Dr. Nafees Ahmed

Short Description

Personal Information

Date of Birth	: 21 November, 1981
Marital Status	: Married
Parmanent address	: 10, Md. Asgar Lane, Chawk Bazar (SetaraManzil, 3rd floor),Dhaka-1211, Bangladesh.
E-mail	: nafees@chem.jnu.ac.bd
Telephone	: +880-1913123498

Education

Degree	Institution	Date/Duration
PhD in Biological Sciences	Hokkaido University, Japan	2011
M.S in Physical Chemistry	University of Dhaka, Bangladesh	2004
B Sc in Chemistry	University of Dhaka	2003
HSC in Science	Bangladesh Rifles School & College, Dhaka, Bangladesh	1999
SSC in Science	Armanitola Govt. High School, Dhaka, Bangladesh.	1997

Professional Experience

Date/Duration	Institution	position
03 April 2024-Till Now	Jagannath University	Professor
19 December 2019- 02 April 2024	Jagannath University	Associate Professor
1 December 2013- 18 December 2019	Jagannath University	Assistant Professor
15 July 2012 - 30 November 2013	Jagannath University	Lecturer
21 April 2012 - 14 July 2012	Stamford University Bangladesh	Lecturer

MERITS IN TEACHING & PEDAGOGICALCOMPETENCE:

(i) As a teacher of the different courses at different semesters I use to conduct the classes of 3 or 2 credit theory and practical courses. I conduct the tutorials, viva-voce and prepare the continuous assessment at the end of the semester before commencing the final examination.

(ii) I am also involved in an examination committee. The key responsibilities of this committee are arranging the examination on due period of time after the completion of the courses, monitoring the examination (distribution and collection of the answer scripts form the examiners) and finally preparing the results.

(iii) I am now one of the members of the syllabus preparing sub-committee. The main responsibilities are modifying the course curriculum, designing and incorporating new courses in physical chemistry at undergraduate as well as graduate level.

(iv) I supervise graduate students to conduct their research works on surface chemistry, specially the adsorption of inorganic and organic pollutants on different sorts of bioadsorbents. The research works are supervised in terms of laboratory experiments, group discussion, monthly presentation and paper writing.

(v) Active participation in Chemistry Olympiad at the national level since 2012.

RESEARCH EXPERIENCES:

(a) One year research experience in the Physical Chemistry Research Laboratory, University of Dhaka, under the supervision of Professor Tajmeri Selina Akhter Islam. A project work entitled “Estimation of Equilibrium time for the Adsorption of Arsenic on Used Tea Leavesand Kaolinite” was successfully completed in 4th year of B.Sc. (Hons).

(b) One year researchexperiencein the Physical Chemistry Research Laboratory, University Of Dhakaunder the supervision of professor Tajmeri Selina Akhter Islam. The thesis work entitled “Removal of As(III) from Water by Used Black Tea Leaves (UBTLs) and Iron Oxide Coated Used Black Tea Leaves (IOC-UBTLs)” in MS (in Physical Chemistry).

(c) Three year research experience as a doctoral student in the Laboratory of Soft & Wet Matter, Division of Biological Sciences, Graduate School of Science, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan, under the supervision of Professor Dr. Jian Ping Gong. The PhD thesis work was entitled“Study on the Growth Process of Barnacle on Soft Substrates”.

(d) I am now supervising postgraduate students to conduct their research works on surface chemistry, specially the adsorption of inorganic and organic pollutants on different sorts of bioadsorbents and polymeric hydrogels.

Awards:

(i) I got the Junior Scholarship at Class VIII in 1995.

(ii) I was awarded the Monbukagakusho (MEXT) Scholarship in Japan for pursuing my Ph.D. in 2008.

Memberships/Honors:

(i) Life Member of Dhaka University Chemistry Alumni Association, DUCAA (LM-086)

(ii) Life Member of Bangladesh Crystallographic Association, BCA (LM-218)

(iii) Life Member of Bangladesh Chemical Society, BCS (LM-1156)

(iv) Member of The Society of Polymer Science, Japan, SPSJ since 2010

(v) Member of Registration and Publicity Sub-Committee of 16th Asian Chemical Congress 2015 (16ACC)

(vi) Member of SPM Team of the recently completed sub-project (Window-1) entitled ‘Advancement in Teaching and Learning at Undergraduate and Master’s Level in Chemistry’ Under HEQEP (Higher Education Quality Enhancement Project) project (CP-3380) under the AIF (Academic Innovation Fund) grant of UGC (University Grants Commission of Bangladesh) from July 2014-June 2016 and May 2017-September 2018 (supplementary funding).

(vii) Involved in the activities of Internal Quality Assurance Programme launched by HEQEP funded by the World Bank for the academic excellence.

(viii) Co-convener of Souvenir and Publication sub-committee of the 8th Bangladesh Chemistry Olympiad 2017 and Convener of the same sub-committee of the 9th Bangladesh Chemistry Olympiad 2018.

(ix) Joint Secretary, National Committee, Bangladesh STEM Foundation (bdSTEM) for the tenure 2021-2023

(x) Secretary General, Regional Committee of bdSTEM_JnU for the tenure 2021-2023

(xi) Reviewer of the Science Journal of Chemistry.

(xii) Executive Member of Hokkaido University Alumni Association in Bangladesh, HUAAB (2023-2025)