Work Experience

Senior Graduate Research Assistant

Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, AR

January 2021 to May 2026

• Conducted research on satellite image analysis of rice photosynthesis to improve understanding of crop productivity.
• Worked on research projects and publications related to:
  • Remote Sensing
  • Carbon Flux Measurement
  • Geospatial Analysis
• Developed GPP (gross primary productivity) maps and performed gap-filling and partitioning of net ecosystem exchange (NEE) data to analyze carbon uptake and release at the landscape scale.
• Collected and processed field data:
  • Calibrated LI-7500 and LI-7700 sensors to ensure accurate measurements.
  • Compiled and standardized field measurements for AmeriFlux, supporting large-scale carbon and climate research.
  • Assisted with installation and maintenance of Campbell Scientific datalogger sensors.
• Conducted field experiments measuring methane emissions from fish in rice fields, contributing to ecosystem-level greenhouse gas studies.
• Funding:
  • NASA Carbon Monitoring System (CMS) Grant 80NSSC21K1002
  • U.S. Geological Survey Agreement G20AC00448
  • NSF CBET CAREER Award #1752083

Undergraduate Research Mentorship and Supervision

• Grecia Aida Magdaleno Hernandez (Summer 2022): Mentored NSF REU student on analyzing rice systems using Google Earth Engine and R.
• Katie Skiles (2021–2022): Supervised honors thesis on MODIS GPP and NDVI analysis; thesis available here.
• Maria De Los Angeles Vergara Murillo (2022–2024) & Kevin Durden (2024–2025): Guided processing of eddy covariance data, Campbell Scientific dataloggers, and Python-based data analysis.
• Conor Germann (2022–2023): Mentored on soil chemistry, flux, and meteorological data organization; assisted with MODIS EVI analysis for rice fields.

Teaching Assistant

Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, AR

January 2021 to December 2025

• Graded exam and assignment scripts for sustainable watershed management course
• Helped professor in designing the Biophysics course
• Supervised students in senior design projects

Intern

Co-Operation for Resource Efficiency Lab (CORE Lab), Chittagong, Bangladesh

Supervisor: Professor Mohammad Mosharraf Hossain, PhD

Research Project:

• Developing industrial symbiotic networks
• Determining the hotspots of air pollution in Bangladesh

Program Associate

Bay of Bengal Sea Turtle Program, Save Our Sea

Cox’s Bazar and Dhaka, Bangladesh

Research project:

• Exploring the pattern of sea turtle nesting, beach profile, and land cover
• Also authored a report on the shark status in Bangladesh, which can be accessed here

Research Assistant

Decoupling Lab [https://www.researchgate.net/lab/Decoupling-Lab-Mohammad-Sujauddin], Department of Environmental Science and Management

North South University

Supervisor: Dr. Mohammad Sujauddin, Assistant Professor

Research Project:

• Land use change of Bangladesh (1700–2100)
• Forest area modeling and estimation of functional diversity and aboveground biomass in the Sylhet Forest Division

Supervised Student Research Projects (R and GIS Analysis)

Trained and mentored students in R and ArcGIS techniques, including ArcGIS ModelBuilder and Iteration for large-scale mapping and R-based descriptive statistics. Supported data extraction and processing from sources such as FAOSTAT and Sentinel-5P.

• Farzin Fardu
• Sadik Shihab Enan
• Afra Bashira