MD. GOLAM MOSTAFA (D.Eng.) Professor Institute of Environmental Science University of Rajshahi, Rajshahi, Bangladesh
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MD. GOLAM MOSTAFA (D.Eng.) Professor Institute of Environmental Science University of Rajshahi, Rajshahi, Bangladesh Office: 4th Science Building; Room # 210 University of Rajshahi Rajshahi 6205 Bangladesh Tel.:+880-721-750930 (Office) : 880-721-761466 (Home) Cell: +880-1556336488 Fax: +880-721-750064 Email: [email protected] [email protected] Website: http://dept.ru.ac.bd/ies/cv_dr_mostafa.pdf Academic Qualifications: BSc (Honours), MSc, DEng. (Japan) Post Doctoral research conducted in Australia, Germany, Japan, R. Korea, Taiwan D. Eng. (2000): Engineering for Production and Environmental Development, Ehime University, Japan The Title of Doctoral thesis: Thermodynamic simulation for cobalt-carbonate aqueous system. M.Sc. (1987): Applied chemistry and Chemical Technology, University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh. The Title of Master’s thesis: Recovery of nickel compounds from hydrofluoric acid leach solution of waste reforming nickel catalyst. B.Sc. (Honours) (1986): Applied chemistry, University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh. Research Interest: Research mainly focuses on advanced water and wastewater treatment technologies, water quality monitoring and management, water environment impact assessment and solid waste management. Awards and Fellowships: Endeavour Executive Fellowship 2015, Australia DAAD Fellowship 2011, Germany Endeavour Research Fellowship 2011, Australia Top 100 University Advancement Office Fellowship, 2008-2009, Taiwan JASSO Research Fellowship for Foreign Researcher, 2008, Japan Brain Korea 21 (BK21) Fellowships, 2005-2006, R. Korea MONBUSHO Scholarship 1996-2000, JAPAN Page 1 of 10 On-going research: -Climate change impacts on water quality in coastal areas -Brick kiln emissions and their impacts on environment -Water quality assessment and treatment -Wastewater treatment - Dye industrial effluents and their impacts on environment -Bio-conversion of solid waste Research Guidance: PhD degree awarded: 07 MPhil: 01 Master: 01 Currently supervising PhD and MPhil Research: 09. Post Doctoral Research activities abroad Post-doc Research: Department of Civil, Urban and Geosystem Engineering, Seoul National University, R. Korea from August 2005 to February 2006; Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Kumamoto University, Japan from June, 2008 to August 2008; Department of Earth Science, National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan from December 2008 to November 2009. Visiting Professor/Scientist: Institute for Sustainability and Innovation, Victoria University, Melbourne, Australia, April – August, 2015; Institute of Applied Research, Karlsruhe University of Applied Sciences, Karlsruhe, Germany, December 2011; Institute for Sustainability and Innovation, Victoria University, Melbourne, Australia, April - October 2011. Details Professional and Research Background i. Complete professional background 20-02-2013 to date - Professor, Institute of Environmental Science, University of Rajshahi, Rajshahi-6205, Bangladesh. 03-10-2007 to 19-02-2013- Associate Professor, Institute of Environmental Science, University of Rajshahi, Rajshahi-6205, Bangladesh. 10-07-2004 to 02-10-2007-Assistant Professor, Institute of Environmental Science, University of Rajshahi, Rajshahi-6205, Bangladesh. 28-08-2003 to 08-07-2004 – Assistant Professor, Dept. of Chemistry Jagannath University College, Dhaka-1100, Bangladesh. 20-11-1993 to 27-08-2003- Lecturer, Dept. of Chemistry at different Government Colleges in Bangladesh. ii. Study and Researches abroad April, 2015- August, 2015: Visiting Professor, Institute for Sustainability and Innovation, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. December 2011: Visiting Researcher, Institute of Applied Science, Karlsruhe University of Applied Sciences, Karlsruhe, Germany Page 2 of 10 April 2011-October 2011: Visiting Professor, Institute for Sustainability and Innovation, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. December, 2008-November, 2009: Post-doctoral Research, Department of Earth Science, National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan. June, 2008- August, 2008: Visiting Foreign Researcher, Department of Environmental Science, School of Science and Technology, Kumamoto University, Japan. August, 2005-Febuary, 2006: Post-Doctoral Fellow, School of Civil, Urban and Geosystem Engineering, Seoul National University, Korea. April, 1997- March, 2000: Ph.D. Student, Division of Production and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Ehime University, Ehime, Japan. January, 1996 –March, 1997: Research student, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Ehime University, Ehime, Japan. Courses Taught and Research Supervisions Postgraduate Teaching: (currently courses taught at the home Institute in Bangladesh) · ENV C701: Introduction to Environmental Science · ENV O751 Environmental Chemistry · ENV O754: Water Resource: Planning and Management Membership and Professional Activities: i) Bangladesh Chemical Society (life member), iii) Bangladesh Academy for the Advancement of Science (life member), v) Rainwater Management Specialist Group (RMSG) iv) Decentralized Water and Wastewater Systems International Network (DEWASIN). Professional activities and Survice provided to students and the home Institute i) Editorial board member: a) Rajshahi University Journal of Environmental Science b) Journal of Petroleum & Environmental Biotechnology, OMICS Group, USA c) International Journal of Innovative Studies in Sciences and Engineering Technology (IJISSET). ii) Member of the Board of Governance, and the Board of Studies of the Institute of Environmental Science, University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh. iii) Member of the excutive committee: Rainwater Harvesting Management, IWA, London (http://www.iwahq.org/Home/Networks/Specialist_groups/List_of_groups/Rainwater_Harvesting _and_Management/) Reviewer: Regularly reviewing articles for journals including Elsevier Science publications, IWA Publications and Academic Journals. Organizing Sectary: International Seminar on Climate Change and Environmental Challenges of 21st Century, 7-9 December 2010. Student service: As Conveners of different committees for student services including Syllabus, Study tour, Seminar and World Environment Day in 2013, 2014 etc. Page 3 of 10 Community services Actively participates in various workshops and meetings organized by Government and NGOs organizations focused mainly on improving livelihoods of the community in the country. Attend Conference, Workshops and Invited Lectures Conference and Workshops attended: The mining and Material Processing Conference in Hokkaido (98), Kita Kyushu (98) and Kyoto (99), Japan; The 5th International Workshop on Rainwater Harvesting, Seoul (2005), Korea; Bangladesh Chemical Society Conference, Dhaka (2002, 2004, 2006), Sylhet (2005), Rajshahi (2003), Bangladesh; International Workshop on Rainwater Management, Beijing (2006), China; The World water Congress 2006, Beijing, China; Integrated Water Resource Management, Rajshahi (2007), Bangladesh; Korean Society for Water and Wastewater Conference 2005, Gwanju, Korea; Workshop on National Bio-safety Framework 2007, (organized by Ministry of Forest and Environment, Government of Bangladesh, Rajshahi, Bangladesh; The 3rd International RWHM Workshop on Rainwater Harvesting and Management for Climate Change Adaptation, Vienna, Austria; 2009 International Workshop on Arsenic and Humic Substances in Ground Water and their Health Effects, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan; Geological Society of America annual Meeting, Portland, 2009; Workshop on Research in support of food security and polices: Improving availability and access, March 21, 2010, (Organizer: Ministry of Food and Disaster Management, Govt of Bangladesh and FAO); International Seminar 2010 on Climate Change and Environmental Challenges of 21st Century, December 7-9, 2010, University of Rajshahi, Rajshahi, Bangladesh; International Conference on Integrated Water Management, 2-5 February, 2011, Murdoch University, Perth, Australia. Annual Conference of Bangladesh Academy for the Advancement of Science, Sept. 27-29, 2012.Water Resource Management using Space Technology, April 1-4, 2014, Morocco,. Invited Lectures: Special Seminar in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Dankok University; Korea, 2005, and Civil and Geo-system Engineering Department at Seoul National University, Korea, 2006; Civil and Environmental Engineering Department at Kumamoto University, Japan, 2008; and Department of Earth Science, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan, 2009; Key Note speaker at the workshop arranged by World Vision, an NGO, Sept. 2013. Website:http://www.ru.ac.bd/ies/index.htm Publications: Book sections: 1. Mostafa, M.G., Y.-H. Chen, J.-S.Jean, C.-C.Liu (2010). Adsorption of Arsenate on iron oxide coated perlite by batch experiment: Equilibrium and kinetics studies. Arsenic in Geosphere and Human Diseases, As 2010. Eds. J.-S. Jean, J. Bundschuh and P. Bhattacharya.CRC Press, Taylor & Francis group, London, ISBN 978-0-415-57898-1. 2. Mostafa, M.G., Y.-H. Chen, J.-S.Jean, C.-C.Liu (2010). Preparation and adsorption efficiency of arsenate on titanium oxide-coated perlite by batch experiment: Equilibrium and kinetics Page 4 of 10 studies. Arsenic in Geosphere and Human Diseases, As 2010. Eds. J.-S. Jean, J. Bundschuh and P. Bhattacharya.CRC Press, Taylor & Francis group, London, ISBN 978-0-415-57898-1. Journal publication 2015 1. Manjushree Chowdhury, M. G. Mostafa,Tapan Kumar Biswas, Abul Mandal and Ananda Kumar Saha (2015).Characterization of the Effluents