A/2, Jahurul Islam Avenue
Jahurul Islam City, Aftabnagar
Dhaka-1212, Bangladesh
Dr. Sadik Rahman is a passionate young environmental researcher with nearly four years of full-time university teaching experience and 1.5 years in the industry. He holds a B.Sc. and M.Sc. in Civil Engineering from the Islamic University of Technology (IUT), with a focus on water quality monitoring and remediation. Dr. Rahman has worked in notable research initiatives, including a WHO water quality monitoring project and environmental strategic projects for the Sultanate of Oman.
During his doctoral studies, Dr. Rahman researched innovative and promising bio-electrochemical wastewater treatment and desalination processes, which investigated nanomaterial application to enhance desalination performance. Alongside, he also worked on projects related to anaerobic digestion, waste-to-resource recovery, and the application of AI in environmental remediation. With over five years of expertise in bio-electrochemical systems, he has excelled in system design, reactor fabrication, operation, and optimization, complemented by more than three years of experience in drinking water quality research. He led a prize-winning project to develop a mobile application for real-time solid waste collection and notification for Oman Environmental Services Holding Company—be'ah. His publication in high-impact journals attracted more than three international and prestigious recognitions awarded by the Ministry of Higher Education, Research, and Innovation in the years 2020, 2022, and 2023. His intriguing postgraduate project to use petrochemical wastewater to produce electricity for desalination was awarded by the Gulf Petrochemical and Chemicals Association (GPCA) in 2022.
Dr. Rahman has 17 peer-reviewed publications in high-impact journals, notably in the Journal of Cleaner Production (Q1, 9.8), Desalination (Q1, 8.4), Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews (Q1, 16.3), Materials Today Sustainability (Q1, 7.1), Science of the Total Environment (Q1, 8.2), Environmental Research (Q1, 7.7), etc. He has presented his work at numerous conferences. He has supervised four undergraduate research groups and mentored three graduate students. Research outcomes of Dr. Rahman received international recognition for his contributions to research excellence and innovation, including a best doctoral thesis award. His work has received nearly 440 citations on Google Scholar (h-index: 11, i10-index: 11) and a ResearchGate score exceeding 310. Dr. Rahman is very keen to collaborate on industry-driven, cross-disciplinary challenges in environmental engineering and sustainable development.
During his tenure as a faculty member, Dr. Rahman was involved in several administrative and committee duties for departmental improvement. He is actively involved in the outcome-based education (OBE) process in East West University for the WASHINGTON ACCORD accreditation by BAETE. He is also the club moderator for the Civil Engineering Club.
# Assistant Professor (June 2023-Present), Department of Civil Engineering, East West University, Bangladesh
1. Curriculum development of outcome-based education (OBE) and involved in IEB accreditation process.
2. Thesis and Capstone Project Supervision
3. Club Moderator - EWU Civil Engineering Club
4. Lab In-charge: Environmental Engineering Laboratory.
5. Report Preparation: VC newsletters, CE Annual Report 2023, club activity, and news/event preparation for the CE website.
6. Lab Safety Manual Preparation for all the CE laboratories.
7. Committee member: Departmental Academic Committee, Industry Advisory Panel Committee, Curriculum Development Committee
# Graduate Research and Teaching Assistant (February 2018-May 2023), Department of Civil and Architectural Engineering, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman.
- Evaluation of groundwater quality in Al-Khoud water supply well-field and formulation of remediation strategy (CR/ENG/CAED/19/01)
Duties: Helping in sample collection and documentation.
- His Majesty’s Trust Fund (HMTF): “Microbial Electrochemical System for Desalination Accompanied by Sewage Treatment with Recovery of Resource and Energy” (SR/ENG/CAED/17/01)
Duties: Operated and maintained a diverse range of reactors, including conventional, circular, tubular, five-chamber microbial desalination, and fuel cell units. Contributed to reactor fabrication, assembly, and procurement of components and consumables from local and international suppliers. Provided support to bachelor’s and master’s research students, coordinated wastewater sample collection in collaboration with municipal wastewater authorities, and managed laboratory facilities dedicated to wastewater research. Additionally, handled administrative responsibilities assigned by the Principal investigator and prepared documentation for purchase approvals.
- Electrochemical Assisted Anaerobic Digestion for Power and Resource Recovery from Organic-Containing Waste (RC/RG-ENG/CAED/19/01)
Duties: Established temperature-controlled anaerobic digester batch units, including gas collection systems, while procuring necessary consumables and equipment. Conducted troubleshooting to resolve operational issues, supported research students, and prepared documentation for purchase pre-approvals.
- Teaching Duties: Conducting laboratory sessions, examination invigilation, examination scripts and laboratory report checking, grading, and documentation.
# Lecturer (July, 2015–August, 2017), Department of Civil Engineering, Uttara University, Bangladesh
Duties: Delivering undergraduate lectures and conducting examinations. Actively participated in key academic committees such as the Syllabus Committee, Moderation Committee, Examination Management Committee, and Thesis Distribution Committee. Additional duties involved supervising student theses, managing laboratories as lab in-charge, conducting lab sessions, and student counseling.
# Executive consultant (April, 2014–March , 2015), ECLECTIC.
Duties: Industrial structural safety monitoring, analyzing, reporting, detailed structural engineering assessment; road and development projects quality assessment, eco-audit for RMG industry to achieve ISO 14000.
# Research Assistant (March 2013–December 2013), Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Islamic University of Technology, Gazipur, Bangladesh.
A WHO funded project, titled “Effectiveness of Household Filtration And Solar Disinfection in Reducing Health Risk Associated with Water Supply in the Coastal Areas of Bangladesh” (WHO: 2013/303825-0)
[C1] S. Rahman, T. Al-Shuaili, A. Al-Mamun, A. Sana, ‘PANI- rGO composite electro-catalyst coated cathode to improve the microbial desalination cell performance’ in Oman Conference for Environmental Sustainability, Environment Authority, Sultanate of Oman, 26-28 February 2024.
[C2] Rahman, S., Juma, Noor. Al-Mamun, A. Sana, Ahmad. (2023). “Improving Microbial Desalination Cell Performance by cathode modification using BiOCl/gCN as electrocatalyst to achieve a low-carbon emitting technology” Presented in the “International Conference on Air Pollution and Climate Change”, 16 – 19 January, 2023, Organized by Center for Environmental Studies & Research, Sultan Qaboos University, Sultanate of Oman. Oman Convention & Exhibition Centre from January 16-19, 2023
[C3] Rahman, S.(2022) . “Evidence Study for Simultaneous Desalination, Acid and Base Production from Petrochemical Wastewater Treatment in A Novel Design Bio-Electrochemical Reactor” Presented as a finalist for 2nd GPCA Innovation Competition in 7th GPCA Research and Innovation Conference, 26-27 September 2022, The Address Sky View Hotel, Dubai, UAE.
[C4] Rahman, S., Siddiqi, S., Al-Mamun, A.(2021). “Improved Treatment of Leachate Mixed Municipal Wastewater Using Bio-electrochemical Desalination Cell and Natural Clay Adsorption with Simultaneous Energy Production” Presented in the XIII Scientific Conference “Membranes and Membrane Processes in Environmental Protection” (MEMPEP 2021)", 10 – 11 June, 2021, Organized by Faculty of Energy and Environmental Engineering, Silesian University of Technology, Poland.
[C5] Poster: Rahman, S., Al-Mamun,A., Jafary.T., Baawain, M.(2020). “Role of Operating Resistance on Differential Cathode for Desalination, Sewage Treatment and Current Generation in Bio-electrochemical Cell” In the Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Water Resources in Arid Areas 2020”, 9-11 November, 2020, Water Research Center at Sultan Qaboos University jointly with The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries Wealth & Water Resources, Sultanate of Oman.
[C6] Rahman, S., Karim, M.R., Mahmud, Z.H., (2018). “Laboratory investigation of the microbiological performance of ceramic water filters as household water treatment technology” In Proceedings of the 7th Brunei International Conference on Engineering and Technology 2018 (BICET 2018), 12-14 November, 2018, Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei, Brunei, ISBN: 978-1-83953-002-9.
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[C7] Rahman, S., Al-Mamun, A., Baawain, M. (2018). “Prospects of Dissimilar Electron Donors to the Performance of Pseudomonas Aeruginosa Electroactive Biofilms for Recovery of Electrical Energy ” In the Proceedings of the 1st International National Conference on Civil and Architectural Engineering, 26-28 March, 2018, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman, pp 95-96. ISBN: 978-99969-3-060-7
[C8] Al-Mamun, A., Rahman, S., Baawain, M.(2018). “Treatment of Landfill Leachate by Single Chamber Air-Cathode Microbial Fuel Cell” In the Proceedings of the 4th Asia Pacific –International Society of Microbial Electrochemistry and Technology (AP-ISMET) Meetings, 13-16 November, 2018, Birla Institute of Technology & Science – Pilani, Goa, India, pp 3.
[C9] Rahman, S., Nafiz, T.N., Karim, M.R., Mahmud, Z.H., Niloy,R.R.(2017). Microbiological Evaluation of Ceramic Water Filters as Novel Household Water Treatment Devices in Bangladesh. In Proceedings of the 1st International Congress-2017 on Global Circle for Scientific Technological and Management Research(GCSTMR-2017),4-5 February,2017, DU, Dhaka, Bangladesh, pp 30-31. ISBN: 978-0-6480147-0-6
[C10] Wahi, R.R., Mahmud, K., Rahman, S. (2012) “Assessment of Pharmaceutical Industries in Bangladesh - An Effective Step towards the Achievement of Environmental Sustainability” In Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Civil Engineering for Sustainable Development (ICCESD-2012), 23-24 March 2012, KUET, Khulna, Bangladesh, pp 25-26. ISBN: 978-984-33-4247-8.
# Winning (1st) among 149 teams (Team “’ Scanner’) in the Beah-tech Challenge program (2022) for making a mobile application that uses artificial intelligence to automate the detection and reporting of waste accumulation. The program was jointly organized by the Omani Environmental Services Holding “Be’ah” and the Engineering Village, Oman. Dated: 25th September 2023.
# Award for Regional and International Scientific and Research Excellence (2022-23), Awarded by the Vice Chancellor of Sultan Qaboos University, Sultanate of Oman.
# Winning the Champion Team Prize in the 13th Engineering Students Gathering (2023) by Sultan Qaboos University on making a mobile application titled- "A smart and integrated mobile application service for community waste handling using image processing" Awarded by Collage of Engineering.
# Winning the 3rd position in the postgraduate category at the 2nd Gulf Petrochemical and Chemical Association (GPCA) Innovation Competition (BIG IDEA WANTED) during the 7th GPCA Research and Innovation Conference (2022).
# Best Oral Presentation Award" by Polish Membrane Society in the Young Scientist Competition at in the XIII Scientific Conference “Membranes and Membrane Processes in Environmental Protection” (MEMPEP 2021)".
# Best Presenter Award; 1st International Congress-2017; on "Global Circle for Scientific Technological and Management Research (GCSTMR)".
International Awards
# National Research Award 2024 in the field of Environmental and Biological Resource Sector; presented by Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Innovation, Sultanate of Oman.
# National Research Award 2023 in the field of Environmental and Biological Resource Sector; presented by Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Innovation, Sultanate of Oman.
# National Research Award 2022 in the field of Environmental and Biological Resource Sector; presented by Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Innovation, Sultanate of Oman.
# National Research Award 2020 in the field of Environmental and Biological Resource Sector; presented by Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Innovation, Sultanate of Oman
# Awarded as a Distinguished Postgraduate for best Engineering PhD thesis (2023-2024) from the Vice-Chancellor of Sultan Qaboos University on the event of SQU day 2024.
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