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Sazadul Hasan, Ph.D., P.E.

Adjunct Faculty

Sazadul Hasan, Ph.D., P.E.

Degrees

  • Ph.D. in Civil & Environmental Engineering, South Dakota Mines, Rapid City, SD
  • M.Sc. in Civil Engineering for Risk Mitigation, Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy
  • B.Sc. in Civil Engineering, Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology (RUET)

Bio

Dr. Hasan is a professional engineer with more than 15 years of experience spanning teaching, research, and engineering practice. He holds a Ph.D. in Civil and Environmental Engineering and specializes in experimental methods and applied numerical modeling for water resources management. He is passionate about engineering education and its application to the modern world. Professionally, he has worked across engineering design, consulting, construction, and project management, with particular depth in hydrologic and hydraulic (H&H) modeling, pipeline engineering, and water resources management.

He is committed to helping students connect theoretical concepts to practical field applications and to building their confidence in applying engineering methods to solve real-world problems.

Publications

JOURNALS

  1. Geza, M., Heinrich, C., Hasan, M. S., Capehart, W., & Gadhamshetty, V. (2026). Assessment of Water Quality Impacts of On-Site Wastewater Disposal Systems in a Semiarid Watershed.Journal of Environmental Engineering, 152(1), 04025095.
  2. Hasan, M. S., Dong, J., Gadhamshetty, V., & Geza, M. (2022). Modeling graphene oxide transport and retention in biochar. Journal of Contaminant Hydrology, 248, 104014.
  3. Hasan, M. S., Trapp, J., & Geza, M. (2022). Improvement of Onsite Wastewater Systems Performance: Experimental and Numerical Investigation. Clean Technologies, 4(3), 824-840.
  4. Hasan, M. S., Vasquez, R., & Geza, M. (2021). Application of biochar in stormwater treatment: experimental and modeling investigation. Processes, 9(5), 860.
  5. Hasan M. S., Geza, M., Petersen, J., & Gadhamshetty, V. (2020). Graphene oxide transport and retention in biochar media. Chemosphere, Vol. 264: 128397.
  6. Hasan M. S., Geza, M., Vasquez, R., Chilkoor, G., & Gadhamshetty, V. (2020). Enhanced Heavy Metal Removal from Synthetic Stormwater Using Nanoscale Zerovalent Iron–Modified Biochar. Water, Air, & Soil Pollution, 231,1-15.
  7. Rahman, M. M., Hasan, M. S., Eusufzai, M. K., & Rahman, M. M. (2021). Impacts of dredging on fluvial geomorphology in the Jamuna River, Bangladesh. Journal of Geoscience and Environment Protection, 9(6), 1-20.
  8. Tamanna, K., Hasan, M. S., & Priyanka, D. (2016). Applicability of activated carbon filtration in surface water treatment. Asian J. Innov. Res. Sci. Eng. Technol, 1, 1-6.
  9. Hasan, M. S., & Kabir, I. (2014). Feasibility of Natore Rubber Dam on Mahanonda river in Bangladesh and its performance on irrigation. American Journal of Engineering Research, 3(1), 27-34.
  10. Hasan, M. S., & Islam, R. M. (2010). Suitability of Padma river water for domestic supply in Rajshahi City Corporation areas. ULAB Journal of Science and Engineering, 1(1), 48-53. 

PROCEEDINGS

  1. Hasan M. S., Geza M., Petersen B. Jacob, & Gadhamshetty V. R. (2020). Transport and retention of graphene oxide in engineered media under the subsurface environment, American Chemical Society (ACS) Fall 2020 National Meeting and Exposition, August 16 - 20, 2020, San Francisco, CA, USA.
  2. Hasan M. S., Geza M., Petersen B. Jacob, & Gadhamshetty V. R. (2020). Transport and retention of graphene oxide in engineered media under the subsurface aquatic environment. 105th Annual Meeting, Proceedings of the South Dakota Academy of Science, 2020, v. 99, p. 141
  3. Campagnol, J., Ballio, F., Hosseini Sadabadi, S.A., & Hasan M. S. (2014). Particle motion of bed- load sediment moving over a smooth bed. Procedings of River Flow 2014, Lusanne, Switzerland, 763-769 © 2014 Taylor Francis Group, London, ISBN 978-1-138-0267-4-2.

DISSERTATIONS

  1. Hasan, M. S. (2021). Transport and Retention of Nanomaterial in Porous Media: Experimental and Modeling Investigation. South Dakota School of Mines and Technology.  2021. 28715182
  2. Hasan, M. S. (2012). Analysis of sediment particle motion on a smooth bed. Politecnico Di Milano. 10589/82785

PRESENTATIONS

  1. Hasan S. Geza M. (2020). Modeling transport and retention of graphene oxide in porous media. AGU Fall Meeting, December 7 - 11, 2020, San Francisco, CA, USA.
  2. Hasan S., & Geza M. (2020) Graphene oxide transport and retention behavior in biochar and nanoscale zero- valent iron modified biochar. Western South Dakota Hydrology Conference; 2020; Rapid City, SD.
  3. Hasan M. S., & Geza M. (2020). Transport and retention of graphene oxide in engineered media: effect of physicochemical factors, Sustainable Nanotechnology Organization (SNO) Conference, Nov. 12 - 13, 2020.
  4. Hasan S., & Geza M. (2020) Transport and retention of graphene oxide in engineered media: effects of physicochemical factors. Research symposium at South Dakota School of Mines & Tech.; Rapid City, SD.
  5. Hasan S., Geza M., & Vasquez R. (2019) Laboratory Investigation of Removal of Heavy Metals from stormwater using Biochar and Nanoscale Zero Valent Iron amended Biochar. Great Plains LID Symposium; 2019 June 24-26; Fort Collins, CO.
  6. Hasan S., Geza M., & Vasquez R. (2019) Removal of heavy metals from urban stormwater using biochar and nanoscale zero-valent iron-modified biochar. Western South Dakota Hydrology Conference; 2019 April 11-12; Rapid City, SD.
  7. Hasan S., Geza M., & Vasquez R. (2019) Enhanced heavy metals from urban stormwater using engineered media. Research symposium at South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; 2019 April 9; Rapid City, SD 

PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATIONS

  • Professional Engineer (PE), TX
  • Envision Sustainability Professional (ENV SP)

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

  • American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
  • Texas Floodplain Management Association (TFMA)
  • American Water Works Association (AWWA)
  • Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure (ISI)
  • American Chemical Society (ACS)
  • American Geophysical Union (AGU)
  • South Dakota Academy of Science
  • Environmental and Water Resources Institute (EWRI)
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