Faculty

Maumita Adhikary

Lecturer

Department of Architecture

Address

Ja 146, Mohakhali Wireless, Dhaka

Personal Information

Biography: Maumita Adhikary is a Lecturer in the Department of Architecture at Sonargaon University (SU), Dhaka, having joined the faculty in July 2025. She holds a B.Arch. from Chittagong University of Engineering & Technology (CUET) and completed her HSC from Silverbells Girls High School, Chittagong. Prior to joining SU, Ms. Adhikary served as a Research Assistant (RA) in the Department of Architecture at CUET from May 2025 to July 2025. She has been serving as a Lecturer at SU since July 2025.

Academic Qualification

Training Experience

Workshop on ‘Preparation for Accreditation: Documentation and Evidence’ by Bangladesh Accreditation Council (BAC), 07 January, 2026
Workshop on ‘Outcome Based Education’ by Institute of Architects Bangladesh (17 January, 2026).
Workshop on ‘Building Acoustics: Theories, Codes and Practices’ by Institute of Architects Bangladesh (17 January, 2026).
Workshop on ‘Building Acoustics: Theories, Codes and Practices’ by Institute of Architects Bangladesh (17 January, 2026).
Workshop on ‘AI is Loading… Are we ready for Architecture?’ by Institute of Architects Bangladesh (21 April, 2026).

Teaching Experiences

Publication

1. Hussain, M. S., Adhikary, M., & Ahmed, N. (2025). Thermal comfort and usage patterns of outdoor seating in a tropical university campus: A post-occupancy evaluation at CUET. 3rd International Conference on Green Architecture (ICGrA 2025).
2. Hussain, M. S., Adhikary, M., & Ahmed, N. (2025). Climate-responsive outdoor seating arrangement in tropical university campuses: A review-based perspective on spatial and behavioral adaptation. International Conference on Civil Engineering Research & Innovations (ICCEI 2025).
3. Adhikary, M., Mostafa, N., Abdullah, J., Sultan, M. T., & Hussain, M. S. (2025). Urban transformation and air quality: Assessing environmental and health impacts of public housing in Chattogram. Proceedings of the International Conference on Civil Engineering Research & Innovations (ICCEI 2025).
4. Paul, S., Tasnim, S. T., Nanjiba, R., Adhikary, M., Hussain, M. S., & Sayef, K. H. A. M. (2025). Housing in the haors: Adapting to flood prone landscapes of North-Eastern Bangladesh. International Journal of Environmental Sciences, 11(20s), 3371–3395.https://doi.org/10.64252/z5ysjp44
5. Nanjiba, R., Adhikary, M., & Hussain, M. S. (2024). Evaluating the performance and sustainability of glass facade materials for office buildings: A comparative analysis of single and double-glazed glass in Bangladesh. Southeast University Journal of Architecture, 3(2), 21–30.

Paper Presentation

Information will be updated soon.

Research

Research based on domestic energy-use perception of occupants, in DRE project, CUET (Completion of review paper draft, 2025)
Assistance on UK Based Research Projects, Cardiff University, Based on Retrofit old structures to create energy efficiency (Remote, 2025)

Award & Scholarship

Honorable mention for thesis project in 24-ITH International Thesis Honors, India (November 20, 2024)
Completed Environmental Experience Design course organized by EDGE, IICT, Bangladesh at CUET. (November 16, 2024)
Thesis selection in a seminar organized by CDA on ‘The World Habitat Day 2024’ by United Nations. (October 07, 2024)

Membership

Information will be updated soon.

Previous Employment

Lecturer Department of Architecture, Sonargaon University 10th July 2025 to date
Research Assistant (RA) Department of Architecture, Chittagong University of Engineering and Technology (CUET) 5th May 2025 to 6th July 2025
Interior and Planning Consulting Assistant for Asian University for Women (AUW), KEPZ, Chittagong from November 2024 to May 2025
Internship at Jubair Hasan Architects, Dhaka from March 2023 to May 2023
Internship at Studio Shapnik, Chittagong, from June 2021 to August 2021

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