Dr. Afroza Shelley
(Professor)Department of Nuclear Engineering
Short Biography:
Afroza Shelley has completed her Doctor of Engineering from the department of Nuclear Engineering, Research Laboratory for Nuclear Reactors, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan. She also pursued three years post doctoral fellowship in the Laboratory for Advanced Reactor Design, Department of Energy Science, Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute. Her research ...
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| Degree Name | Group/Major Subject | Board/Institute | Country | Passing Year |
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| Ph.D. | Nuclear Engineering | Tokyo Institute of Technology | Japan | 2000 |
| Masters | Physics (Thesis on Nuclear Reactor) | Jahangirnagar University | Bangladesh | 1994 |
| Bachelor | Physics | Jahangirnagar University | Bangladesh | 1992 |
| Title | Organization | Location | From Date | To Date |
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| Professor | University of Dhaka | Department of Nuclear Engineering | 16, Jul 2023 | Currently Working |
| Chairperson | University of Dhaka | Department of Nuclear Engineering | 22, Jan 2023 | Currently Working |
| Associate Professor | University of Dhaka | Dhaka | 01, Mar 2021 | 15-05-2023 |
| Head-in -Charge | American International University-Bangladesh | Kuratoli Road, Kuril | 15, Jul 2017 | 30-07-2019 |
| Professor | American International University-Bangladesh | Kuratoli Road, Kuril | 20, Mar 2011 | 28-02-2021 |
| Associate Professor | American International University-Bangladesh | Kuratoli Road, Kuril | 20, May 2005 | 19-03-2011 |
| Associate Professor | Department of EEE, Stamford University-Bangladesh | Siddeswari Road | 05, Oct 2004 | 19-05-2005 |
| Post Doctoral Fellow | Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute, Research Laboratory for Advanced Reactor Design | Tokai-Mura, Naka-gun Ibaraki-ken, Japan | 01, Apr 2001 | 31-03-2004 |
| Visiting Scientist | Tokyo Institute of Technology, Department of Nuclear Engineering, Research Laboratory for Nuclear Reactors | Tokyo, Japan | 10, Nov 2000 | 10-02-2001 |
| Assistant Professor | Shahjalal University of Science and Technology | Sylhet | 09, Feb 1998 | 19-03-2001 |
| Lecturer | Shahlalal University of Science and Technology | Sylhet | 08, Feb 1995 | 08-02-1998 |
Research Interest
| Subject | Description | Research Interest (Goal, Target Indicator) |
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| Advanced Reactor Fuels: U-free Inert Matrix Fuel, Thorium Fuel, Metal Fuel, Coated Particle Fuel, Pebble bed | ||
| Design & Analysis of Advanced Nuclear Reactor (Generation III+), PWR, VVER-1200, HTTR, AP1000, ACP100, NuScale | ||
| Nuclear Medicine | ||
| Measurement of Naturally Occurring Radioactive Materials | ||
| Nuclear Waste Analysis and Management | ||
| Nuclear Safety |
Project/Research Supervision
| Level of Study | Title | Supervisor | Co-Supervisor(s) | Name of Student(s) | Area of Research | Current Completion |
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| Masters | Optimization of loading quantity of minor actinides for complete elimination of boric acid and burnable absorber from VVER 1000 reactor | Prof. Dr. Afroza Shelley | Md. Nobir Hosen | Burnable absorber free VVER-1000 reactor |
2024 | |
| Masters | Design and Analysis of a Lead-Cooled Fast Spectrum Reactor for Simultaneous Fuel Breeding and Nuclear Waste Transmutation | Prof. Dr. Afroza Shelley | H. Rainad Khan Rohan | Design of Lead-cooled FBR and waste analysis |
2024 | |
| Masters | Analysis of advanced fuel options in Gas-Cooled Reactors for efficient minor actinide transmutation | Fahim Mahmud Razu | Minor actinide transmutation by using FBR |
2024 | ||
| Masters | Characterization of optical stimulation and luminescence readout of single-channel fiber-coupled RL/OSL dosimetry system | Prof. Dr. Afroza Shelley | Mir Tahsin Ahmed | Optimization of dosimetry system |
2024 | |
| Masters | Evaluation of Radioactivity and Radiological Hazard in Sand Sample Collected from River Shore Adjacent to Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant, Bangladesh | Prof. Dr. Afroza Shelley | Wayez Bin Zahid | Natural Radioactivity of Adjacent to Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant |
2024 | |
| Masters | Quality Control of LightSpeed RT16 Xtra CT Scanner using Quality Assurance Phantom and Comparison of Computed Tomography Dose Index Volume (CTDIvol) of the Scanner using CTDI Phantom | Prof. Dr. Afroza Shelley | Umme Sadia Binte Kashem | 2023 | ||
| Masters | Dose calculation following different planning techniques (3D CRT, IMRT, VMAT) using AAA algorithm in the lung region and verification by measurements | Prof. Dr. Afroza Shelley | Laila Sharmin | Nuclear Medicine |
2023 | |
| Masters | Annular Fuel for VVER-1000 Reactor: Moderation Impact on Neutronic Behavior & Radiotoxicity Hazard of Spent Fuel | Prof. Dr. Afroza Shelley | Md. Tanvir Ahmed | Nuclear fuel for VVER 1000 reactor |
2023 | |
| Masters | Radiotoxicity hazard analysis of the spent nuclear fuel of VVER-1200 reactor | Prof. Dr. Afroza Shelley | Farhana Sharmin, Jahangirnagar University | Radiotoxicity Hazard of Nuclear Spent Fuel |
2022 | |
| Masters | Site Selection for Disposal of Nuclear Waste by Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) and Fuzzy Technique for Order of Preference by Similarity to Ideal Solution (TOPSIS) Methods | Prof. Dr. Afroza Shelley | Mir Mohammad Mohoshin Kabir | Site selection for nuclear waste disposal |
2022 | |
| Masters | Neutronic Analysis of Thorium-Uranium Mixed Oxide Fuel Assembly for 17 Ć ?? Small Modular Reactor | Prof. Dr. Afroza Shelley | Shams-E-Alam Prianka | Th-U fuel for SMR |
2022 | |
| Masters | Neutronic analysis with different types of Bi-Isotropic (BISO) fuels for High Temperature Gas Cooled Reactor (HTGR) Core | Prof. Dr. Afroza Shelley | Mahmud Hasan OVI | Bi-Isotropic fuels for HTGR reactor |
2022 | |
| Research Project Report/Other | Examining the Presence of Radioactivity and Health Risk in Soil Samples around the Bheramara 410 MW Combined Cycle Power Plant | Prof. Dr. Afroza Shelley | Rajikul Islam | 2024 | ||
| Research Project Report/Other | Investigation of radiation shielding properties of MoO3 incorporated bio-derived starch polymer to develop a lead-free biodegradable and low-cost radiation protection apron | Prof. Dr. Afroza Shelley | Md. Mustafizur Rahman, B.Sc. Thesis | Nano Materials |
2024 | |
| Research Project Report/Other | Radiometric Evaluation and Health Hazard Assessment of Natural Radionuclides in Soil Samples from Industrial Zones in Chattogram City, Bangladesh | Prof. Dr. Afroza Shelley | Shahidul Islam, B.Sc. Thesis | NORM |
2024 | |
| Research Project Report/Other | The Level of Natural Radionuclides and Heavy Metals in Ground Water and Health Risk Implication | Prof. Dr. Afroza Shelley | MD. ROBIUL HASAN (B.Sc. Thesis) | Natural Radioactivity and Health Physics |
2024 | |
| Research Project Report/Other | A Study of Pollutants in the Sediments and Fish Sample of Karnaphuli River and their Health Risk Assessment | Prof. Dr. Afroza Shelley | Sajjadul Islam (B.Sc. Thesis) | Health Physics |
2023 | |
| Research Project Report/Other | Quality Assurance of High Dose Rate Brachytherapy Treatment Facility at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University | Prof. Dr. Afroza Shelley | Mir Tahsin Ahmed (B.Sc. Thesis) | Nuclear Medicine |
2023 | |
| Research Project Report/Other | ANALYSIS OF DIFFERENT APPLICATION APPROACHES OF BURNABLE POISON IN PRISMATIC HIGH TEMPERATURE GAS COOLED REACTOR | Prof. Dr. Afroza Shelley | Tamim Hossain ( B.Sc. Thesis) | Burnable poison for HTGC reactor |
2023 | |
| Research Project Report/Other | Measurement of Radon (Rn222) Concentration in Commercially Available Bottled Water and the Deep Well Water of University of Dhaka, and Evaluation of the Associated Effective Doses | Prof. Dr. Afroza Shelley | Jubair Al Mahmud (B.Sc. Thesis) | Natural Radioactivity and Health Physics |
2021 | |
| Research Project Report/Other | Assessment of Radon Concentration and Radiological Hazards in the Polluted Buriganga River Water and Tap Water of the Megacity Dhaka | Prof. Dr. Afroza Shelley | Mohammad Shafiqul Alam (B.Sc. Thesis) | Natural Radioactivity |
2021 | |
| Research Project Report/Other | Neutronic analysis of LEU and MOX fuel assembly and optimization of burnable absorber for VVER-1000 reactor | Prof. Dr. Afroza Shelley | Mahmud Hasan Ovi (B.Sc. Thesis) | 2020 |
Project/Research Work
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| Journal Article | |
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| 1 |
Afroza Shelley*, H.Rainad Khan Rohan and Md. Abidur Ishraq : Decay heat generation of VVER-1200 reactor spent fuel during the pool period,
Progress In Nuclear Energy (impact factor:3.3) , vol.176 Elsevier , pp.105379 , 2024
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Afroza Shelley*, Mahmud Hasan Ovi and Mohammad Shafiqul Alam : Assessment of radioactivity level and associated radiological hazard in riverbed samples within industrial areas,
Isotopes in Environmental and Health Studies , vol.60 , no.2 (2024) Taylor & Francis Ltd , pp.213-225 , 2024
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Md Tanvir Ahmed and Afroza Shelley* : Annular fuel for VVER-1000 reactor: Moderation impact on neutronic behavior,
Progress in Nuclear Energy (impact factor:2.7) , vol.165 ELSEVIER , pp.104907 , 2023
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Md. Tanvir Ahmed, Afroza Shelley* and Md. Nobir Hosen : Neutronic Analysis and Fuel Cycle Parameters of Transuranic-UO2 Fueled Dual Cooled VVER-1000 Assembly,
Journal of Nuclear Engineering and Radiation Science (impact factor:0.4) , vol.10 , no.2 The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) , 2023
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M. S. Alam, M. M. Mahfuz Siraz, Jubair A. M., S. C. Das, D. A. Bradley, MayeenUddin Khandaker, Shinji Tokonami, Afroza Shelley and Selina Yeasmin : A study on measuring the 222Rn in the Buriganga River and tap water of the megacity Dhaka,
PLoS ONE (impact factor:3.752) , vol.5 PLOS , pp.18 , 2023
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F. Sharmin, M.H. Ovi and A. Shelley* : Radiotoxicity analysis of the spent nuclear fuel of VVER-1200 reactor,
Progress in Nuclear Energy (impact factor:2.7) , vol.156 Elsevier , pp.104538 , 2023
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Jubair Al Mahmud, M. M. Mahfuz Siraz, Mohammad Shafiqul Alam, Sudeb Chandra Das, David Andrew Bradley, Mayeen Uddin Khandaker, Shinji Tokonami, Afroza Shelley and Selina Yeasmin : A study into the long-overlooked carcinogenic radon in bottled water and deep well water in Dhaka, Bangladesh,
International Journal of Environmental Analytical Chemistry (impact factor:2.731) Taylor & Francis Ltd , 2023
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| 8 |
A Shelley*, Farhana Sharmin, Badrunnahar Dipa, Mahmud Hasan Ovi and M. Salahuddin : Three stage fuel option for VVER-1200 reactor,
Annals of Nuclear Energy (impact factor:1.9) , vol.171 Elsevier , pp.109025 , 2022
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A. Shelley* and M.H. Ovi : Possibility of Curium as a Fuel for VVER-1200 Reactor,
Nuclear Engineering and Technology (impact factor:2.7) , vol.54 , no.1 Elsevier , pp.11-18 , 2022
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M.H. Ovi,, A. Shelley* and M.H. Pradhan : Neutronic analysis of VVER-1000 MOX fuel assembly with burnable absorber and Erbia,
Annals of Nuclear Energy (impact factor:1.776) , vol.160 Elsevier , pp.108389 , 2021
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A. Shelley* and M.H. Ovi : Use of Americium as a Burnable Absorber for VVER-1200 Reactor,
Nuclear Engineering and Technology (impact factor:2.7) , vol.53 , no.8 Elsevier , pp.2454-2463 , 2021
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A. Shelley : Analyses and Improvement of Fuel Temperature Coefficient of Rock-like Oxide Fuel in LWRs from Neutronic Aspect,
Nuclear Engineering and Technology (impact factor:2.6) , vol.52 , no.6 Elsevier , pp.1156-1163 , 2020
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A. Shelley, H. Akie, H. Takano and H. Sekimoto : Comparison of the Burnup Characteristics and Radiotoxicity Hazards of Rock-like Oxide Fuel with Different Types of Additives,
Nuclear Science and Technology , vol.38 , no.2 Taylor & Francis , pp.134-142 , 2001
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| 14 |
A. Shelley, H. Akie, H. Takano and H. Sekimoto : Parametric Studies on Plutonium Transmutations Using Uranium Free Fuels in LWRs,
Nuclear Technology (impact factor:1.12) , vol.131 , no.2 American Nuclear Society (ANS) , pp.197-209 , 2000
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| 15 |
A. Shelley : Neutronic Analyses of Americium Burning U-free Inert Matrix Fuels,
Progress in Nuclear Energy (impact factor:2.256) , vol.130 Elsevier , pp.103567 , 2020
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| 16 |
A. Shelley, S. Shimada, T. Kugo, T. Okubo and T. Iwamura : Optimization of Seed-Blanket Type Fuel Assembly for Reduced-Moderation Water Reactor,
Nuclear Engineering and Design (impact factor:1.869) , vol.224 Elsevier , pp.265-278 , 2003
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| 17 |
A. Shelley, H. Akie, H. Takano and H. Sekimoto : Radiotoxicity Hazard of U-free Fuels After Burning Minor Actinides in LWR,
Progress in Nuclear Energy (impact factor:2.256) , vol.38 Elsevier , pp.439-442 , 2001
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A. Shelley, H. Akie, H. Takano and H. Sekimoto : Radiotoxicity Hazard of U-free PuO2+ZrO2 and PuO2+ThO2 Spent Fuels of LWRs,
Progress in Nuclear Energy (impact factor:2.256) , vol.37 , no.1-4 Elsevier , pp.377-382 , 2000
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A. Shelley, et all : Yrast States and Electromagnetic Reduced Transition Properties of 122Te by Means of Interacting Boson Model-1,
Problems of Atomic Science and Technology (impact factor:0.377) , vol.64 , pp.38-43 , 2015
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I. Hossain, T. Ishii, M. Ogawa, M. Asai, A. Shelley & A. Makishima : Yield of isomers in 76Ge(635 MeV) +198Pt deep-inelastic collision and their dependence on projectiles (74, 76 Ge) and beam energies (635, 550 MeV),
Indian Journal of Physics , vol.75 , pp.165-168 , 2001
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I. Hossain & A. Shelley : Studies on experimental features of 76Ge (635 Mev) + 198Pt deep-inelastic collisions,
Indian Journal of Physics , vol.75 , pp.249-253 , 2001
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| 22 |
A. Shelley & Md. Saiful Islam : Feasibility of U-free Inert Matrix Fueled (IMF) Light Water Reactor to Transmute Minor Actinides (MAs),
The AIUB Journal of Science and Engineering (AJSE) , vol.9 , no.1 , pp.69-75 , 2010
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A. Shelley, Md. Saiful Islam & Sharmin Sultana : Transmutation of Long-Lived Neptunium-237 (237Np) by using Uranium free Fueled Light Water Reactor (LWR)ā,,
The AIUB Journal of Science and Engineering (AJSE) , vol.8 , no.1 , pp.61-66 , 2009
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I. Hossain, T. Ishii, A. Shelley & M. Ogawa : ns-ļsā Isomers in 76Ge (635 Mev) + 198Pt deep-inelastic collisions,
Jahangirnagar University Journal of Science , vol.22 & 23 , pp.159 , 2000
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A. Shelley, I. Hossain, W. Mondal : One Dimensional Criticality Calculation of a Small Pressurized Water Reactor,
SUST Studies , vol.2 , pp.1 , 1997
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| Award Type | Title | Year | Country | Description |
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| International | International Innovative Researcher in Nuclear Engineering | 2020 | India | RULA Awards, Research Leadership Award of the year 2020, In association with World Research Council and United Medical Council |
| International | Post Doctoral Fellowship | 2001 | Japan | April 2001 to March 2004; Advanced Reactor Design Laboratory, Department of Energy Science, Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute, Tokai-mura, Japan.Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute, Tokaimura, Japan. |
| International | Full time student researcher Fellowship | 1997 | Japan | April 1997 to August 2000; Advanced Fuel Laboratory, Department of Energy Science, Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute, Tokai-mura, Japan. |
| National | Dhaka Board Scholarship | 1987 | Bangladesh | Merit Scholarship for Academic Performance in the HSC level |
| National | Dhaka Board Scholarship | 1985 | Bangladesh | Merit Scholarship for Academic Performance in the SSC level |
Dr. Afroza Shelley
Professor
Department of Nuclear Engineering
Faculty of Engineering and Technology
Email: shelley@du.ac.bd
Mobile (Dept): +8801716012070
Mobile (Personal): 01716012070