College of Design and Built Environment
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Faculty Research Profile Bulletin
Name:
| Md. Shakhawat Hossain Chowdhury |
Rank:
| Professor |
Specialization:
| ☐ | Structural Engineering | ☐ | Transportation Engineering |
| ☐ | Construction Materials | ☒ | Water Resources Engineering |
| ☐ | Geotechnical Engineering | ☒ | Environmental Engineering |
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:
| 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:
| 1. Porous carboxylated jute stick activated carbon 2. Host-Guest Extraction Method of Heavy Metals |
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:
| 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):
| ☐ | 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 | ||