Md. Kamrul Hasan Monju
Statement of Purpose
It has always been my dream to pursue a Ph.D. degree from the beginning of my university life
when I was not even aware of what a Ph.D. is. My elder brother sowed the seed of higher
studies in me, and I cherished the desire to obtain a Ph.D. as I grew up. Consequently, now I am
ambitious to pursue MEng/MRes degree leading to Ph.D. I am aspiring to research in the area
of power and energy system. To be more specific, my MRes/MEng aims at the study on power
electronics technology for renewable energy integration, distributed generation systems, and
microgrids so that I could be involved with the problem-solving in different areas in developing
countries where no electricity access. Therefore, I believe Macquarie University, Sydney,
Australia would be the best institute for executing my study plan.
From my childhood, I am curious about learning the things that are designed or invented by
engineers. Henceforth, I passed my Secondary School Certificate (SSC) from a technical school
of General Electrical Works and Diploma in Engineering (4 years) from the Electronics
department under Bangladesh Technical Education Board (BTEB). At the very ending stage of
my diploma in engineering, I finished my internship under a well-reputed research organization
in our country “Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission” (BAEC) for three months in 2013 which
included five major projects such as (i). design and implementation of dual voltage regulated
power supply for 12 volts, (ii). design and development of drop-out relay, (iii). design and
construction of a step-down transformer, (iv). PCB layout and schematic diagram design by
using computer software, (v). design and development of a liquid level controller where I
earned plenty of knowledge during that period.
I have completed my B.Sc. in engineering from a well-known university in our country
Bangladesh University of Business and Technology (BUBT) in 2018 from Electrical and Electronic
Engineering (EEE) with power as major. In my undergraduate study, my favorite subjects were
Power System, Power System Protection, Power Plant Engineering, and Power Electronics. I
have conducted my undergraduate thesis titled “renewable energy-assisted cost-aware
sustainable off-grid base stations with energy cooperation” under the supervision of Prof. Abu
Jahid. This dissertation investigates the techno-economic feasibility of integrated renewable
energy (IRE) powered off-grid cellular base stations (BSs) taking into account the stochastic
behavior of RE generation and traffic intensity remote areas in Bangladesh. Moreover, I have
published this thesis work as an article by IEEE access as a co-author.
Recently, I have done some research work on the area of Renewable Energy powered wireless
networks and data centers and published several articles by IEEE access, Taylor & Francis, and
IEEE sponsored international conferences. These conferences are also sponsored by the IEEE
computer society and IEEE ComSoc Bangladesh chapter. These researches aimed to develop an
energy sustainable hybrid power supply solution for base stations (BSs) and data centers (DC).
The power consumption model was evaluated by studying different system parameters of BS
and DC. The hybrid energy system was designed by combining several renewable (PV, Wind)
and non-renewable sources (DG) with sufficient battery units. I used the Hybrid Optimization
Model for Electric Renewables (HOMER) software to analyze the system performance
concerning optimum design architecture, energy yield analysis, cost assessment, and carbon
footprints.
Md. Kamrul Hasan Monju
Statement of Purpose
Currently, I am working for a Chinese multinational cell phone manufacturing company name is
vivo [Best Tycoon (BD) Enterprise Limited] from 16th September 2019. Since in the beginning
time vivo introduced its corporate office as “vivo” in Bangladesh that’s why manufacturing
factory name is different “Best Tycoon (BD) Enterprise Limited” as Bangladeshi government
law. I am working here as an Assistant Engineer in SMT (Surface Mount Technology)
department and responsible for SMT Logistic team and SMT training team. vivo sent me at
“vivo india private limited”, Delhi, India, the second-largest vivo factory for getting training for
more than 2 months (23rd September to 1St December 2019). That training helped me to be
experienced with SMT department and taught me how to adapt to different people and
cultures belong to a different county.
Furthermore, I am a former member of BUBT robotics club where got the opportunities to
participate in different robotics competitions such as BUBT inter robotics competition (Robo
Rush) and Dhaka University Robotics Festivals. At that time, I have worked with Arduino and
many other electronic circuits and components. Also, I was the group leader in my thesis group
and successfully done the final thesis presentation by securing maximum marks. I have led the
Bhola polytechnic Institute rover scouts group as a senior rover-mate (SRM) during my diploma
in engineering when I participated in different volunteering activities like helping various
natural disasters (Flood, Cyclone) affected local people.
My country is exponentially developing in the electrical power generation sector by using coalfire and atomic energy where the research on renewable energy, microgrids or electric vehicles
is limited and no proper concern on the green power for saving the environment by reducing
carbon die-oxide emissions. I have an ambition that after completing my graduate studies I will
come back to my country and will join in academia to do more research for the improvement of
this severe issue.
The extensive research amenities of Macquarie University in power sectors such as
laboratories, research funds, and cosmopolitan research team made me enthusiastic to
approach. Having gone through the faculty directory, I mostly interested to work with Dr.
Jahangir Hossain as he is working with renewable energy integration, modeling and controlling
of power electronic converters and optimization of microgrids and smart grids.
Finally, I know there will be hurdles while pursuing MRes/MEng, but I am confident enough to
manage those by my endurance, critical thinking, fast learning skills, and experiences. I am
exuberantly looking forward to having the opportunity of pursuing my MRes/MEng degree at
your prestigious university so that I can continue my research in the area of Power and Energy
Systems. After accomplishing my masters, I will continue my study and research to achieve a
Ph.D. degree intending to contribute to the research and development of my country's power
sectors.