Faculty Member

Professor Dr. SM Shirazi, CEng B.sc Engineering (AE, BAU)
M.Sc Engineering (AE, BAU)
PhD Saitama University (Civil),

Head of the Department

Overview

Dr. Sharif Moniruzzaman Shirazi obtained his Ph.D. from the department of Civil and Environmental Engineering of Saitama University, Japan. He obtained B.Sc. and M.Sc. in Irrigation Engineering from Bangladesh Agricultural University. He worked as a JSPS Postdoctoral Fellow at Geosphere Research Institute of Saitama University. He also worked as a Senior Lecturer in the department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Malaya (UM) and Associate Professor of Hydrology at Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM). He has been working as a Professor at World University of Bangladesh (WUB) since August 2006. Dr. Shirazi has 25 years research and teaching experience in the area of water resources, physico-chemical properties of soil, runoff modelling, groundwater vulnerability and impact of climatic parameters on crop production. He worked on bentonite for nuclear waste disposal in Japan. He has about 65 technical papers published in national and international peer reviewed journals. He is a member of several institutions including American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), International Water Association (IWA), Engineers Institute of Bangladesh (IEB), Japanese Geotechnical Society (JGS) and Chartered Engineer (CEng) of Institute of Engineering and Technology (UK).

Membership

• International Water Association (IWA), Member (id: 01040758)

• Institute of Engineering and Technology (UK), Member (id: 1100265730)

• American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), Member (id : 408369)

• Japanese Geotechnical Society (JGS), Member (id : 0300867)

• Institution of Engineers, Bangladesh (IEB), Life Member (id : M 15997)

• Bangladesh Association for the Advancement of Science (BAAS), Life member (LM 535, Sec.vii)

• Bangladesh Association for Environmental Development (BAED), Life Member

• Bangladesh Society of Agricultural Engineering (BSAE), Life Member (LM 26)

Research and Awards

Books: 2, Peer Reviewed Journal Articles: 65