PROFILE DETAILS
asifulhoque@cuet.ac.bd
Dr.
Asiful Hoque holds the position of Professor in the Department of Civil
Engineering at Chittagong University of Engineering & Technology (CUET) and
serves as the Director of the Institute of River, Harbor, and Environmental
Science (IRHES). Furthermore, he plays a crucial role as a Scientific Expert in
an international project titled "Sustainable Capacity Building to Reduce
Irreversible Pollution by Plastics," funded by the Federal Ministry for
the Environment, Nature Conservation, and Nuclear Safety (BMU), Germany. His
expertise encompasses various areas with a diverse background in Environmental
Engineering, including Water Treatment, Wastewater Treatment, Air Pollution,
Environmental Impact Assessment, Sanitation, and Rainwater Harvesting. He is a
Life Fellow of IEB and a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers
(ASCE) Prof. Asif received prestigious Japanese government (MEXT) scholarships
for Doctoral study in Hokkaido University. Prof. Asif has published around 33
technical papers in national and international journals and conferences.
Environmental Engineering, Water and Wastewater Treatment, Air and Noise Pollution Monitoring, Environmental Impact Assessment, Sanitation, Rainwater Harvesting etc.
Education
Doctor of Engg. in Environmental Engineering (March 2012)
Hokkaido University, Hokkaido,
Japan
Diploma in Sustainability Science (March 2011)
Hokkaido University, Hokkaido,
Japan
M.Sc.
In Environmental Engineering (October 2006)
Bangladesh University of Engineering
and Technology (BUET), Dhaka, Bangladesh
B.Sc. in Civil Engineering (February 2003)
Bangladesh University of Engineering
and Technology (BUET), Dhaka, Bangladesh
Achievements and Awards
Achieved number of prestigious awards for
excellent academic performances which are listed below:
1. Received Japanese government (MEXT) scholarships for
Intensive Japanese Language Course in Hokkaido University
(Oct.,2008-March,2009)
2. Received Japanese government (MEXT) scholarships for Doctoral
study in Hokkaido University (Oct.,2008-March,2012)
3.
Merit Scholarship from Bangladesh University of Engineering
and Technology, Dhaka-1000, Bangladesh-six times (1998-2002)
4. Merit Scholarship of Board of Education, Chittagong,
Bangladesh based on result in the Higher Secondary Certificate (H.S.C.)
Examination held after two years of college education
5. Merit Scholarship of Board of Education, Comilla, Bangladesh
based on result in the Secondary School Certificate (S.S.C.) Examination held
after primary education
6.
Junior School Scholarship
| Serial No | Title | Authors | Informations | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Evaluation of physicochemical and trace metal qualities of rainwater in the south-eastern region of Bangladesh | M. A. Hossen , A. Hoque, M.S. Ahmed, S.K. Pal, H. Jahan, G.Muktadir | Journal of Water Supply: Research and Technology-Aqua, 70 (5): 757–772 | 2021 |
| 2 | Heavy metal pollution status and health risk assessment vicinity to Barapukuria coal mine area of Bangladesh | M. A. Hossen , A.I. H. Chowdhury , M. R. A. Mullick , A. Hoque | Environmental Nanotechnology, Monitoring & Management, volume 6 | 2021 |
| 3 | Solar still for saline water desalination for low-income coastal areas | A. Hoque, A. H. Abir & K. P. Shourov | Applied Water Science volume 9:104 | 2019 |
| 4 | Seasonal variation of salinity of ground water at Patenga area of Chittagong district in Bangladesh. | A. Hoque, M. A Hossen, M. F. Islam & M. I. U. Mahmud | Progressive Agriculture, 30, 65-70 | 2019 |
| 5 | Water Quality Assessment in Terms of Water Quality Index (WQI): A Case Study of the Halda River, Chittagong | M. A. Hossen, A. Hoque, R.A. Jishan, P. Barua | Applied Journal of Environmental Engineering Science, Page 447-455 | 2018 |
| 6 | Assessment of air quality for selected locations in Chittagong City Area | M. A.Hossen, S. K. Pal, A. Hoque | Journal of Innovative Research in Engineering & Management, Volume 5 Issue 4 Page 121-128 | 2018 |
| 7 | Variation of ambient air quality scenario in Chittagong city: a case study of air pollution | M. A. Hossen , A. Hoque, | ournal of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Science Publishing Group Volume 3 Issue 1 Page 10–16 | 2018 |
| 8 | Application of glyco-blotting for identification of structures of polysaccharides causing membrane fouling in a pilot-scalemembrane bioreactor treating municipal wastewater | K.i Kimura, S. Nishimura , R. Miyoshi , A. Hoque, T. Miyoshi ,Y. Watanabe | Bioresource Technology Volume 179, Page 180–186 | 2015 |
| 9 | Characteristics of foulants of air-sparged side-stream and sub-merged membrane used to treat municipal wastewater | A. Hoque | Journal of Civil Engineering, Volume 43(2), Page 105-113 | 2015 |
| 10 | Assessment of Performance of Community Iron Removal Plants in Selected Rural Areas of Bangladesh | M. A. Ali, A. Hoque, A. B. M. Badruzzaman, F. Ahmed, M. E. Habib, R. B. Johnston | Journal of Civil Engineering, Volume 43(2), Page 157-167 | 2015 |
| 11 | Evaluation of Whole Wastewater Effluent Impacts on HepG2 using DNA Microarray-based Transcriptome Analysis | H. Yamamura, K. Nakashima , A. Hoque, T. Miyoshi, K. Kimura, Y. Watanabe, S. Okabe | Environmental Science & Technology ,Volume 47,Page 5425-5432 | 2013 |
| 12 | Characteristics of foulants in air-sparged side-stream tubular membranes used in a municipal wastewater membrane bioreactor | A.Hoque, T. Miyoshi, K. Kimura, Y. Watanabe | Separation and purification technology. Volume 93, Page 83-91 | 2012 |
| 13 | Performance of Membrane Bio-Reactor Equipped with Air-Sparged Side-Stream Tubular Membrane: Treatment Efficiency and Membrane Fouling | A. Hoque, K. Kimura, T. Miyoshi, N. Yamato, Y. Watanabe | Separation Science and Technology. Volume 47, Issue 10, Page 1455-1463 | 2012 |
| 14 | Plastic Waste Management through Materials Flow Analysis: A Case Study in Chattogram | M. N. Hossain, A. Hoque, M. R. A. Mullick | 7th International Conference on Civil Engineering for Sustainable Development (ICCESD 2024), 7~9 February 2024, KUET, Khulna, Bangladesh | 2024 |
| 15 | Potential of Jute Products as a Substitute for Plastic in Bangladesh from Life Cycle Perspective | F. Khan, M. H. Masum, M. F. R. Zuthi, A. Hoque, E. Kraft, K. M. Hassan, T. T. Jarin,I. Lange, N. Sultana | International Conference on Planning, Architecture and Civil Engineering, October 12 – 14, 2023,RUET, Rajshahi, Bangladesh | 2023 |
| 16 | Evaluating Opportunities 0f Transforming Waste Paint Sludge (Ps) to An Asset In Alternative Uses Based on SEM And EDX Analyses | B. Basak, K. Arsh, M. H. Masum, S. K. Pal, A. Hoque, Md. M. Hasan, M. Shahidullah, A. Biswas | 6th International Conference on Advances in Civil Engineering, December 21-23, 2022, CUET, Bangladesh. | 2022 |
| 17 | Assessment of Carbon Footprint for Producing Bottled Water | P. Chowdhury, M. M. Togey, A. Hoque | 6th International Conference on Advances in Civil Engineering, December 21-23, 2022, CUET, Bangladesh. | 2022 |
| 18 | Comparative Study of Rainwater Quality at CUET Campus Area, Harvested from Rooftop and Open Space | M. A. Hossen, A. Hoque | 5th International Conference on Civil Engineering for Sustainable Development (ICCESD 2020), 7~9 February 2020, KUET, Khulna, Bangladesh | 2020 |
| 19 | Assessment of Particulate Matters Concentration in Air at Selected Locations in Chittagong City | T. Kabir, M. A. Hossen, & A. Hoque | 2nd International Conference on Water and Environmental Engineering (iCWEE-2019) (Vol. 19) January 2019, Dhaka, Bangladesh | 2019 |
| 20 | Performance evaluation of low-cost solar desalination unit for drinking purpose in the context of Bangladesh | A. H. Abir, K. Paul, A. Hoque | 1st International Conference on Frontiers in Energy & Infrastructure, December18-19, 2018, North-South University, Bangladesh | 2018 |
| 21 | Assessment of roof top rainwater harvesting system in saline prone area; a case study of Muslimabad housing society, Chittagong | M. A. Hossen, A. Hoque | 4th International Conference on Civil Engineering for Sustainable Development, February 9-11, 2018, KUET, Khulna, Bangladesh | 2018 |
| 22 | Seasonal variation of salinity of ground water at Patenga area, Chittagong | A. Hoque, M. F. Islam, M. I. U. Ahmed | International Conference on Challenges for Future Agriculture, January 27-28, 2018 | 2018 |
| 23 | Vehicular emission inventories in metropolitan Chittagong | M. A. Hossen, S. K. Pal ,A.Hoque | 3rd International Conference on Advances in Civil Engineering, December 21-23, 2016, CUET, Bangladesh | 2016 |
| 24 | Air pollution in Chittagong city | M. A. Hossen, S. M. K. Hassan, A. Hoque | 3rd International Conference on Advances in Civil Engineering, December 21-23, 2016, CUET, Bangladesh | 2016 |
| 25 | Integrated Water Management System | B M Hanafi, A. Hoque, M. Ahmed | International Conference on Mechanical Engineering and Renewable Energy, November 26-29, 2015 CUET,Bangladesh | 2015 |
| 26 | Fouling of Air-sparged Side-stream Tubular Membrane in Different Hydraulic Condition | A. Hoque, Katsuki Kimura | The 9th International Forum on Strategic Technology 2014,October 21-23, 2014, Bangladesh | 2014 |
| 27 | Side-stream MBR for wastewater Treatment | A. Hoque | The Young Researchers and Students Symposium of NSFC-JST Joint Research Program.,March 4, 2011, Xi’an, China | 2011 |
| 28 | Effect of Hydraulic Condition on Membrane Fouling in Air sparged Side-Stream Membrane Bioreactor | A. Hoque, Taro Miyoshi, Katsuki Kimura, Yoshimasa Watanabe | Paper on The International Conference Membranes in Drinking and Industrial water treatment.,June 27 – 30, 2010, Norway | 2010 |
| 29 | Hazardous Waste Management in Bangladesh | A. Hoque | The International Training Workshop on Hazardous Chemical Management, Asian Institute of Technology, December 9 – 14, 2007. Thailand | 2007 |
| 30 | An Approach to Assess Environmental Flow for Karnaphuli River in Bangladesh | S.K Pal, A. Hoque, I. Tarannum | The 3rd International Conference on Water and Flood Management, BUET.,2009, Bangladesh. | 2009 |
| 31 | Community Based AIRPs/IRPs in Bangladesh | A. Hoque | The International Conference on Water & Waste Water Treatment, Shahjalal University of Science & Technology, Bangladesh.,April 1 – 4, 2007. Bangladesh | 2007 |
| 32 | Two Hazardous Road locations in Chittagong and Their Possible Remedial Measure | A. Hoque , R. A. Mullick | International Conference on Road Safety of Developing Country, Accident Research Center, BUET, Bangladesh.,August 22-24, 2006. Bangladesh. | 2006 |
| 33 | Estimation of Non-vehicular Air Pollution in Dhaka City Using Emission Factors | A. Hoque, T.Ahmed, M. A. Ali | The Third Annual Paper Meet and International Conference on Civil Engineering-2005, Institution of Engineers, Dhaka, Bangladesh. March 9 – 11, 2005.Bangladesh. | 2005 |