Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
Maritime University, Bangladesh

About: Md. Al Amin joined BSMRMU as a lecturer of Oceanography and Hydrography in February 2021. He completed his BS (Hons) and MS from the Department of Geology, University of Dhaka. His MS thesis topic was 'Assessment of Availability and Sustainability of Freshwater Resources in the St. Martin's Island, Bangladesh'. Before joining BSMRMU, he spent more than two years in different scientific projects as a research assistant and worked collaboratively with the government and international NGOs. Md. Al Amin is enthusiastic to explore the hidden facts of earth and ocean sciences with his students.

Research Area:

Submarine Groundwater Resources, Surface water-Seawater Interactions, and Marine Geology

Research Projects:

1) Project Title: Groundwater resource assessment and determination of its sustainability in the south-central offshore region of Bangladesh

Position: Project Director

Duration: 2022-2023

2) Project Title: Surface and subsurface geo-environmental assessment of the Cox’s Bazar coastal belt of Bangladesh

Position: Assistant Project Director

Duration: 2022-2023

3) Project Title: Suspended and bed load of sediment transport in Rabnabad channel flowing towards BoB and their impact on element cycling

Position: Assistant Project Director

Duration: 2021-2022

4) Project Title: An appraisal of gas hydrate occurrence and natural gas potential in the Bay of Bengal, Bangladesh

Position: Research Associate

Duration: 2021-2022

Research Interests:

Coastal Hydrology, Hydrogeology, Groundwater Modeling, Sedimentology, Marine Geology, and  Paleoceanography

Teaching:

Marine Geology and Geophysics

Seismology and Hydrocarbon Exploration

Bay of Bengal Studies

Paleontology

Environmental Impact Assessment

Marine Resources

Research Methodology

Geological Oceanography Lab

Sedimentology Lab

Academic Qualifications:

Sl	Exam	Institute	Year	Result
1	MS in Hydrogeology	University of Dhaka	2017
2	BS (Hons) in Geology	University of Dhaka	2016

Experience:

Sl	Designation	Organization	From	To	Remarks
1	Research Assistant	University of Dhaka	01-May-2019	15-Jan-2021	Project: Water resources zoning using existing data and ongoing programme information for assessing water resources potential and suitable technology within refugee camps and adjacent host community
2	Research Assistant	University of Dhaka	01-Jan-2018	31-Dec-2018	Project: Assessment of availability and sustainability of freshwater resources in the St. Martin's Island, Bangladesh

Publications:

Hasan, M.A., Mia, M.B., Khan, M.R., Alam, M.J., Chowdury, T., Al Amin, M., Ahmed, K.M.U., 2023. Temporal Changes in Land Cover, Land Surface Temperature, Soil Moisture, and Evapotranspiration Using Remote Sensing Techniques—a Case Study of Kutupalong Rohingya Refugee Camp in Bangladesh. J. Geovisualization Spat. Anal. 7, 11.

Sadeak, S., Al Amin, M., Chowdhury, T., Mia, M.B., Alam, M.J., Ahmed, K.M., Khan, M.R., 2023. Comparison of the groundwater recharge estimations of the highly exploited aquifers in Bangladesh and their sustainability. Groundw. Sustain. Dev. 20, 100896.

Khan, M.R., Hasan, F., Islam, M., Chowdhury, M., Sadeak, S., Amin, A., Hossain, F., Ahmed, K.M., 2022. Potential Impacts of Industrialization on Coastal Fresh Groundwater Resources in Bangladesh. Sustainability 14, 8704.

Al Amin, M., Kabir, A.B., Alam, M.J., Ahmed, K.M., Kamal, A.S.M.M., Khan, M.R., 2021. Assessment of Groundwater Resources and Its Sustainability in the St. Martin’s Island, Bangladesh. Dhaka Univ. J. Earth Environ. Sci. 63–72.

Rahman, M., Kabir, S.M., Imam, B., Haque, A.K.M. and Al Amin, M., 2018. Occurrence, Distribution, and Origin of Shallow Biogenic Gas in Late Quaternary Unconsolidated Sand Deposit of Shahbazpur Structure, Southern Bangladesh. Pet. Coal 60.