Graduate Research Student (February 2025- July 2025)
Membrane Surface Science-MSuS, Department of Membrane Science & Technology (MST)
University of Twente (Enschede, Netherlands)
Fabricate PEM membranes using the layer-by-layer technique, focusing on dense membrane formation to enhance treatment efficiency.
Performing experiments to evaluate the permeability, salt & MP retention, and molecular weight cut-off (MWCO) of PEM membranes.
Explore symmetric and asymmetric coating configurations for optimized membrane performance.
Comparing the performance of dense PEM membranes with conventional NF membranes, focusing on improvements in selectivity.
Supervisor:
Prof. dr.ir. Wiebe M. de Vos
Membrane Surface Science, Twente Membranes
Department of Membrane Science and Technology
Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Twente
Summer Research Intern (June 2024- August 2024)
Materials Chemistry & Mass Transport, Institute of Membrane Research,
Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon (Geesthacht, Germany)
Influence of surfactants on interfacially polymerized nanofiltration membranes for ion separation
Thin film composite membrane preparation by interfacial polymerization
Study of the mass transport relation with different concentrations of monomer and surfactants incorporation
Study of the pore size relation with different concentrations of surfactant incorporation in IP.
Water Flux measurement, Static & Dynamic Water contact angle measurement, AFM, and Ion retention.
Supervisor:
Dr. Md. Mushfequr Rahman
Head of the Department
Materials Chemistry & Mass Transport,
Institute of Membrane Research,
Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon (Geesthacht, Germany)
Undergraduate Research Assistant (February 2020- July 2023)
Pharmaceutical Research Laboratory (University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh)
Microorganism culture, fermentation & microbial inoculation preparation for organic waste degradation.
UV-vis spectrometer, RT-PCR, Flow Cytometer Data Analysis.
Executed diverse Computational Chemistry tools for Molecular Modelling and molecular Docking.
Project: Efficient production of Biofertilizer using Sugar Industry Waste (2021-2022)
Instructor:
Professor Dr. Mohammad Taufiq Alam
PhD (Tokyo), UNESCO Fellow, AT Fellow
Department of Applied Chemistry & Chemical Engineering,
University of Rajshahi, Rajshahi-6205, Bangladesh.
Summer Research Intern (February 2021-August 2021)
Bangladesh Council of Scientific and Industrial Research Laboratories (BCSIR), Rajshahi-6206, Bangladesh.
Projects:
Evaluation of microwave-assisted extraction of Agarwood oil to replace traditional commercial distillation process.
Extraction of fish oil from fish waste by Applying a Microwave-assisted Gravimetric Technique.
Skills:
Sample preparation for microwave-assisted extraction.
Sample preparation for UV, IR, and GC-MS tests.
Instructor:
Dr. Abu Yousuf
Associate Researcher
School of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering,
University of Oklahoma, USA.
Dr. Zia Chowdhury
Researcher
Institute of Technology Sligo, Ireland.