Dr. Mohammad Redowan
PhD in Remote Sensing and Spatial Analysis
Adjunct Research Fellow
School of Education and the Arts
- m.redowan@cqu.edu.au
- redowan-for@sust.edu
- ORCID: 0000-0001-9003-5562
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- Rockhampton North
About Me
Academic and researcher in the fields of Forest and Environmental Remote Sensing
General
Universities Studied At
- PhD in Remote Sensing and Spatial Analysis (2013-2017), School of Earth and Environmental Science, The University of Queensland, Australia (https://sees.uq.edu.au/profile/4602/mohammad-redowan)
- MSc in Geoinformation Science and Earth Observation for Environmental Modelling and Management (GEM) (2008-2010), University of Southampton, England; Lund University, Sweden; University of Warsaw, Poland; and ITC, University of Twente, The Netherlands
- MSc in Forestry (2005), University of Chittagong, Bangladesh
- BSc (Hons) in Forestry (2004), University of Chittagong, Bangladesh
Universities Worked At
Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST) - Department of Forestry and Environmental Science
Deakin University, Melbourne
Awards
- The University of Queensland (UQ) Centennial Scholarship (UQCent) in 2014
- The Australian Government 'International Post-graduate Research Scholarship- IPRS' in 2014
- The Dutch government ‘Netherlands Fellowship Program (NFP)’ in 2008 under Nuffic- the Dutch organization for internationalization of education
- European Commission's/Union's Erasmus Mundus Scholarship in 2008
- Habiganj Zilla Parishad (District Council) Government Merit Scholarship in 1997 and 1999
- Chittagong University Merit Scholarship (Science Faculty) in 2004
- Travel and living allowance award 2007 from VC, SUST, to attend the month-long ‘Advanced Certificate Course in Geographic Information System (GIS)’ held at Jahangirnagar University, Bangladesh
- Dr. A. B Temu Award 2002 (Money and Certificate), University of Chittagong, for securing highest marks in 'Aerial Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing'
Previous teaching
Remote Sensing
Geographic Information System (GIS)
Research Methodology
Geology and Soil Science
Professional Experience
Permanent Teaching Staff of Forest Remote Sensing (2005-currently), Department of Forestry and Environmental Science, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST), Sylhet 3114, Banglades
Casual International Tutor, The University of Queensland, Brisbane
Guest Lecturer, Forestry Science and Technology Institute (FSTI), Sylhet, Bangladesh
Professional Memberships
Member, Teachers’ Association, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST), Sylhet, Bangladesh
Activist, Bangladesh Poribesh Andolon-BAPA (Bangladesh Environment Movement), a watchdog and pressure group to the government on the environmental issues in Bangladesh. I participate actively in the rallies, seminars, workshops, demonstrations, sit-in-strikes, long march, road march, and investigations in various contemporary forest and environmental related issues to mount pressure on the government and other vested groups
Life Member, Bangladesh Red Crescent Society (BDRCS), an international organization working with humanitarian aid during diseases and disasters.
Member, Erasmus Mundus Students’ Association WorldwideAdviser/Member, Bangladesh Professional Forestry Students Association (BAPFSA), a platform for Forestry students in Bangladesh
Responsibilities
Conducting independent and/or collaborative research and publishing the results in scientific journals
Professional Interests
Applying remote sensing and GIS technologies to address forestry and environmental issues
Computer Software
Office Management: MS Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Visio, OneNote)
GIS, Remote Sensing, and Image Analysis Software: ArcGIS, TerrSet (IDRISI), ENVI, Bilko, eCognition Developer, ERDAS IMAGINE, Global Mapper, Map Info, QGIS, and Google Earth Engine (GEE). GPS Software including ArcPad and QField.
Modeling and Statistical software: Stella, MATLAB, R, SPSS, Origin, JMP, MS Excel and XLSTAT
Others: EndNote, OneNote, Corel Draw, Adobe Photoshop, ProShow Producer, Camtasia Studio, MS-Paint, Draw.Io, NVivo, and various other software. Familiar with networking and hardware assembling.
Editor
Plants and Ecosystems, an open-access journal