Meet Our Researchers

Muhammad Mainuddin Patwary
Founder & Team Lead, ESRI.
Environmental Science Discipline, Khulna University, Bangladesh.
Research Interest: Environmental change & planetary health; Air pollution, heat & health; Spatial epidemiology; Climate justice
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Md. Pervez Kabir
Co-founder & Researcher, ESRI.
Ph.D. Candidate, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Ottawa, Canada.
Research Interest:
Water & wastewater;
Public health;
Environmental Microbiology; ⁠Environmental health perspective
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Md. Zahidul Haque
Co-founder & Researcher, ESRI.
Environmental Science Discipline, Khulna University, Bangladesh.
Research Interest:
Occupational health;
Climate & health;
Climate adaptation

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Mondira Bardhan
Co-founder & Researcher, ESRI.
Ph.D. Student Department of Parks, Recreation, & Tourism Management, Clemson University, USA.
Research Interest:
Climate change education;
Intergenerational learning and behavioral change;
Program adaptation and evaluation;
Nature exposure and human health

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Asma Safia Disha
Co-founder & Researcher, ESRI.
Lecturer, North South University, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Research Interest:
Waste management;
Pollution control; ⁠
Air and Climate; Environmental health
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Sharif Mutasim Billah
Co-founder & Researcher, ESRI.
Erasmus Mundus Graduate in Applied Ecohydrology, University of Antwerp, Belgium.
Research Interest:
Ecohydrology;
Nature-based Solution;
Ecotoxicology;
Water & Wastewater Treatment

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Mehedi Hasan
Researcher, ESRI.
Graduate Student,
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, USA.
Research Interest:
Environmental pollution;
Public Health;
Water and Wastewater;
Climate Change education
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Md. Atiqur Rahman
Researcher, ESRI.
Erasmus Mundus Masters in Urban Climate and Sustainability, Glasgow Caledonian University, UK.
Research Interest:
GIS in Health and Environmental Management; Urban Heat Island; Climate Change and Health
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Sardar Al Imran
Researcher, ESRI.
PhD Student, The Chinese University of Hong Kong.
Research Interest:
Climate vulnerability & resilience; Environmental Sustainability, SDGs, Renewable Energy (land use, land policy)
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Mahadi Hasan
Researcher, ESRI.
Environmental Science Discipline, Khulna University, Bangladesh.
Research Interest:
Contaminants in coastal ecosystem; Public and environmental health; Climate change impact and low-carbon adaptation; Heavy metal pollution and environmental remediation; Rural water supply and sanitation
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Afrin Laila Parvin
Researcher, ESRI.
Erasmus Mundus Graduate in University of Bordeaux, France.
Research Interest:
Micro- nanoplastics pollution; Emerging contaminants in aquatic ecosystems;
⁠Molecular toxicology; Public health

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Faiza Imam Tuhi
Researcher, ESRI.
Department of Statistics, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Research Interest:
Biostatistics; Public health; Environment;
GIS

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Sama Jamila Rahim
Researcher, ESRI.
Department of Statistics, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Research Interest:
Biostatistics; Public health; Environment;
GIS

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Md. Navid Newaz
Researcher, ESRI.
Department of Statistics, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Research Interest:
Biostatistics; Public health; Environment;
GIS

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Md. Shahinur Rahman
Researcher, ESRI.
Graduate Student, The University of Southern Mississippi, USA.
Research Interest:
Hydrological modeling; Climate change adaptation & mitigation; Environmental pollution & public health; Nature-based Solutions; Green urban development
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Shahreen Hasan
Researcher, ESRI.
Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, University of Chittagong, Bangladesh.
Research Interest:
Urban heat island; Spatial Epidemiology; Climate Mobility
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Juvair Hossan
Researcher, ESRI.
Environmental Science Discipline, Khulna University, Bangladesh.
Research Interest:
Geo-informatics; Spatial Epidemiology; Spatial Ecology; Natural Resources Management
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Dana Sikder
Researcher, ESRI.
Environmental Science Discipline, Khulna University, Bangladesh.
Research Interest:
Natural resource management;
Food security & environment;
Water, Sanitation and Hygiene;
Pro-environmental behavior; Mental health

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Marvina Rahman Ritu
Researcher, ESRI.
Environmental Science Discipline, Khulna University, Bangladesh.
Research Interest:
Extreme climatic events;
Water and air pollution;
Pro environmental behavior; Mental health
; Water, Sanitation and Health; Coastal livelihood and adaptation
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Ashiqur Rahman Tamim
Researcher, ESRI.
Environmental Science Discipline, Khulna University, Bangladesh.
Research Interest:
Microplastic Pollution;
Heat Exposure and human health; Climate change; Public Health
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Imran Chowdhury Sakib
Researcher, ESRI.
Environmental Science Discipline, Khulna University, Bangladesh.
Research Interest:
Environmental pollution;
Porous carbon material;
Climate and environment;
Public health

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Md. Ismay Azam Badhon
Researcher, ESRI.
Environmental Science Discipline, Khulna University, Bangladesh.
Research Interest:
Climate Smart Agriculture;
Flood management and mitigation;
Heavy metal pollution;
Public health

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Afif Iftekhar
Researcher, ESRI.
Environmental Science Discipline, Khulna University, Bangladesh.
Research Interest:
GIS and Remote Sensing in Environmental Management; Climate change and Public Health; Climate Resilience; Nature-based Solutions
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Meet Our Research Collaborators

Faysal Kabir Shuvo, PhD
Researcher, Centre for Urban Transitions, Swinburne University of Technology, Australia
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Md Ashraful Alam, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Global Health Policy,
The University of Tokyo, Japan.
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Matthew HEM Browning, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Park, Recreation and Tourism Management,
Clemson University, USA.
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Md. Riad Hossain
Assistant Professor, Institute of Disaster Management,
Khulna University of Engineering & Technology, Bangladesh.
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S M Labib, PhD
Assistant Professor, (Spatial-) Data Science and (Environmental-) Health,
Utrecht University, Netherlands.
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Prof. Alfonso J Rodriguez-Morales, PhD
Faculty of Medicine, Fundación Universitaria Autónoma de las Américas, Pereira, Risaralda, Colombia.
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Malik Sallam, MD, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Microbiology and Immunology,
The University of Jordan, Jordan.
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Tashi Dendup, PhD,
Researcher, Population Well-Being and Environment Research Lab (PowerLab), University of Wollongong, Australia.
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Rabeya Sultana
Assistant Professor, Environmental Science Discipline,
Khulna University, Bangladesh.
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Md. Golam Azam
Research Consultant,
Center for Environmental and Geographic Information Services (CEGIS), Bangladesh.
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Sadia Ashraf
Independent Researcher.
Environmental Science Discipline, Khulna University, Bangladesh.
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Md. Mijanur Rahman Researcher, Department of Geography, Jagannath University, Bangladesh.
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Angel Dzhambov, M.D., Ph.D., D.Sc.(Med)
Associate Professor
Department of Hygiene,
Faculty of Public Health,
Medical University of Plovdiv, Bulgaria
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Russell Kabir, PhD
Senior lecturer – Research Methods, Faculty of Health, Education, Medicine and Social Care. Anglia Ruskin University, UK.
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Sarya Swed
Faculty of Medicine, Aleppo University, Aleppo, Syria.
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Md. Najmus Sayadat Pitol
Research Officer,
Mangrove Silviculture Division,
Bangladesh Forest Research Institute
Muzgunni, Khulna.
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Dr. Anoop Shah, MBChB PhD MPH
Associate Professor
Clinical Epidemiology, Faculty of Epidemiology and Population Health, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London.
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Kabir Al Mamun, PhD
Associate Professor
Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of South Pacific, Fiji.
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Sheikh Shoib, PhD
Department of Psychiatry, Jawahar Lal Nehru Memorial Hospital (JLNMH), Srinagar, India.
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Lincoln R. Larson, PhD
Associate Professor,
Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism Management, North Carolina State University, USA.
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