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height: 75pt;">&nbsp; <br> <table class="MsoNormalTable" style="width: 100%; height: 100%;" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tbody> <tr style="height: 3.75pt;"> <td style="padding: 0in; width: 0.1in; height: 3.75pt;" width="10"> <p class="MsoNormal">&nbsp;</p> </td> <td style="padding: 0in; height: 3.75pt;"> <div style="text-align: center;"><big><big><big><big> <font size="+1"><big><span style="font-family: palatino linotype;"><br> Saadat Shahidi<br> <br> <img style="width: 259px; height: 259px;" alt="" src="photos/saadat_shahidi.jpg"><br> <br> </span></big></font> </big></big></big></big> <table style="text-align: left; width: 95%; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="2"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="vertical-align: top;"> <p>Name: Saadat Shahidi<br> Tel: (857) 961-7854<br> Email:&nbsp;shahidi.s@northeastern.edu</p> <p>&nbsp; </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 10pt; text-align: left;" align="left"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Education:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;" align="left"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Ph.D. Student, Interdisciplinary Engineering, Northeastern University, Boston, MA, United States<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 10pt; text-align: left;" align="left"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">B.S., Civil Engineering, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, Dhaka, Bangladesh</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 10pt; text-align: left;" align="left">&nbsp; <span style="font-size: 12pt;"> <o:p></o:p> </span> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 10pt; text-align: left;" align="left"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Research Interests:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.25in; text-align: left; text-indent: -0.25in;" align="left"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">My research aim is to reduce the health impact of environmental pollution on individuals. My research interests are:<o:p> </o:p></span> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.25in; text-align: left; text-indent: -0.25in;" align="left"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">1. Health impact of air pollution exposure <o:p> </o:p> </span> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.25in; text-align: left; text-indent: -0.25in;" align="left"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">2. Air pollution modeling<o:p></o:p></span> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.25in; text-align: left; text-indent: -0.25in;" align="left"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">3. Low-cost air quality measurements<span style="">&nbsp;</span></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">&nbsp; <span style=""> </span> <o:p></o:p> </p> <!-- <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 10pt; text-align: left;" align="left"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 12pt;">TOPIC <o:p></o:p></span></b> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.25in; text-align: left; text-indent: -0.25in;" align="left"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> TBU<o:p> </o:p></span> </p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">&nbsp; <span style=""> </span> <o:p></o:p> </p> --> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 10pt; text-align: left;" align="left"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Research Experience <o:p></o:p></span></b> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.25in; text-align: left; text-indent: -0.25in;" align="left"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> Graduate Research Assistant, Northeastern University, Boston, MA, USA (2023-Present)<o:p> </o:p></span> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.25in; text-align: left; text-indent: -0.25in;" align="left"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">&bull; Modeling personal exposure to air pollutants in Greater Boston<span style="">&nbsp;</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.25in; text-align: left; text-indent: -0.25in;" align="left"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">&bull; Analyzed, prepared, and updated inputs for APEX<span style="">&nbsp;</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.25in; text-align: left; text-indent: -0.25in;" align="left"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">&bull; Explored model outputs to find out population groups that are more exposed to air pollution <span style="">&nbsp;</span> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.25in; text-align: left; text-indent: -0.25in;" align="left"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">&bull; Deployed low-cost air quality sensors in Brookline for iSUPER project<span style="">&nbsp;</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.25in; text-align: left; text-indent: -0.25in;" align="left"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">&bull; Facilitated an air quality scavenger hunt with students from La Colaborativa<span style="">&nbsp;</span></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">&nbsp; <span style=""> </span> <o:p></o:p> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 10pt; text-align: left;" align="left"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Professional Experience <o:p></o:p></span></b> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.25in; text-align: left; text-indent: -0.25in;" align="left"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> Junior Environmental Engineer, TYPSA Group, Dhaka, Bangladesh (2022-2023)<o:p> </o:p></span> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.25in; text-align: left; text-indent: -0.25in;" align="left"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">&bull; Preparing IEE and EIA reports on baseline environmental conditions and anticipated environmental impacts for the feasibility study of several projects. <span style="">&nbsp;</span> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.25in; text-align: left; text-indent: -0.25in;" align="left"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">&bull; Processing geospatial data to facilitate decision-making for environmental and economic aspects of potential infrastructure projects of Bangladesh Bridge Authority.<span style="">&nbsp;</span> </p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">&nbsp; <span style=""> </span> <o:p></o:p> </p> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 10pt; text-align: left;" align="left"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Honor and Award <o:p></o:p></span></b> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.25in; text-align: left; text-indent: -0.25in;" align="left"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Fellowship Award, Northeastern University (2023)<o:p> </o:p></span> </p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">&nbsp; <span style=""> </span> <o:p></o:p> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 10pt; text-align: left;" align="left"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Conference Presentation<o:p></o:p></span></b> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.25in; text-align: left; text-indent: -0.25in;" align="left"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> Priyam Chowdhury, Saadat Shahidi, and Zarin Tasnim.  A Step Ahead Towards Achieving SDG-6 (Clean Drinking Water): Comparison Among Different Arsenic Removal Techniques to Choose the Best One from Bangladesh s Perspective. Presented at the International Conference on Environmental Protection for Sustainable Development.<o:p> </o:p></span> </p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">&nbsp; <span style=""> </span> <o:p></o:p> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 10pt; text-align: left;" align="left"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Software Skills<o:p></o:p></span></b> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.25in; text-align: left; text-indent: -0.25in;" align="left"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">QGIS, AutoCAD, Adobe Illustrator<o:p> </o:p></span> </p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">&nbsp; <span style=""> </span> <o:p></o:p> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 10pt; text-align: left;" align="left"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Air Quality Models<o:p></o:p></span></b> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.25in; text-align: left; text-indent: -0.25in;" align="left"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">APEX, WRF-Chem<o:p> </o:p></span> </p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">&nbsp; <span style=""> </span> <o:p></o:p> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 10pt; text-align: left;" align="left"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Programming Languages<o:p></o:p></span></b> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.25in; text-align: left; text-indent: -0.25in;" align="left"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">R, Python, C, Fortran<o:p> </o:p></span> </p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">&nbsp; <span style=""> </span> <o:p></o:p> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 10pt; text-align: left;" align="left"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Affiliations <o:p></o:p></span></b> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.25in; text-align: left; text-indent: -0.25in;" align="left"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> President, Environment Watch: BUET (2021-2022)<o:p> </o:p></span> </p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">&nbsp; <span style=""> </span> <o:p></o:p> </p> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal">&nbsp;</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="vertical-align: top;">&nbsp;</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <big><big><big><big> <font size="+1"><big><span style="font-family: palatino linotype;"><br> </span></big></font> </big></big></big></big> </div> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 4pt;"> <o:p>&nbsp;</o:p> </span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 0in;"> <p class="MsoNormal">&nbsp;</p> </td> <td style="padding: 0in; vertical-align: top; font-family: palatino linotype; text-align: center;"> <br> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><span style="font-size: 7.5pt; font-family: Arial;"><br> </span></p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: windowtext;"> <o:p>&nbsp;</o:p> </span></p> </div> </body> </html>