Independent University, Bangladesh

Rifat Ara Rouf, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Physical Sciences,
School of Engineering, Technology and Sciences

Room No: BC 6004-B
Email Address: rifatara@iub.edu.bd
Phone Number: 2287
Website: http://directory.iub.edu.bd/staffs/116

Research Profile

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Patent,

Journal Paper,

Conference Paper,

Book Chapter,

Others

	R.A. Rouf , N. Jahan, K.C.A. Alam, A.A. Sultan, B.B. Saha, S.C. Saha , "Improved Cooling Capacity of a Solar Heat Driven Adsorption Chiller", Case Studies in Thermal Engineering, Elsevier Publishers , 2020, (Link)
	Rifat Ara Rouf, K. C. Amanul Alam, Bidyut Baran Saha, K.M Ariful kabir , " Utilizing Accessible Heat Enhancing Cooling Effect with Three Bed Solar Adsorption Chiller", Heat Transfer Engineering, Taylor & Francis , 2019, (Link)
	K. M. Ariful Kabir, Rifat A. Rouf, , "Improvement of COP with Heat Recovery Scheme for Solar Adsorption Cooling System", International Journal of Air Conditioning and Refrigeration, World Scientific , 2018, (Link)
	Fardousi Ara Begum, M. Z. I. Khan, Rifat Ara Rouf, K. C. Amanul Alam , "Effect of Flow Rate on Performance of Solar Adsorption Chiller Keeping Fixed Evaporator Outlet Temperature", Journal of Applied Mechanical Engineering, LONGDOM , 2018, (Link)
	Rifat Ara Rouf, K. C. Amanul Alam and Amal K. Halder , "Study for the Optimum Uptake Capacity of Silica Gel Used in a Solar Adsorption Chiller", AIP Conference Proceedings, American Institute of Physics , 2018, (Link)
	Rifat A. Rouf, K. C. Amanul Alam, M. A. Hakim Khan, Bidyut Baran Saha and Ibrahim I. El-Sharkawy , "Performance Analysis of Solar Adsorption Cooling System - Effect of Position of Heat Storage Tank", Applications and Applied Mathematics: An International Journal (AAM), , 2016, (Link)
	Rifat A. Rouf, M. A. Hakim Khan, Bidyut Baran Saha, K.M Ariful kabir , " Energy Management and Heat Storage for Solar Adsorption Cooling", EVERGREEN Joint Journal of Novel Carbon Resource Sciences & Green Asia Strategy, , 2016, (Link)
	K. M. Ariful Kabir, K.C. Amanul Alam, M. M. A. Sarker, Rifat Ara Rouf, Bidyut Baran Saha , " The effect of Heat Recovery on the Performance of Solar Adsorption Cooling System", Innovative Materials for Processes in Energy Systems 2016, , 2016,
	Rifat Ara Rouf, K.C. Amanul Alam, Bidyut Baran Saha, K.M Ariful Kabir , "Three Bed Solar Adsorption Cooling with Silica Gel-Water Pair for Enhancing Cooling Power", Innovative Materials for Processes in Energy Systems, , 2016,
	K. M. Ariful Kabir, K. C. Amanul Alam, Rifat Ara Rouf, M. M. A. Sarker , "The effect of mass recovery adsorption cooling cycle to optimize the collector number and time allocation", AIP Conference Proceedings , American Institute of Physics , 2016, (Link)
	Rifat Ara Rouf, K. C. Amanul Alam, M. A. Hakim Khan , "Analytical Investigation for Design of a Solar Heat Driven Adsorption Chiller", 19th International Mathematics Conference, , 2015,
	K. C. Amanul Alam, Rifat Ara Rouf, Bidyut Baran Saha, M. Abdul Hakim Khan & Francis Meunier , "Autonomous Adsorption Cooling – Driven by Heat Storage Collected from Solar Heat", Heat Transfer Engineering, Taylor & Francis , 2015, (Link)
	K.M Ariful kabir, K.C. Amanul Alam, M. M. A. Sarker, R. A. Rouf, B. B. Saha , "Effect of mass recovery on the performance of solar adsorption cooling system", Energy Procedia, Elsevier Publishers , 2015, (Link)
	Rifat Ara Rouf, K. C. Amanul Alam, M. A. Hakim Khan , "Solar Adsorption Cooling and Hot Water Supply for Climatic Condition of Dhaka", Procedia Engineering, Elsevier Publishers , 2015, (Link)
	Rifat Ara Rouf, K. C. Amanul Alam, M. A. Hakim Khan, Bidyut Baran Saha, F. Meunier, M. Abdul Alim, K. M. Ariful Kabir , "Advancement of solar adsorption cooling by means of heat storage", Procedia Engineering, Elsevier Publishers , 2014, (Link)
	Rifat Ara Rouf, K. C. Amanul Alam, M. A. Hakim Khan , "Effect of Operating Conditions on the Performance of Adsorption Solar Cooling run by Solar Collectors", Procedia Engineering, Elsevier Publishers , 2013, (Link)
	Rifat Ara Rouf, K. C. Amanul alam, M. A. Hakim Khan, Bidyut Baran saha, F. Meunier, M. Abdul Alim & K. M. Ariful Kabir , "Solar Adsorption Cooling: A Case Study on the Climatic Condition of Dhaka", Journal of Computers, Academy Publisher , 2013, (Link)
	K. C. Amanul Alam, Rifat Ara Rouf, Bidyut Baran Saha, M. A. Hakim Khan, Francis Meunier , "Adsorption Solar Cooling – Driven by Heat Storage Collected from CPC panel", International Symposium on Innovative Materials for Processes in Renewable Energy Systems 2013 (IMPRES2013), , 2013, (Link)
	Rifat Ara Rouf, K. C. Amanul Alam, M. A. Hakim Khan, K. M. Ariful Kabir , "Significance of heat storage in the performance of solar adsorption cooling system", 18th International Mathematics Conference 2013, , 2013,
	Shipra Banik, Farah Habib Chanchary, Rifat Ara Rouf, A. F. M. Khodadad Khan , "Modeling Chaotic Behavior of Dhaka Stock Market Index Values using the Neuro-fuzzy Model", Recent Patents on Computer Science, Bentham Science , 2012, (Link)
	Rifat Ara Rouf, M. S. Alam, M. A. Hakim Khan , "Approximation Approach to Multiple Singularity of Flow Through a Porous Pipe with Decelerating Wall", Journal of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology , 2012, (Link)
	M. Sarwar Alam, Rifat Ara Rouf , "Approximate Method to Singularity Behavior of Nonlinear Problems in Fluid Dynamics", ARPN Journal of Science and technology, , 2011, (Link)
	Rifat Ara Rouf, K. C. Amanul Alam, M. A. Hakim Khan, Tasnuva Ashrafee , "Prospect of solar cooling based on the climatic condition of Dhaka", 9th International Conference on Mechanical Engineering 2011 (ICME 2011), , 2011,
	Rifat Ara Rouf, K. C. Amanul Alam, M. A. Hakim Khan, Tasnuva Ashrafee and A. F. M. Khodadad Khan , "Mathematical Analysis of Adsorption Solar Cooling in the perspective of Dhaka Climatic Conditions", 17th Mathematics Conference 2011, , 2011,
	K. C. Amanul Alam, Rifat Ara Rouf and M. A. Hakim Khan , "Solar Adsorption Cooling based on solar data of Dhaka: Part I- Effect of Collector size", 16th Mathematics Conference, , 2009,
	Shipra Banik. Mohammed Anwer, A. F. M. Khodadad Khan, Rifat Ara Rouf, Farah Habib Chanchary , "Neural Network and Genetic Algorithm Approaches for Forecasting Bangladeshi Monsoon Rainfall", International Technology Management Review, ATLANTIS PRESS , 2009, (Link)
	K. C. Amanul Alam, Rifat Ara Rouf and M. A. Hakim Khan , "Solar Adsorption Cooling based on solar data of Dhaka: Part II- Effect of Cycle Time", 16th Mathematics Conference, , 2009,
	Rifat Ara Rouf and M. Sarwar Alam , "Dominating Singularity Behavior of the Laminar Unsteady Flow of a viscous fluid away from a plane Stagnation point", 16th Mathematics Conference, , 2009,
	M. Sarwar Alam and Rifat Ara Rouf , "HODA to determine the presence of singularity in non-linearity", Bose Conference on Contemporary Physics, , 2008,
	Rifat Ara Rouf and M. A. Hakim Khan , "Numerical Study of Dominating Singularity Behavior of Series", 15th Mathematics conference, , 2007,

Project Title: Prospect of implementation of solar heat driven adsorption cooling system for the climatic condition of Bangladesh
Project Manager: Rifat Ara Rouf

MAT101 : Intermediate University Mathematics II

MAT102 : Introduction to Linear Algebra and Calculus

MAT102 : Introduction to Linear Algebra and Calculus

MAT104 : Calculus and Analytical Geometry

MAT111 : Mathematics I

MAT125 : Calculus with Analytic Geometry I

MAT203/222 : Linear Algebra- Vectors and Matrices

MAT230/301 : Ordinary Differential Equations with Application- 230/301

MAT325 : Multivariable and Vector Calculus

MAT450 : Computational Methods II

1. Served as a lecturer in Mathematics at Ahsanullah University of Science and Technology, from August 1997 to September 1999.

2. Served as a lecturer at Independent University, Bangladesh, from September 1999 to January 2008.

3. Served as a Senior lecturer at Independent University, Bangladesh, from January 2008 till March 2016.

4. Currently serving as an Assistant Professor since March 2016 till today.

5. Performed as a secretary of ‘IUB Inter College Math and Science Olympiad, 2011’.

6. Performed as a member secretary of the Final Event of ‘5^th National Undergraduate Mathematics Olympiad, 2013’.

7. Worked as a member of 7^th Physics Olympiad- Dhaka Event 2016 held on 17 December 2016.

8. Performed as a member secretary of the ‘10^th National Undergraduate Mathematics Olympiad (Dhaka North), 2018’.

1^st class 1^st position in MSc. (Applied Mathematics, Thesis Group)
Life member, Bangladesh Mathematical Society
Life member, Association of Bangladeshi Women in Mathematics
Member, Ex-Shaheen Association Dhaka

Reviewer:

Brazilian Society of Mechanical Sciences and Engineering (published by Springer)
International Journal of Refrigeration (published by Elsevier)
Solar Energy (published by Elsevier)
Energy Sources, Part A: Recovery, Utilization, and Environmental Effects (published by Taylor and Francis)
Journal of Fundamentals of Renewable Energy and Applications (published by LONGDOM)
Ever Green a joint journal of Green Asia Strategy

Ph. D. in Mathematics, 2014
Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology

M. Phill. in Mathematics, 2007
Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology

MSc. in Applied Mathematics, 1992
University of Dhaka

BSc. in Mathematics, 1991
University of Dhaka

Higher Secondary School Certificate , 1988
Begum Badrunnesa Government Girl’s College

Secondary School Certificate, 1986
B. A. F. Shaheen School and College

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