Biography
Md. Kamruzzaman is Professor of Applied Chemistry and Chemical Engineering at Gopalganj Science and Technology University (GSTU), Bangladesh, and Chairman of the department.
Born in Chapai Nawabganj, Bangladesh, he received his B.Sc. (Honours) in 2002 and M.Sc. in 2003 in Applied Chemistry and Chemical Technology from the University of Dhaka, both in the first class. He then joined the Environmental Microbiology Laboratory of icddr,b as a research assistant, working on projects funded by Dartmouth College, the World Bank and UNICEF.
In 2010 he moved to the Spectroanalytical Chemistry Laboratory at Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Republic of Korea, where he received his Ph.D. in Analytical Chemistry in February 2013. His doctoral work introduced a series of nanoparticle-enhanced lanthanide luminescence and microfluidic chemiluminescence methods, published in Food Chemistry, Sensors and Actuators B, Microchimica Acta, Biomedical Microdevices and the Journal of Luminescence.
After teaching at Daffodil International University and American International University–Bangladesh, he joined GSTU (then Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Science and Technology University) in April 2018. He was promoted to Associate Professor in November 2021 and to Professor on 1 July 2026. At GSTU he is Principal Investigator of the Advanced Functional Materials and Nanotechnology (AFMN) Laboratory, whose work on MXene–biopolymer nanocomposites has appeared in ACS Applied Engineering Materials, RSC Sustainability, Packaging Technology and Science and Materials Chemistry and Physics.
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Appointments
| 2026 – | ProfessorApplied Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Gopalganj Science and Technology University. Chairman of the department. |
| 2021 – 2026 | Associate ProfessorApplied Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, GSTU (formerly BSMRSTU) |
| 2018 – 2021 | Assistant ProfessorApplied Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, BSMRSTU, Gopalganj |
| 2016 – 2018 | Assistant ProfessorDepartment of Chemistry, American International University–Bangladesh |
| 2013 – 2016 | Assistant ProfessorDepartment of Textile Engineering, Daffodil International University |
| 2010 – 2013 | Doctoral ResearcherSpectroanalytical Chemistry Laboratory, Kyungpook National University, Korea |
| 2006 – 2009 | Research AssistantEnvironmental Microbiology Laboratory, icddr,b, Dhaka. Projects: genomic assessment of phenotypic plasticity in an aquatic bacterium (Dartmouth College); handwashing behaviour in Bangladesh (World Bank); Health Impact Study (UNICEF). |
Education
| 2013 | Ph.D., Analytical ChemistryDepartment of Chemistry, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Republic of Korea |
| 2003 | M.Sc., Applied Chemistry and Chemical TechnologyUniversity of Dhaka · First class |
| 2002 | B.Sc. (Honours), Applied Chemistry and Chemical TechnologyUniversity of Dhaka · First class |
Research interests
- MXene and graphitic carbon nitride nanocomposites for UV and high-energy blue light shielding
- Biodegradable active packaging and biopolymer biomaterials
- Nanomaterial-based fluorescence sensors and lanthanide-sensitised spectrofluorimetry
- Microfluidic and flow-injection chemiluminescence analysis
- Electrochemical sensors and biosensors
- Adsorbents for dye and heavy-metal removal from water
Research record
| Citations | 575Google Scholar, September 2026 (264 since 2021) |
| h-index | 14 |
| i10-index | 21 |
| Output | 60 articles, reviews and book chapters29 conference presentations in Germany and Korea; chapters with Elsevier, the Royal Society of Chemistry and Taylor & Francis |
Teaching and service
He chairs the Department of Applied Chemistry and Chemical Engineering at GSTU, teaches Inorganic Chemistry, Chemical Technology, Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Technology, and Textile Engineering, and supervises B.Sc. and M.Sc. thesis research. He is Faculty Advisor of both the ACS and AIChE student chapters at GSTU. See Teaching.
Languages: English, Bengali, Korean (elementary).
Student chapters at GSTU
Prof. Kamruzzaman is Faculty Advisor of two professional student chapters at Gopalganj Science and Technology University.
American Chemical Society (ACS) Student Chapter
Prof. Kamruzzaman is the founding Faculty Advisor of the American Chemical Society Student Chapter, GSTU, established in 2024 together with Co-Advisor S. M. Fazle Rabbi. The chapter runs outreach, workshops, career events and sustainability campaigns for students across the university. Under his advisorship it has organised outreach webinars, public sustainability campaigns and career events, and has been recognised by the American Chemical Society.
- Outstanding Student Communities AwardAmerican Chemical Society. The highest level of ACS recognition for a student chapter.
- Commendable Student Communities AwardAmerican Chemical Society, in the chapter's first year.
- Chapter foundedEstablished at GSTU (then BSMRSTU) under the advisorship of Dr. Kamruzzaman.
American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) Student Chapter
He also serves as Faculty Advisor of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) Student Chapter at GSTU, which connects chemical engineering students with the professional community through technical events, competitions and career development.
- Faculty Advisor, AIChE Student ChapterAmerican Institute of Chemical Engineers student chapter, Gopalganj Science and Technology University.