Faculty Profile

Dr. Gulam Md. Munna

Professor

Contact Information

  • Office Address: Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet-3114, Bangladesh
  • Phone: +8801972509851
  • Email: [email protected], [email protected]

Education

  • PhD in Hydrology
  • MSc. in Water Resources Engineering (2008), University of East London, England
  • BSc. in Civil & Environmental Engineering (2005), Shahjalal University of Science & Technology, Bangladesh
  • H.S.C (1997), M. C. College, Sylhet, Bangladesh
  • S.S.C (1995), Govt. Pilot High School, Sylhet, Bangladesh

Research Interests

  • Groundwater Hydrology
  • Sediment Transport
  • Urban Drainage
  • Flood Hydrology
  • Storm Water Runoff
  • Irrigation Engineering
  • Open Channel Hydraulics

Previous Research Project

  • 1. Assessment of Landslide and Slope Stability in Sylhet City.

External Affiliations

  • Member of Institute of Civil Engineers, UK.

Journal Publications

  • 1. Probabilistic assessment of peak discharge and debris flow concentration in the Surma River using Monte Carlo simulation (2024)
  • 2. Hazard-mapping and health risk analysis of iron and arsenic contamination in the groundwater of Sylhet District (2024)
  • 3. Modelling flow of the major canals of Sylhet city using the EPA SWMM runoff model (2024)
  • 4. Assessment of dredging impact on hydrodynamics of Surma River using hydrodynamic model: HEC-RAS approach (2023)
  • 5. Runoff prediction of Surma basin by curve number (CN) method using ARC-GIS and HEC-RAS (2021)
  • 6. Assessment of bank erosion-deposition and bankline shifting of Padma river At Chapainawabgonj district In Bangladesh using RS and GIS Techniquee (2021)
  • 7. Assessment of bank line shifting of Surma river using GIS and Remote Sensing approach (2020)
  • 8. Land Use/Land Cover Change of Sylhet City using Remote Sensing and GIS (2020)
  • 9. Assessment of Water Quality of Surma River in Perspective of Water Distribution System in Sylhet City (2020)
  • 10. Rainwater Harvesting Potentialities to Reduce Over Extraction of Groundwater in Sylhet (2020)
  • 11. Assessment of Socio-Economic Impacts of Surma River Bank Erosion by Using GIS & Statistical Study (2020)
  • 12. A study of velocity variation in open channel flow across the cross sections, including flow meter calibration and α (Energy Coefficient) value calculation, Journal of Scientific and Engineering Research, 2019, 6(7):59-63 (2019)
  • 13. Evaluating Discharge Capacity of Major Chara’s of Sylhet City Using GIS,Journal of Water Resources and Protection (JWARP), Scientific Research Publishing Vol.10 No2 Page (167-181), February 2018; DOI: 10.4236/jwarp.2018.102010 (2018)
  • 14. Flood hazard mapping of Surma river basin in Sylhet City,Technical Journal of River Research Institute, Faridpur, Bangladesh. Volume: 14(1): 22-28, 2018 (December), ISSN: 1606-9277 (2018)
  • 15. Chromium Removal from Water Using Spirodela polyrhiza, Asian Journal of Applied Sciences Volume 10 (3): 145-150, 2017 (2017)
  • 16. (2016) Effectiveness of Amaranthus gangeticus in Arsenic Extraction from Soil, Journal of Scientific research, www.banglajol.info/index.php/JSR J. Sci. Res. 8 (1), 71-79 (2016) (2016)
  • 17. (2015) Earthquake vulnerability assessment of roads at Sylhet city in Bangladesh, Asian journal of Civil Engineering (BHRC) Asian journal of civil engineering (bhrc) vol. 16, no. 6(2015),Pages 891-897 (2015)
  • 18. (2015) A Study on Water Quality Parameters of Water Supply in Sylhet City Corporation Area, American journal of Civil Engineering, Hydrology 2015; 3(6): 66-71 Published online October 31, 2015 (http://www.sciencepublishinggroup.com/j/hyd) doi: 10.11648/j.hyd.20150306.12 ISSN: 2330-7609 (Print); ISSN: 2330-7617 (2015)
  • 19. (2015) Spatial Distribution Analysis and Mapping of Groundwater Quality Parameters for the Sylhet City Corporation (SCC) Area Using GIS, American journal of Civil Engineering, Hydrology 2015; 3(1): 1-10 Published online March 2, 2015 (http://www.scienc (2015)
  • 20. (2013) Prioritizing e-waste management needs for mitigating hazardous pollutants in north-east zone, Bangladesh, Journal of Applied Technology in Environmental Saniatation, V o l u m e 3 , N u m b e r 1 : 6 1 – 7 © T2013 Department of Environmental Engineer ing Sepuluh Nopember Institute of Technology , Surabaya & Indonesian Society of Sanitary and Environmental Engineers, Jakarta Open Access http ://www.trisanita.org/jates (2013)
  • 21. (2013) A Canadian Water Quality Guideline-Water Quality Index (CCME-WQI) based assessment study of water quality in Surma River, Journal of Civil Engineering and Construction Technology Vol. 4(3), pp. 81-89, March 2013 Available online at http://www.aca (2013)
  • 22. (2012) Feasibility study of rainwater harvesting system in Sylhet City, Environmental Monitoring Assessment (Springer Science+Business Media), Environ Monit Assess (2012) 184:573–580 DOI 10.1007/s10661-011-1989-7 (2012)
  • 23. Existing Pavement Design of Sylhet-Sunamganj Highway Using Dynamic Cone Penetrometer, Journal of Environmental Research and development Vol. (5), Issue no. 1, pp.1-11, July- September 2010. (2010)
  • 24. (2010) Environmental impact assessment of oil and gas sector: A case study of Magurchara gas field., Journal of Soil Science and Environmental Management, Vol. 1(5), pp. 86-91, July 2010, ISSN 2141-2391 ©2010 Academic Journals Available online at: http:/ (2010)
  • 25. Impact assessment due to rural electrification in hill tract of Bangladesh for sustainable development, International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology ((International Journal of Environmental Science & Technology (ISSN 1735-1472, Vol. 3 No. 2, autumn 2006) Springer-Verlag)) (2006)
  • 26. Unplanned Urbanization: Assessment through Calculation of Environmental Degradation Index, (International Journal of Environmental Science & Technology (ISSN 1735-1472, Vol. 3 No. 2, spring 2006) Springer-Verlag) (2006)
  • 27. Earthquake Vulnerability and Liquefaction Map for Sylhet, Bangladesh (2005)
  • 28. Exposure of Pesticides in Formulating Plant and Associated Risk: The Issue of Workers Health. (2005)

Conference

  • 1. URBAN STORMWATER DRAINAGE DESIGN AND CAPACITY ANALYSIS OF MODINA MARKET AREA IN SYLHET CITY USING STORMWATER MANAGEMENT MODEL (SWMM) (2024)
  • 2. Integrated Management Decisions for Optimum Stormwater Drainage Modeling for SYLHET City (2023)
  • 3. A Study on Flood Inundation Mapping for Sylhet City Using Rational and SCS-CN Methods (2023)
  • 4. Analysing the Characteristics of Major Charas of Sylhet City using Storm Water Management Model (SWMM). (2021)
  • 5. Runoff prediction of Surma River by CN method with flood plain map of Sylhet city using Arc-GIS and HEC-RAS. (2019)
  • 6. Assessment of storm water carrying capacity of natural drainage channels for Sylhet City. (2018)
  • 7. The effect of climate change on Food system & security in Bangladesh & relevant adaptation initiatives. (2013)

Teaching

  • Irrigation & River Engineering
  • Open Channel Hydraulics
  • Flood Control
  • Hydrology
  • Ground Water
  • Water Supply & Sewrage Engineering
  • Water & Wastewater Engineering
  • Disaster Engineering

Awards & Recognition

  • National Science & Technology (NST) Fellowship (2016-2018) under Ministry of Science and Technology for Doctoral Research.

Graduate Supervision

  • 1. Student Name: Mr. Taufique Kibria, Thesis Title: Sustainable Storm Water Drainage System for Sylhet City.