENT Training Workshop, May 29th-31st, 2018, at Chiang Mai University and Kantary Hills Hotel, Chiang Mai, Thailand. viii. The 4th University Network Meeting under the SATREPS research project entitled “Research on Disaster Prevention/Mitigation Measures against Floods and Storm Surges in Bangladesh” supported by JICA-JST, Japan on 15 February, 2018 in BUET, Dhaka-1000. ix. 7th International Conference on Building Resilience Using scientific knowledge to inform policy and practice in disaster risk reduction, 27th to 29th November 2017 at Swissotel Le Concorde, Bangkok, Thailand. x. ASCENT Training Workshop, 22nd -24th November, 2017, Faculty of Engineering, Naresuan University, Phitsanulok, Thailand. xi. Certificate Course on “Administrative and Financial Management for University Teachers and Officers”, 22nd -23rd September and 13th -14th October, 2017, Patuakhali Science and Technology University, Dumki, Patuakhali-8602. xii. ASCENT Research Colloquium and Discussion Forum, February 27th to March 4th , 2017, University of Ruhuna, Kamburupitiya and Fisherman’s Bay Hotel, Weligama, Sri Lanka. xiii. Certificate of Participation in a Two-day Training of Trainers on “Build Back Better and Urban Resilience” held in Dhaka, Bangladesh on 26-27 October 2015. xiv. Two weeks training on “Groundwater Hydrogeology, Water Quality, Test Tube well and Production tube well construction and Hydraulic properties of Production Page 3 of 9 Tube well” by Senior Hydrogeologists and Civil Engineers, IWM Dhaka, September 2012 at Department of Public Health Engineering (DPHE), Dhaka, Bangladesh. xv. Participation in North Bengal Drought Conference (NBDC) 2012 On Sharing Knowledge Combating Climate Change Disaster, University of Rajshahi and Kakonhat, 27-28 March, 2012 Technical Experience: Position Held : Junior Hydrogeologist Name of Firm : Institute of Water Modelling (IWM), Dhaka, Bangladesh Work undertaken that best illustrates work experiences: Name of assignment or project: Mathematical Modelling for Safe Drinking Water Source Identification, GWM & TPP for Survey, Investigation & Feasibility Study in 148 Municipalities having no Piped Water Supply. Year : August 2012 – September 2014 Location: Selected 148 Pourashavas in Bangladesh Client: Department of Public Health Engineering (DPHE), Bangladesh Employer Institute of Water Modelling (IWM), Dhaka-1206, Bangladesh Main project features: Prepare master plan for drainage network, piped water supply network & sanitation. Mathematical modelling for Safe drinking water source identification, Groundwater resource assessment and detailed plan for groundwater resource management. Activities performed: Hydrogeological and hydrometeorological data collection from secondary sources Assist in planning, design, and development of methodology for hydrological investigation, geophysical survey, aquifer test, hydrochemical and isotopic study. Supervision of exploratory drilling, geophysical logging, production well design, drilling and construction works and aquifer test at field. Processing of geophysical and aquifer test data including necessary interpretations. Lithological characterization and delineating aquifer layers by depth and spatial distribution. Groundwater sampling and analyses of field parameter using field kits including laboratory analyses. Assessment of aquifer characteristics, hydrostratigraphic classification and recharge mechanism. Qualitative and quantitative safe yield quantification of aquifer system. Data processing for groundwater modelling. Carrying out different hydrogeological analyses, illustration and interpretation using geological software. Preparation of Hydrogeological reports. Software Handled: Used Arc GIS 10.5, 10.3, SPSS, R, UAV and Photoscan (SiDRR training, IMHE), MS office and Excel, IWM customized Groundwater Modeling software, Rockware. Page 4 of 9 Administrative Experience: i. Chairman, Department of Disaster Resilience and Engineering, Patuakhali Science and Technology University, Dumki, Patuakhali-8602 (Duration: 19.01.2017 to 03.02.2019) ii. Assistant Provost, Kobi Begum Sufiya Kamal Hall, Patuakhali Science and Technology University, Dumki, Patuakhali-8602 (Duration: 02.02.2017 to 21.07.2019) iii. Funder General Secretary of “Amader Library” a social educational, rural development