Center of Excellence in Higher Education
The First Private University in Bangladesh

Armin Anwar

Full-Time Faculty
Lecturer (on study leave)

M.Sc. in 'Environmental Science,' University of Debrecen, Hungary
M.S. and B.S. in 'Botany,' University of Dhaka, Bangladesh

Phone: +880-2-55668200 Ext: 6731
Email: armin.anwar@northsouth.edu
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Curriculum Vitae

 

Armin Anwar is an emerging Researcher and a Dedicated Faculty Lecturer at North South University, Bangladesh, renowned for her expertise and dedication in the fields of 'Environmental Science' and 'Botany'. She began her academic journey with a Bachelor's and Master's degree in 'Botany' from the University of Dhaka, Bangladesh. Driven by a passion for 'Environmental Science', she pursued a second Master's Degree at the 'Institute of Biology and Ecology, University of Debrecen, Hungary'. She graduated from there in July, 2023, supported by the prestigious 'Stipendium Hungaricum' scholarship (The fully funded Hungarian Government Scholarship), a testament to her academic excellence and commitment.

In 2024, Armin has been honored to receive three prestigious international funding awards, enabling her to undertake groundbreaking PhD research across three countries and diverse disciplines. In Germany, she got offer from the 'Institute for Earth System Science and Remote Sensing' at the 'University of Leipzig', in the 'Remote Sensing in Geo- and Ecosystem Research (RSGE)' research group under the renowned 'JENA Experiment Project.' The Jena Experiment is a long-term grassland biodiversity experiment established in 2002 in Europe funded by DFG (The Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaf: German Research Foundation) with the major aim to understand the mechanisms underlying Biodiversity-Ecosystem functioning relationships. 

In The UK, she has been awarded the esteemed NRPDTP (The Norwich Research Park Biosciences Doctoral Training Partnership) at the University of East Anglia. In Hungary, for the second time, she remained a recipient of the Stipendium Hungaricum for PhD at the Budapest University of Technology and Economics (BME).

Armin Anwar's work stands at the intersection of cutting-edge research and practical application, making significant contributions to the understanding and preservation of our natural world. Her role at North South University is characterised by a blend of academic rigour and inspirational mentorship, fostering a new generation of Environmental Scientists and Ecologists. Her interdisciplinary approach and unwavering commitment to advancing scientific knowledge are reflected in her prolific academic and research endeavours.

  1.  Anwar, A. ., Roy , S. ., & Islam, M. N. . (2024). Genetic variability analysis of tomato varieties using rapd markers under heat stress. Bangladesh Journal of Botany (impact factor:0.214), 53(1), 91–100. https://doi.org/10.3329/bjb.v53i1.72231
  2. Roy, S., Anwar, A. ., Tabassum, N., & Islam, M. N. . (2022). Genotypic Variability Analysis of Lotus (Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn.) from Bangladesh using RAPD and SSR Markers. Plant Tissue Culture and Biotechnology (impact factor:0.402), 32(1), 77–87. https://doi.org/10.3329/ptcb.v32i1.60474
  3. Parvez, M. S., Czédli, H., Hoque, M. I., Rahman, M. M., Anwar, A., Uddin, A. H. M. M., Hasan, M. S., Bibi, D., Tóthmérész, B., Magura, T., & Simon, E. (2024). Accumulation of Microplastics and Potentially Toxic Elements in Plant Leaves Along an Urbanization Gradient in Bangladesh. Toxics, 12(12), 848. https://doi.org/10.3390/toxics12120848

OrcID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-7805-4446

ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Armin-Anwar-3

LinkedIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/armin-anwar-a6b278187/

  • Doctoral fellowship at the 'Institute for Earth System Science and Remote Sensing, University of Leipzig', in the Remote Sensing in Geo- and Ecosystem Research (RSGE)' research group in 2024.

PhD topic: Proximal Sensing For Predicting Ecophysiological Traits in Plant Communities: A model-based approach.

Project: "Plant Physiology (SP01)" within "The JENA Experiment" (https://the-jena-experiment.de/index.php/Plant-physiology/)  funded by DFG (The Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaf: German Research Foundation).

  • NRPDTP (The Norwich Research Park Biosciences Doctoral Training Partnership) at the University of East Anglia, in the United Kingdom in 2024.

PhD Project included: Determing how widespread dimethylsulfoniopropionate production in plants (MILLER_U24DTP2).

  • Stipendium Hungaricum in 2024 to pursue Doctoral Study at the Budapest University of Technology and Economics (BME), Hungary.

Proposed PhD topic included: Ecotoxicity assessment of the effect of Graphene Oxide nanoparticles and co-existing micropollutants through a multimarker approach at individual and community levels of the aquatic ecosystem.

  • Stipendium Hungaricum in 2021, Master's in 'Environmental Science', University of Debrecen, Hungary.
  • 50% Scholarship at the University of Jyväskylä, Finland to pursue Master's studies in 2020.
  • NST fellowship (National Science and Technology fellowship) in 2019 awarded by the The Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh to pursue MS research.

1. PhD (August 2024-Current), Faculty of Physics and Earth System Sciences, Leipzig University, Germany.

Research Group: Remote Sensing in Geo- and Ecosystem Research (https://www.physes.uni-leipzig.de/en/ief/research/rsc4earth/remote-sensing-in-geo-and-ecosystem-research)

2. M.Sc. in 'Environmental Science,' University of Debrecen, Hungary (September 2021-July 2023).

  • MS thesis: Assessment of heavy metal contamination in roadside surface soil and tree leaves of Bangladesh.

Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Edina Kundrát-Simon (https://biology.unideb.hu/en/prof-dr-edina-kundrat-simon), University of Debrecen, Hungary.

3. M.S. in 'Botany,' University of Dhaka, Bangladesh (June 2019- August 2021).

  • MS thesis 2: Development of heat-tolerant tomato lines using Molecular Techniques.

Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Mohammad Nurul Islam (https://du.ac.bd/faculty/faculty_details/BOT/1573), University of Dhaka, Bangladesh.

4. B.S. with Honours in 'Botany,' University of Dhaka, Bangladesh (January 2015- May 2019).

5. Higher Secondary School Certificate (H.S.C) from Central Women's College, Tikatuli, Dhaka (2012-2014).

6. Secondary School Certificate (S.S.C) from Banglabazar Govt. Girl's High School, Dhaka. EIIN-108488 (2010-2012).

 

Full-time Lecturer (January 2024-June 2024)

Department of Environmental Science and Management

North South University, Dhaka, Bangladesh

 

 

  • Aspire Internship Programme in Syngenta, Bangladesh in from (October 1, 2023- December 31, 2023).
  • Part-time Customer Service Representative in Fossil, Transcosmos Kft., Debrecen, Hungary from (June 28, 2022- October 1, 2022).
  1. Introduction to Environmental Science
  2. Ecology
  3. Biostatistics
  1. Lifetime membership at Bangladesh Botanical Society established in 1972. Membership No. L-673.

Armin’s research interests are both broad and impactful, encompassing

  • Functional biodiversity and leaf spectroscopy.
  • Visualising and analysing terrestrial laser scanning data to study vegetation structure.
  • Investigating the impact of abiotic stress (i.e., drought and temperature) on plant communities and their resilience.
  • Using machine learning and radiative transfer modelling to predict physiological traits of plants from spectral data.
  • Conducting spatio-temporal analyses of ecosystem functioning to understand how plant communities change across space and time.
  • Plant Molecular Biology.
  • Impact of heavy metal pollution in ecosystems.