Faculty Profile

Rahatun Akter

Assistant Professor

Contact Information

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

Biography

Rahatun Akter completed her bachelor degree from the Department of Chemical Engineering and
Polymer Science, SUST, Sylhet in 2011. After graduation, she started her career as a Management Trainee in a quality lab, and later on, in 2014, joined as a faculty member in the Department of Chemical Engineering and Polymer Science, Sylhet - 3114, Bangladesh. In 2020, she completed her master's degree in Membrane Engineering under the Erasmus Mundus Scholarship from the University of Montpellier, France.

Education

  • M.Sc. Engg. (2018-2019) in Membrane Engineering, University of Montpellier, France.
  • B. Sc. Engg. (2006-2007) in Chemical Engineering and Polymer Science, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet-3114, Bangladesh

Research Interests

  • Waste Water Treatment
  • Membrane Synthesis and Characterization
  • Photo-Catalysis
  • Waste Plastic Management

Previous Research Project

  • 1. Waste Plastic to Liquid Fuel

Teaching

  • Organic Chemistry
  • Chemical Process Technology
  • Principles of Polymerisation
  • Analytical Instrumentation
  • Science and Engineering of Materials
  • Natural Gas and Petroleum Reservoir Engineering

Awards & Recognition

  • Erasmus Mundus Scholarship