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Md. Masud Karim, Ph.D., P.Eng.
Manager
Engconsult Ltd., 21 Queen St. E., Suite 302
Brampton, Ontario, L6W 3P1, Canada
Tel: +905 455 7892(off)
Fax: +905 455 2351
Email:masud@eng-consult.com
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Welcome to Masud's page!
Dr. Karim has almost 16 years of multi-disciplinary
professional experiences in consulting and research. He has been involved
in planning, designing and contract negotiation of international projects, and supervising collaborative
research studies. He has carried out consulting and advisory assignments
on air quality management, environmental impact assessment, air compliance, dispersion modeling, environmental
planning using GIS, population exposure, emission impact of fuels and natural
gas, and transportation planning.
Education:
- Doctor of Engineering,
March 1997
Nagoya
Institute of Technology
, Japan.
Department of Architecture, Urban Engineering
and Civil Engineering.
Major: Environmental Planning of Transport
- Master of Engineering,
March 1994.
Nagoya Institute of Technology, Japan.
Department of Architecture, Urban Engineering
and Civil Engineering.
Major: Environmental Planning of Transport
- Bachelor of Science
in Civil Engineering, November 1989.
Bangladesh University of Engineering & Technology (BUET)
, Bangladesh
.
Major: Structural Engineering and Transportation
Engineering.
Summary:
Responsibility includes joint research and development
of the following:
- International Project Planning
and Preparation, marketing, and Networking.
- Business and Technical Presentations
- Environmental Planning of
Transport (with Nagoya Inst. of Technology, Japan).
- Transportation Planning
(with Helsinki University of Technology, Finland).
- Air Quality and Human Exposure
Modeling (with Nagoya City Environmental Science Research Institute, Japan).
- GIS for Environmental Analysis
(with University Putra Malaysia).
- Groundwater Resources Management
(with Gifu University, Japan).
- Arsenic Removal from groundwater
(British Columbia Institute of Tech, Canada).
- Environmental Risk Assessment.
Affiliations:
- Registered Professional Engineer, Professional Engineers of Ontario, Canada.
- Engineering Intern,
State Board of Oregon
, USA.
- Associate member of the
Institute of Engineers, Bangladesh.
- Associate member of ASCE,
Japan Section.
- Individual member of
Air & Waste Management Association
, USA.
Current
Projects:
- ADB PPTA: Small to Medium Sized Hydropower Development, Afghanistan.
- ADB TA: Kabul Air Quality Management Project.
- GMS Rehabilitation of the Railway in Cambodia.
- CDM in Transport Sector, Asia.
- Air Compliance for Industries in Ontario.
- Air Quality Modeling in urban road micro-environments
Professional
Courses Attended:
- Role of Private Finance Initiative
in Infrastructure Development, offered by Mr. Tamotsu Murachi, Kajima Construction,
Gifu, Japan, October 1999.
- Urban Rail Renovation around
the World and Japanese Perspective, offered by Mr. Hiroshi Noji, Japan
Transportation Technology, Organized by Infrastructure Research Group, Tokyo,
September 1999.
- Fundamentals of Dispersion
Modeling offered by Mr. Richard H. Schulze, Trinity Consultant International,
USA, June 1999.
- Urban Traffic Demand Analysis,
offered by Mr. Kunikazu Asami, Katahira Engineering International, Japan,
Organized by Infrastructure Research Group, Tokyo, April 1999.
- Geographic Information Science,
offered by Prof. Trevor Harris, West Virginia University, Gifu, March 1999.
- Arsenic Contamination of
groundwater in Asia, organized by Asia Arsenic network, Landmark Tower, Yokohama,
Japan, 20 November 1998.
Other
Expertise:
- Reviewer for AWMA Journal.
- Reviewer for ASCE Journal
of Environmental Engineering.
- Reviewer for Journal of
Water Research.
- Member, Technical Sessions
Committee for the Dhaka 2000 environmental conference, Bangladesh Environment
Network.
Publications
Journal Papers:
- Safiuddin, M. and Karim, M. M (2003);
Water Resources Management in the Remediation of Groundwater Arsenic Contamination in Bangladesh, Aquatic Arsenic Toxicity and Treatment, ,
Edited by: T. Murphy and J. Guo; Backhuys Publishers, Laiden, The Netherlands. .
- Karim, M.
M. and Ohno, T. (2000); Air Quality Planning and development of an Empirical
Model to Evaluate SPM Concentrations in Nagoya, Japan, Journal of
Environmental Engineering , American Society of Civil Engineers, Vol.
126 (12), pp. 1116-1124 .
[Full Paper]
- Kamal, R., Karim, M. M. and Yan, K. C. (2000) GIS Application for Monitoring Arsenic Groundwater
Contamination Exposures in Bangladesh, in Groundwater Updates, Sato, K. and Iwasa, Y. (eds),
Springer-Verlag, Tokyo, Japan.
- Karim, M. M. (2000) Arsenic in Groundwater and Health Problems in Bangladesh, Journal of Water
Research, 34(1), 304-310, Elsevier Science Ltd.
- Mannan, M.
S. and Karim, M. M. (1999); Road Accidents in Greater Dhaka, Bangladesh
, Journal of International Association of Traffic and safety
science Research, 23(2), 90-98.
[Full Paper]
- Karim, M.
M. (2000); Arsenic in Groundwater and Health Problems in Bangladesh
, Journal of Water Research, 34(1), 304-310
[Full Paper
]
- Karim, M.
M. (1999); Traffic Pollution Inventories and
Modeling in Metropolitan Dhaka, Bangladesh
, Transportation Research, Part
D: Transport and Environment, 4, 291-312,Elsevier Science Ltd.
[
Full Paper]
- Karim, M.
M. and Matsui, H. (1998); A Mathematical Model of Wind Flow, Vehicle
Wake, and Pollutant Concentration in Urban Road Micro-environments, Part
I- Model Description , Transportation Research, Part D:
Transport and Environment , 3(2), pp. 81-92 Elsevier Science
Ltd. [Full Paper]
- Karim,
M. M., Matsui, H. and Guensler, R. (1998); A Mathematical Model of Wind
Flow, Vehicle Wake, and Pollutant Concentration in Urban Road Micro-environments,
Part II- Model Results, Transportation Research, Part D:
Transport and Environment , 3(3), pp. 171-191 Elsevier Science
Ltd.
[Full Paper]
- Fuji, T.
and Karim, M. M. (1998); Subsurface Occurrence and Contamination of Arsenic
in Groundwater of Bangladesh, Annual Journal of Hydraulic Engineering,
Vol. 42, pp. 397-402. Abstract.
(Japanese)
Dissertations
- Karim,
M. M. (1997); Modeling and Control of Traffic Pollution in Urban Road-Micro-Environments
, Doctoral Dissertation at the Department of Civil Engineering, Nagoya
Institute of Technology, Nagoya, Japan. Abstract
- Karim, M.
M. (1994); A Stochastic Model of Emission Expansion for an Urban Road
, Master of Engineering Thesis at the Department of Civil Engineering,
Nagoya Institute of Technology, Nagoya, Japan.
Karim, M. M. (1989); Effects
of Sand-Surki Ratio on the Strength of Concrete, Bachelor of Science
in Civil Engineering Thesis at the Department of Civil Engineering, Bangladesh
University of Engineering & Technology.
Technical
Reports:
- Iwata, S., Karim, M. M.
and Watanabe, T. (2000) Study on the Improvement of Transportation
and Environment in Dhaka, Edited by Onishi, Y., Chapter 3: Air Quality
Reviews, Japan Bank for International Cooperation.
- Karim, M.
M. (1998); Engineering, Regulatory, and Financial Options for Mass
Transit in Metropolitan Dhaka, Report prepared for the Ministry
of Communication, Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh, November
1998, pp. 66.
- Karim, M.
M., Mannan, M. S., and Alam, J. B. (1998); The Feasibility Study of
Light Rail Transit in Dhaka Metropolitan, Report prepared for
the Ministry of Communication, Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh,
July 1998, pp. 21.
Peer reviewed conference
- Safiuddin M, Karim
MM. 2001.
Groundwater arsenic contamination in Bangladesh: causes, effects and remediation
. Proceedings of the 1st IEB international conference and 7th annual paper
meet; 2001 November 2-3; Chittagong, Bangladesh: Institution of Engineers,
Bangladesh.
- Karim, M. M. (2001) Status of
Air Pollution and State-of-art Control Measures in Dhaka, Bangladesh,
Proceedings of 94th Annual Conference of Air & Waste Management Association,
Orlando, Florida, USA, 24-28 June 2001, pp. 1-16.
[Full Paper]
- Mannan, M. S and Karim,
M. M. (2001) Current State of the Mobility of Urban Dwellers
in Greater Dhaka , Proceedings of 94th Annual Conference of Air &
Waste Management Association, Orlando, Florida, USA, 24-28 June 2001, pp.
1-16.
[Full Paper]
- Karim, M.
M. and Ohno, T. (2000); Seasonal Variations of Indoor-Outdoor Exposures
of NOx in Nagoya, Japan, Engineering Solutions to Indoor Air Quality
Problems Symposium, July 17-19, 2000, Raleigh, North Carolina. [Full Paper]
- Karim, M.
M. (2000) Trends of Air Pollution in Major Cities in Bangladesh and Environmental
Policy Issues of the Government, Proceedings of 93rd Annual Meeting
of Air & Waste Management Association, Salt Lake, USA, 18-22 June 2000,
pp. 1-16. [Full Paper]
- Begum, Z.
R. and Karim, M. M. (2000) Arsenic Groundwater Contamination of Bangladesh:
Community Participation in Groundwater Resources Management, Proceedings
of 93rd Annual Meeting of Air & Waste Management Association, Salt Lake,
USA, 18-22 June 2000, pp. 1-10. [Full
Paper]
- Karim, M.
M. (2000) Arsenic Exposure Modeling and Risk Assessment in Bangladesh using
Geographic Information System, The Second International Health Geographics
Conference, Washington DC, USA 17 - 19 March, 2000.
- Kamal, R.
and Karim, M. M. (2000) GIS Application for Monitoring Arsenic Groundwater
Contamination Exposures in Bangladesh, International Symposium 2000
on Groundwater, IAHR, May 7-10, 2000, Saitama, Japan.
[Full Paper]
- Karim,
M. M., Mannan, M. S. and Matsui, H. (1999) Light Rail Transit as a Sustainable
Mode of Mass Transit in Dhaka Metropolitan, in the 6th International
Conference on Computers in Urban Planning and Urban Management, Venezia,
Italy, 8 - 11 September 1999, pp. 1-18.
[Full Paper]
- Karim, M.
M. and Begum, Z. R. (1999) Groundwater Arsenic Contamination Inventories
using Geographic Information System: Case Studies Kishoreganj and Netrokona
District of Bangladesh, Proceedings of 92nd Annual Meeting of
Air & Waste Management Association, St. Louis, USA, 20-24 June 1999,
pp. 1-16.
[Full Paper]
- Karim, M.
M., Matsui, H., Ohno, T and Hoque, M. S. (1997); Current State of Traffic
Pollution in Bangladesh and Metropolitan Dhaka, Proceedings of the
90th Annual Meeting
of A&WMA
, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, June 7-13, 1997.
Abstract:
Full Paper
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Tables & Figures
[pdf]
- Karim, M.
M., Matsui, H. and Guensler, R. (1996); Traffic Engineering: At Home
in Cyberspace , in the Proceedings of the 1st Conference of Hong
Kong Society for Transportation Studies, The Hong Kong University
of Science & Technology, December 7, 1996.
Abstract
- Karim, M.
M. and Matsui, H. (1996) Traffic Pollution Contribution to Global Warming
& a Logical Approach to Control Urban Traffic PollutionProceedings
of the 4th JSCE Air Quality and Global Warming Symposium, Tokyo, Japan.
July 4 - 5, 1996. Abstract
- Karim, M.
M., Matsui, H. and Guensler, R. (1996)Achievements of Dispersion Model
Calculating Micro-Environmental Pollution of Traffic Emission Proceedings
of the 89th Annual
Meeting of A&WMA, Nashville
, Tennesse, June 23 - 28, 1996. Abstract
- Karim, M.
M. and Matsui, H. (1995). Effects of Wind Speed on the Dispersion of
Pollutant Concentration in a Road of Nagoya CityProceedings of Fourth
International conference in Urban Planning and Urban Management, Melbourne,
Australia: July 11 - 14, 1995, vol. 1, pp 189 - 199.
Abstract
- Karim, M.
M. and Matsui, H. (1994)A Stochastic Model of Emission Expansion for
an Urban Road Proceedings of 5th International Conference on Vehicle
Navigation & Information Systems, IEEE #94CH35703, pp363 - 368.
Abstract
Presentations:
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Groundwater pollution of arsenic and remedies, An interview with
Asia Television Network (ATN), 2 July 1999, New York, USA.
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Arsenic Groundwater Pollution of Bangladesh, Telephone interviews
with Voice of America by Ms. Zakia Khan, 1 July 1999, New York, USA.
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Environmental Awareness and Education regarding arsenic pollution in Bangladesh,
Bangladeshi Engineers Association in USA, 29 June 1999, New
York, USA.
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Groundwater Arsenic Contamination: A quick review, International
Farakka Committee, 25 June 1999, New York, USA.
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Thoughts on Exploring Arsenic Groundwater Contamination Project in Bangladesh,
Sumitomo Chemical Industries and Dainichi Consultant Joint
Meeting, 16 February 1999, Gifu, Japan
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Indirect Investment for Direct Benefits, Policy on Sustainable Environmental
Management, Dynamic World Business Fair, Nagoya, 28 January
1999, Organized by Ministry of International Trade and Industry, Japan,
and American States Offices Associations in Japan.
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Mass Transit Options in Dhaka, Seminar Hall of Dhaka Urban Transport
Project, Nagar Bhaban, Dhaka, Bangladesh. 30 September 1998.
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Environmental Awareness and Impact Assessment: A Japanese Perspective,
INDO-US Workshop on Environmental Risk Analysis: Safety, Planning
and Management, New Delhi, India: January 2-6, 1995.
Abstract
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A Stochastic Model of Emission Expansion for an Urban Road: Model Results,
Presented to Seventh World Conference on Transport Research
Sydney, Australia, July 16-21,1995.
Articles
- Karim,
M. M. and Mannan, M. S. (1999) Mass Transit Demand in Dhaka Metropolitan
and Review of Alternatives, Article published in News from Bangladesh Internet
News page, April 5 1999.
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