Faculty Profile

Md. Azizul Fazal

Assistant Professor

Contact Information

  • Office Address: Department of Oceanography, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet-3114, Bangladesh
  • Phone: +8801674443839
  • Email: [email protected]

Biography

I am a Faculty member in the Department of Oceanography at Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST). I hold a Master of Science (MS) and a Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Marine Science from Chittagong University. My academic and research interests lie in the areas of marine ecosystems, biodiversity, sustainable aquaculture, and plankton ecology. I teach various courses related to oceanography, focusing on marine biodiversity, ecosystem dynamics, and environmental conservation. 

Before joining SUST, I worked as a Technical Officer (Fisheries) at Young Power in Social Action (YPSA), where I contributed to a project on sustainable aquaculture development in Northern Chattogram. I have also gained valuable experience through research positions with the Bangladesh Fisheries Research Institute (BFRI), where I worked on a mussel aquaculture project to improve social sustainability in Cox's Bazar, and with the FAO on a seaweed study project.

My goal is to continue advancing research in marine science, focusing on sustainable aquaculture practices, marine biodiversity conservation, and the ecological dynamics of plankton, with the aim of contributing to the preservation and sustainable management of our marine resources.

Education

  • MS in Marine Science from Chittagong University. (2017)
  • BSc in Marine Science from Chittagong University. (2016)

Research Interests

  • Marine Aquaculture
  • Marine Biodiversity
  • Marine Planktology

Active Research Project

  • 1. Macrobenthic community of the Sonadia Island.
  • 2. The abundance, Diversity, and Distribution of Zooplankton in the Moheshkhali Channel.
  • 3. Effect of macronutrient and tide on phytoplankton periodicity in a Moheshkhali Channel.

Previous Research Project

  • 1. Co-investigator of the project: Modelling phytoplankton species coexistence under a fluctuating environment considering a dynamic energy budget approach. Funded by SUST Research Centre. Project code: PS/2023/21
  • 2. Co-investigator of the project: Numerical simulations of the impact of stochastic fluctuations in environmental conditions on the marine aquatic plankton communities. Funded by SUST Research Centre. Project code: PS/2022/16
  • 3. Research Associate in the Research project, “Mussel Aquaculture for Social Sustainability (MASS) in Cox’s Bazar Region”, funded by Bangladesh Fisheries Research Institute (BFRI) Marine Fisheries & Technology Station, Cox’s Bazar.

Journal Publications

  • 1. Sobhan, F., Rayat, R.A., Siddique, A.B., Fazal, M.A., Chowdhury, S., Sarker, S., (2025) Microplastics in Acetes shrimps from the southeastern coast of Bangladesh. Water Air Soil Pollut 236, 296. (2025)
  • 2. Siddique, A. B., Rayhan, E., Sobhan, F., Das, N., Fazal, M. A., Riya, S. C., & Sarker, S. Spatio-temporal analysis of land use and land cover changes in a wetland ecosystem of Bangladesh using a machine-learning approach. Frontiers in Water, 6. (2024)
  • 3. Das, N., Chowdhury, G. W., Siddique, A. B., Riya, S. C., Fazal, M. A., Sobhan, F., & Sarker, S. (2024). The silent threat of plastics along the coastal frontiers of Bangladesh: Are we concerned enough? Marine Pollution Bulletin, 205, 116567. (2024)

Teaching

  • Biological Oceanography
  • Fisheries Oceanography
  • Mariculture
  • Physical Oceanography
  • Basic Earth Science
  • Biological Oceanography Lab
  • Fisheries Oceanography Lab
  • Physical Oceanography Lab
  • Marine Microbiology Lab

Graduate Supervision

  • 1. “Abundance Diversity and Distribution of Macrobenthic Fauna in the Sonadia Island”, by Omite Ashraf Tiham with the Registration No: 2021126005
  • 2. “Effect of Chemical Species Ratio in Seawater on Phytoplankton”, by S M Hakikat Ul Islam with the Registration No: 2021126012
  • 3. “Abundance, diversity and Distribution of Zooplankton in Moheshkhali Channel and its Relationship with Physical and chemical parameters of water”, by Md. Sharif Hossain with the Registration No: 2021126009