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Academic Chronology

Md. Ashraful Islam graduated in Civil Engineering from Ahsanullah University of Science and Technology in 2014. He obtained an M. Sc. in Water Resources Engineering from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology Sydney in 2020. Currently, he is pursuing his PhD under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Md. Ataur Rahman in Water Resources Engineering from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology.

Professional Track Record

He has more than 8 years of experience in water resources management projects and research activities at IWM covering physically based mathematical modelling for surface water, groundwater, groundwater salinity; collection of hydrological, water quality data; analysis of data; information gathering from filed relevant to drinking water sources in terms of quality and quantity; assessment of drinking water resources especially in coastal polders, research on flash flood predictions in north-east region of Bangladesh, etc.

Training/Membership/Workshop/Seminar/Publication etc.

• Organizational Behavior held at Institute of Water Modelling (IWM), trained by IWM.
• Remote Sensing held at Institute of Water Modelling (IWM), trained by Bangladesh Space Research and Remote Sensing Organization (SPARRSO).
• Advanced Modules with ArcGIS held at Institute of Water Modelling (IWM), trained by IWM.
• Basic ArcGIS held at Institute of Water Modelling (IWM), trained by IWM.
• Water Quality Using EcoLAB held at Institute of Water Modelling (IWM), trained by Danish Hydraulic Institute (DHI).
• MIKE 11: Hydrodynamic and Rainfall Runoff Module held at Institute of Water Modelling (IWM), trained by IWM.
• MIKE SHE & FEFLOW held at Institute of Water Modelling (IWM), trained by IWM.
• Water Quality Modelling held at Institute of Water Modelling (IWM), trained by IWM and Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET).
• Business Communication Skills held at Institute of Water Modelling (IWM), trained by British Council Bangladesh
• "Oceanography: Principles and Applications", Organized by National Oceanographic and Maritime Institute (NOAMI) held at Eastern Plaza, Hatirpool, Dhaka, trained by National Oceanographic and Maritime Institute (NOAMI)
• Fire Safety in Buildings held at Institute of Engineers, Bangladesh (IEB), trained by Engineering Staff College, Bangladesh.
• Introduction to Building Construction Regulations and Bangladesh National Building Code (BNBC) held at Institute of Engineers, Bangladesh (IEB), trained by Engineering Staff College, Bangladesh.

• Member of Institute of Engineers, Bangladesh (IEB) (MIEB, 40335)
• Life Member of Bangladesh Water Partnership (BWP) (BWP- I: 0071)

• Newaz, S.M.R., Islam, M.A. (2024). Understanding the Sedimentation Process of the Maeinee River for Developing a Future Drainage Plan Using Mathematical Model. In: Arthur, S., Saitoh, M., Hoque, A. (eds) Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Advances in Civil Engineering. ICACE 2022. Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, vol 368. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-3826-1_1
• Kafi, M.A.H., Islam, M. A., Rahman, S.M.M., Fuad, M.I.M., Zaman, S. (2023). Assessment of Sustainable Drinking Water Sources in the Selected Coastal Polders of Bangladesh, 9th International Conference on Water and Flood Management (ICWFM 2023), Dhaka, Bangladesh.
• Kafi, M.A.H., Islam, M. A. et. al. (2023). Research on Two-Stage Hydro-Meteorological Pre-Monsoon Flash Flood Forecast Over North-East Haor Regions of Bangladesh, 9th International Conference on Water and Flood Management (ICWFM 2023), Dhaka, Bangladesh.
• Newaz, S.M.R., Islam, M.A. (2022). Understanding the Sedimentation Process of The Maeinee River for Developing a Future Drainage Plan Using Mathematical Model, 6th International Conference on Advances in Civil Engineering (ICACE-2022), Chittagong University of Engineering and Technology (CUET), Chattogram, Bangladesh, pp. 1027-1034.
• Islam, M. A., Chowdhury, S., Kafi, M. A. H., Hossain, A. F. M. A. (2021). Overview of Hydro-geological and Groundwater Quality Parameters of North East and North Central Regions of Bangladesh, 3rd International Conference on Planning, Architecture and Civil Engineering (ICPACE 2021), Faculty of Civil Engineering, Rajshahi University of Engineering & Technology (RUET), Rajshahi, Bangladesh, pp. 144-149.
• Noor, F., Chowdhury, S., Islam, M. A., Kafi, M. A. H., Jahan, S. (2021). Effectiveness of River Training Works through Mathematical Modelling: A Case Study of Bank Erosion at Naria Upazila, 3rd International Conference on Planning, Architecture and Civil Engineering (ICPACE 2021), Faculty of Civil Engineering, Rajshahi University of Engineering & Technology (RUET), Rajshahi, Bangladesh, pp. 161-166.
• Islam, M.A., and Imran, A.H. (2019), "Identification of Potential Zones for Natural Groundwater Recharge in Dhaka City of Bangladesh", 2nd International Conference on Water and Environmental Engineering, pp. 122-128.
• Imran, A.H. and Islam, M.A. (2019), "Wetland Delineation of Dry Season Using Landsat-Derived NDVI Index: A Case Study in Kishoreganj District of Bangladesh", 2nd International Conference on Water and Environmental Engineering, pp. 116-121.
• Sen, B. and Islam, M.A. (2019), "Assessment of Suitability of GsMAP Satellite Estimated Precipitation Data in Estimating Runoff of Dharla River Basin", 2nd International Conference on Water and Environmental Engineering, pp. 129-134.
• Amin, M. A., Newaz, S. M. S., Hossain, A.F, M., Zahid, A., Alam, S., Ghosh, S. K., Hossain, M. M. Islam, M. A. (2018), "Assessment of Hydro-Geological Parameters and Groundwater Quality for South East and South West Regions of Bangladesh", Proceedings of 1st National Conference on Water Resources Engineering.

• Islam, M. A., Azam, M.T., Khan, M.M.H., Afrin, S. (2024). Water Quality Assessment of the Halda River Basin Using Qual2k, 7th International Conference on Civil Engineering for Sustainable Development (ICCESD 2024), KUET, Khulna, Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
• Afrin, S., Islam, M. A., Chowdhury, S. (2023). River Basin Analysis using Geospatial Technologies: A Case Study on Sangu River Basin, Technical Journal of River Research Institute, Volume-16, No 1, 2023.

Major Project Assignment

• Evaluation of Natural Biological Water Quality Enhancement at the Intersection of Intake Channel and Ponding Area for Goranchatbari Retention Pond (ongoing)
• Bat and Bird Survey for Wind Energy Development in Selected Locations of Bangladesh (ongoing)
• Assessment of Drinking Water Resources in the Selected Coastal Polders P-29 at Dumuria of Khulna and P-40/1 at Patharghata of Barguna in Bangladesh.
• Evaluation of drought indices and their applicability for the assessment of drought in Bangladesh.
• Research on two-stage hydro-meteorological pre-monsoon flash flood forecast over North- East haor regions of Bangladesh.
• Identification of Potential Fishing Zone (PFZ) in the Bay of Bengal.
• Assessment of effectiveness of bank protection works/ river training works suggested by BWDB through mathematical modelling of the Padma River at Naria of Shariatpur district to combat bank erosion.
• Determination of Hydro-geological Parameter for Different Regions of Bangladesh: Phase-III: North Central and North-East Region.
• Detailed Feasibility Study with ESIA for Restoration of Water Resources Around Baral River Basin.
• Determination of Hydro-geological parameters for SW and SE regions of Bangladesh, phase -2.
• Mohananda River Dredging, Rubber Dam Study.