# Hasibun Naher

Hasibun Naher is a Bangladeshi applied mathematics researcher and educator. In February 2018, she was one of five young women from developing countries to receive the OWSD-Elsevier Foundation Award. Her research has included the application of mathematics to tsunamis in order to improve predictions of how they develop. She is currently associate professor of mathematics at BRAC University, Dhaka. In 2019, she became a laureate of the Asian Scientist 100 by the Asian Scientist.

## Biography

Dr. Hasibun Naher completed her Bachelor's of Science as well as her Master of Sciences in Mathematics from Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Bangladesh and secured first class in both. She went on to receive her PhD from the school of Mathematical Sciences, at the Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), Penang, Malaysia. She taught undergraduate courses at the School of Mathematical Sciences, USM from 2011 to 2013.
Naher joined BRAC University in 2007 and is an Associate Professor in mathematics at their Department of Mathematics and Natural Sciences.

## Publications
### Books

* Naher, H. (2005). Secondary algebra (1st ed.). Dhaka: Mullick, A. A. Uraka Book House.
* Naher, H. (2014). New travelling wave solutions of some nonlinear partial differential equations via extension of (G’/G) - expansion method (1st ed.). Penang: Universiti Sains Malaysia.
* Naher, H. (2006). Juniour algebra (1st ed.). Dhaka: Mullick, A. A. Uraka Book House.

### Journal articles

* Naher, H., & Tanim, T. (2018). Active learning strategies in mathematics and science. 21st Century Education Forum @ Harvard 2018, 16(1), 18–31. Retrieved from https://www.21caf.org/21cefharvard-cp.html
* Khan, A. T., & Naher, H. (2018). Some new non-travelling wave solutions of the fisher equation with nonlinear auxiliary equation. Oriental Journal of Physical Science, 7(9). https://doi.org/10.13005/OJPS03.02.04
* Naher, H., & Abdullah, F. A. (2017). New Generalized (G’/G)-expansion Method to the Zhiber-Shabat Equation and Liouville Equations. In M. N. (Ed.), 1st International Conference on Applied and Industrial Mathematics and Statistics 2017, ICoAIMS 2017 (Vol. 890). https://doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/890/1/012018
* Hassan, Q. M. U., Naher, H., Abdullah, F., & Mohyud-Din, S. T. (2016). Solutions of the nonlinear evolution equation via the generalized riccati equation mapping together with the (Gʹ=g)-expansion method. Journal of Computational Analysis and Applications, 21(1), 62–82.
* Naher, H., & Abdullah, F. A. (2016). Further extension of the generalized and improved (G’/G)-expansion method for nonlinear evolution equation. Journal of the Association of Arab Universities for Basic and Applied Sciences, 19, 52–58. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaubas.2014.05.005
* Naher, H. (2015). New approach of (G′/G)-expansion method and new approach of generalized (G′/G)-expansion method for ZKBBM equation. Journal of the Egyptian Mathematical Society, 23(1), 42–48. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joems.2014.03.005
* Naher, H., Abdullah, F. A., & Bekir, A. (2015). Some new traveling wave solutions of the modified Benjamin-Bona-Mahony equation via the improved (G’/G)-expansion method. New Trends in Mathematical Sciences, 3(1), 78–89.
* Naher, H., Abdullah, F. A., & Rashid, A. (2014). Some new solutions of the (3+1)-Dimensional Jimbo-Miwa equation via the improved (G’/G)-Expansion method. Journal of Computational Analysis and Applications, 17(2), 287–296.
* Naher, H., & Abdullah, F. A. (2014). New approach of (G’/G)-expansion method for RLW equation. Research Journal of Applied Sciences, Engineering and Technology, 7(23), 4864–4871. https://doi.org/10.19026/rjaset.7.876
* Naher, H., & Abdullah, F. A. (2014). Some new solutions of the (1+1)-dimensional PDE via the improved (G ′/ G)-expansion method. 21st National Symposium on Mathematical Sciences: Germination of Mathematical Sciences Education and Research Towards Global Sustainability, SKSM 21, 1605, 446–451. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4887630
* Naher, H., Abdullah, F. A., & Rashid, A. (2014). The generalized riccati equation together with the (G’ / G) -Expansion method for the (3+1)-dimensional modified KDV-zakharov-kuznetsov equation. UPB Scientific Bulletin, Series A: Applied Mathematics and Physics, 76(3), 77–90.
* Naher, H., & Abdullah, F. A. (2014). The improved (G’/ G)-expansion method to the (2+1)-dimensional breaking soliton equation. Journal of Computational Analysis and Applications, 16(2), 220–235.
* Naher, H., Abdullah, F. A., & Mohyud-Din, S. T. (2013). Extended generalized Riccati equation mapping method for the fifth-order Sawada-Kotera equation. AIP Advances, 3(5). https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4804433
* Naher, H., Abdullah, F. A., & Akbar, M. A. (2013). Generalized and Improved (G′/G)-Expansion Method for (3+1)-Dimensional Modified KdV-Zakharov-Kuznetsev Equation. PLoS ONE, 8(5). https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0064618
* Naher, H., Abdullah, F. A., Akbar, M. A., & Yildirim, A. (2013). The extended generalized Riccati equation mapping method for the (1+1)-dimensional modified KdV equation. World Applied Sciences Journal, 25(4), 543–553. https://doi.org/10.5829/idosi.wasj.2013.25.04.2980
* Naher, H., & Abdullah, F. A. (2013). New approach of (G′G)-expansion method and new approach of generalized (G′G)-expansion method for nonlinear evolution equation. AIP Advances, 3(3). https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4794947
* Naher, H., Abdullah, F. A., & Akbar, M. A. (2012). New traveling wave solutions of the higher dimensional nonlinear partial differential equation by the exp-function method. Journal of Applied Mathematics, 2012. https://doi.org/10.1155/2012/575387
* Naher, H., & Abdullah, F. A. (2012). The improved (G’/G) -expansion method for the (2+1)-dimensional modified Zakharov-Kuznetsov equation. Journal of Applied Mathematics, 2012. https://doi.org/10.1155/2012/438928
* Naher, H., & Abdullah, F. A. (2012). Some new traveling wave solutions of the nonlinear reaction diffusion equation by using the improved (G′/G)-expansion method. Mathematical Problems in Engineering, 2012. https://doi.org/10.1155/2012/871724
* Naher, H., & Abdullah, F. A. (2012). Some new traveling wave solutions of the nonlinear reaction diffusion equation by using the improved (G’/G) -expansion method. Mathematical Problems in Engineering, 2012, 17. https://doi.org/10.1155/2012/871724
* Naher, H., & Abdullah, F. A. (2012). New traveling wave solutions by the extended generalized Riccati equation mapping method of the (2 + 1) -dimensional evolution equation. Journal of Applied Mathematics, 2012. https://doi.org/10.1155/2012/486458
* Naher, H., Abdullah, F. A., & Bekir, A. (2012). Abundant traveling wave solutions of the compound KdV-Burgers equation via the improved (G′/G)-expansion method. AIP Advances, 2(4). https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4769751
* Naher, H., Abdullah, F. A., & Ali Akbar, M. (2012). New traveling wave solutions of the higher dimensional nonlinear evolution equation by the improved (G′/G) expansion method. World Applied Sciences Journal, 16(1), 11–21.
* Naher, H., & Abdullah, F. A. (2012). The modified benjamin-bona-mahony equation via the extended generalized riccati equation mapping method. Applied Mathematical Sciences, 6(109–112), 5495–5512.
* Naher, H., Abdullah, F. A., & Akbar, M. A. (2011). The (G’/G)-expansion method for abundant traveling wave solutions of Caudrey-Dodd-Gibbon equation. Mathematical Problems in Engineering, 2011. https://doi.org/10.1155/2011/218216
* Naher, H., Abdullah, F. A., & Ali Akbar, M. (2011). The exp-function method for new exact solutions of the nonlinear partial differential equations. International Journal of Physical Sciences, 6(29), 6706–6716. https://doi.org/10.5897/IJPS11.1026

### Conferences

* Naher, H., & Tanim, T. (2018). Active learning strategies in mathematics and science. 21st Century Education Forum @ Harvard 2018, 16(1), 18–31. Retrieved from https://www.21caf.org/21cefharvard-cp.html
* Naher, H., Tanim, T., & Sultana, N. (2018). Active learning to promote student engagement in undergraduate level. 10th ICRTEL 2018 – International Conference on Research in Teaching, Education & Learning. Bali, Indonesia: International Journal of Social Sciences.
* Naher, H., & Abdullah, F. A. (2017). New Generalized (G’/G)-expansion Method to the Zhiber-Shabat Equation and Liouville Equations. In M. N. (Ed.), 1st International Conference on Applied and Industrial Mathematics and Statistics 2017, ICoAIMS 2017 (Vol. 890). https://doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/890/1/012018
* Naher, H. (2016). Analytical solutions of coupled nonlinear evolution equations in mathematical physics. The 3rd Computational Mathematics and Applications Conference (CMA 2016). Bangkok, Thailand.
* Naher, H. (2015). New generalized (G’/G)-expansion method to the higher dimensional nonlinear evolution equation. The 5th World Congress on Engineering and Technology (CET 2015). Retrieved from http://www.engii.org/cet2015/ShowKeyNoteSpeakerDetails.aspx?personID=4178
* Naher, H., & Abdullah, F. A. (2014). Some new solutions of the (1+1)-dimensional PDE via the improved (G ′/ G)-expansion method. 21st National Symposium on Mathematical Sciences: Germination of Mathematical Sciences Education and Research Towards Global Sustainability, SKSM 21, 1605, 446–451. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4887630
* Naher, H. (2013). Some new solutions of the (1+1)-dimensional PDE via the improved (G′/G)-expansion method. Proceedings of the 21st National Symposium on Mathematical Sciences (SKSM21. Penag, Malaysia: Germination of Mathematical Sciences Education and Research, towards Global Sustainability.
* Naher, H., & Abdullah, F. A. (2012). New exact traveling wave solutions for the higher dimensional nonlinear evolution equation by using the improved (G’/G)-expansion method. 2nd Regional Conference on Applied and Engineering Mathematics (RCAEM-II), 681–684.

### Online

* Academic Impact. (2019). Women and girls in science podcast series: Mathematician Hasibun Naher. Retrieved from Academic Impact website: https://academicimpact.un.org/content/women-and-girls-science-podcast-se...
* 26 fantastic female scientists. (2019). Retrieved from Asian Scientist website: https://www.asianscientist.com/2019/03/features/26-fantastic-female-scie...
* Chan, J. (2018). Asia’s rising scientists: Hasibun Naher. Retrieved from Asian Scientist website: https://www.asianscientist.com/2018/09/features/asias-rising-scientists-...
* The Daily Star. (2018). Bangladeshi scholar wins int’l award. Retrieved from The Daily Star website: https://www.thedailystar.net/city/bangladeshi-scholar-wins-intl-award-15...
* Dhaka Tribune. (2018). Bangladeshi academic wins international award. Retrieved from Dhaka Tribune website: https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/2018/02/19/hasibun-naher-2018-ow...
* Bert, A., & Francescon, D. (2018). Elsevier at #AAASmtg: live updates with Women in Science winners: 5 researchers from developing countries are preparing to accept OWSD-Elsevier Foundation Awards for their work in the physical sciences. Retrieved from Elsevier website: https://www.elsevier.com/connect/elsevier-at-aaasmtg-live-updates-with-w...
* Rueda, A. (2018). Prize awarded to women scientists from developing world. Retrieved from SciDev.Net website: https://www.scidev.net/global/gender/news/prize-awarded-to-women-scienti...
* The Elsevier Foundation. (2018). Five women scientists in developing countries win 2018 OWSD-Elsevier Foundation Awards. Retrieved from The Elsevier Foundation website: https://elsevierfoundation.org/five-women-scientists-in-developing-count...
* Bert, A. (2018). For this scientist, her name was her destiny: Dr. Hasibun Naher of Bangladesh builds mathematical models to predict tsunamis and earthquakes. Retrieved from Elsevier website: https://www.elsevier.com/connect/for-this-scientist-her-name-was-her-des...
* Five women scientists win 2018 OWSD-Elsevier Foundation Awards. (2018). Retrieved from The World Academy of Sciences website: https://twas.org/article/five-women-scientists-win-2018-owsd-elsevier-fo...
* Prize awarded to women scientists from developing world. (2018). Retrieved from The Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences (TIPS) website: http://tips.tums.ac.ir/cpages/mainpage.asp?I=S1M7P1C217
* Bangladeshi academic wins international award. (2018). Retrieved from Daily Ajker Ograbani website: http://ajkerograbani.com/en/bangladeshi-academic-wins-international-award/