Degree: PhD in Environmental Engineering

University/Institute: Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Degree:  MSc in Civil and Environmental Engineering

University/Institute: BUET

Degree: BSc in Civil Engineering

University/Institute: BUET

Designation: Associate Professor

Institute: University of Asia Pacific

Period: October 2017 - Present

Designation: Assistant Professor

Institute: University of Asia Pacific

Period: August 2014 – September 2017

Designation: Assistant Professor

Institute: North South University

Period: January 2012 – November 2013

CE 107:    Introduction to Civil and Environmental Engineering

CE 361:   Open Channel Flow

CE 431: Solid Waste Management

CE 433: Environmental Pollution Control

CE 400: Project and Thesis

CE 6302: Theory of Sewage Treatment (MSc)

PhD Thesis: Mechanism of the system and performance stability in enhanced biological phosphorus removal process – insights from functionally relevant populations and intracellular polymers dynamics (2011)

MSc. Thesis: Contamination of dug well water and its control (2005)

• Research grant on “Life Cycle Assessment of Municipal Solid Waste Management and Effluent Treatment plants for wastewater treatment in Dhaka city” – Funded by Institute of Energy, Environment, Research and Development (IEERD) at University of Asia Pacific (January 2018 – June 2018).
• Research grant on “Food Contamination, Aquatic Pollution and Bio-magnification – Bangladesh Perspective (Phase-I)” – Funded by Institute of Energy, Environment, Research and Development (IEERD) at University of Asia Pacific (July 2015 – June 2016).
• Research grant on “Heavy Metals in Staple Foods, Food Chain Bio-magnification and associated risks – Bangladesh Perspective (Phase – 2 of previous)” Funded by Institute of Energy, Environment, Research and Development (IEERD) at University of Asia Pacific (July 2016-June 2017)
• Director, Office of International Affairs, University of Asia Pacific (October 2017 – present)
• Served as an observer of the Accreditation team for reviewing the Bachelors program of Civil and Engineering Program at North South University (NSU) during November, 2018 under the Board of Accreditation of Engineering and Technical Education (BAETE), Bangladesh.
• Served as a member of the Accreditation team for reviewing the Bachelors of Civil Engineering Program at Military Institute of Science & Technology (MIST) during April 2018 under the Board of Accreditation of Engineering and Technical Education (BAETE), Bangladesh
• Served as an observer of the Accreditation team for reviewing the Bachelors program of Chemical Engineering and Polymer Science Program at Shahjalal University of Science & Technology (MIST) during May 2018 under the Board of Accreditation of Engineering and Technical Education (BAETE), Bangladesh.
• Convener and coordinator of the 1st Civil Engineering Career Festival at Department of Civil Engineering on August 5, 2017
• Faculty advisor of Civil Engineering Student Forum from April 2017 to present
• Conducted a seminar on “Outcome based Education” for the faculty members in the department of Civil Engineering on 19 December, 2016.
• Faculty in-charge of Environmental Engineering Laboratory since May 2015 – January 2017.
• Faculty advisor of the Environment and Disaster Management Club (EDMC) since May 2015 onwards

Initiated and led a student team to carry out Shitalakhya riverside cleaning and awareness program on January 2, 2016 (published in The Daily Star, May 19, 2016: http://www.thedailystar.net/shout/bulletin-board/bulletin-board-1225966)

Water and wastewater treatment

Environmental Pollution

Solid waste management

Water quality assessment and monitoring

Environmental microbiology

Book Chapters

 “Chapter 7: Enhanced Biological Phosphorus Removal”, Operations of Nutrient Removal Facilities, Manual of Practice 37 (2013), Water Environment Federation, ISBN-13: 978-1572782761

Peer-Reviewed Journals:

Real, M. I. H., Azam, H. M. and Majed, N. (2017), “Consumption of Heavy Metal Contaminated Foods and Associated Risks in Bangladesh”, Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 189:651. doi: 10.1007/s10661-017-6362-z

Majed, N., Real, M. I. H., Akter, M. and Azam, H. M. (2016), “Food Adulteration and Bio-Magnification of Environmental Contaminants: A Comprehensive Risk Framework for Bangladesh”, Front. Environ. Sci. 4:34. doi: 10.3389/fenvs.2016.00034

Majed, N., Li, Y. and Gu, A.Z. (2012), “Advances in Techniques for Phosphorus Analysis in Biological Sources”, Current Opinion in Biotechnology,23: 852-859.

Majed, N., Chernenko, T., Diem, M. and Gu, A.Z. (2012), “Identification of functionally Relevant Populations in Enhanced Biological Phosphorus Removal Processes Based on Intracellular Polymers Profiles and Insights into Metabolic Diversity and Heterogeneity”, Environmental Science and Technology, 46(9), 5010-5017.

Majed, N. and Gu, A. Z. (2010), “Application of Raman Microscopy for Simultaneous and Quantitative Evaluation of Multiple Intracellular Polymers Dynamics Functionally Relevant to Enhanced Biological Phosphorus Removal Processes”, Environmental Science and Technology, 44, 8601-8608.

Majed, N., Matthaus, C., Diem, M. and Gu, A. Z. (2009) “Evaluation of Intracellular Polyphosphate Dynamics in Enhanced Biological Phosphorus Process Using Raman Microscopy”, Environmental Science and Technology, 43, 4436-5442.

Bucci, V., Majed, N., Hellweger, F. and Gu, A. Z. (2012), “Heterogeneity of Intracellular Polymer Storage States in Microbial Populations Relevant to Enhanced Biological Phosphorus Removal Processes: Observation and Modeling”, Environmental Science and Technology, 46(6), 3244-3252.

Schuler, A., Majed, N., Bucci, V., Hellweger, F. L., Tu, Y. and Gu, A. Z. (2010), “Is the Whole Sum of its Parts? Agent based Modeling of Wastewater Treatment Systems”, Water Science &Technology 63(8), 1590-1598.

Onnis-Hayden, A., Majed, N. and Gu, A.Z. (2011), “Process Optimization by Decoupled Control of Key Microbial Populations: Distributions of Activities and Abundance of Functionally Relevant Populations in a full-scale IFAS-EBPR Process ” Water Research 45(13), 3845-3854.

Proceedings:

Alam, M. K., Hossain, S. and Majed. N. (2019), “Exploring the variability pattern of temperature and rainfall if different regions of Bangladesh: A study ranging 20 years’ span”, International Conference on Disaster Risk Management, ICDRM 2019, BUET-JIDPUS, January, 2019, Dhaka,  Bangladesh.

Mia, M. R. and Majed, N. (2018), “Municipal Solid Waste Management Practices in Dhaka City: An Evaluation based on Life Cycle Assessment”, 4d International Conference on Advances in Civil Engineering, December, 2018, Chittagong University of Engineering and Technology, Chittagong, Bangladesh.

Majed, N. and Kapadia, A. (2018), “Evaluating the Coagulation Potential of Different River Water Samples of Dhaka City”, ASCE World Environmental and Water Resources Congress 2018, 3-7 June, 2018,  Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.

Majed, N. and Chawdhury, M. R. I. (2018), “The Story of Turag River: How Severe is the Pollution?”, ASCE World Environmental and Water Resources Congress 2018, 3-7 June, 2018, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.

Real, M. I. H., Redwan, A., Shourov, M. R., Azam, H. M. and Majed, N. (2017), “Heavy Metal Contamination of Environmental Compartments of Buriganga River in Dhaka City”, Global Civil Engineering Converence 2017, 25-28 July, Kualalampur, Malaysia. (Best Paper Award in the division of Water and Environmental Engineering Division)

Majed, N., Isreq, M. I. H., Shourov, M. and Rabbi, M. F. (2016), “Assessment of Water Quality in the Peripheral Rivers along Dhaka City: Spatial and Temporal Variation”, 8th International Civil Engineering Congress, 23-24 December, 2016, Karachi, Pakistan.

Rabbi, M. F., Uddin, Z., Ahmed, M and Majed, N. (2016), “Pollution Status of Turag River: Spatial and Temporal Variation of Water Quality”, 3rd International Conference on Advances in Civil Engineering, 21-23 December, 2016, Chittagong University of Engineering and Technology, Chittagong, Bangladesh.

Majed, N., Saqueeb, M. N. and Islam, M. T. (2015), “Ranking of Slum Areas in Dhaka City based on Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Practices”, Sanitation Conference: “Journey to Zero”, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 3-4 October, 2015.

Onnis-Hayden, A., Majed, N., Drury, D., Risso, L., Mcmahon, K. D. and Gu, A. Z. (2013) “Effect of Sludge Residence Time on Phosphorus Removal Activities and Populations in Enhanced Biological Phosphorus Removal (EBPR) Systems” 86th Annual Water Environment Federation Technical Exhibition and Conference, Chicago, Illinois, October 2013.

Majed, N. and Gu, A.Z. (2011), “Insights into the Metabolic Pathways and Diversity of Functionally Relevant Populations in Enhanced Biological Phosphorus Removal Process using Raman Microscopy”, 84th Annual Water Environment Federation Technical Exhibition and Conference, Los Angeles , California, October 2011.

Majed, N., Matthaus, C., Diem, M. and Gu, A. Z. (2010), “ Raman Microscopic Evaluation of Intracellular Polymers Reveals Metabolic States of Microbes Involved in Enhanced Biological Phosphorus Removal Process”, IWA/World Water Congress and Exhibition, Montreal, Canada, September 19-24, 2010.

Majed, N., Du, Y. and Gu, A.Z. (2010), “Analysis of Phosphorus Fractions in EBPR process and Metabolic Link with Polyphosphate”, 83rd Annual Water Environment Federation Technical Exhibition and Conference, New Orleans , Louisiana, October 2010.

Schuler, A., Majed, N., Bucci, V., Hellweger, F. L., Tu, Y. and Gu, A. Z. (2010), “Is the Whole Sum of its Parts? Agent based Modelling of Wastewater Treatment Systems”, 2nd IWA/WEF Wastewater Treatment Modeling Seminar, Mont-Sainte-Anne, QC, Canada, March 28-30, 2010.

Majed, N., Matthaus, C., Diem, M. and Gu, A. Z. (2009) “Evaluation of Intracellular Polyphosphate Distribution in the PAOs using Raman Microscopy”, 82nd Annual Water Environment Federation Technical Exhibition and Conference, Orlando, Florida, October 2009.

Gu, A. Z., Majed, N., Benisch, M. and Neethling, J. B (2009). “Fractionation and Treatability Assessment of Phosphorus in Wastewater Effluents - Implications on Meeting Stringent Limits”, 82nd Annual Water Environment Federation Technical Exhibition and Conference, Orlando, Florida, October 2009.

Majed, N., Onnis-Hayden, A., Welander, T. and Gu, A. Z. (2009), “Decoupling and Optimization of both P and N Removal in an Advanced IFAS-EBPR-MBR System”, Nutrient Removal 09 Conference, Washington DC, June 2009.

Majed, N., Onnis-Hayden, A., Christensson, M., Welander, T. and Gu, A. Z. (2008), “Phosphorous Removal Kinetics and Operational Issues with a Lab Scale Advanced IFAS-EBPR-MBR Process”, 81st Annual Water Environment Federation Technical Exhibition and Conference, Chicago, Illinois, October 2008.

Onnis-Hayden, A., Majed, N., Mcmahon, K. D. and Gu, A. Z. (2008) “Phosphorus Removal and PAOs Populations at a Full-Scale Integrated Fixed-Film Activated Sludge (IFAS) Plant.” 81st Annual Water Environment Federation Technical Exhibition and Conference, Chicago, Illinois, October 2008.

Litman, M. R., Majed, N. and Gu, A. Z. (2008) “Specific Availability of Wastewater-Derived Refractory Dissolved Organic Nitrogen (rDON) to Eutrophying Algae Selenastrumcapricornutum and Anabaena variabilisATCC 29413”, 81st Annual Water Environment Federation Technical Exhibition and Conference, Chicago, Illinois, October 2008.

Majed, N. and Rahman, M. M. (2003), “Observation of lake water condition in Dhaka city”, [Published in the proceeding of 2nd annual paper meet and International Conference on Civil Engineering (2003)]

Majed, N. and Rahman, M. M. (2003), “Noise Pollution in Dhaka City”, [Published in the proceeding of 2nd annual paper meet and International Conference on Civil Engineering (2003)]

Majed, N. and Rahman, M. M. (2002), “Observation and analysis of lake water condition in Dhaka city”, [Published in the proceeding of 2nd International Conference on Bangladesh Environment (2002)].

Majed, N. and Rahman, M. M. (2002), “Urban environment health hazard: Dengue”,[Published in the proceeding of 2nd International Conference on Bangladesh Environment (2002)].