Samrin Sumaiya Sauda

Samrin Sumaiya Sauda

Executive and Coordinator

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    PhD Penn State | MS Virginia Tech | NASA DEVELOP

  • Education

    • Changes School

      2012 - 2014
      A Level (GCE Advanced Level)
    • Virginia Tech

      2021 - 2023
      Master of Science - MS Geography 4.0
    • Penn State University

      2023 -
      Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Geography (GIScience)
    • Virginia Tech

      2021 - 2023
      Master of Science - MS Geography 4.0
    • University of Dhaka

      2015 - 2019
      Bachelor of Science - BS Geography and Environment First Class
    • Virginia Tech

      2021 - 2023
      Master of Science - MS 4.0
  • Experience

    • Environment Club

      Feb 2015 - Dec 2019
      Executive and Coordinator
    • Innovation, Creativity & Entrepreneurship -ICE Center, University of Dhaka

      Dec 2016 - Jan 2019
      Department Representative
    • UCL

      Jun 2019 - Jan 2020
      Research Assistant

      Assisted Mr. Mark Jones on Phd Project titled "A Capability Analysis of Energy Justice in Informal Settlements: Dhaka’s slums as a case study".

    • Virginia Tech

      Jun 2021 - May 2023
      • Graduate Teaching Assistant

        Jan 2021 - May 2023
      • Graduate Research Assistant

        Jun 2021 - Aug 2021
    • NASA DEVELOP National Program - SSAI

      Jun 2022 - Aug 2022
      Project Lead

      Project: Monitoring Water Quality and Evaluating Potential Drivers of Algae Blooms in the Upper Yampa River Watershed• Utilized satellite data to assess temperature and spectral indices (Apparent Visible Wavelength & Broad Wavelength Algae Index) for waterbodies of interest.• Generated time series plots to analyze the trends in water quality over time and validated them with in-situ data.• Responsible for delegating tasks, and coordinating communication with partner organizations, science advisors, and office leadership.• The project included a field trip to the study area and was presented at the NASA Earth Science Applications Week 2022 in NASA HQ, DC.Software utilized: R, ArcGIS Pro & Google Earth Engine Show less

    • Penn State University

      Aug 2023 - now
      Graduate Assistant
    • Association of Water Students at Penn State (PAWS)

      Aug 2024 - now
      Executive Committee Member
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Working with Lidar in ArcGIS Pro

      GIS Training and Research Center, Idaho State University
      Oct 2022
      View certificate certificate
    • GPM Mentorship Program

      Earth Observation Laboratory at the University of Coimbra
      Apr 2022
      View certificate certificate
  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Samrin Sumaiya Sauda
      Geo Empower Scholarship Geo Week 2025 Feb 2025
    • Awarded to Samrin Sumaiya Sauda
      EESI Environmental Scholar Earth and Environmental Systems Institute (EESI) Oct 2024
    • Awarded to Samrin Sumaiya Sauda
      AAG Climate Specialty Group Travel Award 2023 The American Association of Geographers Mar 2023
    • Awarded to Samrin Sumaiya Sauda
      Second Runner-Up at AAG Student Paper Competition 2023 The American Association of Geographers Mar 2023 Second Runner-Up at AAG Student Paper Competition 2023 (Climate Specialty Group)
    • Awarded to Samrin Sumaiya Sauda
      Best Paper International Conference on Disaster Risk Management ICDRM 2019 Jan 2019
    • Awarded to Samrin Sumaiya Sauda
      Champion Climathon Dhaka 2018 Oct 2018 Climathon is a global event where youth all over 140 cities around the world joined minds to solve critical issues related to climate change. Its not every day that unconventional ideas are recognized, but our pitch on incorporating geospatial technologies in conjunction with integrated renewable energy was regarded as the Best Pitch in the Renewable energy category.
    • Awarded to Samrin Sumaiya Sauda
      Runners Up in the HydroWar2018 Poster Competition Water Resource Engineering (WRE) Department of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) May 2018
    • Awarded to Samrin Sumaiya Sauda
      Junior Geographer Grant Department of Geography & Environment May 2017
    • Awarded to Samrin Sumaiya Sauda
      First Runners Up at Inter University Poster Presentation Environment Watch-BUET Apr 2017
    • Awarded to Samrin Sumaiya Sauda
      Champion at National Nature Olympiad 2017 Environment Watch-BUET Apr 2017
    • Awarded to Samrin Sumaiya Sauda
      Second Runner Up at National Environment Fair Department of Environment (DoE) - Bangladesh Government 2015
    • Awarded to Samrin Sumaiya Sauda
      The 14th Daily Star Award - Apr 2013
  • Volunteer Experience

    • National Environment Olympiad 2015

      Issued by University of Dhaka on Aug 2015
      University of DhakaAssociated with Samrin Sumaiya Sauda
    • Volunteer

      Issued by International Conference on Earth and Environmental Sciences for Sustainable Development 2020 on Jan 2020
      International Conference on Earth and Environmental Sciences for Sustainable Development 2020Associated with Samrin Sumaiya Sauda