Muhammad Shahadat Hossain

 

Nationality: Bangladeshi

Contact: C/O– Kazi Matin Ahmed, Ph.D.

Professor, Department of Geology

University of Dhaka, Dhaka 1000, Bangladesh

Webpage: http://shahadat.co.nr

Phone: +880172955512

e-mail: shahadat_mh@yahoo.com

sh4h4d4t@gmail.com

 

Education

M.S. in Geology with specialization in Petroleum Geology and Geophysics, in the year of 2001 (held in 2005), University of Dhaka, Bangladesh

 

Thesis Title: Subsurface Characterization & Earthquake Hazard Assessment of Dhaka City Constraints from Geophysical Investigations

B.Sc. (Honors) in Geology, in the year of 2000 (held in 2003), University of Dhaka, Bangladesh

 

Employment

August 2005 – Present: Arsenic Policy Support Unit, Project Title: Deep aquifer database development, Employer: Guy Howard, Ph.D. (guyhoward@agni.com), International Consultant, DFID, UK 

 

January 2005 – June 2005: Research Fellow, Project Title: Health Hazard and Arsenic Mobilization in Bangladesh Groundwater, Employer: Alexander Van Geen, Ph. D. (avangeen@ldeo.columbia.edu), Senior Scientist, New Core Lab, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Columbia University, Palisades, NY 10964, USA. 

 

January 2005 – April 2005: Research Fellow, Project Title: Transfert et transformation de la spéciation de l'arsenic dans la rhizosphère du riz résultant de l'irrigation par des eaux contaminées au Bangladesh.”  (Transfer and transformation of the spéciation of arsenic in the rhizosphère of the rice resulting from irrigation by waters polluted in Bangladesh, Employer: Jean-Marie Garnier, Ph. D.  (garnier@cerege.fr), Equipe: Physico-chimie aux interfaces, C.E.R.E.G.E. UMR 6536-CNRS, Europôle Méditerranéen de l'Arbois, BP 80, 13545 Aix-en-Provence Cedex, France.

 

March 2005 – April 2005: Junior Geophysicist, Project Title:Geophysical investigation for deeper aquifer assessment in Dhaka city and Singair upazila” Employer: Aftab Alam Khan, Ph.D. (aftab@univdhaka.edu), Professor, Department of Geology, University of Dhaka, Dhaka – 1000, Bangladesh.

 

April 2004: Field Geophysicist, Project Title:The Causes of Arsenic contamination in groundwater and its remediation for safe water: A case study in Laxmipur Upazila, Laxmipur District.” Research Conducted by Geo-hazard Research Group (GRG), Department of Geology, Dhaka University, Dhaka 1000, Bangladesh, Funded by Ministry of Science and Technology, Govt. of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh.Employer: Aftab Alam Khan, Ph.D. (aftab@univdhaka.edu), Professor, Department of Geology, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh.  

 

December 2003 – January 2004: Junior Geophysicist, Project Title: Geophysical and Hydro-geochemical studies under Groundwater Management and Zoning Study for Repair and Rehabilitation of DTW Project in Greater Dinajpur District under Post Drought Agricultural Rehabilitation Program – Project supported by Institute of Water Modeling. Employer: Aftab Alam Khan, Ph.D. (aftab@univdhaka.edu), Professor, Department of Geology, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh.

 

July 2003 – June  2004: Research Fellow,  Project Title: Earthquake Vulnerability and Hazard Assessment in the Collision Margin of Bangladesh with special emphasis to Dhaka, Chittagong and Sylhet triangular region”. The Research Project conducted by the Ministry of Science and Information & Communication Technology. Employer: Aftab Alam Khan, Ph.D. (aftab@univdhaka.edu), Professor, Department of Geology, University of Dhaka, Dhaka-1000, Bangladesh.

 

Publications & Conference Papers

 

*      Travassac F., Bravin M., Hossain M. S., Garnier J-. M., Hinsinger P., Rose J., Bottero J-. Y., Ahmed K. M., Van Geen A., Cheng Z., Biodisponibilité et spéciation de l’arsenic dans la rhizosphere du riz résultant de l’irrigation par des eaux contaminées au Bangladesh. Poster presented to CEREGE, 2005, France.

*      M. S. Hossain & A. A. Khan; Earthquake Hazard Vulnerability of Dhaka City, Presented in XI Geological Conference, December 2 – 4, 2004, Bangladesh.

*      A. A. Khan & M. S. Hossain; Recurrence of 1885 Bengal Earthquake and hazard vulnerability status of Dhaka Metropolitan City, Bangladesh, 2005, Oriental Geographer, vol. 50, p. 205 – 216. 

*      M. A. Hoque, A. A. Khan, M. S. Hossain, T. Islam, and S. H. Chowdhury; Spatial variation of arsenic in shallow groundwater - a case study from Bengal delta (in press)

 

Advanced academic training:

 

*      The Fogarty Training Workshop on GIS/Hydrogeology/Geochemistry in Relation to Groundwater Arsenic Contamination The Training Course was arranged by Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Columbia University, New York, USA. October 2003. 

Skills:

Hydrogeology & Geophysics

*      Seismic refraction

*      Slim-hole logging (Gamma – Conductivity)

*      Electromagnetic conductivity (EM31)

*      Vertical electrical sounding (VES)

*      2D Subsurface imaging / CST

Geochemistry

*      Core sample analysis

*      Fe (II), Fe (II+III), and phosphate extraction

 

Professional Affiliations:

*      Member of Bangladesh Earthquake Society

*      Member of Bangladesh Geographical Society

 

Computer Skill

*      Geographic Information Systems

ArcView GIS 3.2, 3.3,  PC Arc/Info

*      Geological Packages

RockWorks 2004, 2002, 99 ,PQL v.2 (Passcal Quick Look) , Surfer 8.04, 8.03, 7, 6; Grapher 3.01, Res2dinv, Rinvert32, Seismic waves 1.2

© 2006 Muhammad Shahadat Hossain