Dr. Md. Rashed Chowdhury

Membership No : 107

General Info

Present Address:

2/2 Siddeshwari Lane, Dhaka 1217

Blood Group:

Member Type:

Fellow Member

Member From:

01 Jan 1989

Field of Interest:

Regional Planning, Land Use Planning, Environmental Planning, Planning Education, Disaster Management,

Academic Info

Postdoctoral research (UCAR Fellow)
IRI for Climate & Society, Columbia University, USA
Passed in 2001

STA Postdoctoral Fellow
National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Resilience, Japan
Passed in 2000

Doctoral Degree

Ph. D in Urban and Regional Planning
University of Tsukuba, Japan
Passed in 1998

Masters Degree

M.S in Urban and Regional Planning
University of Tsukuba, Japan
Passed in 1995

Masters Degree

MURP
Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET)
Passed in 1988

Bachelor Degree

Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering
Chittagong University of Engineering and Technology (CUET)
Passed in 1983

Professional Info

Non-Resident Research Advisor

Institute of Water Modelling, Bangladesh
Block H, House 06 Road 3C, Dhaka 1230, Bangladesh
February 2025 -

Fulbright U.S Scholar - Professor

Maldives National University
Male, The Maldives
September 2021 - Dec 2021

Adjunct Professor

Arizona State University
Tempe, Arizona, USA
July 2021 -

Affiliate Professor

University of Hawaii at Manoa
Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
January 2008 - Dec 2022

Principal Research Scientist (Faculty)

University of Hawaii at Manoa
Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
December 2003 - Dec 2020

UCAR Post Doctoral Scientist

Columbia University, Int Res Inst Clim & Soc
Palisades, New York, USA
September 2001 - Aug 2003

STA Science Fellow

National Insti for Earth Sc and Disaster Resilience
Tsukuba-Shi, Ibaraki, Japan
November 1998 - Nov 2000

Asstt/Executive Engineer

Bangladesh Water Development Board
September 1983 - Jan 1991

Publication Info

Sea level Forecast and Early Warning Application—Expanding Cooperation in the South Pacific

Published: 2015-01-01
Book: Bulletin of Am. Met. Soc
Volume: 96:3, 381-386
Publisher: American Meteorological Society

Climate Change and Variability Impacts on the Forests of Bangladesh: A diagnostic discussion based on CMIP5 GCMs and ENSO

Published: 2017-01-01
Book: Int. Journal of Climatology
Volume: 37(4): 4768-4782
Publisher: Wiley

A Study of the Changing Climate in the U.S-Affiliated Pacific Islands using Observations and CMIP5 Model Output

Published: 2019-01-01
Book: Metrological Applications
Volume: 26(4):528-542
Publisher: Wiley

The use of ENSO-related climate information in disaster preparedness: Experience from the Pacific Islands and Bangladesh

Published: 2019-10-05
Book: Planning for Sustainable Cities and Communities
Volume: Ist ICURP-2019, 482-502
Publisher: Bangladesh Institute of Planners

Rainfall and sea-level variability in the face of changing El Niño: evidence from the U.S.-affiliated Pacific islands.

Published: 2022-11-24
Book: Meteorol Atmos Phys 134
Volume: 134:80
Publisher: Wiley

Seasonal Flood Forecasts and Warning Response Opportunities: ENSO Applications in Bangladesh

Published: 2022-11-24
Book: Disaster Risk Reduction
Volume: 1st ed. 2022 (November 29, 2022)
Publisher: Springer