Faculty Profile

Shilpy Rani Basak

Associate Professor

Contact Information

  • Office Address: Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet-3114, Bangladesh
  • Phone: +8801712806038
  • Email: [email protected]

Biography

Shilpy Rani Basak was born in 1983 in Natore, Bangladesh. She completed her school and college education in Dhaka. She obtained her Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) degree in Civil and Environmental Engineering from Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST), Sylhet. Later, she pursued her Master of Science (M.Sc. Engg.) in Civil (Environmental) Engineering from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), Dhaka.

Currently, Shilpy Rani Basak is serving as an Associate Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at SUST, Sylhet. Alongside her teaching responsibilities, she is actively engaged in several research projects and supervises undergraduate research students. Her research primarily focuses on anaerobic digestion (AD) systems for the sustainable management of hazardous solid waste. 

Education

  • PhD (On going), Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet.
  • MSc in Environmental Engineering (2012), Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, Bangladesh.
  • BSc in Civil and Environmental Engineering (2007), Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Bangladesh.

Research Interests

  • Solid waste management through Anaerobic digestion
  • Hazardous Waste management
  • Environmental impact assessment
  • Industrial wastewater treatment

Previous Research Project

  • 1. Principal-Investigator, Biogas production from co-digestion of hazardous tannery solid waste by mixing with primary and secondary sludge. University research center, SUST (2017-18).
  • 2. Principal-Investigator, Anaerobic co-digestion of tannery solid waste with sludge: the effect of inoculum to substrate ratio and solids content. University research center, SUST (2019-20).
  • 3. Co-Investigator, Domestic and industrial wastewater treatment in a photobioreactor using locally available microalgal bloom. University research center, SUST (2020-21).
  • 4. Tannery Waste Researcher (Home Base) (Key Expert) on the project “Supply Chain Analysis of Tannery Solid Waste Byproducts in Bangladesh” funded by The Asia Foundation, Task No. 32149.112.000. August 2023.

External Affiliations

  • Member of Institute of Engineers Bangladesh (IEB) (M23766)

Journal Publications

  • 1. Basak, S.R., Mita, A.F., & Alam, M.J.B. (2020). Solid Waste Management in the Leather Sector of Bangladesh. Journal of Scientific and Engineering Research. 7(2):124-130, ISSN: 2394-2630. (2020)
  • 2. Jami, A. A., Himel, M. U., Hasan, K., Basak, S.R. & (2020). NARX neural network approach for the monthly prediction of groundwater levels in Sylhet Sadar, Bangladesh. Journal of Groundwater Science and Engineering. DOI: 10.19637/j.cnki.2305-7068.2020.02.003 (2020)
  • 3. Basak, S.R., Raihan, I. & Bhuiya, A.S. (2019). A Study on Occupational Health and Safety Practices in Bangladeshi Leather Industry. Journal of Human Resource and Sustainability Studies, 7, 302-311. DOI: 10.4236/jhrss.2019.72019 (2019)
  • 4. Basak, S.R., Mita, A.F., Ekra, N. J., & Alam, M.J.B. (2019). A study on Hospital waste management of Sylhet city in Bangladesh. International Journal of Engineering Applied Sciences and Technology. DOI:10.33564/ijeast.2019.v04i05.006 (2019)
  • 5. Basak, S.R., Rouf, M.A., Hossain, M.D. Islam, M.S., & Rabeya, T. (2014). Anaerobic digestion of tannery solid waste by mixing with different substrates. Bangladesh Journal of Scientific and Industrial Research, 49(2):119-124. DOI: 10.3329/bjsir.v49i2.22006 (2014)
  • 6. Aziz, M. A., Qureshi, T. S., Basak, S.R., & Alam, M.J.B. (2010). Traffic noise level of urban city for prediction of environmental degradation. Journal of Environmental Science and Natural Resources, 3(1): 21–24, ISSN 1999-7361. (2010)
  • 7. Qureshi, T. S., Alam, J.B. & Basak, S.R. (2009). Rational evaluation of existing pavement of the Sylhet-Sunamjong highway. Bangladesh Journal of Environmental Sciences,17, 39-46, 2009, ISSN 1561-9206. (2009)

Conference

  • 1. “Application of Analytic Hierarchy Process for the Selection of Wastewater Treatment Method for Textile Industry” 8th International Conference on Integrated Solid Waste & Faecal Sludge Management (WasteSafe 2023), Khulna University of Engineering & Technology (KUET), Khulna, Bangladesh. (2023)
  • 2. "Effect of Temperature on Anaerobic Co-Digestion of Tannery Waste with locally available substrates" 7th International Conference on Engineering Research, Innovation and Education (ICERIE 2023) , (2023)
  • 3. "CAN THE MODELS USED FOR PREDICTING BIOGAS GENERATION FROM BIODEGRADABLE WASTES BE FITTED FOR TANNERY WASTE? A REVIEW " 6th International Conference on Advances in Civil Engineering (ICACE-2020) (2020)
  • 4. Basak, S.R., Raihan, I. & Bhuiya, A.S. (2019). Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) rules in Leather Industry. Proceedings of Fifth International Conference on engineering research innovation and education (ICERIE-2019), Sylhet, Bangladesh. (2019)
  • 5. Basak, S.R. & Alam, J.B.(2018). Biogas production from co-digestion of hazardous tannery solid waste by mixing with primary and secondary sludge. Proceedings of 6th Annual Conference on Research Findings-2018, SUST Research Center, Sylhet, Bangladesh. (2018)
  • 6. Mazed, M.A., & Basak, S.R. (2016). A study on anaerobic co-digestion of municipal solid waste and tannery solid waste. Proceedings of International Conference on the Developments in Renewable Energy and Technology 2016, United International University, Dhaka, Bangladesh. (2016)
  • 7. Saniruzzaman, Basak, S.R., Monower, B., & Khan, M. (2012). Observation of climate change through historical trend analysis and future projection of temperatures and rainfall in Sylhet region. Proceedings of Conference on Community Based Adaptation to Climate Change 2012, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet, Bangladesh. (2012)

Teaching

  • Fluid Mechanics
  • Environmental Impact Assessment
  • Solid Waste Management
  • Water Supply and Sanitation
  • Environmental Pollution Control Engineering
  • Hydrology

Awards & Recognition

  • University merit scholarship.
  • Book Prize (selected), Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet, Bangladesh.