Faculty Profile

Humayun Ahmad

Assistant Professor

Contact Information

  • Office Address: Department of Chemical Engineering & Polymer Science, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet-3114, Bangladesh
  • Phone: +8801722762615
  • Email: humayun-cep@sust.edu, humayuncep2007@gmail.com

Education

  • Ph.D. candidate (2019- present) in Chemical Engineering, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS 39762, USA
  • M.S. (2019-2021) in Chemical Engineering, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS 39762, USA
  • M.Sc. Engg. (2012-2014) in Chemical Engineering and Polymer Science, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet-3114, Bangladesh
  • B.Sc. Engg. (2008-2011) in Chemical Engineering and Polymer Science, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet-3114, Bangladesh

Research Interests

  • Polymer physics
  • Polymer processing and charecterization
  • Polymer Rheology
  • Water treatment
  • Nanomaterials
  • Electrospinning

Previous Research Project

  • 1. Investigation of thermal properties of natural fiber reinforced polymer composites, SUST Research Grant (2014-2015)
  • 2. Investigation on the Physico-mechanical and Rheological properties of polyethylene with imposed biodegradable characteristics, R & D Project (2014-2015)
  • 3. Effect of pro-oxidant on the degradability of LDPE-composition, National Science and Technology (NST) fellowship (2014)

External Affiliations

  • Member, American Chemical Society (ACS), USA (2021 – Present)
  • Member, The Institution of Engineers, Bangladesh (IEB), (2014-Present)

Journal Publications

  • 1. Sheorn M.; Ahmad H.; Kundu S. Improved performance of cation exchange membranes coated with chitosan, ACS Applied Engineering Materials Article ASAP, 2023
  • 2. Nichols, I. R.; Hamadani, C. M.; Chism, C. M.; Hunter, A. N.; Ahmad, H.; Wontor, K.; Williams, A. E.; Vashisth, P.; Hammer, N. I.; Kundu, S.; Tanner, E. E. L. The Impact of Water on Choline-2-Octenoic Ionic Liquid-Facilitated Transdermal Transport. 2023, 2200096, 1–14
  • 3. Mohanan, M., Ahmad, H., Ajayan, P., Pandey, P.K., Calvert, B.M., Zhang, X., Chen, F., Kim, S.J., Kundu, S. and Gavvalapalli, N., Using molecular straps to engineer conjugated porous polymer growth, chemical doping, and conductivity. Chemical Science, 2023, Advance Article
  • 4. Ahmad, H., Maggie, B., Gangishetty, M.K. and Kundu, S., Highly stretchable coaxial P3HT electrospun fibers with enhanced reversibility.2023, Journal of Materials Chemistry C (Accepted: 04 Nov 2023, First published:06 Nov 2023)
  • 5. Lakdusinghe, M.; Mooney, M.; Ahmad, H.; Chu, I.; Rondeau-Gagné, S.; Kundu, S. Gels of Semiconducting Polymers in Benign Solvents. Langmuir 2023.
  • 6. Ahmad, H.; Zhang, S.; Liu, C.; Ma, G.; Azoulay, J. D.; Gu, X.; Gangishetty, M. K.; Kundu, S. Effects of Poly(3-Hexylthiophene) Molecular Weight and the Aging of Spinning Solution on the Electrospun Fiber Properties. ACS Applied polymer Materials 2022
  • 7. Maria, R.; Prado, B.; Mishra, S.; Ahmad, H.; Burghardt, R. Kundu, S. Soft Matter Endblock-Associated Triblock Gels of Different Block Lengths in a Midblock Selective Solvent †. Soft Matter, 2022, 18, 7020-7034.
  • 8. Sengottuvelu, D.; Shaik, A. K.; Mishra, S.; Ahmad, H.; Abbaszadeh, M.; Hammer, N. I.; Kundu, S. Multicolor Nitrogen-Doped Carbon Quantum Dots for Environment- Dependent Emission Tuning. ACS Omega 2022, 7, 31, 27742–27754.
  • 9. Prado, R. M. B.; Mishra, S.; Ahmad, H.; Burghardt, W. R.; Kundu, S. Capturing the Transient Microstructure of a Physically Assembled Gel Subjected to Temperature and Large Deformation. Macromolecules 2021, 54 (19), 8946–8959.
  • 10. Mukhlish, M. Z. Bin; Khan, M. R.; Islam, M. S.; Nazir, M. I.; Snigdha, J. S.; Akter, R.; Ahmad, H. Decolorization of Reactive Dyes from Aqueous Solution Using Combined Coagulation-Flocculation and Photochemical Oxidation (UV/H2O2). 2020, 1 (2), 51–61.
  • 11. Ahmad H.; M.A. Islam, R. Akter, M. F. Uddin, S. Akter, S.I. Rasu, Determination of Specific Heat of Low Conductive Polymers Using Locally Made Low-Cost Calorimeter and Study of Mechanical Properties of Polypropylene, International Advanced Research Journal in Science, Engineering and Technology Vol. 3, Issue 4, (2016), pp.112-116.
  • 12. Akter, R.; Joti, S. A.; Rahman, M. M.; Islam, M. A.; Ahmad, H. Prediction of Property – Composition Relation of a Polymer Modified Mortar ( PMM ): Box-Wilson Composite Design. 2016, 3 (5), 148–152.
  • 13. Ahmad, H.; Islam, M.; Uddin, M. Thermal and Mechanical Properties of Epoxy-Jute Fiber Composite. J. Chem. Eng. 2014, 27 (2), 77–82.

Conference

  • 1. S Kundu, RM Badani Prado, S Mishra, H Ahmad,W Burghardt, Strain-dependent microstructure evolution of ABA triblock gels captured using RheoSAXS, Bulletin of the American Physical Society, 2023
  • 2. Ahmad H.; Kundu S.* Effect of Aging of P3HT Electrospinning Solution on the Processing Behavior and Fibers Properties, AlChE Annual Meeting, Phoenix, AZ, November 23-18, 2022
  • 3. Sheorn M.*; Ahmad H.; Kundu S. Modifying Surface Properties of Cation Exchange Membranes Utilizing Chitosan for Electrodialysis, AlChE Annual Meeting, Phoenix, AZ, November 23-18, 2022
  • 4. Britton M.*; Ahmad H.; Kundu S.Role of Matrix Components on Morphology and Electrical Properties of Coaxially Electrospun Fiber, AlChE Annual Meeting, Phoenix, AZ, November 23-18, 2022
  • 5. Ahmad H.*; Gangishetty M. K.; Kundu S. Effect of aging on the processing, structure, and properties of electrospun conjugated polymer fibers, ACS Fall Meeting, Chicago, IL, August 21 – 25, 2022, Abstract ID 3742177
  • 6. Ahmad H.; Gangishetty M.K, Kundu S*. Structure-Property-Processing Relationships for Electrospun poly(3-hexylthiophene) Fibers. Poster Presentation. MRS Spring Meeting, Honolulu, May 2022.
  • 7. Ahmad H.; Gangishetty M. K.; Kundu S.*, Electrospinning of poly(3-hexylthiophene) fibers, ACS Spring Meeting, San Diego, CA, March 20-24, 2022, Paper ID 3662532
  • 8. Ahmad H.*; Gangishetty M. K.; Kundu S. Processing and characterization of electrospun poly(3-hexylthiophene) fibers, ACS Fall Meeting, Atlanta, GA, August 22-26, 2021, Paper ID 3592400
  • 9. Ahmad H.*; Kundu S. Structure-property-processing relationships for electrospun poly(3-hexylthiophene) fibers, Fall CEMOs Meeting, University of Southern Mississippi, MS, November 15-16, 2021 (Poster)
  • 10. Ahmad H.*; Kundu S. Electrospinning of conjugated polymers: determining the structure-property-processing relationship, CEMOs 3-Minute Presentations, virtual NSF Site Visit, 19th August 2021
  • 11. Ahmad H.*; Kundu S., A Study of structure-property-processing relationship of electrospun conjugated polymers fiber, Swalm Research Symposium, Mississippi State University, 3rd August 2021
  • 12. H. Ahmad, P. Karmaker, M. A. Islam,* Rheological behavior of jute fiber-reinforced polypropylene composite: investigation by factorial design, 5th International Conference on Engineering, Research, Innovation and Education, January 25−27, 2019, Sylhet, Bangladesh
  • 13. H. Ahmad, M.A. Islam, A. Hossain, M.E. Foyez, M.M. Rahman ,Conversion of A Non-Degradable Polymer to Rapidly Degradable One: Test Case With LDPE, 4th International Conference on Engineering, Research, Innovation and Education, January 13−15, 2017, Sylhet, Bangladesh
  • 14. H. Ahmad, M.A. Islam, S.R. Swarna, F.T. Zohra , Rheological Behavior of Jute Fiber Reinforced High Density Polyethylene Composite: Factorial Design For Investigation, 4th International Conference on Engineering, Research, Innovation and Education, January 13−15, 2017, Sylhet, Bangladesh.
  • 15. H. Ahmad, M.A. Islam, M. F. Uddin, S. Akter , S.I. Rasu , Determination of Specific Heat of Low Conductive Polymers Using Locally Made Low Cost Calorimeter And Study of Mechanical Properties of Polypropylene, First Conference on Research for Sustainable Development (FCRSD), 11-12 April, 2016, Sylhet, Bangladesh.
  • 16. H. Ahmad, M. A. Islam, M. F. Uddin, A Novel Method For Determination of Specific Heat of Low Conductive Polymers, 16 th Asian Chemical Congress, 16-19 March, 2016, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
  • 17. H. Ahmad, M. A. Islam, M. F. Uddin, Thermal and Mechanical properties of epoxy-jute fiber composite, 3rd Annual conference of IEB, 13 October 2012, Sylhet, Bangladesh.

Teaching

  • Mass transfer-II
  • Biochemical Engineering
  • Petroleum Refinery Engineering
  • Polymer processing and application
  • Thermodynamics
  • Organic Chemistry

Awards & Recognition

  • Graduate Research Assistantship in Chemical Engineering at Mississippi State University, USA (2019- present)
  • Award winner in the Annual Graduate Student Symposium at Mississippi State University, USA (Spring 2023)
  • Award winner in the Annual Graduate Student ChE Symposium at Mississippi State University, USA (Summer 2021)
  • National Science and Technology (NST) fellowship from Ministry of Science and Technology, Bangladesh (2014)
  • Merit Scholarship (M.Sc. Engg.) in Chemical Engineering and Polymer Science, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Bangladesh (2012-2014)
  • Merit Scholarship (B.Sc. Engg.) in Chemical Engineering and Polymer Science, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Bangladesh (2008-2011)
  • Best student award winner for securing first position in the Chemical Engineering and Polymer Science, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Bangladesh (2010)