Welcome to Biomaterials Research Laboratory (BRL)
About | Biomaterials Research Laboratory (BRL)
Biomaterials Research Laboratory (BRL)
Department of Applied Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
University of Chittagong
Chittagong-4331, Bangladesh
Research activities in BRL cover both fundamentals and applications, ranging from Macro (natural biopolymers) to Nano (synthetic nanomaterials), and Environmental Education are performed by close collaborations both within the University as well as between local and international institutions in a synergistic manner. The laboratory also investigate food related research and hydrogel for tissue engineering.
Principal Investigator :- Dr. Sumon Ganguli, Associate Professor and Ex-chairman
sumonganguli@yahoo.com or sumonganguli@cu.ac.bd
Vision:
The BRL at ACCE, CU aspires to excel in chemical research.
Mission:
BRL is committed to prepare an excellent researcher through applied research of national and international impact, build proactive collaborations with other Universities and Industries.
Goals:
Enhance the quality of the education through research to serve the society.
Enhance the basic and applied research framework.
Increase enrolment in the chemistry research.
Build partnerships with the University and Industry to achieve the BRL goals.
In Brief:
Dr. Sumon Ganguli is an Associate Professor and Ex-Chairman of the Department of Applied Chemistry and Chemical Engineering (ACCE), University of Chittagong (CU) where he has been a faculty member since 2012. He has M.Sc. from Islamic University, Kushtia, and earned Doctor of Philosophy in Engineering, Department of Material Science, University of Tsukuba, Japan. He has a total of 53 research publications to his credit in peer-reviewed journals and scientific conferences. He was awarded Japanese Govt. Scholarship, obtained DST and ISR fellowship of India. He was also awarded BUGC and TWAS postdoctoral fellowship (2022-2023). He was served as visiting fellow at the University of Tsukuba, Japan for two weeks. Besides, he has 13 projects that are running, and five have been completed. His field of interest includes- Bio-Polymers, Material Chemistry and Nano-Chemistry, Green Synthesis, as well as Environmental Education giving the importance of water quality. He established (2016) the Biomaterial Research Laboratory (BRL) at the Department of ACCE financed by the Ministry of Education (MoE), Bangladesh. He has research collaboration (2019-2022) with the QAEHS, The University of Queensland, Australia. He also worked (2019-2020) as an Editorial Board member of the Chittagong University Journal of Science (CUJS). He is also a Editorial Board member of the Indinesian J. of Environmental Management and Sustainability. He is a Life Member of Bangladesh Chemical Society (BCS), and Bangladesh Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (BSBMB). He attended an intensive training program on ‘Supply chain security in the pharmaceutical industry” jointly sponsored by CSIR-NEIST (Assam, India), CSIR-CLRI (Chennai, India) and PNNL (WA, USA), USDA-CSP (Washington DC, USA), CRDF Global (Arlington, USA) at 2020. At 2021, he was trained on Chemical Safety and Security in Bangladesh, jointly arranged by USDA-CSP (Washington DC, USA), CRDF Global (Arlington, USA) and BUET, Bangladesh. He is involved in various social activities. Dr. Ganguli is the founder president of the Cultural Society of Chittagong University (CSCU) and an active member of Bangabondhu Parisad, Chittagong District.