Md.
Abdus Salam
B.Sc. Ag (Hons);
PG Dip. (India);
M.Tech. (India);
M.Agr.St. (Australia)
Specialization: Remote
Sensing and GIS specialization to Agriculture and Soils.
Date of Birth:
March 15, 1969
Place of Birth:
Rangpur,
Bangladesh.
Nationality:
Bangladeshi
Sex:
Male
Marital Status:
Married
Children:
2 (two).
Service in
SPARRSO:
Since July
23, 1995.
Current
Position:
Scientific Officer and Head (Acting) of 'Agriculture
Division' & Ground Truth Division,
Bangladesh Space Research and Remote Sensing
Organization (SPARRSO), 'Mahakash Biggyan Bhaban', Agargaon, Sher-e-Bangla Nagar,
Dhaka-1207, Bangladesh.
Phone: 880-2-9121541,
Fax: 880-2-8113080
E-mail: salam2bd@yahoo.com
WEB: www.sparrso.gov.bd
Tasks and responsibilities:
(i)
Active participation in the activities of ‘natural resources monitoring
group’ of SPARRSO,
(ii)
Involve with various research and development (R&D) works,
(iii)
Planning for necessary ground truth (field verification) data collection,
compilation and analysis for R&D works,
(iv)
Presentation of research results in technical session and discussion for
comments and recommendation,
(v)
Report writing for completed R&D works and formulation of new R&D
works
(vi)
Crop monitoring (acreage & yield estimation and forecasting) using
remote sensing and GIS techniques and provides regular/routine information to
the Ministry of Food and Disaster Management, Government of the Peoples Republic
of Bangladesh.
(vii)
Working as Co-supervisor of the students from different universities of
Bangladesh, who come to SPARRSO for their final year/term/semester research
project/dissertation,
(viii)
Working as an Instructor/Tutor of the students from different polytechnic
institutes of Bangladesh who come to SPARRSO for their industrial attachment
training,
(ix)
Representing the divisional heads meeting of SPARRSO for planning and
development,
(x)
Any other duty assigned by the authority from time to time.
Academic background:
|
Degree
(s)
obtained |
Field
of study |
Year
started-Year ended |
Name
/ location of institution(s) attended |
|
Master of
Agricultural Studies (MAgrSt) |
Rice yield
Modelling |
2002 - 2003 (2
years) |
The University
of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia. |
|
Master of Technology (M.Tech.) |
Remote Sensing
& GIS specialization to ‘Agriculture & Soils' |
July 1998 to June 1999 (1 year) |
Andhra
University, Vishakapatnam, A. P., India. |
|
Postgraduate Diploma (PGD) |
Remote Sensing
& GIS specialization to ‘Agriculture & Soils' |
October 1997 to June 1998(9 months) |
CSSTE-AP (Affiliated to UN), Dehradun, India |
|
Bachelor of Science in Agriculture (B.Sc.
Ag. Honours). |
Agriculture |
1987 - 1990(4 years). |
Bangladesh
Agricultural University, Mymensingh, Bangladesh. |
Thesis
Title:
Master of Agricultural Studies (M. Agr. St.): "Modelling Approach for Estimation of Rice Yield Reduction Due to Drought in Laos". Thesis_Summary
Master of Technology (M. Tech.): "An Agrohydroclimatic and Environmental Analysis of the Changes in Cropping Style in Bangladesh and Their Impacts on Rice Crop Yield: A Combined Remote Sensing and GIS Approach".Thesis_Summary
Post Graduate Diploma (P G Dip.): "Crop Inventory Using Remote Sensing and Geographic Information System (GIS) Techniques". Thesis_Summary
Computer
literacy:
Arc/Info (GIS), ERDAS IMAGINE (DIP), ERDAS IMAGINE OrthoBASETM
ILWIS (DIP & GIS), ERMAPPER, ENVI, ArcView GIS, Microsoft Word,
Microsoft Power Point, Microsoft Excel & Sigma Plot.
Language
Proficiency:
English
good, German satisfactory and Bengali is mother language.
Service with
other Institutions:
|
Name
of employer |
Position
held and when |
Duties
and work done |
|
Bangladesh
Agricultural Research Institute (BARI) Gazipur, Bangladesh. |
Scientific
Officer January
30 to July 22, 1995. |
Research |
|
Primary
School Teachers' Training Institute (PTI), Rangpur,
Bangladesh. |
Instructor
(Agriculture) September
5, 1994 to January 28, 1995. |
Teaching |
Awards /
Scholarships:
'UN-ESCAP/Indian Government Scholarships'
awarded for pursuing Post Graduate Diploma degree from Centre for Space Science
and Technology Education in Asia and The Pacific (CSSTE-AP), Dehradun, India.
'AusAID/ADS scholarship' awarded for pursuing Master of Agricultural Studies
degree from the University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.
Research Paper Publications:
(i) Salam, M. A. and Saha, S. K., 1998. Crop inventory using Remote Sensing and Geographic Information System (GIS) Techniques, Journal of Remote Sensing and Environment, 2: 19-34.Paper_Abstract
( (ii) Salam, M.A. and Saha, S.K., 1999. Wheat Crop Yield Prediction using Satellite derived Leaf Area Index (LAI), Spectral Vegetation Indices (VIs) based Yield Models and Development of Agrometeorological Yield Models and Yield Prediction using Agrometeorologial Indices (AMIs), Journal of Remote Sensing and Environment (in press). Paper_Abstract
(iii) Salam, M.A. 2004. ‘Application of Remote Sensing and Geographic Information System (GIS) Techniques for Monitoring Boro rice Area Extension in Bangladesh’, Proceedings of International Seminar on Satellite Technology Applications in Communications and Remote Sensing, Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran: 9-15 October, 2004. Paper_Abstract
Publication in Bengali language:
Missions
Abroad:
October 1997 to June 1998: Centre for Space Science and Technology Education in
Asia and The Pacific (CSSTE-AP), Dehradun, India for Postgraduate Diploma
course.
March 16 to 18 2001: Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI)/National Physical Laboratory (NPL), India for APN-SASCOM Workshop on "Rice Research Experiment under Elevated CO2 Conditions".
2002 to 2003: The Universith of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia for Master of Agricultural Studies Course.
July 12 to August 13, 2004: GIS Application Centre (GAC), Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Bangkok, Thailand for "Basic and Advance Course in Remote Sensing & GIS and Project Based Training".
October 9 to 15 2004: Iranian
Remote Sensing Center (IRSC), Iran Space Agency (ISA), Tehran, Islamic Republic
of Iran for attending the “International Seminar on Satellite Technology
Applications in Communications and Remote Sensing”.
February 7 to 25, 2005: GIS Application Centre (GAC), Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Bangkok, Thailand for finalization and preparation of Mini-Project report on “Application of Remote Sensing and GIS Techniques for Flood Area Mapping and Mitigation Measures in Munshiganj District of Bangladesh.
Projects
completed:
(i)
"Effect of Irrigation and Mulch on Growth, Yield, Flower Quality and
Corm Production of Gladiolus from Cormel".
(ii)
"Effect of Row and Plant Spacing on Growth, Yield, Flower Quality
and Corm Production of Gladiolus from Cormel".
(iii)
"Application of Remote Sensing and GIS Techniques for Flood Area
Monitoring and Mitigation Measures in Munshiganj District of Bangladesh".
Associate
members of the professional societies:
(i) "Bangladesh Association for the Advancement of Science (BAAS)", Dhaka, Bangladesh.
(ii) "Bangladesh Association of Scientists and Scientific Professions (BASSP)", Dhaka, Bangladesh.
(iii) "Bangladesh Agriculturalist Association (Bangladesh Krishibid Institution)", Dhaka, Bangladesh.