Brief of Prof. Rahman

Prof. Dr. Md. Mizanur Rahman is a nationally and internationally recognized soil scientist with a career spanning over three decades. Currently he is serving as a Professor at the Department of Soil Science, and Director of the Institute of Climate Change and Environment (ICCE), Gazipur Agricultural University (GAU), Bangladesh. He has significantly contributed to advancing knowledge in reactive nitrogen (Nr), soil fertility, nutrient management, greenhouse gas emission, carbon sequestration, and climate-smart agriculture.

Prof. Rahman holds a PhD and MS in Soil Fertility and Agricultural Systems, respectively from the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Thailand, and a BSc in Agriculture from Bangladesh Agricultural University. His research portfolio includes over 147 peer-reviewed journal articles, 13 book chapters, 01 edited book and 01 Monograph on topics ranging from reactive nitrogen and organic waste recycling to greenhouse gas emission, climate change mitigation and adaptation, and sustainable land management. Prof. Rahman supervised 17 PhD students (7 as Major Professor and 10 as Advisory Member), 95 MS students (37 as Major Professor and 58 as Advisory Member). He was the Bangladesh Country Lead for the GCRF South Asian Nitrogen Hub (2019–2024), and has served as Co-Investigator for the INMS (International Nitrogen Management System) project under the Global Environment Facility (GEF), Deputy Coordinator, Modeling Climate Change Impact on Bangladesh Agriculture, funded by Krishi Gobeshona Foundation (KGF). Prof. Rahman acted as the National Focal Point for USAID-IFDC’s Feed the Future Bangladesh Climate Smart Agriculture initiative and serves in various expert roles in FAO and KGF supported programs. The current research project of Prof. Rahman is ‘Fertilizer Management and Plant Probiotic-Assisted Rhizoengineering in Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Carbon footprint in crop cultivation’. The project is widely known as Higher Education Acceleration and Transformation (HEAT) Project under the Academic Transformation Fund (ATF). It is Funded by the Government of Bangladesh and the World Bank through the University Grants Commission of Bangladesh. Prof. Rahman is the Sub-Project Manager (SPM) of this project.

He has actively participated in research, conferences, and educational missions across the world. His collaborative research and capacity-building efforts span across continents, with professional engagements in the UK, Canada, Denmark, Greece, India, Indonesia, Iran, Kenya, Malaysia, Maldives, Nepal, Poland, Qatar, Singapore, Spain, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam, and beyond. He regularly contributes to international scientific forums and has built cross-border partnerships to promote sustainable soil and environmental stewardship. Prof. Rahman is also an editorial board member and reviewer for several national and international journals, and actively mentoring students and young researchers. He is continuously conducting training sessions on soil fertility and soil health management, carbon sequestration, climate change adaptation and mitigation, reactive nitrogen management, increasing nutrient use efficiency for scientists, extension personnel and farmers organized by different research and extension organizations. Further, Prof. Rahman is delivering lectures on project proposal writing, scientific article writing etc., for scientists, academics and extension personnel. His work continues to influence agricultural policy and practice, particularly in the context of climate change, food security, agriculture and environmental sustainability.

Over the years, Prof. Rahman have played a leading role in advancing sustainable nitrogen and climate-smart agriculture through extensive organization of international and national workshops, trainings, and stakeholder dialogues. He has hosted several high-profile international events, including the International Workshop on Reactive Nitrogen Management at BSMRAU (2023), multiple South Asian Nitrogen Hub (SANH) meetings in Dhaka, and the INMS South Asia Regional Demonstration Workshop (2019), bringing together scientists from across South Asia, the UK, and beyond. Nationally, Prof. Rahman organized numerous awareness programs, farmer–scientist dialogues, and hands-on training courses on nitrogen management, GIS, APSIM modelling, and climate-resilient agriculture under initiatives funded by UKRI GCRF SANH and KGF’s MCCA project.

In addition to convening platforms, Prof. Rahman frequently served as keynote speaker, session chair, panel discussant, and expert evaluator in international and national conferences across Bangladesh, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Denmark, the UK, India, and beyond. His research leadership is further evidenced by extensive presentation of scientific papers worldwide, spanning over 40 international forums and multiple high-level UN and policy dialogues on nitrogen and climate change. Collectively, these engagements underscore his commitment to bridging science, policy, and practice for sustainable agriculture and environmental stewardship.

Prof. Rahman is the recipient of multiple international accolades, including the AIT Distinguished Alumni Award 2025, two Springer-PHSSFSS Awards 2024 for groundbreaking nitrogen management research, Gazipur Agricultural University-Teachers ‘Association Research Award 2023 (GAU-TA 2023) in recognition of excellent research achievements in 2023 in Soil Science, DANIDA and EU scholarships for MS and PhD studies at AIT, and a European Commission grant for advanced technological training in Greece.

Educational Qualifications

  • Doctor of Technical Science from the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Thailand in May 2006. Major area – Soil Fertility
  • Master of Science from the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Thailand in December 2000. Major area – Agricultural Systems with a GPA 3.95 out of 4.00
  • Postgraduate Technological Studies (PTS) at Aristotle University, Thessaloniki, Greece in April 2000
  • Bachelor of Science in Agriculture from Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU) in 1993 – 1st Class
  • Higher Secondary Certificate in 1985 (Dhaka Board) – 1st Division
  • Secondary School Certificate in 1983 (Dhaka Board) – 1st Division