Dr. Md. Sakawat Hossain
Dr. Md. Sakawat Hossain Professor, Department of Geological Sciences

PROFILE

SHORT BIOGRAPHY

Education

2019 - Postdoc, Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (IGGCAS), Beijing, China

2015 - Dr. rer. nat., Technical University Munich (TUM), Germany

2010 - Master of Science (M.Sc.) Specializing in Earth physics, Australian National University (ANU), Canberra, Australia

2002 - Master of Science (M.S.) in Geological Sciences, Jahangirnagar University (JU), Dhaka-1342, Bangladesh

2001 - Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in Geological Sciences, Jahangirnagar University (JU), Dhaka-1342, Bangladesh

Scholarships, Awards, Fellowships

2023 - Capstone Fellow, National Defence College (NDC), Bangladesh

2021 - CAS President's International Fellowship Initiative (PIFI) as Visiting Professor, IGGCAS, Beijing, China

2019 - CAS President's International Fellowship Initiative (PIFI) as Visiting Scientist, IGGCAS, Beijing, China

2015 – Dr.-Ing. Leonhard Lorenz-Stiftung Award (Nr. 907/15), Germany for academic publication

2015 - The Barringer Student Travel Award (78th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society), University of California, Berkeley, USA

2015 - International Association of Mathematical Geosciences Student Travel Grants Award, Freiberg, Germany

2014 - International Association of Mathematical Geosciences Student Travel Grants Award

2013 - TecTask Early Career Scientists Travel Grant (DRT2013), Leuven, Belgium

2012 - DAAD PhD Scholarship (Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst Dienst), Federal Republic of Germany

2011 - Bangabandhu Fellowship on Science and Technology, People’s Republic of Bangladesh

2010 - Australian Leadership Award (ALA) and Endeavour Award, Government of Australia

2006 - National Research Fellow, Ministry of Science, Communication, and Technology, Government of Bangladesh

2005 - Talent Pool Scholarship, Director General of Secondary and Higher Education, People’s Republic of Bangladesh

Professional Memberships

Professional Member of Geological Society of America (GSA)

Lifetime Fellow of the Geological Society of India (GSI)

Lifetime Fellow of the National Oceanographic and Maritime Institute (NOAMI)

Member of International Association of Mathematical Geosciences (IAMG)

Active Member of American Association of Petroleum Geologist (AAPG)

General Member of Bangladesh Geological Society (BGS)

Professional Responsibility

Executive Board Member of the International Association For Structural Geology & Tectonics (IASGT)

Member of the Working Group on Science Technology and Innovation (WGSTI) of the Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA)

Editorial Member of Bangladesh Geoscience Journal (BGJ)

Editorial Member of the Journal of NOAMI

Faculty Advisor of AAPG student chapter, Jahangirnagar University (JU)

Campus Representative of the Geological Society of America (GSA)

Professional Experiences

2021 - Joint Secretary (Administration, Training, and Outreach), National Oceanographic and Maritime Institute (NOAMI)

2018 - Member of the National Steering committee on “Water Resource Potential Assessment of Ukhia and Teknaf Upazila, Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh” for the Rohingya refugee

2017 - AASSA-CAS Joint Fellowship to participate in the CAS-TWAS Centre of Excellence on Space Technology for Disaster Mitigation (SDIM) training

2017 - Secretary of the Scientific Committee for the ‘International Conference on Recent Advancement in Mathematical and Physical Sciences’ held on January 27-29, 2018 in Bangladesh.

2015 - Jointly convene a session on “Quantification of complex rock structures in 2D and 3D” with Professor Dr. Jörn H Kruhl        (TUM) for the  IAMG2015 Conference (http://www.iamg2015.de/), Freiberg(Saxony), Germany (September 2-13, 2015)

2014 - STIBET Teaching Assistantship for the summer semester, Technical University Munich (TUM), Germany

2007/08 - Faculty Member, Department of Geological Sciences, Jahangirnagar University, Dhaka-1342, Bangladesh

2007/05-2007/08 - Assistant Manager, Planning Division, Bangladesh Gas Field Company Limited (BGFCL), Petrobangla

2005-2006 - Junior Geologist, Water Resources Planning Division, Institute of Water Modeling (IWM), Dhaka, Bangladesh

RESEARCH INTEREST

Structural Geology; Earthquake Geology; Tectonics and Geodynamics; Rock deformation history and polyphase deformation analysis & synthesis in macroscopic, mesoscopic and microscopic scale

JOURNAL PAPER

Hossain, M.S., Yeasmin, R., Khan, M.S.H., Reday, M.I., Zohora, F.T., and Toma, S.T., 2024. Lithofacies and deformation structure of the Bandarban Anticline, Chittagong–Tripura Fold Belt, Bangladesh – Depositional environments and tectonic implications. Journal of Earth System Science, 133, 118. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12040-024-02311-5

Akter, S., Akhter, W., Rahman, M.J.J., and Hossain, M.S., 2024. Depositional facies of the subsurface Neogene Surma Group in the Sangu Gas Field, the Bay of Bengal: records for tidal sedimentation. Journal of Sedimentary Environments. https://doi.org/10.1007/s43217-024-00202-9

Yeasmin, R., Abdullah, R., Hossain, M.S., Ao, S., Khan, M.S.H., Sayem, A.S.M., Xiao, W., Zhang, P., Zoarder, A., and Tithi, T.J., 2024. Petrography, geochemistry and detrital zircon U–Pb dating of the Pliocene-Pleistocene Dupi Tila Formation from the Lalmai Anticline, Bengal Basin: Regional tectonic implications. Geological Journal, 1-23. https://doi.org/10.1002/gj.4921

Reday, M.I., Khan, M.S.H., Hossain, M.S., Pati, P., Rahman, M.J.J., and Bari, Z., 2023. Tectono-geomorphic evolution of an alluvial fan along the Dauki Fault system, Bengal Basin, Bangladesh: remote sensing and pedogenic approach. Geology, Ecology, and Landscapes, DOI: 10.1080/24749508.2023.2178131

Hossain, M.S., Ao, S., Mondal, T.K., Sain, A., Khan, M.S.H., Xiao, W., and Zhang, P., 2022. Understanding the Deformation Structures and Tectonics of the Active Orogenic Fold-Thrust Belt: Insights from the Outer Indo-Burman Ranges. Lithosphere, 2022(1): 6058346. doi: https://doi.org/10.2113/2022/6058346

Rahman, M.J.J., Mutti, M., Ma, M., Chen, G., Akhter, W., Akter, S., Hossain, M.S., and Khan, M.R.A., 2022. Diagenetic controls on the reservoir quality of Neogene sandstones in the offshore area of the Bengal Basin, Bangladesh. Geological Journal, 1–22. https://doi.org/10.1002/gj.4572

Anjumonura, Khan, M.S.H., and Hossain, M.S., 2022. Geomorphological and structural evolution of the Fenchuganj and the Kailashtila structures, Sylhet Trough, Bangladesh. Bangladesh Geoscience Journal, 25, 1–20.

Hossain, M.S., Khan, M.S.H., Abdullah, R., and Mukherjee, S., 2021. Late Cenozoic transpression at the plate boundary: Kinematics of the eastern segment of the Dauki Fault Zone (Bangladesh) and tectonic evolution of the petroliferous NE Bengal Basin. Marine and Petroleum Geology, 131, 105133. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2021.105133

Reday, M.I., Khan, M.S.H., Hossain, M.S., Rahman, M.J.J., and Hossain, M.M., 2021. Mechanical analysis of the Lauchapara Formation from the Susang Hills, Sherpur, Bangladesh: Implication for sedimentary environment. Bangladesh Geoscience Journal, 27, 1–15.

Hossain, M.S., Rahman, M.M, Khan, R.A., 2020. Active Seismic Structures, Energy Infrastructures, and Earthquake Disaster Response Strategy - Bangladesh Perspective. International Energy Journal, 20(3A), 509-522. http://www.rericjournal.ait.ac.th/index.php/reric/article/view/2528

Shahriar, M.U., Hossain, D., Hossain, M.S., Rahman, M.J.J., Kamruzzaman, 2020. Geophysical Characterization of the Sangu Gas Field, Offshore, Bangladesh: Constraints on Reservoirs. Journal of Petroleum Geology, 43(4), 363-382. https://doi.org/10.1111/jpg.12770

Hossain, M.S., Xiao, W., Khan, M.S.H., Chowdhury, K.R. & Ao, S., 2020. Geodynamic model and tectono-structural framework of the Bengal Basin and its surroundings. Journal of Maps, 16(2), 445-458. https://doi.org/10.1080/17445647.2020.1770136

Shahriar, M.S., Ameen, S.M.M., Hossain, M.S., Hossain, M.S., Zaman, M.N. & Alam, M.S., 2020. Revealing the basement in Barapukuria: A geochemical study of a Gondwana coal basin basement from northwest Bangladesh. Journal of the Geological Society of India, 95(6), 571-586. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12594-020-1484-2

Yang, L., Xiao, W., Rahman, M.J.J., Windley, B.F., Schulmann, K., Ao, S., Zhang, J., Chen, Z. & Hossain, M.S., Dong, Y., 2020. Indo-Myanmar passive amalgamation along Kaladan Fault: insights from provenance of Chittagong-Tripura Fold Belt (Bangladesh). Geological Society of America Bulletin. https://doi.org/10.1130/B35429.1

Rahman, M.J.J., Xiao, W., Hossain, M.S., Yeasmin, R., Sayem, A.S.M., Ao, S., Yang, L., Abdullah, R. & Dina, N.T., 2020. Geochemistry and detrital zircon U-Pb dating of Pliocene-Pleistocene sandstones of the Chittagong Tripura Fold Belt (Bangladesh): Implications for provenance. Gondwana Research, 78, 278-290. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gr.2019.07.018

Das, D., Mondal, T.K. & Hossain, M.S., 2019. Quantification of Quartz Reefs and Mafic Dykes of Bundelkhand, Craton, Central India: A Study Based on Spatial and Fractal Analysis. Journal of the Geological Society of India, 94, 227-237. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12594-019-1301-y

Khan, M.S.H., Hossain, M.S. & Islam, R., 2019. Geomorphology, structural model and active tectonics of the Rashidpur structure, Bengal Basin, Bangladesh. Bangladesh Geoscience Journal, 25, 1–21.

Khan, M. S. H., Hossain, M. S. & Uddin M. A., 2018. Geology and Active Tectonics of the Lalmai Hills, Bangladesh – An Overview from Chittagong Tripura Fold Belt Perspective. Journal of the Geological Society of India, 92, 713-720. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12594-018-1093-5

Khan, M. S. H., Hossain, M. S. & Chowdhury, K. R., 2017. Geomorphic Implication and Active Tectonics of the Sitapahar Anticline – CTFB Bangladesh. Bangladesh Geoscience Journal, 23, 1-24.

Dina, N. T., Rahman, M. J. J., Hossain, M. S. & Sayem, A. S. M., 2016. Provenance of the Neogene Succession in the Bandarban structure, South-East Bengal Basin, Bangladesh: Insights from petrography and petrofacies. Himalayan Geology, 37(2), 1-12.

Hossain, M. S. & Kruhl, J. H., 2014. Fractal-geometry-based Quantification of Shock-induced Rock Fragmentation in and Around an Impact Crater. Pure and Applied Geophysics, 172(7), 2009-2023. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00024-014-0922-8

Hossain, M. S., 2012. Controls on Vein Styles and Vein Internal Textures in Magmatic-Hydrothermal System. Journal of Himalayan Geology, India, 33(2), Page 101-117. http://52.172.159.94/index.php/hg/article/view/32564

Hossain, M. S., 2012. Vein Internal Textures in Magmatic-Hydrothermal System and Vein Classification, Bangladesh. Bangladesh Geoscience Journal, 18, 1-20.

Nawab, M. M. & Hossain, M. S., 2010. The Effect of Water Influx on Material Balance Analysis for Water Drive Gas Reservoir: A Case Study on Habiganj Gas Field, Bangladesh. Bangladesh Geoscience Journal, 16, 69-84.

Bashar, K., Karim, M. R., Hossain, M. S., Chowdhury, D. A., Rahman, A.M.S. & Chowdhury, M.N., 2008. Assessment of the Groundwater Quality of Maddhapara Granite Mine Area, Dinajpur, Bangladesh. Bangladesh Geoscience Journal, 14, 33-55.

Hossain, M. S., Bashar, K. & Ahmed, N., 2008. An Approach to Hydrogeological Zonation: A Case Study for the Chittagong City. Bangladesh Geoscience Journal, 14, 11-25.

Hossain, M. S., Asaduzzaman, M., Bashar, K., Ahmed, N., Rasul, M. G., Hossain, S. & Bux, K., 2007. Hydrogeological and Hydrochemical Investigation of Hajiganj and Its Adjacent Area, Chandpur, Bangladesh. Bangladesh Geoscience Journal, 13, 33-45.

Bhuiyan, A. H., Nandi, S. & Hossain, M. S., 2007. Assessment of Groundwater Demand and Supply for Sustainable Water Resource Management: A Case Study in Dhaka City, Bangladesh. Journal of Environmental Science (Dhaka), 5, 9-20.

Bhuiyan, A. H. & Hossain, M. S., 2006. Groundwater Constrains and Opportunity: A key for Future Urban Planning of Dhaka City, Bangladesh. Journal of Environmental Science (Dhaka), 4, 63-75.

Huq, N. E., Hossain, M. S. & Khan, S. R., 2004. Identification of natural evolutionary trend of the wetlands on the western margin of Dhaka City, Bangladesh. Journal of Environmental Science (Dhaka), 2, 37-44.


CONFERENCE PAPER

Hossain, M.S., Shetu, D.Y., and Khan, M.S.H., 2024. Active fault mapping, structural framework, kinematics, and segmentation –An appraisal of the Chittagong Coastal Fault along the outer Indo-Burman Ranges. 37th International Geological Congress 2024, Busan, Republic of South Korea, 25–31 August 2024.

Hossain, M.S., Khan, M.S.H., and Mondal, T.K., 2024. Fracture attribute and their scaling in the Cenozoic formations, Sylhet Trough, Bengal Basin: Obtaining insight from the Dauki Fault Zone. EGU General Assembly 2024, Vienna, Austria, 14–19 Apr 2024, EGU24-593, https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu24-593, 2024.

Hossain, M.S., Khan, M.S.H., Mondal, T.K., 2024. Folding Mechanism at the Outer Indo-Burman Ranges: Insights from the Field Observations. International Association for Structural Geology & Tectonics (IASGT) workshop on Deformation Mechanisms, Processes and Fabric Analysis in Earth Materials from the Global to Nano Scale - Methods and Applications, IIT Kharagpur, India, pp. 135-138.

Biswas, S.K., Sultana, J., Mondal, T.K., Hossain, M.S., 2024. Spatial variations of fracture network patterns in Neo-Archean granites: Implications in understanding late stage Precambrian brittle tectonics.  International Association for Structural Geology & Tectonics (IASGT) workshop on Deformation Mechanisms, Processes and Fabric Analysis in Earth Materials from the Global to Nano Scale - Methods and Applications, IIT Kharagpur, India, pp. 194-196.

Dasgupta, S., Bajpai, S.A., Hossain, M.S., Khan, M.S.H., 2023. Ichnology of the “paleo-Brahmaputra” shelf-margin hyperpycnal-deltaic system from the Miocene Boka Bil– Tipam formations of the Chittagong–Tripura Fold Belt, Bangladesh. 36th International Meeting of Sedimentology, Dubrovnik, Croatia, pp. 358.

Hossain, M.S., Khan, M.S.H., Chowdhury, K.R., 2022. Strain Partitioning Along the Outer Indo-Burman Ranges – Field and Seismic Evidences. 7th Conference on Rock Deformation & Structures (RDS-VII), Banaras Hindu University, Uttar Pradesh, India, pp. 32.

Hossain, M.S., Khan, M.S.H., Mondal, T.K., Sain, A., 2021. Geometry and kinematics of the deformation structures – examples from the young and active western Indo-Burman ranges. 6th Conference on Rock Deformation & Structures (RDS-VI), Central University of Kerala, India, pp. 56.

Reday, M.I., Khan, M.S.H., Hossain, M.S., Rahman, M.J.J., 2021. Mechanical Analysis of the Lauchapara Formation from Susang Hills, Sherpur, Bangladesh: Implication for the Sedimentary Environment. National seminar on Geosciences for sustainable development of Bangladesh, 50th anniversary of GSB, Dhaka, Bangladesh. Abstract volume, pp. 73.

Hossain, M.S., Khan, M.S.H., Chowdhury, K.R., 2020. Geometry and kinematics of the deformation structures – Insight from a young and active orogenic fold-thrust belt. 36th International Geological Congress (IGC2020), New Delhi, India. Abstract No: 5003-4517, Theme 27: Rock Deformation and Rheology, pp. 2467-68.

Hossain, M.S., Khan, M.S.H., 2020. Tectonic Development of the Bengal Basin in Relation to Fold-Thrust Belt to the East and to the North. 36th International Geological Congress (IGC2020), New Delhi, India. Abstract No: 2010-1766, Theme 27: Rock Deformation and Rheology, pp. 2452.

Shahriar, M.S., Hossain, M.S., Ameen, S.M.M., Zaman, M.N., 2020. Role of basement activation for the development of Gondwana basins in NW Bangladesh. 36th International Geological Congress (IGC2020), New Delhi, India. Abstract No: 1473-3673, Theme 10: Orogens through time, pp. 1007.

Zahan, H., Hossain, M.S., Hossain, S., 2020. Petrographic Characterization and Petrogenetic Study of Crystalline Basement Rocks of Dighipara, Dinajpur District, Northwest Bangladesh. 36th International Geological Congress (IGC2020), New Delhi, India. Abstract No: 594-2630, Theme 16: Magmatism and Petrogenetic Processes, pp. 1531.

Hossain, M. S., Islam, M. M., Islam, O., Khan, M. S. H., and Chowdhury, K. R., 2018. Deformation characteristics of the Chittagong Tripura Fold Belt - An insight from the geometrical analysis of folded structures. In: Mamun et al. (eds.), International Conference on Recent Advances in Mathematical and Physical Sciences, Jahangirnagar University, Dhaka. Abstract volume, pp. 9-10.

Hossain, M. S., Ameen, S.M.M., Yeasmin, R., 2018. Quantitative Approaches in the Field of Geosciences. In: Mamun et al. (eds.), International Conference on Recent Advances in Mathematical and Physical Sciences, Jahangirnagar University, Dhaka. Abstract volume, pp. 29-30.

Shahriar, M. U., Hossain, D., and Hossain, M. S., 2018. Reservoir Characterization using Well Logs and 2D Seismic Data of the Sangu Gas Field, Offshore Bangladesh. In: Mamun et al. (eds.), International Conference on Recent Advances in Mathematical and Physical Sciences, Jahangirnagar University, Dhaka. Abstract volume, pp. 11.

Shahriar, M. S., Ameen, S. M. M., Hossain M. S., Hossain M. S., Zaman, M. N., and Alam, M. S., 2018. Petrology and Geochemistry of the Crystalline Basement rocks from Barapukuria Coal Basin, Dinajpur, Bangladesh. In: Mamun et al. (eds.), International Conference on Recent Advances in Mathematical and Physical Sciences, Jahangirnagar University, Dhaka. Abstract volume, pp. 10-11.

Zahan, H., Hossain M. S., and Hossain M. S., 2018. Crystalline basement rocks from drillhole GDH-62 from Dighipara, Dinajpur, northwest Bangladesh: Petrologic and geochemical constraints. In: Mamun et al. (eds.), International Conference on Recent Advances in Mathematical and Physical Sciences, Jahangirnagar University, Dhaka. Abstract volume, pp. 9.

Hossain, M. S., 2016. Fractal Geometry & Its Application in Geosciences. In: Mamtani, M.A. (ed.), Developments in Geosciences in the Past Decade – Emerging Trends for the Future & Impact on Society, and AGM-2016 of the Geological Society of India, Indian Institute Technology (IIT) Kharagpur, India. Abstract volume, pp.234-239.

Ameen, S. M. M., Hossain, M. S., Hossain, Md. S., Abdullah, R., Bari, Z., Uddin, M. N., Das, S. C., Tapu, A. T., Jahan, H. & Shahriar, M. S., 2016. Deciphering the Precambrian crust between Shillong Massif and northeast India. In: International Association of Gondwana Research (IAGR) 2016 Convention, Trivandum, India. Abstract volume, pp.75-79.

Hossain, M. S., Chowdhury, K. R., Khan, M. S. H. & Abdullah, R., 2016. Geotectonic Settings of the Dauki Fault – A Highly Potential Source for a Significant Seismic Threat. In: Kruhl, J.H. (ed.), International Conference Humboldt Kolleg on Living under Threat of Earthquake – Kathmandu, Nepal. Abstract volume, p.25.

Hossain, M.S. & Kruhl, J.H., 2015. Characteristics and extent of fragmentation structures around an impact crater. In: 78th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society, Berkeley, California, USA. LPI Contribution No. 1856, p.5029.

Hossain, M. S., Hammes, D. M., Seybold, L., Ord, A., Blenkinsop, T., Peternell, M., Heuss, S. & Kruhl, J. H., 2015. Quantification of fragmentation structures in a silicified fault zone: the Fountain Range Fault (Mt. Isa Inlier, Australia). In: Schaben, H., Delgado, R.T., Boogaart, K.G. van den, and Boogaart, Regina van den (eds.), IAMG 2015 Short Abstracts, pp. 105.

Hossain, M.S. & Kruhl, J.H., 2015. Quantification of impact-induced brittle deformation features – a case study from the Ries impact (Germany). In: Schaben, H., Delgado, R.T., Boogaart, K.G. van den, and Boogaart, Regina van den (eds.), IAMG 2015 Short Abstracts, pp. 106.

Hossain, M. S., Khan, M. S. H., Chowdhury, K. R. & Afrooz, M., 2014. Morpho-structural classification of the Indo-Burman Ranges and the adjacent regions. In: National conference on Rock Deformation & Structures (RDS-III), Assam, India. Abstract volume, p.31.

Hossain, M. S. & Kruhl, J. H., 2014. Small- to large-scale rock fracture patterns as indicators of shock-related fragmentation. In: Raju, N.J. (ed.), Geosstatistical and Geospatial Approaches for the Characterization of Natural Resources in the Environment: Challenges, Processes and Strategies. Capital Publishing Company, New Delhi, India. Abstract volume, pp.280–283.

Hossain, M. S. & Kruhl, J. H., 2014. Brittle deformation features of impact-cratering and their applications. In: GeoFrankfurt2014-Earth System Dynamics. Abstract volume, ISBN 978-3-510-49234-2, SDGG, issue 85, page 76-77.

Hossain, M. S. & Kruhl, J. H., 2014. Characterization of impact-induced brittle deformation: Ries meteorite crater, Germany. In: Chetty, D. et al. (eds.), abstract volume, 21st meeting of the International Mineralogical Association. ISBN 978-0-620-60082-8, p.400.

Hossain, M. S. & Kruhl, J. H., 2014. Fracture patterns and fragment size distributions as indicators of shock-related brittle deformation. In: 15th Symposium on Tectonics, Structural Geology and Geology of Crystalline Rocks, Potsdam, Germany. Abstract volume, p.25.

Hossain, M. S. & Kruhl, J. H. (2013): Fractal-geometry based quantification of impact fracture patterns and fragment-size distributions: Ries Crater, Germany. 6th International Conference on Fractals and Dynamic System in Geoscience, Perugia, Italy. Abstract volume, page 37-38.

Hossain, M. S. & Kruhl, J. H. (2013): Fractal Geometry Based Quantification of Spatial Variation of Fracture Patterns: Ries Impact Crater, Germany. 19th International Conference on Deformation Mechanisms, Rheology and Tectonics (DRT), Leuven, Belgium. Abstract volume, page 33.


BOOK

Chowdhury, K.R., Hossain, M.S., & Khan, M.S.H. (Eds.). (2022). Bangladesh Geosciences and Resources Potential (1st ed.). CRC Press, Taylor & Francis, USA. https://doi.org/10.1201/9781003080817


BOOK CHAPTER

Chowdhury, K.R., Hossain, M.S., & Khan, M.S.H., 2022. Introduction to Bangladesh Geosciences and Resources Potential. In: Chowdhury, K.R., Hossain, M.S., and Khan, M.S.H. (eds.), Bangladesh Geosciences and Resources Potential (1st ed.). CRC Press, Taylor & Francis, USA, 1-23 pp. https://doi.org/10.1201/9781003080817

Ameen, S.M.M., Tapu, Al-T., & Hossain, M.S., 2022. Precambrian Basement Rock of Bangladesh and Its Metallic Minerals. In: Chowdhury, K.R., Hossain, M.S., and Khan, M.S.H. (eds.), Bangladesh Geosciences and Resources Potential (1st ed.). CRC Press, Taylor & Francis, USA, 25-58 pp. https://doi.org/10.1201/9781003080817

Hossain, M.S., Khan, M.S.H., Abdullah, R., & Chowdhury, K.R., 2020. Tectonic Development of the Bengal Basin in Relation to Fold-Thrust Belt to the East and to the North. In: Biswal, T.K., Ray, S.K., and Grasemann, B. (eds.), Structural Geometry of Mobile Belts of the Indian Subcontinent. Springer Nature Switzerland AG. 91-109 pp. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-40593-9_4

Hossain, M.S., Khan, M.S.H., Chowdhury, K.R. & Abdullah, R., 2019. Synthesis of the Tectonic and Structural Elements of the Bengal Basin and Its Surroundings. In: Mukherjee, S. (eds.) Tectonics and Structural Geology: Indian Context. Springer International Publishing AG. 135-218 pp. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-99341-6_6

Hossain, M.S., and Kruhl, J.H., 2015. Small- to large-scale rock fracture patterns as indicators of shock-related fragmentation. In: Raju, N.J. (ed.) Geostatistical and Geospatial Approaches for the Characterization of Natural Resources in the Environment: Challenges, Processes and Strategies. Springer, AG; p.483-489. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-18663-4_73


KEYNOTE SPEECH

Hossain, M.S., 2016. Fractal Geometry & Its Application in Geosciences. In: Developments in Geosciences in the Past Decade – Emerging Trends for the Future & Impact on Society, and AGM-2016 of the Geological Society of India (As a plenary speaker). Indian Institute Technology (IIT) Kharagpur, October 2016.

Hossain, M.S., 2014. Small- to large-scale rock fracture patterns as indicators of shock-related fragmentation. In: Frontier seminar on Volcanology, Petrology, Geofabrics (As a research fellow). Munich GeoCenter (MGC), Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität (LMU), Munich, March 2014.


SEMINAR

Chowdhury K. R., Bari Z., Hossain M. S., 2008, Neogene Deposits of the Bengal Basin and Natural Gas Reserve, published in the abstract volume of the International Seminar on Indo-Myanmar ranges in the Tectonic Framework of the Himalaya and Southeast Asia, November 27-29, 2008.

Bari Z., Hossain M. S., 2008, Structural Evolution and Stratigraphy of the Inani-Dakhin Nhila Anticlines, Southeast Bangladesh, published in the abstract volume of the International Seminar on Indo-Myanmar ranges in the Tectonic Framework of the Himalaya and Southeast Asia, November 27-29, 2008.


OTHER

Selected Popular Article Written for National Newspapers and TV

Quota reform movement: For whom the bell tolls; The New Nation, 28 July 2024

Frequent Earthquakes in Sylhet – What We Need to Know and Need to Do; Daily Sun, 03 June 2021

Earthquakes in Sylhet – What we need to do;  The Daily Observer, 04 June 2021

Strategy for reopening public universities during Covid-19 pandemic; The Daily Observer, 30 May 2020

Earthquake preparedness: A comprehensive approach; The Financial Express, 08 December 2018

Living under the threat of earthquake; The Financial Express, 29 April 2016

Earthquake: Need to build awareness; ntvbd, 06 January 2016

Stop the leaks;  Dhaka Tribune, 29 May 2014

Iron-rich deposit in the Atrai River: Rumour and reality;  The Financial Express, 06 March 2012


Teaching

Course Code Course Title Semester/Year
GS 412 Planetary geology Fourth Year
GS 413L Laboratory Work X Geophysical Data Interpretation and Computer Application in Geology (Based on GS 208, GS 307 and GS 405) Fourth Year
GS 405 Applied Geophysics II Fourth Year
GS 312L Laboratory Work VIII Structural Problems and Geological Map Interpretation, Remote Sensing & GIS (Based on the Courses GS 306 and GS 309) Third Year
GS 306 Geotectonics and Structural Geology Third Year
GS 110L Laboratory Work II Surveying, Map Preparation and Map Reading (Based on the Course GS 105) First Year
GS 105 Introduction to Structural Geology First Year

Academic Info

Institute: Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing
Period: 2021-2022

Visiting Professor

Institute: Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing
Period: 2019-2020

Postdoc

Institute: Technical University Munich
Period: 2012-2015

Dr. rer. nat.

Institute: Australian National University
Period: 2010

Master of Science (M.Sc.) Specializing in Earth physics

Institute: Jahangirnagar University
Period: 2001-2002

Master of Science (M.S.) in Geological Sciences

Institute: Jahangirnagar University
Period: 1998-2001

Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in Geological Sciences

Experience

Organization: Department of Geological Sciences, Jahangirnagar University
Position: Faculty Member
Period: 2007-Present
Organization: Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chines Academy of Sciences, Beijing
Position: Visiting Scientist
Period: 2019-2020
Organization: Faculty of Civil, Geo and Environmental Engineering, Technical University Munich (TUM)
Position: STIBET Teaching Assistantship
Period: 2014
Organization: Planning Division, Bangladesh Gas Field Company Limited (BGFCL)
Position: Assistant Manager
Period: 2007
Organization: Water Resources Planning Division, Institute of Water Modeling (IWM)
Position: Junior Geologist
Period: 2005-2006

Contact

Dr. Md. Sakawat Hossain

Professor
Department of Geological Sciences
Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka-1342, Bangladesh.
Cell Phone: +8801715004735
Work Phone: +88-02-7791045-51 (2197)
Email: sakawat@juniv.edu