
Dr. Rumana Afrin
Associate Professor, Department of Civil Engineering & Head of Dept.
ROOM: 712
PABX: 3501
Email: rumana@ce.uiu.ac.bd
Education
Ph.D. (Env), Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET)
M.Sc. Engg. (Env), Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) , 2008
B.Sc. Engg. (Civil), Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) , 2003
Research Interest
Research Interest Areas:
- Wetland
- Municipal Waste management
- Water quality
- E-Waste management
- Ground water
Undergraduate Thesis Supervision
- A Study on Current Scenario of Groundwater Level of Some Selected Area of Dhaka City.
- A Comprehensive Study on Ambient Air Pollution in Three Specific Districts of Bangladesh and Its Health Impact on Human life.
- A Microscale Study on The Effect of Urban Heat island in Dhaka: Cause, Impact and Mitigation.
- A Study to Design an Activated Sludge System for High Strength Wastewater.
- Comparative analysis of pyrolysis yields and distillation of liquid yielded from different solid waste.
- A Comparative Study on Impurities removal efficiency of Hatirjheel lake using selected media in Horizontal Constructed Wetland.
- A Study on Rainwater Harvesting: An alternative source of water for domestic use.
- Nitrogen Removal by Activated Sludge Process for treating High Strength Wastewater.
- A Comprehensive study on environmental impact and Health effect due to Tannery wastes in Hazaribagh Canal.
- A Comparative Cost Analysis of Trenchless versus Traditional Open Trenching System for the Water Pipeline Construction.
- Assessment of Phosphorus removal performance from Municipal wastewater in Vertical and Horizontal Constructed wetland systems when arranged in Series.
- A Study on the Influence of Different Unconventional Media in Horizontal Constructed Wetlands for Enhancing the Removal of Ammonia from Municipal Wastewater.
- Impacts of Noise Pollution on the Residents Quality of life in Dhaka City.
- Investigation of industrial waste management of Tejgaon I/A Dhaka.
- A comprehensive study on present condition of water supply in different zones of Dhaka city.
- Assessment of drinking water quality and sanitary system in flood shelter near Dhaka city.
- A study on the current solid waste management system that practices in Dhaka north city corporation area.
- Anaerobic digestion of municipal sewage sludge with different substrates.
- A study on environmental impact and health effect due to brick Kiln in different zones of Dhaka city.
- Condition of basic services-water supply, sanitation and waste management in slums of Chittagong city.
- Study on Building Sanitation Situation in Urban Center.
- Observation of water loss of a water distribution network under Dhaka WASA in DMA 504 (Gulshan-2).
- Analysis of District Metered Area DMA 808 (Kalachanpur, Nadda, Kuril) based on water tightness test.
- A Comparative Study on Impurities Removal Efficiency of Hatirjheel lake using Selected media by Floating Constructed Wetland.
- A comprehensive study of health Risks due to Vehicular pollution in Dhaka city.
- Comparative Study of Pollutant Removal Efficiency between Horizontal Flow and Vertical flow Wetland System using Stone Chips Media for Municipal Wastewater.
- Study on spatial variations of the air pollutants over the period in some specific areas of Bangladesh.
- Assessment of Organic Nitrogen removal performance from Municipal wastewater in Vertical and Horizontal Constructed wetland systems when arranged in Series.
Experience
Assistant Professor (January 2020 – Present), Department of Civil Engineering, United International University, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Assistant Professor (April 2008 – December 2019), Department of Civil Engineering, Ahsanullah University of Science and Technology, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Lecturer (October 2004 – March 2008), Department of Civil Engineering, Ahsanullah University of Science and Technology, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Lecturer (May 2003 – October 2004), Department of Civil Engineering, Stamford University, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Courses Taken
Undergraduate Courses:
- Theroretical Courses
- Engineering Mechanics
- Surveying
- Fluid Mechanics
- Water Supply Engineering
- Wastewater and Sanitary Engineering
- Solid and Hazardous Waste Management
- Building Sciences & Services-II, Plumbing
- Practical courses
- Civil Engineering Drawing
- Computer Aided Drafting
- Environmental Engineering laboratory
- Water Resources Engg Sessional–II
Postgraduate Courses:
Theory of Water treatment
Theory of Sewage Treatment
Municipal and Rural Sanitation
Water Pollution and its Control
Water Supply Engineering and Design
Environmental Sanitation