Md Yousuf Gazi

Md Yousuf Gazi is a PhD candidate in the School of Geosciences at the University of Sydney, where he studies the morphodynamics of beaches in estuaries and bays under the supervision of Ana Vila-Concejo. His research focuses on understanding how beaches within estuaries and large bays (BEBs) respond to varying hydrodynamic and geomorphological settings, including changes in wave climate, wind exposure, sediment characteristics, and estuarine processes. By integrating long-term beach profile records with geospatial datasets and process-based indicators, his work aims to improve the understanding and predictions of beach morphology and behaviour in sheltered coastal environments. Gazi’s PhD builds on his background as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Geology at the University of Dhaka, where he previously specialised in Environmental Geology, GIS, and Remote Sensing. He completed both his B.Sc. (Hons) and MS in Geology at the University of Dhaka, graduating first in his faculty and receiving several national awards, including the Prime Minister Gold Medal (2015) and the Dean’s Award (2016, 2019). His prior research includes a government-funded project on coastal and fluvial dynamics. He has published around 40 peer-reviewed journals and continues to collaborate on coastal and fluvial geomorphology projects in Bangladesh and Australia.

Email: mdyousuf.gazi@sydney.edu.au

Email: yousuf.geo@du.ac.bd

Publication

  • Islam, M. A., Hossain, M. B., Hossain, M. E., Gazi, M. Y., Saha, B., & Uddin, M. M. (2025). Microplastics in agricultural soils: Evidence from an industrial suburb of Bangladesh. Journal of Hazardous Materials Advances, 100928.
  • Gazi, M. Y., Fellowes, T. E., Deo, R., da Silva, A. P., Perris, L., & Vila-Concejo, A. (2025). A quantitative approach to classify the shape of beach profiles. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 109373.
  • Alam, M. M. T., Sarker, M. O., Rahman, M., Sakib, N., Tajwar, M., Gazi, M. Y., … & Zahid, A. (2025). Statistical and probabilistic modeling of groundwater contamination: A data-driven uncertainty and risk assessment in Barind Tract, Rajshahi, Bangladesh. Journal of Trace Elements and Minerals, 12, 100223.
  • Tajwar, M., Rahman, M., Hasan, M., Sakib, N., Shreya, S. S., Alam, M. M. T., Gazi, M. Y. & Zahid, A. (2025). Interpreting Hydrogeochemical Interactions and Controlling Processes in Groundwater using Advanced Statistical Techniques in the Southeast Asian Megacity: Dhaka, Bangladesh. Cleaner Water, 100084.
  • Apu, S. I., Sharmili, N., Gazi, M. Y., Mia, M. B., & Sifa, S. F. (2025). Remote Sensing and GIS-Based Landslide Susceptibility Mapping in a Hilly District of Bangladesh: A Comparison of Different Geospatial Models. Journal of the Indian Society of Remote Sensing, 53(2), 531-548.
  • Tajwar, M., Rahman, M., Shreya, S. S., Sakib, N., Gazi, M. Y., Hasan, M., … & Zahid, A. (2025). Is the groundwater of Dhaka city, Bangladesh contaminated with naturally occurring potential toxic elements?. Frontiers in Environmental Science, 12, 1514154.
  • Vila-Concejo, A., Fellowes, T. E., Gallop, S. L., Alejo, I., Angnuureng, D. B., Benavente, J., Bosma, J. W., Brempong, E. K., Dissanayake, P., Gazi, M. Y., González-Villanueva, R., Guimarães, R., Kennedy, D. M., Largier, J. L., van der Lugt, M. A., Montes, J., Orescanin, M. M., Pattiaratchi, C. B., Pereira, C. C.,…Zhongyuan, C. (2024). Morphodynamics and management challenges for beaches in modified estuaries and bays. Cambridge Prisms: Coastal Futures. https://doi.org/10.1017/cft.2024.7.
  • Uddin, Md. M., Bodruddoza Mia, Md., Gazi, M. Y., & Maksud Kamal, A. S. M. (2024). Quantification of landuse changes driven by the dynamics of the Jamuna River, a giant tropical river of Bangladesh. The Egyptian Journal of Remote Sensing and Space Sciences, 27(2), 392–402. https://doi.org/10.1016 /j.ejrs.2024.04.00.
  • Tajwar, M., Rahman, M., Shreya, S. S., Sakib, N., Gazi, M. Y., Hasan, M., … & Zahid, A. (2024). Pollution evaluation and health risks assessment of naturally occurring toxic metals in shallow groundwater: A study in southwestern tidal delta of Bangladesh. Journal of Trace Elements and Minerals, 10, 100197. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtemin.2024.100197.
  • Alam, M.M.T., Rahman, M., Sakib, N., Tajwar, M., Gazi, M.Y., Shreya, S. S., & Zahid, A. Spatiotemporal Distribution and Health Risk Evaluation of Potential Toxic Elements in the Groundwater of the Rangpur Division, Northernmost Part of Bangladesh. Journal of Discover Water
  • Sharmili, N., Apu, S. I., Gazi, M. Y., Bhuiyan, M. A. H., & Lupin, J. H. (2023). High-resolution lithostratigraphy and reconnaissance sedimentology of Changotaung structure, Chittagong Tripura fold belt, Bengal Basin, Bangladesh. Scientific Reports, 13(1), 17727. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-43810-7
  • Gazi, M. Y., Haque, M. I. M., Alam, M. Z., & Uddin, M. M. (2023). Spatiotemporal landuse dynamics driven by socioeconomic context in the southwestern coastal districts of Bangladesh. Ocean & Coastal Management, 245, 106859. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2023.106859
  • Hossain, F., Kamal, A. M., Sadeak, S., & Gazi, M. Y. (2023). Quantitative soil erosion risk assessment due to rapid urbanization in the Cox’s Bazar district and Rohingya refugee camps in Bangladesh. Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk Assessment, 37(3), 989-1006. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00477-022-02314-y
  • Tajwar, M., Hasan, M., Shreya, S. S., Rahman, M., Sakib, N., & Gazi, M. Y. (2023). Risk assessment of microplastic pollution in an industrial region of Bangladesh. Heliyon, 9(7). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e17949
  • Kamal, A. M., Al-Montakim, M. N., Hasan, M. A., Mitu, M. M. P., Gazi, M. Y., Uddin, M. M., & Mia, M. B. (2023). Relationship between Urban Environmental Components and Dengue Prevalence in Dhaka City—An Approach of Spatial Analysis of Satellite Remote Sensing, Hydro-Climatic, and Census Dengue Data. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20(5), 3858. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20053858
  • Tajwar, M., Shreya, S. S., Hasan, M., Hossain, M. B., Gazi, M. Y., & Sakib, N. (2023). Assessment of microplastics as contaminants in a coal mining region. Heliyon, 8(11). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e11666
  • Tajwar, M., Shreya, S. S., Gazi, M. Y., & Hossain, M. B. (2023). Abundance and Distribution of MPs and NPs in Soil: A Global Scenario. In Micro and Nanoplastics in Soil: Threats to Plant-Based Food (pp. 35-57). Cham: Springer International Publishing.   https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-21195-9_3n  (Book)
  • Alam, M., Rahman, M. M., Gazi, M. Y., Lupin, J. H., & Zaman, M. N. (2023). Depositional Environment and Reservoir Prospect Analysis of Barail Sandstone Exposed in the Northeastern Part of Bangladesh. The Dhaka University Journal of Earth and Environmental Sciences, 12(1), 69-88. https://doi.org/10.3329/dujees.v12i1.70557
  • Tajwar, M., Shreya, S. S., Hasan, M., Hossain, M. B., Gazi, M. Y., & Sakib, N. (2022). Assessment of microplastics as contaminants in a coal mining region. Heliyon, 8(11). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e11666
  • Tajwar, M., Shreya, S. S., Gazi, M. Y., Hasan, M., & Saha, S. K. (2022). Microplastic contamination in the sediments of the Saint Martin’s Island, Bangladesh. Regional Studies in Marine Science, 53, 102401. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rsma.2022.102401
  • Tajwar, M., Gazi, M.Y., & Saha, S. K. (2022). Characterization and spatial abundance of microplastics in the coastal regions of Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh: An integration of field, laboratory, and GIS techniques. Soil and Sediment Contamination: An International Journal, 31(1), 57-80. https://doi.org/10.1080/15320383.2021.1910622
  • Nabila, F. N., Mia, M. B., Gazi, M. Y., Uddin, M. M., Al Montakim, M. N., & Alam, M. M. (2022). Assessment of Water Quality and Quantity in the Lakes of Dhaka Metropolitan City-Remote Sensing, Field and Laboratory Analyses. The Dhaka University Journal of Earth and Environmental Sciences, 11(1), 27-42. https://doi.org/10.3329/dujees.v11i1.63709
  • Gazi, M. Y., Kamal, A. M., Uddin, M. N., Bhuiyan, M. A. H., & Rahman, M. Z. (2022). The stability and suitability of the Bhasan Char Island as an accommodation for the forcibly displaced Myanmar nationals (FDMN). Sustainability, 14(2), 747. https://doi.org/10.3390/su14020747
  • Gazi, M. Y., Apu, S. I., Sharmili, N., & Rahman, M. Z. (2021). Origin and characterization of clay deposits in the Dupi Tila Formation of the Bengal Basin, Bangladesh. Solid Earth Sciences, 6(3), 313-327. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sesci.2021.07.001
  • Gazi, M. Y., Rahman, M. Z., Uddin, M. M., & Rahman, F. A. (2020) Spatio-temporal dynamic land cover changes and their impacts on the urban thermal environment in the Chittagong metropolitan area, Bangladesh. GeoJournal, 1-16. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10708-020-10178-4
  • Sultana, M. S., Gazi, M. Y., & Mia, M. B. (2021). Multiple indices based agricultural drought assessment in the northwestern part of Bangladesh using geospatial techniques. Environmental Challenges, 4, 100120. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envc.2021.100120
  • Akter, T., Gazi, M. Y., & Mia, M. B. (2021). Assessment of land cover dynamics, land surface temperature, and heat island growth in northwestern Bangladesh using satellite imagery. Environmental Processes, 1-30. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40710-020-00491-y
  • Tania, A.H., Gazi, M. Y., Mia, M.B. (2021) Evaluation of water quantity–quality, floodplain landuse, and land surface temperature (LST) of Turag River in Bangladesh: an integrated approach of geospatial, field, and laboratory analyses. SN Appl. Sci. 3, 63. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42452-020-04011-3
  • Mia, M. B., Hasan, M. A., Gazi, M. Y., Chowdhury, M., & Al Montakim, N. (2021). Impact of Urbanization on Landuse-Landcover, Land Surface Temperature and Urban Heat Islands using Multispectral Satellite Images: An Implication in the District Towns of Northwestern Bangladesh. The Dhaka University Journal of Earth and Environmental Sciences, 17-28. https://doi.org/10.3329/dujees.v10i3.59068
  • Saha, S. K., Gazi, M. Y., Tajwar, M., & Kumar, S. (2021). Soil Contamination Assessment by Trace Elements in Barapukuria Coal Mine Region, Bangladesh. Environmental & Earth Sciences Research Journal, 8(1). https://doi.org/10.18280/eesrj.080101
  • Gazi, M. Y., Hossain, F., Sadeak, S., & Uddin, M. M. (2020). Spatiotemporal variability of channel and bar morphodynamics in the Gorai-Madhumati River, Bangladesh using remote sensing and GIS techniques. Frontiers of Earth Science, 14(4), 828-841. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11707-020-0827-z
  • Gazi, M. Y., Roy, H., Mia, M. B., & Akhter, S. H. (2020). Assessment of Morpho-Dynamics through Geospatial Techniques within the Padma-Meghna and Ganges-Jamuna River Confluences, Bangladesh. KN-Journal of Cartography and Geographic Information, 70(3), 127-139. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42489-020-00051-2
  • Gazi, M. Y., Mowsumi, T. J., & Ahmed, M. K. (2020). Detection of Coral Reefs Degradation using Geospatial Techniques around Saint Martin’s Island, Bay of Bengal. Ocean Science Journal, 55(3), 419-431. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12601-020-0029-3
  • Gazi, M.Y., Islam, M.A., Hossain, S. (2019) Flood-Hazard Mapping In A Regional Scale – Way Forward To The Future Hazard Atlas In Bangladesh. Malaysian Journal of Geosciences, 3(1): 01-11 (January). http://doi.org/10.26480/mjg.01.2019.01.11
  • Gazi, M. Y., Tafhim, K. T., Ahmed, M. K., & Islam, M. A. (2019). Investigation of heavy-mineral deposits using multispectral satellite imagery in the eastern coastal margin of Bangladesh. Earth Sci. Malaysia, 3(2), 16-22. http://doi.org/10.26480/esmy.02.2019.16.22
  • Bijoy, S. D., Gazi, M. Y., Kabir, S. M., & Imam, B. (2019). Geological and Geophysical Observations to Determine the Gas Seepage Source of Titas Gas Field Region, Bangladesh. Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bangladesh, Science, 45(1), 93-109. https://doi.org/10.3329/jasbs.v45i1.46572
  • Gazi, M. Y., Kabir, S. M.,Imam, M. B.(2018) Characterization of nodular structure in shale with a proposed growth model in the Sitakund anticline, Bengal basin, Bangladesh. Arab J Geosciences. 11(23): 739. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12517-018-4080-7
  • Gazi, M. Y., Saha, S. K., Kabir, S. M., & Imam, M. B. (2018). Sedimentological and palynological approach for determining the depositional environment of the outcropping Surma Group Mudrocks in the Sitakund Anticline, Chittagong-Tripura Fold Belt, Bangladesh. Dhaka University Journal of Science, 66(1), 37-42. https://doi.org/10.3329/dujs.v66i1.54542
  • Gazi, M. Y., Kabir, S. M., Imam, M. B., Rahman, A., Islam, M. A. (2017) Geochemistry of Neogene Mudrocks from Sitakund anticline, Bengal Basin: Implications for provenance, weathering, tectonic setting and depositional environment. Journal of Geo-science and Environment Protection,5(06):  147-171 (June). https://doi.org/10.4236/gep.2017.56015
  • Islam, M. A., Murshed, S., Kabir, S. M., Farazi, A. H., Gazi, M. Y., Jahan, I., Akhter, S. H. (2017) Utilization of Open-Source Spatial Data for Landslide Susceptibility Mapping at Chittagong District of Bangladesh: An Appraisal for Disaster Risk Reduction and Mitigation Approach. International Journal of Geosciences, 8(04): 577-598 (April). https://doi.org/10.4236/ijg.2017.84031
  • Gazi, M. Y., Kabir, S. M., & Imam, M. B. (2017). Silt content approximation of Neogene Surma group mudrocks, Sitakund anticline, Bengal basin. Bangladesh Journal of Scientific Research, 30(1-2), 35-43. https://doi.org/10.3329/bjsr.v30i1-2.36118
  • Islam, M. A., Hasan, M., Peas, M. H., Naime, M. A., Gazi, M. Y., & Rahman, M. M. (2016). Shoreline vulnerability assessment in an offshore island (Sandwip), Bangladesh–an appraisal of geospatial techniques. Dhaka University Journal of Earth and Environmental Sciences, 5, 51-60.
  • Gazi, M. Y., Kabir, S. M., Imam, M. B., Subrota, S. K., & Rahman, M. M. (2016). Mineralogy and clay diagenesis of neogene mudrocks in the sitakund anticline, bengal basin: an approach to infer burial diagenesis from surface outcropping samples. Dhaka University J Earth Environ. Sci, 5(61), e67.
  • Gazi, M. Y., Bijoy, S. D., & Al Nahian, A. (2017) A review of Shale gas potentiality in Bangladesh.International Journal of Geology, Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, 5(2). http://www.woarjournals.org/IJGAES