Faculty Research Profile

College of Design and Built Environment

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

 

Faculty Research Profile Bulletin

 

Name:

Md. Shakhawat Hossain Chowdhury

 

Rank:

Full Professor

 

Specialization:

 

Structural Engineering Transportation Engineering
Construction Materials Water Resources Engineering
Geotechnical Engineering Environmental Engineering
Other(s) – please specify:

 

PhD:

Institution: Queen’s University, Canada
Year: 2009
Dissertation Title: Development of model-based methodology with application to risk-based decision-making for selecting water treatment and disinfection approach

 

Selected Research Projects: Titles Only

1. Intrusion of Seawater into Drinking Water Source: Effects on Formation and Distribution of Brominated Disinfection Byproducts
2. Multi-Criteria Decision-Making for the Selection of Drinking Water Treatment Technology
3. Effects of water stagnation in plumbing system on human health risk from heavy metals in tap water
4. Flood modeling using WMS software: A Case study of Hafer Al-Batin city, Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia
5. Implications of Climatic Change on Virtual Water Content for Cattle Farms in Saudi Arabia
 

 

Selected Patents: Titles Only

1. Porous carboxylated jute stick activated carbon
2. Host-Guest Extraction Method of Heavy Metals
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Research Publications:

Scopus Link: https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=55434586500
 
Google Scholar Link: https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=bMUQgzYAAAAJ&view_op=list_works&sortby=pubdate

 

Selected Graduate Thesis Supervised: Titles Only

1. Highly Porous Carboxylated Activated Carbon: Production and Model Based Application for the Removal of Pb2+ from Aqueous Solution
2. Modeling Leaching of Heavy Metals from Water Distribution Systems, Plumbing Pipes and Hot Water Tanks
3. Disinfection Byproducts in Desalinated and blended water: Human Exposure and Risk Analysis
4. Selecting Dam Locations for Maximizing Runoff Collection in the South-Western Region of Saudi Arabia
5. Multi-Objective Optimization Model for Water Resources Management in Saudi Arabia
 

 

Research Interests (as per CEE Strategic Research Goals): Select all that apply

 

Develop Structural Health Monitoring Systems Renewable Energy
Rehabilitation Materials and Techniques Sustainable Environment
Carbon Utilization Climate Change Adaptation
Cycling of Waste Materials Automation / Process Intensification
Develop Smart and Sustainable Materials Novel Physical-Chemical Processes
Novel Modeling / Testing Methods Exposure and Risk Analysis
Natural Resources Management Smart Mobility Systems
Other(s) – please specify: Water Resources Management