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Md. Abdullah Al Zaman

Graduate Student

About Me

Hi, I'm Md. Abdullah Al Zaman (Bengali Nickname: Proyash (প্রয়াস), meaning "Trying"). I am from Chattogram (formerly Chittagong), Bangladesh. Currently, I'm a Graduate Student in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Kansas। I am working with ExoLab led by Prof. Dr. Ian J. M. Crossfield on exoplanet research. Prior to this, I served as a Senior Lecturer and Lecturer in Physics at Northern University Bangladesh (NUB), Dhaka. I completed my B. Sc. and M. S. degrees in Physics from the University of Chittagong, Bangladesh. I'm passionate about studying Physics and Astronomy, along with recent technologies. In my free time, I enjoy writing, watching Sci-Fi and Superhero movies/series, reading books, and cooking.

My Research

My current research focuses on areas such as astronomical data analysis, exoplanet detection, parameters relevant to exoplanets, galaxy formation, morphology, star formation rates, spectral energy distributions (SEDs), and related topics. From 2020 to 2024, my work has primarily centered on space radiation, space safety, and the design of effective radiation shielding for space missions. I have utilized tools including GEANT4, OLTARIS, SPENVIS, SRIM, NSRL, X-COM, PHY_X/PSD, and MATLAB in my research. Here is a Concept cloud of my research from Science Explorer (NASA) for the last few years, its not acurate but you will get some idea for sure

 

Media Presence

 
Seminar on Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Education and Industries, 31st July 2023 on Channel 24, also published in Somoy TV online
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About Predatory Journals and their consequences on Drik News
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My Article about the number of research publications from Bangladesh over the years, Published inThe Business Standard
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Workshop on MATLAB, 31st July 2022 on Channel 24, also published in Somoy TV online
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My BlogPosts

My Tools

The following are some of the tools that I have programmed/Developed over the years

DM2: Data Match and Merge Suppose you need to match 20 data points (rows) from a column in one spreadsheet to another spreadsheet containing 9,000 data points (rows). You can use Excel functions like VLOOKUP, MATCH, or INDEX. If you're working online, you can employ SQL or data management techniques—for example, in astronomy, you might use ADQL or TAP queries from a browser or Astroquery in Python. However, do not like excel vlookup, don’t know much coding, lack pre-written snippets for ADQL/SQL/TAP, or simply prefer a GUI for ease of use, you can try DM2: Data Match and Merge. It’s quite simple. No data is sent to a server—it works securely in your browser. Supports .csv, .xlsx, and .xls file formats.. Allows merging based on a selected common column (e.g., ID).. Auto-detects shared column headers between the two files. And at last it displays the first 10 rows of the merged result in a scrollable table to verify correctness.Click here to use it
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This Web-Based Tool allows you to upload your plot and track data points. Export the data directly as an Excel file. Just follow these steps 1. Start by uploading your image (supported formats: .jpg, .png, .gif). 2. Set up the initial points on your uploaded plot. 3. Configure the X-min, X-max, Y-min, and Y-max values to match your plot's scale. 4️. Hit the "Set Calibration" button for precision tracking. 5️. follow the points on your plot. 6. Download your data in Excel format with a single click. Click here to Use
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The CSV Plotter tool collects all the headers/variables from a CSV file (That you have uploaded) and can generate Scatter plot and HistogramClick here
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For my Master's Thesis I developed 'SMES-PCC' which stands for Superconducting magnetic energy storage(SMES) parameter calculation and characteristics. It is programmed/Developed for both the solenoid and toroid configuration. This program was developed in Microsoft Visual Studio 2010/Visual Basic. This program is also capable of showing the relationship between several parameters. Download the .exe file from here Also you can read the paper describing the equations,flowchart and UI for this software from here
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Department 2.0 is an Androids app. It was developed in 2015-2016 using Apache Cordova. Used and loved by many students of Department of Physics at the University of Chittagong, Bangladesh. Download the .apk file from here. It still works. It contains the entire syllabus (1st year to Masters) of the Department, contact no of the Faculty members, library assistance and much more. After my graduation from the University of Chittagong, some of my juniors developed a better version of this, which is available on the Google Play Store.
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Emergency Bangladesh is/was an Android app containing most of the Emergency contact information (like Hospitals, Police stations, fire service, Ambulance), Maps, Blood Donors etc. in Bangladesh upto 2017. It was selected as one of the top 30 apps (out of 500) in EATL Prothom Alo Apps Challenge 2016, lead sponsor: The World Bank, Supported by :Canda Government and ICT division,Bangladesh. The EATL appstore is still showing this app but the source file (.apk) is not available. Also probably it will not run in most of the android smartphones as I did not update the version
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My CV

Download my CV from here.