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Dr. Sajal Kumar Adhikary

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Dr. Sajal Kumar Adhikary is currently serving as a Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering, Khulna University of Engineering & Technology (KUET), Khulna, Bangladesh. Dr. Adhikary received his B.Sc. in Civil Engineering (B.Sc. Eng.) degree in 2003 from KUET, Khulna, Bangladesh. He got a Master of Engineering (M. Eng.) degree in Water Resources Engineering in 2009 from Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Bangkok, Thailand and a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degree in Civil and Water Resources Engineering in 2017 from Victoria University, Melbourne, Australia. His research interests include Hydroinformatics, hydrological modeling, climate change, Hydrological data collection network design, groundwater and surface water quality and management issues, RS and GIS applications to water and environment problems, integrated water resources management (IWRM), and disaster managements issues. Dr. Adhikary has supervised many BSc students in Civil Engineering and a number of MSc and PhD students in the field of Civil Engineering, majoring in Water Resources Engineering, Environment and Disaster Management. He has supervised an MSc Student of Universiti Teknologi Petronas (UTP), Malaysia as an External Co-Supervisor, and has also served as an External Examiner for an M.Phil. Thesis of Western Sydney University (WSU), Sydney, Australia and two PhD Dissertations of Visvesvaraya Technological University, India. He has the specialized industrial training on “water resources modeling and simulation” from the Korea Water Resources Corporation (K-water), Daejeon, South Korea. Dr. Adhikary has involved in and accomplished several major consultancy projects successfully majoring in Civil Engineering and performed in different roles including Team Leader, Hydrology Specialist, Data Analyst and GIS Specialist, Monitoring Specialist, Hydrology and Water Resource Specialist, River Engineering Expert, Hydrologic Data Analyst, Water Resources Engineer, Consultant and Team Member of the consultant team. Dr. Adhikary is a Reviewer of several (about 20) international reputed Journals and also served as a Guest Editor for a Special Issue of the Journal of Environmental Quality Management, Wiley, UK. He is currently working as an Associate Editor of the Journal of Engineering Science, Faculty of Civil Engineering, KUET, Khulna, Bangladesh.


Publication

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Education

PhD
Victoria University, Melbourne,Australia (2013-2017)
MEng
Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Bangkok,Thailand (2007-2009)
BSc Eng
Khulna University of Engineering & Technology,Bangladesh (1999-2003) Merit Position: First Class First,
HSC
Aminur Rahman College, Mohammadpur, Magura,Bangladesh (1998) Group: Science,
SSC
Rajpat Secondary School, Mohammadpur, Magura,Bangladesh (1996) Group: Science,

Scholarship and Award

  • Education Board Scholarship in B.Sc. Engg. Study

    This scholarship had been awarded by the Jessore Education Board, Bangladesh and offered by Khulna University of Engineering & Technology (KUET) during four years study of B.Sc. Engineering in the Department of Civil Engineering of KUET.

  • International Postgraduate Research Scholarship (IPRS)

    This scholarship has been sponsored by The Commonwealth of Australia (Australian Government) and awarded by the Victoria University (VU), Melbourne, Australia for PhD (Doctor of Philosophy) research in Victoria University, Melbourne, Australia.

  • Netherlands Government-AIT Postgraduate Scholarship

    This scholarship had been sponsored by The Government of the Netherlands and awarded by Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Thailand, for two years of Master of Engineering study and research in Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Pathumthani-12120, Bangkok, Thailand.

  • AIT-Kwater Internship Scholarship

    This scholarship had been jointly awarded by Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Thailand and Korea Water Resources Corporation (K-water), Republic of Korea, for having specialized industrial training in the Investigation and Planning Department of K-water, Daejeon, Republic of Korea.

  • The Academic Gold Medal Award

    The "Academic Gold Medal" had been awarded by the Honorable President of Bangladesh & Chancellor of Khulna University of Engineering & Technology (KUET), Khulna-9203, Bangladesh in the 1st convocation of KUET for outstanding performance in B.Sc. Engineering study.

  • Merit Scholarships in Secondary & Higher Secondary Study

    Two merit scholarships had been awarded during the study period at both of Higher Secondary and School levels by the Jessore Education Board, Bangladesh.

  • Best Paper Award in ICETCESD 2012

    This award was awarded by the Conference Chairman of the 2nd International Conference on Environmental Technology and Construction Engineering for Sustainable Development (ICETCESD 2012) held at SUST, Sylhet, Bangladesh

  • Best Paper Award in ICETCESD 2011

    This award was awarded by the Conference Chairman of the 1st International Conference on Environmental Technology and Construction Engineering for Sustainable Development (ICETCESD 2011) held at SUST, Sylhet, Bangladesh

  • SECOMB Conference and Travel Grant

    This scholarship funding was awarded by Victoria University with the donation from an anonymous donor in order to attend and present a research article in the 21st International Congress on Modelling and Simulation (MODSIM 2015) held at Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.

  • CES Publication Incentive Award 2015

    This award with a funding voucher was given by the College of Engineering and Science, Victoria University for a research paper published in a top ranked Journal.

  • CES Publication Incentive Award 2015

    This award with a funding voucher was given for the second time by the College of Engineering and Science, Victoria University for a research paper published in a top ranked Journal.


Research


Experience

Service Records
  • Professor
    Department/Section: Department of Civil Engineering
    Khulna University of Engineering & Technology, Bangladesh 28-Jul-2019 to Present
  • Associate Professor
    Department/Section: Department of Civil Engineering
    Khulna University of Engineering & Technology, Bangladesh 29-May-2018 to 27-Jul-2019
  • Assistant Professor
    Department/Section: Department of Civil Engineering
    Khulna University of Engineering & Technology, Banglaldesh 09-Jul-2007 to 28-May-2018
  • Testing Officer and Consultant
    Department/Section: CRTS, Department of Civil Engineering
    Khulna University of Engineering & Technology, Bangladesh 02-May-2004 to Present
  • Lecturer
    Department/Section: Department of Civil Engineering
    Khulna University of Engineering & Technology, Bangladesh 02-May-2004 to 08-Jul-2007
Professional Body Membership
  • Institution of Engineers, Bangladesh (IEB)

    Member Type: Member
    Member ID: 21492


Teaching and Supervision


Student Corner

Development of sp energy and sp force curves Development of sp energy and sp force curves
Experiment on the flow beneath a sluice gate Experiment on the flow beneath a sluice gate

Last Update: 31-Aug-2024