Profile

Academic Degrees and Qualification

• (In-study) Ph.D. in Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering, South Dakota State University, USA
• 2016 Master of Water Resources Engineering, KU Leuven (and VUB, Brussels), Belgium Result: 77.79% marks (with great distinction) Major courses: Soil water Modeling, Groundwater Hydrology, Groundwater Modeling, Advanced Mathematics and Numerical Modelling for Water Engineering, GIS and Remote Sensing for Water Resources Engineering, Surface Water Hydrology, Hydrological Data Processing, Irrigation Agronomy, Irrigation Design and management, Statistics for Water Engineering, Integrated Project: Arid Climate Case Study etc.
• 2010 Master of Irrigation and Water Management, Department of Irrigation and Water Management. Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh, Bangladesh. Result: CGPA 3.773 out of 4 Major courses: Mathematics for Water Engineering, Soil Water Plant Relationship, Surface Water Hydrology, River Engineering and Flood Management, Open-channel Flow, Drainage Engineering, Irrigation System Design etc.
• 2008 B. Sc. in Agricultural Engineering, Faculty of Agricultural Engineering and Technology, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh, Bangladesh. Results: CGPA 3.669 out of 4 Major courses: Fluid Mechanics, Hydraulics, Hydrology, Surface Water Hydrology, Hydraulic Engineering, Hydraulic Machinery, Ground Water Engineering, Ground Water Development, Water Resources Planning, Soil and Water Conservation Engineering, Environmental Engineering, and Land and Watershed Management etc.

Positions and Affiliations

• Lecturer, Department of Irrigation and Water Management, Sylhet Agricultural University, Sylhet
• Assistant Professor, Department of Irrigation and Water Management, Sylhet Agricultural University, Sylhet
• Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering, South Dakota State University, SD, USA

Other Academic, Administrative and Scientific Research Involvements

• Principal Investigator(PI). Determination of Hydro-geological Properties for Upper Soil Layer Regarding Irrigation design and Groundwater Recharge in Sylhet. Funded by SAURES-UGC (2017-2018). Completed.
• Principal Investigator(PI). Strategic use of FAO developed AquaCrop modeling software to predict the crop yield for different level (deficit) irrigation water application in Bangladesh Funded by SAURES-UGC (2018-2019). On going.

Awards and Scholarships

• RESPEC executive sponsor scholarship ($700) award for the 2022-2023 school year. Western South Dakota Hydrology Conference, Rapid City, South Dakota, USA.
• 3rd Place in a scientific Poster presentation at Western South Dakota Hydrology Conference, Rapid City, South Dakota, USA.
• 3rd Place in a scientific Poster presentation at Gamma Sigma Delta 2021 Poster Competition. South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD
• Bangladesh Sweden Trust Fund travel grant received as a graduate student to attend PhD program in the USA ((~$1,000).
• GRA, Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering, South Dakota State University, SD, USA
• VLIR-OUS scholarship to pursue my master's as IUPWARE (Inter-University Program of Water Resources Engineering) student from KU Leuven and VUB, Belgium

Role as Reviewer

• Journal of American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineering (ASABE)

Professional Memberships

• Member, Soil Water Conservation Society (SWCS), USA.
• Member, American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE), USA
• Life fellow member, KBD, Bangladesh
• Member, IEB, Bangladesh
• Member, AES, Bangladesh

Conference contributions (Oral Presentations)

• Saha, A.K. and McMaine, J.T., 2022. Impact of crop rotation, no-till, and cover crops on soil erosion susceptibility by wind and water in south eastern, South Dakota. 2nd Annual South Dakota Student Water Conference. Brookings, SD. October 11, 2022. (Oral presentation-abstract accepted). https://www.sdstate.edu/agricultural-and-biosystems-engineering/water-resources-institute/2022-south-dakota-student-water
• Saha, A.K. and McMaine, J.T., 2022. Impact of crop rotation, no-till, and cover crops on soil physical and hydraulic properties in south eastern, South Dakota. 77th SWCS International Annual Conference, Denver, Colorado, USA. July 31-August 3, 2022. (Oral presentation). https://www.swcs.org/events/conferences/2022-annual-conference/
• Saha, A.K. and McMaine, J.T., 2022. Impact of crop rotation, no-till, and cover crops on field steady state infiltration rate and soil's wet aggregate stability. International Conference of SAINS TANAH : Soil Science, Agriculture, & Environment, Indonesia. (27-28 July 2022). (Oral presentation-virtual) https://icosata.uns.ac.id/
• Saha, A.K. and McMaine, J.T., 2022. Impact of crop rotation, no-till, and cover crops on soil physical and hydraulic properties in south eastern, South Dakota. ASABE 2022 Annual International Meeting. Huston, TX, USA. (17-20 July 2022). (Oral presentation). https://asabe.org/Events/2022-Annual-International-Meeting
• Saha, A.K. and McMaine, J.T. 2021. Impact of crop rotation, no-till, and cover crops on soil physical and hydraulic properties in south eastern, South Dakota. 1st Annual South Dakota Student Water Conference. Brookings, SD, October 19, 2021. (Oral presentation)
• Saha, A.K. and McMaine, J.T., 2021. Impact of Conservation Practices and Soil Physical Properties on Field Hydrology: How Sensitive is the Soil Plant Atmosphere Water (SPAW) Model to Changes in Soil Properties? 76th SWCS International Annual Conference. July 26-28, 2021. (Oral presentation-virtual). https://www.swcs.org/events/past-events/past-annual-conferences/2021-annual-conference/

Conference contributions (Poster Presentations)

• †Ouandaogo, L., Saha, A.K. and McMaine, J.T., 2022. Soil Physical Properties: Relationships between aggregate stability, organic matter, and bulk density. Climate Intersections Conference. Duluth, MN. July 12-14, 2022. (Poster). https://northcentralwater.org/climate-intersections-conference/
• †Jannusch, Z., Saha, A.K. and McMaine, J.T., 2022. Effects of Cover Crop and Till Practices on Soil Infiltration. Climate Intersections Conference. Duluth, MN. July 12-14, 2022. (Poster). https://northcentralwater.org/climate-intersections-conference/
• Saha, A.K. and McMaine, J.T., 2022. Impact of crop rotation, no-till, and cover crops on field steady state infiltration rate and soil's wet aggregate stability. Western South Dakota Hydrology Conference, Rapid City, South Dakota, USA, April 27, 2022. (Poster). https://www.usgs.gov/centers/dakota-water/science/western-south-dakota-hydrology-conference
• Saha, A.K. and McMaine, J.T., 2021. Impact of soil health practices on soil moisture level within the root zone. ASABE 2021 Annual International Meeting (Virtual). USA. (12-16 July 2021). (Poster). https://asabe.org/Events/2021-Annual-International-Meeting
• Saha, A.K. and McMaine, J.T., 2021. Impact of soil health practices on soil physical and chemical properties within the root zone. ASABE 2021 Annual International Meeting (Virtual). USA. (12-16 July 2021). (Poster). https://asabe.org/Events/2021-Annual-International-Meeting
• Saha, A K, McMain, J T (2020) Physical and Hydraulic Soil Properties under Soil Health Practices. NRES-Natural Resources & Environmental Systems POSTER SESSION. ASABE AIM 2020

Mentorship and Supervisory Work (Undergraduate)

• MD. AL-AMIN and MD. Redwan Ahmad Khan (2017) Determination of Hydraulic conductivity for the upper soil layer of Sylhet Region
• Ashiny Chandra Pal and Mehedi Hasan Palash (2017) Determination of infiltration rate in Sylhet region, Bangladesh
• Farhana Parvin and Md Sumon Mia (2018) Impact of climate change on irrigation water demand during dry season at north eastern part of Bangladesh.
• Asif Bin Noor and Shihab Shahariar (2018) A gis-based approach for the fluctuations in groundwater with respect to the declining recharge area of dhaka city
• Priyanka Acharjya Priyanka Acharjya (2018) Computer based crop modeling to simulate the tomato yield response to different irrigation level by AquaCrop

Mentorship and Supervisory Work (MS)

• Eti Akter (2017) Determination of the Hydrological Characteristics of Surma River in Sylhet, Bangladesh
• Md Al-Amin (2018) Adoption of FAO developed AquaCrop software to forecast the Tomato yield for application of different level irrigation in Bangladesh

Language

• English
• Bengali (native)