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Mushtari Maliha

I am Maliha (she/her), a PhD candidate and teaching fellow at the Department of Biological Systems Engineering at Virginia Tech, USA.

My research focuses on understanding watershed systems by integrating hydrologic, hydraulic, geomorphic, and geospatial analyses across field, watershed, and landscape scales. I combine detailed field observations with numerical modeling and terrain analysis to investigate how natural processes and human activities interact to shape watershed evolution and influence flood hazards, sediment dynamics, and restoration outcomes.

I am an engineering educator with 7 years of experience teaching undergraduate and graduate level courses at Virginia Tech and BUET. I have formal training in postsecondary pedagogy through Virginia Tech’s CALS Graduate Teaching Scholar program.

Apart from water, I love green. My hobbies are gardening and traveling.

Here's a link to my Resume (Updated August 2026)

Majestic view of the Pacific from the Channel Islands National Park. One of my top favorite places to visit.

Latest Publication

Education

Awards

Maliha, M., Alsmadi, M., Sample, D., Wynn-Thompson, T., & Miller, A. (2025). Quantitative Assessment of Environmental Site Design Versus Traditional Storage-Based Stormwater Management: Impacts on Catchment Hydrology of Minebank Run, Baltimore, MD. Hydrological Processes, 39(10), e70268. https://doi.org/10.1002/hyp.70268

- Ph.D., Biological Systems Engineering, Virginia Tech, USA | Expected May 2027

- M.Sc., Water Resources Engineering, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), Bangladesh | 2022

- B.Sc., Water Resources Engineering, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), Bangladesh | 2017

North American Colleges and Teachers of Agriculture (NACTA) Doctoral Student Teaching Award 2026
Susan Duncan Mentorship Award 2026 (Virginia Tech CALS)
Undergraduate Impact Award (Virginia Tech BSE Class of 2026)
3rd Place in Doctoral Level Student Poster Competition at the AEES Annual Meeting 2026.
Recognition from the Dean of the College of Engineering at Virginia Tech for outstanding teaching during the 24-25 academic year.
Virginia Tech CALS Graduate Teaching Scholar Fellowship (August 2023 –August 2026)
Pratt Fellowship 2022
Dean’s Listed Student (2014-2017)
University Merit Scholarship (2013-2017)