Saidur R. Chowdhury

Biography

Dr.  Saidur  R.  Chowdhury  is  an  Assistant  Professor in Civil  Engineering  Department  at  Prince  Mohammad  Bin Fahd  University  (PMU),  Al  Khobar,  Saudi  Arabia.  He completed  his  PhD  in  Environmental  and  Geo-environmental Engineering at Western University (UW) in Canada.  His  doctoral  dissertation  investigated  the performance  of  different  iron  oxide  nanoparticles  and recycled  waste  products  (e.g.  Ni  smelter  slag)  for contaminated water and site treatment. Dr Chowdhury is a Professional Engineer (P.Eng) in the province of Ontario in Canada. Dr Chowdhury has over two years of Postdoctoral experience at both Western and  the  Simpson  Environmental  Corporation  in Burlington,  Ontario  as  well  as  University  of Saskatchewan.  He  also  worked  as  an  Environmental Research Manager at Toronto Inspection Ltd. in Canada.

Research Interest

Recycled waste materials for environmental remediation technologies, Different reactive media/adsorbents for water treatment, Characterization and remediation of soil and groundwater systems.