I am Mostofa Kamal, born in Bangladesh and currently pursuing a Ph.D. at the University of Saskatchewan, Canada, where I study supercell thunderstorms over the Canadian Prairies. I hold M.Sc. and B.Sc. degrees in Physics from Shahjalal University, Bangladesh, a postgrad diploma in Earth System Physics from the Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP), Trieste, Italy, and an M.Sc. in Earth and Environmental Sciences from the University of Waterloo, Canada.
Besides my Ph.D. study, I founded https://abohawa.com/ to provide daily weather forecasts and warnings for Bangla speakers in Bangladesh and West Bengal, India. A science communication enthusiast, I promote STEM education in Canada through Let's Talk Science and in Bangladesh via science blogs, op-eds, talks, and TV interviews. Honored with the 2024 American Geophysical Union's Voices for Science Award for outstanding science communication.
I am a student leader and led University of Saskatchewan Graduate Students' Association as President (2022-2024) and VP of Academic and Student Affairs (2021-2022).
I contribute to the AMS BOGM social media and outreach committees. Additionally, I'm a member of the Municipal Planning Commission for the city of Saskatoon, SK, Canada. Currently, I'm part of the organizing committee for the 2024 ComSciCon Flagship Workshop.
During my spare time, I enjoy spending time with friends and family, gardening, fishing, listening to podcasts, and watching movies.
