Education:

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Analytical Chemistry                                                          2019- Present

Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry                                                 

Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, Illinois, USA

Advisor: Professor Dr. Mohtashim H Shamsi                                                                   

 (Expected GPA-3.87/4.0)

Master of Science in Analytical Chemistry                                                                                 2006-2007

ShahJalal University of Science & Technology, Bangladesh

Bachelor of Science in Chemistry                                                                                              2002-2006

ShahJalal University of Science & Technology, Bangladesh

Conference:

1.      P. K. Das, W. D. Almy, T.E. Castillo, O. Adil, A. P. Degregorio, M. Sumita, and M. H. Shamsi1*, “Wax-on-plastic electrochemical sensors: Multiplexing and employing new probes for nucleic acid detection”, Pittcon conference, San Diego, CA, February 24-28, 2024 (Oral Presentation).

2.      P. K. Das, O. Adil, and M. H. Shamsi*, “Fabrication of GO Modified Multiplexed Wax-on-Plastic Chip for Electrochemical Detection of  Nucleic Acid”, ACS Fall Conference, Chicago, IL, August 21 - 25, 2022 (Poster Presentation).

3.  P. K. Das, O. Adil, W. D. Almy, T. E. Castillo, and M.H. Shamsi*, “Charge transfer through trinucleotide repeat DNA/MoS2 interface”, ACS Midwest & Great Lakes Regional Meeting, St. Louis, MO, October 18-21, 2023 (Poster Presentation).

4.      P. K. Das, A. P. Degregorio, O. Adil, M. Sumita, and M. H. Shamsi*, “Pseudouridine-modified RNA probe for label-free electrochemical biosensing”, ACS Midwest & Great Lakes Regional Meeting, St. Louis, MO, October 18-21, 2023 (Poster Presentation).

AWARD

1. Gower Fellowship 2024

2. Dissertation Research Assistant Award (2024-25), Southern Illinois University Carbondale.

3. Graduate School Travel Award (2024), Southern Illinois University Carbondale.

4. School of Chemical and Biomolecular Sciences Travel Award (2024), Southern Illinois University Carbondale.

5. GPSC Travel and Conference Award (2023)

Safety Training

1. 1. Basic Introduction to Biosafety, October 30, 2023 – October 30, 2024 (One year), COLLABORATIVE INSTITUTIONAL TRAINING INITIATIVE (CITI PROGRAM).

   2. Biosafety and Risk Management, February 19, 2022 - February 19, 2023 (One year), COLLABORATIVE INSTITUTIONAL TRAINING INITIATIVE (CITI PROGRAM

Voluntary Tasks

1. Serve as a judge in the 8th Annual East Central Illinois ACS Undergraduate Research Conference at the University of Illinois Urbana Champaign, October 28, 2023.

2. Serve as a judge Illinois in the science fair of Junior Academy of Science (IJAS), 8th region, Southern Illinois University Carbondale, March 07, 2023.