Sharmin Yousuf Rikta, DPhil Leave
Sharmin Yousuf Rikta, DPhil Associate Professor, Department of Environmental Sciences

PROFILE

RESEARCH INTEREST

Geobiology, Biogeochemistry, Water Management, Wastewater Treatment & Monitoring, Climate Change

 

Google Scholar Link: https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=e5-e544AAAAJ&view_op=list_works&sortby=pubdate 

JOURNAL PAPER

1. Sharmin Yousuf Rikta, Shafi M. Tareq, M. Khabir Uddin, Toxic metals (Ni2+, Pb2+, Hg2+) binding affinity of dissolved organic matter (DOM) derived from different ages municipal landfill leachate, Applied Water Science, 8, 5 (2018), 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s13201-018-0642-9
2. Fahmida Parvin, Omme Kulsum Nayna, Shafi M. Tareq, Sharmin Yousuf Rikta, Abdul KI Kamal, Facile synthesis of iron oxide nanoparticle and synergistic effect of iron nanoparticle in the presence of sunlight for the degradation of DOM from textile wastewater, Applied Water Science, 8, 73 (2018), 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s13201-018-0719-5
3. Tanjila Alam Prosun, Md. Shiblur Rahaman, Sharmin Yousuf Rikta, Md. Arifur Rahman, Drinking water quality assessment from ground water sources in Noakhali, Bangladesh, International Journal of Development and Sustainability, 7, Number 5 (2018), pp.1676-1687, 2018.
4. Sharmin Yousuf Rikta, Rahaman, Md. Shiblur Rahman, Md. Mostafizur, Shafi Mohammad Tareq,, Lead Polluted Hotspot: Environmental Implication of Unplanned Industrial Development, Present Environment and Sustainable Development, 10, 1(2016), 2016. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/pesd-2016-0005
5. Thakur, A., Sharmin Yousuf Rikta, Easha, N., Siddik, M., Uddin, M K, Physicochemical Composition of the Household Solid Waste and Prospect for Biogas Production, Journal of Environmental Science and Natural Resources, 9, 2, pp.151-154, 2016. doi: https://doi.org/10.3329/jesnr.v9i2.32186
6. SM Tareq, MS Rahaman, Sharmin Yousuf Rikta, SMN Islam, MS Sultana, Seasonal Variations in Water Quality of the Ganges and Brahmaputra River, Bangladesh, Jahangirnagar University Environmental Bulletin, 2, pp.71-82, 2013.

CONFERENCE PAPER

1. Mahbub Alam, Sharmin Yousuf Rikta , MD Tanvir Hasnine, Fahad Ahmed, Abdul k. I. Kamal, Production of Eco-friendly Handmade Paper from The Waste Paper Generated in Municipalities of Dhaka City, Bangladesh, EurAsia Waste Management Symposium, İstanbul, Turkey, 2016.

BOOK CHAPTER

1. Sharmin Yousuf Rikta, Fahmida Parvin, Shafi Mohammad Tareq, Prospects of hybrid nanomaterials in plant growth promotion In, Elsevier, 1st Edition, pp.319-333, 2020. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-821354-4.00014-5
2. Sharmin Yousuf Rikta, Application of Nanoparticles for Disinfection and Microbial Control of Water and Wastewater In "Nanotechnology in Water and Wastewater Treatment Theory and Applications", Elsevier, 1st Edition, pp.159-176, 2019. doi: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/B9780128139028000095
3. Fahmida Parvin, Sharmin Yousuf Rikta, Shafi M. Tareq, Application of Nanomaterials for the Removal of Heavy Metal From Wastewater In "Nanotechnology in Water and Wastewater Treatment Theory and Applications", Elsevier, 1st Edition, pp.137-157, 2019. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-813902-8.00008-3

Teaching

Course Code Course Title Semester/Year
ENV 1212 Physics for Environment First year
ENV 2112 Environmental Economics and Population Dynamics Second year
ENV 2211 Energy and Environment Second year
ENV 3111 Environmental Biogeochemistry Third year
ENV 5317 Water Resource and Flood Risk Management Master

Academic Info

Institute: University of Oxford
Period: 2025

D.Phil. in Earth Sciences

Institute: Cranfield University

M.Sc. in Environmental Water Management

Institute: Jahangirnagar University

M.S. in Environmental Sciences

Institute: Jahangirnagar University

B.Sc. in Environmental Sciences 

Experience

Organization: Jahangirnagar University
Position: Assistant Professor
Period: 16th February 2021- Present
Organization: Jahangirnagar University
Position: Lecturer
Period: 9th November 2018- 15th February 2021
Organization: Bangladesh University of Professionals
Position: Lecturer
Period: 3rd October 2016- 7th November 2018

Activity

Organization: St Anne's College, University of Oxford
Position: Warden- Welfare & Security
Period: September 2023- Present
Organization: Commonwealth Oxford Regional Network- Commonwealth Scholarship Commission in the UK
Position: Regional Network Coordinator
Period: September 2022- September 2023
Organization: Oxford University Bangladesh Society
Position: Welfare Secretary
Period: September 2022- March 2023
Organization: Bangladesh University of Professionals
Position: Student Advisor
Period: 2017-2018

Contact

Sharmin Yousuf Rikta, DPhil

Associate Professor
Department of Environmental Sciences
Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka-1342, Bangladesh.
Email: rikta@juniv.edu