Author Faisal Hossain

Faisal Hossain

Faisal Hossain enjoys interacting with students at all levels and disciplines as part of his day job as a faculty in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Washington. His night job where he devotes an equal amount of energy is about film-making and communication of science. He uses these to build bridges between communities and solve pressing problems for society. His research group at University of Washington focuses on improving livelihoods in challenging environments through sustainable application of earth science, remote sensing and advanced information technology to improve security for water, energy and food at local and regional scales. His capacity building and education initiatives involving satellite remote sensing has resulted in several independently-owned satellite management system for Governments of several Asian nations for improved water, food and energy security. Currently, he serves as Editor for Journal of Hydrometeorology and Applications lead for Science Team of Surface Water Ocean Topography (SWOT) Satellite Mission that is scheduled for launch in 2021. He initiated the Engineering Student Film Contest at University of Washington in 2017 that is now planned as the nation's first and bi-annual student film festival for STEM majors as a way to explore the arts.

The Need for Enforcement of Gender Sensitivity in Engineering Design and Curriculum for Better Education and Sanitation Outcomes

Faisal Hossain

Society & Culture, Thinks

A recent article (Aug 28, 2018) in UK’s Daily Telegraph screamed “Lack of toilets and water at school puts girls' education at risk.” The article cited a recent study released by World Health...

New perspectives on science communication

Faisal Hossain

Uncategorized

By Faisal Hossain and Claire Beveridge – University of Washington, WA; Colleen M. Iversen – Oak Ridge National Labs, TN; Patricia Silveyra – University of North Carolina, NC; Ali Nouri, Federation of...

With Teen Mental Health Deteriorating Over Five Years, There's a Likely Culprit

Racism and the Scourge of Insecurity

Why We’re in Such a Frenzy About Prince Harry and Meghan Markle

I Run ‘Facial Recognition’ on Buildings to Unlock Architectural Secrets

The Weight of the Presidency

Green Jobs Could Help To Power The Levelling Up Agenda

Four Crises Facing the President and How History Can Help

Gullibility and the Triumph of the Con-Artists

Colonizing Mars Means Contaminating Mars – And Never Knowing For Sure If It Had Its Own Native Life

2 Common Health Conditions in the Elderly and Their Treatments

Medical Conditions That Make Using Computers Challenging

Dysphagia and Swallowing Disorders How To Manage Them Later in Life

Author Faisal Hossain

Faisal Hossain

The Need for Enforcement of Gender Sensitivity in Engineering Design and Curriculum for Better Education and Sanitation Outcomes

New perspectives on science communication