MAHBUB HASAN, PH.D.

(Address) **** Willowbrook Drive #1, Huntsville, AL 35802

(Mobile) +1-256-***-****

(Email) fmkgmg@r.postjobfree.com

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 academic (teaching) experience at both undergraduate and graduate levels

EXPERIENCE

Faculty Member, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering

Aug 2010 – Present

Alabama A&M University, Normal, AL

Teaching Engineering Drawing (ME 103) (Using Solid Edge V19)

Faculty Member, Dept. of Mathematics & Engineering

Aug 2010 – Present

Calhoun Community College, Huntsville, AL

Teaching Engineering Fundamental (EGR101)

Teaching MATLAB Computer Programming (EGR157)

Assistant Professor, Dept. of Civil Engineering

Research Scientist, Dept. of Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences

Jun 2006 – Aug 2010

Alabama A&M University, Normal, AL

Developed models for predicting rainfall using USDA Scan Data by Fuzzy Set Theory (Please refer to attached Pub)

Presented research results at national and international workshops and seminars

Published research studies and articles in the peer-reviewed scientific journals

Developed the following courses for undergraduate and graduate classes:

Irrigation and Drainage Engineering (SPS 494/594) (Please refer to attached Appendix A)

Soil & Water Conservation Engineering (SPS 495/595) (Please refer to attached Appendix B)

Taught the following undergraduate and graduate courses:

Irrigation & Drainage Engineering (SPS 494/594)

Soil & Water Conservation Engineering (SPS 495/595)

Fluid Mechanics (inclusive of lab work) (EGC 305L)

Hydrogeology (CE305)

Engineering Drawing and Graphics using MicroStation and Solid Edge (EGC101 and ME103)

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

Faculty Member

Jun 2003 – Mar 2005

Miyagi National College of Technology, Miyagi ken, Japan

Taught the following undergraduate courses:

Hydraulics and Fluid Mechanics

Irrigation and Drainage Engineering

Irrigation and Drainage System Design

Surface Water Hydrology

Irrigation System Evaluation

Agro-Meteorology

Conducted research in the following areas:

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 1995 – Jun 2003

Nihon Seisoku Ltd., Fukushima-ken, Japan

Consulted in the following areas:

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 1982- Jan 1991

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

Conducted Research in Irrigation Engineering

Established the Agricultural Equipment Testing Lab and Agro-Meteorology Weather Station at BARI

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

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

EDUCATION

Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Jan 1991 – Mar 1995

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 1986 – Aug 1987

Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Bangkok, Thailand

Thesis: Improvement of Tubewell Discharge Measurement

Bachelor of Engineering Aug 1977 – Jul 1982

Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh, Bangladesh

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

Japanese Society of Irrigation, Drainage, and Reclamation Engineering

Japan Agricultural System Society

Bangladesh Society of Agricultural Engineers

Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) Alumni Association

PUBLICATIONS

Journals

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 written in Bengali, funded by World Bank and published by Agricultural Engineering Division of 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 SCHOLARSHIPS

Recipient of Monbukhagakusho Scholarship, awarded by the Ministry of Education (Monbukhagakusho) 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 AND PRESENTATIONS

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

National Water Quality Conference, February 7-11, 2009, 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 (BARI)

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)

Autodesk AutoCAD® 2004

MathWorks MATLAB Version 7.10

Bentley MicroStation V8i

Siemens Solid Edge V19 (A component of the Siemens Velocity Series Portfolio)

JWCAD 7.04 (Japanese CAD Software)

Operating Systems – Microsoft Windows XP and Apple Mac X

LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY

English (Spoken and Written)

Japanese (Spoken and Written)

Bengali (Native) (Spoken and Written)

Hindi (Spoken)

Urdu (Spoken)

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