Ashif Abir

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Research Topic

Understanding Lateral Movement of Carbon from Watersheds to Streams Through Observational Datasets and Modeling

Ashif's research focuses on estimating lateral Inorganic Carbon loads from watersheds to the headwater streams. Once in the stream, this dissolved inorganic carbon quickly evades into the atmosphere as CO2, which is a potent greenhouse gas. This lateral pathway is not represented in regional and global-scale climate models, and thereby models are overestimating the ability of terrestrial systems to sequester carbon. Ashif is utilizing NEON sensors network across the US to understand this lateral C transport dynamics across different biomes and incorporate the understanding towards developing a parsimonious model, potentially being adopted into climate models in the future. 

Awards and Activities

  • UNH Graduate School Travel Grant, 2022
  • AGU Fall Meeting Student Travel Grant, 2021

Selected Presentations and Publications

  • Abir, A. H., Wollheim, W. M., Hotchkiss, E. R., Butman, D. E., Jones, J., Munro, L., ... & Goodman, K. J. (2022). Partitioning the Fate of Soil Carbon Dioxide Between Losses to Atmosphere and Subsurface Hydrologic Flow Paths. Poster Presented at AGU Fall Meeting 2022
  • Abir, A.H., Green, H., Demcevski, M., Beier, C.M., & Morin, T.H. (2020). Using Real-Time PCR Data on Ammonia Oxidizers to Study the Sensitivity of an Ecosystem Level Model, Poster Presented at 2020 AGU Fall Meeting

Education

  • M.S. Environmental Resources Engineering, SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry, Syracuse, NY, 2021
  • B.Sc. Civil Engineering, Chittagong University of Engineering & Technology, Bangladesh, 2018

Professional Positions

  • Graduate Teaching Assistant, SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry, 2019-2021
  • Graduate Research Assistant, SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry, 2020
  • Research Assistant, Chittagong University of Engineering & Technology, Bangladesh, 2018

 

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