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Ziaul Haque

Geologist

Phone:

334-444-2464

Email:

zhaque.geo@gmail.com | ziaul.haque@utdallas.edu

Address:

800 W Campbell Rd

ROC#21

The University of Texas at Dallas

Richardson, TX 75080

A Bit About Me

I am originally from Bangladesh, a country in Southeast Asia, which is located at the juncture of three tectonic plates and occupies the major part of the Bengal Delta. Because of the geographic location where I grew up, I have been familiar with many natural and anthropogenic phenomenon that affects human life and the environment, and thus, my passion for earth science was naturally kindled in me. Please see below regarding my education, experience, research and more.

Work Experience

August 2016 - Present

January 2014 - May 2016

January 2016 - August 2016

July 2013 - December 2013

Graduate Teaching and Research Assistant at the University of Texas at Dallas

Conduct research in the area of paleomagnetism and rock magnetism and assist instructor for preparing lectures, quiz and tests, taking tests and grading etc for several courses that includes Physical geology lecture and lab, sedimentology, Earthquakes and volcanoes, Geological field mapping.

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Graduate Teaching and Research Assistant at the Auburn University

Conducted research in provenance analysis, heavy minerals separation, petrography, whole rock geochronology and assist instructor for preparing lectures, quiz and tests, taking tests and grading etc. for several courses that includes Physical geology lecture and lab, historical geology, sedimentology.

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Instructor at Alabama Prison Arts & Education Project

Taught introductory geology courses at Alabama’s correction center and communicated earth science with a group of people of diverse origin.

Research Project Assistant

Vertical electrical sounding survey to delineate-
• Vertical distribution of rock types in the study area;
• Aquifer and aquitard positions, lateral extent and their thickness;
• Prepare aquifer maps and cross sections based on geophysical investigation and available bore log information.

Education

Ph.D. | Department of Geosciences | University of Texas at Dallas | 2016-2022
MS | Department of Geosciences | Auburn University | 2014-2016
BS | Department of Geology | University of Dhaka | 2008-2012
Graduate Certification in GIS | School of Economics, Political and Policy Sciences | University of Texas at Dallas | 2019-2021

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Research Experience

Master’s thesis research: NSF funded project, Jan 2014 – May 2016
  • Petrofacies and Detrital Geochronology of the Upper Pottsville Conglomerate Magnafacies from the Cahaba Synclinorium, Southern Appalachian Fold and Thrust Belt, Alabama
 
PhD dissertation research: NSF funded projects, Aug 2016 – present
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  • Magnetostratigraphic age constraints of the Late Cretaceous synorogenic Cordilleran foreland basin conglomerate units for an improved interpretation of the structural and geodynamic evolution of the Cordilleran and testing sediment dispersal models.
 
  • High-resolution magnetic polarity stratigraphy of the Early to Middle Triassic non-marine sections from the Colorado Plateau to construct a globally exportable timescale and their implication for Middle Triassic biota.
 
  • Rock magnetic characteristics of fault generated pseudotachylyte veins and host rocks from Cape Arid region, Western Australia.

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Research Funding and Grants

Acquired several external research funding for the masters and Ph.D. research-

 

  • Daniel Schwartz Opportunity scholarship, Dept. of Geosciences, UTD, 2021, $1000

  • The University of Texas at Dallas Kristian Soegaard Memorial Fund, 2020, $750

  • Geological Society of Alabama (GSA) research grant, 2015, $1000

  • American Association of Petroleum Geologist Grants-in-Aid Program Award, 2014, $750

  • Geological Society of America (GSA) Research Grant Award, 2014, $1450

  • Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies Research Grant Award, 2014, $1000

  • Graduate School Research Grant Award, Auburn University, 2014, $1000

  • Alabama Academy of Science student research grant, 2014, $750

 

Honors and Awards

  • Outstanding Master’s student Award | 2015-2016 | Graduate School | Auburn University | In recognition of academic excellence

  • Outstanding International Graduate student | 2015 | College of Sciences & Mathematics | Auburn University

 

Short Course Participation and Training

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  • Teaching Quantitative Structural Geology, Geological Society of America, 2021.

  • 3D seismic interpretation using Paradigm 17, Pioneer Natural Resources, 2017.

  • 3D Seismic Attributes to Define Structure and Stratigraphy, AAPG student expo, 2017.

  • U-Pb Geochronology and Hf Isotope Geochemistry Applied to Detrital Minerals, Geological Society of America, 2016.

  • Shallow subsurface shear wave velocity profile using PS logging by CDMP, 2013

  • Seismic interpretation in fold-and-thrust belts, organized by Earth Observatory of Singapore (EOS), Nanyang Technological University and USAID, 2013.

 

Instrumental and Software Experience

 

  • Petrographic and Scanning electron microscopy | X-Ray Diffraction and X-Ray fluorescence spectroscopy| Frantz isodynamic magnetic separator | Density separation in heavy liquids | Paleomagnetic and rock-magnetic analyses instruments | Energy Dispersive Spectroscopy (EDS) and Electron Backscatter Diffraction (EBSD)

 

  • ArcGIS | RockWorks | CorelDraw | R-studio |Petrel | Surfer | Adobe Illustrator | Paleomagnetic & Rock-magnetic data analysis software | MatLab | Python | Google Earth | Microsoft office suit

 

Relevant Course Works

 

Sediments and strata | Physical properties of rocks | Petroleum geology | Engineering geology |Ground penetrating radar | 3D- reservoir modelling | Reflection seismology | GIS in geology | GIS data analysis | Advanced GIS | Tectonics | Applied hydrogeology | Geostatistics | Data analysis for geoscientists | Basin analysis | Structural and metamorphic analysis | Tectonics and Applied Geophysics | Facies analysis and Sequence stratigraphy | SEM and XRF | Oceanography and marine geology | Water-Rock interaction

 

Professional Affiliations

  • Geological Society of America (GSA)

  • American Geophysical Union (AGU)

  • American Association of Petroleum Geology (AAPG)

  • Geological Society of America (GSA) south-central section

  • Dallas Geological Society (DGS)

  • Society of Exploration Geophysicists (SEG)

 

Leadership/Volunteer Works

 

Regional Science Olympiad at Auburn University | 2015 & 2016

Earth science event supervisor and helped in organizing, taking quizzes and grading for earth science competition.

 

Imperial Barrel Award | Jan 2015 - Apr 2015

Worked with a multi-disciplinary team to develop a new ­field. As a geologist and petrophysicist in the team my role was to complete facies analysis and depositional environment characterization and analyzing wireline log data to identify reservoir and source rocks.

 

Treasurer at Bangladesh Student Organization (BSO), Auburn University, Alabama | 2015 - 2016

Conducted fundraising events for BSO and organized BSO cultural events to create a welcoming environment for international students in Auburn University.

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