HONORS AND AWARDS
University Dissertation Fellowship (2019-2020), $28,000/year
Delaware Environmental Institute (DENIN) Environmental Fellow (2017-2019), $30,000/year.
Merit based travel grant, Geochemical Society, 2017.
Professional Development Award, UD, 2015, 2017 and 2018
2nd place in poster presentation, DENIN graduate students’ research symposium, 2017.
2nd place in poster presentation, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources (CANR) research symposium, UD, 2017.
Soil, Water and Environment Department, Dhaka University (SWED-DU) TRUST Scholarship for excellent academic performance in B.Sc. (Hons.).
“Certificate of Honor” from the University of Dhaka for brilliant results in B.Sc. (Hons.).
GRANT SUPPORT
Bezbaruah, A.*, and Afsar, M.Z. Removal of phosphorus from water by using physical and chemical adsorbents (*Associate Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, North Dakota State University, USA, WateRediscover International), 2012-2013
Afsar, M.Z. Measuring and predicting phosphorus availability in acid soil by using organic manures and inorganic fertilizers, 2011-2012
Kashem M.A., Afsar, M.Z. Phosphorus retention capacity and rice yield as affected by poultry manure and inorganic fertilizer in saline soil, 2012-2013
Kashem M.A., Afsar, M.Z. Effect of manure application on soil phosphorus sorption characteristics in some representative acid soils of Bangladesh. 2012-2013