Education: 

Years

2015 – 2017:  Master of Science (MSc.) 

                       Tropical Hydrogeology and Environmental Engineering 

                       Institute of Applied Geosciences, Technische Universität Darmstadt, Germany

                       Position: within top 5%

2012 – 2014: Master of Science (MSc.)

                      Environmental Science Discipline

                      Life Science School, Khulna University, Bangladesh

                      Position: 1st class 1st

2007 – 2011: Bachelor of Science (BSc.)

                      Environmental Science Discipline

                      Life Science School, Khulna University, Bangladesh

                      Position: 1st class 1st with Distinction

 2006:            Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC)

                      Science, Govt. M. M. City College, Khulna, Bangladesh.

2004:             Secondary School Certificate (SSC)

                      Science, Govt. Coronation Secondary Girls School, Khulna, Bangladesh.

Awards and Scholarships:

Years

2015 – 2017: German Academic Exchange Service (Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst - DAAD) Scholarship, Germany.

            2012: University Grand Commission (UGC) Scholarship, Bangladesh. 

2007 – 2011: University Grand Commission (UGC) Scholarship, Bangladesh. 

Research Interest:

Hydrogeology

Hydrology

Hydrochemistry

GIS and RS

Climate Change Adaptation 

Sustainable Development Goals (SDG)

Publication List (Journal Articles Peer-Reviewed) 

Year - 2020: Akter, S., Ahmed, K.R., 2020b. Insight and explore farming adaptation measures to support sustainable development goal 2 in the southwest coastal region of Bangladesh. Environment, Development and Sustainability. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10668-020-00778-y

Akter, S., Ahmed K. R., Marandi, A., Schüth, C., 2020a. Possible factors for increasing water salinity in an embanked coastal island in the southwest Bengal Delta of Bangladesh. Science of the Total Environment, 713: 136668. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.136668

Year - 2019: Akter, S., Ahmed, K.R., 2019. Water chemistry and water quality of a tidal river system in relation with river bank land use pattern and regional climate in the southwest Bengal Delta of Bangladesh. Sustainable Water Resource Management, Vol: 5, Issue, 17, pp: 1-21. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40899-019-00308-3

Year - 2017: Ahmed, K. R.,  Akter, S., 2017. Analysis of Landcover Change in Southwest Bengal Delta due to Floods by NDVI, NDWI and K-Means Cluster with Landsat Multi-Spectral Surface Reflectance Satellite Data. Remote Sensing Applications: Society and Environment, Vol: 8, Issue, C, pp: 168–181. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rsase.2017.08.010

Conference Abstract 

Year - 2019: S. Akter; K. R. Ahmed. Salinization in Coastal River: Emerging Eco-hydrological and Socio-Ecological Problem in the Southwest Coastal Region of the Bengal Delta in Bangladesh. The 2nd coastal water convention, August 1₋2, 2019, Khulna University, Bangladesh.

Year - 2018: S. Akter; K. R. Ahmed; A. Marandi; C. Schüth. Saltwater intrusion and its responsible factors in southwest Bengal Delta. International Conference Water Science for Impact, 16 – 18 October 2018 at Wageningen University & Research (WUR) in Wageningen, Netherlands.

 Book

Year - 2013: Kazi Rifat Ahmed, Simu Akter, Kushal Roy, 2013. Alternative Development Loom By Reason Of Natural Changes: Using Consistency and Sustainability In South-West Coastal Region, Bangladesh. LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing.