Ummey Rayhan, PhD
Professor, Department of Chemistry, DUET, Gazipur
Professor Dr. Ummey Rayhan was appointed as a lecturer in the Department of Chemistry, Dhaka University of Engineering & Technology, Gazipur, Bangladesh in 2004 and now is serving as a full time professor in the same Department. She earned her Ph.D in Advanced Organic Chemistry from Saga University, Japan in March 2014 under the supervision of Professor Takehiko Yamato. She was awarded Master of philosophy (M. Phil.) degree in Chemistry from Bangladesh University of Engineering & Technology (BUET), Dhaka in 2005. In her academic career she passed both B.Sc. (Hons) and M.Sc. in Chemistry from Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka securing first class.
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| Email: | [email protected] |
| Office: | Ext: 5107 IP:7102 |
| Address: | 204, Tower Building, DUET residential area, Gazipur-1707, Gazipur Sadar, Gazipur |
| Field of interest: | Her research interests are primarily focused on nanomaterials, green chemistry, environmental pollution, pollution remediation, natural product chemistry, and synthetic organic chemistry. |
| Field of specialization: | Natural Product Chemistry, Synthetic Organic Chemistry, Environmental Chemistry, Green Chemistry, Catalysis |
Degrees Obtained (Starting from Recent Degrees):
| # | Degree | Institute | Year | Discipline & Field |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PhD | Saga University, Japan | 2014 | Advanced Organic Chemistry |
| 2 | MPhil | Bangladesh University of Engineering & Technology, Dhaka | 2005 | Organic Chemistry |
| 3 | M.Sc. | Jahangirnagar University | 1996 | Chemistry |
| 4 | B.Sc (Hons.) | Jahangirnagar University | 1995 | Chemistry |
| 5 | HSC | Thakurgaon Govt. College | 1992 | Science |
| 6 | SSC | Thakurgaon Sugar Mills High School | 1990 | Science |
Employment Record (Starting from Present Position):
| # | Designation | Institute | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Professor | Dhaka University of Engineering & Technology,Gazipur | 2015-09-07 : Continue |
| 2 | Associate Professor | Dhaka University of Engineering & Technology,Gazipur | 2014-05-05 : 2015-09-06 |
| 3 | Assistant Professor | Dhaka University of Engineering & Technology,Gazipur | 2006-11-30 : 2014-05-04 |
| 4 | Lecturer | Dhaka University of Engineering & Technology,Gazipur | 2004-02-08 : 2006-11-29 |
Additional Charges:
| # | Designation | Faculty/ Department/ Institute/ Office | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Provost | MC Hall | 2024-07-01 : 2024-12-08 |
| 2 | Head | Chem | 2024-02-01 : Continue |
| 3 | Head | Chem | 2020-02-01 : 2022-01-31 |
| 4 | Head | Chem | 2016-02-01 : 2018-01-31 |
| 5 | Assistant Provost | MC Hall | 2009-10-15 : 2010-09-21 |
Consultancy and Sponsored Research Activities:
| # | Title | Organization | Role | Fund | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Synthesis of Mg based Layered Double Hydroxide Incorporating Potato Peel Composite for Enhanced Selective Adsorption of Toxic Textile Dyes | DUET( Funded by UGC) | Project Director | 3,00000/ | 2025-2026 |
| 2 | Exploration of the clouding behavior and thermodynamic characteristic of the TX-100 + Rhodamin B dye mixture in the presence of organic additives | Ministry of Science & Technology,Bangladesh | Associate Investigator | 5,50,000/ | 2025-2026 |
| 3 | Impacts of additives on the phase separation of non-ionic surfactants and antibiotic drug mixture: Assessment of thermodynamics at cloud point | Ministry of Science & Technology,Bangladesh | Principal Investigator | 3,00000/- | 2023-2024 |
| 4 | Phase separation and thermodynamics of non-ionic surfactants and dye mixture: Influence of electrolytes and hydrotropes | DUET( Funded by UGC) | Project Director | 3,00000/- | 2023-2024 |
| 5 | Physico-Chemical Investigation of the Interaction of Antibiotic Drugs with Surfactants in Additives Media | DUET(Funded by Vice-Chancellor Project-2022) | Project Director | 4,40,000/- | 2022-2023 & 2023-2024 |
| 6 | Method Development for Organic Dye Degradation | DUET( Funded by UGC) | Project Director | 2,00000/- | 2020-2021 |
| 7 | Synthesis and Anticancer Activities of Organic-metallic hybrid Complexes | DUET( Funded by UGC) | Project Director | 2,00000/- | 2015-2016 |
Publications (Journal):
| # | Year | Title | Authors | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2025 | Exploration of the Impacts of Alcohols and Anionic Hydrotopes on the Phase separation Behavior of Triton X-100 in the presence of Indigo Carmine dye | Md. Rafikul Islam, Md. Rehan Alam, Ummey Rayhan, Md. Rejaul Karim, Javed Masood Khan, Md. Abdul Goni and Md. Anamul Hoque | Journal of Solution Chemistry, vol.54 pp-1295-1322, (2025) |
| 2 | 2025 | Estimation of phase separation and thermodynamic parameters of triton X-100 and chlorpheniramine maleate drug mixture: influence of lower chain alcohols | Md. Rafikul Islam*, Md. Rehan Alam, Munshi Rakibul Islam, Javed Masood Khan, Priyankar Sen, Ummey Rayhan* and Md Abdul Goni | Bull. Chem. Soc. Ethiop. 2025, 39(11), 2109-2127. |
| 3 | 2023 | Cloudy development and physico-chemical parameters for the triton X-100 and levofloxacin hemihydrate mixture: Impacts of the manifestation of several short chain alcohol and urea | Md. Rafikul Islam, Md. Rehan Alam, Ummey Rayhan*, Farah Khan, Samar A. Aldossari, Saikh Mohammad Wabaidur, Shahed Rana and Md. Anamul Hoque | Journal of Molecular Liquids, 393 (2024) 123621 |
| 4 | 2023 | Physicochemical investigations of clouding development and physicochemical properties of Triton X-100 and levofloxacin hemihydrate mixture: Influence of sodium salts composition | Md. Rehan Alam, Md. Rafikul Islam, Javed Masood Khan, Ummey Rayhan, Shahed Rana, Dileep Kumar*, Anis Ahmad, Md. Anamul Hoque and Shariff E. Kabir | Colloid and polymer Science, 301 (2023), 1125-1136 |
| 5 | 2021 | Functionalized layered double hydroxides composite bio-adsorbent for efficient copper(II) ion encapsulation from wastewater | Shahjalal Khandaker,* Md. Tofazzal Hossain, Palash Kumar Saha, Ummey Rayhan, Aminul Islam, Tasrina Rabia Choudhury and Md. Rabiul Awual,* | Journal of Environmental Management 300 (2021) 113782 |
| 6 | 2021 | A brief review on novel pyrene based fluorometric and colorimetric chemosensors for the detection of Cu2 | Zannatul Kowser, Ummey Rayhan, Thamina Akther, Carl Redshaw and Takehiko Yamato | Materials Chemistry Frontiers, 2021, 5, 2173-2200 |
| 7 | 2018 | A Review on the Recent Advances in the Reductions of Carbon–Carbon/Oxygen Multiple Bonds Including Aromatic Rings Using Raney Ni–Al Alloy or Al Powder in the Presence of Noble Metal catalysts in Water | U. Rayhan, Z. Kowser, Md. N. Islam, C. Redshaw and T. Yamato* | Topics in Catalysis 2018, 61, 560-574 |
| 8 | 2017 | Reduction of phenylacetylenes using Raney Ni-Al alloy, Al powder in the presence of noble metal catalysts in water | U. Rayhan, Z. Kowser, Md. N. Islam, C. Redshaw and T. Yamato* | Arkivoc 2018, part ii, 241-251 |
| 9 | 2016 | Reduction of diphenylacetylene using Al powder in the presence of noble metal catalysts in water | U. Rayhan, Z. Kowser, C. Redshaw and T. Yamato | Tetrahedron 2016, 72, 6943-6947 |
| 10 | 2016 | Isolation and Characterization of Chemical Constituents from the Aeriel parts of Spermacocelatifolia Aublet. | Koushik Saha, Thamina Akther, Dilruba Afrose Popya, Zannatul Kowser, Ummey Rayhan and Shahin Aziz,* | World Journal of Pharmaceutical Research. Volume 5(3), 2016, 30-37. |
| 11 | 2015 | Reduction of carbonyl compounds by Raney Ni-Al alloy and Al powder in the presence of noble metal catalysts in water | U. Rayhan, J-He. Do, T. Arimura and T. Yamato* | Comptes Rendus Chimie 18, 2015, 685-692 |
| 12 | 2015 | Solvent effect and fluorescence response of the 7-tert-butylpyrene-dipicolylamine linkage for the selective and sensitive response toward Zn(II) and Cd(II) ions | Z. Kowser, H. Tomiyasu, X. Jiang, U. Rayhan, C. Redshaw and T. Yamato* | New Journal of Chemistry 39, 2015, 4055-4062. |
| 13 | 2014 | Reduction of aromatic compounds with Al powder using noble metal catalysts in water under mild reaction conditions | U. Rayhan, H. Kwon and T. Yamato* | Comptes Rendus Chimie 17, 2014, 952-957 |
| 14 | 2013 | Synthesis, Structural and Photophysical Properties of the First Member of the Class of Pyrene Based [4] Helicenes | J-Y. Hu, X. Feng, A. Paudel, H. Tomiyasu, U. Rayhan, P. Thuéry, M. R. J. Elsegood, C. Redshaw and T. Yamato* | Eur. J. Org. Chem., 2013, 5829-5837 |
| 15 | 2013 | Synthesis and fluorescence emission properties of 1,3,6,8-tetraarylpyrenes | J-Y. Hu, X. Feng, H. Tomiyasu, N. Seto, U. Rayhan, M. R. J. Elsegood, C. Redshaw and T. Yamato* | Journal of Molecular Structure, 1047, 2013, 194-203 |
| 16 | 2013 | Heteroditopic thiacalix[4] arene receptor having ester and bipyridal moieties for ions binding with positive/negative allosteric effect | X-L. Ni, H. Cong, A. Yoshizawa, S. Rahman, H. Tomiyasu, U. Rayhan, X. Zeng and T. Yamato* | Journal of Molecular Structure, 1046, 2013, 110-115 |
| 17 | 2008 | Isolation of a new Phenanthroindolizidinopipyridine alkaloid and stigmasterol from the leaves of Tylophora indica | U. Rayhan, A.K.M Matior Rahman and Md. Abul Hashem* | Journal of Bangladesh Chemical SocietyVol. 21(1), 2008, 61-71 |
Fellowship / Membership of Scientific and Professional Societies:
| # | Type | Organization | Membership Code |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Member | Bangladesh Chemical society | LM-839 |
| 2 | Member | Japanese University Alumni Association in Bangladesh (JUAAB) | JUAAB-LM-0983 |
Guided Ph. D./ M.Sc. / M.Engg. Students:
| # | Programme | Awarded Students | Running Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M.Sc. | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | MPhil | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | PhD | 0 | 1 |
List of Conferences, Short-term Course etc. Organized or Participated):
| # | Event | Organizer | Role | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ICSHSD-2025 | Faculty of Science, Dhaka University of Engineering & Technology,Gazipur | Co-Author & Participant | 2025 |
| 2 | Proceddings of 8Th International Conference on Mechanical,Industrial and Energy Engineering 2024 | KUET, Bangladesh | Co-Auther | 2025 |
| 3 | International Conference in Chemistry-2024 on Recent Advances in Applied Chemical Sciences at MANUU (ICCRAACS-2024) | School of Science, Maulana National Urdu Azad University, Hyderabad, India | Co-Author | 2024 |
| 4 | BCSIR Congress-2023 | Bangladesh Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (BCSIR) Dhaka, Bangladesh | Co-Author & Participant | 2024 |
| 5 | BCSIR Congress-2023 | Bangladesh Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (BCSIR) Dhaka, Bangladesh | Co-Author & Participant | 2024 |
| 6 | International Conference on The Role of Science and Technology Towards 4IR (ICRST-2023) | Organized by Faculty of Science, University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh | Co-Author | 2023 |
| 7 | 5th International Conference on Physics for Sustainable Development & Technology (ICPSDT-2023) | Department of Physics, Chittagong University of Engineering and Technology (CUET), Bangladesh | Co-Author | 2023 |
| 8 | International Conference on Sustainable Engineering Development (ICSED-2023) | Dhaka University of Engineering and Technology (DUET), Bangladesh. | Co-Author & Participant | 2023 |
| 9 | International Conference on Science and Technology for Celebrating the Birth Centenary of Bangabandhu (ICSTB-2021) | Bangladesh Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (BCSIR) Dhaka, Bangladesh | Co-Author & Participant | 2021 |
| 10 | International Conference on Recent Advances in Chemistry | Jagannath University, Dhaka | Co-Author & Participant | 2020 |
| 11 | International Conference on Chemical Science and Technology | Khulna University of Engineering & Technology (KUET), Bangladesh | Presenter | 2018 |
| 12 | 16th Asian Chemical Congress | Bangladesh University of Engineering & Technology (BUET), Dhaka, Bangladesh | Presenter | 2016 |
| 13 | 93th annual meeting of Chemical Society of Japan | Chemical Society of Japan | Co-Author | 2013 |
| 14 | Chem. West. Japan | Saga University, Japan | Presenter | 2012 |
| 15 | The 7th Saga University and Daegu University Joint Seminar on New Trends in Chemistry and Biology | Saga University, Japan | Presenter | 2012 |
| 16 | The 49th International Meeting on Chemistry in Kitakyushu | Kitakyushu, Japan | Presenter | 2012 |
| 17 | The 2nd Joint Seminar between Saga University and Liaoning University on New trends in Chemistry and Material Sciences | Saga University, Japan | Presenter | 2012 |
| 18 | The Seminar on the foreign researchers inviting program for international exchange | Saga University, Japan | Presenter | 2011 |
| 19 | The 48th International Meeting on Chemistry in Kitakyushu | Kitakyushu, Japan | Presenter | 2011 |
Course Conducted:
| # | Programme | Course No | Course Title | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | B.Arch. | Ch 6205 | Chemistry of Carbohydrates | 2015-2016 |
| 2 | M.Sc. | Ch-6211 | Organic Pollutants in the Environment | 2015-2025 |
| 3 | M.Sc. | Ch-6105 | Advanced Polymer Chemistry | 2015-2025 |
| 4 | B.Arch. | Ch 6210 | Advanced Stereochemistry | 2015-2020 |
| 5 | M.Sc. | Ch-6206 | Spectroscopic Methods in Chemistry | 2015-2025 |
| 6 | B.Sc. | Ch 3901 | Organic Chemistry | 2022-2025 |
| 7 | B.Sc. | Ch-3902 | Organic Chemistry Sessional | 2022-2025 |
| 8 | B.Sc. | Ch-2301 | Industrial Chemistry | 2015-2025 |
| 9 | B.Sc. | Ch-1101 | Chemistry-I | 2015-2020 |
| 10 | B.Sc. | Ch-1102 | Chemistry-I Sessional | 2015-2020 |
| 11 | B.Sc. | Ch-1503 | Chemistry-II | 2008-2025 |
| 12 | B.Sc. | Ch-1504 | Chemistry-II (Sessional) | 2008-2022 |
| 13 | B.Sc. | Ch 1501 | Organic Chemistry | 2020-2025 |
| 14 | B.Sc. | Ch 1801 | Physical and Organic Chemistry | 2023-2025 |
| 15 | B.Sc. | Ch 1831 | Inorganic and Organic Chemistry | 2022-2025 |
| 16 | B.Sc. | Ch-1203 | Chemistry-II | 2004-2010 |
| 17 | B.Sc. | Ch-1204 | Chemistry-II Sessional | 2004-2010 |
| 18 | B.Sc. | Ch-2101 | Chemistry-II | 2004-2010 |
| 19 | B.Sc. | Ch-1204 | Chemistry-II Sessional | 2004-2010 |