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Mrs. Tahmina Akter

Associate Professor

Masters in Water Resources Engineering

takter.iwm@sau.ac.bd

tahminaiwm@yahoo.com
+8801737639950
Dept. of Irrigation and Water Management

Academic Degrees and Qualification

Interuniversity Programme in Water Resources Engineering - Katholic University Leuven and Vrije University Brussels, Belgium - 2016
Master of Science in Irrigation and Water Management - Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh-2202, Bangladesh - 2010
Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Engineering - Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh-2202, Bangladesh - 2007

Positions and Affiliations

Assistant Professor, Department of Irrigation and Water Management, Sylhet Agricultural University, Sylhet-3100, Bangladesh, 01 April 2014 to date
Lecturer, Department of Irrigation and Water Management, Sylhet Agricultural University, Sylhet-3100, Bangladesh, 01 April 2012 → 01 April 2014
Agricultural Engineer, Department of Agricultural Extension, Dhaka-1215, Govt. of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh, 22 March 2009 - 30 June 2011

Other Academic, Administrative and Scientific Research Involvements

Chairmanship in-charge: Dept. Of Irrigation and Water Management (8 April 2012 to 30 November 2013)
Chairmanship in-charge: Dept. Of Agricultural Construction and Environmental Engineering (06 June 2012 to 01 January 2013)
Chairmanship in-charge: Dept. Of Farm Power and Machinery (01 May 2013 to 29 November 2013)
Assistant Provost: Suhashini Das Hall (30 November 2018 to 30 November 2020)

Awards and Recognitions

Outstanding Publication, 2018 awarded by Teacher’s Council, Sylhet Agricultural University

Awards and Scholarships

Awarded with VLIR- UOS Scholarship for two years’ masters of Water Resources Engineering (2014-2016)
National Science, Information and Communication Technology (NSICT) Fellowship (Duration: 11 months) which given by The Ministry of Science, Information and Communication Technology, The Government of the Peoples’ Republic of Bangladesh in 2008.

Professional Memberships

Conference contributions (Poster Presentations)

R. Chanda, S. Acharya, T. Akter. Performance Evaluation of Centrifugal Pump by modifying Impeller Geometry. Fifth International Conference on Engineering Research, Innovation and Education (January 25-27, 2019), Paper 22, p-123, ICERIE 2019

Attended Conferences and Workshops

Strengthening and Redesigning European Flood Risk Practices -Towards Appropriate and Resilient Flood Risk Governance Arrangements, The STAR-FLOOD conference was held in Brussels on 4th and 5th February 2016.
The symposium of Flanders Wise with Water was held in Brussels, Belgium on the 17th of June, 2016.
Conference on hydro-meteorological extremes (Flood), 4th meeting of the Community of Users on Secure, Safe and Resilient Societies- Climate change adaptation and flood policies of EU-funded projects, Brussels, Belgium on 23rd of June, 2016.

Training

‘Outcome Based Education Curriculum Formation’ - Institutional Quality Assurance Cell, Sylhet Agricultural University, Sylhet (30 December – 31 December 2020)
Self - Assessment - Institutional Quality Assurance Cell, Sylhet Agricultural University, Sylhet (29 December 2020)
‘Use of Farm Machinery and Efficient Irrigation System Management’ - Bangladesh Agricultural Research Council, Dhaka, Bangladesh (04 March – 08 March 2018)
Foundation Training for University Teachers - Graduate Training Institute, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh, Bangladesh - (08 March – 09 April 2014)
‘ICT Skill Development for DAE Officers’ - Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute, Joydebpur, Gazipur- 1701, Bangladesh (05 December – 03 January 2009)
‘Project implementation techniques for Agricultural Engineers’ - CERDI, Gazipur, Bangladesh (22 June - 25 June 2009)

Mentorship and Supervisory Work (Undergraduate)

Mentorship and Supervisory Work (MS)

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