Sifat Aysha is a Lecturer in the Department of Environmental Science, Faculty of Science and Technology, at Bangladesh University of Professionals (BUP), Dhaka, a position she has held since February 2026. She previously served as a Teaching Assistant in the same department in 2025. Aysha earned her B.Sc. (2024) and M.Sc. (2025) in Environmental Science from BUP, graduating 1st and 3rd in her respective cohorts. Her research focuses on microplastics, PFAS, emerging contaminants, trace metals, pollutant transfer, and environmental risk assessment. She has published in Food and Humanity, Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, Environmental Research, and the Journal of FST, covering microplastic contamination in commercial flour and the Balu River, heavy metals in Dhaka’s industrial zones, and sediment contamination in mangrove-estuary rivers. Her M.Sc. thesis examined the spatial patterns and ecological risks of potentially toxic elements in a transboundary river sediment in Bangladesh. Her analytical expertise includes INAA, FTIR, and SEM, complemented by ArcGIS, SPSS, and PMF. Aysha has been awarded the University Grants Commission Merit Scholarship (2024) and the National Science and Technology Fellowship (2024-25), both supporting her M.Sc. work. She won the MTB National Environmental Olympiad 2023 as champion and led the BUP Environmental Club as its President in 2024.

S.S.C, ভিকারুননিসা নূন স্কুল এন্ড কলেজ
H.S.C, ভিকারুননিসা নূন স্কুল এন্ড কলেজ
Honors, বাংলাদেশ ইউনিভার্সিটি অব প্রফেশনালস
Masters, বাংলাদেশ ইউনিভার্সিটি অব প্রফেশনালস

      National Science and Technology Fellowship 2024–25

     Ministry of Science and Technology, Bangladesh

      University Grants Commission Merit Scholarship 2024

University Grants Commission, Bangladesh

      Green Earth Quest Quiz Competition 2023–24 (2nd Runner-up)

Organized by The World Bank and supported by Bangladesh Government

      MTB National Environmental Olympiad 2023 (Champion)

Organized by Bangladesh Poribeshbid Society

BUP scholarships along with Dean’s Appreciation letterfor the meritorious results