Dec 2016Bhubaneswar
🇮🇳
OlympiadBhubaneswar, India
India10th IOAA · 2016
Role: Bangladesh Representative
A timeline of astronomy-related travel
Work and Academic Travel
International travel connected to astronomy research, Olympiads, education programs, workshops, and scientific training.
This is intentionally not a general travel diary. Personal holidays and leisure trips are not included; the timeline below records travel directly connected to my academic, research, Olympiad, or astronomy-education work.
Entries marked as invited/online record programs for which I was selected but could not complete the physical trip: LEAPS 2020 due to COVID-19 and the Sharjah IAU workshop in January 2025 due to visa restrictions.
Countries
Professional travel footprint
Countries represented in my physical work-travel footprint are listed here. Remote or hybrid events are shown in the timeline but are not counted as countries I travelled to; for example, IOAA 2021 was hosted from Bogotá, Colombia and I participated remotely.
🇮🇳India
🇫🇷France
🇨🇳China
🇭🇺Hungary
🇳🇱Netherlands · invited
🇦🇪United Arab Emirates · selected / online
🇬🇪Georgia
🇵🇱Poland
🇸🇪Sweden
🇧🇷Brazil
🇳🇵Nepal
🇹🇼Taiwan
🇻🇳Vietnam
completed / scheduled work travel selected/invited, physical travel cancelled hybrid/remote participation, no travel
2016–2026
Timeline
Olympiad representation gradually expanded into team leadership, research fellowships, astronomy education, and international schools.
Aug 2017Nice / Côte d’Azur
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OlympiadNice, France
France11th International Earth Science Olympiad (IESO 2017)
Role: Bangladesh Representative / Participant🥉 Bronze medal as participant
Dec 2018Beijing
🇨🇳
OlympiadBeijing, China
China12th IOAA · 2018
Role: Bangladesh Team LeaderFirst time as Team LeaderTeam result under my leadership: 🎖️ 1 Honorable Mention
Aug 2019Keszthely
🇭🇺
OlympiadKeszthely, Hungary
Hungary13th IOAA · 2019
Role: Bangladesh Team LeaderSecond time as Team Leader
May–Aug 2020Leiden · invitation
🇳🇱
Invited · no travelLeiden, Netherlands
NetherlandsLeiden/ESA Astrophysics Program for Summer Students (LEAPS) 2020
Status: Invited participantPhysical travel cancelled due to COVID-19
2021Hybrid · Bogotá host
🇨🇴
Hybrid / remoteIOAA 2021 · Bogotá, Colombia
Host location · participated remotely14th IOAA · 2021
Role: Bangladesh Team LeaderTravel: None — no invitation to travelTeam result under my leadership: 🥉 1 Bronze · 🎖️🎖️🎖️🎖️ 4 Honorable Mentions
Aug 2022Kutaisi
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OlympiadKutaisi, Georgia
Georgia15th IOAA · 2022
Role: Bangladesh Team Leader
Aug 2023Chorzów
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OlympiadChorzów, Poland
Poland16th IOAA · 2023
Role: Bangladesh Team LeaderTeam result under my leadership: 🥈🥈 2 Silver · 🥉 1 Bronze
May–Aug 2024Gothenburg
🇸🇪
ResearchGothenburg, Sweden
SwedenCASSUM 2024
Role: CASSUM Research FellowExoplanet atmosphere research
Aug 2024Rio de Janeiro
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OlympiadRio de Janeiro, Brazil
Brazil17th IOAA · 2024
Role: Bangladesh Team LeaderTeam result under my leadership: 🥉 1 Bronze · 🎖️ 1 Honorable Mention
Oct 2024Kathmandu
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OlympiadKathmandu, Nepal
NepalIOAAjr 2024
Role: Bangladesh Team LeaderTeam result under my leadership: 🥈 1 Silver · 🥉🥉 2 Bronze · 🎖️ 1 Honorable Mention
Dec 2024Kathmandu
🇳🇵
Astronomy educationKathmandu, Nepal
Nepal1st Asian Regional Shaw–IAU Workshop on Astronomy for Education
Role: Bangladesh Representative
12–23 Jan 2025Sharjah · selected / online
🇦🇪
Selected · online participationSharjah, United Arab Emirates
United Arab EmiratesProgram: International Astronomical Union (IAU) Hands-on WorkshopFocus: Optical astronomy & ESO archiveStatus: Selected for participationPhysical travel not possible due to visa restrictions; participated online
Aug 2025Mumbai
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OlympiadMumbai, India
India18th IOAA · 2025
Role: Bangladesh Team LeaderTeam result under my leadership: 🥈 1 Silver · 🎖️🎖️ 2 Honorable Mentions · 🏆 1 Best Group Award
Nov–Dec 2025Taipei
🇹🇼
Astronomy schoolTaipei, Taiwan
Taiwan47th International School for Young Astronomers
Role: Bangladesh Participant
Sep 2026Hanoi
🇻🇳
OlympiadHanoi, Vietnam
Vietnam19th IOAA · 2026
Role: Bangladesh Team LeaderTeam result: ⏳ TBD
At a glance
What these trips represent
The timeline reflects three connected parts of my astronomy work rather than tourism.
OlympiadsInternational representation as a student, then recurring Bangladesh Team Leader responsibilities.
ResearchInternational research training and fellowship work, including LEAPS and CASSUM.
EducationAstronomy-education workshops and international schools that connect research with teaching and outreach.
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