Tahmina Shirmeen

Tahmina Shirmeen is a Lecturer in the Department of Geology at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (UTC), affiliated with the College of Engineering and Computer Science. She holds an MS in Engineering Science from the University of Mississippi (2016), an MS in Geology (2010), and an MS in Geological Sciences from Jahangirnagar University (2000). Her teaching portfolio includes courses like GEOL 1025 (Geology of the National Parks), GEOL 1040 (Earth's Resources and the Environment), and GEOL 2250 (Oceanography). She has taught since 2019, emphasizing GIS, climate change, and geoscience education.

• Education:
  • MS Engineering Science (2016), University of Mississippi
  • MS Geology (2010), University of Mississippi
  • MS Geological Sciences (2000), Jahangirnagar University

Research focuses on flood modeling, remote sensing applications in environmental monitoring, and GIS-based analyses of hydrological systems. Notable work includes urban heat island studies using satellite imagery and sediment transport modeling in Chattanooga's South Chickamauga Creek. She has authored/co-authored chapters in SpringerNature's climate adaptation handbook and Intech Open's soil erosion volumes.

Service roles include advising the Geology Club and Sigma Gamma Epsilon Honor Society, committee memberships in curriculum development and diversity initiatives, and organizing public outreach events like the UTC Geology Open House. She frequently judges science fairs and participates in STEM education initiatives at local schools.