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Department of Civil Engineering (CE)

Jumana Akhter

Lecturer, Department of Civil Engineering (CE)

CONTACT INFORMATION

Room No: 810, 8th Floor, General Mustafiz Tower, MIST.

Mirpur Cantonment, Dhaka-1216, Bangladesh.

Email: tanuja.jt41@gmail.com, jumana@ce.mist.ac.bd

PERSONAL SITE

Personal Website:  https://sites.google.com/view/jumana-akhter/home

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION 

B.Sc. in Water Resources Engineering, Bangladesh University of Engineering & Technology (BUET), Bangladesh ---- March 2018 – May 2023

Dissertation: VARIATION OF STANDARDIZED VEGETATION INDEX (NDVI) AND ITS RESPONSE TO CLIMATE CHANGE IN THE NORTH-WEST REGION OF BANGLADESH FROM 2000 TO 2022

RESEARCH INTEREST

Water Resources Engineering

Hydrology

Hydro-Meteorology

Hydro-Climatology

Climatology

Climate Change

Water and Environmental Policy

SUBJECTS TAUGHT

Sessional

  • CE 102: Computer Aided Drafting
  • CE 208: Quantity Surveying
  • CE 362: Open Channel Flow Hydraulics
  • CE 472: Hydraulic Structure Sessional

AWARDS AND SCHOLARSHIPS                                                                                             

  • Dean’s Listed, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET)- 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022.
  • Grantee of ICCCAD Youth Fellows Innovation Fund, International Centre for Climate Change and Development (ICCCAD) for Capacity Building Program on Climate Change Adaptation through Debating and Education Initiatives for High School Students. - 2023
  • Grantee of RISE Student Research Grant for Undergraduate Thesis by Research and Innovation Centre for Science and Engineering (RISE), BUET - 2022
  • Scholarship of Merit by the Government of Bangladesh for Higher Secondary School Certificate and Secondary School Certificate.  – 2015, 2017

PUBLICATIONS

Conference Proceedings

  1. MD Rayhan, Dr. Rounak Afroz, Jumana Akhter. Evaluating Climate Models to Analyze Short-term Drought Conditions in The North-west and South-west Regions of Bangladesh.

Presented in 9th International Conference on Water and Flood Management, Organized by Institute of Water and Flood Management.

  1. Tahsin Ishrak Oishee, MD Saiduzzan, Jumana Akhter. Analysis of Imperviousness in Dhaka Metropolitan Area (DMPA) and the Constituent Thanas Through Geospatial Mapping and Image Classification.

Abstract accepted in 7th International Conference on Civil Engineering for Sustainable Development (ICCESD)-2023 and full manuscript under preparation.

Articles Under Review/In-preparation

  1. Jumana Akhter, Dr. Rounak Afroz. Spatio-Temporal Analysis of Standardized Vegetation Index (NDVI) and Its Response to Climate Change and Land Use changes in North-West and South-West Hydrological Region of Bangladesh. In Preparation
  2.  Dr. G M Jahid Hasan, Jumana Akhter. Analysis of Cyclonic Impacts in the Climate Vulnerable Coastal Districts in Bangladesh. In Preparation
  3.  MD Rayhan, Dr. Rounak Afroz, Jumana Akhter. Assessing Drought Indices and Forecasting Future Droughts in North-West and South-West Bangladesh: A Comparative Study of SPI and RMSI with Climate Models. In Preparation.

Poster Presentations

  1. Tahsin Ishrak Oishee, Jumana Akhter. Storm Water Pond and Water Management System Using Storm Water Management Model (SWMM) in Dhaka City.

Runners-Up, MIST Civil Engineering Fest 2019

Runners-Up, Planning Week 2019 organized By Dept. of Urban and Regional Planning, BUET

  1. Jumana Akhter, Tahsin Ishrak Oishee. Determination and Analysis of Air Quality Index (AQI), Noise Pollution and Urban Heat Island Zones of MRT-6 Line Using Pollutants Concentration and Landsat-8 Imagery.

Runners-Up, BUP Environmental Fest 2022

Champion, Chemical Day 2023 organized by Dept. of Chemical Engineering, BUET

  1. Jumana Akhter, Tahsin Ishrak Oishee, Muhtasim Haque Nahian. Climate Smart Irrigation Facility 

Champion, Hydro war 2023 organized by Dept. of Water Resources Engineering, BUET

  1. Tahsin Ishrak Oishee, Jumana Akhter. Modeling the Spatio-Temporal Correlation of Hydrological Variations with Accident Frequency in the Ganges-Padma River Route. – 2021
  2. Jumana Akhter, Tahsin Ishrak Oisheee. Smart Underground Utility Infrastructure.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Programming Language: R, MATLAB

GIS Software: ArcGIS

Hydrologic Model: HEC-HMS, SWMM

Hydraulic Model: HECRAS

Pre-Processing Tool: AutoCAD

Structural Analysis Software: ETAB, SAP

RELEVANT CERTIFICATIONS

  1. Course: Leadership training on WASH and Climate Change, WaterAid, Bangladesh
  2. Course: Water Supply and Sanitation Policy in Developing Countries Part 1: Understanding Complex Problems

      Offered by: The University of Manchester, Platform: Coursera

  1. Courses: Fundamentals of GIS, GIS Data Formats, Design and Quality, Geospatial and Environmental Analysis

     Offered by: University of California, Davis, Platform: Coursera

ORGANIZATION AND LEADERSHIP ROLES:

  • BUET Debating Club: General Secretary (2022-2023), Joint Secretary (2021-2022), Publication Secretary (2020-2021)
  • Bangladesh Debating Council (BDC): Head of Logistics (2023-Present), Equity Officer (2022-2023)

EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES AND ACCOLADES:

  • Open Quarterfinalist, Asian British Parliamentary Debating Championship 2021, Shanghai-Hanoi
  • Champion, EFL Category, Pre-World Universities Debating Championship 2020, Korea
  • Finalist, EFL Category, World Universities Debating Championship 2020, Korea
  • Runner-Up, EFL Category, Austral Asian Debating Championship, Nepal 2021
  • Pre-Quarterfinalist, EFL Category, Oxford University Inter-University Debating Championship 2021, England
  • Global Runner-up, PTAK prize, International Supply Chain Education Alliance, Cleveland, Ohio

Jumana Akhter

Lecturer Department of Civil Engineering (CE) jumana@ce.mist.ac.bd