Mahbub Hasan Ph.D

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Summary Subject matter expertise in Hydrology, Hydraulics, Ground Water,

Irrigation/ Drainage Engineering,

Open Channel Hydraulics, Pipeline Water Distribution System and Water

Resources and Management

Hands-on experience in designing various Irrigation and Drainage

Systems

8+ years of consulting experience in Water Management, Soil and Water

Conservation Structures, and

Hydraulic Structures design including estimating and costing of

materials and report preparation

8+ years of advanced research experience in crop water requirement,

plant-soil-water relationship,

Irrigation efficiency, BMP, sub-surface irrigation system using

concrete pipe

7+ years teaching experience

Work Faculty Member, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering

Experience Aug 10 - Present

Alabama A&M University, Normal, AL

&

Faculty Member, Dept. of Mathematics & Engineering

Calhoun Community College, Huntsville, AL

Taught:

Engineering Drawing using Solid Edge (Mechanical Engg. In Alabama A&M

University)

Engineering Fundamental (Calhoun Community College)

Computer Programming by MATLAB (Calhoun Community College)

Assistant Professor, Dept. of Civil Engineering

Jun 06 - Aug 10

Research Scientist, Dept. of Natural Resources and Environmental

Sciences

Alabama A&M University, Normal, AL

Developed models for predicting rainfall using USDA Scan Data by Fuzzy

Set Theory

Presented research results at national and international workshops and

seminars

Published research studies and articles in the peer-reviewed scientific

journals

Taught the following undergraduate and graduate courses:

Soil & Water Conservation Engineering

Irrigation & Drainage Engineering

Fluid Mechanics (inclusive of labwork)

Hydrogeology

Engineering Drawing and Graphics using Microstation and Solid Edge

Developed grant proposals (Grantsmanship):

Predicting Rainfall & Soil Moisture Availability for Economic Crop

Production by Fuzzy Theory Using

USDA Data

Use of Local Ponds for Rainwater Harvesting and Buffer Storage for

Groundwater Irrigation System

Developed coursework for graduate and under-graduate students for

Irrigation and Drainage Engineering (Appendix-A)

Soil & Water Conservation Engineering (Appendix B)

Faculty Member

Jun 03 - Mar 05

Miyagi National College of Technology, Miyagi ken, Japan

Taught:

Hydraulics and Fluid Mechanics

Irrigation and Drainage Engineering

Irrigation and Drainage System Design

Surface Water Hydrology

Irrigation System Evaluation

Agro-Meteorology.

Research Expertise on:

Decision Support System (DSS) in Irrigation and Water Management

Crop Water Requirement Modeling by Evapo-Transpiration (ET)

Soil Erosion

Irrigation Water Management Modeling using Fuzzy Logic

Water Resources & Sanitary Engineering

Consulting Engineer

May 95 - Jun 03

Nihon Seisoku Ltd., Fukushima-ken, Japan

Consulting on:

Irrigation and Drainage System Design

Municipal Water Distribution Design

Land Consolidation Design

Water Conservation and Hydraulic Structures Design

Pipeline Water Distribution System Design

Sr. Scientist

Sep 82- Jan 91

Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute (BARI), Joydebpur, Gazipur,

Bangladesh

Conducted Research in Irrigation Engineering

Organized Engineering Workshops and (Weekly) Divisional Seminars

Performed budgeting and procuring of equipments for research activities

within the Division

Held sessions with farmers and the extension workers on water resources

related topics

Arranged different irrigation demonstration programs and exhibition for

the farmers

Established the Agricultural Equipment Testing Lab and Agro-Meteorology

Weather Station

at Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute (BARI)

Trained surveyors for practical field survey in water resource and

irrigation and drainage facilities design

Arranged training and field demonstration programs for the extension

officials and field staffs

Served as the -

Co-investigator of contract researches funded by U.S. Agency for

International Development (USAID)

Training Coordinator for developing training programs for workshop

employees

Panel Member for testing the agricultural machineries/equipment

imported from foreign countries

Member - Secretary of the Screening and Selection Committee for

different scientists and staffs

appointments for contract researches

Member of the Purchasing Committee for various research equipments,

divisional and workshop

materials

Member of the Evaluation and Promotion Committee for the division

staffs

Taught "Water Resource, Irrigation and Drainage" at Dhaka Agriculture

College (DAC).

Held sessions on water resources for the newly recruited officials of

the Directorate of Agriculture

Educational Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D)

Qualificati Jan 91 - Mar 95

ons University of Tokyo, Japan

Dissertation: Development of an Operation Model for Flow Size Control

of Irrigation Water Using Fuzzy Set Theory

Master of Engineering (M.Engg.)

Jan 86 - Aug 87

Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Bangkok, Thailand

Thesis: Improvement of Tubewell Discharge Measurement

Bachelor of Engineering

Aug 77 - Jul 82

Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh, Bangladesh

Professiona Japanese Society of Irrigation, Drainage, and Reclamation Engineering

l Japan Agricultural System Society

Affiliation Bangladesh Society of Agricultural Engineers

s Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) Alumni Association

Research Journals

Publication

s Improvement of Model for Prediction of Rainfall by Fuzzy Set Theory

Using USDA Scan Data. Paper submitted

for publication in the Journal of Agricultural Water Management

(Elsevier).

A Model for Prediction of Rainfall by Fuzzy Set Theory Using USDA Scan

Data. Journal of Agricultural

Water Management (Elsevier). Volume 95 Issue 12, December 2008. pp.

1350-1360.

Computational Method of Fuzzy Set Theory in Decision-Making Process.

Miyagi National College of

Technology. February, 2005.

Quantification Theory II and its Applicability in Multiple Regression

Analysis. Miyagi National College

of Technology. February, 2005.

Development of an operation model for intake flow size control of

irrigation using fuzzy set theory.

Transactions of the Japanese Society of Irrigation, Drainage, and

Reclamation Engineering No. 216(69 6),

Dec 2001. pp. 25-32.

Handbooks

Authored Sech Panir Poriman (Field Measurement of Irrigation Water), a

handbook in Bengali, funded

by World Bank and published by Agricultural Engineering Division,

Bangladesh Agricultural Research

Institute (BARI), Joydebpur, Gazipur, Bangladesh.

Technical Reports

Use of local ponds of rainwater harvesting and buffer storage for deep

tube well irrigation systems. The

research was funded by USAID and the report has been submitted to the

Bangladesh Agricultural Research

Council (BARC).

Integrated irrigation command area development. This research was

funded by USAID and the report has

been submitted to the Bangladesh Agricultural Research Council (BARC).

Awards and Recipient of the Monbukhagakusho Scholarship awarded by the Ministry of

Scholarship Education (Monbukhagakusho)

s of Japan for the Ph.D. Program at United Graduate School of

Agricultural Sciences, Tokyo, Japan

Recipient of Australian Government Scholarship for the M.Engg. Program

at Asian Institute of Technology

(AIT), Bangkok, Thailand

Recipient of the Best Researcher Award by Bangladesh Agricultural

Research Institute (BARI),

Gazipur, Bangladesh for conducting research and overall contribution

for the development of agricultural sector

Recipient of the Vice-Chancellor Talent Pool Scholarship at Bangladesh

Agricultural University (BAU),

Mymensingh, Bangladesh

Recipient of the National Junior Merit Scholarship

Conferences Improvement of Model for Prediction of Rainfall by Fuzzy Set Theory

and Using USDA Scan Data.

Presentatio National Water Quality Conference, to be held on February 7-11, 2009,

ns St, Louis, Missouri, USA.

Prediction of rainfall and Soil Moisture by fuzzy set theory using USDA

scan data. National Water

Quality Conference, February 3-7, 2008, Reno, Nevada, USA.

A model for prediction of rainfall by fuzzy set theory using USDA scan

data. Southern Regional

Water Quality Conference, October 5-8, 2007, Fayetteville, Arkansas,

USA.

Training Research Planning and Evaluation

Irrigation Water Production Function sponsored by USAID and organized

jointly by the International

Irrigation Center of Utah State University and Bangladesh Agricultural

Research Institute.

Pump Awareness Course

Farm Operation and Management

Stores and Maintenance Management

Administration, Office Management, and Communication

PC Skills Microsoft Office 2003 Suite (Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and

Access)

AudoCAD, Microstation, and Solid Edge (Including JWCAD the renowned

Japanese CAD software)

Operating Systems - Microsoft Windows XP and Apple Mac X

Language Can communicate in five different

Proficiency majors languages

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