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Assistant Professor

Mahfuzur Rahman

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Oceanography

BIOGRAPHY

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Isotope Geochemistry Paleoclimatology Hydrogeology

2023 - 2027

Doctor of Philosophy (Candidate)

Earth Sciences

University of Adelaide

2016 - 2018

Master of Science

Geology

University of Dhaka

2012 - 2016

Bachelor of Science

Geology

University of Dhaka

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2024-03-26

Visiting Researcher

Description: Observed analytical facilities for scanning lake sediment cores and received hands-on training in sediment description and subsampling techniques.raining Description

Organization: GEOPOLAR Laboratory, University of Bremen, Germany

2019-03-28

Foundation training program

Description: Foundation training program for newly recruited teachers.

Organization: Institutional Quality Assurance Cell, Noakhali Science and Technology University, Bangladesh

2015-08-28

Multichannel Seismic (MCS) Data Processing and Interpretation

Description: Multichannel Seismic (MCS) Data Processing and Interpretation for Geohazard Assessment in Bangladesh: Academic Infrastructure Development and Knowledge Transfer”

Organization: Department of Geology, University of Dhaka

Last Updated: 2025-09-27 06:46:43

2023-03-13

Working on Country

Description: The program focused on Indigenous knowledge, cultural heritage, and collaborative approaches to environmental research.

Organization: Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Australian Biodiversity and Heritage

2018-07-03

Collaborative Fieldwork

Description: A 5-day collaborative field trip in Polder 32, Khulna, and adjacent areas of the Sundarbans. The program focused on monitoring present-day sedimentation and delta growth.

Organization: University of Dhaka

Last Updated: 2025-09-27 06:58:07

AWARDS AND ACHIEVEMENTS

1 Paul Samuel Hossfeld Research Scholarship in South Australia Quaternary Geology

University of Adelaide (South Australia)

Description: Awarded for excellence and support in Quaternary Geology research.

2 Alderman-Kleeman Research Travel Scholarship in Geoscience

University of Adelaide

Description: Provided funding to attend the European Geoscience Union (EGU) Conference in Vienna, Austria (27 Apr – 2 May 2025).

3 Cooperative Research Centre for Landscape Environments & Mineral Exploration (CRC LEME) Regolith Science Supplementary Scholarship

CRC LEME

Description: Awarded to support research in Regolith Science.

4 Australasian Quaternary Association (AQUA) Travel Grant

AQUA

Description: Supported participation in the AQUA Conference (24–29 June 2024).

5 Research Training Program (RTP) Scholarship

Australian Government

Description: Awarded for doctoral research at the University of Adelaide.

6 M.S. Scholarship (Talent Pool)

Directorate of Secondary and Higher Education, Government of Bangladesh

Description: Awarded based on outstanding B.S. (Honors) results at the University of Dhaka

7 National Science and Technology (NST) Fellowship

Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of Bangladesh

Description: Fellowship to support Master’s research work.

8 L. Austin Weeks Undergraduate Grant Program

American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG) Foundation

Description: Competitive international grant awarded to top 76 student recipients worldwide.

9 1st Position – Petro Bowl

SPE Dhaka University Chapter

Description: Secured first place in the Petro Bowl competition during Petroleum Conference 2015.

10 3rd Position – Earth Olympiad

Dhaka University Science Society & SPE DU Chapter

Description: Achieved third place in the Earth Olympiad competition.

2025

Journal

Hydrogeochemical characterization and quality assessment of groundwater resources in Amtali Upazila, Barguna: A study of coastal Bangladesh

Authors: Jahan, Afroz and Goswami, Sukhen and Hossain, Md Jakir and Mallik, Sujan and Ovi, Mehedi Hasan and Rahman, Mahfuzur and Tushar, Mahmud Al Noor and Sultana, Sarmin and Roy, Dhiman Kumer

Journal: Solid Earth Sciences

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sesci.2025.100252

2025

Journal

A 2000-year record of hydroclimate variability inferred from oxygen isotopes in lake sediments on Kangaroo Island (Karti/Karta), South Australia

Authors: Rahman, Mahfuzur and Duxbury, Lucinda and Cadd, Haidee and Klaebe, Robert and Jacobsen, Geraldine and Tibby, John and Tyler, Jonathan

Journal: Quaternary Science Reviews

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quascirev.2025.109443

2025

Journal

Interpreting Hydrogeochemical Interactions and Controlling Processes in Groundwater using Advanced Statistical Techniques in the Southeast Asian Megacity: Dhaka, Bangladesh

Authors: Tajwar, Mahir and Rahman, Mahfuzur and Hasan, Mahmudul and Sakib, Nazmus and Shreya, Shamiha Shafinaz and Alam, Mir Md Tasnim and Gazi, Md Yousuf and Hoque, Sharaf Anika and Zahid, Anwar

Journal: Cleaner Water

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clwat.2025.100084

2025

Journal

Quantification and characterization of microplastics in an intertidal gastropod the common periwinkle Littorina littorea

Authors: Rahman, Mahfuzur and Hoque, Md Enamul and Hasan, Zahid and Alam, Mir Md Tasnim and Jakaria, Md and Das, Koushik and Nelson, Rangel-Buitrago and Siddique, Mohammad Abdul Momin

Journal: Water Biology and Security

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.watbs.2025.100401

2025

Journal

Evaluation of public knowledge and attitudes concerning microplastic pollution: A study in Saint Martin's Island, Bangladesh

Authors: Rahman, Mahfuzur and Shekhar, Himadri and Shishir, Tanvir Hyder and Bhuiyan, Md Mesbah Uddin and Hasan, Zahid and Tushar, Mahmud Al Noor and Mustafa, M Golam

Journal: Heliyon

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2025.e43107

2025

Journal

Statistical and probabilistic modeling of groundwater contamination: A data-driven uncertainty and risk assessment in Barind Tract, Rajshahi, Bangladesh

Authors: Alam, Mir Md Tasnim and Sarker, Md Opu and Rahman, Mahfuzur and Sakib, Nazmus and Tajwar, Mahir and Gazi, Md Yousuf and Shreya, Shamiha Shafinaz and Meim, Saika Islam and Zahid, Anwar

Journal: Journal of Trace Elements and Minerals

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtemin.2025.100223

2025

Journal

Is the groundwater of Dhaka city, Bangladesh contaminated with naturally occurring potential toxic elements?

Authors: Tajwar, Mahir and Rahman, Mahfuzur and Shreya, Shamiha Shafinaz and Sakib, Nazmus and Gazi, Md Yousuf and Hasan, Mahmudul and Samm-A, Anika and Zahid, Anwar

Journal: Frontiers in Environmental Science

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3389/fenvs.2024.1514154

2024

Journal

Spatiotemporal distribution and human health risks of potential toxic elements in the groundwater of the lower Tista Floodplain, Rangpur, Bangladesh

Authors: Alam, Mir Md Tasnim and Rahman, Mahfuzur and Sakib, Nazmus and Tajwar, Mahir and Gazi, Md Yousuf and Shreya, Shamiha Shafinaz and Zahid, Anwar

Journal: Discover Water

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s43832-024-00187-6

2024

Journal

Pollution evaluation and health risks assessment of naturally occurring toxic metals in shallow groundwater: A study in southwestern tidal delta of Bangladesh

Authors: Tajwar, Mahir and Rahman, Mahfuzur and Shreya, Shamiha Shafinaz and Sakib, Nazmus and Gazi, Md Yousuf and Hasan, Mahmudul and Islam, Majidul and Alam, Mir Md Tasnim and Zahid, Anwar

Journal: Journal of Trace Elements and Minerals

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtemin.2024.100197

2024

Journal

Cascading hazards of a major Bengal basin earthquake and abrupt avulsion of the Ganges River

Authors: Chamberlain, Elizabeth L and Goodbred, Steven L and Steckler, Michael S and Wallinga, Jakob and Reimann, Tony and Akhter, Syed Humayun and Bain, Rachel and Muktadir, Golam and Al Nahian, Abdullah and Rahman, FM Arifur and others

Journal: Nature Communications

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-47786-4

2024

Journal

Surface water pollution by some heavy metals in a remote island, Hatiya, northern Bay of Bengal

Authors: Rahman, Mahfuzur and Chaity, Ifrat Jahan and Hossain, Md Imam Sohel and Siddique, Mohammad Abdul Momin

Journal: Journal of Trace Elements and Minerals

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtemin.2024.100150

2024

Journal

Oxygen declination in the coastal ocean over the twenty-first century: Driving forces, trends, and impacts

Authors: Bhuiyan, Md Mesbah Uddin and Rahman, Mahfuzur and Naher, Samsun and Shahed, Zahid Hasan and Ali, Mir Mohammad and Islam, Abu Reza Md Towfiqul

Journal: Case Studies in Chemical and Environmental Engineering

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cscee.2024.100621

2023

Journal

Risk assessment of microplastic pollution in an industrial region of Bangladesh

Authors: Tajwar, Mahir and Hasan, Mahmudul and Shreya, Shamiha Shafinaz and Rahman, Mahfuzur and Sakib, Nazmus and Gazi, Md Yousuf

Journal: Heliyon

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e17949

2022

Journal

Pollution evaluation and health risk assessment of heavy metals in the surface water of a remote island Nijhum Dweep, northern Bay of Bengal

Authors: Rahman, Mahfuzur and Rima, Sabrina Akhter and Saha, Subrota Kumar and Saima, Jerin and Hossain, Md Sabbir and Tanni, Tamisra Nath and Bakar, Muhammad Abu and Siddique, Mohammad Abdul Momin

Journal: Environmental Nanotechnology, Monitoring \& Management

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enmm.2022.100706

2022

Journal

Heavy metals and metalloids in edible seaweeds of Saint Martin's Island, Bay of Bengal, and their potential health risks

Authors: Siddique, Mohammad Abdul Momin and Hossain, Md Shakhawate and Islam, Md Mohidul and Rahman, Mahfuzur and Kibria, Golam

Journal: Marine Pollution Bulletin

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2022.113866

2022

Journal

Assessment of shoreline changes and the groundwater quality along the coast of kuakata, Patuakhali, Bangladesh

Authors: Goswami, Sukhen and Rahman, Shaikh Ashikur and Alam, Mir Md Tasnim and Rahman, Mahfuzur and Rafiq, Md Risalat and Jaman, Md Hasnat and Roy, Dhiman Kumer

Journal: Journal of Ecological Engineering

DOI: https://doi.org/10.12911/22998993/149938

2022

Journal

Ecological risks of heavy metals on surficial sediment of Nijhum Dweep (Island), an important biodiversity area of Bangladesh

Authors: Rahman, Mahfuzur and Saima, Jerin and Rima, Sabrina Akhter and Hossain, Md Imam Sohel and Das, Delip K and Bakar, Muhammad Abu and Siddique, Mohammad Abdul Momin

Journal: Marine Pollution Bulletin

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2022.113688

2022

Journal

Textural characteristics of surficial sediments along the Noakhali coast, Bangladesh: An implication for mineral placer deposits exploration

Authors: Rahman, Mahfuzur and Das, Razat Suvra and Khan, Md Sadril Islam and Hossain, Md Imam Sohel and Faruque, Md Ekamat and Khan, Najmus Sakib and Siddique, Mohammad Abdul Momin

Journal: Regional Studies in Marine Science

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rsma.2022.102304

2022

Journal

Heavy metal pollution and ecological risk assessment in the surface water from a marine protected area, Swatch of No Ground, north-western part of the Bay of Bengal

Authors: Hasan, Mahmudul and Rahman, Mahfujur and al Ahmed, Alif and Islam, Md Atikul and Rahman, Mahfuzur

Journal: Regional Studies in Marine Science

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rsma.2022.102278

2022

Journal

Microplastics in an anadromous national fish, Hilsa shad Tenualosa ilisha from the Bay of Bengal, Bangladesh

Authors: Siddique, Mohammad Abdul Momin and Uddin, Azad and Rahman, Shahriar Md Arifur and Rahman, Mahfuzur and Islam, Md Sahedul and Kibria, Golam

Journal: Marine Pollution Bulletin

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2021.113236

2021

Journal

Spatiotemporal distribution of boron in the groundwater and human health risk assessment from the coastal region of Bangladesh

Authors: Rahman, Mahfuzur and Tushar, Mahmud Al Noor and Zahid, Anwar and Ahmed, Kazi Matin Uddin and Siddique, Mohammad Abdul Momin and Mustafa, M Golam

Journal: Environmental Science and Pollution Research

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-020-11682-3

2021

Journal

Size frequency, length-weight, and length-length relationship of bearded worm goby Taenioides cirratus (Blyth, 1860) from the Noakhali Coast, Bay of Bengal

Authors: Siddique, Mohammad Abdul Momin and Rahman, Mahfuzur and Khan, Najmus Sakib and Islam, Md Mohidul

Journal: Thalassas: An International Journal of Marine Sciences

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s41208-020-00254-4

2021

Journal

Spatial distribution of manganese in groundwater and associated human health risk in the southern part of the Bengal Basin

Authors: Rahman, Mahfuzur and Tushar, Mahmud Al Noor and Zahid, Anwar and Mustafa, M Golam and Siddique, Mohammad Abdul Momin and Ahmed, Kazi Matin

Journal: Environmental Science and Pollution Research

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-021-13577-3

2021

Journal

Assessment of heavy metal contamination in the surficial sediments from the lower Meghna River estuary, Noakhali coast, Bangladesh

Authors: Siddique, Mohammad Abdul Momin and Rahman, Mahfuzur and Rahman, Shahriar Md Arifur and Hassan, Md Rubel and Fardous, Zeenath and Chowdhury, Muhammed Alamgir Zaman and Hossain, Mohammad Belal

Journal: International Journal of Sediment Research

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijsrc.2020.10.010

2020

Journal

Assessment of soil salinity in the accreted and non-accreted land and its implication on the agricultural aspects of the Noakhali coastal region, Bangladesh

Authors: Das, Razat Suvra and Rahman, Mahfuzur and Sufian, Nur Pasha and Rahman, Shahriar Md Arifur and Siddique, Mohammad Abdul Momin

Journal: Heliyon

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2020.e04926

2018

Journal

Relationship of physiography and groundwater chemistry along an east-west transect on the Ganges delta in southwest Bangladesh

Authors: Rahman, M and Khan, MR and Ahmed, KM and Hasan, MA

Journal: J of Earth and Environ Sci 6\&7

2018

Journal

An assessment of nitrate concentration in the groundwater of the central coastal region of Bangladesh

Authors: Rahman, Mahfuzur and Khan, Mahfuzur Rahman and Ahmed, Kazi Matin and Zahid, Anwar and Siddique, Mohammad Abdul Momin

Journal: J NOAMI

Journal

Groundwater contamination and health risk evaluation of naturally occurring potential toxic metals of Hatiya Island, Bangladesh

Authors: Rahman, Mahfuzur and Khan, Md Sadril Islam and Hossain, Mohammad Sabbir and Hossain, Md Imam Shohel and Hasan, Mahmudul and Hamli, Hadi and Mustafa, M Golam

Journal: Journal of Ecological Engineering

DOI: https://doi.org/10.12911/22998993/148192

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Honors - 2021-22

Ifrat Jahan Chaity

Thesis Title: Surface water pollution by some heavy metals in a remote island, Hatiya, northern Bay of Bengal