M.Sc. (Petroleum Geoscience)

Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand ,2014-2015.

M.Sc. (Disaster and Environment Management)

Department of Geology, Dhaka University, Dhaka 1000, Bangladesh, 2013-2014, First Class First.

B.Sc. (Honours in Geology)

Department of Geology, Dhaka University, Dhaka 1000, Bangladesh, 2008-2012, First Class First.

A. Teaching and Research:

Lecturer, Department of Geology, University of Dhaka, Dhaka 1000, Bangladesh; from October 2017 to Present

B. Others

Earth Scientist, Chevron Bangladesh (June 2014- October 2017

Student Research Supervision

MS (2016-2017):

1. Nazmus Sakib: working on Reservoir Characterization of Upper Gas Sand in Surma Basin Using Wireline logs and Outcrop data

2. Md. Akteruzzaman Palash: working on Petrophysical Characterization of Reservoir Zones of Sylhet and Habiganj Gas Fields, Surma Basin, Bangladesh

3. Afrida Wasima : working on Sequence Stratigraphy and Reservoir Prospect Analysis of Surma Group of Shabazpur Structure, Hatia Trough

Current/Recently Concluded Funded Research Projects:

1. Investigating the role of rock weathering and clay mineralogy in landslide occurrences in Tertiary Formations of Rangamati Area, Bangladesh Bank and Faculty of Earth and Environmental Sciences , 2020-2021,

2. Outcrop analogues study and reservoir modelling for better understanding the sandbody heterogeneity of the gas fields in Bangladesh, MOST (Ministry of Science and Technology), 2020-21

3. Unconventional Hydrocarbon Reservoirs in Bhuban Formation, University Grant Commission, 2020-21

4. Hydrocarbon Exploration opportunities in Teknaf St. Martin area of Eastern Folded Belt of Bangladesh, MOST (Ministry of Science and Technology), 2018-19

5. Evaluation of the hydrocarbon resource potential of thinbeds in Bangladesh, MOST (Ministry of Science and Technology), 2018-19

Journal Articles

1. Anwar Hossain Bhuiyan, Shakhawat Hossain (2020), Petrographic characterization and diagenetic evaluation of reservoir sandstones from Smørbukk and Heidrun fields, offshore Norway, Journal of Natural Gas Geoscience, Volume 5 Issue https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnggs.2019.12.001

2. Shakhawat Hossain (2019), Application of seismic attribute analysis in fluvial seismic geomorphology. Journal of Petroleum Exploration and Production Technology (2019) doi: 10.1007/s13202-019-00809-z

3. Shakhawat Hossain, Md. Imranuzzaman (2019), Identification of the architecture and evolution of fluvial system using seismic geomorphology: A case study from Gulf of Thailand, Journal of Natural Gas Geoscience, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnggs.2019.02.001

4. Shakhawat Hossain (2018), Seismic Geomorphology as a Tool for Reservoir Characterization: A Case Study from Moragot Field of Pattani Basin, Gulf Of Thailand. Malaysian Journal of Geosciences, 3(1): 45-50. DOI :10.26480/mjg.01.2019.45.50

5. Md. Yousuf Gazi, Md. Ashraful Islam, Shakhawat Hossain (2018), Flood-Hazard Mapping In A Regional Scale – Way Forward To The Future Hazard Atlas In Bangladesh. Malaysian Journal of Geosciences, 3(1): 01-11. DOI :10.26480/mjg.01.2019.01.11

6. Shakhawat Hossain (2015), Architecture and Depositional Environments of reservoir sands in Moragot field of Pattani basin, Gulf of Thailand. Bulletin of Earth Sciences of Thailand (BEST), International Journal of Petroleum Geoscience, Volume 15 Issue 1.

7. Shakhawat Hossain, Nafisa Shamim, Tanzeer Hasan, Sanzida Murshed (2013) “Tectonics andSedimentation in the Bengal Delta” - poster presented in Summer Institute on Earth Surface Dynamics (SIESD), University of Minnesota, 2013.

Memberships

1. Professional member, American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG), 2014-present.

2. Professional member, Society of Exploration Geophysicists (SEG), 2014-Present.

3. Professional Member, Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE), 2014-Present.

4. Member, XYZ network, 2014-Present.

5. Student member, American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG), 2008-2014,

6. Student Member, Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE), 2008-2014.

Awards

1. Recipient of Chevron Overseas Scholarship for Graduate study in Petroleum Geoscience, 2014.

2. NST (National Science and Technology Ministry, Bangladesh) Fellowship for Master’s research, 2013.

3. Travel and Accommodation grant from NCED (National Center for Earth Surface Dynamics) to participate in the Summer Institute on Earth Surface Dynamics (SIESD) at University of Minnesota, 2013.

4. University Grant Commission (UGC) Scholarship for securing 1st position in B.S. (Hons) and M.S. in Geology, Department of Geology, University of Dhaka.

5. Junior School Scholarship 2003