Curriculum Vitae

 

Personal Profile

Name                                      : A.K.M. RASHIDUL ALAM

Date of Birth                 : 1st January, 1977

Present Position                     : Assistant Professor (From16/12/2005), Department of Environmental

   Sciences, Jaghangirnagar University, Dhaka- 1342, Bangladesh.

Previous Position                   : Lecturer (17/8/2002-15/12/2005), Department of Environmental

                                                              Sciences, Jaghangirnagar University, Dhaka- 1342, Bangladesh.

Contact Phone No.                : 880-2-7791045-51, Ext. 1370 (O), 1260 (R), 880-01711-489789 (Mobile).

Contact Fax  No.                   : 880-2-7791052

E-mail :                                  : akmrashidulalam@yahoo.com, rashidul@juniv.edu

Academic Career

 

Degree

Year

Group/Subject

Div./Class

Institution/Board

Remarks

S.S.C.

1991

Science

First

Dhaka

 

H.S.C.

1993

Science

First

Dhaka

 

B.Sc. (Hons.)

1996

Botany

First

Jahangirnagar University

Placed 2nd in merit

M.Sc.(Thesis)

1997

Botany (Thesis:

Wetland Ecology & Environment)

First

Jahangirnagar University

Placed 3rd  in merit

 

M.Sc. Thesis Title      “Studies on the Dynamics, Ecology and Environment in Relation with the                                                               Floristic Diversity of Some Freshwater Wetlands of Greater Dhaka District”.

 

Medium of Studies in B.Sc.(Hons.) & M.Sc.  English

 

Academic Award        1.  National Science and Technology (NST) Fellowship (General) from                                                        01-05-2000 to 31-08-2000 (Bangladesh).

 

                                             2. Best Speaker Award, Technical Session: Ecology, Environment and Forest, International Botanical Conference 2002, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Institutional Member

1.        General Member, Bangladesh Botanical Society.

2.        General Member, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.

3.        General Member, Bangladesh Society of Environmental Scientists.

 

Overseas Research Visit

Research visit in Central National Herbarium, Calcutta, India to identify some critical plant materials and to review of literature as a part of M.Sc. thesis work from 16-08-1999 to 24-08-1999.

 

Attended Conferences and Presentation of  Papers

1. The paper entitled “Seasonal changes of phytoplankton flora of some freshwater wetlands of greater Dhaka district, Bangladesh” was presented in the technical session of the Annual Bangladesh Botanical Conference- 2001, held on 12th January, 2002 at Rajshahi University, Bangladesh.

 

2. The paper entitled “An Evaluation of the Impacts of Uses of Medicinal Plants in Diabetic, Endocrinological and Metabolic Disorders on the Environment” was presented in the free paper session of the 2nd National Seminar on Antidiabetic Plant Materials-Separation Techniques and Biological Testing held on 10-11 February, 2002 at BCSIR Laboratories, Chittagong, Bangladesh.

 

3. The paper entitled “Conservation of medicinal plants” was presented in the National seminar on Development Strategies for Traditional Medicinal: Need of the Twenty First Century; held on 19-20 June, 2002 on Osmani Memorial Hall, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

 

4. The paper entitled “Hydrophytic diversity of some freshwater wetlands of greater Dhaka district and their role as resource base” was presented in the Second International Conference on Bangladesh Environment, 19-21 December, 2002, held on Osmani Memorial Hall & University of Dhaka, Bangladesh.

 

5. The paper entitled “Phytoplankton diversity of some freshwater wetlands of greater Dhaka district in relation to water chemistry” was presented in the International Botanical Conference, 12-14 January, 2002, held on University of Dhaka, Bangladesh.

6. “Heavy metals in soil of wetland ecosystem of greater Dhaka district” Annual Botanical Conference, December 29-30, 2003, Organized by Bangladesh Botanical Society.

 

 

Workshop/Conference Attended

1.        Conference on Wetlands: People, Land, Water and Fish, 13-14 July 2002, IDB Bhaban, Dhaka, Organized by Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock, Bangladesh and Bangladesh Wetland Network.

  1. Inception Workshop on Coastal and Wetland Biodiversity Management at Cox’s Bazar and Hakaluki Haor, Organized by Department of Environment, Ministry of Environment and Forest, Dhakla, 21 June, 2003.
  2. Regional Workshop on the use, maintenance and trouble-shooting of common laboratory equipments, Organized by NITUB, 6-10 March 2004, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
  3. Inception-cum-training workshop on integrated environmental assessment and SoE reporting for Dhaka city, 6-9 October, 2003, Dhaka, Jointly Organized by BCAS, Department of Environment and UNEP, PRC, AP.
  4. Workshop on Integration of pollution prevention tropics into the science and engineering curriculum, Organized under the linkage program between BUET and North Carolina A and T State University, USA, 26-27 April 2004, BUET, Dhaka.
  5. Workshop on “Environmental Protection and Pollution Prevention: Issues & Initiatives”, Directorate of Continuing Education (DCE), BUET, 13-15 May 2004.
  6. Workshop on air quality management, conducted by Department of Environment of Environment, Bangladesh and the Asian Development Bank in Dhaka, Bangladesh, 29 August-2 September 2004.
  7. Participated in National Workshop on ‘River Linking Project of India’ Thursday, 8 July 2004, IDB Bhaban Auditorium, Dhaka Organized by Bangladesh Peoples’ Initiatives Against River Linking Project (BPIRL).
  8. Participated in Training Program for establishing a network of Air Quality Management in the Subregional Countries, 9 August 2004, Organized by RETA, RAQM, Department of Environment, Bangladesh.
  9. Participated in Training Workshop on issues related to Implementation of Montreal Protocol in Bangladesh, 17th August 2004, Organized by Department of Environment, Bangladesh.
  10. Participated in Regional Workshop on “South Asian Consultation on River Linking Project”, 21-22 August, 2004, LGED Conference Room, Dhaka; Organized by Bangladesh Peoples, Initiates Against River Linking (BPIRL).
  11. Participated in Technical Training Programme on ‘Regional Air Quality Management in the South Asian Economic Cooperation Member Countries’ 29 August-2 September 2004. Sheraton Hotel, Dhaka. Organized by Regional Air Quality Management Project, Department of Environment, MoEF, Govt. of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh and Asian Development Bank.
  12. Participated in “Training Course on Urban Air Quality Management” 26-29 December 2004, Organized by CERM, BUET, sponsored by AQMP, DoE and the World Bank.
  13. Participated in ‘National Stakeholders’ Workshop on Air Quality Management” January 15, 2005 at the International Training Network (ITN) seminar room in the 4th floor of civil Engineering Building of BUET, Dhaka. Organized by AQMP, RETA 6159, Asian Development Bank.
  14. Training workshop on Climate change and Bangladesh , 11-13 July 2006, Dhaka, Bangladesh, Organized by Climate Change Cell, Department of Environment, Bangladesh.

 

 

 

 

Research Activities  and List of Publications

Fields of Research Interest:

1.        Aquatic Ecology

2.        Wetland Ecology & Biodiversity

3.        Biomonitoring of Aquatic Pollution

4.        Bioaccumulation of Heavy Metals

5.        Phytoremediation of pollutants

6.        Case Study on Ecological and Environmental Issues.

 

Completed Research Project

  1. “Phytodiversity and Physicochemical Characteristics of Soil and Water of Urban and Rural Freshwater    Wetlands of Narshingdi District” Funded by Jahangirnagar University Research Grant 2003-2004.
  2. “Load of Coliform Bacteria in Arsenic Contaminated Groundwater of Narshingdi District” Funded by Jahangirnagar University Research Grant 2004-2005.

3.  “Phytoplankton diversity of wetland of national monument area of Bangladesh in relation to water  

       quality” Funded by Jahangirnagar University Research Grant 2005-2006.

4.   “Treatment of wastewater with aquatic macrophytes: Trapa bispinosa Roxb. and Salvinia cucullata

         Roxb.” Funded by Jahangirnagar University Research Grant 2006-2007.

 

Research Supervisor: Following research studies as B. Sc. 4th Year (Hons.) project report have been completed under my supervision by undergraduate students:

 

  1. ‘Aquatic phytodiversity of Jahangirnagar University’
  2. ‘Biomonitoring of pollution of aquatic habitat of Savar’
  3. ‘Phytoplankton diversity in relation to water quality of Dhaka Export Processing Zone, Savar’
  4. ‘Monitoring of drinking water quality of Saidabad water treatment plant, Dhaka’
  5. ‘Assessment of wastewater quality of Sanofi-Aventis Pharmaceutical’
  6. ‘Phytoplankton diversity with relation to water quality of wetlands of Savar’

7.        ‘Biomonitoring of pharmaceutical waste water of industiral zone of Tongi, Gazipur’

8.        ‘Biomonitoring of dyeing and textile industrial pollution of Savar’

  1. ‘Treatment of wastewater with free floating aquatic macrophytes: Eichhornia crassipes and Pistia   

        stratiotes for removal of pollutants’

10.  ‘Phytoplankton diversity and physicochemical characteristics of water of wetlands of Savar and

      Dhanmondi, Dhaka.’  

  1. ‘A comparative study of phytoplankton diversity in relation to water quality of migratory birds visiting 

        and non-visiting wetlands of  Savar.’

  1. ‘Soils physicochemical characteristics and hydrophytic diversity of wetlands of Savar and Dhanmondi Thana.’
  2. ‘Physicochemical properties of soil and phytodiversity of Madhupur Sal forest ecosystem.’
  3. ‘Potable water quality of Jahangirnagar University Campus.’

 

Following research studies as M. Sc. thesis have been completed under my supervision:

 

1.        Seasonal fluctuation of phytoplankton diversity with relation to water quality and assessment of major physicochemical parameters of wetlands of Savar, Dhaka.

2.        Biodegradation of phenol and mono-chlorophenols utilizing locally isolated Pseudomonas and Aeromonas.

3.        Behavioral and histological analysis of stomach and liver of freshwater cat fish Pangus, Pangasius hypothalamus (Sauvage, 1878) that was exposed to textile effluents, Savar, Dhaka.

4.        Study of pectinase producing organism from different environmental sources.

5.        Treatment of wastewater with free floating aquatic macrophytes: Eichhornia crassipes Mart., Pistia strariotes L., Trapa bispinosa Roxb. and Salvinia cucullata Roxb.

 

 

 

 

 

List of Publications

 

(A.K.M. Rashidul Alam, Assistant Professor, Department of Environmental Sciences, Jahangirnagar University, Dhaka, Bangladesh)

 

1.        “Water quality of some freshwater wetlands of greater Dhaka district.” Bangladesh J. Life Sci.14 (1&2): 9-15, 2002(June and December).

2.        “Carbon content of humus in some freshwater wetland soil of Bangladesh”. Bangladesh J. of Bot. 32 (1): 5-9, 2003 (June).

3.        “Seasonal changes of phytoplankton flora of some freshwater wetlands of greater Dhaka district, Bangladesh.”Bangladesh Journal of Environmental Sci. Vol.1: 33-41, 2003(June).

4.        “Major physicochemical properties of soil of some freshwater wetlands of greater Dhaka district, Bangladesh.” Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bangladesh (Science). Vol.29.No.1, June 2003.

5.        “Hydrophytic diversity of some freshwater wetlands of greater Dhaka district and their role as resource base.” Proceedings. 413-425 pp. Second International Conference on Bangladesh Environment, 19-21 December, 2002, held on Osmani Memorial Hall & University of Dhaka, Bangladesh.

6.        “Appraisal of SAFI filter in removing biological contaminants in wastewater” Bangladesh Journal of Environmental Sci. Vol.1: 15-20, 2003 (June).

7.        “Analysis of some trace elements in the uncultivated soils of Savar by ICP-MS” Bangladesh Journal of Environmental Sci. Vol.1: 57-62, 2003 (June).

8.        “Phytoplankton seasonality of some freshwater wetlands of greater Dhaka District in relation to water chemistry” Jahangirnagar University Journal of Science, Vol.27: 241-249, 2004 (December).

9.        “Load of coliform bacteria in arsenic contaminated groundwater of Narshingdi District. Journal of          Environmental Science (Dhaka), Vol. 4: .2006 (June)”.

10.      “Effect of Vasantakusumakar Rasa - an ayurvedic antidiabetic drug on central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract” Hamdard Medicus, Vol. XLIX No. 3, 62-67, July-September, 2006.

11.     “Physicochemical Characteristics of Urban and Rural Wetlands Water of Narshingdi District” Jahangirnagar  

         University Journal of Science, Vol.29: 85-94, 2006 (December).

12.     “Chemical Characteristics of Soil of Urban and Rural Wetlands Water of Narshingdi District” Journal of  

        Environmental Science (Dhaka), Vol. 5: 1-7.2007 (June).

 

 

 

Courses Taken:

Env. 130 Fundamental of Biological Sciences                                   (1 Unit, 100 Marks)

Env. 131 Laboratory and Field Work on Biology for Environmental Sciences (½ Unit, 50 Marks)

Env. 220 Environmental Biology (1 unit = 100 marks)

Env. 231 Laboratory and Field Work on Environmental Biology (1/2 Unit, 50 Marks)

Env. 345 Ecology and Biodiversity (1/2 unit = 50 marks)

Env. 365   Environmental Microbiology (½ unit = 50 marks)

Env. 331 Field and Laboratory Work on Ecology and Environmental Microbiology                                                              

                                                                                                  (1/2 Unit = 50 Marks)

Env. 450 Nature Conservation (1 Unit = 100 Marks)

Env. 460 Biological Pollution and Mitigation (1 Unit =100 Marks)

Env. 514 Biomonitoring of pollution (1/2 UNIT = 50 Marks)