Faculty Profile

Mr Mohammed Omar Faruque

Associate Professor

Contact Information

  • Office Address: Department of Petroleum and Mining Engineering, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet-3114, Bangladesh
  • Phone: +8801819847124
  • Email: faruque-pge@sust.edu, faruque_pge@yahoo.com

Biography

Mr. Mohammed Omar Faruque did Bachelor of Science (Engineering) in Chemical Engineering and Polymer Science from Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet, Bangladesh. After having B. Sc (Engineering) degree, he joined Bangladesh Gas Fields Company Limited (BGFCL) as an Assistant Manager. After that, he has been working as a faculty member in the Department of Petroleum and Mining Engineering at Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet, Bangladesh from October 2007. Mr. Faruque has 15 more peer-reviewed journal articles where he worked either as main author or co-author.

Education

  • Bachelor of Science (Engineering) in Chemical Engineering and Polymer Science.

Research Interests

  • Energy and Environment, Biofuel, Advanced Material Engineering

Active Research Project

  • 1. Principal investigator in a research project entitled on Design and Fabrication of a Dye Sensitized Solar Cell(DSSC) and try to improve the properties of a semiconductor for DSSC. The research project was funded by the Shahjalal University Research Center under University Grant Commission, Bangladesh (2015).
  • 2. Co-investigator in a research project entitled on A study on Soil, Water, Air and Social Environmental Status around the Stone Quarry Mine and Stone Crusher Plant, Jaflong- Vholaganj area, Sylhet: An Approach for Understanding the Environmental Sustainability. Funded by the Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of Bangladesh (2015).
  • 3. Co-investigator in a research project on An assessment of the impacts of Hardrock Mining on environment with their management around the Maddhyapara Mining area, Dinajpur, Bangladesh. Funded by the Ministry of Education, Government of Bangladesh (2014).

Previous Research Project

  • 1. Principal investigator in a research project on An Assessment of the Impact of Gas Blowout and Current Gas Seepage on Groundwater in and around the Tangratila Gas Field,Bangladesh. The research project was funded by the Shahjalal University Research Center under University Grant Commission, Bangladesh (2011).
  • 2. Co-investigator in a research project entitle on Groundwater modeling and environmental impact assessment for proposed open-pit coal mine in the Phulbari area of northeast Bangladesh. Funded by the Shahjalal University Research Center under University Grant Commission, Bangladesh (2013).

External Affiliations

  • Member, Institute of Engineers, Bangladesh (IEB)

Journal Publications

  • 1. Islam, M. R., Faruque, M.O., Shinjo, R., (2015). Damage zone propagation and support pressure estimation around two access tunnels of the Barapukuria coalmine in Bangladesh: A two-dimensional numerical modeling approach. International Journal of Advanced Geosciences, Volume 3, Issue 2, pp-14-24.
  • 2. Islam, M. R., Faruque, M.O., (2013). Optimization of slope angle and its seismic stability: A case study for the proposed open pit coalmine in Phulbari, NW Bangladesh. Journal of Mountain Science, Volume-10, Issue-06, pp-976-986. Impact factor 0.664 in 2012
  • 3. Faruque, M.O., (2012). Suitability assessment of groundwater around Tangratilla gas blowout affected area, NE Bangladesh. Asian Transactions on Engineering (ATE ISSN: 2221 - 4267) Volume 02 Issue 04, pages: 40-50. Impact factor 1.193 in 2014
  • 4. Faruque, M.O., Uddin, M. J., (2012). Removal of arsenic from groundwater using burnt rice straw. Asian Transactions on Engineering (ATE ISSN: 2221-4267) Volume 02 Issue 03, pages: 103-129. Impact factor 1.193 in 2014
  • 5. Islam, M. R., Faruque, M.O., (2012). Numerical Modeling of Slope Stability Consideration of an Open-Pit Coalmine in the Phulbari Coal Basin, NW Bangladesh. Electronic Journal of Geotechnical Engineering (EJGE) 17(Y): 3717-3729. Impact Factor 1.2120 in 2012
  • 6. Faruque, M.O., Islam, M. R., Iqbal, S.A., Iqbal, M., (2012). An overview of Geology, Hydrogeology, and Open Pit Mining Perspective of the Phulbari Gondwana Coal Deposit, NW, Bangladesh. SUST Journal of Science and Technology, Vol. 19, No. 5, 2012 P: 1-7.

Teaching

  • PME 128: Fluid Mechanics
  • PME 218: Heat Transfer
  • PME 228: Engineering Thermodynamics
  • PME 324: Natural Gas Engineering
  • PME 115: Engineering Chemistry
  • PME 328: Mineral Process Engineering
  • PME 413: Industrial Economics and Management

Graduate Supervision

  • 1. I have supervised 17 undergraduate (B. Sc. Engineering thesis/project) students from 2007 to present 2016 date as only B. Sc Engr. degree is available in this department