In 2009/2010, I worked on translating a documentary on climate change called “The Colour of Water”. It’s directed by Tahrima Khan and produced/edited by Abu Shahed Emon. It was sponsored by British Council through their International Climate Champion program. It …
Category: Science
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Life of Carl Sagan: My Conversation with his wife Ann Dryan [Video]
On July 14, 2023, I was fortunate to speak with Ann Druyan, one of the writers of the famous TV show Cosmos (all three seasons), winner of Primetime Emmy award, Peabody award, Richard Dawkins award and many more, a long …
I Recreated the Opening Scene of Carl Sagan’s Cosmos
Carl Sagan was/is the most famous science popularizer in history. He was a professor in Cornell University, a popular author, and a prolific scientist. More than 40 years ago, he led us to a journey through the Cosmos. His documentary …
Interest Rate is Interesting – Discounted Cash Flow Analysis
Perhaps the most important life lessons are learned in childhood – “time and tide waits for none” or “time is money”. That is exactly what the interest rate is all about – the time value of money. Money today is …
Academic Writing – Lecture 01 (Introduction to Academic Writing)
Welcome to my short course on academic writing. It’s a topic very important for a lot of us, but unfortunately, we are bad at it through no fault of our own. Here is my humble attempt to correct it. There are …
Origin of Science
I am a scientist, not unlike many other scientists who DO science in our desks or out in the field. We often think about solving our research problem. So much so that we rarely think about how did science originate. …
Projects
We, as a species, have achieved astonishing success through science and technology. We are now dominating this planet Earth and the nearby space. Yet, we have enormous problems in society; some remained unsolved for thousands of years, some were added …
Research Publications
To see the list of books, click here Manuscripts Published Masum FH, GG Zaimes, ECD Tan, S Li, A Dutta, KK Ramasamy, T Hawkins. 2023. Comparing Life-Cycle Emissions of Biofuels for Marine Applications: Hydrothermal Liquefaction of Wet Wastes, Pyrolysis of …
When environmental science chose me
In a lovely morning of spring 2005, physical fitness test and viva was being conducted for 48 seats in IFESCU (Institute of Forestry and Environmental Science, Chittagong University). That year, environmental science was being offered for the first time. When …