Publication

JOURNAL PAPER


Environmental Engineering

(1) Shirazi SM, Kazama H, Kuwano J and Rashid MM. 2009. The influence of temperature on swelling characteristics of compacted bentonite for waste disposal, Environment Asia journal, 2 (1):
(2) Shirazi SM, Kazama H and Chim-oye W and Kuwano J. 2008. Effect of void ratio on swelling and permeability of bentonite. Australian Geomechanics, 43 (2): 9-19.
(3) Shirazi SM, Kazama H and Chim-oye W. 2006. Temperature and density effect on swelling characteristics and permeability of bentonite. Australian Geomechanics, 41 (2): 89-100.
(4) Shirazi SM, Kazama H and Oshinbe M. 2005. Permeability of bentonite and bentonite-sand mixtures. Australian Geomechanics, 40 (4): 27-36.
(5) Shirazi SM and Kazama H. 2004. Coefficient of permeability of bentonite and bentonite-sand mixture. Australian Geomechanics, 39 (4): 63-69.
(6) Shirazi SM and Kazama H. 2004. Swelling properties of bentonite and bentonite-sand mixture for nuclear waste disposal. Australian Geomechanics, 39 (4): 71-79.
(7) Shirazi SM and Talukder MSU. 1996. Agro-ecological aspects of groundwater utilization in Trishal Thana, Mymensingh. J. of the Instn. of Engrs., Bangladesh. Agricultural Engineering Division. 24 (1): 54-61.
(8) Shirazi SM, Talukder MSU, Hassan AA. and Ahmed M. 2002. Effect of groundwater level fluctuation and water quality on crop production environment at Trishal thana, Mymensingh. Bangladesh J. Water Resource. Res. 19: 19-30.
(9) Hossain MA, Shirazi SM, Talukder MSU, Hye MA and Gosh AK. 2001. The impact of climatic changes on crop production. Bangladesh J. Agril. Sci. 28 (1):115-124.
(10) Hossain, M.A., Talukder M.S.U. and Shirazi, S.M. 2002. Probability analysis of rainfall and net irrigation requirement of rice, wheat and potato. Bangladesh J. Agril. Sci. 29 (1): 137-144.


Water Quality

(11) Talukder MSU, Shirazi SM and Paul UK. 1998. Suitability of groundwater for irrigation at Karimganj thana, Kishoreganj. Prog. Agric. 9 (1&2): 107-112.
(12) Talukder MSU, Shirazi SM, Niazuddin M and Ghosh AK. 1999. Groundwater quality and its impact on soil and crop. Bangladesh J. Agril. Sci. 26 (1): 153-160.
(13) Adham AKM, Shirazi SM, Talukder MSU and Faouzder SK. 2002. Suitability of groundwater for irrigation and arsenic contamination at Dhalia-Randia of Mymensingh district in Bangladesh. Bangladesh J. Aril. Sci. 29 (2): 347-355.
(14) Adham AKM, Shirazi SM, Talukder MSU and Zakir HM. 2003. Suitability of groundwater for irrigation and arsenic for drinking purposes at Kamalbhog of Kishoregonj district in Bangladesh. J. Instn. Engrs., Bangladesh, Agril. Engg. Div. 30/AE (1): 11-18.


Irrigation and Water Management

(15) Rahman MM, Shirazi SM, Talukder MSU, and Alam MM. 1996. Performance of different tillage implements and irrigation regimes on yield of wheat. Prog. Agric. 7(2): 105-108.
(16) Achargee D, Talukder MSU., Koichi Fujii and Shirazi SM. 2000. Performance evaluation of existing hydraulic structure at Raipur-Ramganj unit of Chandpur irrigation project in Bangladesh. Bangladesh J. Agril. Sci. 27 (2): 321-327.
(17) Shirazi SM, Talukder MSU, Kashem MA and Hossain SMA. 1998. Effect of irrigation regimes and nitrogen levels on the yield of potato. Bangladesh J. Agril. Sci. 25(2): 319-324.
(18) Talukder MSU, Shirazi SM, Hossain, M.A., Dey, H. and Hye, M.A. 1999. Growth parameters and yield response of maize to water stress and nitrogenous fertilizer. J. Okinawa Agric. (JAPAN). 34 (1): 14-22.
(19) Shirazi SM, Talukder MSU, Hossain SMA, Kashem MA and Hye MA. 2000. Effect of irrigation and nitrogen on the performance of groundnut. Bangladesh J. Agril. Sci. 27 (1): 139-142.
(20) Shirazi SM, Talukder MSU, Choudhury N.S, Kashem MA and Hye MA. 2000. Effect of irrigation and nitrogen on the performance of wheat. Bangladesh J. Agril. Sci. 27 (1): 115-119.
(21) Shirazi SM, Talukde, MSU, Hossain MA, Niazuddin M and Samad MA. 2000. Effect of irrigation regimes and nitrogen levels on the performance of maize. Bangladesh J. Agril. Sci. 27 (2): 271-278.
(22) Shirazi SM, Talukder MSU, Mojid MA and Choudhury NS. 2001. Effect of irrigation and sulphur on the performance of chili. Bangladesh J. Agril. Engg, 13 (1&2): 37-42.
(23) Niazuddin M, Talukder MSU, Shirazi SM and Adham MAK. 2002. Response of maize to water stress and nitrogenous fertilizer. Bangladesh J. Agril. Sci. 29 (2): 283-289.
(24) Gope SN, Talukder MSU, Shirazi SM, Adham AKM and Hye MA. 2003. Influence of irrigation and nitrogen on the performance of maize. J. Aril. Engg. 14 (1 & 2): 17-25.

Crop Science

(25) Talukder, M.S.U., Shirazi, S.M., Kashem, M.A. and Alam, A.B.M.M. 1997. Efficiency study of power tiller and country plough and their impact on soil fertility and yield of wheat. Bangladesh J. Agril. Sci. 24 (2): 121-126.
(26) Kadir, A., Shirazi, S.M., Talukder, M.S.U. and Ahmed, M. 1999. Performance of different tillage implements and their influence on soil fertility and paddy yield. Agricultural Mechanization in Asia, Africa and Latin America (AMA) (JAPAN). 30(1): 13-16.
(27) Kashem, M.A., Shirazi, S.M., Choudhury, N.S., Alam, A.B.M.M. and Hossain, S.M.A. 2001. Effect of fertilizer and management on the yield of transplant aus and aman rice. Bangladesh J. Agril. Sci. 28 (2): 189-194.
(28) Azad, M.A.K., Khan, N.H., Islam, M.N. and Shirazi, S.M. 2002. Growth parameters and yield response of wheat to seeding depth and mulching practices. Bangladesh J. Agril. Sci. 29 (2): 299-302.


Food Technology

(29) Shams-Ud-Din, M. and Shirazi, S.M. 1999. Studies on the rehydration properties of dried cabbage. Bangladesh J. Agril. Sci. 26 (2): 213-221.
(30) Shams-Ud-Din, M. and Shirazi, S.M. 2000. A study on the rehydration properties of dried bitter gourd. Bangladesh J. Agril. Sci. 27 (2): 257-263.
(31) Shams-Ud-Din, M., Shirazi, S.M., and Hye, M.A. 2001. Investigation on the rehydration properties of dried yard long bean. Bangladesh J. Agril. Sci. 28 (1):45-52.

Farming Systems

(32) Khan, K.A., Kabir, M.H., Shirazi, S.M. and Islam, M.S. 2001. Farming systems research and its role in improving the lives of resource poor farmers of a village of Kishoreganj district in Bangladesh. Bangladesh J. Agril. Sci. 28 (1): 95-100.
(33) Khan, K.A., Rahman, M.M., Fouzder, S.K., Shirazi, S.M. and Hossain, S.M.A. 2002. Household food security in two different agro ecological zones of Bangladesh. Bangladesh J. Agril. Sci. 29 (2): 309-315.

Research Friendship Link

Associate Professor Dr. Mahmoud Selim Saleh

Head of Natural and Applied Science Department, Al-Aflaj Community College, King Saud University

http://faculty.ksu.edu.sa/MMSelim/

Job experience and Award

Position	Organization	From	To	Responsibility
JSPS Postdoctoral Fellow	Saitama University, Japan	November 2007	October 2009	Research on Bentonite for Nuclear Waste Disposal
Assistant Professor	World University of Bangladesh	August 2006	Date	Teaching and Research
Scientific Officer	Bangladesh Agricultural University	January 1999	December 2001	Worked on Agricultural Engineering aspects covering irrigation and water management and farm machinery. The duties and responsibilities included formulating research plan and conducting experiments in the farmers’ fields, analyzing data, writing reports and presenting the findings.
Project Consultant	Bangladesh Agricultural University	December 1994	December 1998	Worked as a member of 21 scientists’ multidisciplinary research team, comprising 10 university teachers and 11 university graduates from different discipline. The overall responsibility on the team is to upgrade the living standard of rural people at different agro-ecological zones (AEZ) of Bangladesh. The research thrust is divided at 10 components: Agricultural Engineering, Crop, Livestock, Fisheries, Agro-forestry, Gender Issue, Agricultural Economics, Training & Communication, Systems Analysis, and Community medicine & Nutrition. My major responsibility is to look after the Agricultural Engineering component. Preparation of research proposals, formulating the methodology to carry out research topic, managing and conducting the research, collection of data, analysis of data, preparing and presentation the report are the specific responsibility of my job.
Research Officer	Environmental Conservation Management Consultants Ltd. (ECOMAC)	March 2006	June 2006	ECOMAC offers a wide range of environmental services encompassing, planning, design and implementation of projects in the field of environmental management, environmental impact assessment, air and water pollution control, water and waste management, soil remediation, affforestation, wetland management, desertification control, coastal zone management, marine resource survey and pollution control. It also provides specialized service for developing resettlement and rehabilitation plan for project affected people and conducts stakeholder consultation process required for environmental management program.
National Science and Technology (NST) Fellow	Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of the Peoples’ Republic of Bangladesh	June 1993	June 1994	Agro-ecological aspects of Groundwater Utilization in Trishal Thana, Bangladesh

AWARD AND SCHOLARSHIP

• Best Paper award – 10th International Summer Symposium, Japan Society of Civil Engineers (JSCE)
• Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) Postdoctoral Fellow – 2 Years
• MONBUKAGAKUSHO Scholarship, Japan – (Ph.D. Program) – 3 years
• National Science and Technology Fellow (Bangladesh) – 1 Year

Society Membership

• American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), Member (id : 408369)
• Japanese Geotechnical Society (JGS), Member (id : 0300867)
• Institution of Engineers, Bangladesh (IEB), Life Member (id : M 15997)
• Bangladesh Association for the Advancement of Science (BAAS), Life member (LM 535, Sec.vii)
• Bangladesh Association for Environmental Development (BAED), Life Member
• Bangladesh Society of Agricultural Engineering (BSAE), Life Member (LM 26)
• Krishibid Institution, Bangladesh (KIB), Member

Education

Name of Examination	Institution / Organization	From	To	Passing Year (Class / Division)	Study area
Ph.D.	Saitama University, Japan	October 2002	Sept. 2005	September 2005 (--)	Permeability and Swelling Characteristics of Bentonite and Bentonite-Sand Mixture for Waste Disposal
Master of Science (Agri. Engg.) in Irrigation and Water Management	Bangladesh Agricultural University	1989	1990	June 1997 (1st Class)	Irrigation and Water Management
Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Engineering (Honours) Major in: Irrigation & Water Management	Bangladesh Agricultural University	1985	1989	October 1992 (1st Class)	Irrigation and Water Management
Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC)	Patuakhali Govt. College	1982	1984	October 1985 (1st Division)	Science
Secondary School Certificate (SSC)	Patuakhali Govt. Jubilee High School	January 1975	July 1982	July 1982 (1st Division)	Science

Personal Information

NAME : SHARIF MONIRUZZAMAN SHIRAZI

DATE OF BIRTH : 9 October 1967
FATHER'S NAME : Late Md. Shirazul Islam
MOTHER’S NAME : Aysha Khanom
MAILING ADDRESS :Geosphere Research Institute, Saitama University, 255 Shimo-okubo, sakura-ku, saitama-shi, 338-8570, JAPAN
PERMANENT ADDRESS: 94 B, North Jatrabari, Demra, Dhaka-1204, Bangladesh
Email: shirazis67@yahoo.com
smshirazi@gmail.com
NATIONALITY : Bangladesh