Sanzida Murshed

Associate Professor

Department of GeologyFaculty of Earth and Environmental SciencesEmail: sanzida.geol@du.ac.bdPhone: +61483899324

Research Interest

Natural resources, Climate change, Coastal processes, Environmental hazards, Risk and resilience, Disaster management

Education

Ph.D. (On going)

School of Sciences ,University of New South Wales (UNSW), Australia

M.Sc.

School of Sciences ,University of New South Wales (UNSW), Australia, Degree Awarded in 2019

M.Sc. (Petroleum Geology and Geophysics, Thesis Group)

Department of Geology, Dhaka University, Dhaka 1000, Bangladesh, Degree Awarded in 2008

B.Sc. (Honours in Geology)

Department of Geology, Dhaka University, Dhaka 1000, Bangladesh, Degree Awarded in 2006

Experiences


A. Research Associate and Contributer, Natural Science Division, Banglapedia (The National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh), Bangladesh Asiatic Society. Period: August/2008-Feb/2012

B. Lecturer, Department of Geology, Dhaka University. Period: Oct/2008-April/2013

C. Assistant Professor Department of Geology, Dhaka University. Period: April/2013-June/2020.

D. Associate Professor, Department of Geology, Dhaka University. Period: June/2020- Recent.

E. Student Advisor, Department of Geology, Dhaka University. Period: April/2014-February/2017

F. Part-Time House Tutor, Shamsun Nahar Hall (Residential Girls Hostel). Period: October/2013- June/2017.

Research Activities

Student Research Supervision

MS (2012-2013)

  1. Occurrence of Biogenic Gas in Bangladesh (Supervisor)

  2. An expedient reckoning of Barapukuria and Khalashpir for future prospect of coal resource in Bangladesh (Supervisor)

MS (2008-2009)

  1. A possible assessment of of Miners Hygiene in Barapukuria Coal Mine and Maddhapara Granite Mine, Dinajpur, Bangladesh (Co-supervisor)

  2. A proposal for optimizing support design in Maddhapara Granite Mine, Dinajpur, Bangladesh (Co-supervisor)

MS (2007-2008)

Open pit mining at Barapukuria coal field, an option to confront the impending energy crisis in Bangladesh (Co-supervisor)

Publications

Journal Articles

  1. MURSHED, S., PAULL, D., GRIFFIN, A. & ISLAM, MA. 2020. A parsimonious approach to map climate-change-related composite disaster risk at the local scale in coastal Bangladesh. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction ( Accepted).

  2. ISLAM, MA., PAULL, D., GRIFFIN, A. & MURSHED, S. 2020c. Spatio-temporal assessment of social resilience to tropical cyclones in coastal Bangladesh. Geomatics, Natural Hazards Risk, 12, 1-33.

  3. ISLAM, MA., PAULL, D., GRIFFIN, A. & MURSHED, S. 2020b. Assessing ecosystem resilience to a tropical cyclone based on ecosystem service supply proficiency using geospatial techniques and social responses in coastal Bangladesh. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 101667.

  4. ISLAM, MA., MURSHED, S. & MAHMUDUL, H. 2020a. Selecting suitable landfill site with multi-criteria evaluation and GIS: a case of Savar upazila in Bangladesh. Arabian journal of Geosciences, 13, 1-15.

  5. ISLAM, MA., MURSHED, S., KABIR, S. M., FARAZI, A. H., GAZI, M. Y., JAHAN, I. & AKHTER, S. H. 2017. Utilization of Open Source Spatial Data for Landslide Susceptibility Mapping at Chittagong District of Bangladesh—An Appraisal for Disaster Risk Reduction and Mitigation Approach. International Journal of Geosciences, 8, 577.

  6. ISLAM, M.A., HOSSAIN, M.S., HASAN, T. AND MURSHED, S., 2016. Shoreline changes along the Kutubdia Island, south east Bangladesh using digital shoreline analysis system. Bangladesh Journal of Scientific Research, 27(1), pp.99-108.

  7. ISLAM, MA., HOSSAIN, M. S. & MURSHED, S. 2015b. Assessment of coastal vulnerability due to sea level change at Bhola island, Bangladesh: Using geospatial techniques. Journal of the Indian Society of Remote Sensing, 43, 625-637.

  8. QUAMRUZZAMAN, C., MURSHED, S., FERDOUS, J.A., KHAN, P. & SHARMEEN, S., 2014. An Expedient Reckoning of Miners Hygiene in Barapukuria Coal Mine and Maddhapara Granite Mine, Dinajpur, Bangladesh. International Journal of Emerging Technology and Advanced Engineering, 4(3), pp.489-498.

  9. QUAMRUZZAMAN, C., AHMED, R., MURSHED, S., MOHIUDDIN, Z. AND BASU SARKAR, D., 2013. A proposal for optimizing the tunnel design of the Khalashpir coal field, Bangladesh. Bangladesh Journal of Geology, Vol. 31-32 , ISSN 1608-957X.

  10. QUAMRUZZAMAN, C., FATEMA, K., HASAN, R., MURSHED, S., Noor, S. and Woobaid Ullah, A.S.M. 2013. Reanalysis of the Stress-Strain Conditions in Maddhapara Granite Mine, Dinajpur, Bangladesh. Journal of Engineering, Computers & Applied Sciences (JEC&AS), 2(12), ISSN No: 2319-5606.

  11. QUAMRUZZAMAN, C., MURSHED, S., ISLAM, T., HOWLADAR, F. AND KABIR, A.M.F., 2012. Open pit mining at Barapukuria coalfield–an option to confront the impending energy crisis in Bangladesh. Journal of Mines, Metals and Fuels, India, 60(5), pp 91-96.

  12. ISLAM, M.A., MAITRA, M.K., MAJLISH, B.K., MURSHED, S. AND RAHMAN, S., 2011. Spatial Changes of Land Use/Land Cover of Moheshkhali Island, Bangladesh: A Fact-Finding Approach by Remote Sensing Analysis. Dhaka University Journal of Earth and Environmental Sciences. Vol.2, pp 43-54.

  13. QUAMRUZZAMAN, C., MALEK, M.A., MURSHED, S., REZA, H., PRAMANIK, H.H. AND MOSTOFA, G, 2011. A potential design of belt gate entry in the production level of Khalashpir coalfield, Bangladesh. Journal of Mines, Metals and Fuels, India, pp 6-10.

  14. MURSHED, S., ALAM, M.M., 2011. Facies analysis of BokaBil Formation along Hari River Section with a sequence stratigraphic approach, Bangladesh Journal of Geology, Volume 29-30, pp 17-29, ISSN 1608-957X.

  15. MURSHED, S., ALAM, M. & ISLAM, MA. 2011. Depositional Environments of the Upper Neogene Clastic Succession Along Hari River Section, North eastern part of Sylhet Trough, Bangladesh. Dhaka University Journal of Earth and Environmental Sciences, 1, 67-73.

  16. ISLAM, M.A., AHMED, K.M., HASAN, M.A. AND MURSHED, S., 2009. Hydrogeology and water quality assessment of Middle Meghna Flood plain: A case study on Daudkandi upazila, Comilla district. The journal of NOAMI, 26(1), pp 31-55.

Memberships and Awards

Memberships

  1. General member, Bangladesh Geological Society (BGS)

  2. Lifetime member, Dhaka University Geology Alumni Association (DUGAA)

  3. Member, Australia Awards Alumni Association Bangladesh (AAAB)

  4. Member, Australia Global Alumni (AGA)

  5. Member, University of New South Wales, Australia (UNSW)

Awards

  1. Ambassadors Gold Medal, Abu-Dhabi UAE, For SSC result 1997.

  2. Ambassadors Gold Medal, Abu-Dhabi UAE, For HSC result 1999.

  3. Parvez Memorial Graduate Scholarship, 2005.

  4. MS Research grant from Chevron Bangladesh, 2007.

  5. Australia Awards Scholarship for Masters in Australia, 2017.

  6. TFS, PhD scholarship, University of New South Wales, Australia, 2020