(on Study Leave)
Md. Minhajul Islam
Department of Applied Chemistry & Chemical Engineering
Faculty of Engineering and Technology
Research profiles & links
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| Degree Name | Group/Major Subject | Board/Institute | Country | Passing Year |
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| Masters | Applied Chemistry and Chemical Engineering | University of Dhaka | Bangladesh | 2013 |
| Bachelor | Applied Chemistry and Chemical Engineering | University of Dhaka | Bangladesh | 2012 |
| H.S.C | Science | Dhaka | Bangladesh | 2008 |
| S.S.C | Science | Dhaka | Bangladesh | 2006 |
| Title | Organization | Location | From Date | To Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assistant Professor (On Study Leave) | University of Dhaka | Dhaka, Bangladesh | Feb 2020 | Present |
| Lecturer | University of Dhaka | Dhaka, Bangladesh | Nov 2016 | Feb 2020 |
| Adjunct Faculty | Dhaka International University | Dhaka, Bangladesh | Jul 2016 | Nov 2016 |
| Adjunct Faculty | Sonargaon University(SU) | Dhaka, Bangladesh | Jan 2016 | May 2016 |
Research Interest
| Subject | Description | Research Interest (Goal, Target Indicator) |
|---|---|---|
| Materials Chemistry in Energy Applications | Inorganic materials, Biomass for syn-gas production |
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| Materials Chemistry | Biomaterial, nanomaterial, hybrid material for composite fabrication, environmental remediation, drug delivery, wound healing |
Project/Research Supervision
| Level of Study | Title | Supervisor | Co-Supervisor(s) | Name of Student(s) | Area of Research | Current Completion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters | NiPAAM/Silica based materials for drug delivery | Md. Minhajul Islam | Sultan Mahmud | Materials Chemistry |
2020 | |
| Masters | Poly(N-acryloylmorpholine)-grafted porous silica hybrid material for removal of organic dye from aqueous solution | Dr. Mohammad Shahruzzaman | Md. Minhajul Islam | Tanvir Islam & Shahriar Shuvo | Materials Chemistry |
2020 |
| Masters | PLA/HaP nanocomposite for Gentamicin drug delivery | Dr. Sumaiya Farhana | Md. Minhajul Islam | Nishat Anjum Kanak | Materials Chemistry |
2019 |
| Masters | Studies of Cr (VI) adsorption on novel jute cellulose-kaolinite clay biocomposite | Dr. Mohammed Mizanur Rahman | Md. Minhajul Islam | Materials Chemistry |
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| Masters | Syngas production from kitchen waste of a residential hall of University of Dhak | Dr. Papia Haque | Md Minhajul Islam | Jannatun Fatema Mou | Materials Chemistry |
Project/Research Work
| Subject | Project Name | Source of Fund | From Date | To Date | Collaboration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Applied Chemistry | Development of CNC/PEG/PDMAA Semi-iPN hydrogel for drug delivery in wound management | Ministry Of Science And Technology, Government of the People’s Republic Of Bangladesh | 01-07-2020 | 31-12-2020 | |
| Applied Chemistry | Poly(N-acryloylmorpholine)-grafted porous silica hybrid material for removal of organic dye from aqueous solution | Ministry of Science and Technology (Bangladesh) | 01-07-2019 | 30-06-2020 | |
| Applied Chemistry | Syngas production from kitchen waste of a residential hall of University of Dhk | Ministry of Science and Technology (Bangladesh) | 30-06-2017 | 01-07-2018 | |
| Applied Chemistry | Preparation and Characterization of Bijoypur Clay-Crystalline Cellulose Composite for Industrial Effluent Treatment | Ministry of Science and Technology (Bangladesh) | 01-07-2014 | 01-07-2015 |
Invited Talk
| SL | Invited Talk |
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| No invited talk is found | |
| SL | Collaboration & Membership Name | Type | Membership Year | Expire Year |
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| 1 | American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) | Silver | 2024 | |
| 2 | American Chemical Society (ACS) | Regular Member | 2019 | |
| 3 | SAKURA Science Club | Member | 2017 | Life Time |
| 4 | Bangladesh Chemical Society (BCS) | Life Time Member (LM-1897) | 2014 | Life Time |
| Book Section | |
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| 1 |
Md. Shahruzzaman, Md. Minhajul Islam, Md. Sazedul Islam, Md. Nurus Sakib, Abul K. Mallik, Papia Haque and Mohammed Mizanur Rahman "Semi-IPN Systems for Drug Delivery."
Interpenetrating Polymer Network: Biomedical Applications. Singapore: Springer, 2020 205-236 .
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| 2 |
Sabrina Sultana, Md. Shirajur Rahman, Md. Minhajul Islam, Md. Nurus Sakib and Md. Shahruzzaman "Polymer blends, IPNs, gels, composites, and nanocomposites from chitin and chitosan; manufacturing, and applications."
Handbook of Chitin and Chitosan. Sreerag Gopi, Sabu Thomas, Anitha Pius, Amsterdam: Elsevier, 2020 1-41 .
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| 3 |
Shanta Biswas, Sadia Sharmeen, Md. Minhajul Islam, Mohammed Mizanur Rahman, Papia Haque and Abul K. Mallik "Pharmaceutical Applications of Okra Gum."
Natural Polymers for Pharmaceutical Applications, Volume 1. Florida: Apple Academic Press Inc, 2019 .
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Md. Nurus Sakib, Md. Minhajul Islam, Md. Shahruzzaman, Abul K. Mallik, Papia Haque and Mohammed Mizanur Rahman "Pharmaceutical Applications of Sterculia Gum."
Natural Polymers for Pharmaceutical Applications, Volume 1. Florida: Apple Academic Press Inc, 2019 .
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| 5 |
Asaduz Zaman, Md. Minhajul Islam, Papia Haque, Taslim U. Rashid, M. Minhajul Islam, Khandoker S. Salem, Sadia Sharmeen, M. Nuruzzaman Khan and Mohammed Mizanur Rahman "The Potential Application of Microbial Catalyst in Food Biotechnology."
Microbial Catalysts. Volume 1. New York: Nova Science Publishers, Inc, 2019 .
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| 6 |
Sadia Sharmeen, Md. Shirajur Rahman, Md. Minhajul Islam, Md. Sazedul Islam, Md. Shahruzzaman, Abul K. Mallik, Papia Haque and Mohammed Mizanur Rahman "Application of Polysaccharides in Enzyme Immobilization."
Functional Polysaccharides for Biomedical Applications 1st Edition. Woodhead Publishing, Elsevier, 2019 .
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| 7 |
Md. Shahruzzaman, Shanta Biswas, Md. Minhajul Islam, Md. Sazedul Islam, Md. Shirajur Rahman, Papia Haque and Mohammed Mizanur Rahman "Furniture: Eco-Friendly Polymer Composites Applications publication."
Encyclopedia of Polymer Applications. Taylor and Francis Group, 2018 .
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| 8 |
Abul K. Mallik, Md. Shahruzzaman, Md. Nurus Sakib, Asaduz Zaman, Md. Shirajur Rahman, Md. Minhajul Islam, Md. Sazedul Islam, Papia Haque and Mohammed Mizanur Rahman "Benefits of Renewable Hydrogels over Acrylate- and Acrylamide-Based Hydrogels."
Cellulose-Based Superabsorbent Hydrogels. Springer, 2018 .
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| 9 |
Md. Shirajur Rahman, Md. Minhajul Islam, Md. Sazedul Islam, Asaduz Zaman, Tanvir Ahmed, Shanta Biswas, Sadia Sharmeen, Taslim Ur Rashid and Mohammed Mizanur Rahman "Morphological Characterization of Hydrogels."
Cellulose-Based Superabsorbent Hydrogel. Springer, 2018 .
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| 10 |
M. Nuruzzaman Khan, Taslim Ur Rashid, Shanta Biswas, Md. Sazedul Islam, Md. Minhajul Islam, Md. Shirajur Rahman, Md. Shaharuzzaman, Asaduzzaman, Sadia Sharmeen, Abul K Mallik, Papia Haque and Mohammed Mizanur Rahman "Green Biocomposites From Renewable Biopolymers."
Biocomposites: Properties, Performance and Applications. New York: Nova Science Publishers Inc, 2017 .
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| 11 |
M. Nuruzzaman Khan, Md. Nazrul Islam, Md. Sazedul Islam, Md. Minhajul Islam, Md. Sirajur Rahman, Sumaya Farhana Kabir, Tanvir Ahmed and Mohammed Mizanur Rahman "Physico-chemical Properties of Cellulose Nanoparticle-based Advanced Materials."
Cellulose Nanoparticles: Volume 2: Synthesis and Manufacturing. Vijay Kumar Thakur, Elisabete Frollini, Janet Scott London: Royal Society of Chemistry, 2021 210 - 235 .
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| 12 |
Abul K. Mallik, Shanta Biswas, Md. Shahruzzaman, Tanvir Ahmed, Md. Minhajul Islam, M. Nuruzzaman Khan, Papia Haque and Mohammed Mizanur Rahman "Electrospinning of Nanocellulose for Advanced Nanocomposite Materials."
Cellulose Nanoparticles: Volume 2: Synthesis and Manufacturing. Vijay Kumar Thakur, Elisabete Frollini, Janet Scott London: Royal Society of Chemistry, 2021 323 - 347 .
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| 13 |
Md. Sazedul Islam, Md. Shahruzzaman, M. Nuruzzaman Khan, Md. Minhajul Islam, Sumaya Farhana Kabir, Abul K. Mallik, Mohammed Mizanur Rahman and Papia Haque "Composite materials: Concept, recent advancements, and applications."
Renewable Polymers and Polymer-Metal Oxide Composites: Synthesis, Properties, and Applications. Sajjad Haider, Adnan Haider; Elsevier, 2022 1-43 .
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| 14 |
Md. Minhajul Islam, Shanta Biswas, Md. Sazedul Islam, Md. Shahruzzaman, M. Mehedi Hasan, Md. Didarul Islam, Papia Haque and Mohammed Mizanur Rahman "Chitosan-Based Gels for Ocular Drug Delivery."
Marine Biomaterials Drug Delivery and Therapeutic Applications. Sougata Jana, Subrata Jana; Singapore: Springer, 2022 281–315 .
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| Journal Article | |
| 1 |
Md. Minhajul Islam, Zihao Shen, George Yumnam, Raphaël P. Hermann, Valentin Taufour and Susan M. Kauzlarich : 151Eu Mössbauer Spectroscopic and Magnetic Study of the Zintl Arsenides: Eu14MAs11 (M = Mg, Zn, Cd),
Chemistry of Materials (impact factor:7.1) , 2026
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| 2 |
Md. Minhajul Islam, Ivan Chinonso Opara, Christopher Miramontes Ruiz, Yixuan Xu, James C. Fettinger, Svilen Bobev and Susan M. Kauzlarich : Crystal structure, synthesis, and thermoelectric properties of Yb14ZnBi11,
Journal of Materials Chemistry A (impact factor:9.2) , vol.14 , no.60 Royal Society of Chemistry , pp.41636–41643 , 2026
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Md. Minhajul Islam, Maria Wróblewska, Yixuan Xu, Eric S. Toberer and Susan M. Kauzlarich : Ultra-low thermal conductivity and promising thermoelectric performance in the structurally complex Zintl phase: Eu14GaAs11,
Susan M. Kauzlarich (impact factor:9.2) , vol.14 , no.15 Royal Society of Chemistry , pp.8602–8609. , 2026
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| 4 |
Md. Minhajul Islam, Jiongzhi Zheng, Andrew Pike, Kurt E. Star, Sabah K. Bux, Geoffroy Hautier and Susan M. Kauzlarich : Diffuson-Driven Lattice Thermal Conductivity in Zintl Arsenides: Disrupting Mass-Thermal Conductivity Relation for High Thermoelectric Performance,
Journal of the American Chemical Society (impact factor:15.7) , vol.147 , no.46 American Chemical Society (ACS) , pp.42883-42893 , 2025
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| 5 |
Md. Minhajul Islam, Maria Wróblewska, Zihao Shen, Eric S. Toberer, Valentin Taufour and Susan M. Kauzlarich : Magnetism and Thermoelectric Properties of the Zintl Semiconductor: Eu21Zn4As18,
Chemistry of Materials (impact factor:8.5) , vol.36 , no.23 American Chemical Society (ACS) , pp.11499-11508 , 2024
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Yeasmin Akter, Md Minhajul Islam, Md Shamim Akter, Khodeja Afrin, Md Saiful Alam, Papia Haque and Newaz Mohammed Bahadur : Silver nanoparticle reinforced polylactic acid and gelatin composite films for advanced wound dressing,
Journal of Biomaterials Applications (impact factor:2.9) Sage , pp.0(0) , 2024
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Md Minhajul Islam and Susan M Kauzlarich : The Potential of Arsenic‐based Zintl Phases as Thermoelectric Materials: Structure & Thermoelectric Properties,
Zeitschrift für anorganische und allgemeine Chemie , vol.649 , no.21 Wiley-VCH GmbH, Weinheim , 2023
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| 8 |
Jannatun Fatema, Tanvir Ahmed, Md. Minhajul Islam, Md. Nurus Sakib, A.M. Sarwaruddin Chowdhury and Papia Haque : Gasification of kitchen wastes in an updraft fluidized bed gasifier and simulation of the process with Aspen Plus,
Journal of Cleaner Production (impact factor:11.07) Elsevier Ltd. , 2022
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| 9 |
Md. Minhajul Islam, Md. Shahruzzaman, Shanta Biswas, Md. Nurus Sakib and Taslim Ur Rashid : Chitosan based bioactive materials in tissue engineering applications-A review,
Bioactive Materials (impact factor:16.87) , vol.5 , no.1 Elsevier B.V. , pp.164-183 , 2020
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| 10 |
Shanta Biswas, Md. Minhajul Islam, M. Mehedi Hasan, Sunzida H. Rimu, M Nuruzzaman Khan, Papia Haque and Mohammed Mizanur Rahman : Evaluation of Cr (VI) Ion Removal from Aqueous Solution by BioInspired Chitosan-Clay Composite: Kinetics and Isotherms,
Iranian Journal of Chemical Engineering (impact factor:0.18) , 2018
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| 11 |
Md. Minhajul Islam, Shanta Biswas, M. Mehedi Hasan, Papia Haque, Sunzida H. Rimu and Mohammed Mizanur Rahman : Studies of Cr(VI) adsorption on novel jute cellulose-kaolinite clay biocomposite,
Desalination and Water Treatment (impact factor:1.38) , pp.265–276 , 2018
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| 12 |
Shanta Biswas, Taslim U. Rashid, Abul K. Mallik, Md. Minhajul Islam, M. Nuruzzaman Khan, Papia Haque, Mala Khan and Mohammed Mizanur Rahman : Facile preparation of biocomposite from prawn shell derived chitosan and kaolinite rich locally available clay,
International Journal of Polymer Science (impact factor:1.58) , vol.2017 , 2017
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| 13 |
Md. Minhajul Islam,, M. Nuruzzaman Khan, Shanta Biswas, Tasrina Rabia Choudhury, Papia Haque, Taslim U. Rashid and Mohammed Mizanur Rahman : Preparation and Characterization of Bijoypur Clay-Crystalline Cellulose Composite for Application as an Adsorbent,
Advanced Material Science (AMS) , vol.2 , no.3 , pp.1-7 , 2017
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| Conference Proceedings | |
| 1 |
Md. Minhajul Islam, M Nuruzzaman Khan, Papia Haque and Mohammed Mizanur Rahman "Preparation and Characterization of Bijoypur Clay-Crystalline Cellulose Composite for Industrial Effluent Treatment."
16th Asian Chemical Congress
Dhaka: 2016
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| Award Type | Title | Year | Country | Description |
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| International | Graduate Research Award by the University of California | 2025 | United States | |
| International | Alfred H. and Marie E. Fellowship | 2025 | United States |
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