Dr. Md. Jobaer Alam
(Professor)Department of Oceanography
| Degree Name | Group/Major Subject | Board/Institute | Country | Passing Year |
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| Ph.D. | Environmental Science | 91精品 | Bangladesh | 2023 |
| Masters | Business Administration | Keller Graduate School of Management | United States | 2011 |
| Post Graduate Diploma | Aquaculture Technology (DD) | Vancouver Island University | Canada | 2008 |
| Masters | Fisheries | 91精品 | Bangladesh | 2007 |
| Bachelor | Fisheries | 91精品 | Bangladesh | 2005 |
| Title | Organization | Location | From Date | To Date |
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| Professor | Department of Oceanography, DU | Dhaka | 01, Feb 2024 | Currently Working |
| Chairman & Associate Professor | Department of Oceanography, DU | Dhaka | 04, Apr 2018 | 31-01-2024 |
| Assistant Professor | Department of Oceanography, DU | Dhaka | 16, Sep 2013 | 23-09-2018 |
| Assistant Professor | Department of Fisheries, DU | Dhaka | 16, Sep 2012 | 15-09-2013 |
| Lecturer | Department of Fisheries, DU | Dhaka | 08, Sep 2009 | 15-09-2012 |
| Teaching Assistant | Department of GCE, NSU | Dhaka | 01, May 2006 | 31-12-2007 |
Research Interest
| Subject | Description | Research Interest (Goal, Target Indicator) |
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| Oceanography | Blue Economy, Physical Oceanography, Biological Oceanography, Chemical Oceanography |
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| Biology | Phytoplankton Diversity, Zooplankton Diversity, Benthos Diversity |
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| Fisheries | Marine Fish, Estuarine Fish, Freshwater Fish, Crustaceans, Fish Biology, Fish Marketing |
Project/Research Supervision
| Level of Study | Title | Supervisor | Co-Supervisor(s) | Name of Student(s) | Area of Research | Current Completion |
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| Masters | Climate Change Impacts on the Sundarbans Landscape of Bangladesh: Time Series Analysis of Climatic Parameters from Satellite Images | Dr. Md. Jobaer Alam | Hasibul Hasan | 2022 | ||
| Masters | A Chemometric Approach of Groundwater Quality for Domestic and Agricultural Use and Health Risks Assessment in Sitakunda Coastal Area, Chattogram, Bangladesh. | Dr. Md. Jobaer Alam | A. Hamid Khan Vasani | 2022 | ||
| Masters | Social Impacts of Ship-breaking Industry on the Local People of Sitakunda, Chattogram | Dr. Md. Jobaer Alam | Md. Rajib Hossain Sufi | 2022 | ||
| Masters | Exploring Ocean Literacy among Coastal Communities in Cox's Bazar | Dr. Md. Jobaer Alam | Md. Foysal | 2022 | ||
| Masters | Biological and Phytochemical Investigations of Four Marine Macro Algae Sargassum wightii, Padina tetrastromatica, Spatoglossum aperum and Hypnea boergesenii Collected from the Saint Martin鈥檚 Island | Dr. Md. Jobaer Alam | Md. Mushfiqur Rahman | 2021 | ||
| Masters | Occurrence and Abundance of Plankton Communities at Maheshkhali Channel, Cox鈥檚 Bazar, Bangladesh | Dr. Md. Jobaer Alam | Tamanna Jahan | 2021 | ||
| Masters | Assessing Chlorophyll-a, Total Suspended Matter, and Turbidity in Coastal Waters of Bhola and Hatiya Islands: A Remote Sensing Approach with Sentinel-2 Imagery | Dr. Md. Jobaer Alam | Jannatul Ferdoush | 2021 | ||
| Masters | Analysis of Chattogram Fishery Ghat, BFDC Fishery Ghat, Cox鈥檚 Bazar and Boro Bazar, Cox鈥檚 Bazar markets and recommendations to enhance the existing marketing system | Dr.Md. Jobaer Alam | Zesan Ahmed | 2021 | ||
| Masters | Fishers' Livelihood in the Saint Martin Island: Present Status, Threats and Recommendation | Dr. Md. Jobaer Alam | Iftekhar Bin Ali | 2020 | ||
| Masters | Feasibility Study of Cage Culture and Involvement of local Communities at Saint Martin's Island, Bangladesh | Dr. Md. Jobaer Alam | Md. Rasel Mia | 2020 | ||
| Masters | Abundance and Distribution of Marine Zooplankton during Post Monsoon in the Coastal Water adjacent to Saint Martin's Island, Bangladesh | Dr. Md. Jobaer Alam | Md Mohiuddin | 2020 | ||
| Masters | Vertical and horizontal distribution of major nutrients and physio-chemical parameters during winter season in the coastal water adjacent to Saint Martin鈥檚 Island, Bangladesh | Dr. Md. Jobaer Alam | Md. Shahriar Sheam | 2020 | ||
| Masters | Abundance and Distribution of Marine Plankton Adjacent to the Saint Martin's Island, Bangladesh | Dr. Md. Jobaer Alam | Bijoy Mondal | 2019 | ||
| Masters | Suitable Site Selection for Eco Friendly Sustainable Tourism of an Ecologically Critical Area Using AHP and GIS Application: A Case Study of Saint Martin Island in Bangladesh | Dr. Md. Jobaer Alam | Md. Habibur Rahman Habib | 2019 | ||
| Masters | Bioavailability of trace metals in water, sediments, fish and crustaceans from Sundarbans and its human health risk assessment. | Dr. Md. Jobaer Alam | Dr. Mohammad Raknuzzaman | Shimu Akter | 2017 | |
| Masters | Marketing channel of commercially important marine fish species and livelihood assessment of marine fish sellers in Khulna, Bangladesh | Dr. Md. Jobaer Alam | Dr. Mohammad Shamsur Rahman | Taniza Islam Munia | 2017 | |
| Masters | Assessment of fishers鈥� livelihood and fish diversity in the Baleshwari-Haringhta river estuary: Present status, threats and recommendations | Dr. Md. Jobaer Alam | Dr. Md. Habibullah-Al-Mamun | Farhana Haque | 2017 | |
| Masters | Zooplankton ordination in the eastern Bay of Bengal | Dr. Md. Jobaer Alam | Dr. Md. Moniruzzaman Khondker | Nusrat Zakia Chowdhury | 2017 | |
| Masters | Plankton diversity in the Bay of Bengal and adjacent areas of Hatiya island . | Dr.Md. Jobaer Alam | Dr.Md. Moniruzzaman Khondokar | Sathi Rani Dey | 2017 | |
| Masters | Phytoplankton composition in northeastern part of Bay of Bengal with special reference to diatom assemblage | Dr. Md. Jobaer Alam | Dr.Md. Moniruzzaman Khondokar | Sahnela Rahman Sajin | 2017 |
Project/Research Work
| Subject | Project Name | Source of Fund | From Date | To Date | Collaboration |
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| Geological Oceanography | Spatial Distribution of Nutrients and Physico-Chemical Properties of Seawater in the Adjacent Area of the Saint Martin鈥檚 Island, Bangladesh | Bangladesh Bank | |||
| Geological Oceanography | GIS-based Zoning Plan for Saint Martin Island using Spatial and Multi-Criteria Evaluation Techniques | Ministry of Science and Technology | |||
| Biological Oceanography | Exploration of the Possibility of Commercially important Seaweed Culture in the adjacent Seawater of the Saint Martin鈥檚 Island, Bangladesh. | Ministry of Science and Technology | |||
| Biological Oceanography | Evaluation of the Prospect of Cage Culture to improve the livelihood of the local people of Saint Martin鈥檚 Island, Bangladesh | University Grants Commission of Bangladesh | |||
| Biological Oceanography | Diversity and Distribution of Plankton in the Coastal Seawater of the St. Martin鈥檚 Island, Bangladesh | University Grants Commission of Bangladesh | |||
| Physical Oceanography | Assessment of chlorophyll a variability with respect to changing physical conditions in the north-eastern part of Bay of Bengal | National Science and Technology |
Invited Talk
| SL | Invited Talk |
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| 1 | International Conference on Blue Economy for Sustainable Development 2019 |
| SL | Collaboration & Membership Name | Type | Membership Year | Expire Year |
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| 1 | Blue Group | Joint Convener | 2021 | 2023 |
| 2 | Education and Human Resources Affair Sub Committee | Central Member | 2019 | 2025 |
| 3 | Oceanographic Society of Bangladesh | Executive Member | 2021 | Life Time |
| 4 | International Centre for Ocean Governance | Executive Member | 2018 | Life Time |
| Journal Article | |
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Tamanna Jahan, Md. Jobaer Alam, Moniruzzaman Khondker, Swachsa Rahman, Rafid Fayyaz : Plankton Biodiversity and Spatial Variation in the Moheshkhali Channel, Bay of Bengal, Bangladesh,
The Dhaka University Journal of Earth and Environmental Sciences , vol.13 , no.1 , 2024
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Alam, M. J., M. K. Ahmed, R. Fayyaz and M. Hasan : Analyzing the potential for Padina gymnospora cultivation in the coastal waters of St. Martin鈥檚 Island, Bay of Bengal, Bangladesh: Determining the fluctuations of physicochemical property across seasons and locations,
Journal of Biodiversity Conservation and Bioresource Management , vol.10(1) Banglajol , 2024
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Md Habibur Rahman Habib, Mahfujur Rahman, Md Mahin Uddin, Nusrat Jahan Shimu, Mahmudul Hasan, Md Jobaer Alam and Mir Shariful Islam : Application of AHP and geospatial technologies to assess ecotourism suitability: A case study of Saint Martin's Island in Bangladesh,
Regional Studies in Marine Science , vol.70 Elsevier , pp.103357 , 2024
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Bipasha Sur, Md. Kawser Ahmed, Seema Rani, Latiful Bari, Md Jobaer Alam, Abdullah Siddiqui and Rupak Loodh : Isolation, Characterization, Evaluation and Comparative Study of Beneficial Microorganisms among the Agricultural Soil, Saline Intruded Soil and Commercial Biofertilizers,
The Dhaka University Journal of Earth and Environmental Sciences , vol.12 , pp.29-40 , 2024
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Md Jobaer Alam, ASM Maksud Kamal, Md Kawser Ahmed, Mahfujur Rahman, Mahmudul Hasan and Shad Al Rezwan Rahman : Nutrient and heavy metal dynamics in the coastal waters of St. Martin鈥檚 island in the Bay of Bengal,
Heliyon Elsevier , 2023
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Md Jobaer Alam, A.S.M. Maksud Kamal, Md. Kawser Ahmed, Moniruzzaman Khondker and Rafid Fayyaz : Spatial Distribution and Diversity of Marine Zooplankton Adjacent to the St. Martin's Island, Bangladesh,
Journal of Ecological Engineering , vol.23 , 2022
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Kamrun Nahar Chowdhury, Md Kawser Ahmed, Kazi Turjaun Akhter, Md Jobaer Alam, Seema Rani and Makidul Islam Khan : Proximate Composition of Some Selected Seaweeds from Coastal Areas of Cox鈥檚 Bazar and the St. Martin鈥檚 Island, Bangladesh,
The Dhaka University Journal of Earth and Environmental Sciences , pp.113--122 , 2022
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Nurany Sadia, Md Kawser Ahmed, Md Moniruzzaman Khondkar, Seema Rani, Md Jobaer Alam, Ahmad Al Karim and Makidul Islam Khan : Horizontal and Vertical Distribution and Abundance of Zooplankton around the Swatch-of-No-Ground of Northern Bay of Bengal,
The Dhaka University Journal of Earth and Environmental Sciences , 2022
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Md Jobaer Alam, A.S.M. Maksud Kamal, Md. Kawser Ahmed, Moniruzzaman Khondker, Bijoy Mondal and Rafid Fayyaz : Abundance, Diversity and Distribution of Phytoplankton in Coastal Water Adjacent to St. Martin鈥檚 Island, Bangladesh,
The Dhaka University Journal of Earth and Environmental Sciences , 2022
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| 10 |
Muhammad Shahinur Rahman, Md. Kawser Ahmed, Md. Jobaer Alam, Most Israt Jahan Mili and Seema Rani : Intra-annual variability of Chlorophyll-a and Sea Surface Temperature (SST) in the Northern Bay of Bengal,
A Scientific Joumal of Meteorology and Geo-Physics , 2019
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Muhammad Shahinur Rahman, Md. Kawser Ahmed, Md. Jobaer Alam, Most Israt Jahan Mili and Seema Rani : Distribution of Satellite derived surface Chlorophyll-a and associated physical parameters in the Northern Bay of Bengal,
A Scientific Joumal of Meteorology and Geo-Physics , 2019
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Md. Monjur Hasan, B. M. Sajjad Hossain, Md. Jobaer Alam, K. M. Azam Chowdhury, Ahmad Al Karim and Nuruddin Md. Khaled Chowdhury : The Prospects of Blue Economy to Promote Bangladesh into a Middle-Income Country,
Open Journal of Marine Science , 2018
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Mosa Sanzida Sultana, Jobaer Md Alam, Shunsuke Koshio, Manabu Ishikawa, Saichiro Yokoyama and Ikemura Tomoyuki : Supplemental effects of shochu distillery by-product and some crude ingredients to improve the nutritional utilization of low fish meal diets for red sea bream, Pagrus major,
International Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Studies , 2017
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Mustafa MG, Hossain MA, Alam MJ, Khan MMR, Nilla SS and Alam MZ2 : Effects of gamma irradiation on the shelf-life of frozen tiger shrimp, Penaeus monodon (Fabricius, 1798),
International Journal of Natural Sciences , 2016
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Mosa Sanzida Sultana, Md. Jobaer Alam, Mosa SShunsuke Koshio, Manabu Ishikawa, Saichiro Yokoyama and Ikemura Tomoyuki : Growth, Feed Utilization, Health Condition and Immune Response by Partially and Totally Replacing Fishmeal with Shochu Distillery By-Product in the Diet of Juvinile Japanese Flounder, Paralichthys olivaceus,
World Journal of Fish and Marine Sciences , 2016
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Md Jobaer Alam, Mahmudul Hasan, Osammat R. Akter and M. Karim : An Infrastructural Analysis of the Selected Wholesale Fish Markets in Dhaka City, Bangladesh,
World Journal of Fish and Marine Sciences , 2014
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Mohammad Nahidul Alam and Md Jobaer Alam : A comparative study of endoparasite infestation of Oreochromis niloticus (Linnaeus, 1758) in polluted and non-polluted water bodies of Bangladesh,
International Journal of Fauna and Biological Studies , 2014
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Rumana Yasmin, Mehady Islam and Md Jobaer Alam : A Study on Potential Application of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) in Fisheries and Aquaculture of Bangladesh,
World Journal of Fish and Marine Sciences , 2012
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Md Jobaer Alam, Rumana Yasmin, Arifa Rahman, Nazmun Nahar, Nadia Islam Pinky and Monzurul Hasan : A Study on Fish Marketing System in Swarighat, Dhaka, Bangladesh,
Journal of Nature and Science, USA , 2010
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Md Jobaer Alam, Md. Ghulam Mustafa and Md. Mominul Islam : Effects of some Artificial diets on the Growth Performance, Survival Rate and Biomass of the fry of climbing perch, Anabas testudineus (Bloch, 1792),
Journal of Nature and Science, USA , 2010
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Md Jobaer Alam, Md. Ghulam Mustafa and Md. Abdul Khaleque : Evaluations of the Effects of Different Dietary Vitamin C levels on the Body Composition, Growth Performance and Feed Utilization Efficiencies in Stinging Catfish, Heteropneustes fossilis (Bloch, 1792),
The Journal of American Science, USA , 2009
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| Conference Proceedings | |
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Md Mahmudur Rahman Khan, Saima Sharif Nilla and Md Jobaer Alam "Length-weight and length-length relationships of some small indigenous fish species from the Brahmaputra river, Bangladesh."
2014
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| Award Type | Title | Year | Country | Description |
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| International | International Creative Arts Award 2024 | 2024 | Bangladesh | |
| International | Center for Shellfish Research | 2008 | Canada | |
| National | Senior Cadet | 2006 | Bangladesh |
Dr. Md. Jobaer Alam
Professor
Department of Oceanography
Faculty of Earth and Environmental Sciences
Email: jobaer_alam@du.ac.bd
Mobile (Dept): +880-2-9661900/, +8801757000111