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• M. M. Lekhon Alam is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Technology Systems at East Carolina University. He studied Environmental Design and Planning in his Ph.D. program at Kansas State University. He has a bachelor's degree in Architecture from Khulna University (KU) in Khulna, Bangladesh, and a master's degree in Architecture from Kansas State University in Manhattan, KS, where he received the prestigious John F. Helm award for outstanding performance in coursework, leadership &; service, and for the MS thesis project. As an undergraduate, Lekhon received "Head's List" certificate(given for the recognition of excellent studio works)from the KU dept. of architecture, and in 2014, he won the 3rd national position in the international competition, 'Urban Revitalization of Mass Housing," and was awarded by UN-Habitat.
  The Landscape Architecture Foundation (LAF) selected the K-State Memorial Stadium Green Roof project for its 2020 Case Study Investigation program, where Lekhon worked as a research assistant with Assoc. Professor Lee R. Skabelund. Lekhon's research focuses on green roof designs related to carbon sequestration, thermal loading, and connections to building energy performance, with the aim of mitigating climate change through urban greening.His teaching and research work at the intersection of thermodynamics, architectural designs/building systems, and material science is indeed the direction for sustainability and the built environment in the fight to combat a warming planet.HONORS AND AWARDS1. [2021] Research scholarships of $3,500 - from BuildEx, the maker of Buildex Haydite� (a ceramic structural lightweight aggregate that saves material, energy, labor, and transportation costs).2. [2020] Landscape Architecture Foundation (LAF) Case Study Investigation (CSI) - Research Grant: $5,000 (One of 10 projects selected from around the world). Award received in company with Professor Lee R. Skabelund. I worked with Prof. Skabelund as a graduate student research assistant from Kansas State University. www.lafoundation.org/news/2019/12/2020-csi-teams3. [2018] Prestigious John F. Helm award from the Kansas State University, Dept. of Architecture - for outstanding performance in course work, leadership and service as a teaching assistant, and for an outstanding master's thesis project.4. [2015]Obtained the highest average grade point (4.00) in all sessional core courses (Including Architectural Design) for the 4th and 5th academic year and received the "Head's List" certificate (given for recognition of excellent studio work) from Khulna University Architecture Discipline.5. [2014] Won the 3rd National Position in an International Design Competition on "Urban Revitalization of Mass Housing" organized by UN-HABITAT-2014.