Brief...

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Dr. Barua currently working also as a Collaborative Professor of Kanazawa University, Japan. His research interest is to investigate the fate and behavior of ecological toxin in the biosphere; Design of low energy and low burden environmental improvement (remediation) technology; Implementation of sustainable waste management practices for treatment, manage, reuse. Work on soil Pollution management and environmental protection.

Education and Experiences

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Doctor of Philosophy (Chemical Engineering/Material Chemistry)

Kanazawa University, Kakuma-machi, Kanazawa, Japan

Dissertation title: On-site analysis of trace elements using liquid electrode plasma-optical emission spectrometry combined with solid-phase extraction.

Supervisor: Professor Hiroshi Hasegawa, Dr. Sci.

Masters of Science (Applied Chemistry)

University of Chittagong, Chittagong 4331, Bangladesh

Supervisor: Professor Dr. Nazim Uddin

Dissertation title: Analytical characterizations of Moringa oliefera seed oil and preliminary observation on groundwater arsenic removal with Moringa oliefera carbon.

Bachelor of Science (Chemistry)

University of Chittagong, Chittagong 4331, Bangladesh

• Collaborative Professor Kanazawa University, Japan. From December 2018 to present.
• Associate Professor, Department of Applied Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Chittagong, Bangladesh. From 10 March 2020 to present.
• Assistant Professor, Department of Applied Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Chittagong, Bangladesh. From 02 November to 09 March 2020.
• Teaching Assistant, Material chemistry division under Professor Hiroshi Hasegawa. Kanazawa University, Japan. From April 2016 to October 2018.
• Lecturer, Department of Applied Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Chittagong, Bangladesh. From November 2013 to October 2014.  
• Lecturer, Department of Chemistry, Bandarban Cantonment Public College, Bangladesh. From August 2007 to October 2013.

Researches

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Fate and behavior of ecological toxin in the biosphere; Design of low energy and low burden environmental improvement (remediation) technology; Implementation of sustainable waste management practices for treatment, manage, reuse. Soil Pollution management and environmental protection.

Researcher (Doctoral): Under Professor Hiroshi Hasegawa, Environmental Analytical Chemistry Laboratory, School of Natural Science and Technology, Kanazawa University, Japan. From October 2015 to September 2018.

Research Assistant: Under Professor Hiroshi Hasegawa, Environmental Analytical Chemistry Laboratory, School of Natural Science and Technology, Kanazawa University, Japan. From April 2016 to October 2018.

Researcher (Master’s): Applied Chemistry Laboratory, Department of Chemisty, University of Chittagong, From December 2004 to December 2006

I am involved in collaborative projects with the researchers of the following academic and research institutions:

• Institute of Science and Engineering, Kanazawa University, Kakuma, Kanazawa 920-1192, Japan.
•  Institute of Environmental Radioactivity, Fukushima University, 1 Kanayagawa, Fukushima City, Fukushima 960-1296, Japan
• Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission, Shahid Shababuddin Saorok, Dhaka 1207.
• Bangladesh Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, Chittagong Cantonment, Chittagong 4220.
• Department of Chemistry, University of Chittagong, Chittagong 4331.
• Department of Pharmacy, University of Chittagong, Chittagong 4331.
• Department of Microbiology, University of Chittagong, Chittagong 4331.
• Department of Soil Science, University of Chittagong, Chittagong 4331.
• Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Chittagong, Chittagong 4331.
• Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, University of Chittagong-4331.
• Department of Statistics, University of Chittagong, Chittagong 4331.
• Department of Medicine, Chittagong Medical College, Chattogram.

I am collaborating with the research and development staffs of the following companies:

•  IBC Advanced Technologies Inc., 856 East Utah Valley Drive, American Fork, UT 84003, USA.
• GL Sciences Inc., Nishishinjuku 6-22-1, Shinjuku, Tokyo 163-1130, Japan.
• Micro Emission Ltd., Ishikawa Create Lab, 2-13 Asahidai, Nomi, Ishikawa 923-1211, Japan

• JAPAN Government (MEXT, Monbukagakusho) Scholarship, October 2015 to September 2018.
• Chittagong University Merit Scholarship, 2002.

1. International grant from ERAN2021, Environmental Radioactivity Research Network Center, University of Tsukuba, Japan. (Current)

Title: Assessment of radiological contamination of soils due to open-beach ship recycling activities in Bangladesh, 

Grand No: I-21-07

2. Research grant from Ministry of Education, Bangladesh (Current)

3. Grants from Research and Publication cell, University of Chittagong (2018-2019) 

Project title: Assessment of metal contamination in soil in the vicinity of ship breaking and recycling industries, Bangladesh.

4. Bangladesh University Grants Commission research grant

Project title: Isolation and identification of textile effluent degrading bacteria and study the impact of the dumping waste of textile on the Environment.

5. Chittagong University research grant

Project title: Analysis of physico-chemical properties of treated effluent water of textile and determination its impact on environment.

Publications

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M. Ashraf Uddin, Suman Barua , Sabera T. Nishi, Jayanti Karmaker, M. Jafar Ahmed, Shaila Sharmin, Sharmin Akther, Shahanara Begum, A.F.M. Sanaullah, M.K.M. Ziaul Hyder, Faisal Hossain,
Koichi Iwakabe, Ismail M.M. Rahman, Viscometric studies of molecular interactions in binary mixtures of
ethylbenzene with (C4 to C8) Alkan-1-ols, Journal of Molecular Liquids 337 (2021) 116457, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molliq.2021.116457

Barua, S., Rahman, I. M., Miyaguchi, M., Yunoshita, K., Ruengpirasiri, P., Takamura, Y., ... & Hasegawa, H. (2020). Speciation of Inorganic Selenium in Wastewater Using Liquid Electrode Plasma-Optical Emission Spectrometry Combined with Supramolecule-Equipped Solid-Phase Extraction System. Microchemical Journal, 105490.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.microc.2020.105490

Barua, P., Rahman, S. H., Barua, S., Rahman, I.M.M., 2020. Climate change vulnerability and response of fisherfolk communities in the sout-eastern coast of Bangladesh. Water Conservation And Management (WCM), 4(1) (2020) 20-31. DOI: http://doi.org/10.26480/wcm.01.2020.20.31

Karim, M. A., Uddin, M. H., Barua, S., Nath B., Chowdhury A. I., Hoque, M. A., Rahman, I.M.M., 2019. Pollution and Source Identification of Halda River Water of Bangladesh Using Field Observation, Laboratory Analysis and GIS Technique. Oriental Journal of Chemistry, 35(5), 1480-1490. DOI : http://dx.doi.org/10.13005/ojc/350502

Alam, I., Barua, S., Ishii, K., Mizutani, S., Hossain, M.M., Rahman, I.M.M., Hasegawa, H., 2019. Assessment of health risks associated with potentially toxic element contamination of soil by end-of-life ship dismantling in Bangladesh. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 26, 24162–24175  https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-019-05608-x.

Rahman, I.M.M., Mutsuddi, R., Jii, N., Barua, S., Ahammed, B., Kibria, M. G., Hossain, M. M., M., Begum, Z.A., Dey, B. K., Hasegawa, H., 2019. Does open-beach ship-breaking affect the mineralogical composition of soil more adversely than typical industrial activities? Journal of Environmental Management 240, 374-383. DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2019.03.107

Barua, S., Rahman, I.M.M., Hossain, M.M., Begum, Z.A., Alam, I., Sawai, H., Maki, T., Hasegawa, H., 2018. Environmental hazards associated with open-beach breaking of end-of-life ships: a review. Environmental Science and Pollution Research 25, 30880-30893. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-018-3159-8

Barua, S., Rahman, I.M.M., Miyaguchi, M., Mashio, A.S., Maki, T., Hasegawa, H., 2018. On-Site analysis of gold, palladium, or platinum in acidic aqueous matrix using liquid electrode plasma-optical emission spectrometry combined with ion-selective preconcentration. Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical 272, 91-99. DOI: 10.1016/j.snb.2018.05.132

Hasegawa, H., Barua, S., Wakabayashi, T., Mashio, A., Maki, T., Furusho, Y., Rahman, I.M.M., 2018. Selective recovery of gold, palladium, or platinum from acidic waste solution. Microchemical Journal 139, 174-180. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.microc.2018.02.025

Barua, S., Rahman, I.M.M., Alam, I., Miyaguchi, M., Sawai, H., Maki, T., Hasegawa, H., 2017. Liquid electrode plasma-optical emission spectrometry combined with solid-phase preconcentration for on-site analysis of lead. Journal of Chromatography B 1060, 190-199. DOI: 10.1016/j.jchromb.2017.06.016

Rahman, I.M.M., Barua, S., Barua, R., Mutsuddi, R., Alamgir, M., Islam, F., Begum, Z.A., Hasegawa, H., 2017. Quality assessment of the non-carbonated bottled drinking water marketed in Bangladesh and comparison with tap water. Food control 73, 1149-1158. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodcont.2016.10.032

Barua, R., Barua, S., Fatema-Tuz-Zohora, R.M., Uddin, M.S., Hasegawa, H., Rahman, I.M.M., 2016. Bacteriological and physicochemical characteristics of Kaptai lake water in terms of public health significance. International Journal of Scientific Research in Environmental Sciences 4, 31-39. DOI: 10.12983/ijsres-2016-p0031-0039

Barua, S., Rahman, I.M.M., Nazimuddin, M., Hasegawa, H., 2014. Evaluation of Moringa oleifera carbon for the As (III) removal from contaminated groundwater. International Journal of Innovation and Applied Studies 8, 1390-1399.http://www.ijias.issr-journals.org/abstract.php?article=IJIAS-14-250-15

Ahamed, H.A.U., Uddin, M.H., Mannan, M.A., Barua, S., Hoque, M.A., 2014. Studies on the isolation, physico-chemical characterization and microbial activities of melon (Cucumis melo) seed oil. International Journal of Innovation and Scientific Research 11, 105-111.http://www.ijisr.issr-journals.org/abstract.php?article=IJISR-14-251-08

Al-Amin, M., Uddin, M., Afrin, A., Nath, K., Barua, S., 2014. Extraction, physico-chemical characterization and antimicrobial screening of the muscle lipid of cuttle fish (Sepia esculenta) of the Bay of Bengal. International Letters of Chemistry, Physics and Astronomy 17, 87-97.https://www.scipress.com/ILCPA.36.87

Rahman, I.M.M., Barua, S., Nazimuddin, M., Begum, Z.A., Rahman, M.A., Hasegawa, H., 2009. Physicochemical properties of Moringa oleifera lam. seed oil of the indigenous‐cultivar of Bangladesh. Journal of food lipids 16, 540-553. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1745-4522.2009.01165.x

Oral

Barua, S., Rahman, I.M.M.,  2021; Assessment of radiological contamination of soils due to open-beach ship recycling activities in Bangladesh, ERAN2021 Online Kick-off Meeting,Environmental Radioactivity Research Network Center, University of Tsukuba, Japan. May 24, 2021

Barua, S., Rahman, I.M.M.,  Hasegawa, H., 2020. Inorganic Selenium Quantification Using Liquid Electrode Plasma-Optical Emission Spectrometry Combined with Solid Phase Extraction, Iternational Conference on Functional Materials 2020 (ICFM 2020), January 6-8. IIt Kharagpur, India.

Barua, S., Rahman, I.M.M., Mutsuddi, R., Jii, N.,  Ahammed, B., Kibria, M. G., Hossain, M. M., M., Begum, Z.A., Dey, B. K., Hasegawa, H., 2019. A Comparative Scenario of Metal Pollution Risk in Soil by Open Beach Ship Recycling Practice with Typical Industrial Activities. Bangladesh Chemical Conference 2019, November 9-10. Rajshahi, Bangladesh.

Barua, S., Rahman, I.M.M., Hossain, M.M., Begum, Z.A., Alam, I., Sawai, H., Maki, T., Hasegawa, H., 2018. Quantification of inorganic tetra- and hexavalent selenium species in the aqueous matrix. Bangladesh Chemical Congress 2018, October 17-19. Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Barua, S., 2018. Evaluation of potential toxic metals contamination in soils and waters in the territory of SBRIs area in Bangladesh. Environment/Eco-Technology and Policy in East Asia, ETIC/RSET/SPSD Symposium 2018. 1-2 March 2018, Kanazawa University, Japan.

Barua, S., Rahman, I.M.M., Miyaguchi, M., Iftakharul, A., Hasegawa, H., 2017. On-Site quantification of gold, palladium, and platinum in leachates using liquid electrode plasma optical emission spectrometry. 7th Asia-Pacific Winter Conference on Plasma Spectrochemistry, November 2017, Matsue, Shimane, Japan.

Barua, S., Rahman, I.M.M., Alam, I., Miyaguchi, M., Sawai, H., Maki, T., Hasegawa, H., 2017. On-site analysis of lead in aqueous matrix using the liquid electrode plasma-optical emission spectrometry combined with solid phase extraction. Asia / CJK Symposium on Analytical Science 2017, September 9-12. Tokyo, Japan.

Barua, S., Rahman, I.M.M., Helaluddin, M., Barua, S., Begum, Z. A., Hasegawa, H., 2015. Performance evaluation of the effluent treatment plants used for pre-disposal processing of aqueous wastes from textile industry. 37th Annual Conference of Bangladesh Chemical Society 2015, April 11. Comilla, Bangladesh.

 

Poster:

Barua, S., Rahman, I.M.M.,  2021; Assessment of radiological contamination of soils due to open-beach ship recycling activities in Bangladesh, ERAN2021 Online Kick-off Meeting,Environmental Radioactivity Research Network Center, University of Tsukuba, Japan. May 24, 2021

Barua, S., Uddin, M. A., Akter, S., Sharmin, S., Rahman, I.M.M.,  2020.                       Molecular Interaction in Binary Mixture of Aliphatic Alcohol with Ethyl benzene by Volumetric, Viscometric, Optical and Ultrasonic Velocity Method, Iternational Conference on Functional Materials 2020 (ICFM 2020), January 6-8. IIt Kharagpur, India.

Rahman, I.M.M., Mutsuddi, R., Jii, N., Barua, S., Hossain, M. M., Begum, Z.A., Dey, B. K., Hasegawa, H., 2018. Accumulation of potentially toxic elements in soil due to ship-breaking or industrial activities: A comparative mineralogical analysis. Bangladesh Chemical Congress 2018, October 17-19. Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Barua, S., 2017. Liquid electrode plasma-optical emission spectrometry combined with solid-phase preconcentration for on-site analysis of lead in aqueous matrix. International Forum of the Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology 2017, Oct 31. Kanazawa, Japan.

Alam, I., Barua, S., Rahman, I.M.M., Hossain, M. M., Saito, M., Maki, T., Mizutani, S., Hasegawa, H., 2017. Metal contamination of soils due to the end-of-life ship dismantling in the open-beaches. 4th International Conference on Final Sinks 2017, October 24-27. Kyoto, Japan.

Alam, I., Barua, S., Rahman, I.M.M., Hossain, M. M., Saito, M., Maki, T., Hasegawa, H., 2017. Potential risk assessment of heavy metals in soils and waters in the vicinity of ship breaking and recycling industries, Bangladesh. Asia/CJK Symposium on Analytical Science 2017, September 9-12. Tokyo, Japan.

Barua, S., 2016. Metal pollution risk of water and soil due to the open-beach recycling of end-of-life ships. International Forum of the Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology 2016, Oct 31. Kanazawa, Japan.

Barua, S., Rahman, I.M.M., Hossain, M. M., Jii, N., Sawai, H., Maki, T., Hasegawa, H., 2016. Metal pollution risk of water and soil due to the open-beach recycling of end-of-life ships. Goldschmidt Conference 2016, June 26-July 1. Yokohama, Japan.

Rahman, I.M.M., Mutsuddi, R., Jii, N., Barua, S., Hossain, M. M., Almgir M., Begum, Z.A., Dey, B. K., Hasegawa, H., 2016. Accumulation of potentially toxic elements into soil during open beach ship dismantling. 16th Asian Chemical Congress 2016, March 16–19.  Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Barua, S., Rahman, I.M.M., Helaluddin, M., 2014. Removal of arsenic from groundwater using low-cost Moringa oleifera carbon. 36th Annual Conference of Bangladesh Chemical Society 2014, March 1. Dinajpur, Bangladesh.

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