Department of Civil Engineering
Faculty
Faculty of Sciences and EngineeringAddress
A/2, Jahurul Islam Avenue
Jahurul Islam City, Aftabnagar
Dhaka-1212, Bangladesh
- Ph.D. in Civil Engineering (Specialization in Water Resources Engg.),West Virginia University (WVU), U.S.A.
- M.Sc. in Civil Engineering (Specialization in Environmental Engg.), Bangladesh University of Engineering & Technology (BUET), Bangladesh
- B.Sc. in Civil Engineering, Bangladesh University of Engineering & Technology (BUET), Bangladesh
Dr. Ahmed is an expert in teaching, research, and consultancy in the area of water resources engineering. He earned his PhD in Civil Engineering from West Virginia University, USA in 2018. He obtained MSc in Environmental Engineering and BSc in Civil Engineering from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET). Further, he obtained Postdoctoral Fellowship from Global Institute for Water Security, Canada. Dr. Ahmed possesses profound knowledge and experience in hydrologic and hydraulic modeling, water quality and ecological modeling, similitude and scaling of stream water quality, water and wastewater treatment, greenhouse gas emission modeling for climate change impact assessment, low cost water treatment, land-use change impact on water quality, and noise modeling. He is an expert in large-scale stream water quality modeling. Dr. Ahmed has developed spatiotemporally robust model of stream water quality across the Atlantic Coast of USA funded by U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF). Dr. Ahmed is experienced in design and development of academic courses for Outcome-based Education (OBE). Previously he has worked as an Assistant Professor in the department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE) at Islamic University of Technology (IUT) from January, 2014 to January, 2019. Furthermore, he worked as an Assistant Professor (adjunct) in the Department of EWCE at Military Institute of Science & Technology (MIST) in 2019. He has worked in numerous national projects including noise level modeling for the proposed 26 km Dhaka Elevated Expressway (DEE) Project as a part of the EIA being carried out by BRTC, BUET. Dr. Ahmed has numerous publications in prestigious journals on Water Resources Engineering. Dr. Ahmed is a reviewer of the Journal of Hydrologic Engineering, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) and Groundwater for Sustainable Development (ELSEVIER). Dr. Ahmed obtained Engineer in Training (EIT) certificate (Civil Engineering) from Texas Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors. Dr. Ahmed is skilled in ArcSWAT, Arc Hydro, PCSWMM, HEC-RAS (1D & 2D) , CivilStorm, ArcGIS, AutoCAD, MATLAB, R.
TEACHING AND CONSULTANCY EXPERIENCE
• Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering at East West University (EWU) from (2019 - Present)
• Postdoctoral Fellow, Global Institute for Water Security, Canada (October 2022- July 2024)
• Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE) at Islamic University of Technology (IUT) (January, 2014 -January, 2019)
• Assistant Professor (adjunct) in the Department of EWCE at Military Institute of Science & Technology (MIST) (2019).
• Reviewer of the Journal of Hydrologic Engineering, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE).
• Researcher for the development of a novel spatiotemporally robust model of stream water quality across the Atlantic Coast of USA funded by U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) (2015 to 2018)
• Visiting Researcher in International Centre for Climate Change & Development (ICCCAD) in 2019.
• Consultant for the design of Water Treatment Plant to supply drinking water in various communities around Bangladesh (2019 - Present)
• Graduate Research Assistant, Dept. of Civil Engineering, West Virginia University, Morgantown, USA Aug 2015– May 2018.
• Environmental Modeler in a national project of Bangladesh to carry out Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for the Dhaka Elevated Expressway (DEE) being carried out by BRTC, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) (2013)
TECHNICAL SKILLS
Modeling and Geospatial Analysis
ArcGIS, ArcSWAT, PCSWMM, HEC-RAS, CivilStorm, ArcGIS (Spatial Analyst, Model Builder, etc.), Arc Hydro, MODFLOW.
Programming and Statistical
R, Matlab, Python, C/C++, VBA, Vensim, Microsoft Excel
Drawing
AutoCAD, Civil 3D
AREA OF EXPERTISE
Hydrologic and Hydraulic Modeling
Water Quality and Ecological Modeling
Statistical Methods
Water Treatment
Big Data Analytics
REVIEWER OF JOURNAL MANUSCRIPTS
- Journal of Hydrologic Engineering, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE).
- Groundwater for Sustainable Development, Journal of ELSEVIER.
- Das, S. K., Ahsan, A., Khan, M. H. R. B., Yilmaz, A. G., Ahmed, S., Imteaz, M., ... & Al-Ansari, N. (2024). Calibration, validation and uncertainty analysis of a SWAT water quality model. Applied Water Science, 14(4), 86. (Impact Factor: 5.4). https://doi.org/10.1007/
s13201-024-02138-x
- Ahsan, A., Das, S.K., Khan, M.H.R.B., Ng, A.W.M., Al-Ansari, N., Ahmed, S., Imteaz, M., Atiq, M.A.U.R., Shafiquzzaman, M. (2023) “Modeling the impacts of best management practices (BMPs) on pollution reduction in the Yarra River catchment, Australia”, Applied Water Science, 13, 98 (Impact Factor 5.794). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13201-022-01812-2
- Ahmed, S., Abdul-Aziz, O.I. (2022) “Metabolic scaling of stream dissolved oxygen across the U.S. Atlantic Coast”, Science of the Total Environment, 821, 153292 (Impact Factor 8.2). https://doi.org/10.1016/J.SCITOTENV.2022.153292
- Abdul-Aziz, O.I., Ahmed, S. (2019) “Evaluating the emergent controls of stream water quality with similitude and dimensionless numbers”, ASCE Journal of Hydrologic Engineering, 24(5), 04019010 (Impact Factor 2.064). https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)HE.1943-5584.0001769
- Abdul-Aziz, O.I., Ahmed, S. (2017) “Relative linkages of stream water quality and environmental health with the land use and hydrologic drivers in the coastal-urban watersheds of southeast Florida”, GeoHealth, American Geophysical Union (AGU), 1, 180–195 (Impact Factor 4.529). https://doi.org/10.1002/2017GH000058
- Ahmed, S., Rahman, M.M., Shams, S., Pasha, M.M. (2014) “Assessment of Temporal and Spatial Variation of Pan Evaporation with Related Climatological Factors in Bangladesh”, APCBEE Procedia (Journal under Elsevier, ISSN: 2212-6708) Vol. 10, pp. 257–262. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apcbee.2014.10.049
- Ahmed, S. and Ali, M.A. (2013) “Removal of COD, Color and Heavy Metal from Wastewater using Electro-chemical Technique”, International Journal of Global Environmental Issues (IJGEnvI)- Inderscience Publishers, Vol. 13, No. 1, pp. 1-13. https://www.inderscienceonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1504/IJGENVI.2013.057328
- Mahmud, K., Hossain, M.D. and Ahmed, S. (2011) “Advanced Landfill Leachate Treatment with Least Sludge Production Using Modified Fenton Process”, International Journal of Environmental Sciences (IJES)-Integrated Publishing Association (IPA), Vol. 2, No. 1, pp 259- 270. https://www.indianjournals.com/ijor.aspx?target=ijor:ijes&volume=2&issue=1&article=026
1. Ahmed, S., Abdul-Aziz, O.I. (2017). Relative Linkages of Stream Dissolved Oxygen with the Climatic, Hydrological, and Biogeochemical Drivers across the East Coast of U.S.A., American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, December 2017, New Orleans, LA.
2. Ahmed, S., Abdul-Aziz, O.I. (2016). Land Use and Hydrologic Sensitivities of Stream Water Quality in Complex Coastal-Urban Watersheds, American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, December 2016, San Francisco, CA.
3. Ahmed, S., Abdul-Aziz, O.I. (2015). Analyzing the relative linkages of land use and hydrologic variables with urban surface water quality using multivariate techniques, American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, December 2015, San Francisco, CA.
4. Ahmed, S. and Ali, M.A. (2011). Electro-chemical Treatment of Wastewater, Proceedings of the 4th Annual Paper Meet and 1st Civil Engineering Congress, ISBN: 978-984-33-4363-5, pp. 60-66.
Postdoctoral Fellowship, Global Institute for Water Security, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatchewan, Canada (2022-2024)
Graduate Research Assistantship, West Virginia University, West Virginia, USA (2015-2018)
Graduate Research Assistantship, Florida International University, Florida, USA (2014)
Dean’s list award for securing Honors’ marks in BUET (2011)
PhD research outcome featured in the cover page of prestigious journal, GeoHealth (American Geophysical Union)
Dr. Ahmed teaches the following courses focusing water resources and environmental engineering:
CE333 (Environmental Engineering-II)
CE331 (Environmental Engineering-I)
CE261 (Fluid Mechanics)
CE 200 (Details of Construction)
CE433 (Solid and Hazardous Waste Management)
CE301 (Professional Practices and Communication)
CE498 Thesis/Project
Environmental Pollution and Control
Irrigation and Flood Control
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Member of American Society of Civil Engineers’ (ASCE’s) Committee on Hydroclimatology and Engineering Adaptation
- Member of ASCE’sTask Committee on Compound Flooding
Member, International Water Association (IWA)
Member, American Geophysical Union (AGU)
Member, The Institution of Engineers, Bangladesh (IEB)
Member, The National Ground Water Association (NGWA)
