Research & Innovation
The Department conducts research spanning a wide range of chemical engineering subfields — process systems engineering, safety engineering, biochemical engineering & biotechnology, environmental engineering, and fuel & energy systems. Our research groups undertake exciting and impactful projects in collaboration with national and international experts.
Our Groups
Process Safety · Chemical Process Industries
Focused on hazard identification, risk analysis, and safety management in chemical process industries. Research covers fire safety, explosion risk, industrial disaster prevention, and the development of safety standards relevant to Bangladeshi industry.
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Process Control · Modelling · Optimisation
Advancing the design, control, and optimisation of chemical processes through mathematical modelling, simulation, and data-driven methods. Research topics include controller performance monitoring, process identification, and plantwide control.
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Energy · Environment · Sustainability
Investigating sustainable pathways for energy production and environmental remediation. Research spans solid fuels, gasification, biomass-to-liquid conversion, CO₂ utilisation, low-carbon technologies, and the hydrogen economy.
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Bioenvironmental · Bioprocess · Medical Imaging
Applying quantitative methods to biological and environmental systems. Research covers bioenvironmental engineering, biological and medical image analysis, quantitative biology and biotechnology, biochemical & bioprocess engineering, and air pollution modelling.
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Biotechnology · Environmental Engineering · Sustainability
Integrating biotechnology and environmental engineering to develop sustainable industrial solutions. Research interests include biosensing, bio-surface engineering, paper-based diagnostics, biomaterials, and environmental remediation technologies.
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Environmental Science · Nanocomposites · Water Treatment
Pursuing research at the interface of environmental science and chemical engineering. Focus areas include adsorption, biochar synthesis, advanced oxidation processes, nanocomposite synthesis, physico-chemical and biological water treatment.
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What We Study
Faculty
Dr. Md. Mominur Rahman
Energy and Environment, Sustainability
Dr. Syeda Sultana Razia
Process safety, Chemical safety & security, Distillation and separation processes, Effluent treatment
Dr. Md. Ali Ahammad Shoukat Choudhury
Process Control, Chemical Engineering Modelling and Identification, Controller Performance Monitoring
Dr. Md. Shahinoor Islam
Adsorption & Biochar synthesis, Advanced oxidation (Fenton & photocatalytic), Nanocomposite synthesis, Physico-chemical & biological treatment
Dr. Shoeb Ahmed
Bioenvironmental Engineering, Biological & Medical Image Analysis, Quantitative Biology & Biotechnology, Biochemical & Bioprocess Engineering, Air Pollution Modelling
Dr. Kazi Bayzid Kabir
Solid Fuels, Gasification, Coal/Biomass-to-Liquid, Heterogeneous catalysis
Dr. Nahid Sanzida
Process Control
Dr. Mohidus Samad Khan
Biotechnology, Environmental Engineering, Industrial Sustainability, Bio-surface Engineering, Paper-based Diagnostics
Dr. Nafisa Islam
Biocompatible materials, Biosensing, Environmental Chemistry, Biomaterials
Dr. Md. Easir Arafat Khan
Hazard & risk analysis, Air pollution, Environmental Impact Assessment, Chemical process safety, Fire safety management
Dr. Md. Iqbal Hossain
Fuel Chemistry and Technology, Energy Management, Cleaner Production, Separation, Catalysis-Kinetics-Hydrodynamics in Multiphase Flow
Dr. Kawnish Kirtania
Low carbon technology, H₂ economy, Thermo-catalytic conversion, Bioenergy, CO₂ utilisation
Dr. Iftheker Ahmed Khan
Bioenvironmental Engineering, Biological & Medical Image Analysis, Quantitative Biology & Biotechnology, Biochemical & Bioprocess Engineering
Dr. Mahbuba Jannat
Biochemical Engineering, Biomaterials, Environmental applications
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