CV

Residency Status: US permanent resident

KEY SKILLS:

Programming language: MATLAB, Python (ArcPy-NumPy), R, FORTRAN

GIS and Mapping: ArcGIS, QGIS

Database: MySQL

Hydrological modeling: SWAT, HEC-RAS, InVEST

Expertise in:

·         GIS and remote sensing application in water resources

·         Statistical analysis and stochastic modelling

·         Hydrological modelling

·         Water quality modelling

·         Sediment transport modelling

·         Spatial rainfall modelling

·         Statistical hypothesis development and testing

·         Hydraulic river flood modelling

·         Physio-chemical River water quality modelling

Education:

Stanford University, USA. October 2013-March 2015

Postdoc in Hydrology and Water Resources

University of Geneva, Switzerland. March 2010-May 2013

PhD in Environmental Science

Katholieke University of Leuven, Belgium

Master in Water Resources Engineering. September 2009

Bangladesh Agricultural University, Bangladesh
B.Sc. Agricultural Engineering, January 2004.

Work Experience

April 2016 – Present: Research Scientist at US Environmental Protection Agency. 

Description of Duties:

·         Watershed model development and calibration in complex environment. 

·         Water quality modelling, calibration and visualization 

·         Metal fate and transport analysis 

·         Overall contribution to policy reports with GIS and Environmental data analysis. 

July 2015 – March 2016: Data Scientist at Agralogics Inc [www.agralogics.com] 

Description of Duties: 

·         Satellite image processing using MATLAB and R 

·         Algorithm development for water use optimization 

·         Backend calculation for vegetation indices (NDVI, LAI, etc) 

·         Watershed model development and calibration 

·         Statistical model development for hydrological forecast 

October 2013 - March 2015: Postdoctoral Researcher, Stanford University, USA

Description of Duties:

·         Application of hydrological models in various watersheds 

·         Formatting and analyzing of climatic data for global scale research on water scarcity 

·         Remote sensing and satellite data analysis for water resources research 

·         Supervision of thesis work for PhD and Masters students 

·         Technical support for the research group with MATLAB, R, ArcGIS and SWAT modeling

  

  

March 2010 - May 2013: PhD student, University of Geneva, Switzerland

Description of Duties: 

·         Hydrological model development 

·         High performance computing application for model calibration 

·         Reservoir inflow and outflow optimization 

·         Climate change impact assessment on water quality and quantity 

·         Supervision of M.Sc. student theses on water resources engineering projects 

October 2009 - December 2009: Intern at the European Commission, Brussels, Belgium

Description of Duties:

·         Low flow analysis and vulnerability map preparation 

·         Soil moisture stress analysis

 ·         Return period analysis for forecasting irrigation needs 

·         Contribution to policy report for drought analysis in the XEROCHORE project 

January 2004 - August 2006: Assistant Engineer at Bangladesh Engineering and Technological Services

Description of Duties:

·         Production of river surveys and data analysis using GIS tools 

·         Supervision of construction work 

·         Schematization of 1D and 2D hydrological and hydraulic models 

·         Simulation, calibration, validation and application of models for different flow scenarios 

·         Flood map preparation and irrigation demand analysis

Teaching Experience:

Course Instructor: 

Spring 2018-Present. Department of Civil Engineering.

University of Cincinnati. Ohio. CVE 5910, CVE 6910: Engineering Hydrology

Course Instructor: 

 Fall 2012-2013-2014. University of Geneva, Switzerland 

Space-Water: GIS applications for water resources studies. 

Course materials can be found here: http://tinyurl.com/oc8zwkq

Teaching Assistant:

Fall 2012 & 2013. University of Geneva, Switzerland 

Space-Ecology: Statistical data analysis with R and MATLAB. 

Course materials can be found here: http://tinyurl.com/k46e7bg 

Spring 2012 & 2013. University of Geneva, Switzerland 

Space-GIS: Regression models and their applications. 

Hands on exercises with MATLAB, R and ArcGIS.

Field and Lab Experiments:

I conducted ion analysis of water samples taken from field measurements for flow separation using a chemical tracer. I am familiar with the standard procedure of Chloride (Cl–) and Sulfate (SO42–) ion analysis by capillary electrophoresis.

Grants and Awards

Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) Fellowship for Postdoctoral Program at Stanford University, USA. 2013

EU FP 7 Scholarship for PhD study at the University of Geneva, Switzerland. 2010

 Belgian Government Scholarship (VLIRUOS) for M.Sc. Study. Joint program with Katholieke University of Leuven and Virje University of Brussels. 2007

Young Scientist Fellowship Award 2006, provided by the Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, South Korea, through Kunsan National University. 2006

Bangladesh Agricultural University Merit Award during undergraduate study for academic excellence. 1999 – 2003

Publications: (ISI web indexed Journals: 2013-2017)

Published:

·         Rahman K, Ana Gago da Silva, Enrique Moran Tejeda, Andreas Gobiet, Martin Beniston, & Anthony Lehmann 2015 ‘An Independent and Combined Effect Analysis of Land Use and Climate Change in the Upper Rhone River Watershed, Switzerland. Journal of Applied Geography-(doi:10.1016/j.apgeog.2015.06.021)

·         Rahman K., Ray N., Giuliani G., George C., Lehmann A., Breaking Walls Towards Fully Open Source Hydrological Modeling. Water Resources 2017, vol. 44, no. 1, p. 23-30

·         Rahman, K., Gorelick M, P James Dennedy-Frank, Jim Yoon, and Bala Rajaratnam 2015 Declining Rainfall and Regional Variability Changes in Jordan. Water Resources Research-(DOI: 10.1002/2015WR017153)

·         Rahman, K., Besacier-Monbertrand, A.-L., Castella, E., Lods-Crozet, B., Ilg, C., and Beguin, O., 2015, Quantification of the daily dynamics of streamflow components in a small alpine watershed in Switzerland using end member mixing analysis: Environmental Earth Sciences, (DOI:10.1007/s12665-015-4505-5)

·         R. Bär, E. Rouholahnedjad , K. Rahman, K.C. Abbaspour, A. Lehmann, 2015. Climate Change and Agricultural Water Resources: A Vulnerability Assessment of the Black Sea catchment. Environmental science and policy. (DOI: 10.1016/j.envsci.2014.04.008)

·         Rahman, K., Etienne, C., Gago da Silva, A., Maringanti, C., Beniston, M., Lehmann, A., 2014, Performance evaluation of regional climate models for runoff simulation and their grid resolution for mountainous watershed: Environmental Earth Sciences. Vol.72, Issue 11, pp 4357-4369

·         Enrique Morán-Tejeda, Jorge Lorenzo-Lacruz, Juan Ignacio López-Moreno, Rahman K, Martin Beniston, 2014 Streamflow timing of mountain rivers in Spain: recent changes and future projections. Journal of hydrology (DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2014.06.053) 

·         E. Morán-Tejeda, J. Zabalza, K. Rahman, A. Gago-Silva, J. I. López-Moreno, S. Vicente-Serrano2, A. Lehmann, C. L. Tague, and M. Beniston 2014. Sensitivity of water balance components to environmental changes in a mountainous watershed: uncertainty assessment based on models comparison. Ecohydrology (DOI: 10.1002/eco.1590)

·         Lehmann A., Giuliani G., Ray N., Rahman K., Abbaspour K.C., Nativi S., Craglia M., Cripe D., Quevauviller P., Beniston M., 2013 Reviewing innovative Earth Observation solutions for filling science-policy gaps in hydrology. Journal of Hydrology (DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2014.05.059)

·         Giuliani G., Rahman K., Ray N., Lehmann A. (2013) OWS4SWAT: Publishing and Sharing SWAT Outputs with OGC standards. International Journal of Advanced Computer Science and Applications. DOI (10.14569/SpecialIssue.2013.030311)

·         Rahman, K., Maringanti, C., Beniston, M., Widmer, F., Abbaspour, K., and Lehmann, A., 2013, Streamflow Modeling in a Highly Managed Mountainous Glacier Watershed Using SWAT: The Upper Rhone River Watershed Case in Switzerland: Water Resources Management, v. 27, no. 2, p. 323-339.

In Review:

·         Rahman K, Singh D., Enrique Moran Tejeda., Roberto Serrano-Notivoli., P James Dennedy-Frank., Gorelick M ‘Declining rainfall trend observed in Bangladesh, a review from 1970-2013. International Journal of Climatology-(in review)