Faculty Profile

Md. Belal Hossain Sikder

Professor

Contact Information

  • Office Address: Department of Food Engineering & Tea Technology, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet-3114, Bangladesh
  • Phone: +8801911212427
  • Email: belal-ttc@sust.edu

Biography

Md. Belal Hossain Sikder was born in a Muslim family in the district of Magura, Bangladesh. He has been completed his BSc and MS in Biotechnology from Khulna University, Bangladesh. On June 2005, he joined the Department of Food Engineering and Tea Technology at Shahjalal University of Science and Technology as a Lecturer and was promoted to Assistant Professor in 2007, Associate Professor in 2016, Professor in 2021 respectively.

Education

  • PhD ongoing, (Nano Biocatalysts Synthesis and Its application in Foods) UMP, Malaysia
  • MS in Nutritional Sciences and Food Technology, Islamic University, Kushtia Bangladesh
  • MS in Biotechnology, Khulna University, Khulna, Bangladesh
  • BSc (4 yrs) in Biotechnology, Khulna University, Bangladesh

Research Interests

  • Food safety and Quality Assurance
  • Tea Tasting and Quality Assurance
  • Food Microbiology
  • Food Chemistry
  • Human Nutrition, Dietetics and Public Health
  • Food processing Technology
  • Food Biotechnology
  • Fermentation Technology
  • Enzymes in Food Processing
  • Enzyme immobilization Technology
  • Nano Biocatalysts and Its application in Food Processing

Active Research Project

  • 1. Nanocellulose Production and Characterization from Infused waste Tea Leaf Fibers

Previous Research Project

  • 1. Pectinase Immobilization on Magnetic Nanoparticles and application in Pineapple Juice Processing.

Journal Publications

  • 1. “Elucidation of enhanced cellulase immobilization onto synthetic magnetic nickel nanomaterials for lignocellulosic biomass hydrolysis
  • 2. Enzymatic pretreatment of palm oil empty fruit bunch
  • 3. Enzymatic cellulose nanocrystal production from pretreated palm oil empty fruit bunch fibers
  • 4. Synthesis of Magnetic Nanoparticles under Ambient Temperature from Single Iron Salts and Characterization
  • 5. Cellulase immobilized on silica coated magnetic nanoparticles for improved stability and reusability
  • 6. Cellulase immobilization on TEOS encapsulated and APTES functionalized magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs)
  • 7. Md. Belal Hossain Sikder, Imteaz Ahmed, Shah Samiur Rashid and Aizi Nor Mazila Binti Ramli. Physicochemical quality assessment of salt-free fermented fish products of Sylhet region, Bangladesh (2020). International Journal of Engineering Technology and Sciences.
  • 8. Gelatin Extraction from the Bangladeshi Pangas Catfish (Pangasius pangasius) Waste and Comparative Study of Their Physicochemical Properties with a Commercial Gelatin
  • 9. Shah Samiur Rashid, Hu Shian Huan, Mohd Hasbi Bin Ab. Rahim, Md. Belal Hossain Sikder and Ahmed Abdulsalam H Sasi (2019). Laccase Enzyme Immobilization on Ferromagnetic Support Material for Oil Palm Empty Fruit Bunches (OPEFB) Pretreatment (2019). IOP Mater. Sci. Eng. 627 (Scopus).
  • 10. Md. Shakir Moazzem, Md. Belal Hossain Sikder and Wahidu Zzaman (2019). Shelf-Life Extension of Wood Apple Beverages Maintaining Consumption-Safe Parameters and Sensory Qualities. Beverages 2019, 5, 25 (SCOPUS,WOS)
  • 11. M. B.H. Sikder, P. K. Sen, M.A. Mamun, M. R. Ali and S.M. Rahman (2006); In Vitro Regeneration of Aromatic Rice (Oryza Sativa L.); Int. Journal of Agriculture & Biology; 8(6):759-762, 2006.(ISI).
  • 12. M.A. Mamun, M.B.H. Sikdar, D.K. Pual, M.M. Rahman and M.R. Islam (2004). “In Vitro Micro propagation of some Important Sugarcane Varieties of Bangladesh; Asian Journal of Plant Sciences 3(6): 666-669.

Conference

  • 1. Shah Samiur Rashid, Md. Belal Hossain Sikder, Mohd Hasbi Bin Ab. Rahim, Aizi Nor Mazila Binti Ramli, Rashidi Bin Roslan (2020). Cellulase Immobilization on TEOS Encapsulated and APTES Functionalized Magnetic Nanoparticles. Participated in SCOPUS indexed “The 2nd International Conference on Innovative Technology, Engineering and Sciences (iCITES 2020)”

Teaching

  • Food safety and Quality assurance/Safety Regulations
  • Food Microbiology
  • Food Chemistry
  • Dairy Processing Technology
  • Human Nutrition and Biochemistry
  • Food Processing and Preservation
  • Industrial Microbiology

Graduate Supervision

  • 1. Undergrad Supervised: 20