Fellow

Dr. Tanveer Ferdous Saeed

(Associate Fellow, 2019)

Research Interest

Constructed Wetlands for Wastewater and Faecal Sludge Treatment, Biological Nitrogen and Organic Removal, Phosphorus Removal, Emerging Contaminant Removal, Fate of Pathogen, Mathematical Modelling of Pollutant Removal, Low-Income Household Drinking Water Treatment.

Educational Background

 Year 2011:                              Doctor of Philosophy, Department of Civil Engineering

                                                  Monash University, Clayton, Melbourne, Australia.

 Year 2006:                              M.Sc. Engineering, Department of Environmental Engineering and

                                                Management, Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Thailand.

 Year 2004:                             Bachelor of Civil Engineering, Department of Civil Engineering

                                                Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET).

Awards

• University Grant Commission (UGC) Gold Medal for Outstanding Contribution in Engineering and Technology Fundamental Research, 2018 and 2016.

Academic Experience

• May 2019- Present:          Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Asia Pacific.
• May 2016-April 2019:       Associate Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Asia Pacific.
• April 2011-April 2016:      Assistant Professor, Department of Civil Engineering
•                                           Ahsanullah University of Science and Technology.

Grants Received

WaterAid Bangladesh, Bangladesh Bureau of Educational Information & Statistics (BANBEIS): Ministry of Education, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF), NGO forum Bangladesh, Institute of Energy, Environment, Research and Development (IEERD), Edith Cowan University, Australia.

Selected Publications

Tanveer Saeed, Md Jihad Miah. 2021. Organic matter and nutrient removal in tidal flow-based microbial fuel cell constructed wetlands: media and flood-dry period ratio. Chemical Engineering Journal, 128507 (impact factor 13.27).

Tanveer Saeed, Md Jihad Miah, Nehreen Majed, Md Kawser Alam, Tanbir Khan. 2021.  Effect of effluent recirculation on nutrients and organics removal performance of hybrid constructed wetlands: Landfill leachate treatment. Journal of Cleaner Production, 282, 125427(Impact factor 9.29).