Md. Shahabuddin, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, DUET, Gazipur
Dr. Md. Shahabuddin is a full-time Associate Professor in the Department of Chemistry at Dhaka University of Engineering & Technology (DUET), Gazipur, Bangladesh. He earned his Ph.D. in Synthetic Organic Chemistry from Utsunomiya University, Japan, in 2017, with a focus on asymmetric synthesis and helicene chemistry. Following his doctoral studies, he continued at Utsunomiya University as a postdoctoral researcher, where he worked on modifying HPLC chiral stationary phases (CSPs) using optically active helical molecules. He has built a distinguished academic career through his dedication to teaching, research, and community engagement. His research interests span asymmetric synthesis of organic molecules, catalysis, natural product chemistry, environmental chemistry, nanomaterials, adsorption technology, and sustainable waste management. Dr. Shahabuddin has authored numerous peer-reviewed publications and actively contributes to advancing chemical sciences in both academic and applied contexts.
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| Email: | [email protected] |
| Office: | T&T: +88-02-49274034-53; PABX Ext.: 5125 |
| Address: | Department of Chemistry, Dhaka University of Engineering & Technology (DUET), 1707, Gazipur, Gazipur |
| Field of interest: | Asymmetric Synthesis of Organic Molecules, Helicene Chemistry, Catalysis and Reaction Mechanisms, Green and Sustainable Chemistry, Environmental Chemistry and Pollution Mitigation, Natural Product Isolation and Modification, Development of Chiral Stationary Phases (CSPs) for HPLC |
| Field of specialization: | Synthetic Organic Chemistry, Asymmetric Synthesis and Stereoselective Reactions, Helicene-Based Molecular Design, Chiral Stationary Phase (CSP) Development for HPLC, Green and Sustainable Chemistry, Environmental Chemistry and Waste Valorization, Natural Product Chemistry |
Degrees Obtained (Starting from Recent Degrees):
| # | Degree | Institute | Year | Discipline & Field |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PhD | Utsunomiya University, Japan | 2017 | Innovation Systems Engineering (Department of Material and Environmental Chemistry) |
| 2 | M.Sc. | Shah Jalal University of Science and Technology (SUST), Sylhet - 3114, Bangladesh | 2011 | Chemistry (Organic Chemistry with Thesis) |
| 3 | B.Sc (Hons.) | Shah Jalal University of Science and Technology (SUST), Sylhet - 3114, Bangladesh | 2009 | Chemistry |
| 4 | HSC | Adhyapak Abdul Majid College, Cumilla | 2003 | Science |
| 5 | SSC | Morad Nagar D. R. Govt. Pilot High School, Cumilla | 2001 | Science |
Employment Record (Starting from Present Position):
| # | Designation | Institute | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Associate Professor | Dhaka University of Engineering & Technology (DUET), Gazipur; Gazipur-1707, Bangladesh | 2025-04-24 : Continue |
| 2 | Assistant Professor | Dhaka University of Engineering & Technology (DUET), Gazipur; Gazipur-1707, Bangladesh | 2019-04-15 : 2025-04-23 |
| 3 | Lecturer | Dhaka University of Engineering & Technology (DUET), Gazipur; Gazipur-1707, Bangladesh | 2018-01-28 : 2019-04-14 |
| 4 | Research Assistant | Utsunomiya University, Japan | 2015-10-01 : 2017-03-31 |
| 5 | Assistant Analytical Chemist | Bureau Veritas Consumer Products Services BD Ltd. (BVCPS) | 2012-02-01 : 2013-09-08 |
Other Related Experience (Indutry, Institution, etc.):
| # | Designation | Institute | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Assistant Professor | University of Information Technology & Sciences (UITS), Dhaka | 2019-01-01 : 2021-12-31 |
| 2 | Assistant Professor | Department of Natural Science, Islamic University of Technology, IUT, Board Bazar, Gazipur-1704 | 2022-08-01 : Continue |
| 3 | Assistant Professor | Department of Civil Engineering, Uttara University, Dhaka-1230, Bangladesh | 2022-09-01 : 2023-12-31 |
Consultancy and Sponsored Research Activities:
| # | Title | Organization | Role | Fund | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Biosynthesis of Magnesium Oxide Nanoparticles from Allium cepa L. (Onion) Peel Waste: A Sustainable Approach with Bioactivity Evaluation | Dhaka University of Engineering & Technology (DUET), Gazipur (Project Grant No. DUET-TRF/2025-2026/32) | Project Director | TK. 300000 | 2025-2026 |
| 2 | Preparation, characterization of magnetite – jute lignin composite and encapsulated toxic heavy metals | DUET (Funded by UGC) | Project Director | TK. 300000 | 2024-2025 |
| 3 | Synthesis, Structure Elucidation and Investigation of Multifunctional Activities and Physicochemical Properties of N and OH Containing Binaphthyl Compounds and their Metal Complexes | DUET (Funded by UGC) | Associate Project Director | TK. 300000 | 2024-2025 |
| 4 | Binaphthyl-based Organic Compounds Containing Nitrogen (N) and Hydroxyl (-OH) Groups and The Corresponding Metal Complexes: Investigation of Their Multiple Biological Activities | Ministry of Science and Technology (MoST), Bangladesh (Project ID: SRG-234546) | Associate Investigator (AI) | TK. 350000 | 2023-2024 |
| 5 | Fish scale as a low-cost and environmental friendly adsorbent for toxic organic dye removal from aqueous solution. | DUET (Funded by UGC) | Project Director | TK. 300000 | 2022-2023 |
| 6 | Effective removal of toxic textile waste (e.g. dyes, heavy metals) from aqueous solution by fish scale biochar | Ministry of Science and Technology (MoST), Bangladesh (Project ID: SRG-223480) | Principal Investigator (PI) | TK. 200000 | 2022-2023 |
| 7 | Extraction of Nanocellulose from Jute and Characterization of Adsorption Properties of Activated Carbon based Crystalline Nanocellulose Composite | DUET (Funded by UGC) | Project Director | TK. 300000 | 2020-2021 |
| 8 | Method Development for Organic Dye Degradation | DUET (Funded by UGC) | Associate Project Director | TK. 200000 | 2020-2021 |
| 9 | Synthesis of novel stilbene derivatives and assessment of their antimicrobial (e.g. fungi) activity | DUET (Funded by UGC) | Project Director | TK. 200000 | 2018-2019 |
Publications (Journal):
| # | Year | Title | Authors | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2021 | Synthesis of enantiomerically pure oxa[9]helicene derivatives via a nucleophilic cyclodehydration reaction of helical 1,1'-bibenzo[c]phenanthrenylidene-2,2'-dione | Sharif Hossain, Mahmuda Akter, Mohammad Shahabuddin , Mohammad Salim, Ken-ichi Iimura, Michinori Karikomi | SYNLETT |
| 2 | 2020 | Synthesis of enantiomerically pure oxygen-containing helical heterocycles via stereospecific rearrangement of benzofused-2,2'-diphenoquinone derivatives | Md. Sharif Hossain, Mohammad Shahabuddin, Michinori Karikomi | Tetrahedron Lett. |
| 3 | 2019 | Synthesis of poly condensed oxygen-containing helical heterocycles via rearrangement of benzofused-2,2ʹ-diphenoquinone derivatives | Md. Sharif Hossain, Shota Inoue, Mohammad Shahabuddin, Takao Kimura, Michinori Karikomi | Tetrahedron Lett. |
| 4 | 2018 | Dihydroxy-hexahelicene in Thin Films; Structural Characterization and Optical Properties for Photoelectrochemical Applications | Md. Nazmul Kayesa, Md. Jalil Miah, Mohammad Shahabuddin, Michinori Karikomi, Sachio Yoshihara, Eri Nasuno, Norihiro Kato, and Ken-ichi Iimura | Trans. Mat. Res. Soc. Jpn. |
| 5 | 2017 | Structural, Optical, and Photoelectrochemical Characterization of Thin Films of an Axially Chiral Bibenzo[c]phenanthrene Diol and Their Enantiomers | Md. Nazmul Kayes, Mohammad Shahabuddin, Md. Jalil Miah, Michinori Karikomi, Eri Nasuno, Norihiro Kato, Ken-ichi Iimura | Colloids and Surfaces A |
| 6 | 2017 | Synthesis of helical quinone derivatives from oxidative coupling of substituted 2-hydroxybenzo[c]phenanthrenes | Mohammad Shahabuddin, Akira Akutsu, Takao Kimura, Michinori Karikomi | Synthesis |
| 7 | 2017 | 10. The Advances and Applications of Arynes and Their Precursors to Synthesize the Heterocyclic Compounds: A Review | Md. Ashraful Alam, Kazuaki Shimada, Aklima Jahan, Dina Nasrin, Md. Kudrat-E-Zahan, Mohammad Shahabuddin | American Journal of Heterocyclic Chemistry |
| 8 | 2017 | Diastereomeric process-based chiral resolution of helical quinone derivatives using (-)-menthyl chloroformate | Mohammad Shahabuddin, Md. Sharif Hossain, Takao Kimura, Michinori Karikomi | Tetrahedron Lett. |
| 9 | 2017 | Synthesis of helical shaped 1,1′-bibenzo[c]phenanthrene-2,2′- diol (HEBPOL) derivatives by reduction of helical quinones | Mohammad Shahabuddin, Keita Ohgoshi, Md. Sharif Hossain,Takao Kimura, Michinori Karikomi | Tetrahedron Lett. |
| 10 | 2017 | Synthesis, chiral resolution and optical properties of amphiphilic oxa[9]helicene derivatives | Mohammad Shahabuddin, Md Jalil Miah, Ken-ichi Iimura, Takao Kimura, Michinori Karikomi | Tetrahedron Lett. |
| 11 | 2016 | Phytochemical Constituents from the leaves of Malva verticillata L | Mohammad Shahabuddin, Md. Sharif Hossain, Md. Mizanur Rahman, Tanvir Muslim, Shameem Ara Begum | Journal of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry |
| 12 | 2016 | A novel synthesis of halogenated oxa[9]helicenes and dibromo spiro lactone derivative by the reaction of the helical quinones with several halogenating regents | Mohammad Shahabuddin, Mohammad Salim, Masaaki Tomura, Takao Kimura, Michinori Karikomi | Tetrahedron Lett. |
| 13 | 2015 | Fabrication and Characterization of Molecular Films of 11-Oxa[9]helicene and 9-Diethyleneglycoxy-11-oxa[9]helicene | Md Jalil Miah, Mohammad Shahabuddin, Md. Nazmul Kayes, Michinori Karikomi, Eri Nasuno, Norihiro Kato, Ken-ichi Iimura | Trans. Mat. Res. Soc. Jpn. |
| 14 | 2015 | Structural and Photoelectrical Characterization of Thin Films of a Novel Amphiphilic Oxa[9]helicene Derivative | Md Jalil Miah, Mohammad Shahabuddin, Michinori Karikomi, Mohammad Salim, Eri Nasuno, Norihiro Kato, Ken-ichi Iimura | Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn. |
Fellowship / Membership of Scientific and Professional Societies:
| # | Type | Organization | Membership Code |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Member | Japanese University Alumni Association in Bangladesh (JUAAB) | JUAAB-LM-0976 |
Honors and Awards:
| # | Title | Event | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Merit Grant | 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th year B.Sc and M.S results from Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet, Bangladesh. | 2004 |
| 2 | Special Merit Grant | B.Sc (Hons) result (2007) and M.S result (2008) from Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet, Bangladesh | 2007 |
| 3 | Distinction | B.Sc (Hons) result (2007) from Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet, Bangladesh. | 2007 |
| 4 | Distinction | M. S result (2008) from Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet, Bangladesh. | 2008 |
| 5 | Fellowship | National Science and Information & Communication Technology (NSICT) fellowship 2010-2011 for M.S. research | 2010 |
| 6 | MEXT Scholarship | Japanese Government Monbukagakusho: MEXT Scholarship as a Research student | 2013 |
| 7 | MEXT Scholarship | Japanese Government Monbukagakusho: MEXT Scholarship as a PhD student | 2013 |
| 8 | Research Grant | From Creative Department for Innovation (CDI), Utsunomiya University, Japan; as a Research Assistant (October 2015 - March 2017). | 2015 |
| 9 | Postdoctoral fellowship | From Venture Business Laboratory (VBL), Utsunomiya University, Japan (Started from 1st April 2017) | 2017 |
Guided Ph. D./ M.Sc. / M.Engg. Students:
| # | Programme | Awarded Students | Running Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M.Sc. | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | MPhil | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | PhD | 0 | 3 |
List of Conferences, Short-term Course etc. Organized or Participated):
| # | Event | Organizer | Role | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The 97th Annual Meeting of The Chemical Society of Japan (CSJ) | Keio University, Yokohama, Japan | Oral Presenter | 2017 |
| 2 | The 96th Annual Meeting of CSJ | Kyotanabe Campus, Doshisha University, Kyoto, Japan | Poster Presenter | 2016 |
| 3 | The 96th Annual Meeting of CSJ | Kyotanabe Campus, Doshisha University, Kyoto, Japan | Poster Presenter | 2016 |
| 4 | The 25th Annual MRS-Japan | Yokohama Media & Communications Center, Yokohama, Japan | Oral | 2015 |
| 5 | The 34th Annual Meeting on Photochemistry of Solids and Surfaces | Utsunomiya University, Tochigi, Japan | Poster | 2015 |
| 6 | The 95th Annual Meeting of CSJ | Nihon University, Tokyo, Japan | Oral | 2015 |
| 7 | The 67th Divisional Meeting on Colloid and Interface Chemistry | Hokkaido University of Education, Asahikawa Campus, Hokkaido, Japan | Oral | 2016 |
| 8 | The 67th Divisional Meeting on Colloid and Interface Chemistry | Hokkaido University of Education, Asahikawa Campus, Hokkaido, Japan | Poster | 2016 |
| 9 | The 15th International Conference on Advanced Materials | Yoshida Campus, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan | Oral | 2017 |
| 10 | The 73rd Symposium of the Society of Synthetic Organic Chemistry, Japan (SSOCJ) | Gakushuin University, Tokyo, Japan | Oral | 2017 |
| 11 | The 27th Annual MRS-Japan | Yokohama port Opening Plaza, Japan | Poster | 2017 |
| 12 | International Conference on Recent Advances in Chemistry (ICRAC) | Department of Chemistry, Jagannath University, Dhaka, Bangladesh | Oral | 2020 |
| 13 | The 1st International Conference of Physical Sciences-2022 (ICPS-2022) | School of Physical Sciences, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet-3114, Bangladesh | Oral | 2022 |
| 14 | The 1st International Conference of Physical Sciences-2022 (ICPS-2022) | School of Physical Sciences, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet-3114, Bangladesh | Poster | 2022 |
| 15 | The 1st International Conference on Frontier Sciences-2022 (ICFS-2022) | Faculty of Science, Bangladesh University of Engineering & Technology (BUET), Dhaka-1000, Bangladesh | Oral | 2022 |
| 16 | The 1st International Conference on Frontier Sciences-2022 (ICFS-2022) | Faculty of Science, Bangladesh University of Engineering & Technology (BUET), Dhaka-1000, Bangladesh | Oral | 2022 |
| 17 | The 1st International Conference on Nano-bio and Advanced Materials Engineering (NAME2023) | Department of Chemical Engineering, Jashore University of Science and Technology (JUST), Jashore- 7408, Bangladesh | Oral | 2023 |
| 18 | The 1st International Conference on Sustainable Engineering Development (ICSED-2023) | Office of the Project Director, Dhaka University of Engineering & Technology, Gazipur; Gazipur-1707, Bangladesh | Oral | 2023 |
| 19 | The 1st International Conference on Sustainable Engineering Development (ICSED-2023) | Office of the Project Director, Dhaka University of Engineering & Technology, Gazipur; Gazipur-1707, Bangladesh | Oral | 2023 |
| 20 | International Conference on The Role of Science and Technology towards 4IR | Faculty of Science, University of Rajshahi-6205, Bangladesh | Oral | 2023 |
| 21 | BCSIR Congress-2023 | Bangladesh Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (BCSIR), Dhaka-1205, Bangladesh | Oral | 2024 |
| 22 | BCSIR Congress-2023 | Bangladesh Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (BCSIR), Dhaka-1205, Bangladesh | Poster | 2024 |
Course Conducted:
| # | Programme | Course No | Course Title | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M.Sc. | Ch-6213 | Chromatographic Techniques | 2016-2017, 2017-2018, 2018-2019 |
| 2 | M.Sc. | Ch-6201 | Pharmaceutical Chemistry | 2017-2018, 2018-2019 |
| 3 | M.Sc. | Ch-6203 | Chemistry of Natural Products | 2016-2017, 2017-2018, 2018-2019 |
| 4 | M.Sc. | Ch-6207 | Medicinal Chemistry | 2017-2018, 2018-2019 |
| 5 | M.Sc. | Ch-6210 | Advanced Stereochemistry | 2016-2017 |
| 6 | B.Sc. | Ch-2101 | Chemistry-II | 2017-2018, 2018-2019, 2019-2020 |
| 7 | B.Sc. | Ch-2102 | Chemistry-II Sessional | 2017-2018, 2018-2019, 2019-2020 |
| 8 | B.Sc. | Ch-1203 | Chemistry-II | 2017-2018, 2018-2019, 2019-2020 |
| 9 | B.Sc. | Ch-1204 | Chemistry-II Sessional | 2017-2018, 2018-2019, 2019-2020 |
| 10 | B.Sc. | CH-1303 | Chemistry-II | 2018-2019 |
| 11 | B.Sc. | CH-1304 | Chemistry-II Sessional | 2017-2018, 2018-2019 |
| 12 | B.Sc. | Ch-1703 | Chemistry-II | 2017-2018 |
| 13 | B.Sc. | Ch-1504 | Chemistry-II (Sessional) | 2017-2018, 2018-2019 |
| 14 | B.Sc. | Ch-1803 | Chemistry-II | 2019-2020 |
| 15 | B.Sc. | Ch-1804 | Chemistry-II Sessional | 2017-2018, 2018-2019, 2019-2020 |