Name: Saadat Shahidi
Tel: (857) 961-7854
Email: shahidi.s@northeastern.edu

Education:

Ph.D. Student, Interdisciplinary Engineering, Northeastern University, Boston, MA, United States

B.S., Civil Engineering, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, Dhaka, Bangladesh

Research Interests:

My research aim is to reduce the health impact of environmental pollution on individuals. My research interests are:

1. Health impact of air pollution exposure

2. Air pollution modeling

3. Low-cost air quality measurements 

Research Experience

Graduate Research Assistant, Northeastern University, Boston, MA, USA (2023-Present)

• Modeling personal exposure to air pollutants in Greater Boston 

• Analyzed, prepared, and updated inputs for APEX 

• Explored model outputs to find out population groups that are more exposed to air pollution  

• Deployed low-cost air quality sensors in Brookline for iSUPER project 

• Facilitated an air quality scavenger hunt with students from La Colaborativa 

Professional Experience

Junior Environmental Engineer, TYPSA Group, Dhaka, Bangladesh (2022-2023)

• Preparing IEE and EIA reports on baseline environmental conditions and anticipated environmental impacts for the feasibility study of several projects.  

• Processing geospatial data to facilitate decision-making for environmental and economic aspects of potential infrastructure projects of Bangladesh Bridge Authority. 

Honor and Award

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Fellowship Award, Northeastern University (2023)

Conference Presentation

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.

Software Skills

QGIS, AutoCAD, Adobe Illustrator

Air Quality Models

APEX, WRF-Chem

Programming Languages

R, Python, C, Fortran

Affiliations

President, Environment Watch: BUET (2021-2022)