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Sami Towsif Khan

BSE Ph.D. Student
  • GSO Treasurer
  • Research areas: Stormwater Hydrology, Green Infrastructure (GI) & Nature-based Solutions, Hydrological Modeling
Sami Towsif Khan, Virginia Tech Biological Systems Engineering Graduate Student
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Ph.D., Biological Systems Engineering, Virginia Tech, 2023 (Expected)

M.Sc., Tropical Hydrogeology & Environmental Engineering, Technical University of Darmstadt, 2020

B.Sc., Civil Engineering, Bangladesh University of Engineering & Technology, 2017

August 2020 - Present, Graduate Research Assistant, Biological Systems Engineering, Virginia Tech

December 2018 - March 2020, Research Assistant, “SEE-URBAN-WATER” Junior Research Group, Technical University of Darmstadt

June 2015 - December 2015, Undergraduate Research Assistant, Department of Civil Engineering, Bangladesh University of Engineering & Technology

Most Popular Poster Award, May 2016: “Ensuring Sustainable WASH (Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene) for Low Income Housing at New Bashpotti, Mirpur, Dhaka”, WASH Futures Conference, Brisbane, Australia.

Best Paper Award, December 2015: “Sustainable Utilization of Rainwater Harvesting in Dhaka”. 11th Global Engineering, Science and Technology Research Conference, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Reviewed Journals

S. T. Khan, F. Chapa, J. Hack (2020, May). Development of a highly resolved rainfall-runoff model for simulation of retrofitted Green Stormwater Infrastructure at the micro-watershed scale. Land 2020, 9, 339. https://doi.org/10.3390/land9090339

Oral Presentations

S. E. Nupur, S. Bosu, S.T. Khan (2016, January). Impacts of Climate Change on Groundwater Depletion and Mitigation Options. The Gobeshona Conference for Research on Climate Change in Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

S.T. Khan, S. E. Nupur, S. Bosu (2015, December). Sustainable Utilization of Rainwater Harvesting in Dhaka. 11th Global Engineering, Science and Technology Research Conference, Dhaka, Bangladesh.  

Poster Presentations

S. T. Khan, F. H. Moutushi, S. Mahmud, S. M. M. Hoque, M. R. Choudhury (2016, May). Ensuring Sustainable WASH (Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene) for Low Income Housing at New Bashpotti, Mirpur, Dhaka, WASH Futures Conference, Brisbane, Australia.