Faculty Profile

Shetu Akter

Assistant Professor

Contact Information

  • Office Address: Assistant Professor Institute of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet-3114, Bangladesh
  • Phone: +8801676586845
  • Email: shetuakter-gee@sust.edu

Biography

Shetu Akter was born on a warm, sunny day in April in Moulvibazar. She has two brother and three sisters. She is the eldest sister among them. Her father is government service holder and mother is a housewife. She completed her Graduation from Shahjalal University of Science and Technology major in Geography and Environment. Than she joined as a lecturer in her own department. She is interested to work in an environment with the opportunity of self-improvement in both individual and group based work those will ultimate lead to the future development of the organization. She is also interested in research based work and have the potentiality to complete a research efficiently. She has a passion in research activities and highly motivated to continue voluntary work which may expand her creativity in its full length.

Education

  • Masters of Science in Geography and Environment (M.S.), Shahjalal University of Science and Technology
  • Bachelor of Science in Geography and Environment (honors), Shahjalal University of Science and Technology
  • HSC - Sylhet Government College, Sylhet.
  • SSC -Kishory Mohan Girls High School, Sylhet.

Research Interests

  • Water Resource Management, Environmental analysis, Climate Change, Hydrology, Natural Hazards

Active Research Project

  • Environmental Condition of Baikka Beel and Its Interaction with Human: A Physico-chemical and Social Assessment

Previous Research Project

  • The rainfall and discharge trends of Surma River area in North‑eastern part of Bangladesh: an approach for understanding the impacts of climatic change

Journal Publish

  • 1. Akter et al. 2019. The rainfall and discharge trends of Surma River area in North-eastern part of Bangladesh: an approach for understanding the impacts of climatic change. Environ System Research. doi.org/10.1186/s40068-019-0156-y.
  • 2. Rahman, T. R. , Koley, N. J., Akter, S., 2018. Morphological Study of Surma River: A Geographic Investigation. American Journal of Water Resources. 2018, 6(2), 53-61. DOI: 10.12691/ajwr-6-2-2

Conference

  • 1. 1st International Conference on Energy & Environment, 2018, Organized by Department of Petroleum and Mining Engineering. Shahjalal University of Science and Technology.
  • 2. 1st Conferences onResearch for Sustainable Development (FCRSD-2016), Organized by SUST Research Centre. Sylhet.

Teaching

  • Biogeography, Population Geography, Physical Geography, Resource Management, Quantitative Techniques in Geography and Environment.