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PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name :
MUHAMMOD NAZRUL ISLAM B. Sc. (Honours),
M. Sc. (Jahangirnagar
University),
Ph. D. (University of
Hull, England), FCSC, FRS (UK)
Present Address : Professor, Department of Geography & Environment
Jahangirnagar
University,
Savar, Dhaka 1342, Bangladesh
Phones: PABX 02-7791421 Ext. 117 (Off)
02-8924283 (Res)
01727525467
(Mobile) E-mail: mnislam.geo@gmail.com
EDUCATION
Ph.
D. in Physical Geography,
2000. Department of Geography,
University of Hull,
Hull
(Fluvial Environment)
HU6 7RX, England
Thesis: Braiding and Channel Morphodynamics of the
Brahmaputra-Jamuna River,
Bangladesh
M. Sc. in Physical Geography, 1987. 1st Class 1st, Department of Geography,
Jahangirnagar
(Fluvial Geomorphology) University,
Savar, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Thesis: Adjustment of the Braiding Chars and Channel
Width:
A Study of the Jamuna
River
B. Sc. (Honors) in Geography, 1986. 1st Class 1st, Department of Geography
Jahangirnagar
University, Savar,
Dhaka, Bangladesh.
FROM JUNE
2006 : TO DATE
EMPLOYER : Jahangirnagar University,
Bangladesh
POSITION
HELD :
Professor, Department of Geography
and Environment (Teaching Graduate and Postgraduate Students and
Supervising MS/MPhil/PhD students). Courses offered: Environmental Geography,
Environmental Impact Assessment, Water Resource Planning and Management, Fluvial
Geomorphology.
FROM September
2008 : TO DATE
EMPLOYER : Daffodil International University (DIU),
Bangladesh
POSITION
HELD : Professor
(Part-time), Department of
Environmental Science and Disaster Management (Teaching Graduate Students).
Courses offered: Environmental Science and Disaster Management, Soil and
Environment, Environmental Monitoring and Auditing.
FROM OCTOBER
2006 : TO JUNE 2007
EMPLOYER : University of Hull,
England.
POSITION HELD :
Research Fellow, Department of Geography (Conducted research on environment
friendly sustainable management of char lands and floodplains of the
Brahmaputra-Jamuna River, importance of Environmental Auditing (EA) in the
assessment of environmental impact).
FROM AUGUST 2005 : TO
SEPTEMBER 2006
EMPLOYER :
Jahangirnagar University, Bangladesh.
POSITION HELD :
Chairman, Department of Urban and Regional Planning (Acted as Departmental
Head, taught Environmental Planning and Management, EIA at undergraduate and
graduate levels and supervised BURP thesis students).
FROM JUNE 1993 : TO JUNE
2006
EMPLOYER :
Jahangirnagar University, Bangladesh.
POSITION HELD :
Associate Professor, Assistant Professor, Lecturer,
Department of Geography and Environment
(Taught undergraduate and graduate students, and supervised M.Sc/M.Phil/PhD
students).
FROM JANUARY 1991 : TO MAY 1993
EMPLOYER :
Rural Electrification Board (REB), Bangladesh.
POSITION HELD :
Assistant Director (Worked on the growth and development of Pally Biddut
Samity in rural areas in Bangladesh).
FROM 1989 :
TO 1996
EMPLOYER :
Bangladesh Unnayan Parishad (BUP)
POSITION HELD :
Research Associate, Research Fellow, Part-time Consultant (Conducted
research on resources, environment and development in Bangladesh with particular
reference to the Ganges, Brahmaputra and Meghna Basins).
Postdoctoral
FELLOWSHIPS/AWARDS
q
Commonwealth Postdoctoral Fellowships,
Department of Geography, University of
Hull, Hull, England, 2006-2007.
q
British Royal Society Visiting Fellowships,
Department of Geography, University of
Hull, Hull, England, 2005-2006.
PROFESSIONAL TRAINING ON DISASTER MANAGEMENT AND GIS
q
1 week Training of Trainers (ToT) on Disaster Management, organized
jointly by Comprehensive Disaster Management Programme (CDMP), Ministry of Food
and Disaster Management, Government of Bangladesh and Rural Development Academy
(RDA), in the year 2009.
q
1 year Postgraduate Research Training on GIS and Remote Sensing for the
Assessment of Fluvial Environment,
University of Hull, England (1998-1999).
q
4 weeks Professional Training on Geographic Information System for the
Management of Natural Resources and Environment, conducted by the ICIMOD (Nepal)
and LGED (Bangladesh) in the year 1996.
TEACHING ACTIVITIES
Courses Offered in
Geography & Environment
Department (Jahangirnagar
University):
q
Environmental Geography,
Environmental Impact Assessment, Water Resources Planning and Management,
Fluvial Geomorphology.
Courses Offered in
Environmental Science and Disaster Management Department (Daffodil
International
University,
Dhaka):
q
Environmental Science and Disaster Management, Soil and Environment,
Environmental Monitoring and Auditing.
Courses Offered in
Environmental Science and Resource Management Department
(during 1997-1998 periods) (Mawlana
Bhasani
Science & Technology
University, Tangail):
q
Environmental Science and
Resource Management, Water Resource Planning and Management.
Courses Offered in
Geography & Environment Department (National
University):
q
Environmental
Management.
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