Broadly, I consider myself a geoscientist with interests
in research computing, modeling, programming and automation in areas of geomorphology and
hydrology. However, there have been occasions in the past, when I was involved in research
projects that are more commonly described as socio-economic research rather than pure
physical process-based studies.
Participation in Major Research Projects
- 2004. Development of a Java-based
Distributed-Parameter Hydrological Model for Modeling Runoff in Fire-Impacted Mountain
Watersheds. (A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for
the Doctor of Philosophy degree in Geoscience in the Graduate College of the University of
Iowa, July 2004).
- 2003-2004. Development of a Secure Web-based
Networked System for Automated GIS-based Processing of Seismic Spatial Data for Enhancing
Accuracy in Earthquake Loss Estimation. A project involving setup of secure Linux
and Windows servers; networking and development of automated data transfer protocols;
installation and configuration of Apache web server, Tomcat (Java servlet
container), ArcIMS (Arc Internet Map Server), FTP servers and mail servers; and extensive
development of CGI-based web interfaces with perl and java.
- 1999-2000. Development of a Web-Based Search Engine
and Automated Database Generator for CFIRMS (Comprehensive Flood Impact Response Modeling
System) Data Warehouse. A project funded by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. (With
Dr. Frank Weirich, Prof., Department of Geoscience, University of Iowa).
- 1995. Assessing
Peak Flow Effects on High-Gradient, Low-Order Mountain Stream Channels. A project
conducted by the Iowa Institute of Hydraulic Research, University of Iowa, and Forest
Hydrology Laboratory, Oxford, MS, for USDA Forest Service. (With Dr. Frank H. Weirich,
Assoc. Prof., Department of Geography, Univ. of Iowa, and Dr. Daniel A. Marion, Forest
Hydrologist, USDA Forest Service, and other Graduate Research Assistants).
- 1995. Irrigation Water Availability and Cropping
Intensity: Some Trends in Bangladesh Agriculture. (A study based on region-wise BBS
(Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics) data for 18-year period. (Jointly with Anisul Haque,
ICCET, Imperial College, London, Nasreen Nahar Haque, Lecturer in Geography, Lalmatia
Girl's College, Dhaka, and Dr. George P. Malanson). (Incomplete Project).
- 1994. Measurements of Wind-field on University of
Northern Iowa Campus. A research conducted by Iowa Institute of Hydraulic Research,
UI, for the University of Northern Iowa. (With Dr. Frank H. Weirich and five other
Graduate Research Assistants).
- 1993. Automation of Analog-Digital Conversion and Linear
Interpolation of U.S. Climatic Charts/Graphs. Conducted for Forest Service, USDA, this
project involved development of a methodology for automating analogue-digital conversion
and linear interpolation of values in US conventional rainfall charts. (With Dr. Frank H.
Weirich, Assoc. Prof., Dept. of Geography, University of Iowa, Jian Dai, Joyce Johnson,
and Dave Cairns, Graduate Research Assistants). (As part of this project, I wrote the
master C program for user interface, interpolation of rainfall values, and conversion of
ARC/INFO output into input to Excel for Windows. Considering the revolutionary convenience
in storage and retrieval of rainfall records, the Forest Service, USDA (Arkansas) decided
to convert thousands of rainfall charts using the methodology devised by this project).
- 1992. Small Scale Water Resource Management in Bangladesh
(SSISP): Socioeconomic Appraisal of Patuakhali Polder 55/2C Project. A BIDS study
conducted for evaluation of the SSISP implemented by Bangladesh Water Development Board
(BWDB) with funds from European Economic Community (EEC) and Asian Development Bank (ADB).
(Jointly with Dr. Qazi Shahabuddin, Senior Research Fellow, BIDS, and Mustafa K. Mujeri,
Programme Officer, CIRDAP).
- 1992. Impact of the Improved Irrigation Management
Programme (I-IMP) Training. An evaluation study conducted for Mott McDonald
International. Department of Economics, Jahangirnagar University, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
(Jointly with Dr. Abdul Bayes, Dr. Nurul Alam, and Dr. M. Huq, Professors, Jahangirnagar
University, Dhaka).
- 1991. Evaluation of Communication Training and Material
Development Project (CTMDP) of Worldview international Foundation (WIF). A study
conducted for UNICEF and WIF, Dhaka, October-1990 thru January-1991. (With Reza S. Rahman
(consultant for the UNICEF) and seven other research associates).
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