RESEARCH INTEREST

• Soil Health Management

• Vegetation Management

• Sedimentation/Erosion Control

• Organic Amendments Application

• Stormwater Management

• GIS & Data Analytics Application in Soil Science and Agriculture

Ph.D. RESEARCHER

Department of Crop and Soil Sciences

North Carolina State University

Raleigh, NC 27695, USA

Dissertation: "Soil Improvement and Protection with Compost Amendment Application and Mixed Vegetation Establishment in Post-Construction Landscapes"

Advisor(s): Dr. Rich McLaughlin (Erosion Control & Water Quality Lab) & Dr. Joshua Heitman (Environmental Soil Physics Lab)

• Designed and implemented novel experiments on organic amendments to assess their effects on soil health (reactive C, biomass C, respiration, N, C/N ratio, nutrient availability, aggregate stability, porosity, water content), soil erosion, stormwater Infiltration, soil compaction, and vegetation cover establishment.

• Assessed the impact of established vegetation cover on soil health, slope stabilization, and carbon storage in recently implemented to decades-old roadway and highway systems in North Carolina.

• Examined the potential of wildflowers in composted and noncomposted soil as erosion control cover and pollinator habitat alone or in combination with grass in the urban soils.

• Captured and analyzed drone images in ArcGIS using image classification and remote sensing techniques to quantify vegetation cover, identify species, and measure their changes in three-year experiments.

• Collaborated with postdoc scholars and lab technicians to monitor water quality in I-540 active construction sites (NC, USA) via Drone imagery and ArcGIS analyses.

• Trained and supervised summer undergraduate interns (3 students/summer) on soil and manure sampling and soil physicochemical properties (texture, bulk density, moisture content, water retention, Infiltration, pH, EC, organic matter) determination, GIS (image classification, Mapping) and data analysis in Environmental Soil Physics Lab (summer 2021, 2022, and 2023).

GRADUATE RESEARCH ASSISTANT (MS)

Department of Soil, Water and Environment

University of Dhaka

Dhaka 1000, Bangladesh

Dissertation: "Risk Assessment of Heavy Metals Contamination in the Sundarbans Mangrove Soils of Bangladesh"

Supervisor: Professor Dr. Zakia Parveen

• Coordinated four undergraduate research assistants in Dr. Parveen’s Soil Management lab as a team leader.

• Evaluated the ecological risk of heavy metals (Fe, Mn, Cu, Zn, Pb, Cd, Cr, and Ni) in soils of Sundarbans mangrove forest, Bangladesh.

• Determined soil organic carbon (SOC) stock to investigate the role of Sundarbans mangrove forest in carbon sequestration and climate change mitigation.

• Collaborated with two team members in the "Heavy Metals Contamination in Tannery Industry Adjacent Soil and Water and Their Subsequent Transfer to Local Crops" project.

• Involved in sample analysis, data interpretation, and report writing on the “Threats of Cadmium in Bangladesh’s Agricultural System” project.

UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH 

Department of Soil, Water and Environment

University of Dhaka

Dhaka 1000, Bangladesh

Seminar Title: "Accumulation of Cadmium and Lead in Crops and Potential Effects on Human Health"

SUPERVISOR (FINAL YEAR): Professor Dr. Sirajul Hoque