My specializations in research include quantifying changes of hydro-meteorological extremes, their relationships with large-scale climate variability, and modeling corresponding impacts on infrastructure and socio-environmental systems under different climate scenarios. My long-term goal is to contribute to building a climate resilient smart community through the development of integrated modeling frameworks.
I enjoy exploring dynamic characteristics of various components of the hydrologic cycle. I often work at the interface of science and engineering because translating scientific understanding and knowledge into practical outcomes is my passion. |
Mamunur Rashid, PhD Assistant Professor Division of Coastal Sciences School of Ocean Science and Engineering The University of Southern Mississippi +1 929 350 7838 | [email protected] Google Scholar | ResearchGate | Twitter | LinkedIn Orcid-0000-0002-0315-9055 HIGHLIGHTS
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Education
Ph. D. 2016 Water Engineering (Hydro-climatology) University of South Australia, Adelaide, Australia M.Sc. 2008 Environmental Engineering Nanyang Technological University, Singapore B.Sc. 2005 Civil and Environmental Engineering ShahJalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet, Bangladesh Professional Experience
2022 - Present Assistant Professor Division of Coastal Sciences School of Ocean Science and Engineering University of Southern Mississippi (USM), USA. 2022 - 2022 Climate Adaptation Scientist The Nature Conservancy (TNC) Arlington, Virginia, USA. 2018 - 2022 Research Scientist Civil, Environmental, and Construction Engineering Dept. University of Central Florida (UCF), Orlando, USA. 2016 - 2018 Research Associate UNSW Water Research Centre University of New South Wales (UNSW), Sydney, Australia 2015 - 2016 Research Assistant Centre for Water Management and Reuse (CWMR) University of South Australia (UniSA), Adelaide, Australia 2013 - 2013 Visiting Research Scholar Center for Computation Sciences University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan 2012 - 2015 PhD Research Scholar Centre for Water Management and Reuse (CWMR) University of South Australia (UniSA), Adelaide, Australia 2008 - 2012 Senior Lecturer / Guest Lecturer Department of Civil Engineering Leading University (LU), Sylhet, Bangladesh 2008 - 2010 Disaster Preparedness and Management Officer United Nations Development Program (UNDP-CHTDF) Bangladesh |
Research Interests
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Emerging Issues connected to Sustainable Development
In my opinion, emerging issues those we need to address to building a smart, sustainable, and climate resilient community are: (a) multivariate perspectives, (b) nonstationary, (c) extremes-people interactions, and (d) climate change and uncertainty. We should think in the multivariate domain. Risks of infrastructure and socio-environmental systems should be quantified considering multivariate perspectives. Incorporating nonstationary and quantifying future risks due to climate change and their associated uncertainty is vital. Furthermore, we need to consider extremes and people interactions because they are interrelated and can remarkably influence each other. |
Research Plan: Past, Present, and Future
My research has been evolving covering the area of hydrology (inland and coastal), hydrological cycle components, water resources, climate change modeling, resilience, and adaptation and often focused on the natural extremes. In long-term research plan, I am interested to keep climate and hydro-meteorological extremes in the core of my research and look forward to cover three main branches: (i) Infrastructure, (ii) Environment, and (iii) Human health through introducing innovative research ideas. Among others, in the coming days, I would like to explore interacting physical processes across hydrologic cycle components that lead to compound extremes/hazards and identify large-scale climatic situations modulating these compound events. The goal is to investigate the risk of multi-hazard events on critical infrastructure and the built environment, as well as sectoral impacts on water resources, agriculture, energy, environment, and human health. I also interested to focus on extreme-people interactions incorporating human behavior and actions, and socio-economic vulnerability into risk analysis. My long-term goal is to contribute to building a climate resilient sustainable community through development of integrated modeling frameworks.
My research has been evolving covering the area of hydrology (inland and coastal), hydrological cycle components, water resources, climate change modeling, resilience, and adaptation and often focused on the natural extremes. In long-term research plan, I am interested to keep climate and hydro-meteorological extremes in the core of my research and look forward to cover three main branches: (i) Infrastructure, (ii) Environment, and (iii) Human health through introducing innovative research ideas. Among others, in the coming days, I would like to explore interacting physical processes across hydrologic cycle components that lead to compound extremes/hazards and identify large-scale climatic situations modulating these compound events. The goal is to investigate the risk of multi-hazard events on critical infrastructure and the built environment, as well as sectoral impacts on water resources, agriculture, energy, environment, and human health. I also interested to focus on extreme-people interactions incorporating human behavior and actions, and socio-economic vulnerability into risk analysis. My long-term goal is to contribute to building a climate resilient sustainable community through development of integrated modeling frameworks.