This document is a curriculum vitae for Md. Alam Hossain Mondal, a Bangladeshi researcher with a PhD in power systems and renewable energy technologies from the University of Bonn. It outlines his education, areas of research interest including energy policy and climate change, employment history researching sustainable energy systems at organizations like IFPRI and the University of Alberta, publications, and role reviewing journals on topics like renewable energy and energy policy.

1. CURRICULUM VITAE
Name: Md. Alam Hossain Mondal, PhD
Personal data
Nationality: Bangladeshi
Place of birth: Naogaon, Bangladesh
Date of birth: December 31, 1972
Marital status: Married, one daughter
Languages: Read, write and converse in Bengali, English and fair in German
Mailing address
Research Fellow
Environment and Production Technology Division
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
2033 K Street, NW
Washington, DC 20006-1002
Phone office: 202-6274140
Mobile: 5713376649
E-mail: a.mondal@cgiar.org
Specializations
Energy systems modelling, MARKAL/TIMES model, renewable energy readiness (RE-readiness)
assessment, assessment of renewable energy potential, energy policy, energy roadmaps development,
energy-environment policy analysis, energy economics, techno-economic assessment, sustainable
energy development, power systems, energy efficiency, energy conversion technologies, energy
conservation, renewable energy technologies and sustainable cities
Main areas of research interest
Energy policy, climate change/climate policy, long-term energy supply mix optimization, policy
scenarios development, framework development to assess RE-readiness, energy model development,
energy modelling, sustainable energy systems design, low-carbon scenarios development, feasibility
analysis of national energy development strategies to fix long-term sustainable energy development
policies, life cycle assessment of conversion technologies, techno-economic feasibility of conversion
technologies, energy economics, sustainable development, rural energy development, renewable
energy technologies, and related field in energy-environment-economics.
Best doctoral thesis award
Awarded the bi-annual best doctoral thesis award on 10 September, 2012 by Center for Development
Research (ZEF), University of Bonn, Germany for the years 2010 and 2011 (for details:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l9ROQs0cIq8).

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Education
Degree University Location Major
Ph.D.
(2010)
Center for
Development
Research (ZEF),
University of Bonn
Bonn,
Germany
Power systems, energy planning,
renewable energy technologies, climate
change, optimization (MARKAL)
modelling, least-cost power generation,
sustainable development, electricity
demand projection, assessment of
renewable energy potential for power
generation.
M.Sc.
(2005)
Sustainable Energy
Systems and
Management
(SESAM), University
of Flensburg
Flensburg,
Germany
Sustainable energy, energy and
environmental management, project
management, renewable energy
technologies
B.Sc. in
Electrical
and
Electronic
Engineering
Rajshahi University of
Engineering and
Technology
Rajshahi,
Bangladesh
Electrical and electronic engineering
Dissertations
Ph.D.: Implications of renewable energy technologies in the Bangladesh power sector: Long-
term planning strategies
The main objective of the PhD study was to examine the potential contribution of
renewable energy to the future power supply in Bangladesh based on a least-cost
optimization analysis. The other specific objectives were:
1) Assessment of the potential of renewable resources for power generation
2) Projection of the long-term electricity demand
3) Analysis of the growth of the Bangladesh power sector based on a cost-benefit
analysis including an assessment of the introduction of emission reduction
targets and carbon taxes through development of future scenarios
4) Assessment of resources use and greenhouse gas emissions for all generated
scenarios.
M.Sc.: Technical and socio-economical aspects of selected village based solar home systems
in Gazipur district, Bangladesh
The main objective of the master study was to examine the financial viability, social
aspect and technical performance of solar home systems in rural areas.
Employment
December 2014
– present
Research Fellow, Environment & Production Technology Division,
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), Washington DC, USA
Research on long term energy policy design for macro and micro level as well
as regional and global level by linking different energy-environmental models
with computable general equilibrium model to have access modern energy for
all and intensify agricultural production to meet future food demand and
improve energy security and to meet also the sustainable development goals on
energy and food related issues.

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March 2014 –
November 2014
Post-doctoral Fellow, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of
Alberta, Canada
Research on Canadian future energy systems development using different
energy-environmental models with focus on GHG mitigation and GHG
mitigation cost curves development based on energy efficiency opportunity
scenarios in energy demand and supply sectors.
March 2013 –
February 2014
Senior Engineer, Energy Institute, Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission
Research on sustainable energy and energy planning with focus on development
of energy roadmap for Bangladesh power sector
March 2012 –
20th
March 2013
Post-doctoral Researcher, Masdar Institute of Science and Technology, Abu
Dhabi, UAE
Research on renewable energy readiness (RE-readiness), write a report on RE-
readiness for the GCC countries, sustainable city design, renewable energy
readiness in developing countries, optimization modelling of renewable
technologies for power generation, policy planning for deployment of renewable
energy technologies in developing countries. Other activities are: 1) to guide
students for their master’s degree thesis, 2) assess the progress of innovated
technologies for power generation, 3) to work on sustainable city design
concepts and indicators, 4) review of renewable energy policies and models.
Since December
2006 –
February, 2012
Senior Engineer, Energy Institute, Atomic Energy Research Establishment,
Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Research on power system, renewable energy technologies, energy planning
focusing renewable energy technologies for sustainable power sector
development and climate change. Other activities are:
1) Human resource development in different areas related on energy
2) Research and development on renewable energy technologies for power
generation
3) Energy efficiency and Demand Side Management (DSM)
4) Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) and technology transfer through
CDM projects from developed countries
Since August
2007 –
December 2010
Junior Researcher, Center for Development Research (ZEF), University of
Bonn, Germany
Main research and activities focus on power systems, renewable energy
technologies, energy-economics
June 1999 –
November 2006
Assistant Engineer, Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission (Study leave from
October, 2003 to March, 2005). Main working areas were on:
1) Evaluation of economic and environmental impacts for nuclear and other
conventional power plants
2) Preparing site safety report under pre-implementation phase of 600 MW
Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant
3) Preparing bid documents for 600 MW nuclear reactor and technical
specification
March 1999 –
May 1999
Assistant Engineer, Rural Electrification Board (REB), Dhaka, Bangladesh
May 1998 –
February 1999
Service Engineer, Turner Grahams (Bangladesh) Ltd., 16 Motijheel, Dhaka –
1000, Bangladesh
November 1997
– April 1998
Survey Engineer, Asian Surveyors Ltd., 28 Dilkusha, Dhaka – 1000,
Bangladesh

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Reviewer
1) Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews
2) Energy Policy
3) Energy for Sustainable Development
4) Environment, Development and Sustainability
Publications
Books
1) Md. Alam Hossain Mondal (2010); Implications of renewable energy technologies in the
Bangladesh power sector: long-term planning strategies. Ecology and Development Series
Bd. 74, ISBN-NR.: 978-3-940124-25-8.
2) Md. Alam Hossain Mondal (2010); Solar home systems for rural development: Technical and
socio-economic aspects; LAMBERT Academic Publishing, ISBN-NR.: 978-3-8433-6508-6.
Peer-reviewed articles
3) Veena Subramanyam, Deepak Paramshivan, Amit Kumar and Md. Alam Hossain Mondal;
Using Sankey diagrams to map energy flow from primary fuel to end use: Energy Conversion
and Management 91 (2015), 342-352.
4) Diala Hawila, Md. Alam Hossain Mondal, Scott Kennedy and Toufic Mezher; Renewable
Energy Readiness Assessment for North African Countries: Renewable and sustainable
Energy Reviews 33 (2014), 128-140.
5) Islam, Aminul. Eng-Seng Chan, Yun Hin Taufiq-Yap, Md. Alam Hossain Mondal and
Moniruzzaman Mridha: Energy security in Bangladesh perspective —An assessment and
implication: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 32 (2014), 154-171.
6) Mondal, Md. Alam Hossain, Scott Kennedy and Toufic Mezher; Long-term optimization of
United Arab Emirates energy future: Policy implications: Applied Energy 114 (2014) 466-
474.
7) Mondal, Md. Alam Hossain, Manfred Denich and Toufic Mezher; Deployment of renewable
energy technologies in Bangladesh: Long-term policy implications in power sector: Energy
Strategy Reviews 2 (2014) 307-312.
8) Mondal, Md. Alam Hossain and A.K.M. Sadrul Islam; Impacts of CO2 emission constraints
on penetration of solar PV in the Bangladesh power sector: Renewable Energy 43 (2012) 418-
422.
9) Islam, A.K.M. Sadrul, Md. Mustafizur Rahman, Md. Alam H. Mondal, Firoz Alam, “Hybrid
energy system for St. Martin Island, Bangladesh: An optimized model”, Procedia Engineering
49 (2012) 179– 188.
10) Mondal, Md. Alam Hossain, Jyotirmay Mathur and M. Denich; Impacts of CO2 emission
constraints on technology selection and energy resources for power generation in Bangladesh:
Energy Policy 39 (2011) 2043-2050.
11) Mondal, Md. Alam Hossain and A.K.M. Sadrul Islam; Potential and viability of grid-
connected solar PV system in Bangladesh: Renewable Energy 36 (2011) 1869-1874.

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12) Mondal, Md. Alam Hossain and Dieter Klein; Impacts of solar home systems on social
development in rural Bangladesh: Energy for Sustainable Development 15 (2011) Issue 1, 17-
20.
13) Mondal, Md. Alam Hossain, M. Denich and P. L.G. Vlek; The future choice of technologies
and co-benefits of CO2 emission reduction in Bangladesh power sector: Energy 35 (2010)
4902-4909.
14) Mondal, Md. Alam Hossain, W. Boie and M. Denich; Future demand scenarios of Bangladesh
power sector: Energy Policy 38 (2010) 7416–7426.
15) Mondal, Md. Alam Hossain; Economic viability of solar home systems: Case study of
Bangladesh: Renewable Energy 35 (2010) 1125-1129.
16) Mondal, Md. Alam Hossain and Manfred Denich; Assessment of renewable energy resources
potential for electricity generation in Bangladesh: Renewable and Sustainable Energy
Reviews 14 (2010) 2401-2413.
17) Mondal, Md. Alam Hossain, Linda M. Kamp and Nevelina I. Pachova; Drivers, barriers and
strategies for implementation of renewable energy technologies in rural areas in Bangladesh
– an innovation system analysis: Energy Policy 38 (2010) 4626-4634.
18) Mondal, Alam Hossain and Manfred Denich; Hybrid systems for decentralized power
generation in Bangladesh: Energy for Sustainable Development 14 (2010) Issue 1, 48-55.
19) Islam, A.K.M. Sadrul, M.A.H. Mondal and M. Ahiduzzaman; A case study of grid connected
solar PV irrigation system in semi-arid region of Bangladesh: Int. J. of Sustainable Water &
Environmental Systems, Volume 1, No. 1 (2010) 33-38
20) Mondal, Md. Alam Hossain; Opportunities to use renewable energy technologies in rural
Bangladesh: Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Bangladesh. Multi disciplinary 32(1)
(2007): 1-10.
21) Mondal, Md. Alam Hossain, Uwe Rehling; Technical performance of solar home system:
Journal of Electrical Engineering, the Institution of Engineers, Bangladesh, Vol. EE 32, No.
I & II, December 2005.
Report
22) Mondal, Alam and Huden Khalil: Renewable energy readiness assessment report: the GCC
countries 2011-2012. EU-GCC cleanenergy.net. Published by Masdar Institute and Gulf
Research Centre (GRC).
Papers Submitted
23) Md. Alam Hossain Mondal, Diala Hawila, Scott Kennedy and Toufic Mezher; Renewable
energy Readiness assessment for GCC countries: Submitted to publish in Energy Strategy
Reviews.
24) B. K. Bala, M. S. Alam, Md. Alam Hossain Mondal and M. K. Rowshon; Energy perspective
of greenhouse gas emission for transition from non-renewable to renewable energy: The case
of Bangladesh: Submitted to publish in Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews.
Peer-reviewed proceedings
25) Mondal, Md. Alam Hossain and A.K.M. Sadrul Islam; Modelling the future of Bangladesh
power sector focusing renewable energy technologies, Published by IEEE in the Proceedings

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of 2nd
International Conference on the Development in Renewable Energy Technologies
(ICDRET12) held in United International University (UIU), Dhaka, January 5-7, 2012, page
340-343.
26) Mondal, Md. Alam Hossain; Impacts of CO2 emission constraints on penetration of solar PV
in the Bangladesh power sector, Proc. World Renewable Energy Congress – Sweden 2011,
May 8–13, 2011, Linkoping, Sweden.
27) Islam, A.K.M. Sadrul, Md. Alam Hossain Mondal and M. Ahiduzzaman; A case study of grid
connected solar PV irrigation system in semi-arid region of Bangladesh, Proc. International
Engineering Conference on Hot Arid Regions: Challenges, Technologies, and Opportunities,
Edited by Bilal A. Akash and Ahmad M. Abu Abdo, Al-Ahsa, Kingdom of Saudia Arabia,
2010.
28) Mondal, Md. Alam Hossain and A.K.M. Sadrul Islam; Techno-economic feasibility of grid
connected solar PV system in Bangladesh, Proc. 1st International Conference on the
Developments in Renewable Energy Technology (ICDRET'09), December 17-20, 2009,
Dhaka, Bangladesh. 1-4.
29) Mondal, Md. Alam Hossain and Sayan Chakrabarty; Socio-economic impacts of the solar
home systems in Bangladesh. Conference on 'Ideas and Innovations for the Development of
Bangladesh', October 9-10, 2009, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, 79
John F. Kennedy Street, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA.
30) Mondal, Md. Alam Hossain and Uwe Rehling; “Financial viability of solar home system” 5th
International Mechanical Engineering Conference and 10th
Annual Paper Meet, 30 September
– 2 October, 2005, Mechanical Engineering Division, The Institution of Engineers,
Bangladesh.
31) Mondal, Md. Alam Hossain and Uwe Rehling, Dieter W. Klein “Technical and socio-
economic aspects of solar home system: A Case Study” 5th
International Mechanical
Engineering Conference and 10th
Annual Paper Meet, 30 September – 2 October, 2005,
Mechanical Engineering Division, The Institution of Engineers, Bangladesh.
32) Mondal, Md. Alam Hossain and Dieter W. Klein “Attitudes towards wind energy in Thurso,
Scotland” 4th
Annual Paper Meet and International Conference on Electrical Engineering,
December 29-31, 2005, Electrical Engineering Division, The Institution of Engineers,
Bangladesh.
Professional training/workshop (international and national)
1) Participation in the International Alumni Workshop on “Scaling up renewable energy
technologies to mitigate climate change” took place from 01 October to 04 October, 2013 in
Kathmandu, Nepal.
2) Participation in the “UNFCCC Conference of Parties (COP18)” took place from November
26 to December 07, 2012 in Doha, Qatar.
3) Participation in the “World Renewable Energy Summit (WRES), held in Abu Bhai, United
Arab Emirates from January 16 to January 18, 2013.
4) Participation of the workshop on “Renewable energy assessment in the GCC: networking
competences” held on 27th
June, 2012 at Masdar Institute of Science and Technology, Abu
Dhabi, UAE
5) Participation of 4th North Africa and Middle East Solar Conference & Expo (MENASOL
2012) from 16th
May to 17th May 2012, Abu Dhabi, UAE

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6) Participation of MARKAL energy analytical tool training from 6–7 August, 2009 in
Amsterdam, Netherlands
7) Participation of the “International Energy Workshop 2009” from June 17 to 19, 2009, Venice,
Italy sponsored by International Energy Agency (IEA)
8) Participation of the workshop on “Project Planning for Bio-Digester in Developing and
Industrialized Countries” from February 2–5, 2009, in Oldenburg, Germany
9) Participation of the conference on “The Global Energy Fulcrum: Asian Development and
International Response” from November 30 to December 5, 2008 in Salzburg, Austria funded
by European Commission
10) Participation of MARKAL energy analytical tool training from 9–10 April, 2008 in ECN,
Energy Research Centre of the Netherlands, Amsterdam, Netherlands
11) Participation of the conference of The German Fulbright Alumni Association on “Alternative
Nobelprise/Sustainability” 14–16 September 2007 in Bonn, Germany
12) Asian Alumni Workshop on “Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency for Sustainable
Environmental Impact” 11–15 November, 2006, held in Bali, Indonesia
13) Participation on ADB-Sponsored 3-Day National Workshop in Dhaka on Report Writing and
Financial/Economic Analysis on CDM-able Projects Including CDM Modalities, Procedures
and PDD Evaluation, 15-17 November, 2005, held in Dhaka, Bangladesh
14) National Training Workshop for Awareness Building & Motivation under the Project “Promotion of
Renewable Energy, Energy Efficiency and Greenhouse Gas Abatement (PREGA) Phase 2” Organized
by Bangladesh Centre for Advanced Studies (BCAS), funded by Asian Development Bank (ADB),
held on 01-02 June, 2005 at LGED Bhaban, Dhaka, Bangladesh
15) Five weeks field research on “Renewable Energy in Caithness and Sutherland, Scotland”
organized by Caithness and Sutherland Enterprise (CASE), The Highland and Islands
Enterprise (HIE) and University of Flensburg from 15th
August to 17th
September, 2004 held
in Thurso, Scotland
16) One week workshop on “Renewable Energy in Schleswig-Holstein: Regional Experience for
International Development” from 07 - 12 June, 2004 in Flensburg, Germany
17) Participation of Higher Education Forum at the Global Conference “Renewable 2004” from
01 - 04 June, 2004 in Bonn, Germany
18) Two weeks Workshop on “The Use of the SIMPACTs Model for Estimating Human Health
and Environmental Damages from Electricity Generation” held on 12-23 May, 2003 at the
Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics, Trieste, Italy in cooperation with
the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
19) Workshop on “Renewable Energy Technology for Rural Development” held on 10-12
December 2002 at Islamic University of Technology, Dhaka, Bangladesh
20) Ten Weeks IAEA/BAEC National Training Workshop on “Nuclear Power Project Planning” held in
Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission, Dhaka, Bangladesh
21) Four Weeks Regional Training Course on “Use of Agency's Methodologies and Tools to
Analyze Priority Environmental Issue” held on 8th
May to 2nd
June, 2000 in Jakarta, Indonesia
Computer software skills
Expert on MARKAL, LEAP, SIMPACT, HOMER, RETScreen modelling

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Membership of the professional societies
Member/16231, The Institution of Engineers, Ramna, Dhaka – 1000, Bangladesh
Member, Engineers Association of Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission, Agargaon, Dhaka-1207,
Bangladesh
Member, Bangladesh Atomic Energy Scientists Association (BAESA), Agargaon, Dhaka – 1207,
Bangladesh
Academic awards/scholarships
1) Awarded the best doctoral thesis award (2010 & 2011) by Center for Development Research
(ZEF), University of Bonn, Germany
2) Germany Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) awarded scholarship for Master Degree
program in University of Flensburg, Germany from October 1, 2003 to March 31, 3005.
3) DAAD awarded scholarship for PhD program at Center for Development Research (ZEF),
University of Bonn, Germany from October 1, 2007 to December 31, 2010.
4) Four years merit scholarship during B.Sc. in Electrical and Electronic Engineering study by
Bangladesh Institute of Technology (BIT), Rajshahi, Bangladesh.
List of referees
1) Prof. Dr. Joachim von Braun
Director of the Center for Development Research (ZEF Bonn)
ZEF, University of Bonn
Walter Flex Str. 3
D 53113 Bonn, Germany
Phone: +49 228 73 1800
E-mail: jvonbraun@uni-bonn.de
2) Prof. Paul LG Vlek
Special Advisor to the Director General
ICARDA
Verdun, Beirut
Lebanon 1108-2010
p.vlek@cgiar.org; p.vlek@uni-bonn.de
3) Prof. Dr. Toufic Mezher
Engineering Systems and Management
Masdar Institute of Science and Technology
PO Box 54224, Abu Dhabi
United Arab Emirates
Phone: +971 2 810 9160
E-mail: tmezher@masdar.ac.ae
4) Prof. Dr. Jyotirmay Mathur
Head, Center for Energy and Environment
Professor, Mechanical Engineering Department
Malavia National Institute of Technology Jaipur
JNM, Jaipur 302017, India
Phone: +91-141-2713211
E-mail: jyotirmay@mnit.ac.in, jyotirmay.mathur@gmail.com

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5) Prof. Dr. A.K.M. Sadrul Islam
Head, Civil and Environmental Engineering Department
Islamic University of Technology (IUT) A Subsidy Organ of OIC
Board Bazar
Gazipur- 1704, Bangladesh
E-mail: sadrul@iut-dhaka.edu
6) Dr. Manfred Denich
Senior Researcher
Center for Development Research (ZEF)
University of Bonn
Walter Flex Str. 3
D 53113 Bonn, Germany
E-mail: m.denich@uni-bonn.de