M.K. (Kifayath) Chowdhury
M.K. (Kifayath) Chowdhury
Profile
Biography
Kifayath is currently a PhD candidate in the River Engineering group of the Department of Hydraulic Engineering. He has a bachelor's degree in Naval Architecture from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) and a master's degree in Oceanography and Coastal Sciences from Louisiana State University (LSU). His master's research involved field observation of flow structures in the channelized and unchannelized outflow zone in river-dominated deltas. During his stay in the US, he also worked as a research assistant in the coastal hydrology and hydrodynamics lab at LSU.
Projects
Kifayath’s project is part of the research program Rivers2Morrow, of the National Research and Innovation Programme on Water and Climate (NKWK), funded by Rijkswaterstaat and DGWB.
More information on the program can be found on this website .Expertise
Publications
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2024
Developing a Model to Study the Climate Change Impact on River Bifurcations in Engineered Rivers
M. Kifayath Chowdhury / Astrid Blom / C. Ylla Arbos / Ralph M.J. Schielen
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2023
How Do Bifurcations in Engineered Rivers Respond to Sea level Rise?
M. K. Chowdhury / A. Blom / C. Ylla Arbos / R.M.J. Schielen
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2023
Response of the Upper Dutch Rhine Bifurcation Region to Peak flows
M. Kifayath Chowdhury / Astrid Blom / Clàudia Ylla Arbós / Merel C. Verbeek / Max H.I. Schropp / R.M.J. Schielen
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2023
Semicentennial Response of a Bifurcation Region in an Engineered River to Peak Flows and Human Interventions
M. Kifayath Chowdhury / Astrid Blom / Clàudia Ylla Arbós / Merel C. Verbeek / Max H.I. Schropp / Ralph M.J. Schielen
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2022
Channel Bed Erosion Characteristics in the Upper Dutch Rhine Bifurcation Region
M.K. Chowdhury / A. Blom / C. Ylla Arbos / M.C. Verbeek / M.H.I. Schropp / R.M.J. Schielen
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Ancillary activities
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2022-02-01 - 2024-05-31