Faculty Profile

Sabrin Ara

Assistant Professor

Contact Information

  • Office Address: Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet-3114, Bangladesh
  • Phone:
  • Email: sabrin-cee@sust.edu, sabrinara.sust@gmail.com

Biography

Sabrin Ara has joined in the department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE) Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet (SUST) at July, 2020. Previously she was working in a well known private university named Port City International University as a lecturer for about two years and supervised undergraduate thesis in different fields of Civil Engineering. She attended a number of conferences, seminars and workshops. Sabrin is also working as a consultant in the Center for Research, Testing and Consultancy (CRTC) of CEE department, SUST.

Education

  • B.Sc. in Civil and Environmental Engineering, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet.

Research Interests

  • Geotechnical Engineering
  • Geoenvironmental Engineering
  • Land use/ Land cover change detection using GIS and Remote Sensing
  • Recycling/reuse of waste material

Active Research Project

  • 1. Ara, S. and Islam, S. Utilization of ladle refined furnace (LRF) slag in improving clay soil properties for potential uses as foundation materials. SUST Research Centre Project (AS/2021/1/18), 2021-2022.

Previous Research Project

  • 1. Alam, J.B. and Ara, S. Earthquake Intensity Map of Sylhet Zone using GIS- Hobiganj, Moulovibazar and Sylhet Urban City. SUST Research Centre Project (AS/2020/1/09), 2020-2021

Journal Publications

  • 1. "Assessing the quality and heavy metal contamination of soil in tea gardens around Magurchara gas blowout in Bangladesh using multivariate and soil quality index methods."
  • 2. “Correlation of Compression Index with Index Properties of Soil Samples from Several Places in Chattogram, Bangladesh”. International Research Journal of Engineering and Technology (IRJET), 8(2):752-755.
  • 3. "Composting and Co-Composting: Study on Recovery of Solid Waste Organics and Fecal Sludge Nutrients at Chattogram City, Bangladesh”. Journal of Scientific and Engineering Research, 8(3):58-66.
  • 4. “Urbanization Challenge: Solid Waste Management in Sylhet City, Bangladesh”. International Journal of Engineering Applied Sciences and Technology, 5(10):20-28.
  • 5. “Urban Area Growth Monitoring in Sylhet City Using Remote Sensing and Geographic Information System from 2002 to 2017”. International Research Journal of Engineering and Technology (IRJET), 8(3):871-879.

Conference

  • 1. “Fading in Greenery in the Last 10 Years: A Case Study in Sylhet City” Conference Proceeding, 4 th International Conference on Advances in Civil Engineering (ICACE, 2018) organized by the Department of Civil Engineering, Chittagong University of Engineering and Technology (CUET), Chittagong, Bangladesh.
  • 2. “Solid waste management through 13 Rs in Sylhet City”, Conference Proceeding, 4 th consecutive event of the International Conference on Civil Engineering for Sustainable Development (ICCESD, 2018) organized by the Department of Civil Engineering, Khulna University of Engineering and Technology (KUET), Khulna, Bangladesh.

Teaching

  • Geotechnical Engineering
  • Engineering Mechanics
  • Structural Analysis and Design
  • Engineering Graphics

Awards & Recognition

  • Prime Minister Gold Medal Award in recognition of highest CGPA in the faculty of Applied Science and Technology for the year 2018 (SUST).
  • Trust Merit Scholarship, SUST.
  • University Merit Scholarship, SUST
  • Merit Scholarship, Board of Secondary Education, Comilla.