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Mohammad Shafiqul Alam
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Mohammad Shafiqul Alam is a distinguished faculty member in the Department of Nuclear Engineering at Chittagong University of Engineering and Technology (CUET), recognized for his profound expertise and unwavering dedication to Nuclear Engineering. Specializing in a wide array of advanced disciplines, including gamma spectrometry, radiation measurements, environmental radioactivity, nuclear safety, transuranic fuel, spent nuclear fuel (SNF), nuclear neutron activation analysis, and nuclear reactions, he is at the forefront of academic and research excellence in his field. Mohammad Shafiqul Alam earned both his M.Sc. and B.Sc. degrees in Nuclear Engineering from the esteemed University of Dhaka, Bangladesh, underscoring his commitment to academic rigor and scholarly excellence. Beyond his scholarly pursuits, he is deeply committed to nurturing the next generation of nuclear engineers through innovative teaching methodologies and impactful research initiatives. His significant contributions to the field are characterized by pioneering research endeavors that push the boundaries of Nuclear Engineering.
Field of Interest
Nuclear Engineering, Radionuclides, Gamma Spectrometry, Radiation Measurements, Environmental Radioactivity, Nuclear Safety, Transuranic fuel, Spent Nuclear Fuel (SNF).
Qualification
 M.Sc. in Nuclear Engineering (University of Dhaka, Bangladesh)
Publications
| Serial No | Title | Authors | Informations | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The presence of carcinogenic radon in the Padma River water, adjacent to the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant | M.M. Mahfuz Siraz, M.S. Alam, Jubair A.M., S.C. Das, J. Ferdous, Z. Hossain, S. Das, Mayeen Uddin Khandaker, D.A. Bradley, Shinji Tokonami, S. Yeasmin | Nuclear Engineering and Technology, Vol 55(8), page no. 2802-2811, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.net.2023.04.038 | 2023 |
| 2 | A study on measuring the 222Rn in the Buriganga River and tap water of the megacity Dhaka | M. S. Alam, M. M. Mahfuz Siraz, Jubair A. M., S. C. Das, D. A. Bradley, Mayeen Uddin Khandaker, Shinji Tokonami, Afroza Shelley, Selina Yeasmin | Plos One, Vol. 18(5), page no.e0286267, https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0286267 | 2023 |
| 3 | Assessment of radioactivity level and associated radiological hazard in riverbed samples within industrial areas | Afroza Shelley, Mahmud Hasan Ovi & Mohammad Shafiqul Alam | Isotopes in Environmental and Health Studies, https://doi.org/10.1080/10256016.2024.2317391 | 2024 |
| 4 | Radioactivity distribution and concomitant hazards evaluation of industrial zones soils from Chattogram, Bangladesh: A multivariate statistical analysis | M.M. Mahfuz Siraz, Shahidul Islam, Afroza Shelley, Mohammad Shafiqul Alam, Araf Mahmud, Md. Bazlar Rashid, Mayeen Uddin Khandaker, Selina Yeasmin, M. Safiur Rahman | PLoS One 20(7): e0328356. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0328356 | 2025 |
| 5 | First assessment of radiological impacts near the Rampal 1320 MW thermal power plant adjacent to the UNESCO world heritage site of Sundarbans, Bangladesh | M.M. Mahfuz Siraz, S. Nafis Haider, Araf Mahmud, Mohammad Shafiqul Alam, Md. Bazlar Rashid, Mayeen Uddin Khandaker, Hamid Osman & Selina Yeasmin | Isotopes in Environmental and Health Studies, DOI: 10.1080/10256016.2025.2512859 | 2025 |
| 6 | Pioneering Study of Radioactivity and Radiological Hazard in Soil Surrounding the Bhola 225 MW Combined Cycle Power Plant, Bangladesh | M.M. Mahfuz Siraz, Madhurja Sarker, Md. Jafor Dewan, Mohammad Shafiqul Alam, Araf Mahmud, Md. Bazlar Rashid, Mayeen Uddin Khandaker, Hamid Osman, Shams A.M. Issa & Selina Yeasmin | Soil and Sediment Contamination: An International Journal, 1–23. https://doi.org/10.1080/15320383.2025.2509743 | 2025 |
| 7 | Identification of elevated level background radiation areas, exposure scenarios and implications for public health and environmental safety in Malaysia: A comprehensive study | Mayeen Uddin Khandaker, Araf Mahmud, M.M. Mahfuz Siraz, Mohammad Shafiqul Alam, Jannatul Mawa Trishna, Md. Bazlar Rashid, Farihahusnah Hussin, Mohd Azlan Kassim, Hamid Osman | Radiation Physics and Chemistry Volume 235, October 2025, 112851 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radphyschem.2025.112851 | 2025 |
| 8 | A pioneering study of the radiological mapping in the world's largest mangrove forest (the Sundarbans) and implications for the public and environment | Jubair Al Mahmud, M.M. Mahfuz Siraz, M.S. Alam, Md. Jafor Dewan, Md. Bazlar Rashid, Mayeen Uddin Khandaker, Hamid Osman, Nissren Tamam, S. Yeasmin | Marine Pollution Bulletin Volume 202, May 2024, 116349, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2024.116349 | 2024 |
| 9 | Assessment of radioactivity level and associated radiological hazard in fertilizer from Dhaka | M. M. Mahfuz Siraz , Jubair Al Mahmud , M. S. Alam, Md. Bazlar Rashid, Zakir Hossain, Hamid Osman, Mayeen Uddin Khandakar, Selina Yeasmin | Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, Volume 196, article number 192, (2024), https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-024-12328-4 | 2024 |
| 10 | Assessing radioactivity in soil in the vicinity of steel production industries: a pioneering investigation in Bangladesh | M. M. Mahfuz Siraz, M. S. Alam, Jubair Al Mahmud, Md. Bazlar Rashid, Z. Hossain, Elrashed AbdElrahim, Hamid Osman, Mayeen Uddin Khandaker & S. Yeasmin | International Journal of Environmental Analytical Chemistry, DOI: 10.1080/03067319.2023.2293902 | 2023 |
| 11 | Measurement of radioactivity in soils of Karamjal and Harbaria mangrove forest of Sundarbans for establishment of radiological database | M. M. Mahfuz Siraz, Jubair A. M., M. S. Alam, Md. Bazlar Rashid, Z. Hossain, Mayeen Uddin Khandaker, D. A. Bradley, S. Yeasmin | PLoS ONE 18(10): e0289113. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0289113 | 2023 |
| 12 | Radionuclide Transfer in Tea Cultivation: Assessing Radiological Risks in the Largest and First Established Tea Garden in Bangladesh | M. M. Mahfuz Siraz, Md. Hossain Kamal, Zulfiqar Hasan Khan, Mohammad Shafiqul Alam, Jubair Al Mahmud, Md. Bazlar Rashid, Mayeen Uddin Khandaker, Hamid Osman & S. Yeasmin | Soil and Sediment Contamination: An International Journal, DOI: 10.1080/15320383.2024.2353629 | 2024 |
| 13 | Evaluating the radioactivity and health risks in oil and gas production areas: insights from Titas Gas Field, Bangladesh | M.M. Mahfuz Siraz, Tasnia Haque, Tasrina Rabia Choudhury, Mohammad Shafiqul Alam Araf Mahmud, Md. Bazlar Rashid, Mayeen Uddin Khandaker, Hamid Osman, & Selina Yeasmin | International Journal of Environmental Analytical Chemistry, 1–22. https://doi.org/10.1080/03067319.2024.2405066 | 2024 |
| 14 | Pioneering study of radioactivity in soil near the Payra 1320 MW Thermal Power Plant, the largest coal-fired thermal power plant in Bangladesh | M. M. Mahfuz Siraz, Ashik Reza, Mohammad Khan, Mohammad Shafiqul Alam, Jubair Al Mahmud, Md. Bazlar Rashid, Mahbuba Begum, Nazneen Sultana, Mayeen Uddin Khandaker, Hamid Osman, & S. Yeasmin | International Journal of Environmental Analytical Chemistry, 1–19. https://doi.org/10.1080/03067319.2024.2404526 | 2024 |
| 15 | Radiological impact of ship-breaking operations and container depot explosions on Sitakunda coast, Chattogram, Bangladesh: implications for public health | Araf Mahmud, M. M. Mahfuz Siraz, Jannatul Mawa Trishna, Mohammad Shafiqul Alam, Md. Bazlar Rashid, Mayeen Uddin Khandaker, Hamid Osman, Sultan Alamri, Md. Mohiuddin Tasnim, Khondokar Nazmus Sakib & Selina Yeasmin | International Journal of Environmental Analytical Chemistry, 1–26. https://doi.org/10.1080/03067319.2024.2447902 | 2025 |
| 16 | A Pioneering Study of Natural Radioactivity in Sand from Char lands along the Padma River Near the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant of Bangladesh: Implications for Public Health | M.M. Mahfuz Siraz, Wayez Bin Zahid, Afroza Shelley, Araf Mahmud, Mohammad Shafiqul Alam, Nazneen Sultana, Md. Bazlar Rashid, Mayeen Uddin Khandaker, Shams A.M. Issa, Hamid Osman, Selina Yeasmin | Radiation Physics and Chemistry 233 (2025) 112714 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radphyschem.2025.112714 | 2025 |
| 17 | Assessment of soil radioactivity and associated health risks in the Haripur gas field, Bangladesh | M.M. Mahfuz Siraz, Musfik R. Fahim, Zulfiqar Hasan Khan, Mohammad Shafiqul Alam, Araf Mahmud, Md. Bazlar Rashid, Md. Shihab Uddin Shuvo, Mahbuba Begum, Jannatul Mawa Trishna, Mayeen Uddin Khandaker, Shams A.M. Issa, Hamid Osman & Selina Yeasmin | Isotopes in Environmental and Health Studies, DOI: 10.1080/10256016.2025.2501051 | 2025 |
| 18 | Assessment of radionuclides from coal-fired brick kilns on the outskirts of Dhaka city and the consequent hazards on human health and the environment | M.M. Mahfuz Siraz, M.D.A. Rakib, M.S. Alam, Jubair Al Mahmud, Md Bazlar Rashid, Mayeen Uddin Khandaker, Md. Shafiqul Islam, S. Yeasmin | Nuclear Engineering and Technology, Vol 55(8), page no. 2802-2811, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.net.2023.04.045 | 2023 |
| 19 | Risk assessment of naturally occurring radioactivity in soil adjacent to a coal-fired brick kiln | M.M. Mahfuz Siraz, Jubair Al Mahmud, M.S. Alam, Md. Bazlar Rashid, Zakir Hossain, Mayeen Uddin Khandaker, D.A. Bradley, M.M.H. Miah, B. Alshahrani, S. Yeasmin | Radiation Physics and Chemistry, Vol. 209, page no. 110985, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radphyschem.2023.110985 | 2023 |
| 20 | A study into the long-overlooked carcinogenic radon in bottled water and deep well water in Dhaka, Bangladesh | Jubair Al Mahmud, M. M. Mahfuz Siraz, Mohammad Shafiqul Alam, Sudeb Chandra Das, David Andrew Bradley, Mayeen Uddin Khandaker, Shinji Tokonami, Afroza Shelley & Selina Yeasmin | International Journal of Environmental Analytical Chemistry, https://doi.org/10.1080/03067319.2022.2163895 | 2023 |
| 21 | Evaluation of transfer factors of 226Ra, 232Th, and 40K radionuclides from soil to grass and mango in the northern region of Bangladesh | M. M. Mahfuz Siraz, S. K. Das, M. S. Mondol, M. S. Alam, Jubair Al Mahmud · Md. Bazlar Rashid, Mayeen Uddin Khandaker, S. Yeasmin | Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, Vol. 195, page no. 579, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-023-11223-8 | 2023 |
| 22 | Baseline radioactivity in the five candidate sites for the second nuclear power plant in Bangladesh and concomitant hazards assessment | M.M. Mahfuz Siraz, Jubair Al Mahmud, M.S. Alam, Md. Bazlar Rashid, Z. Hossain, A. Joydhar, Mayeen Uddin Khandaker, M. Abdur Razzaque, A.F.M. Mizanur Rahman & S. Yeasmin | International Journal of Environmental Analytical Chemistry, https://doi.org/10.1080/03067319.2023.2207470 | 2023 |
| 23 | Vertical distributions of radionuclides along the tourist-attractive Marayon Tong Hill in the Bandarban district of Bangladesh | M. M. Mahfuz Siraz, Debasish Roy, Md. Jafor Dewan, M. S. Alam, Jubair A. M., Md. Bazlar Rashid, Mayeen Uddin Khandaker, D. A. Bradley & S. Yeasmin | Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, Vol. 195, page no. 382, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-023-10921-7 | 2023 |
| 24 | Evaluation of radioactivity in soil and rock samples from an undiscovered sea beach in the southeastern coastline of Bangladesh and associated health risk | M. M. Mahfuz Siraz, Md. Hossain Kamal, Zulfiqar Hasan Khan, M. S. Alam, Jubair Al Mahmud, Md. Bazlar Rashid, Mayeen Uddin Khandaker, Hamid Osman & S. Yeasmin | Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, Vol. 195, page no.1028, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-023-11636-5 | 2023 |
| 25 | Radioactivity in soil and coal samples collected from the vicinity of the coal-fired thermal power plant and evaluation of the associated hazard parameters | M. M. Mahfuz Siraz, Md. Jafor Dewan, Md. I. A. Chowdhury, Jubair Al Mahmud, M. S. Alam, Md. Bazlar Rashid, Nazneen Sultana, M. F. Kabir, Mayeen Uddin Khandaker & S. Yeasmin | International Journal of Environmental Analytical Chemistry, https://doi.org/10.1080/03067319.2023.2196021 | 2023 |