Mrs. Ayesha Afrin

Assistant Professor

880-31-2606001-10

880-31- 716552 Ext: 4299

+8801716-429991

+8801816-826518

Email: aafrin.aec@cu.ac.bd

Brief...

Mrs. Ayesha Afrin is an Assistant Professor of Dept. of Applied Chemistry and Chemical Engineering. She obtained her B.Sc. (Hons.), M.Sc. and M.Phil. degrees in Chemistry from the University of Chittagong (CU), Bangladesh. Her research area encompasses from the synthesis of plant/marine-based novel bioactive compounds, development of robust analytical technique for the determination of heavy metals and rare earth elements upto Pico-trace level to environmental remediation. Her active field of interest includes Environmental Chemistry, Genetics, Natural Product Chemistry, Materials Chemistry.

Education and Experiences

Education

Ph.D. (On Study), M.Phil., M.Sc., B.Sc. (Hons.) (CU)

Academic and Research Experiences

P.hD. (On Study) in Applied Chemistry from CU, Bangladesh.
M.Phil. (Master of Philosophy, March 2016) in Applied Chemistry with a piece of thesis entitled 'Isolation and physico-chemical characterization of lipids from Marine Species of the Bay of Bengal' from the Department of Applied Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Chittagong, Bangladesh.
M.Sc. (1^st class 4^th, June, 2004) with a thesis title of 'Analysis of physical and chemical properties, microbial tests and composition of fatty acids obtained from Wild Almond ( sterculia foetida L.) seed, Horseradish ( Moringa oleifera Lamk.) and Spearmint( Mentha spicata L.) leaves' from the Department of Chemistry, University of Chittagong, Bangladesh.
B.Sc. (Hons.) (1^st class 4^th, 2000) in Chemistry, CU, Bangladesh.
AS a participant in Conference/ Webinar:
36^th Annual Conference of Bangladesh Chemical Society, March 01, 2014, Dinajpur , Bangladesh.
Conference of Bangladesh Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, January 12-13, 2013, Chittagong, Bangladesh.
Participated in several national and international webinar organized by American Chemical Society, University of Dhaka, University of Chittagong and NITUB in 2020/2021.

Researches

Environmental and Analytical Chemistry, Genetics, Natural Product Chemistry, Materials Chemistry.

Publications

(A) Articles in Peer Reviewed Journals

M. M. Matin, M.M.H. Bhuiyan, A. Afrin, D.C. Debnath. Comparative Antimicrobial Activities of some Monosaccharide and Disaccharide Acetates. Journal of Scientific Research, 5(3) 2013, 515-525, Bangladesh.
M.Al- Amin, M.H. Uddin, A. Afrin, K. B. Nath, S.Barua. Extraction, Physico- Chemical characterizationand Antimicrobial Screening of the Muscle Lipid of Cuttle Fish (Sepia esculenta) of the Bay of Bengal. Journal of International Letters of Chemistry, Physics and Astronomy. 2014, 17 (1), 87-97, Poland.
Ayesha Afrin, Tanjina Akhter and M. Jamaluddin Ahmed. A highly sensitive and selective spectrofluorimetric method for the determination of Lithium at pico-trace levels in some real, pharmaceutical formulations, biological fluids, soil and food samples using 5,7-dibromo-8-hydroxyquinoline. European Journal of Pharmaceutical and Medical Research, 2019,6(6), 784-799.
M. Jamaluddin Ahmed, Ayesha Afrin, Mamunur Rashid. A Highly Sensitive and Selective Spectrofluorimetric Method for the Determination of Arsenic at Pico-Trace Levels in Some Groundwater, Real, Environmental, Biological, Food and Soil Samples Using 2-(α-Pyridyl)-Thioquinaldinamide. American Journal of Analytical Chemistry, 2019, 10, 316-347.
M. Jamaluddin Ahmed, Ayesha Afrin, Yasmin Akhtar. A Highly Sensitive and Selective Spectrofluorimetric Method for the Determination of Vanadium at Pico-Trace Levels in Some Real, Environmental, Biological, Soil and Food Samples Using2-(α-Pyridyl)-Thioquinaldinamide. American Journal of Analytical Chemistry, 2019, 10, 528-561.
Ayesha Afrin, Manirul Islam M. and Jamaluddin Ahmed, M. A. Highly sensitive and selective spectrophotometric method for the determination of Uranium at Nano-trace levels in some Real, Environmental, Biological, Food and Soil samples using 2- Hydroxynaphthaldehydebenzoylhydrazone. International Journal of Current Research,Vol. 11, Issue, 09, pp.7281-7291, September, 2019.
Ayesha Afrin and Mohammad Ohi Uddin.A Highly Sensitive and Rapid Spectrophotometric Method for the determination of molybdenum at nano-trace levels in some real, environmental, biological, food and soil samples using Salicylaldehyde-benzoylhydrazone. Mohammed Jamaluddin Ahmed, European Journal of Chemistry,11(1) 37-49,2020.
Ayesha Afrin and Imran Hossain Mollah, M. A Simple, Highly Selective Spectrophotometric Method for the Simultaneous Determination of Arsenic (III) & Arsenic (V)) at Nano-trace Levels in some Groundwater, Real, Biological, Food and Soil Samples Using2-Hydroxy-1-napthaldehyde-orthoaminophenol. Jamaluddin Ahmed, M., International Journal of Current Research, 12(02), 10363-10379, 2020.
A. J. M. Morshed, Nurun Nahar Akter, Sujan Kanti Das and Ayesha Afrin ,Toxic metals monitoring in soil, water, vegetable and fish from Lakshmipur district in Bangladesh. IOSR,Journal of Environmental Science, Toxicology and Food Technology Volume 14, Issue 6 Ser. III (June 2020), PP 53-59.
Book:

1. Spectrofluorimetric Determination of Some Toxic & Geno-toxic Inorganic. M. Jamaluddin Ahmed, Ayesha Afrin, LAMBERT Academic Publishing, EU, pp1- 208.

2. Tourism Marketing in Bangladesh An Introduction, Chapter-5, Tourist transportation in Bangladesh, Ayesha Afrin, Azizul Hassan, Rout ledge, Taylor & Francis Gr. Pp 1-329, October 2020.

(B) Published contribution to scientific conferences (Selected)

1. M. Jamaluddin Ahmed, Ayesha Afrin, Mamunur Rashid. A Highly Sensitive and Selective Spectrofluorimetric Method for the Determination of Arsenic at Pico-Trace Levels in Some Groundwater, Real, Environmental, Biological, Food and Soil Samples Using2-(α-Pyridyl)-Thioquinaldinamide Conference of Bangladesh Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 2019, Chittagong, Bangladesh.

2. M. Jamaluddin Ahmed, Ayesha Afrin, Mamunur Rashid. A Highly Sensitive and Selective Spectrofluorimetric Method for the Determination of Arsenic at Pico-Trace Levels in Some Groundwater, Real, Environmental, Biological, Food and Soil Samples Using2-(α-Pyridyl)-Thioquinaldinamide. 39^th Annual Conference of Bangladesh Chemical Society,17-19 October 2018, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

3. Ayesha Afrin, Tanjina Akhter and M. Jamaluddin Ahmed. A highly sensitive and selective spectrofluorimetric method for the determination of Lithium at pico-trace levels in some real, pharmaceutical formulations, biological fluids, soil and food samples using 5,7-dibromo-8-hydroxyquinoline. 2018, Srilanka.

4. Ayesha Afrin, Tanjina Akhter and M. Jamaluddin Ahmed. A highly sensitive and selective spectrofluorimetric method for the determination of Lithium at pico-trace levels in some real, pharmaceutical formulations, biological fluids, soil and food samples using 5,7-dibromo-8-hydroxyquinoline. 2018, Asian University for Woman, Chittagong, Bangladesh.

5. Ayesha Afrin, Mohammad Helal Uddin. Distribution of Cholesterol in various marine samples of the Bay of Bengal. 38^th Annual Conference of Bangladesh Chemical Society, March 31, 2017, Chittagong, Bangladesh.

6. Ayesha Afrin, Mohammad Helal Uddin. Cholesterol Distribution in various marine samples of the Bay of Bengal (Poster Presentation) 1^st Symposium on Chemistry for Global Solidarity of Chemistry dept. of Jagannath University, October14, 2016, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

7. Ayesha Afrin, Mohammad Helal Uddin. Determination of Cholesterol in various marine samples of the Bay of Bengal. 16^th Asian Chemical Congress of Bangladesh Chemical Society, March 16-19, 2016, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

8. Sumon Ganguli, Mohammad Helal Uddin, Md. Nazrul Islam, Ayesha Afrin, Mohammad Belal Hossain. Design of enzyme/ polymer complex: improvement of heat resistance of enzymes. An International Conference on green Chemistry for sustatnable Development of Jessore Science and technology University, July 14, 2012, Jessore Bangladesh.

9. Ayesha Afrin, Mohammad Helal Uddin. Analytical Characterization and screening of the Sterculia foetida L. seed oil of the indigenous –cultivar of Bangladesh. 35^th Annual Conference of Bangladesh Chemical Society, December 07-09, 2012, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

10.Participated & Presented Orally in the “Bangladesh Chemical Society Conference 2019(BCSC), Theme: Advances in Chemical Science: Impact on Life and Environment” sponsored by Bangladesh Chemical Society, which was held in Department of Chemistry, University of Rajshahi during 9-10 November,2019. Abstract has been published in the Proceedings of 2019.

11. Participated & Presented Orally in the “ International Conference on Recent Advances in Chemistry 2020(ICRAC),Theme: Chemistry for Health and Welfare” sponsored by Jagannath University, which was held in Department of Chemistry, Jagannath University during during 7-8 February,2020. Abstract has been published in the Proceedings of International Conference on Recent Advances in Chemistry (ICRAC), 2020, OP-D-01, 28.

Other Info.

Workshop &Training:

65th Training programme of NITUB on the use, maintenance and trouble- shooting of common Laboratory Equipment, 14-19 October, 2017, University of Chittagong, Bangladesh.
Basic teaching learning and research methodology, 15-21 April, 2018, University of Malaysia Perlis, Kuala Lumpur , Malaysia.

Life Member

1. Bangladesh Chemical Society

2. Aparna Charan girls high school & college

3. Chittagong University Alumni Association

4.Network of Instrument Technical personnel and user scientists of Baqngladesh (NITUB)

5. Rotary Club of Greater Chittagong

6.Chattogram Kidney Foundation

Extracurricular activities

Community service

Organized and led an education enhancement program of school/college going students in my district, Chittagong, Bangladesh.
Director of National Public School and College.