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Tahia Afsah Khan

Tahia Afsah Khan

A Civil Engineer having more than 3 years of experience in a diversified field of Water Supply and Sanitation, Climate Change, Fecal Sludge Management, Citywide Inclusive Sanitation, Occupational Health and Safety of Waste, and Sanitation Workers, Emergency Response, and Rainwater Harvesting. Skilled in research, data analysis, and capacity-building material development.

Seeking entrance to graduate school for Environmental Engineering/Science Program. Wishes to continue working in the WASH, Climate Change, and Environment sectors after graduation and do research that will help solve real-life problems.

 

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What I Do

Research

I have conducted field research through FGD, KII, IDI, and Questionnaires. I want to involve myself in extensive research related to the Effects of Climate Change, Wastewater Parameter Analysis, Waste to Energy, Reuse of Fecal Sludge, etc.

Capacity Building

I have been involved in and closely supported different capacity-building initiatives on Fecal Sludge Management, Citywide Inclusive Sanitation, Rainwater Harvesting, Occupational Health and Safety for Waste, and Sanitation Workers, Climate Change, Fecal Sludge & Wastewater Parameter Analysis, and WASH in Emergency, etc

Data Analysis

I have intermediate skills in analyzing data using statistical tools. My analytical skill intrigued my interest in learning about data analysis. I wish to capacitate myself greatly in this spectrum in the near future.

Project Management

I have carried out operational tasks in project implementation to achieve project outcomes. Supported the development of publications like Training Manuals, Handbooks, IEC/BCC materials, Reports, etc. Coordinated with the team in organizing and documenting national, local, and regional capacity-building programs, seminars, workshops, and events.

Research Interest

Waste Management
FSM
Rainwater Harvesting
Renewable Energy
Climate Change

Resume

Education

2019
Ahsanullah University of Science and Technology, Bangladesh

Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering

Undergraduate Thesis: Thesis paper on ‘Activated Sludge Process design for BOD and Nitrogen Removal Based on Temperature.’

Experience

November 2022 - Present
International Training Network, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology

Research Associate

Projects that I am part of:

  • ‘Citywide Inclusive Sanitation (CWIS) Scaling and Sanitation Innovation’ funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. (Engagement since: August 2021- present)
  • ‘Emergency Multi-Sector Rohingya Crisis Response Project (EMCRP)’ of DPHE, funded by The World Bank (Engagement since: August 2021- present)
January 2020 - October 2022
International Training Network, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology

Research Assistant

Projects that I was part of:

  • ‘Citywide Inclusive Sanitation (CWIS) Scaling and Sanitation Innovation’ funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. (Engagement since: August 2021- present)
  • ‘Scaling CWIS/FSM in Bangladesh through national-level capacity building program for Fecal Sludge Management (FSM)’ funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. (Engagement since: March 2020- September 2021)
  • ‘Emergency Multi-Sector Rohingya Crisis Response Project (EMCRP)’ of DPHE, funded by The World Bank (Engagement since: August 2021- present)

Software/Tools

ArcGIS

AutoCAD

ETABS

MATLAB

Jira

Programming Language

Python

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My Works
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Vimeo Videos
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Contact

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Dhaka

khantahia95[at]gmail.com

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