Mohammad Rubaiat Islam

Mohammad Rubaiat Islam

Atmospheric Researcher

Precipitation Research Group

Biography

In September 2020, Mohammad Rubaiat Islam received his Master of Science from the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (UCAS), where he was a recipient of the Belt and Road Master’s Fellowship from the Government of the People’s Republic of China. Before UCAS, he served the Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) and had experience collaborating with several national research organizations of Bangladesh. To know more about his academic and professional backgrounds, please take a look at his Curriculum Vitae.

Interests

  • Climate Modeling
  • Tropical Cyclones
  • Precipitation Remote Sensing
  • Precipitation Stable Isotopes

Education

  • MSc in Physical Geography, 2020

    University of Chinese Academy of Sciences

  • BSc in Environmental Sciences, 2013

    Jahangirnagar University

Research Interests

Climate Modeling

I am interested in taking advantage of state-of-the-art numerical weather prediction models to study extreme weather events, particularly the tropical cyclones.

Last updated on Oct 12, 2019
Climate Modeling

Tropical Cyclones

Some of the deadliest cyclones in the world made landfall on Bangladesh causing death to thousands. I am interested in improving cyclone prediction system in Bangladesh.

Last updated on Oct 12, 2019
Tropical Cyclones

Projects

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All Atmospheric Science Isotope Hydrology Remote Sensing

ISOPRECIP

Study on atmospheric controls of precipitation stable isotopes over Bangladesh

SATPRECIP

Evaluation of satellite-based precipitation products

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Controls on spatiotemporal variations of stable isotopes in precipitation across Bangladesh
Mohammad Rubaiat Islam, Jing Gao, Nasir Ahmed, Mohammad Masud Karim, Abdul Quaiyum Bhuiyan, Ariful Ahsan, Shamsuddin Ahmed
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Professional Experience

 
 
 
 
 

Founder and Atmospheric Researcher

Precipitation Research Group

Sep 2020 – Present Dhaka, Bangladesh
I am primarily interested in understanding how well the remotely sensed precipitation products perform in reproducing observed spatial and temporal variations in precipitation over south-east Asia. In this study, I will also evaluate precipitation retrievals in remotely sensed products and reanalysis datasets during extreme events, e.g., tropical cyclones and flash floods.
 
 
 
 
 

Graduate Research Assistant

Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences

Sep 2017 – Aug 2020 Beijing, China
My primary responsibility is to investigate different atmospheric controls on the Spatio-temporal distribution of precipitation stable isotope signals observed over Bangladesh. As part of this study, I am responsible for the laboratory analysis of precipitation water stable isotope samples collected from different sampling sites using Picarro’s Cavity Ring-Down Spectroscopy (CRDS) technique.
 
 
 
 
 

Remote Sensing Specialist

Bangladesh Meteorological Department

Jan 2015 – Mar 2017 Dhaka, Bangladesh
By incorporating earth observation techniques with a conventional approach, I contributed to improving the agrometeorological bulletin disseminated by the Bangladesh Meteorological Department’s agro-meteorology division. I was also responsible for generating quantitative rainfall forecasts using the Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) model with real-time meteorological data from the National Centers for Environmental Prediction (NCEP) GFS model.
 
 
 
 
 

Research Assistant

Bangladesh Centre for Advance Studies

May 2014 – Jul 2014 Dhaka, Bangladesh
I was primarily responsible for the field-level data collection on potentially polluting industries located at and around the Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industries Corporation (BSCIC) cluster at Konabari, Gazipur. Later I contributed to developing a GIS-based industrial drainage network for the BSCIC cluster using high-resolution imagery from IKONOS satellite and field observation data.

Latest Updates

Degree conferral and graduation from the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences

In an academic meeting held on September 24, 2020, members from the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences academic council agreed on my degree’s conferral upon successful completion of all the academic requirements.
Last updated on Oct 20, 2020 1 min read
Degree conferral and graduation from the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences

Research article got accepted for publication in 'Atmospheric Research'

Our research article titled “Controls on spatiotemporal variations of stable isotopes in precipitation across Bangladesh” got accepted to Atmospheric Research. Please use this link to access this research article from the publisher here.
Last updated on Sep 9, 2020 1 min read
Research article got accepted for publication in 'Atmospheric Research'

Successful thesis defense at the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences

May 22, 2020, was the big day I defended my master’s thesis at the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences. For the last four months, we are under strict lockdown in Beijing that forced us to use Tencent Video conferencing application to organize the meeting virtually.
Last updated on May 26, 2020 1 min read
Successful thesis defense at the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences

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