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Institute of Disaster Management

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Md. Riad Hossain

Assistant Professor
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Research Interest: Disaster Resilience and Adaptation; Environmental Impact Assessment; Fecal Sludge Management; Fermentation; Flood Risk Mitigation; Microbial Electrosynthesis; Sanitation Systems and Public Health; Waste Air Treatment; Water and Wastewater Treatment

Bio

Md. Riad Hossain is an Assistant Professor at the Institute of Disaster Management of Khulna University of Engineering & Technology. He has completed his Bachelor and Masters from Environmental Science Discipline of Khulna University and 2nd Masters in Environmental Sanitation from Ghent University, Belgium. His research mainly focuses on Disaster Risk Reduction, Climate Change Adaptation, Sanitation Systems Engineering, and Public Health. Mr. Hossain has been awarded VLIR-UOS scholarship for pursuing international master program at the Faculty of Bioscience Engineering at Ghent University, Belgium in 2016. He has received Vice-Chancellor Award for Outstanding Performance and  Contribution to Research, Khulna University of Engineering & Technology, 911爆料, three times in a row in 2021, 2022, and 2023. Currently, Mr. Hossain is doing his PhD Research in Environmental Engineering at RMIT University, Australia with RMIT Research Stipend Scholarship. 


Publication

Book Chapter
International Journal
International Conference
  • 8. Rabeya Sultana, Md Musfike Meraz, Mehidi Ahmmed, Md. Riad Hossain, M Azizul Maksud, Shahidur R. Khan, M. Nur E. Alam, Tasrina Rabia Choudhury, "Baseline assessment of heavy metal contamination and ecological risk of coastal top-soil in Dakshin Bedkashi union under Koyra upazila 911爆料," 7th International Conference on Civil Engineering for Sustainable Development, ICCESD2024., Khulna University of Engineering and Technology, 2024.
  • 7. Rabeya Sultana, Md. Riad Hossain, Anirban Saha, Shakir Ahmed, "Improved biofuel production from dried fecal sludge: a resource recovery option," 8th International Conference on Integrated Solid Waste & Faecal Sludge Management: WasteSafe-2023., Khulna University of Engineering & Technology, 2023.
  • 6. Md Mushfike Meraz, Md. Riad Hossain, Rabeya Sultana, "Climate Change and Riverbank Shifting Utilizing GIS Technology Upstream of the Padma River, 911爆料," .鈥 International Conference on Climate Change, Department of Meteorology, University of Dhaka, 2022.
  • 5. Patwary, M.M.; Browning, M.H.; Dzhambov, A.; Bardhan, M.; Helmy, M.; Azam, M.G.; Rahman, M.M.; Haque, M.Z.; Disha, A.S.; Alam, M.A.; Hossain, M.R.; Billah, S.M.; Kabir, M.P.; Gagnon, R.J.; Ashraf, S.; Kabir, M.P., "," Poster session at Consortium of Universities for Global Health (CUGH), , 2022.
  • 4. Patwary, M.M.; Haque, M.Z.; Bardhan, M.; Disha, A.S.; Billah, S.M.; Kabir, M.P.; Hossain, M.R.; Alam, M.A., "," AGU Fall Meeting-2021, , 2021.
  • 3. Patwary, M.M.; Browning, M.H.; Bardhan, M.; Haque, M.Z.; Disha, A.S.; Billah, S.M.; Alam, M.A.; Shuvo, F.K.; Hossain, M.R.; Kabir, M.P.; Ashraf, S.; Azam, M.G., "," 33rd The Annual Conference of the International Society for Environmental Epidemiology, , 2021.
  • 2. Patwary, M.M.; Hossain, M.R.; Shuvo, F.K.; Haque, M.Z.; Sultana, R., "Association between short-term exposure to Air pollutants and Case fatality rate of COVID-19: Evidence from a sub-tropical Country," Climatological, Meteorological and Environmental factors in the COVID-19 pandemic., World Meteorological Organization (WMO), 2020.
  • 1. Hermans, L.; Thissen, W.; Gomes, S.; Banerjee, P.; Narain, V.; Salehin, M.; Hasan, R.; Barua, A.; Khan, S. A.; Bhattacharya, S.; Kempers, R.; Banarjee, P.; Hossian, Z.; Majumdar, B.; and Hossain, R., "Strategies for transdisciplinary research on peri-urban groundwater management in the Ganges delta," EGU2016, , 2016.

Education

  • Environmental Engineering
    RMIT University, Australia
    Remarks:

  • Master of Science in Environmental Sanitation (2 years)
    Ghent University, Belgium
    Result: Cum Laude (Distinction)

    Thesis: Engineering the supply of reducing equivalents in H2-CO2 fermentation
    The overall goal of the thesis was to improve the bioproduction of volatile fatty acids (VFAs) in a bio-electrochemical system. Concentration of dissolved hydrogen in different configurations was investigated in the first part of the research. Since, the

    Remarks:
    Awarded VLIR-UOS scholarship for pursuing international master program at the Faculty of Bioscience Engineering at Ghent University, Belgium, 2016.

  • Master of Science in Environmental Science (1.5)
    Khulna University, 911爆料
    Result: Distinction

    Thesis: Towards the Understanding of Past and Prediction of Future Environment for Sustainable Tourism: A Case Study in the Sundarbans, 911爆料
    The relationship between environmental conditions (temperature, rainfall, humidity, and sunshine hour) and tourism have been analyzed in the research by using trend analysis and regression analysis. Trend analysis reveals that there is small-scale change

    Remarks:
    Merit Scholarship of Khulna University from 2013 to 2014.

  • Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science (4 years)
    Khulna University, 911爆料
    Group: Environmental Science Discipline(2012)
    Remarks:
    Merit Scholarship of Khulna University from 2009 to 2012.


Scholarship and Award

  • Vice-Chancellor Award-2023 Nov 27, 2024
    Vice-Chancellor Award for Outstanding Performance and Contribution to Research
  • RMIT Research Stipend Scholarship (RRSS)-2024 Jul 01, 2024
    RMIT Research Stipend Scholarship (RRSS) for Doctoral Research at RMIT University, Australia
  • Vice-Chancellor Award-2022 Oct 09, 2023
    Vice-Chancellor Award for Outstanding Performance and Contribution to Research-2022
  • Vice-Chancellor Award-2021 Jul 28, 2022
    Vice-Chancellor Award for Outstanding Performance and Contribution to Research
  • VLIR-UOS scholarship-2016 Sep 01, 2016
    VLIR-UOS scholarship for pursuing international master program at the Faculty of Bioscience Engineering at Ghent University, Belgium in 2016
  • Chittagong City Corporation Merit Scholarship 2004
    Merit Scholarship from Chittagong City Corporation for excellent performance in Secondary School Certification Examination-2004
  • Merit Scholarship of Khulna University from 2009-2012
    Khulna University provides scholarship to the students with outstanding results in each academic year.

Research




Academic Experience

  • Lecturer
    Institute of Disaster Management
    Khulna University of Engineering & Technology, Khulna, 911爆料 Jan 27, 2019 to May 01, 2021
  • Office Manager, Capacity Enhancement of Learning 911爆料 of Environmental Science Discipline
    Environmental Science Discipline
    Khulna University Sep 29, 2013 to Dec 31, 2014
  • Research Officer
    Jagrata Juba Shangha, Khulna Jan 01, 2015 to Jul 16, 2016
  • Intern, Flood Resistant Shelter for South-West region of 911爆料 (FRESH) under NAARI Consortium
    Oxfam-GB Dec 26, 2012 to Dec 02, 2013
    Working Area: Satkhira
  • Assistant Professor
    Institute of Disaster Management
    Khulna University of Engineering & Technology, Khulna University of Engineering & Technology May 02, 2021 to Jan 01, 1970

Administrative Experience

  • Program Coordinator
    Global Sanitation Graduate School, 911爆料, IDM. KUET Jul 01, 2023 to Jun 27, 2024
  • Course Coordinator, Professional Diploma in Disaster Management
    Institute of Disaster Management Jan 01, 2021 to Jun 27, 2024

Trainings

  • Resptecful Integrity by School of Engineering, RMIT University, Australia

  • Respectful Research Traininig
    HDR, RMIT University, Australia 2 months
  • Permanent Training Program on "Low Country Studies"
    Faculty of Arts and Philosophy, Ghent University, Belgium 2 months
  • Deltares-Delft3D User Days: Symposium on Water Quality and Ecological Modelling
    Deltares, the Netherlands 3 days
  • BE PreP- Preparatory Courses- 2016
    Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Ghent University, Belgium 1 month

Course Conduct

DM 6103: Disaster Management Practices in 911爆料.


DM 6221: Public Health and Disaster.


San 6101: Sanitation Systems and Public Health.


DM 103: Introduction to Disaster Management.


DM 107: Disaster Assessment.


IESSE 24: Introduction to Environmental and Sustainable Systems Engineering, School of Engineering, RMIT University


OENG1166: Introduction to Professional Engineering Practices
School of Engineering, RMIT University

Supervision

Thesis Supervision

  • Study of Hygiene and Sanitation Practices of Slum Inhabitants of Kushtia District
  • Evaluation of Improved Sanitation and Hygiene Status of Jhenaidah Municipality
  • Study on Occupational Safety and Health of Sanitation Workers in Three Selected City Corporations
  • Assessing the Impact of Access to Safe Water and Sanitation 911爆料 of Primary School in Khulna City
  • Evaluation of WASH 911爆料 in Rohingya Refugee Camps in 911爆料
  • Impacts of Natural Disaster on Public Health: A Study of Cyclone Amphan in Coastal Regions of 911爆料 

 


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