Short cv:

I did my Bachelor and master degree in Geography and Environment from Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Bangladesh. I became interested in oceanography during my undergraduate studies while I was studying my introduction to oceanography course. Later I decided to pursue my career in the field of oceanography. Thus, I focused my undergraduate and master thesis works in ocean science. My undergraduate thesis was focused on microplastic pollution in marine fishes and master thesis was focused on eco-hydrology of tropical estuary.

During my undergraduate research project, I observed that commercially important fishes of Bangladesh are contaminated with microplastics. This is alarming because fisheries play a key role in meeting the local protein demand as well as we earn foreign currency through exporting the fishes. This motivated me to join in outreach activities such as beach cleanup activities and as a result I became completely enthralled with the oceanography related subjects. Microplastic ingestion by fishes encouraged me to study their ecology which I really found very complex but interesting. As a result, I decided to study the ecology of marine organisms and driving forces of their ecology. I choose Meghna River estuarine ecosystem of Bangladesh as my study area which is one of the most turbid estuarine ecosystems. I studied the eco-hydrology of this estuary and for that I analyzed biotic and abiotic variables (temperature, salinity, pH, dissolved oxygen, turbidity, micronutrient concentration, chlorophyll concentrations, and phytoplankton and zooplankton abundance. I also worked as a research assistant in the Global-NANO-DOAP (A global study of coastal Deoxygenation, Ocean Acidification and Productivity at selected sites) project (funded by NF-POGO) – Bangladesh site (Meghna River Estuary).

As an NF-POGO CofE scholar, I am already learning more about Observational Oceanography. NoSoAT 2022 research expedition is a great opportunity for me to enhance my knowledge in ocean observation, especially when it is working on great RV Polarstern. "Nutrients and Chlorophyll along the Transit" is the title of my independent research on Polarstern. Working with my supervisor, Karen Wiltshire, excites me and I look forward to learning a lot.