Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Bahrain
S.M. Zakir Hossain, Phd
Assistant Professor
Tel: +973-1787-6793 (O), +973-3508-2714(C)
Email: zhossain@uob.edu.bh; zakirchem@gmail.com
Expertise:
Biosensors (solid phase, cell based ), Tissue Engineering, Fermentation/Bioreactor Designs, Biomaterials, Cell-Metabolomics/Proteomics, Food Engineering, Enviroronmental Engineering (waste water treatment, corrosion), Nano Technology
Qualifications:
Ph.D., Chemical Engineering (specialized in advanced Nano and Bio-sciences); M.Sc., Bioprocess Engineering; B.Sc., Chemical Engineering
Assistant Professor, Chemical Engineering, University of Bahrain, Sep. 2013 – present; Assistant Professor, Chemical & Process Engineering, Jubail Industrial College, Saudi Arabia, Sep. 2012 – Aug. 2013; Postdoctoral Fellow, Chemistry, University of Waterloo, Canada, Oct. 2011 – Aug. 2012; Postdoctoral Fellow, Collaborative work with the Dept. of Chemical Engineering and Dept. of Chemistry & Chemical Biology, McMaster University, Canada, Sep. 2008 – Aug. 2011
Author or co-author of more than 60 refereed journal and conference publications/abstracts including two patent
Honored with various awards and scholarships including Japan Government scholarship, Netherlands Government scholarship and Postdoc fellowship
Editor of Canadian Chemical Transactions (http://canchemtrans.ca/ ) and reviewer of Analytica Chimica Acta & Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Ethiopia
Member of EIT (Ontario, Canada), Canadian Society for Chemistry (CSC) , Canadian Society for Chemical Engineering (CSChE)
Developed paper-based biosensor for detection of environmental/food based toxins, pathogens, and heavy metals that received over 50 international media attention
Supervised/Co-supervised several senior/graduate projects related to Biotechnology/Biochemical Engineering related topics
For professional development, I have attended/done several short courses/workshops including "Mini-Courses for Instructors", "Effective networking", "Practice Your Presentation Skills", "Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS)", “Biosafety Level l ,Level 2, and level 3”, “Planning and Project Management (PPM)” etc