B.Sc. in Chemical Engineering

2023, Department of Chemical Engineering, BUET.

M.Sc. in Chemical Engineering (In progress)

Department of Chemical Engineering, BUET.

Photocatalyst, Nanocomposite and Environment,

Biopolymers

Pollution: Modeling and Machine Learning (Air and Water)

Waste, Energy and Sustainability

• Guest Faculty (January 2024-), Department of Chemical Engineering, DUET.
• Convener, (March 2024-), Shahid Smriti Hall-Teachers Block, BUET.
• Member, (April 2024-), Bureau of Research, Testing and Consultancy (BRTC), Department of Chemical Engineering, BUET.

Journal Articles (Peer Reviewed)

1. Dihan, M. R., Rahman, T. U., Khan, M. A. J. R., Banhi, T. S., Sadaf, S., Reza, M. S., Afroze, S., Islam, S. Z., Islam, M. S., 2025. Photocatalytic and photoelectrochemical H2 generation for sustainable future: Performance improvement, techno-economic analysis, and life cycle assessment for shaping the reality. Fuel, Volume 392,2025,134356,ISSN 0016-2361. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2025.134356.
2. Dihan, M.R., Nayeem, S.M.A., Roy, H., Islam, M.S., Islam, A., Alsukaibi, A. K. D., Awual, M., R., 2023. Healthcare waste in Bangladesh: Current status, the impact of Covid-19 and sustainable management with life cycle and circular economy framework, Science of The Total Environment, 871, 162083. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.162083
3. Mahmud, F., Banhi, T. S., Roy, H., Dihan, M. R., Islam, M. S., Cai, Y., Asiri, A. M., Rahman, M. M., Hasan, M. M., Shenashen, M., Islam, A., Sheikh, M. C., & Awual, M. R. (2024). Antibiotic-contaminated wastewater treatment and remediation by electrochemical advanced oxidation processes (EAOPs). Groundwater for Sustainable Development, 25, 101181. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gsd.2024.101181
4. Dihan, M. R., Naha, T., & Kirtania, K. (2024). Comparative assessment of waste-to-energy scenarios to mitigate GHG emission from MSW in a developing mega city. Energy for Sustainable Development, 82, 101540. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.esd.2024.101540 

Conference Proceedings

1. Dihan, M. R., Nayeem, S. A., & Choudhury, M. S. (2021). Impact of Trans-Boundary Pollution (PM-2.5) on the Air Quality of Dhaka City in Bangladesh. Chemical Engineering Research Bulletin, 22(1), 114–120. https://doi.org/10.3329/cerb.v22i1.54309

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Co-Supervision 

• Biopolymer Immobilization Group 
  • ChE 20 (Saymom Himel, Mohammed Faysal Abedin, Alvi Ahsan Promy)
• Medical Waste Management and LCA Group 
  • ChE 19 (Mahmudul Hasan Sajid, S M Akimus Salehin)
• Air Pollution and Modeling Group
  • ChE 18 (Shahrier Hasan Tuhin, Intesar Farhan Labib, Sadeque Hossain Khuka)

Research Grant 

1. ‘RISE Internal Student Research Grant‘, November 2022 by Research and Innovation Centre for Science and Engineering (RISE), BUET.

Awards

1. ‘Donald F Othmer Sophomore Academic Excellence Award’, October 2021, issued by the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE).
2. ‘UGC Merit Scholarship‘, 2023 by University Grant Commission (UGC), Bangladesh.
3. ‘National Chem E Car Champion‘, February 2019, issued by the Department of Chemical Engineering and powered by AIChE.
4. ‘2nd Runners Up, Student Technical Poster Presentation’, November 2020. AIChE Student Regional Conference, NIT Rourkela, India.
5. ‘National Champion-Quiz‘, Gold Medel, Shishu Moushumi Competition, September 2014, Bangladesh Shishu Academy, Bangladesh.

Others 

1. “1 st Runners Up, Poster Presentation”, Chemical Day 2023, Department of Chemical Engineering, BUET.
2. ‘Dean List Scholarship’, 4 consecautive undergrad sessions, from 2017-2018 to 2020-2021, ChE, BUET.
3. ‘University Merit List’, in all 8 semesters, from 2017-2018 to 2020-2021, ChE, BUET.
4. 1st runner up, Dhaka Divisional stage, Shishu Moushumi Competition, September 2012, Bangladesh Shishu Academy, Bangladesh.
5. Two consecutive winning (2013 both in upazilla and district level, 2011, upazilla) on essay writing, National Electricity Week, Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources, Bangladesh.