Bio
Dr. Quazi Hamidul Bari is a Professor of the Department of Civil Engineering at KUET, Khulna, Bangladesh, with expertise in water supply, wastewater treatment, solid waste management, air pollution, and climate change in the Environmental Engineering field. Prof. Bari graduated from the Department of Civil Engineering at KUET. Prof. Bari has a Master of Engineering degree in Environmental Engineering from AIT, Bangkok, Thailand, and a Doctor of Philosophy degree in Environmental Engineering from the University of Hong Kong, SAR. Apart from his regular teaching duties at the university, he conducts several training programs on climate change, GHG emissions, the greenhouse effect, global temperature rise, air pollution, ozone layer depletion, acid rain, net zero energy building (nZEB), water pollution, and soil pollution. His research interests include treatment technologies for the removal of conventional and emerging contaminants from water, wastewater, and sludge sources; solid waste recycling, treatment and composting; and high-efficiency solar desalination techniques, innovation in porous materials and activated carbon. One of his research goals is to familiarize students with current research practices and trends in the environmental engineering field, both at home and abroad. He has been supervising many MSc and PhD students in the field of environmental engineering. He has published more than 200 papers in journals and conferences, including one book and book chapters. He has two patents: (i) a column-type solar desalination unit (2014 and (ii) a simple ceramic filter for the removal of arsenic and iron from groundwater (2012).
Scholarship and Award
- Swedish International Development Authority (SIDA) Scholarship
For M. Eng. Study at AIT Bangkok, Thailand.
- Research Studentship of The University of Hong Kong
For Ph. D. Study
- Best Paper Award
Entitled “Accelerated Forced Aeration Composting for Urban Organic Waste†for the year of 1999 of Hong Kong Waste Management Association.
- Best Poster
• Sardinia Symposium Award for the Best Poster Presentation in 16th International Waste management and Landfill Symposium, Forte Village/ S. Margherita di Pula (CA)/ Italy, 2-6 October 2017.
Research
- Civil & Environmental Engineering
• Water and Wastewater Engineering
• Water pollution Control
• Low Cost Water Supply and Sanitation
• Solid Waste Management
• Environmental Geo-technology
• Modeling on Forced Aeration Composting of Solid Waste
• High Efficient and Hybrid Solar Desalination
Experience
Service Records
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Professor
KUET
01-Sep-2024 to
01-Sep-2024
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Professor
Ahsanullah University of Science & Technology
01-Sep-2024 to
01-Sep-2024
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Professor
Department/Section: Civil Engineering
Stamford University Bangladesh
01-Sep-2024 to
01-Sep-2024
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Professor
Department/Section: Civil Engineering
KUET
02-Nov-2000 to
01-Sep-2024
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Lecturer to Assocc. Professor
Department/Section: Civil Engineering
KUET
01-Sep-2024 to
01-Sep-2024
Teaching and Supervision
Course Conduction
Supervisor of Post Graduate Thesis (M. Sc. Eng.):
11. Seasonal Variation of Extent of Stabilization of Faecal Sludge for Safe Disposal During Co-composting in Forced Aeration and Passively Aeration Process. November, 2017;
10. Effect of Textile Cylinder on the Production of Distillate in Solar Desalination. January, 2014;
9. Fabrication and Monitoring of Single and Double Unit Ceramic Filters for Arsenic Removal. November
2011;
8. Development of a Simple Ceramic Membrane Bio-reactor for Wastewater Treatment. October, 2011;
7. Preparation and Characterization of Granular Activated Carbon from Rice Husk for the Treatment of Textile Effluent. January, 2011;
6. Availability of Groundwater for Drinking Purpose in Khulna City. November, 2009;
5. Development of a Sustainable Household Surface Water Treatment Filter. August, 2008;
4. Study on Bin Composting Process: Application of Forced and Passive Aeration. May, 2008;
3. Study on Water Supply and Sanitation Condition of Selected Pourashavas in the Coastal Region. April, 2008;
2. Recycling of Solid Waste in Khulna City. June, 2007;
1. Development of a Low Cost Household Level Biological Arsenic-Iron Removal Unit. June, 2007;
12. Design and Performance Study of a Bench-scale Biological Wastewater Treatment Plant for a Sea food Processing Industry September 2018
13 Development of a Modified Aerobic-Anaerobic Septic Tank System for Faecal Sludge Treatment December, 2019
14 Monitoring and Source Apportionment of Air Pollutants in Khulna City December, 2019
15 Application of Innovative Idea ̔ Waste to Energy’ for Sustainable Disposal of Faecal Sludge by Producing Biofuel December, 2020
16 Co-hydrothermal Liquefaction of Peat with Faecal Sludge and Wastewater-grown Microalgae to Enhance Biocrude productivity October, 2021