BDOAA Team

Bangladesh Olympiad on Astronomy and Astrophysics (BDOAA) is a non-profit organization that organizes the regional and national olympiads on astronomy and astrophysics (A&A), hosts the national A&A camp in Bangladesh, and sends students to the International Olympiad on A&A (IOAA). BDOAA is the most prestigious competition on A&A in Bangladesh for school and college students and IOAA is the most prestigious international competition on A&A for students up to the age of eighteen. IOAA is being held annually since 2007 and BDOAA is sending students to the olympiad every year since 2018. BDOAA also organizes workshops, gives career guidance to aspiring astronomers, and hosts events for the popularization of A&A.

The following Executive Committee (EC) of BDOAA is taking effect from 8 February 2022 for a period of one year for organizing the 5th BDOAA (BDOAA 2022/2023) and sending students to the 15th IOAA.

Executive Committee (EC)

President Prof. Dr. Arshad Momen Professor, Department of Theoretical Physics, University of Dhaka.
  Prof. Dr. Md. Kamrul Hassan Professor, Department of Physics, University of Dhaka.
  Prof. Golam Dastegir Al-Quaderi Professor, Department of Physics, University of Dhaka.
  Prof. Dr. Syed Hasibul Hassan Chowdhury Professor, Department of Mathematical and Natural Sciences, BRAC University.
  Prof. Dr. Md Ashraful Amin Professor, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB).
  Dr. Ahmad Mostafa Kamal Associate Professor and Head, Department of Physical Sciences, IUB.
  Dr. S. N. M. Azizul Hoque Physics Instructor, Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada.
Treasurer Dr. Talal Ahmed Assistant Professor, Department of Physics, University of Dhaka.
General Secretary Dr. Khan Asad Assistant Professor, Department of Physical Sciences, IUB.
  Dr. Lamiya Mowla Dunlap Postdoctoral Fellow, Dunlap Institute of Astronomy and Astrophysics, University of Toronto, Canada.

Academic Committee  (AC) 

The EC is appointing the following Academic Committee (AC), Organizing Committee (OC), and Advisory Committee (AdC) of BDOAA which will take effect from 8 February 2022 for a period of one year.

The academic team members of BDOAA are extremely motivated students and teachers who are experienced in the Astronomy Olympiad (past participant of national and international Olympiads) and Astronomy in general. This team includes  academic coordinators, coaching team, test writers, and graders who will oversee the academic responsibilities of BDOAA during the 2022/2023 academic year.

Coordinator Dr.  Khan Asad
  
Assistant Coordinator Dr.  Talal Ahmed
  
Assistant Coordinator,
Team Leader		 Fahim Rajit Hossain 3rd year, EEE, Bangladesh Army University of Engineering and Technology, Natore
Assistant Coordinator,
Team Leader		 Md Mahmudunnobe 4th year, Data Science and Physics, Minerva University, California, USA.
  Tunok Mondol 3rd year, Mathematics and Computer Science, University of Waterloo, Canada
  Arnab Chowdhury 2nd year, Civil Engg., Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology
  Hasnat Mohammad Nayeem 2nd year, EEE, Islamic University of Technology
  Muztahid Abrar Shafi 2nd year, EEE, Islamic University of Technology
  Mahajabin Tabassum Soikey 1st year, CSE, Islamic University of Technology
  Md. Arman Hassan 1st year, Mech. Engg., Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology
  Serat Mahmud Saad 1st year, Vanderbilt University, Tennessee, USA
  Abdullah al Rafi Mahmud 1st year, Villanova University, Pennsylvania, USA.

Please contact the assistant academic coordinator [farahoshwadhin.13@gmail.com +8801781259313] for inquiries any query related to BDOAA Academics.

Organizing Committee (OC)

    • Ahmad Abdullah Rifat (coordinator)

    • Dr. Khan Asad

    • Dr. Talal Ahmed Chowdhury

    • Fahim Rajit Hossain

    • Md. Arman Hassan

    • Arnab Chowdhury

Advisory Committee (AdC)

    • Mohsinul Kabir, Lecturer, Islamic University of Technology, Bangladesh.

    • Tanvir Karim, PhD candidate, Harvard University, USA.

    • Syeda Lammim Ahad, PhD candidate, Leiden University, The Netherlands.

Contact at mail.bdoaa@gmail.com