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Faculty Agricultural Engineering and Technology Agricultural Construction and Environmental Engineering Faculty Members Dr. Md. Altaf Hossain

Dr. Md. Altaf Hossain

Professor

B.Sc. in Agricultural Engineering (BAU), MS in Urban and Regional Planning (BUET), PhD in Numerical Modeling, Iwate University, Morioka, Japan

ahossain.acee@sau.ac.bd


+8801716112504
Dept. of Agricultural Construction and Environmental Engineering

Academic Degrees and Qualification

  • Master of Science in Urban and Regional Planning (MURP) from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) in 1998.
  • B.Sc. in Agricultural Engineering from Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU), Mymensingh in the year 1994.
  • Ph.D. in Numerical Modeling from the Laboratory of Agricultural Hydro-technics and Construction Engineering, The United Graduate School of Agricultural Sciences, Iwate University, Morioka, Japan in 2004.

Positions and Affiliations

  • Dean, Faculty of Agricultural Engineering and Technology
  • Vice-President: Teachers Association of Sylhet Agricultural University (2017)
  • Vice-President: Democratic Teachers Council (2020)
  • Professor and Chairman Department of Agricultural Construction and Environmental Engineering Faculty of Agricultural Engineering and Technology Sylhet Agricultural University, Sylhet-3100, Bangladesh

Awards and Scholarships

  • Japanese Government Monbukagakusho (MEXT) Scholarship (Oct 2000- March 2004).

Professional Memberships

  • Member, Teachers Council, Sylhet Agricultural University, Sylhet-3100, Bangladesh
  • Member, Bangladesh Institute of Planners (BIP)
  • Member, The American Society of Agricultural Engineers (ASAE)
  • Member, Academic Council, Sylhet Agricultural University, Sylhet-3100, Bangladesh
  • Member, The Institution of Engineers, Bangladesh
  • Member, The Bangladesh Society of Agricultural Engineers (BSAE), Bangladesh

Conference contributions (Oral Presentations)

  • 2002: River Training Problems of Meandering Channels, Iwate University, Japan
  • 2002: Stress Analysis of Concrete Structure, Yamagata University, Japan
  • 2004: Structural Analysis by Free Mesh Method, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan
  • 2004: Nitrogen: Global and local impacts, Iwate University, Japan
  • 2003: Disaster of River Structures, Iwate University, Japan

Attended Conferences and Workshops

  • 2015: Design of Land use Planning, Sylhet Agricultural University, Bangladesh
  • 2019: Research, Development and prospects in Agricultural sector of Bangladesh and Information service of BANSDOC, BANSDOC Bhaban, Dhaka, Bangladesh
  • 2020: Institutional Quality Assurance Cell: Functions and Responsibilities, Sylhet Agricultural University, Bangladesh

Training

  • Successfully completed the Course on “Teaching-Learning, Curriculum & Quality Assurance for University Teachers” conducted by the Graduate Training Institute, Bangladesh Agricultural University with support from HEQEP, University Grants Commission of Bangladesh during 16- 21 August, 2014.
  • Successfully completed the training workshop on “Research Proposal Preparation and Scientific Report Writing” organized by Krishi Gobeshona Foundation (KGF) under KGF get Fund in BRAC-CDM at Rajendrapur, Gazipur during 11-16 May, 2013.
  • Successfully completed the Training Course on “Engineering Drawing and Design of Small Equipment by AutoCAD Tools” sponsored by NATP, Phase-1 organized by DDMISRMT Project of Workshop Machinery and Maintenance Division, Bangladesh Rice Research Institute (BRRI), Gazipur from 15 to 18 September 2013.
  • Successfully participated and completed short courses training on “Design and Construction of Concrete structure” for the rural areas in Japan organized by Iwate University, Japan from October 10, 2000 to March 31, 2001
  • Successfully completed the Training Course on “Administrative and Financial Management (Batch-17)” sponsored by BARC, Dhaka and organized by Bangladesh Academy for Rural Development (BARD), Comilla from 05 to 18 March, 2012.
  • Successfully Completed on different Computer Training on MS Office, Harvard Graphics, SPSS for Windows, C++, Mfree2D, Visual FEM, Transform, Photoshop, Auto cad and comfortable with web.
  • Successfully completed with distinction 1-month Rice Production Training Course organized by Bangladesh Rice Research Institute (BRRI), Gazipur from July 17 to August 15, 2008.
  • Successfully completed with distinction 3-days Training Course on “Hybrid Rice Development and Seed Production” organized by Bangladesh Rice Research Institute (BRRI), Gazipur from November 2-4, 2009.

Mentorship and Supervisory Work (Undergraduate)

  • 2015: Infrastructural development planning for Sylhet Agricultural University.
  • 2015: Development of a road network plan for Sylhet Agricultural University.
  • 2016: Development of a suitable management system of construction waste.
  • 2016: Present Scenario of sanitation system of Loteepur village in Sylhet district.
  • 2016: Present status of electronic waste in Sylhet.
  • 2016: Relative effectiveness of hollow concrete block over solid clay break.
  • 2017: A study on storage losses of rice at farmers’ level to increase production at Khadimnagar.
  • 2017: Impact of brick field on residence at Khadimpara.
  • 2018: Land use and land cover classification of Sylhet district from Landsat-8 satellite imagery.
  • 2018: An empirical study on land fragmentation analysis and its impacts.
  • 2018: Study on impacts of land fragmentation in crop production.

Mentorship and Supervisory Work (MS)

  • 2018: Management and health risk assessment of hospital waste in Sylhet city Bangladesh.
  • 2018: A study on flash flood trend of Sunamganj district using EdGCM.
  • 2018: An investigation on failure of the submersible embankment at the dekar haor area, Dept. of Agricultural Construction and Environmental Engineering.
  • 2018: Assessing the effects of climate change on rice yield in haor areas of Sylhet region through numerical modeling.
  • 2018: Comparative Study between Observed and Numerical Downscaled Data of Surface Air Temperature.
  • 2019: Artificial Neural Network Modeling of Climate-Crop Relationship for Sylhet Region.
  • 2019: Changing Scenario of land use and land cover of Jamalgonj Upazila, Sylhet using ArcGIS.
  • 2019: Trend analysis of Meteorological Parameters (Rainfall and Temperature) in North- Eastern Region of Bangladesh.
  • 2019: A study on Physico-Chemical properties of Surma River water and its suitability for agricultural purposes.
  • 2019: Study on management of Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) waste bottles (Beverage) in Sylhet.
  • 2019: Remediation of nutrients from municipal wastewater using German grass-aided floating treatment wetland.
  • 2019: Comparative Study between Observed and Numerical Downscaled Data of Surface Air Temperature