BIO OF MS. Samin Azhan Chowdhury
Samin Azhan Chowdhury is a Research Associate (Civil and Environmental Engineering) at the Centre for Climate Change and Environmental Research (C3ER), BRAC University. She believes the appropriate and balanced use of nature enables us to get the most from it. As a result, she has chosen to work in the field of climate change and environmental research. She has completed her graduation in Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE) and is pursuing her post-graduation in IHE-Delft based Sanitation, both from Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST), Sylhet. She has worked on several environmental research-based projects as a Research Assistant at University Research Centre, SUST. She is proficient in various hydrodynamic modelling software, data analysis and interpretation. Samin has four journal papers, two published and two under review, and four conference papers on wastewater treatment using bioremediation methods, renewable energy from tannery solid waste and wastewater-based epidemiology. She has received University Scholarship during her graduation and a scholarship from Bill and Melinda Gates foundation (BMGF) during her post-graduation studies.
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Area Of Interest
- Safe Water Quality
- Industrial And Municipal Wastewater Treatment
- Anaerobic Digestion for Production of Renewable Energy
- Wastewater-Based Epidemiology
- Bioremediation Techniques
- Environmental/Hydrological Fate and Transport
Publications
JOURNAL ARTICLES
- M.I. Kabir, S.A. Chowdhury, B.K. Banik, M.A. Hoque and A.A. Marzan; Biosorption of pollutants from chemically derived wastewater using Microcoleus sp. – published on May 1st, 2023 in AQUA - Water Infrastructure, Ecosystems and Society, IWA Publishing.
- S.A. Chowdhury, M. Khandakar, B.K. Banik, M.A. Hoque and M.I. Kabir; Biosorption of Heavy Metals from Industrial Wastewater using Local Blue-Green Microalgae – published on October 25th, 2021 in Volume 3 Issue 1, Civil Engineering, Environment and Architecture of Journal of Engineering Research, Innovation and Education, SUST.
Conference Publication
- S.A. Chowdhury and B.K. Banik; Comparison of optimisation methods for the detection of coronavirus in wastewater networks – published in the 9th International Conference on Water and Flood Management, IWFM, BUET (2023).
- S.A. Chowdhury, B.K. Banik, C. Di Cristo, G.D. Guidice and A. Vacca; Optimisation of sensor location in sewer systems to detect new cases of coronavirus – published in the 7th International Conference on Engineering Research, Innovation and Education, SUST (2023).
- S.A. Chowdhury, S. Saha and M.I. Kabir; Biosorption of pollutants from chemically derived industrial and municipal wastewater using Microcoleus sp. – published in the 6th International Conference on Advances in Civil Engineering, CUET (2022).
- .A. Chowdhury, M. Khandakar, B.K. Banik, M.A. Hoque and M.I. Kabir; Biosorption of heavy metals from industrial wastewater using local blue-green microalgae – published at the 6th International Conference on Engineering Research, Innovation and Education, SUST (2021).
Projects Involvement
Project List
- Roadmap to MCPP
- Climate Resilient Sustainable Coastal Forestry in Bangladesh
Awards/Achievements
- Best paper award in Civil Engineering, Environment and Architecture at the 7th International Conference on Engineering, Research, Innovation and Education, SUST (2023).
- Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) scholarship for M.Sc. in IHE-Delft based Sanitation (2020).
- University scholarship, SUST (2015, 2016, 2017).
- Semi-finalist in Spelling Bee organised by The Daily Star (2012).
- Government scholarship in Junior School Certificate Examination (2010).