DR. MD. SAKAWAT HOSSAIN

Associate Professor
Geological Sciences
Jahangirnagar University
Bangladesh

Biography

Dr. Md. Sakawat Hossain is the Associate Professor of Geological Sciences in Jahangirnagar University. His education includes: 2005 - Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in Geological Sciences, Jahangirnagar University (JU), Dhaka-1342, Bangladesh 2007 - Master of Science (M.S.) in Geological Sciences, Jahangirnagar University (JU), Dhaka-1342, Bangladesh 2010 - Master of Science (M.Sc.) Specializing in Earth physics, Australian National University (ANU), Canberra, Australia 2015 - Dr. rer. nat. Technical University Munich (TUM), Germany. He got number of awards and scholarship.

Research Intrest

Structural Geology; Earthquake Geology; Tectonics and Geodynamics; Rock deformation history and polyphase deformation analysis & synthesis in macroscopic, mesoscopic and microscopic scale.

List of Publications
Hossain, M. S. and Kruhl, J. H. (2014): Fractal-geometry-based Quantification of Shock-induced Rock Fragmentation in and Around an Impact Crater. Pure and Applied Geophysics.
Hossain M. S., 2011, A Critical Review on Vein Growth Processes and Vein Textures, VDM Verlag Dr. Mueller GmbH & Co. KG, ISBN-13: 978-3-639-36634-1, Germany.
Hossain, M.S., and Kruhl, J.H., 2015. Small- to large-scale rock fracture patterns as indicators of shock-related fragmentation. In: Raju, N.J. (ed.) Geostatistical and Geospatial Approaches for the Characterization of Natural Resources in the Environment: Challenges, Processes and Strategies. Springer, DOI: DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-18663-4, p.483-489.