Name: Shynuga Thirukeswaran

Contact Information: Shynuga.thirukeswaran@mespom.eu  Thirukeswaran.shynuga@post.auw.edu.bd 

Academic Qualification

• M.Sc. degree in Environmental Sciences, Policy and Management, specialized on human and environmental health (G.P.A 3.6/4) –Central European University, Hungary (September 2017- June 2019) University of Lund, Sweden (January 2018 – April 2018)
  University of the Aegean, Greece (April 2018 – July 2018)
  University of Manchester, the United Kingdom (September 2018- January -2019)
• B.Sc. degree in Public Health Studies (minors in Biological Sciences and Environmental Sciences, specialized in environmental health and toxicology, First class honors / G.P.A. (3.74/4)- Asian University for Women, Bangladesh (Sep 2012 – May 2017)

Research Interest

• Water quality management
• Pollution control
• Environmental epidemiology / disease pathway
• Sustainable development

Research experience

• Postgraduate Thesis: Social, Economic, and Environmental implications of groundwater contamination in Chunnakam, Jaffna District, Sri Lanka. (Funded by European Union’s Erasmus mundus Scholarship)         

Undergraduate Senior Thesis: Drinking water quality and the prevalence of Chronic Kidney Diseases of Unknown Etiology (CKDue) in Vavuniya district, Sri Lanka.                            

• Measuring the impact of ecological stress (salinity intrusion) in fresh water fish species (Nile tilapia) (Asian University for Women), Bangladesh.
• Water quality management of the Bayazid Bostami Turtle Shrine in Chittagong, Bangladesh.
• Market research on water treatment plants and sanitation facilities of refugee camps in Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines with the support of BIOPOLUS ltd, Hungary
• Researched on disaster management protocols, flood risk analysis models and their effectiveness in Asian countries with the support of University of the Aegean, Greece.
• Participated in the research related to coastal water quality management of Mytilene Port, Lesbos Island with the support of university of the Aegean, Greece.
• Researched on corporate solutions, employee benefits network, sales pipeline and strategic healthcare for AIA Hong Kong ltd, Hong Kong.

Publications and Presentations

• Published a booklet on the topic of “Employment rights of youth with Disabilities in Bangladesh” under the guidance of Young Power in Social Action, Chittagong, Bangladesh.
• Presented on the topic of “Characterizing Microbes of the built environment: An opportunity for original, authentic research” at National Conference on Natural sciences and Technology. Bangladesh.

Training

• Three weeks training on sustainability green impact auditing by the university of Manchester, UK
• Three month virtual training on case-based introduction to bio statistics by the John Hopkins University, USA