Sheikh Fahim Faysal Sowrav

Researcher and Resource Person
National Oceanographic And Maritime Institute (NOAMI)

M.Sc. and B.Sc. in Oceanography

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Career Objective

To pursue a PhD in Oceanography or a related discipline, with a focus on advancing research in different aspects of environmental oceanography, as well as data science and remote sensing. My goal is to contribute to understanding and addressing critical issues such as climate change, coastal vulnerability, and meteorological impacts. I am dedicated to integrating interdisciplinary approaches to drive impactful scientific discoveries and foster academic excellence, aiming to build a distinguished career as a leading scientist and academician in marine and environmental sciences

Research Projects Experience

Masters’ Thesis: Comprehensive Environmental Health Assessment of Diverse Coastal Ecosystems of Bangladesh: Laboratory and Modeling.

Keynotes:

Sample collection of water, sediment, and plankton from different points of Bangladesh Coast.
Heavy metal analysis in the laboratory with Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer (AAS) of both water and sediment
Physico-chemical parameters and Nutrient analysis with UV-Vis Spectrophotometer in
Data cleaning, processing, analysis, visualization, and interpretation using different software and Python programming language.
Geospatial analysis and Mapping.

Undergraduate Thesis: Diagnosis of Environmental Health at a Deltaic Mangrove Ecosystem: A Case Study for Sundarbans Mangrove Forest, Bangladesh. (Undergraduate Thesis)

Keynotes:

Sample collection of water, sediment, and planktons from major rivers of
Heavy metal analysis in the laboratory of Atomic Energy Commission of Bangladesh with Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer (AAS) of both water and sediment
Physico-chemical parameters and Nutrient analysis with UV-Vis Spectrophotometer in BSMRMU
Data cleaning, processing, analysis, visualization and interpretation using different software and Python programming language.
Geospatial analysis and Mapping with ArcGIS

Associate Investigator (AI / Co-PI): Integrated Climate Change Resilient Community Building with Continuous Water Quality Analysis in the Mongla, Sundarbans, Bagerhat and Khulna Coastal Zones Using Machine Learning Techniques, National Oceanographic and Maritime Institute (NOAMI), Funded by Ministry of Science and Technology. (2023-Present)

Keynotes:

Primary Data collection
Water Quality analysis through Remote Sensing
Machine Learning Model
Managing the project and reporting

Research Assistant: Spatiotemporal modeling of nutrient cycling through a selected coastal river in the south-west region of Bangladesh, Research and Innovation Center for Science and Engineering (RISE), Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET). (2023-2024)

Keynotes:

Data collection and sorting
Water Quality analysis
Analysis of soil
Delft3D Hydrological Model
Analyzing tidal influence on water quality

Research Assistant: Development of a Typhoon Triggering Mechanism for Anticipatory Actions in Vietnam (2022), National Oceanographic and Maritime Institute (NOAMI)

Keynotes:

Data collection and sorting
Cyclone path and Mapping
Analysis of damage
Finding triggering criteria
Analyzing suitable mechanism to trigger anticipatory

Research Associate: Ocean Literacy for Climate Resilience in the Coastal Region of Bangladesh, Nirmol Welfare Foundation of Bangladesh. (2021-2023)

Keynotes:

Analyzing Ocean literacy situation in Bangladesh coastal area.
On-campus awareness program organizing in school and colleges.
Hydrological and Climatological modeling and data analysis.
Other Management and reporting.

Research Assistant: Analysis of Natural and Anthropogenic Threats to Sustainable Management of Nijhum Dwip Marine Protected Area (MPA). (2021 – 2023), Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Maritime University, Bangladesh

Keynotes:

Sample collection of water, sediment, and plankton around the Nijhum Dwip MPA
Observation of the anthropogenic threats
Microplastic analysis on laboratory
Other analysis and reporting

Research Assistant: Fisheries Diversity and Environmental Variables in Waterways of the Eastern Sundarbans Mangrove Forest (2020-2021), Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Maritime University, Bangladesh

Keynotes:

Sample collection of water, sediment, and plankton around the Sundarbans eastern
Fisheries sample and data collection
Environmental data collection in-situ
Other analysis and reporting

Research Assistant: Analysis the Discrepancies Between Nautical Charts and Remote Sensing Data by In-Situ Observations Along the Chittagong Coast. (2017 – 2018), Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Maritime University, Bangladesh

Keynotes:

Data acquisition and digitalization
Data sorting, cleaning, and visualization
Reporting

Research Journal Papers

Sheikh Fahim Faysal Sowrav; Dr. S. M. Mustafizur M Rahman; Kashafad Bin Hafiz; Md. Alamgir Hossain; Nafis Imtiaj M Hossain; Md. Nur-E Alam; M. Safiur Rahman; Tasrina Rabia Choudhury; (2023) Multi-dimensional approach for an Environmental Health assessment of a Deltaic Mangrove Ecosystem, Sundarbans, Environmental Advances (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envadv.2023.100377)
Tasrina Rabia Choudhury; Thamina Acter; M. Abbas Alam; Sheikh Fahim Faysal Sowrav; Safiur Rahman; A.M. Sarwaruddin Chowdhury; Shamshad B. Quraishi; (2024) Appraisal of heavy metal contamination and their source apportionment identification in five river water systems of the coastal areas in Bangladesh, Regional Studies in Marine Science (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rsma.2024.103378)
Tasrina Rabia Choudhury; Fathiya Naushin Jahan; Snahasish Bhowmik; Mohammad Nurnabi; Sheikh Fahim Faysal Sowrav; (2024) Enhanced Chromium (VI) Removal: A Remediation Study Employing Nano Zero-Valent Iron Supported by Sawdust, Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enceco.2024.02.002)
Sheikh Fahim Faysal Sowrav, Dr. S. M. Mustafizur Rahman, Kashafad Bin Hafiz, Md. Alamgir Hossain; (2024) Beyond the Shoreline: A Deep Dive into the Environmental Health of Bangladesh’s Coastal Ecosystems; Environmental Challenges (Under review, Manuscript Number: ENVC-D-24-00523)
Sheikh Fahim Faysal Sowrav, Sujit Kumar Das, Mohan Kumar Das, Md. Mahfujur Rahman, Khan Mohammad Ibtehal, Noshin Tabassum Hridita, Atika Afia Broty, Muhammad Sajid Anam Hoque; (2024) Developing a Semi-Automated Technique of Surface Water Quality Analysis Using GEE And Machine Learning: A Case Study for Sundarbans; Journal of NOAMI (Under Review: 2024)
Khan Mohammad Ibtehal, M. R. Ashikur, Md. Rashed Alam, Sheikh Fahim Faysal Sowrav*; (2024) Ascertain spatiotemporal changes of environmental indices of Karnaphuli river bank in Bangladesh by GIS and Remote Sensing techniques, Heliyon (Under Review, Manuscript Number: HELIYON-D-24-38688)
Tasrina Rabia Choudhury, Md. Sajjad Hossain Sajib, Sheikh Fahim Faysal Sowrav, Shahidur R. Khan1, Md. Nurul Amin; (2024) Nanostructured Bi-metallic Biochar: An Innovative Approach for Arsenic (III) Removal from Groundwater and Wastewater, Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology (Under Review, Manuscript Number: ENCECO-D-24-00074)
M. Abbas Alam, Sheikh Fahim Faysal Sowrav, M. Safiur Rahman, A.M. Sarwaruddin Chowdhury, Tasrina Rabia Choudhury; (2024) Geospatial Analysis of Heavy Metals and Nutrient Variability in Sandwip Island, Patenga Coast, and Karnaphuli River; Desalination and Water Treatment (Under Review, Manuscript Number: DWT-D-24-01765)

Research Conference Papers / Proceedings

Sheikh Fahim Faysal Sowrav, Mohan Kumar Das; “Developing a Semi-automated Technique of Surface Water Quality Analysis Using GEE and Machine Learning: A Case Study for Sundarbans” International Symposium on Materials, Energy, and Environment 2024, University of Chittagong, 2024.
Sheikh Fahim Faysal Sowrav, Md. Meheraj Uddin, Mohammad Asad Hussain and Mohammed Abed Hossain, “Influence of Tidal Dynamics on Water Quality and Nutrients Changes in Sundarbans’ Pashur River” BSMRMU International Seminar-2024 on Sustainable Ocean Economy: Advancing Bangladesh’s Blue Growth, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Maritime University, 2024.
Khan Mohammad Ibtehal, Sheikh Fahim Faysal Sowrav, Md. Amit Hasan, Nawshin Alam; “Quantifying the Effects of Blue Carbon Storage considering Land use and Land Cover Change in Hatiya and Manpura Islands: A Remote Sensing Study”, BCSIR Congress – 2023: Smart Bangladesh for Tomorrow is the Science of Today, Bangladesh Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (BCSIR), 2024
Sheikh Fahim Faysal Sowrav, Md. Meheraj Uddin, Mohammad Asad Hussain and Mohammed Abed Hossain, “A Multivariate Analysis of Water Quality in Pashur River of the Sundarbans Mangrove Region During Monsoon”, Ocean Sciences Meeting 2024, American Geophysical Union (AGU), The Oceanography Society (TOS), and Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography (ASLO), 2024.
Saiful Islam, Sheikh Fahim Faysal Sowrav; “Identification of the Potential Seaweed Cultivation in the Bay of Bengal through Geospatial Technique”, BCSIR Congress – 2023: Smart Bangladesh for Tomorrow is the Science of Today, Bangladesh Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (BCSIR), 2024
Sheikh Fahim Faysal Sowrav, Md. Meheraj Uddin, Mohammad Asad Hussain and Mohammed Abed Hossain, “Dynamics of Tidal Influence on Water Quality and Nutrient Fluctuations in Sundarbans’ Pashur River Estuary”, ICO 2024: International Conference on Oceanography, Bangladesh Oceanographic Research Institute (BORI), 2024
Sheikh Fahim Faysal Sowrav, Mohan Kumar Das, Md. Alamgir Hossain, Kashafad Bin Hafiz, Atika Afia Broty, “Understanding the Risk Landscape of Tropical Cyclones in Bangladesh: A Case Study of Cyclone Mocha and Future Projections”, ICO 2024: International Conference on Oceanography, Bangladesh Oceanographic Research Institute (BORI), 2024.
Mohan Kumar Das, Sheikh Fahim Faysal Sowrav, Samarendra Karmakar, AKM Saiful Islam, “Development of a Tropical Cyclone Triggering Mechanism for Anticipatory Actions in the coastal region of Bangladesh”, 9^th International Conference on Water and Flood Management (ICWFM) with special focus on Climate Extremes and Resilient Development, 2023.
M. Mustafizur Rahman, Kashafad Bin Hafiz, Nafis Imtiaj Hossain, Md. Alamgir Hossain, Sheikh Fahim Faysal Sowrav, Md. Masud-Ul-Alam; “Phytoplankton Community dynamics and their Environmental Drivers in an estuarine Mangrove Forest, Sundarbans, Bangladesh”, International symposium on Healthy Mangroves and Sustainable Fisheries for Climate Resilient Coastal Community in South Asia, 2023.
Mohan Kumar Das, Sheikh Fahim Faysal Sowrav, Kashafad Bin Hafiz, Md. Alamgir Hossain, Md. Saiful Islam; “Development of a Tropical Cyclone Triggering Mechanism for Anticipatory Actions in the coastal region of Bangladesh”, International seminar on “Un-Decade of Ocean Science- Imperatives for Bangladesh”, 2022.
Sheikh Fahim Faysal Sowrav; M. Mustafizur M Rahman; Kashafad Bin Hafiz; Md. Nur-E Alam; Tasrina Rabia Choudhury, “Assessment of Heavy-metal for Environmental Health Appraisal of a Deltaic Mangrove Ecosystem, Sundarbans”, BCSIR-Congrss-2022, 2022.
Sheikh Fahim Faysal Sowrav; Kashafad Bin Hafiz; S. M. Mustafizur M Rahman; Tasrina Rabia, Choudhury, “Heavy Metal Toxicity in Water and Sediment of Sundarbans and Source Identification”, International Conclave on Materials, Energy & Climate,
Sheikh Fahim Faysal Sowrav *; “Current Status of Microplastic in the Coastal Area of Bangladesh: Spatial Distribution and Future Perspective”, UN-decade of ocean science – imperatives for Bangladesh, 2022.
M. Mustafizur Rahman, Alamgir Hossain, Sheikh Fahim Faysal Sowrav, Kashafad Bin Hafiz, Nafis Imtiaj Hossain, “Fisheries diversity and environmental variables in the waterways of the eastern Sundarbans mangrove forest, Bangladesh”, Coastal Transitions and Blue Economy conference, 2020.

Work Experience

Research Officer, Earth Ocean and Climate Division, Nirmol Bangladesh.
Trainer and Resource Person, Training Course on ArcGIS Pro and Remote Sensing, NOAMI (2024)
Trainer and Resource Person, 3^rd Data Science with Python, NOAMI (2023-2024)
Trainer and Resource Person, 2^nd Data Science with Python, NOAMI (2022-2023)
Trainer and Resource Person, Data Science with Python, NOAMI (2021-2022)
Chair of Social Event Subcommittee, TOS Student Committee (2020 – 2022)
General Secretary, YouthMappers at BSMRMU, YouthMappers (2019-2021)
Secretary General, International Blue Concord Model United Nations, 2020
Campus Director, Hult Prize (2019 – 2020)
President of Editorial Committee, Trishnatur (2019 – 2020)
Information and Technology Secretary, BSMR Science Club (2019 – 2021)

Education

Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Maritime University, Bangladesh
MSc. In Oceanography
First Class First in Department of Oceanography and Hydrography
CGPA 3.90 (out of 4.00)
Passing year: 2023

Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Maritime University, Bangladesh
BSc. In Oceanography
First Class First in Department of Oceanography and Hydrography CGPA 3.73 (out of 4.00)
Passing year: 2020 (Exam held and result published 2022 due to COVID 19)

Bir Shrestha Noor Mohammad Public College,Dhaka
Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC)
GPA 5.00 (out of 5.00)
Passing year: 2016

Engineering University School and College, Dhaka
Secondary School Certificate (SSC)
GPA 5.00 (out of 5.00)
Passing year: 2014

Technical Skills

Computer Operating Systems: Windows XP/7/8/10/11, Ubuntu 14-20.4

GIS and Remote Sensing: ESRI ArcMap, ArcGIS PRO, SatCO2, EDRAS Imagine, ODV, Surfer

Hydrodynamic Model: Delft3D FLOW, Delft3D WAQ

Data Science:

Programming: Python, R, C++, Ferret (in Ubuntu), FORTRAN, MATLAB

Advance Statistical Analysis: Origin Pro, JMP Pro, SPSS, Minitab Pro, EPA PMF Office Tools: MS Word, MS Excel, MS Power Point, MS Visio, MS Publisher, Adobe InDesign Project Management Tools: MS Project, Prezi Desktop

Web Development: HTML 3, CSS, JAVA, GitHub, WordPress, Domain Hosting and SSL.

Graphic and Video: Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, Animate, Lightroom, Premier Pro, Filmora X.

Activities

Active member of the Student Committee of TOS (The Oceanography Society).
Lifetime Member of NOAMI (National Oceanographic And Maritime Institute).
Participated as a Speaker/Presenter on “GEO BON Open Science Conference & All Hands Meeting 2020 – Biodiversity monitoring for post 2020”
Participated as a Speaker on “Coastal Transitions: Blue Economy” with a
Attended “2nd International Blue Economy Dialogue Dhaka 2017” organized by Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh
Attended an international seminar on “Adaptation Measures to Climate Change and Sustainable Blue Economy for Bangladesh” organized by Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Maritime
Attended an international seminar on “Legal Regime at Sea and Governance of Maritime Resources for Sustainable Blue Economy” organized by BSMR Maritime University and Blue Economy Cell, Energy and Mineral Resource Division, Government of the People’s Republic of
Attended in the international seminar “6th GOBESHONA Conference 2020” organized by ICCCAD and Independent University Bangladesh.
Attended in the international seminar on “An outlook for sustainabke Maritime Development and Governance: Challenges and Way Ahead” organized by Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Maritime
Attended in the international seminar on “An Inclusive Maritime Vision for Sustainable Development of Bangladesh” organized by Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Maritime University
Participated in “3rd National Enviro+ Challenge” organized by Environment Watch, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology.
Participated in the seminar on “Protect Our Species” in the celebrating of Earth Day 2019 organized by EMK Center for Public Service and the Arts.

Certificate Short Courses

*Course Name*	*Institution / Organization*	*Grade*	*Year*
The Ocean Forecast System Course: Coastal Resilience and Disaster Risk	BMKG and UNESCO/IOC	Completed	2022
Ocean Model Configuration for OFS Implementation	BMKG and UNESCO/IOC	Completed	2023
Continuous Professional Development QS University Ranking Roadmap	Centre for Business and Economic Research (CBER)	20 Points out of 20	2022
Oceanography: Principles and Applications	National Oceanography and Maritime Institute (NOAMI)	Certified	2022
Learning Data Analytics	LinkedIn Learning	Passed	2021
Presenting Data	HP Life	Passed	2021
Introduction to GIS Mapping	University of Toronto	Grade 97.97%	2021
Fundamentals of GIS	University of California, Davis	Grade 97.95%	2021
Exploratory Data Analysis with MATLAB	MathWorks	Grade 90.28%	2021
Python Basics	University of Michigan	Grade 100%	2021
100 Days of Python: Beginner to Professional	The App Brewery	Completed	2021
Ecology: Ecosystem Dynamics and Conservation	American Museum of Natural History, and Howard Hughes Medical Institute	Grade 86%	2021
Oil and Gas Industry: Operations and Markets	Duke University	Grade 95.31%	2021
Introduction to Personal Branding	University of Virginia	Grade 91.66%	2021
Sit Less, Get Active	The University of Edinburgh	Grade 96.36%	2021
Frontend Fundamentals	PIRPLE.COM	Passed	2020
The Data Scientists’ Toolbox (R)	Johns Hopkins University	Grade 100%	2020
R Programming	Johns Hopkins University	Grade 96%	2020
Getting and Cleaning Data with R	Johns Hopkins University	Grade 100%	2020
Exploratory Data Analysis with R	Johns Hopkins University	Grade 100%	2020
Reproducible Research with R	Johns Hopkins University	Grade 93.81%	2020
Microsoft Excel Basics	A2I, ICT Division, Bangladesh	Passed	2020
Multimedia Content Development	A2I, ICT Division, Bangladesh	Passed	2020
Spoken English	A2I, ICT Division, Bangladesh	Passed	2020
Digital Security Essentials	Digital Security Agency, Bangladesh	Passed	2020
Advanced Digital Photography	ALISON	Grade 88%	2020
Project Management	BSMR Maritime University	Grade Good	2019
Special English Course	Notre Dame College	Grade Good	2014

Language Proficiency

*Language*	*Reading*	*Speaking*	*Writing*	*Listening*
Bengali	⁕ ⁕ ⁕ ⁕ ⁕	⁕ ⁕ ⁕ ⁕ ⁕	⁕ ⁕ ⁕ ⁕ ⁕	⁕ ⁕ ⁕ ⁕ ⁕
English	⁕ ⁕ ⁕ ⁕ ⁕	⁕ ⁕ ⁕ ⁕	⁕ ⁕ ⁕ ⁕	⁕ ⁕ ⁕ ⁕ ⁕
Hindi	⁕ ⁕ ⁕	⁕ ⁕ ⁕ ⁕	⁕ ⁕	⁕ ⁕ ⁕ ⁕ ⁕

Awards and Achievements

Four times VC Scholarship (BSMRMU, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th and 8^th semester in Sc., CGPA >3.75)
Four times Dean Scholarship (BSMRMU, 1^st to 4^th semester in Sc., CGPA >3.50)
Scholarship from Commonwealth of Learning, Canada (2020)
Successful Campus Director of Hult Prize (2020)
1st Runner up – Inter College Science Project (2014)
Best Painting Award – Inter School and College (2013)

Referees

Mohan Kumar Das
Executive Director, National Oceanographic and Maritime Institute (NOAMI), Dhaka, Bangladesh Climate Scientist, RIMES, AIT Campus, Thailand
Joint Secretary, South Asian Meteorological Association (SAMA)
mohan.smrc@gmail.com; +8801913630710

S.M. Mustafizur Rahman
Assistant Professor (Oceanography & Hydrography), BSMR Maritime University, Bangladesh
mustafizraj@gmail.com; +8801401807894