CURRICULUM VITAE

Dr. Shafi Mohammad Tareq

Associate Professor

Department of Environmental Sciences

Jahangirnagar University, Dhaka 1342

                                                          BANGLADESH

Education

Employment

Selected Publications (Full list of publications in appendix 1)

1.      Tareq, S. M., Handa, N. and Tanoue, E. (2006) A lignin phenol proxy record of mid Holocene paleovegetation changes at Lake DaBuSu, northeast China. Journal of Geochemical Exploration, 88(1-3): 445-449.

2.      Tareq, S. M., Tanoue, E., Tsuji, H., Tanaka, N. and Ohta, K., (2005) Hydrocarbon and elemental carbon signatures in a tropical wetland: Biogeochemical evidence of forest fire and vegetation changes. Chemosphere, 59(11): 1655-1665.

3.      Tareq, S. M., Tanaka, N. and Ohta, K. (2004) Biomarker signature in tropical peat: Lignin phenol vegetation index (LPVI) and its implication for reconstructing paleoenvironment. Science of the Total Environment, 324: 91-103.

4.      Tareq, S. M., Safiullah, S., Anawar, H. M., Rahman, M. M., and Ishizuka, T. (2003) Arsenic pollution in groundwater: a self organizing complex geochemical process in the deltaic sedimentary environment, Bangladesh, Science of the Total Environment, 313 (1-3): 213-226.

5.      Anawar, H. M., Akai, J., Khan, M. G. M., Safiullah, S. and Tareq, S. M. (2002) Arsenic poisoning in groundwater: Health risk and geochemical sources in Bangladesh. Environmental International, 27(7):597-604.

Field of Interest

• Paleoenvironment and climate changes
• Environmental pollution and public health
• Environmental monitoring and management

Key works

·        Environmental impact assessments (EIA) of cluster industries (textile and dying) on fresh water ecosystem

• Variability of East Asian monsoon and it impact on vegetation and agriculture of China
• Tropical (Indonesia) forest fire, vegetation changes and its relation to global climate changes
• Environmental impact of artificial shrimp culture on southwest costal zone of Bangladesh
• Drinking water quality of Jahangirnagar University campus
• Health risk and geochemical sources of arsenic in groundwater of Bangladesh and Nepal

Award/ Fellowship/ Biography listed

• Biography listed in the International Biography Center (IBC), Cambridge, England (Edition, 2007).
• Biography listed in the Whos Who in the World (23ard Edition, 2006; Published from USA).
• Hori information science promotion foundation award, Aichi, Japan (April 2005)
• International hydrological program (IHP) Ph. D. fellowship under the recommendation of IHP-UNESCO. 2003-2006.

·        Japanese ministry of education, culture, sports, science and technology (Monbukagakusho) scholarship, 2001-2003.

Professional Training/Workshop Attended

·        Training workshop on Integrated Water resources Management (IWRM) with training on scientific methodology, development of grant application for IFS organized by Bangladesh Center for Advanced Studies (BCAS) and IFS, October, 2007.

·        Training workshop on climate risks, management and adaptation in Bangladesh organized by climate change cell, department of environment, Bangladesh, March, 2007.

·        14^th International hydrological (IHP) training program on hydrology of Asia organized by Humid Tropical Center (HTC) and UNESCO, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, October, 2004.

·        12^th International hydrological (IHP) training program on precipitation and water resources organized by Nagoya University, Kyoto University and UNESCO, February, 2003 

·        Professional development course on environmental issues and regulatory measures in Bangladesh, Centre for Environmental and Resource Management (CERM), BUET, Dhaka, Bangladesh, May, 2001.

·        Workshop on global information exchange mechanism on arsenic, Environmental Health Program, International Center for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh, (ICDDR,B) December, 1999.

·        International workshop on environmental biogeochemistry organized by school of Environmental Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India, Hamburg University, Germany, and SCOPE, December, 1998.

Member of Professional/Social Organizations

• Editorial board member, Bangladesh Journal of Environmental Research
• Bangladesh Chemical Society (Life Member, LM-694)
• International Association of Hydrological Sciences (IAHS, 7489)
• Japanese Universities Alumni Association in Bangladesh (JUAAB, Life Member)
• Alumni Association of Chemistry department, Jahangirnagar University (LM-316)
• Association of Japanese Organic Geochemists
• Bangladesh Environmental Sciences Society (BESS),
• Bangladesh National Cadet Core

Personal Information

• Name                  :        Shafi Mohammad Tareq
• Father’s Name    :        Md. Abdur Razzak Fakir
• Mother’s Name   : Momotaj Begum
• Date of Birth        :        December 31, 1974
• Nationality           :        Bangladeshi

·        Sex                     :        Male

Appendix1

Full list of publications of Dr. Shafi Mohammad Tareq

Original peer reviewed papers

1.      Tareq, S. M., Kitagawa, H. and Tanoue, E. (2008) Lignin molecular record of plaeovegetation and Asian monsoon variability from Lake Erhai deposits in Southwest China. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology (In preparation), Elsevier Science

2.      Tareq, S. M., Tanaka, N., Ohta, K. and Tanoue, E. (2008) The molecular distribution of combined monosaccharides in a tropical wetland: Biogeochemical signatures of environmental changes. Geoderma, (In preparation), Elsevier Science.

3.      Tareq, S. M. and Tanoue, E. (2008) Isotope and Molecular Biogeochemistry: A Promising tool to Study Vegetation and Climate Change, Bangladesh Journal of Environmental Research, (submitted)

4.      Rahman, S. H., Neelormi, S. and Tareq, S. M. (2008) Environmental Impact Assessments of Textile and Dyeing Industries on Ecosystem of Karnopara Canal at Savar, Bangladesh, Jahangirnagar University Journal of Sciences (revised)

5.      Ahmed, T., Tareq, S. M. (2008) Textile industries in Bangladesh: A rising environmental degradation down the drains, Bangladesh Textile Today, 1: 16-22.

6. Kitagawa, H., Tareq, S. M., Matsuzaki, H., Inoue, N, Tanoue, E. and Yasuda, Y. (2007) Radiocarbon concentration of lake sediment cellulose from Lake Erhai in southwest China. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms, 259:526-529, Elsevier Science.
7. Tareq, S. M., Tanaka, N. and Ohta, K. (2007) Isotopes and lignin signature in tropical peat core: An approach to reconstruct past vegetation and climate changes. TROPICS, 16(2):131-140

8.      Tareq, S. M., Handa, N. and Tanoue, E. (2006) A lignin phenol proxy record of mid Holocene paleovegetation changes at Lake DaBuSu, northeast China. Journal of Geochemical Exploration, 88(1-3): 445-449, Elsevier Science.

9.      Safiullah, S., Sabur, M. A., Rahman, M. M., Haque, E. and Tareq, S. M. (2006) Duck feather: A source of digestible protein, Journal of Environmental Science, 4: 1-5.

10.  Tareq, S. M., Tanoue, E., Tsuji, H., Tanaka, N. and Ohta, K., (2005) Hydrocarbon and elemental carbon signatures in a tropical wetland: Biogeochemical evidence of forest fire and vegetation changes. Chemosphere, 59(11): 1655-1665, Elsevier Science.

11. Uddin, M. K., Tareq, S. M., Ahamed, J. U. and Ichikawa, K. (2004) Design and synthesis of enzyme mimic histidine-containing heptapeptide zinc complex. Journal of Bangladesh Chemical Society, 17(1): 1-7.

12.  Tareq, S. M., Tanaka, N. and Ohta, K. (2004) Biomarker signature in tropical peat: Lignin phenol vegetation index (LPVI) and its implication for reconstructing paleoenvironment. Science of the Total Environment, 324: 91-103, Elsevier Science.

13.  Safiullah, S., Tareq, S. M., Rahman, M. M., Kabir, A., Uddin, M. K., Rahman, S. H, Hossain, A. and Ishizuka, T. (2004) Design and installation of arsenic removing shallow tubewell in the Meghna basin of Bangladesh, Bangladesh Journal of Environmental Science, Dhaka, 2:1-7.

14.  Safiullah, S., Rahman, M. M., Tareq, S. M., Rahman, S. H., Sultana, M. S. and Howlader, B. K. (2003) Comparative studies on the total arsenic content and other related chemical species in the groundwater of Ganges and Meghna basin, Bangladesh. Bangladesh Journal of Environmental Science, 1:43-48.

15. Safiullah, S., Rahman, M. M., Tareq, S. M., Haque, M. M., Hasan, K., Rahman, M. and Howlader, B. K. (2003) Removal of Arsenic by composites of TiO₂ and FeOOH. Bangladesh Journal of Environmental Science, 1:1-4.

16.  Tareq, S. M., Safiullah, S., Anawar, H. M., Rahman, M. M., and Ishizuka, T. (2003) Arsenic pollution in groundwater: a self organizing complex geochemical process in the deltaic sedimentary environment, Bangladesh, Science of the Total Environment, 313 (1-3): 213-226., Selected for Virtual Journal of Environmental Sustainability (Vol 1, Issues 4, October, 2003), Elsevier Science.

17.  Tareq, S. M. and Rahman, S. H. (2002) Potable water quality of Jahangirnagar University campus, Savar, Bangladesh, Jahangirnagar University Journal of Sciences, 25:147-152.

18. Tareq, S. M. and Rahman, M. M. (2002) Effects of some chemical toxicants on human body, Jahangirnagar University Chemical Review, 8:51-59.

19.  Anawar, H. M., Akai, J., Khan, M. G. M., Safiullah, S. and Tareq, S. M. (2002) Arsenic poisoning in groundwater: Health risk and geochemical sources in Bangladesh. Environmental International, 27(7):597-604, Elsevier Science.

20. Uddin, M. K. and Tareq, S. M. (2001) Design and synthesis of histidine-rich heptapeptide (L-His-L-His-L-His-L-Tyr-L-His-L-His-L-His), Jahangirnagar University Journal of Sciences, 24:65-75.

21.  Safiullah, S., Tareq, S. M., Alam, F. R. and Rahman, S. H. (2001) Speciation and spatial distribution of arsenic in groundwater in Meghna basin (Sonargaon), Bangladesh. Journal of Bangladesh Academy of Sciences, 25(2):165-169.

22.  Tareq, S. M. and Rahman, M. M. (2001) Biogeochemical mobilization of arsenic in groundwater and its detrimental health affect on the inhabitants of the Ganges basin, Jahangirnagar University Chemical Review, 7:57-63.

23.  Safiullah, S, Kabir, A., Tareq, S. M. and Khan, M. M. K. (1999) Removal of arsenic by composite porous materials based on Fe₂O₃-MnO₂-laterite soils, Journal of Bangladesh Chemical Society, 12(2):185-192.

24.  Safiullah, S, Khanal, D. P., Tareq, S. M. and Khan, M. M. K. (1999). Arsenic mobilization in groundwater: Analysis and leaching experiments on aquifer soils of Bangladesh and Nepal, In Biogeochemistry of Rivers in Tropical South and Southeast Asia (V. Ittekot, V. Subramanian, S. Annadurai Edition), Hamburg University, Germany. UNEP/SCOPE Sonderband-Helf-82:25-130.

25.  Safiullah, S, Khanal, D. P., Tareq, S. M. and Khan, M. M. K (1998). Analysis and leaching experiments on selected aquifer soils of Bangladesh flood plains & Nepalese terai for understanding the arsenic mobilization in groundwater, Recent trends in Environmental Biogeochemistry, The ENVIS center, JNU, New Delhi, India., 175-180.

Conference abstracts/papers

1. Tareq, S. M., Kitagawa, H. and Tanoue, E., Isotope and Lignin Signature in Lake Erahi (Southwest China): Evidence for Paleovegetation Changes and Asian Monsoon Variability during 18.5 ky BP. 16^th Annual V.M. Goldschmidt Conference, Melbourne, Australia, August, 2006. In Geochimica et Cosmochica Acta 70(18):638, Elsevier Science.
2. Tareq, S. M. and Tanoue, E., Lignin Molecular Stratigraphic Record of Paleovegetation from Lake Erhai Deposits in Southwest China. 24^th Symposium of Japanese Association of Organic Geochemists, Matsumoto, Japan, August, 2006.
3. Tareq, S. M., Handa, N. and Tanoue, E., A lignin phenol proxy record of mid Holocene paleovegetation changes at Lake DaBuSu, northeast China. Seventh International Symposium on the Geochemistry of the Earth's Surface (GES-7), Aix-en-Provence, France, August 23-27, 2005.
4. Tareq, S. M. and Tanoue, E., Flux and degradation rates of carbohydrates and lignin in a tropical wetland, West Java, Indonesia: a comparative study. 23^rd Symposium of Japanese Association of Organic Geochemists, Kochi, Japan, July, 2005.

5.      Tareq, S. M., Handa, N. and Tanoue, E., Lignin signature in a continental salt lake: climate variability and paleovegetation changes at northeast China. The first joint meeting of the Environmental changes in the northeastern Asia, Jilin University, Changchun, China, January, 2005.

6.      Tareq, S. M., Climate variability and paleohydrological changes during Holocene, Hydrology of Asia, Humid Tropical Center (HTC), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, October, 2004.

7.      Tareq, S. M., Tanaka, N. and Ohta, K., Lignin phenol vegetation index (LPVI): A new index to study paleoenvironment. The 39^th international union of pure and applied chemistry (IUPAC) congress and the 86^th conference of the Canadian society for chemistry. Ottawa, Canada, August 10 - 15, 2003.

8.      Tareq, S. M., Tanaka, N. and Ohta, K., Biogeochemical evidence of vegetation changes in the tropical wetland during mid-late Holocene. 12^th General assembly of the International Union of Geodesy Geophysics (IUGG), Sapporo, Japan, June30- July11, 2003.

9.      Tareq, S. M., Tanaka, N. and Ohta, K., Isotopes and lignin signature in tropical peat core: An approach to reconstruct past vegetation and climate changes. International symposium on land management and biodiversity in Southeast Asia, Bali, Indonesia, September, 2002.

10.  Safiullah, S., Tareq, S. M. and Rahman, M. M. Development of Silver and Gold based Low cost Field Kit for the Determination of Arsenic in Ground Water, 23^rd conference of Bangladesh Chemical society, Dhaka, January, 2001.

11.  Safiullah, S., Tareq, S. M. and Kabir, A., Development of an Arsenic Removal Hand Tubewell with SAFI Materials Based on Porous composites of Fe, Mn and Al Oxides and Hydroxides. 23^rd conference of Bangladesh Chemical society, Dhaka, January, 2001.

12.  Safiullah, S. and Tareq, S. M., Removal of Arsenic by Composite Porous and Mesoporous Materials Based On Oxides and Hydroxides of Fe, Mn and Al. International Conference on Bangladesh Environment, BUET, Dhaka, December, 2000.

13.  Safiullah, S., Tareq, S. M. and Rahman, M. M., Determination of Arsenic and related chemical species in the Ground Water of Bangladesh: An Inter Basin Comparison. 22^nd conference of Bangladesh Chemical society, Dhaka, January, 2000.

14.  Safiullah, S., Tareq, S. M., Khanal, D. P. and Khan, M. M. K., Analysis and leaching Experiments on selected Aquifer Soils of Bangladesh Flood Plains & Nepalese Terai for Understanding the Arsenic Mobilization in Ground Water. International Conference of Environmental Biogeochemistry, New Delhi, December 13-18, 1998.

Invited Lecture

1.      Tareq, S. M., Arsenic poisoning in groundwater of Asian countries: A critical public health problem, School of Environmental Sciences, The University of Shiga Prefecture, Japan, December, 2007

2.      Tareq, S. M., Lignin biomarker signatures in lacustrine deposits: A novel proxy for paleovegetation and climate, School of Environmental Sciences, The University of Shiga Prefecture, Japan, December, 2007

Dissertations

1.      Tareq, S. M., Advanced Application of Lignin Biomarker and Isotope Signatures in Lacustrine Deposits to the Reconstruction of Paleovegetation. D.Sc. dissertation, Graduate School of Environmental Studies, Nagoya University, Japan (Supervisor: Professor Eiichiro Tanoue), pp 258, 2006

2.      Tareq, S. M., Biogeochemical Signatures of Vegetation Changes and its Controlling Factors in Tropical Area during Mid-late Holocene. M.E.S. dissertation, Graduate School of Environmental Studies, Nagoya University, Japan, (Supervisor: Professor Keiichi Ohta), pp, 135, 2003

3.      Tareq, S. M., Geochemical Mapping of Groundwater Arsenic in the Ganges and Meghna Basins & Analysis and Leaching Experiments on the Aquifer as well as Surface Soils of Bangladesh Flood Plains and Nepalese Terai for Understanding Arsenic Mobilization in Groundwater. M.Sc. dissertation, Department of Chemistry, Jahangirnagar University, Bangladesh, (Supervisor: Professor Syed Safiullah), pp 147, 1995

Last update 31 January, 2008