Bio
Ahad grew up in Bangladesh, where he earned his Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Civil Engineering from the Chittagong University of Engineering & Technology (CUET). He began his career as a research faculty at the Institute of River, Harbor, and Environmental Science, where he spent four years conducting research projects on Coastal Engineering. He enjoys teaching geospatial data analysis and numerical modeling to professionals, helping them gain valuable skills and insights.
In the 2020s, Ahad moved to the United States and completed his PhD at the University of South Carolina in 2023. His doctoral research, "Coastal and Inland Flooding: From Advanced Hydrodynamics and Data-Driven Modeling to Multivariate Coastal Vulnerability Assessment," focused on the life cycle of coastal and inland flood risk management.
Accomplishing his doctoral research, Ahad joined Oak Ridge National Laboratory as a Postdoctoral Researcher in the Water Resources Science and Engineering Group. Currently, his research focused on numerical modeling to simulate hydro-thermal stratification of reservoirs, aiming to address potential challenges in reservoir operations under changing climate conditions. Additionally, he is developing 'Py-QUAL-W2,' a wrapper for the CE-QUAL-W2 hydrodynamic model, which is widely used for reservoir water quality analysis. In his free time, Ahad enjoys fun activities like playing football, fishing, and rafting.
Professional Experience
Postdoctoral Research Associate (2024 - present) - ORNL
University of South Carolina (2020-2023) - Graduate Research Assistant
Institute of River, Harbor and Environmental Science, CUET (2017-2019)- Research Faculty
Awards
FACT Fellowship - Purdue University
CUAHSI Summer Intern
Education
PhD in Civil Engineering (2023) - University of South Carolina, USA
MSc. in Civil Engineering (2019) - CUET, Bangladesh
BSc. in Civil Engineering (2015) - CUET, Bangladesh
Professional Affiliations
AGU Member
ASCE Student Member