Selected Publications

Published Journal Articles

o   Redwan, A., Sabo, J., St German, C., Morales, G., Walton, M., Reed, D. & Fujita, Y. (2026). Microbial responses of rare earth elements on clostridium sporogenes. ACS Omega. [DOI Link]

o   Redwan, A., Reed, D. W., St. Jeor, J. D., Das, G., Anderko, A. and Fujita, Y. (2026). Impact of europium and samarium on growth and metabolism of two anaerobic wastewater microorganisms: Sporacetigenium mesophilum and Clostridium sporogenes. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. [DOI Link]

o   Redwan, A., Khan, N., Islam, S., Fan, L., Yan, W. & Millerick, K. (2026). Impact of ZVI and sulfidated ZVI on sulfate-reducing microbial communities and implications for groundwater remediation. Environmental Science: Water Research & Technology.

o   Redwan, A., & Millerick, K. (2021). Anaerobic bacterial responses to carbonaceous materials and implications for contaminant transformation: Cellular, metabolic, and community level findings. Bioresource Technology, 341, 125738. [DOI Link]

o   Islam, S., Redwan, A., Millerick, K., Filip, J., Fan, L., & Yan, W. (2021). Effect of Copresence of Zerovalent Iron and Sulfate Reducing Bacteria on Reductive Dechlorination of Trichloroethylene. Environmental Science & Technology, 55(8), 4851-4861. [DOI Link]

o   Khudri, M. M., Bagmar, M. S. H. & Redwan, A. (2019). Characterisation of spatio-temporal trend in temperature extremes for environmental decision making in Bangladesh. International Journal of Global Warming, Vol. 19(4), Pp. 364-381.

o   Dakua, M, Redwan, A., Jahan, B., Tareq, S., Ahmed, S., & Noor, N (2016). A Case Study on Management of Rainwater Reservoir in Hilly Areas of Bangladesh. International Journal of Civil Engineering & Technology. Vol. 7(6), Pp. 193-201.

o   Islam, M., Afrin, S., Redwan, A., & Rahman, M. (2015). Impact of Climate Change on Reliability of Rainwater Harvesting System: A case Study in Mongla, Bangladesh. Journal of Modern Science and Technology. Vol. 3(1), Pp. 220–230.

o   Redwan, A., Ghosh, S. and Rahman, M. Effectiveness of UV-technique for Water Disinfection in Dhaka City. International Journal of Scientific and Engineering Research, 2014, 5(1) 1393–1399.

Book Chapter

o   Real, M., Hossen, I., Redwan, A., Shourov, M., Rahman, M., Azam, H., & Majed, N. (2017). Heavy metal contamination in environmental compartments of Buriganga river in Dhaka city. In Global Civil Engineering Conference (pp. 1455-1466). Springer, Singapore.

Conference & Poster Presentations

o   Asef Redwan, Alauddin Ahmed, Tanvir Ahmed and Rowshan Mamtaz – “Strength And Gap Analysis Using CWIS Mentor City Indicators For Sustainable Sanitation In Bangladesh”, IWA Water and Development Congress & Exhibition 2025, December 9-12, 2025, Bangkok, Thailand. 

o   Asef Redwan, Tasnia Ashrafi Heya, Asef Mohammad Redwan, Tahsin Habib, Shubhra Bhattacharjee and Md Shakil Kashem – “Predicting Effects of Groundwater Elements in Arsenic Mobilization using Machine Learning Algorithms: BDT, LR and RF”, IWA Water and Development Congress & Exhibition 2025, December 9-12, 2025, Bangkok, Thailand. 

o   Asef Redwan, Chelsea St Germain, Gabriella Morales, Michelle Walton, David Reed, Yoshiko Fujita – “Proteomic Insights to Interaction Between Electroactive Bacteria and Rare Earth Elements”, 77th Northwest Regional Meeting by American Chemical Society (ACS), June 28-30, 2023, Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana, USA.

o   Asef Redwan, Yoshiko Fujita, David Reed - “Effects of Europium on Cellular Growth and Hydrogen Production in Anaerobic Wastewater Cultures”, 2022 Critical Materials Institute Winter Meeting, March 29-31, 2022, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO, USA.

o   Asef Redwan and Anirban Chakraborty -“Improving the electron shuttling efficiency of activated carbon in relation to biological nitrogen removal from water”, ASM Microbe, June 9-13, 2022, Washington, DC, USA.

   o   Asef Redwan, Syful Islam, Alyssa Acosta, Weile Yan & Kayleigh Millerick - “Interplay of Sulfate Reducing Bacteria and Surface-Sulfidated Zero Valent Iron Particles in TCE Dechlorination”; Environmental Engineers & Scientists see Cities in 4-D 2019 AEESP Research and Education Conference, May, 2019, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, USA.

 o   Kayleigh Millerick, Giovanna Pagnozzi, Asef Redwan, and Danny Reible– “Influence of Activated Carbon on Biological Oxidation in Sediments: From Surface Chemistry to Microbial Diversity”; International Symposium on Bioremediation and Sustainable Environmental Technologies by Battelle, April, 2019, Baltimore, MD, USA.

   o   Asef Redwan and Kayleigh Millerick – “Impact of Solution Chemistry and Surface Weathering on Granular Activated Carbon (GAC) as an Electron Acceptor in Biological Treatment Systems”; presented in the International Symposium for Biological Treatment by American Water Works Association (AWWA), January 24-25, 2018, Austin, TX, USA.

 o   Asef Redwan and Kayleigh Millerick - “Effect of surface treatment on GAC as an electron acceptor in microbial transformation reactions”; poster presented in the 252nd American Chemical Society (ACS) National Meeting, August 21-25, 2016, Philadelphia, PA, USA.

   o   Md Mujibur Rahman, Muhammad Ashraf Ali, MR Choudhury, Md Azizur Rahman, Asef Redwan, Nowroz Noor, and A. I. Sohan - "Fecal sludge management (FSM) scenario in urban areas of Bangladesh; presented in The 6th South Asian conference on sanitation, 2016, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

 o   Asef Redwan and Shayok Ghosh - “UV Disinfection: A Remedy for Health Risk in Dhaka City” in the 2nd JSPS-AASPP/GRENE-EcoHealth Joint International Symposium on Development of International Network on Health Risk Assessment in Urban Area, December 11, 2012. (Awarded 1st)

Awards & Honors

Research Grants & Scholarly Achievements

Awarded Grants

• Immobilized Biomass Packed Bed Reactor (IB-PBR) as a Combined Dye Removal and Zero Liquid Discharge (ZLD) Technology from Textile Wastewater of Yarn Dyeing facility in Bangladesh, funded by ITN-BUET, Bangladesh. PI with grant recipient of 14 Lac BDT for the timeline: December, 2025 – September, 2026.
• Climate-smart Integrated Water-Sanitation Safety Plan for Coastal Bangladesh, funded by United International University, Bangladesh. PI with grant recipient of 12 Lac BDT for the timeline: February, 2026 – March, 2027.
• Smart Dustbin with AI-Powered Waste Segregation and Circular Bioeconomy From Canteen Food Waste for NSU Green Campus, funded by North South University, Bangladesh. PI with grant recipient of 7 Lac BDT for the timeline: January, 2026 – December, 2026.
• Proteomic insights to interaction between fermenters and rare earth elements, Laboratory Directed Research and Development 2023 funding, Department of Energy USA. PI with grant recipient of $898,265 for the timeline: October, 2022 – September, 2024.
• Lab Validation of Effectiveness of a Sustainable Solution in Mitigating Near-Shore Ocean Acidification, 2025 Idaho State University-Center of Advanced Energy Studies (CAES) Internal Seed Grant, Department of Energy USA. Co-PI with grant recipient of $15,000 for the timeline: May – August, 2025.
• Bacterial siderophores and carbon complex for self-healing negative energy concrete, Center of Advanced Energy Studies (CAES) funding 2024, Department of Energy USA. PI with grant recipient of $40,000 for the timeline: May – August, 2024.
• Improving the electron shuttling efficiency of activated carbon in relation to biological nitrogen removal during water treatment, Center of Advanced Energy Studies (CAES) funding 2022, Department of Energy USA. PI with grant recipient of $30,000 for the timeline: April – December, 2022.
•    Effects of Salinity on Dissolved Organic Carbon Removal in Combined Biological Activated Carbon/Reverse Osmosis Systems, USGS-TWRI 2017 Graduate Student Research Programs. PI with grant recipient of $5,000 competing universities across Texas.
•     Pond Protection in Coastal Areas, Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund, US Dept. of State, 2014. PI with grant recipient of $10,000 from over 50 different countries; combined 2nd in South Asia region.

Awards and Distinctions

• People’s Choice Award in Early Career and Postdoctoral Poster Competition at INL [2024]
• Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship [2019-2020; Texas Tech University]
• The Duke of Edinburgh's Bronze Award [2012; BUET]
• Dean’s List Award [2009-2010; BUET]
• University Merit Scholarship, [2011-2013; BUET]

Educational Qualifications

2017 – 2021: Ph.D., Environmental Engineering, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX, USA.

2017 – 2017: M. S., Civil Engineering, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX, USA.

2008 – 2013: B.S., Civil Engineering, Bangladesh University of Engineering & Technology,

                      Bangladesh

Academic Experience

Teaching Experiences

Currently At North South University 

• Air Quality Engineering [Civil Engineering 479]
• Sanitation and Wastewater Engineering [Civil Engineering 373]
• Quantity Survey and Cost Estimation [Civil Engineering 310]
• Water Supply and Treatment [Civil Engineering 370]
• Solid Mechanics Laboratory [Civil Engineering 212L]
• Open Channel Hydraulics Laboratory [Civil Engineering 360L]

At Texas Tech University

• Environmental Engineering Laboratory I [Civil Engineering 3171]
• Advanced Physical Chemical Municipal Water Treatment Lab [Environmental Engineering 4107]
• Advanced Water Treatment Lab [Environmental Engineering 4191]
• Microbial Applications in Environmental Engineering Lab [Environmental Engineering 4185]

Guest Lectures:

• Manhattan College, New York [Introduction to Environmental Engineering]
• Idaho State University, Idaho [Graduate seminar]

Mentoring Experiences

Staff Scientist/Engineer mentored at INL on anaerobic culturing and experimentation

• Gabriella Morales (2022 - Present)
• Michelle Walton (2023 – Present)

Graduate students mentored for my own project or their dissertation projects

• Jonas Lee, University of the District of Columbia (2022 - present) [MS thesis advisor in NASA project]
• Payton Walker, Idaho State University (2023 – present)
• Andrew Furtak, University of Scranton (2022)

Undergraduate students mentored at Texas Tech for different projects of PhD Advisor  

• Andrew Murray (2016 - 2018)
• Alyssa Acosta (2017 - 2020)
• Catherine Rosales (2019 - 2021)

Job Experience

Current:         Assistant Professor, North South University, Dhaka, Bangladesh

                      Joint Appointee & Affiliate Faculty, Idaho State University (ISU), ID, USA

2024 – 2025: Technology & Knowledge Management Specialist, ITN-BUET, Dhaka, Bangladesh

2023 – 2024: Staff Scientist level III, Idaho National Laboratory (INL), ID, USA

2021 – 2023: Postdoctoral Research Associate, Texas Tech University (TTU), Lubbock, TX, USA

2015 – 2021: Graduate Research Assistant, ITN-BUET, Dhaka, Bangladesh

2013 – 2015: Research Officer, ITN-BUET, Dhaka, Bangladesh

Courses

• Air Quality Engineering [Civil Engineering 479]
• Sanitation and Wastewater Engineering [Civil Engineering 373]
• Quantity Survey and Cost Estimation [Civil Engineering 310]
• Water Supply and Treatment [Civil Engineering 370]
• Solid Mechanics Laboratory [Civil Engineering 212L]
• Open Channel Hydraulics Laboratory [Civil Engineering 360L]

Professional Experiences & Membership Activities

Development Project Experiences

World Bank: Water & Sanitation Consultant

• Preparing Development Project Proforma/Proposal (DPP) and Project Procurement Strategy for Development (PPSD) for Government Project ‘Metro Dhaka Water Security and Resilience’
• Supporting climate-resilient WASH planning and sanitation sector development initiatives in Bangladesh
• Providing technical expertise in decentralized sanitation, wastewater management, and environmental sustainability
• Assisting policy-oriented sanitation and urban environmental projects focusing water pollution reduction for metro Dhaka

Swisscontact: Team Lead – Methodology Development for PROGRESS: Promoting Green Growth in the RMG Sector Through Skills 

• Leading development of a general carbon emission reduction attribution methodology for Bangladesh’s RMG sector
• Conducting sustainability and environmental performance assessment frameworks for RMG factories for scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions.
• Supporting green growth, low-carbon transition, and skills development initiatives within industrial sectors
• Coordinating technical consultations and stakeholder engagement activities

WaterAid Bangladesh:

Knowledge Management Specialist – Climate Resilient Sanitation Safety Planning 

• Led knowledge management and provided technical support for climate-resilient sanitation safety plans in Paikgacha and Lalmonirhat municipalities
• Supported Citywide Inclusive Sanitation (CWIS)-aligned planning and risk assessment
• Facilitated stakeholder consultations, training, and evidence synthesis for resilient sanitation governance

Research Assistant – Rainwater Harvesting & Urban Water Security

• Conducted research on rainwater storage and recharge potential in Dhaka
• Assisted development of sustainable urban rainwater harvesting practices
• Supported field investigations, stakeholder engagement, and technical assessments

ITN-BUET

Technology & Knowledge Management Specialist (2024–2025)

• Led technical aspects and knowledge management for climate-resilient sanitation and CWIS initiatives
• Supported training materials, dissemination strategies, and institutional capacity strengthening

Research Officer (2013-2015)

• Contributed to “SanMark-CITY: Intelligent Design in Urban Sanitation Marketing” funded by the Gates Foundation
• Supported fecal sludge management, sanitation market development, and urban WASH planning
• Conducted research on climate adaptation and water resource management in coastal Bangladesh under DFID and CAFOD, UK supported projects
• Designed resilient WASH systems considering salinity intrusion and water security for vulnerable coastal regions

Professional Activities

• Editorial Board Member, Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management (IEAM) Journal, publication of Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC)
• Editorial Board Member, Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (ET&C) Journal, publication of Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC)
• Jury Board Member, Stockholm Junior Water Prize 2025, House of Volunteers Bangladesh.
• Professional Mentor for the project “Clean Water for Solong: Panama”, and Community Service Chair, Engineers without Borders (EWB-USA), Texas Tech Chapter. [2015-2016]
• Elected Voting Council Member, Graduate Students Advisory Council (GSAC), Texas Tech University. [2015-2016]
• Elected Events & Sports Secretary, American Association of Bangladeshi Students and Scholars (ABSS), Texas Tech University. [2016-2017]
• Graduate Teaching Assistant, Department of Civil, Environmental and Construction Engineering.at Texas Tech University. [September, 2018- May, 2019]
• Professional Affiliation- American Society of Civil Engineers, American Chemical Society.

Research Interests

1. Resource recovery from wastewater using biological processing
2. Zero Liquid Dischage (ZLD) Technologies for Industries 
3. Waste mining with biogeochemistry of metals/minerals
4. Climate-resilient Water and Sanitations
5. AI- and ML-based models for environmental applications