Mohammad Abbas Uddin (Shiyak), PhD
Associate Professor
Associate Professor
Department of Dyes and Chemical Engineering
Bangladesh University of Textiles
Tejgaon Industrial Area, Dhaka-1208
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Dr Mohammad Abbas Uddin (Shiyak) has completed his PhD from the University of Manchester, the UK, under Commonwealth Scholarship, MBA from Institute of Business Administration, University of Dhaka, Masters from Curtin University of technology with Australian Development Scholarship, and a graduate in Textile Technology from the College of Textile Technology, The University of Dhaka. He is a Chartered Fellow of The Textile Institute UK (CText FTI).
Dr Uddin has over 22 years of experience in textile and garment production, academic research and environmental consultancy. He is considered as a hybrid between technical excellence and business intellect. He is passionate about developing the industrial sector of Bangladesh organically through research and development, creating a new generation of social and environmental champions and liaising between industry and academia for future needs.
Dr Uddin was one of the team members of ‘creating a strategic vision for the university to be in the global education ranking.’ He was also Assistant Director in the Skills For Employment Investment Program (SEIP) project for developing skills for executives in the Textile and RMG sector to build world-class managers in association with the Ministry of Finance, the Government of Bangladesh.
Dr Uddin is a Co-author of the ‘National Chemical Management Guideline for Textile and Apparel Industry’ by the Ministry of Commerce and a taskforce member for the Ministry of Commerce. He co-authored a book titled ‘Manual for Sludge Management in Bangladesh Textile Sector’. He is a certified trainer for ‘Chemical Management’ and ‘Sludge Management’ for the Textile industry for GIZ and ‘Dyehouse Management’ by Textile Institute UK. He trained representatives from more than 100 textile factories, 20 government officials from the Department of Environment (DoE), brand representatives and service providers. He is an Associate Editor for Bangladesh Textile Today magazine and a speaker and panellist in local and international seminars/workshops/conferences. He is also a reviewer of many journals in the textile field.
Before joining BUTEX in 2017, he led and was responsible for various consultancy projects for water, energy, waste, wastewater, and sludge management and worked for various development organisations such as the German Development Agency (GIZ) Dhaka, International Finance Corporation (IFC)- The World Bank, Canadian High Commission, Dhaka, British High Commission Dhaka, The Nordic Chamber of Commerce Dhaka etc. He is currently working as an expert for GIZ FABRIC, STILE, and other projects on chemical management, environmental assessment, sludge management, etc.
FIELD OF INTEREST
FIELD OF INTEREST
Textile chemistry, textile coloration, textile finishing and functional treatment;
Resources Efficient textile production, Cleaner production;
Chemical Management;
Synthetic fibre, non-woven;
Sustainable environmental management and Environmental health;
Textile composite, Sports ScienceTextile wastewater treatment,
Effluent treatment plant (ETP) and monitoring, liquid filtration;
Technical textiles; Surface treatment and characterization;
Skill gap on Human Resources and Industry 4.0
ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE
ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE
PhD in Materials (Textile Science and Technology), the University of Manchester, United Kingdom, 2014, under Commonwealth scholarship;
Master of Business Administration (MBA), major in Marketing, Institute of Business Administration (IBA), University of Dhaka, 2009;
Master of Design, Curtin University of Technology, Australia, 2006, under Australian Development Scholarship (ADS);
BSc in Textile Technology, College of Textile Technology, The University of Dhaka, 2002, First Class First.
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