Training Experiences

Training on “Operation and Process Technology” at Training Institute for Chemical Industries, Ghorashal, Narshingdi, Bangladesh.

Work as an Internee for 1 month at Jamuna Fertilizer Company Limited, Tarakandi, Jamalpur, Bangladesh, focused on plant maintenance, utility services, quality control, environment, health and safety issues, waste water treatment and others.

Industrial visits as part of the departmental curriculum to the following industries under BCIC:

1. Bangladesh Insulator & Sanitaryware Factory Ltd., Dhaka, Bangladesh
2.  Godonail Water Treatment Plant, Narayanganj, Dhaka, Bangladesh
3. Usmania Glass Sheet Factory Ltd., Chittagong, Bangladesh
4. Chittagong Urea Fertilizer Factory Ltd., Chittagong, Bangladesh
5. TSP complex, Chittagong, Bangladesh
6. Karnaphuli Paper Mills Limited, Chandraghona, Rangamati.

Articles

Sadia Sharmeen, A.F.M Mustafizur Rahman, Mostakima M. Lubna, Kh Samaher Salem, Rafiqul Islam, Mubarak A. Khan . “Polyethylene glycol functionalized carbon nanotubes/gelatin-chitosan nanocomposite: An approach for significant drug release”. Bioactive Materials (2018).

Book Chapters

1. Rashid, T. U., Islam, Md. S., Sharmeen, S., Biswas, S., Zaman, A., Khan, M. N., Mallik, A. K., Haque, P. and Rahman, M. M. (2017) Applications of Chitosan Derivatives in Wastewater Treatment, in Handbook of Composites from Renewable Materials, V. K. Thakur, M. K. Thakur and M. R. Kessler (Eds.), John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Hoboken, NJ, USA.
2. Khan, M. N., Hasan, Md. M., Islam, Md. S., Biswas, S., Rashid, T. U., Mallik, A. K., Zaman, A., Sharmeen, S., Haque, P. and Rahman, M. M. (2017) Biomimetic Gelatin Nanocomposite as a Scaffold for Bone Tissue Repair, in Handbook of Composites from Renewable Materials (pp. 487-525) V. K. Thakur, M. K. Thakur and M. R. Kessler (Eds.), John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Hoboken, NJ, USA. 
3. Khan, M. N., Biswas, S., Islam, Md. S., Rashid, T. U., Sharmeen, S., Zaman, S., Rahman Md. S., Mallik, A. K., Haque, P. and Rahman, M. M. (2017) Green Biocomposite from renewable biopolymers and their Biomedical Application in Biocomposite- properties, performance and Application (pp 473-541), Asim Shahzad (Ed.) , Nova Science: New York.
4. M. Nuruzzaman Khan, Ismat Zerin Luna, Md. Minhajul Islam, Sadia Sharmeen, Khandaker S. Salem, Taslim U. Rashid, Asaduz Zaman, Papia Haque and Mohammed Mizanur Rahman (2016) Chapter 21 - Cellulase in Waste Management Applications, in New and Future Developments in Microbial Biotechnology and Bioengineering (pp. 237-256), A2 - Gupta, Vijai Kumar, (Eds.) , Elsevier: Amsterdam.
5. Khandaker S. Salem, Taslim U. Rashid, Asaduzzaman, Md. Minhajul Islam, M. Nuruzzaman Khan, Sadia Sharmeen, Mohammed Mizanur Rahman and Papia Haque  (2016) Chapter 11- “Recent Updates on Immobilizationof Microbial Cellulase” , in New and Future Developments in Microbial Biotechnology and Bioengineering (pp. 107-140), A2 - Gupta, Vijai Kumar, (Eds.) , Elsevier: Amsterdam.

Assistant Professor, Department of Applied Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Technology, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh (From May 28, 2018 to Present).

Lecturer, Department of Applied Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Technology, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh (From October 19, 2014 to May 27, 2018).

Lecturer, Department of Natural Sciences, Daffodil International University, Dhaka, Bangladesh (From May 8, 2014 to October 18, 2014)

Nominated as a young researcher under Sakura Exchange Program in science by Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST).

National Science and Technology Fellowship, on research work carried out during MS Program.

Dean’s Excellence Award-2012, by the faculty of Engineering and Technology, University of Dhaka, for outstanding result in B.S Honours examination.

Scholarship from Chittagong Board for academic result in Higher Secondary Examination, 2006.

Scholarship in Junior School Certificate Examination. (Talentpool)

Scholarship in Primary School Certificate Examination. (General)

Nanotechnology and Analytical Chemistry.

Biomaterials and Environmental Chemistry.

Inorganic and Green Chemistry.

Assistant Professor, Department of Applied Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Technology, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh (From May 28, 2018 to Present).

Lecturer, Department of Applied Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Technology, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh (From October 19, 2014 to May 27, 2018).

Lecturer, Department of Natural Sciences, Daffodil International University, Dhaka, Bangladesh (From May 8, 2014 to October 18, 2014)

Sadia Sharmeen

Assistant Professor (On Study Leave), Department of Applied Chemistry & Chemical Engineering,

Faculty of Engineering and Technology

University of Dhaka, Dhaka-1000

E-mail: sadiasharmeen@du.ac.bd

Academic Qualifications

Master of Science (MS)

Major: Applied Chemistry and Chemical Engineering

Institution: University of Dhaka, Bangladesh

Year of Passing: 2013 (Session: 2011)

Bachelor of Science (B.S)

Major: Applied Chemistry and Chemical Engineering

Institution: University of Dhaka, Bangladesh

Year of Passing: 2011 (Session: 2010)

Higher Secondary Certificate

Group: Science

Institution: Chittagong Govt. Girls’ College, Chittagong, Bangladesh

Year of Passing: 2006 

Secondary School Certificate

Group: Science

Institution: Joydebpur Govt. Girls’ High School, Gazipur, Bangladesh

Year of Passing: 2004 

Academic Awards and Honours

Nominated as a young researcher under Sakura Exchange Program in science by Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST).

National Science and Technology Fellowship, on research work carried out during MS Program.

Dean’s Excellence Award-2012, by the faculty of Engineering and Technology, University of Dhaka, for outstanding result in B.S Honours examination.

Scholarship from Chittagong Board for academic result in Higher Secondary Examination, 2006.

Scholarship in Junior School Certificate Examination. (Talentpool)

Scholarship in Primary School Certificate Examination. (General)

Training Experiences

Training on “Operation and Process Technology” at Training Institute for Chemical Industries, Ghorashal, Narshingdi, Bangladesh.

Work as an Internee for 1 month at Jamuna Fertilizer Company Limited, Tarakandi, Jamalpur, Bangladesh, focused on plant maintenance, utility services, quality control, environment, health and safety issues, waste water treatment and others.

Industrial visits as part of the departmental curriculum to the following industries under BCIC:

1. Bangladesh Insulator & Sanitaryware Factory Ltd., Dhaka, Bangladesh
2.  Godonail Water Treatment Plant, Narayanganj, Dhaka, Bangladesh
3. Usmania Glass Sheet Factory Ltd., Chittagong, Bangladesh
4. Chittagong Urea Fertilizer Factory Ltd., Chittagong, Bangladesh
5. TSP complex, Chittagong, Bangladesh
6. Karnaphuli Paper Mills Limited, Chandraghona, Rangamati.

Professional Experiences

Lecturer, Department of Applied Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Technology, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh (From October 19, 2014 to Present).

Lecturer, Department of Natural Sciences, Daffodil International University, Dhaka, Bangladesh (From May 8, 2014 to October 18, 2014)

Research Interest

Nanotechnology and Analytical Chemistry.

Biomaterials and Environmental Chemistry.

Inorganic and Green Chemistry.

List of Publications

Articles

Sadia Sharmeen, A.F.M Mustafizur Rahman, Mostakima M. Lubna, Kh Samaher Salem, Rafiqul Islam, Mubarak A. Khan . “Polyethylene glycol functionalized carbon nanotubes/gelatin-chitosan nanocomposite: An approach for significant drug release”. Bioactive Materials (2018).

Book Chapters

1. Rashid, T. U., Islam, Md. S., Sharmeen, S., Biswas, S., Zaman, A., Khan, M. N., Mallik, A. K., Haque, P. and Rahman, M. M. (2017) Applications of Chitosan Derivatives in Wastewater Treatment, in Handbook of Composites from Renewable Materials, V. K. Thakur, M. K. Thakur and M. R. Kessler (Eds.), John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Hoboken, NJ, USA.
2. Khan, M. N., Hasan, Md. M., Islam, Md. S., Biswas, S., Rashid, T. U., Mallik, A. K., Zaman, A., Sharmeen, S., Haque, P. and Rahman, M. M. (2017) Biomimetic Gelatin Nanocomposite as a Scaffold for Bone Tissue Repair, in Handbook of Composites from Renewable Materials (pp. 487-525) V. K. Thakur, M. K. Thakur and M. R. Kessler (Eds.), John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Hoboken, NJ, USA. 
3. Khan, M. N., Biswas, S., Islam, Md. S., Rashid, T. U., Sharmeen, S., Zaman, S., Rahman Md. S., Mallik, A. K., Haque, P. and Rahman, M. M. (2017) Green Biocomposite from renewable biopolymers and their Biomedical Application in Biocomposite- properties, performance and Application (pp 473-541), Asim Shahzad (Ed.) , Nova Science: New York.
4. M. Nuruzzaman Khan, Ismat Zerin Luna, Md. Minhajul Islam, Sadia Sharmeen, Khandaker S. Salem, Taslim U. Rashid, Asaduz Zaman, Papia Haque and Mohammed Mizanur Rahman (2016) Chapter 21 - Cellulase in Waste Management Applications, in New and Future Developments in Microbial Biotechnology and Bioengineering (pp. 237-256), A2 - Gupta, Vijai Kumar, (Eds.) , Elsevier: Amsterdam.
5. Khandaker S. Salem, Taslim U. Rashid, Asaduzzaman, Md. Minhajul Islam, M. Nuruzzaman Khan, Sadia Sharmeen, Mohammed Mizanur Rahman and Papia Haque  (2016) Chapter 11- “Recent Updates on Immobilizationof Microbial Cellulase” , in New and Future Developments in Microbial Biotechnology and Bioengineering (pp. 107-140), A2 - Gupta, Vijai Kumar, (Eds.) , Elsevier: Amsterdam.

Extracurricular Activities

Member, organizing committee of Industrial Tours, Annual Cultural Programs, AGM and Re-union programs of the Department.

Member, organizing committee of Conferences [in 16th Asian Chemical Congress, Bangladesh, Apr 2016].

Organizer and Volunteer, Applied Chemistry and Chemical Engineering (ACCE) Alumni Reunion, Dec 2012. 

Other Skills

Hands on: UV-Visible Spectrophotometer, Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer, FT-IR, DSC, TGA Molecular weight determination by Viscometer etc.

Membership in Professional Societies

Lifetime member, Bangladesh Chemical Society (BCS)

Member of Sakura Science Club, Japan.

Executive Member of ACCEAA (Applied Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Alumni Association).

TEACHING AREAS

Theory courses

Fluid Mechanics (2^nd year)

Metallurgy (3^rd year)

Industrial Economics, Psychology and Management (3^rd year)

Agrochemicals and Fertilizer Technology (4^th year) 

Practical courses

Qualitative Inorganic Analysis (1^st year)

Workshop Practice (1^st year)

Physical Chemistry (2^nd year)

Industrial raw materials and Product Analysis (3^rd year)

Environmental Engineering Lab (4^th year)  

Part I: Industrial Analysis (MS)