Profile

Academic Degrees and Qualification

• PhD, 2018, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, China
• Master of Science in Entomology, 2008, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Bangladesh
• Bachelor of Science in Agriculture, 2005, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Bangladesh

Positions and Affiliations

• Associate Professor, Department of Entomology, Sylhet Agricultural University, Sylhet, Bangladesh (August 2017-till date).
• Assistant Professor, Department of Entomology, Sylhet Agricultural University, Sylhet, Bangladesh (August 2010- August 2017).
• Scientific Officer, Hill Agricultural Research Station (HARS), Khagrachari, Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute (BARI), Joydebpur, Gazipur, Bangladesh. (February 2006- August 2010).

Awards and Scholarships

• Awarded Chinese Government Scholarship (CSC) funded by the Chinese Scholarship Council to support PhD research at Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, Fujian, China.

Role as Reviewer

• Biocontrol Science and Technology
• Sustainability, MDPI
• Insects, MDPI

Professional Memberships

• Member of Kirishibid Institution, Bangladesh
• Life Member of Bangladesh Entomological Society, Bangladesh
• Life Member of Bangladesh Society of Seed Technologist, Bangladesh

Attended Conferences and Workshops

• March 11-16, 2017: Ecological Control for Insect Pests in Subtropical Crops: Organized by State Key Laboratory of Ecological Pest Control for Fujian and Taiwan Crops, Institute of Applied Ecology, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China.
• November 20-25, 2016: Landscape Management and Ecosystem Service Delivery: Organized by State Key Laboratory of Ecological Pest Control for Fujian and Taiwan Crops, Institute of Applied Ecology, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China.
• October 28-31, 2014: International Conference on Insect Molecular Ecology and Pest Management: Organized by Division of Insect Ecology, Entomological Society of China, Fuzhou, China.

Mentorship and Supervisory Work (MS)

• Zinat Jahan Chowdhury (Title: Study on the mass rearing, storage duration and field release techniques egg parasitoid, Trichogramma spp.)

Language

• English (Fluent, IELTS: 7)
• Hindi (Fluent)
• Chinese (Moderate)
• Bengali (Mother tongue)