Selected Publications

Journal Publication

• Torsha, T., and Mulligan, C.,“Anaerobic Treatment of Food Waste with Biogas Recirculation under Psychrophilic Temperature.” January 2024 Waste 2(1):58-71 DOI:10.3390/waste2010003 (Publisher: MDPI).
• Torsha, T., Manzur, T., Chowdhury, N. R., and Hasan, M. J. (2022) “Significance of Integrating Probabilistic Performance Based Cover Design in Local Construction Guidelines for Adequate Serviceability of Coastal Built Environment: Bangladesh Perspective.” Natural hazards, 112, pp. 919–946, doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11069-022-05213-1 (Publisher: Springer; Thomson Reuters ISI indexed journal; IF: 3.7).
• Baten, B., Torsha, T, Manzur, T, and Alam, S. (2021) “A parametric study on the graphical approach to assesscorrosion vulnerability of concrete mixes in chloride environment.” Construction and Building Materials, 309, 125115,doi: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2021.125115 (Publisher: Elsevier; Thomson Reuters ISI indexed journal; IF: 7.4)
• Mahmud, S., Manzur, T., Samrose, S., and Torsha, T. (2021) “Significance of Properly Proportioned Fly Ash Based Blended Cement for Sustainable Concrete Structures of Tannery Industry.” Structures, 29, pg. 1898-1910, Structures 291898-1910, doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.istruc.2020.12.065 (Publisher: Elsevier; Thomson Reuters ISI indexed journal;IF: 4.1)
•  Manzur, T., Rahman, S., Torsha, T., Noor, M. A., and Hossain, K. M. A. (2019) “Burnt Clay Brick Aggregate for Internal Curing of Concrete under Adverse Curing Conditions.” KSCE Journal of Civil Engineering, 23(2), pg. 5143-5153, doi: 10.1007/s12205-019-0834-3 (Publisher: Springer; Thomson Reuters ISI indexed journal; IF: 2.2).

 Conference Proceedings

•  Manzur, T., Noor, M. A., and Torsha, T. (2023). “Reducing Chloride Induced Corrosion Risk and Associated Life Cycle Cost of Marine RC Structure: Bangladesh Perspective.” In: Gupta, R., et al. Proceedings of the Canadian Society of Civil Engineering Annual Conference 2022. CSCE 2022. Lecture Notes in Civil Eng., Springer, Cham.
• Torsha, T., Mulligan, C. (2022). “Anaerobic Treatment of Food Waste: Prospects and Challenges” published in the 5th annual paper meet and 2nd Civil Engineering Congress, Institute of Engineers Bangladesh, IEB, July 2022, Dhaka,Bangladesh.
• Baten, B., Torsha, T., and Manzur, T. (2021) “Corrosion Vulnerability of Reinforced Concrete Structures with Different Blended Cement due to Chloride Ingress” Materials today: proceedings, 43(2), pg. 1018-1024. doi:10.1016/j.matpr.2020.07.668.
• Manzur, T., Hasan, M. J., Baten, B., Torsha, T., Khan, M. F. A., and Hossain, K. M. A. (2019). “Significance ofService Life Based Concrete Mix Design in Marine Environment.” published in the 7th International Conference on Engineering Mechanics and Materials, CSCE, 12-15 June 2019, Laval (Greater Montreal), Canada.
• Torsha, T., Khan, M. F. A., Hasan, M. J., Mutsuddy, R., and Manzur, T. (2019). “Tentative Design Life of Reinforced Concrete Structures: Bangladesh Perspective.” published in the International Conference on Disaster Risk Management (ICDRM, 2019), 12-14 Jan. 2019, BUET, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
• Baten, B., Torsha, T., Khan, M. F. A., Hasan, M. J., and Manzur, T. (2019). “Recommending adequate Concrete Cover for Desired Service Life in Corrosion Prone Environment to Ensure Sustainability.” published in the International Conference on Sustainable Infrastructure (ICSI2019), 7-9 Nov. 2019, ASCE, Los Angeles, California, USA.

 Poster Presentation

• Torsha, T. (2023). “Anaerobic Treatment of Food Waste under Psychrophilic Temperature “Symposium program 2023, organized by Pure Create, Montreal, Canada.
• Torsha, T.& Mulligan, C. (2022) “Potential for Anaerobic Treatment of Food Waste” People Network 2022,International Conference, Canada.
• Torsha, T. (2021). “Anaerobic Digestion of Household Kitchen Waste to Produce Energy” Symposium program 2021,organized by Pure Create, Montreal, Canada
• Torsha, T. & Khan, M.F.A. (2018). “Internally Cured Concrete using Low-Cost Aggregate.” Civil Engineering Festival2018, organized by the Department of Civil Engineering, BUET.
  

 Thesis

• MASc Thesis Title: A Novel Approach for Anaerobic Treatment of Food Waste under Psychrophilic Temperature,
  Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Catherine Mulligan; Ranked: Outstanding.
• B.Sc. Thesis Title: Recommending Adequate Cover for Marine Structures Using Probabilistic Approach
  Supervisor: Dr. Rupak Mutsuddy
  

Awards & Honors

• Recipient of the fellowship awarded by The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC),PURE CREATE
• Concordia International Tuition Award of Excellence
• Recipient of the Merit Scholarship for graduate students at Concordia University
• Academic Excellence Award Recipient, Concordia University
• Dean's List Honoree [Junior and Senior year] at BUET
• Best paper award at 5th annual paper meet and 2nd Civil Engineering Congress, IEB, 2022
• Two Best poster presentation awards at Cennovation, IUT, 2018 and Eccentric, Civil Festival, BUET, 2018

Educational Qualifications

M.A.Sc (Environmental Engineering), Concordia University, Montréal,QC, Canada;(2023)

B.Sc. (Major: Structure), Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET);(2019)

Academic Experience

Corporate Experience

Courses

Membership & Professional Activities

LEED Green Associate, U.S Green Building Council, (USGBC)

Engineer-In-Training (EIT), Engineers and Geoscientists BC, Canada

Research Interests

• Water quality assessment,
• Water flitration and water treatment technology
• Renewable energy production
• Solid waste management and sanitation
• Environmental impact assessment, site assessment and remediation.
• Sustainable construction material
• Life Cycle Analysis
• Choride induced corrosion of RC structures
• Construction project management and project coordination