Rate My Professor Shafiqur Rahman

Shafiqur Rahman, Ph.D., serves as Professor and Associate Director of the 1890 Land-Grant Programs at Central State University within the John W. Garland College of Engineering, Science, Technology, and Agriculture. He holds a Ph.D. in Biosystems Engineering (2004) and an M.Sc. in Biosystems Engineering (2000) from the University of Manitoba, Canada; an M.Eng. in Agricultural Engineering from the Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand; and a B.Sc. in Agricultural Engineering (1992) from Bangladesh Agricultural University. His distinguished career includes serving as Director of the Division of Agricultural Systems at the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) from July 2021 to May 2022. Prior to that, he was Professor (2020-2021) and Associate Professor (2014-2020) in Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering at North Dakota State University (NDSU), following an Assistant Professor role there from 2008 to 2014. He has also held post-doctoral positions at Texas A&M University (2007-2008) and Iowa State University (2006), along with research fellowships at Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada and the University of Manitoba. Currently, he is a Visiting Professor at Cornell University's Waste Management Institute since July 2022.

Dr. Rahman's research focuses on manure management, greenhouse gas emissions from livestock operations, anaerobic digestion of agricultural wastes, and mitigation strategies for air emissions in animal production systems. Notable publications include "A review of process parameters influence in solid-state anaerobic digestion: Focus on performance stability thresholds" (Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2022, with A.A. Ajayi-Banji), "Efficacy of magnetite (Fe3O4) nanoparticles for enhancing solid-state anaerobic co-digestion: Focus on reactor performance and retention time" (Bioresource Technology, 2021), "Greenhouse gas emissions from beef cattle pen surfaces in North Dakota" (Environmental Technology, 2013), and book chapters such as "Greenhouse gas emissions from housing and manure management systems at confined livestock operations" in Waste Management - An Integrated Vision (2012). He received the Outstanding Associate Editor Award from the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE) in 2017 and served as a member of the USDA Agricultural Air Quality Task Force (2016-2018). As Community Editor for ASABE journals, Dr. Rahman significantly influences the field through editorial contributions and research advancements in sustainable agriculture.