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/s13201-018-0642-92. 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/B978-0-12-821354-4.00014-52. 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 |
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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
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
Position: Assistant Professor
Period: 16th February 2021- Present
Organization: Jahangirnagar University
Position: Lecturer
Period: 9th November 2018- 15th February 2021
Position: Lecturer
Period: 9th November 2018- 15th February 2021
Organization: Bangladesh University of Professionals
Position: Lecturer
Period: 3rd October 2016- 7th November 2018
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
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
Position: Regional Network Coordinator
Period: September 2022- September 2023
Organization: Oxford University Bangladesh Society
Position: Welfare Secretary
Period: September 2022- March 2023
Position: Welfare Secretary
Period: September 2022- March 2023
Organization: Bangladesh University of Professionals
Position: Student Advisor
Period: 2017-2018
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