Department of Environmental, Water Resources and Coastal Engineering (EWCE)

CONTACT INFORMATION

Room: 807, 8th Floor, General Mustafiz Tower, MIST.

Mirpur Cantonment, Dhaka-1216, Bangladesh.

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE [add only graduation and above]

• B.Sc. in Civil Engineering (4 Years)

Khulna University of Engineering and Technology (KUET), Date of Graduation: December 1998

• MSc in Civil Engineering (2 Years)

Gunma University, Japan, Date of Completion: March 2005

• D. Engg in Environmental Engineering

Ritsumeikan University, Japan, Date of Completion: March 2009

RESEARCH INTERESTS 

Research Domain: Water Quality analysis and treatment, Waste water analysis and treatment, Soil Contamination, Air Pollution etc.

1. "Assessing the Impact of Seasonal Groundwater Variability on the Performance of Arsenic Removal by Iron Amended Ceramic Filter" Sustainable Water Resources Management, Vol. 10 (2024).
2. Shafiquzzaman. M, Haider. H, Azam. M.S., Ahsan. A, Alresheedi. M, Saleem. S. S., Ghumman. A. R., Ahmed. A. K., “Influence of iron, phosphate, and silicate on arsenic removal from groundwater using a low-cost ceramic filter”, Water Environment Research, Vol. 95, no. 11 (2023).
3. Azam. M.S., Shafiquzzaman. M, Haider. H, “Arsenic Release Dynamics of Paddy Field Soil During Groundwater Irrigation and Natural Flooding”, Journal of Environmental Management, Vol. 353(2023).
4. Shafiquzzaman. M, Ashadullah. AKM, Haider. H, Md. M. Hasan, Azam. MS, Alresheedi. M, Al Saleem. S.S., Ghumman. AR, “Assessment of Biomass Production and Greywater Treatment Capability of Algal Based Membrane Bioreactor”, International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology, Vol. 19. (2022).
5. Ashadullah. AKM, Shafiquzzaman. M, Haider. H, Alresheedi. M, Azam. MS, Ghumman. AR, “Wastewater Treatment by Microalgal Membrane Bioreactor: Evaluating the Effect of Organic Loading Rate and Hydraulic Residence Time”, Journal of Environmental Management, Vol. 278, no. 1. (2021).
6. Md. M Hasan, Md. Shafiquzzaman, Jun Nakajima, A K Ahmed, Md. S Azam, "Application of a Low Cost Ceramic Filter to Membrane Bio-reactor for Greywater Treatment", Water Environment Research 87 (3), 233-241 (2015).    
7. Md. Shafiquzzaman, A K Ahmed, Md. Shafiul Azam, Abdur Razzak, Brahim Askri, Haydar Faez Hassan, B.N. Ravikumar, Testuji Okuda, "Identification and Characterization of Dissolved Organic Matter Sources in Kushiro River Impacted by a Wetland", Ecological Engineering, 70, 459–464 (2014).
8. Azam M.S., Shafiquzzaman M., and Nakjima, J., “Characterization of Arsenic Leaching in Paddy Field Soil”, Journal of Civil Engineering (IEB), Vol.40 (2), 139-147 (2012). 
9. Shafiquzzaman M., Azam M.S., Jun Nakajima, Quazi Hamidul Bari, “Investigation of Arsenic Removal Performance by a Simple Iron Removal Ceramic Filter in Rural Households of Bangladesh”, Desalination 265, 60-66 (2011).
10. Hasan Md. Mahmudul, Shafiquzzaman M., Azam M.S., Jun Nakajima, “Application of a Simple Ceramic Filter to Membrane Bioreactor”, Desalination 276, 272–277(2011). 
11. Azam M.S., Shafiquzzaman M., and Nakjima, J., “Effect of Calcium and Magnesium Addition on Arsenic Leaching from Paddy Field Soil of Bangladesh”, Journal of Water and Environment Technology, Vol.8 (4), 329-338 (2010).
12. Shafiquzzaman M., Azam M.S., Jun Nakajima, Quazi Hamidul Bari, “Arsenic Leaching Characteristics of the Sludges from Iron Based Removal Process”, Desalination 261, 41-45 (2010).
13. Azam M.S., Shafiquzzaman M., Mishima, I and Nakjima, J., “Arsenic Release from Contaminated Soil in Natural Field Conditions”, Journal of Scientific Research Vol.1 (2), 258-269 (2009).
14. Azam M.S., Shafiquzzaman M., Mishima, I and Nakjima, J., “Measurement of Soluble Arsenic in Soil of Bangladesh by Acid-alkali Sequential Extraction”, Journal of Scientific Research Vol.1 (1), 92-107 (2009).
15. Shafiquzzaman M., Azam M.S., Mishima, I and Nakjima, J., “Technical and Social Evaluation of Arsenic Mitigation Technology in Bangladesh”, Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition Vol. 27(5), 674-683 (2009).

Conference proceedings:

1.    Chowdhury, Shafquat., Nahin, Ibnat and Azam, M.S., A Spatiotemporal Evaluation of the Relationship Between Air Quality Index (AQI) and Urban Vegetation Cover (NDVI) In Dhaka City. 7th International Conference on Civil Engineering for Sustainable Development (ICCESD 2024), 7~9 February 2024, KUET, Khulna, Bangladesh. 
2.    Azam, M.S. and Shafiquzzaman, M. (Hiroshima Univ.), Characteristics of Potential Arsenic Leaching in paddy field soils. 4thInternational Congress: Arsenic in the Environment, Cairns Australia, July22-27, 2012.
3.    Azam, M.S., Shafiquzzaman, M. and Nakajima, J. (Ritsumeikan Univ.), Leaching characteristics of arsenic from paddy field soil of Bangladesh: role of calcium and magnesium. 3rd International Congress on Arsenic, Tainan, Taiwan, May 17-21, 2010.
4.    Hasan, M.M., Shafiquzzaman M., Azam, M.S., Nakajima, J.  (Ritsumeikan University), Development of a simple type ceramic membrane bioreactor for wastewater treatment in developing countries. 44th conference of Japan society of water environment, Fukuoka, Japan, March, 2010.
5.    Kakizuka, F., Shafiquzzaman, M.,Azam, M.S.,Nakajima, J., (Ritsumeikan Univ.) Mishima, I. (The Center for Environmental Science in Saitama.), “Arsenic removal from potable groundwater using household type arsenic removal filter” 44th conference of Japan society of water environment, Fukuoka, Japan, March, 2010.
6.    Azam, M.S.,Shafiquzzaman, M. and Nakajima, J. (Ritsumeikan Univ.) Mishima, I. (The Center for Environmental Science in Saitama.), “Arsenic Release from Highly Contaminated Paddy Soil of Bangladesh” 43rd conference of Japan society of water environment, Yamaguchi, Japan, March, 2009.
7.    Kakizuka, F., Shafiquzzaman, M.,Azam, M.S.,Nakajima, J., (Ritsumeikan Univ.) Mishima, I. (The Center for Environmental Science in Saitama.), “Arsenic removal from groundwater using iron oxidizing bacteria, metal iron and simply burned filter” 43rd conference of Japan society of water environment, Yamaguchi, Japan,  March, 2009.
8.    Azam, M.S.,Mishima, I., and Nakajima, J., Evaluation of Arsenic Mobilization by Acid-alkali Method 41st conference of Japan society of water environment, Nagoya, March, 2008.
9.    Shafiquzzaman, M., Azam, M.S., Mishima, I., and Nakajima, J., Arsenic Leaching Characteristics of Biologically Produced Sludge. ICWFM conference, Dhaka, March, 2009.
10.    Shafiquzzaman, M., Azam, M.S., Mishima, I., and Nakajima, J., Evaluation of Existing Arsenic removal Technologies in rural area of Bangladesh 42nd  conference of Japan society of water environment, Nagoya, March, 2008.
11.    Tomita, K., Yane, D., Shafiquzzaman, M., Azam, M.S., Mishima, I., and Nakajima, J., Arsenic removal for drinking underground water using iron bacteria. 40th conference of Japan society of water environment, Chiba, March, 2006.
12.    Azam, M.S.,F.Cai, K.Ugai, A.Wakai, University of Gunma and S.Kuraoka, Nippon Koei Co. Ltd. Finite Element Analyses of Horizontal Drains and its Homogenization Model. 42nd conference of Landslide Society, Japan, Toyama, August, 2003.
13.    Azam, M.S.,F.Cai, K.Ugai, A.Wakai, University of Gunma and S.Kuraoka, Nippon Koei Co. Ltd., Japan. Effects of Horizontal Drains on Slope Stability under High Upstream Ground Water Level by 3D FE-analysis. Proc. International Conference on Slope Engineering, pp.816-821(2003), Hong Kong.

 

Membership: Fellow of Institution of Engineers Bangladesh (FIEB/11043)
 

Project Experience:

1.    Worked as an Environmental Specialist of Feasibility Study, ESIA and RAP of Tangail Economic Zone, Bangladesh

2.    Worked as an Environmental Specialist of Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Study for Establishing Sonadia Eco-tourism Park in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh.

3.    Worked as an Environmental Specialist of Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) and Feasibility Study of Kumira to Hathazari Road Construction Project in Chattagram, Bangladesh.
 

SUBJECTS TAUGHT

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

• FACULTY MEMBER, Department of EWCE Military Institute of Science and Technology (MIST), Mirpur Cantonment, Dhaka-1216, Bangladesh.
  Duration: January, 2020 – Present.
• FACULTY MEMBER, Department of CE, Bangladesh Military Academy, Bhatiary, Chattogram, Bangladesh.

Duration: October, 2014- December 2019.

• FACULTY MEMBER, Department of CE, UITS, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Duration: May, 2013- October, 2014.

• FACULTY MEMBER, Department of CE, IUBAT, Uttara, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Duration: August, 2010- May, 2013.