Education: 

Years

            2024: Oct-present

                     (Study leave for Doctoral Program)

2015 – 2017:  Master of Science (MSc.) 

                       Tropical Hydrogeology and Environmental Engineering 

                       Institute of Applied Geosciences, Technische Universität Darmstadt, Germany

                       Position: within top 5%

2012 – 2014: Master of Science (MSc.)

                      Environmental Science Discipline

                      Life Science School, Khulna University, Bangladesh

                      Position: 1st class 1st

2007 – 2011: Bachelor of Science (BSc.)

                      Environmental Science Discipline

                      Life Science School, Khulna University, Bangladesh

                      Position: 1st class 1st with Distinction

 2006:            Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC)

                      Science, Govt. M. M. City College, Khulna, Bangladesh.

2004:             Secondary School Certificate (SSC)

                      Science, Govt. Coronation Secondary Girls School, Khulna, Bangladesh.

Awards and Scholarships:

Years

            2022: UNESCO-MAB Young Scientists Awards

2015 – 2017: German Academic Exchange Service (Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst - DAAD) Scholarship, Germany.

            2012: University Grants Commission (UGC) Scholarship, Bangladesh. 

            2009: Imdad-Sitara Trust Merit Scholarship, Life Science School, Khulna University, Bangladesh.

2007 – 2011: University Grants Commission (UGC) Scholarship, Bangladesh. 

 

 

Research Interest:

Hydrogeology

Hydrology

Hydrogeochemistry

GIS and RS

Climate Change Adaptation 

Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 

                                                                              'Sustainable Use of Natural Resources for Our Future'

                                                                                                

Current Research Project/Collaboration

Sep 2021 - present,  Assistant Professor,  Environmental Science Discipline, Life Science School, Khulna University, Khulna-9208, Bangladesh.

Jul 2019 - Sep 2021,  Lecturer,  Environmental Science Discipline, Life Science School, Khulna University, Khulna-9208, Bangladesh.

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Publication List (Journal Articles Peer-Reviewed) 

Year 2025: Akter, S., Sharna, M.S.J., Eshita, E.Z., Hasan, M.T,  2025. Groundwater’s seasonal variation and its impact on freshwater in a coastal mega city. Environ Earth Sci 84, 112. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12665-025-12092-9

Year-2021: Ahmed, K. R., Akter, S., Marandi A., Schüth C., 2021. A simple and robust wetland classification approach by using optical indices, unsupervised and supervised machine learning algorithms. Remote Sensing Applications: Society and Environment. 23, 100569.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rsase.2021.100569

Year - 2020: Akter, S., Ahmed, K.R., 2020b. Insight and explore farming adaptation measures to support sustainable development goal 2 in the southwest coastal region of Bangladesh. Environment, Development and Sustainability. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10668-020-00778-y

Akter, S., Ahmed K. R., Marandi, A., Schüth, C., 2020a. Possible factors for increasing water salinity in an embanked coastal island in the southwest Bengal Delta of Bangladesh. Science of the Total Environment, 713: 136668. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.136668

Year - 2019: Akter, S., Ahmed, K.R., 2019. Water chemistry and water quality of a tidal river system in relation with river bank land use pattern and regional climate in the southwest Bengal Delta of Bangladesh. Sustainable Water Resource Management, Vol: 5, Issue, 17, pp: 1-21. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40899-019-00308-3

Year - 2017: Ahmed, K. R.,  Akter, S., 2017. Analysis of Landcover Change in Southwest Bengal Delta due to Floods by NDVI, NDWI and K-Means Cluster with Landsat Multi-Spectral Surface Reflectance Satellite Data. Remote Sensing Applications: Society and Environment, Vol: 8, Issue, C, pp: 168–181. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rsase.2017.08.010

Conference Abstract 

Year-2025: A. Adnan, S. Akter, M. M. Rahman. Hydrochemical evaluation and source identification of coastal groundwater processes. 10th International Conference on Water and Flood Management( ICWFM): Water and Ecosystem Conservation for Climate Resilience, 22-24 February 2025, Centre on Integrated Rural Development for Asia and the Pacific (CIRDAP) International Conference Center (CICC), Dhaka, Bangladesh.

S. I. Shanta, S. Akter, A. Adnan, A. S. M. Al Imran. Microplastics in rivers: An emerging concern for coastal river ecosystems. International Symposium on Marine Litter and Coastal Ecosystem Nexus (MariNEX), 29-31 January 2025, Fisheries and Marine Resource Technology Discipline, Khulna University, Khulna-9208, Bangladesh. 

Year - 2024: 

A. Adnan, M. M. Rahman, S. Akter. Geochemical Evaluation of Governing Hydrochemical Processes in Coastal Aquifers. 2nd International Seminar on Innovative Approaches in Geographical Research (IAGR): Exploring New Dimensions for Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), 29-30 November 2024,  Department of Geography, Rampurhat College, Rampurhat, Birbhum-731224, West Bengal, India.

S.  Akter,  H. S.  Labony, A. Tahsin,   A. Adnan,   A.S.M. A. Imran, S. S. Hossen. Nature-based solution for coastal water salinization in the Bengal Delta.  2nd International Conference on Environment: Time for Nature and Natural Resource Management, 02-03 March, 2024, Environmental Science Discipline, Khulna University, Khulna-9208, Bangladesh.

S. B. Ony, S.  Akter. Assessment of water pollution in the Bhairab-Rupsha river of Bangladesh. 2nd International Conference on Environment: Time for Nature and Natural Resource Management, 02-03 March, 2024, Environmental Science Discipline, Khulna University, Khulna-9208, Bangladesh.

Year - 2022: S. Akter, E. Z. Eshita., S. J. Sharna, P. Biswas. Salinity of river water: an ecological concern of coastal Bangladesh. 1st International Conference on Environment: Climate Change and Ecosystem Restoration, 19-20 February 2022, Khulna University, Bangladesh.

Year - 2020: S. Akter., K. R. Ahmed. Increasing Salinization in Groundwater: An ongoing coastal disaster in the southwest coastal region of Bangladesh. International Conference on “Climate Change Adaptation: Evidences from Best-Practice in Coastal Areas”, 4 – 5 December 2020, Brac CDM Rajendrapur, Gazipur, Bangladesh.

Year - 2019: S. Akter., K. R. Ahmed. Salinization in Coastal River: Emerging Eco-hydrological and Socio-Ecological Problem in the Southwest Coastal Region of the Bengal Delta in Bangladesh. The 2nd coastal water convention, August 1₋2, 2019, Khulna University, Bangladesh.

Year - 2018: S. Akter., K. R. Ahmed., A. Marandi., C. Schüth. Saltwater intrusion and its responsible factors in southwest Bengal Delta. International Conference Water Science for Impact, 16 – 18 October 2018 at Wageningen University & Research (WUR) in Wageningen, Netherlands.

 Book

Year - 2013: Kazi Rifat Ahmed, Simu Akter, Kushal Roy, 2013. Alternative Development Loom By Reason Of Natural Changes: Using Consistency and Sustainability In South-West Coastal Region, Bangladesh. LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing.

Bangla Article

Year - 2020: Simu Akter. জলবায়ু পরিবর্তন এবং নারী ও শিশুর স্বাস্থ্য ঝুঁকি: বাংলাদেশের দক্ষিণ-পশ্চিম উপকূলীয় অঞ্চল.

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Interview

Year-2024: https://www.facebook.com/share/v/FJFMzrrBL2Nk8xiP/?mibextid=qi2Omg

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