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Abul Basar Mohammad Baki

Abul Basar Baki

Abul Basar Baki

Assistant Professor
Civil & Environmental Eng

Email: abaki@clarkson.edu
Phone: 315/268-4156
Office: 226 Rowley Lab
Mailbox: CU Box 5710
Website: https://sites.clarkson.edu/abaki/

Department(s): Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
School(s): Coulter School of Engineering
  • Research Interests
  • Awards
Education
Water Resources Engineering Ph.D. - 2013
University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB
Water Resources Engineering M.S. - 2007
Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), Dhaka, Bangladesh
Water Resources Engineering B.S. - 2004
Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), Dhaka, Bangladesh
Courses Taught
CE572 Advanced Open Channel Hydraulics
ES330 Fluid Mechanics
CE 435/535 Groundwater Hydrology & Geochemical
CE574 Ecohydraulics
Experience
Assistant Professor Clarkson University, 2018 - Present
Water Resources Engineer/Scientist University of Alberta, 2014 - 2016
Post-Doctoral Fellow University of Alberta, 2013-2014
Research/Teaching Assistant University of Alberta, 2008 - 2013
Lecturer/ Research Assistant BUET, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 2004 - 2008
Research Interests

Dr. Baki’s major research interests are in the areas of ecohydraulics for healthy water solutions. His research interests are multidisciplinary and have a number of cross-cutting themes that include research in full-scale live systems, pilot and laboratory systems, with the application of theoretical, computational, and analytical approaches. 

His general research topics include the following:

  • Ecohydraulics for Sustainability
    • Ecohydraulics (fish passage design/optimization, fish hydrodynamics)
    • Ecological status and fish habitat suitability for natural river systems
    • Interaction of flow with habitat structure
    • Turbulence effect on ecological communities
  • Sustainable and Resilient Water Infrastructure
    • Urban hydraulics to enhance ecological functioning 
    • Retrofitting barriers (e.g., dams, culverts) for aquatic connectivity
    • Stream restoration and enhancement
  • Sustainable Hydropower Development
    • Nature-like fish passage for ecological river connectivity 
    • Fish entrainment in hydropower operations
    • Water quality and sediment transport​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
  • ​​​​​​​Data Analytics and GIS Techniques for Water Resources Management
    • Shoreline/River bank erosion prediction using machine/deep learning
Awards

Karl Emil Hilgard Hydraulic Prize 2018
Awarded by the American Society of Civil Engineers, Journal of Hydraulic Engineering.

NSERC Industrial R&D Fellowship September 2014 to August 2016
Awarded by NSERC.

The Donald R. Stanley Award 2015
Awarded by the Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering for the best paper in Environmental Engineering.

The Best Poster Award (2nd Place) 2013
Annual Graduate Student Poster Contest, Canadian Society for Civil Engineering (CSCE).

NSERC IPS Scholarship January 2010 to December 2012
Awarded by NSERC.

Ashely and Janet Cameron Travel Fund 2010
Awarded by the Canadian Circumpolar Institute (CCI), University of Alberta.

Graduate Research Assistantship September 2008 to January 2010, January 2012 to August 2013 
Awarded by the University of Alberta.

Provost Doctoral Entrance Award September 2008 to September 2010
Awarded by the University of Alberta. 

Fellowship to University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany 2008
Awarded by European Union funded project, ASSESS-HKH (www.assess-hkh.at).

BUET Dean’s List Scholarship 1998-2002
Awarded by BUET.

University Merit Scholarship 1998-2002
Awarded by BUET. 

Schools at Clarkson

  • Graduate School
  • School of Arts & Sciences
  • David D. Reh School of Business
  • Wallace H. Coulter School of Engineering
  • Earl R. and Barbara D. Lewis School of Health Sciences
  • Institute for a Sustainable Environment
  • Early College Program: The Clarkson School
  • Institute for STEM Education
  • Beacon Institute for Rivers and Estuaries

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