Faculty Profile

Dr. M. Younus

Professor

Contact Information

  • Office Address: Professor Institute of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet-3114, Bangladesh
  • Phone: +8801711736177
  • Email: myounus-che@sust.edu

Biography

Muhammad Younus joined the Department of Chemistry, SUST in 1992. In 1993, he moved to the University of Cambridge UK for higher studies. After completion of his Ph. D. from the Department of Chemistry (Supervisor: Professor Lord J. Lewis), University of Cambridge, UK, (1997) and post-doctoral research with Professor Nicholas J. Long of the Department of Chemistry, Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, London, UK, he moved back to his home country Bangladesh in 2001. While serving as an assistant professor, associate professor and professor of Chemistry (2001-2009), he continued research works in his own laboratory. Within this time, he also worked at the Department of Chemistry, University of Bath, UK as an academic visitor with Professor Paul R. Raithby, and at the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, USA as a post-doctoral fellow with Dr. Scott J. Hartley. In 2011, he won a competitive research grant of four hundred and fifty thousand dollar under Higher Education Quality Enhancement Project (HEQEP) of the University Grants Commission of Bangladesh to renovate research laboratories and to procure state-of-the-art instruments for materials chemistry research. Now, he is leading a research group of four M.Phil. and two M.S. students.

Education

  • Ph.D. in Chemistry, University of Cambridge, UK
  • M.Sc. in Chemistry, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh.
  • B.Sc. Hons. in Chemistry, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Research Interests

  • Conjugated Organic and Organometallic Poly-ynes for Optoelectronics
  • Liquid Crystalline Conjugated Poly-ynes
  • Metal Complexes and Composites in Catalysis

Previous Research Project

  • Synthesis of Carbon-rich Poly-ynes: A New Class of Materials for Linear and Nonlinear Optics and Liquid Crystallinity; Higher Education Quality Enhancement Project, University Grants Commission of Bangladesh and World Bank (2017-2018); Supplementary Funding: $112,500, Ongoing
  • Synthesis and Characterization of Platinum Containing Liquid Crystalline Ploy-ynes; Ministry of Science and Technology, Bangladesh (2016-2017): $7,500; Status: Completed
  • Synthesis of Carbon-rich Poly-ynes: A New Class of Materials for Linear and Nonlinear Optics and Liquid Crystallinity; Higher Education Quality Enhancement Project, University Grants Commission of Bangladesh and World Bank (2011-2015): $450,000, Status: Completed
  • Synthesis and Application of Nanomaterials; Ministry of Education, Bangladesh (2014-2015): $12,500; Status: Completed
  • Design, Synthesis and Biological Activity of Metallomacrocycles; Ministry of Science and Technology, Bangladesh (2012-2013): $12,500; Status: Completed

Journal Publish

  • 1. Synthesis, Characterization and Liquid Crystalline Properties of a series of hydroxybiphenyl benzoate and biphenyl bis(benzoate) S. Ahmed, M.M. Rahman, A. R. Rabbi, S.M.S. Islam, M. Younus, B.B. Chakraborty, S. Choudhury, S. Ahmed, N. Sultana, J. Mol. Liq., 224 (2016) 265.
  • 2. Synthesis, Characterization and Catalytic Activities of Nitroaryl Palladium Complexes M.M. Huq, M. R. Rahman, M. Naher, M.M.R. Khan, M.K. Masud, M. Younus, G.M. Golzar Hossain, N. Zhu, W.-Y. Wong, J. Inorg. Organomet. Polym. 26 (2016) 1243.
  • 3. Synthesis, spectroscopic characterization, thermal and luminescent properties of new organosulfur-functionalized platinum(II) bis(alkenylarylalkynyl) complexes, M.M. Rahman, M. Younus, M. Naher, M.K. Masud, A. Nomoto, A. Ogawa, A. Rudnick, A. Kohler, J. Organomet. Chem. 818 (2016) 185.
  • 4. Synthesis and Antibacterial Activity of Sugar Containing Platinum Ethynyl Complexes R. K. Paul, M. F. Ahmad, M. M. R. Khan, M. Younus, J. Bangladesh Acad. Sci. 40 (2016) 65.
  • 5. Single Beam Z-scan for the Calculation of Nonlinear Refractive Index (n2) for Poly(2,5-dimethylaniline) M. K. Biswas, M. Younus and Y. Haque et al., J. Nonlinear Opt. Phys. Mater. 25 (2015) 1550039.
  • 6. Synthesis and Optical Properties Biphenylene Ethynylene Co-polymers and Their Model Compounds O. K. Nag, K. M. Anis-Ul-Haque, D. Debnath, R. Begum, M. Younus, N. Chawdhury, G. Kociok-Khn, P. R. Raithby, J. Chem. Sci. 127 (2015) 365.
  • 7. Synthesis, Structures and Properties of Novel Platinum(II) Acetylide Complexes and Polymers with Tri(tolyl)phosphine as the Auxiliary Ligand A. A. Ibn Sina, S. M. I. Al-Rafia, M. F. Ahmad, R. K. Paul, S. M. S.Islam, M. Younus, P.R. Raithby, C.-L. Ho, Y. H. Lo, L. Liu, H. Li, W.-Y. Wong, J. Inorg. Organomet. Polym. Mat. 25 (2015) 427.
  • 8. Synthesis of the First Example of Selenium-Containing Platinum(II)Alkenylarylalkynyl Complexes M. M. Rahman, M. Younus, A. Ogawa, Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. (2015) 1340.
  • 9. Conjugated Platinum Poly-ynes with Extended Arylene Ethynylenes M. Nahar, S.S. Mehdi, M.K. Ahmed, M.M. Rahman, M.M.R. Khan, M. Younus, J .Bangladesh Acad. Sci., 39 (2015)195.
  • 10. Synthesis, Characterization and Electrochemical Studies of Ferrocenyl-2, 4-Dinitrophenylhydrazone T. Sultana, C. A. Waheed, S. M. Saiful Islam, A. A. I. Sina, M. Younus, M. A. Jabbar, M. R. H. Sabuj, J. Bangladesh. Acad. Sci, 38 (2014) 177.
  • 11. Synthesis of the First Sulphur-Containing Platinum(II) Alkenylarylalkynyl Complexes by Photoirradiation M. M. Rahman, M. Younus, A. Ogawa, RSC Adv. 4 (2014) 25389.
  • 12. Palladium-Catalyzed Dithiolation of Platinum(II) Alkynylarylacetylides with Diphenyl Disulfide Leading to Construction of -Conjugated Systems with Platinum and Thio Groups M. M. Rahman, A. Nomoto, M. Younus, Akiya Ogawa, Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. (2014) 2613.
  • 13. Photocatalytic and Antibacterial Activities of Ag/ZnO Nanocomposities Fabricated by Co-Precipitation Method Abdus Subhan, M. R. Awal, Tanzir Ahmed, M. Younus, Acta. Metall. Sin. (Eng. Lett.) 03 (2014).
  • 14. Synthesis and Characterization of Poly(aryleneethynylene)s and Their Corresponding Platinum-Linked Polymers M. I. Hossain, D. Debnath, M. Younus, M. A. Bari, M. A. J. Miah, J. Sci. Res. 3 (2011) 587.
  • 15. Varification of the Detection Efficiency of Arsenic Field Test Kits by Laboratory Methods M.M. Rahman, S.S. Alam, M. Younus, T. Muslim, A.J.F. Samad, Y.N. Jolly, A. Islam, Nucl. Sci. Appl. 16 (2007) 124.
  • 16. A New Series of Luminescent Phosphine Stabilised Platinum Ethynyl Complexes R. Saha, M. A. Qaium, D. Debnath, M. Younus, N. Chawdhury, N. Sultana, G. Kociok-Kohn, P.R. Raithby, M. Kijima, Dalton Trans. (2005) 2760.
  • 17. Synthesis and Characterisation of Aromatic Ethynyl-Bridged Ferrocenes N. Chawdhury, N.J. Long M.F. Mahon, L. Ooi, P.R. Raithby, S. Rooke, A.J.P. White, D.J. Williams, M. Younus, J. Organomet. Chem. 689 (2004) 840.
  • 18. Synthesis, Characterisation and Optical Spectroscopy of Platinum(II) Di-ynes and Poly-ynes Incorporating Condensed Aromatic Spacer in the Backbone M.S. Khan, M.R.A. Al-Mandhary, M. K. Al-Suti, F. R. Al-Battashi, P.R. Raithby B. Ahrens, M.F. Mahon, M. Younus, N. Chawdhury, A. Khler, Dalton Trans. (2004) 2377.
  • 19. Synthesis and Characterisation of New Platinum Ethynyl Dimers and Polymers with Pendant Ferrocenyl Groups N. J. Long, A.J.P. White, D.J. Williams, M. Younus, J. Organomet. Chem. 649 (2002) 94.
  • 20. The Energy Gap Law for Triplet Excited States in Pt-Containing Conjugated Polymers and Monomers J Wilson, N. Chawdhury, M.R.A. Al-Mandhary, M.Younus, M.S. Khan, P.R.Raithby, A. Khler, R.H. Friend, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 123 (2001) 9412.
  • 21. Synthesis, Characterisation and Theoretical Studies on New Alkenyl-Ferrocene and -Biferrocene Ligands and Their Platinum-Containing Dimers and Oligomers N.J. Long, A.J. Martin, R. Vilar, A.J.P. White, D.J. Williams, M. Younus, Organometallics 18 (1999) 4261.
  • 22. Synthesis and Characterisation of Mono-Acetylide and Symmetrical and Unsymmetrical Bis-Acetylide Complexes of Ruthenium and Osmium: X-ray Structure Determination of (dppe)2Ru(Cl)(CC-C6H4-p-NO2), (dppe)2Ru(Cl)(CC-C6H3-o-CH3-p-NO2) and (dppm)2Os(CC-C6H4-p-NO2)(CC-C6H4-p-CH3) M. Younus, N.J. Long, P.R. Raithby, J. Lewis, N.A. Page, A.J.P. White, D.J. Williams, M.C.B. Colbert, A.J. Hodge, M.S. Khan, D.G. Parker, J. Organomet. Chem. 578 (1999) 198.
  • 23. Donor-Acceptor Interactions in Organometallic and Organic Poly-ynes A. Khler, M. Younus, P.R. Raithby, T.C. Corcoran, M.R.A. Al-Mandhary, M.S. Khan and R.H. Friend, Synth. Met. 101 (1999) 246.
  • 24. Evolution of Singlet and Triplet Excited States with Number of Thienyl Rings in Platinum Poly-ynes N. Chawdhury, A. Khler, R.H. Friend, W.-Y. Wong, J. Lewis, M. Younus, P.R. Raithby, T.C. Corcoran, M.R.A. Al-Mandhary, M.S. Khan, J. Chem. Phys. 110 (1999) 4963.
  • 25. Synthesis, Electrochemistry and Spectroscopy of Blue Platinum(II) Poly-ynes and Di-ynes M. Younus, A. Khler, S. Cron, N. Chawdhury, M.R.A. Al-Mandhary, M.S. Khan, J. Lewis, N.J. Long, R.H. Friend, P.R. Raithby, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 37 (1998) 3036.
  • 26. Synthetic, Spectroscopic and Electrochemical Characterisation of Mixed-Metal Acetylide Complexes M. Younus, N.J. Long, P.R. Raithby, J. Lewis, J. Organomet. Chem. 570 (1998) 55.
  • 27. The Synthesis and Characterisation of Dinuclear Metal-Acetylides and Mononuclear Metal-Alleylidenes M.C.B. Colbert, J. Lewis, N.J. Long, P.R. Raithby, A.J.P. White, D.J. Williams, M. Younus, N.J. Payne, L. Yellowlees, D. Beljonne, N. Chawdhury, R.H. Friend, Organometallics 17 (1998) 3034.
  • 28. Synthesis and Electronic Structure of Platinum-Containing Poly-ynes with Aromatic and Heteroaromatic Rings N. Chawdhury, A. Khler, R.H. Friend, M. Younus, N.J. Long, P.R. Raithby, J. Lewis, Macromolecules 31 (1998) 722.
  • 29. The effect of Air Exposure on the Photocurrent in a Conjugated Platinum Poly-ynes N. Chawdhury, M. Younus, P.R. Raithby, J. Lewis, R.H. Friend, Optical Materials 9 (1998) 498.
  • 30. Synthesis and Characterisation of New Acetylide-Functionalised Oligothiophene and Their Dinuclear Platinum Complexes J. Lewis, N. J. Long, P.R. Raithby, G.P. Shields, W.-Y. Wong, M. Younus, Dalton Trans. (1997) 4283.
  • 31. Platinum Bis-Acetylide Complexes with the 4,4-Dimethyl-2,2-Bipyridyl Ligand S.L. James, M. Younus, P.R. Raithby, J. Lewis, J. Organomet. Chem. 233 (1997) 543.
  • 32. Spatial Extent of the Singlet and Triplet Excitons in Transition Metal-Containing Poly-ynes D. Beljonee, H.F. Wittman, A. Khler, M.Younus, J. Lewis, P.R. Raithby, M.S. Khan, R.H. Friend, J.L. Bredas, J. Chem. Phys. 105 (1996) 3868.

External Affiliations

  • Fellow, Cambridge Commonwealth Society
  • Member, American Chemical Society
  • Life Member, Bangladesh Chemical Society

Awards & Recognition

  • Cambridge Commonwealth Trust and Cambridge Overseas Trust Award for Ph. D. Studies (Cambridge University, U.K.:1993-1996).
  • Leverhulme Trust Award for Postdoctoral Fellowship (Imperial College, U.K.: 1997-2000)
  • JSPS-UGC Visiting Fellowship (Tsukuba University, Japan: 2002)
  • Leverhulme Trust Award for Academic Visit (Bath University, U.K.: 2003-2004)
  • Royal Society Fellowship for Short Term Visit (Bath University, U.K: 2005)
  • Postdoctoral Fellow (Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, USA: 2008-2009)
  • Fulbright Visiting Scholar (University of Texas at San Antonio, USA: Oct. 2017 - Present)

Teaching

  • Basic Principles of Inorganic Chemistry (Course No. CHE 131)
  • Advanced Chemical Bonding (Course No. 236)
  • Organometallic Chemistry (Course No. CHE 333)
  • Inorganic Chemistry Practical (Course No. CHE 334)

Graduate Supervision

  • Md. Faruak Ahmad, M. Phil., in progress
  • Md. Mobasher, M. Phil., in progress
  • Md. Kausar Ahmed, M.Phil., in progress
  • Kazi Shakawat Hossain, M.Phil., in progress
  • Tanjila Islam, M.S., in progress
  • Ashikur Rahman Rabbi, M.S., in progress
  • Salhed Ahmed, Synthesis of Carbon-rich Conjugated Ethynyl Polymers with Pendant Liquid Crystalline Cores, M.Phil. Thesis, 2016
  • Md. Kausar Ahmed, Synthesis and Characterization of Poly(dialkoxyphenylenediethynylenes) and Their Platinum Linked Polymers, M.S. Thesis, 2016
  • Amran-al-Taz-Khan, Studies of N-C (sp) Bond Formation Reaction for the Synthesis of Ynamine, M.S. Thesis, 2016
  • Tahmina Sultana, Synthesis and Characterization of Pt-Containing Molecular Tweezers, M.S. Thesis, 2015
  • Khairul Amin, Synthesis, Characterization, Optical, and Thermal Properties of Donor-Acceptor Based Ethynyl Compounds, M.S. Thesis, 2015
  • Md. Robiur Rahman, Synthesis and Identification of Ester Mesogenic Liquid Crystalline Compounds, M.S. Thesis, 2015
  • Kazi Shakawat Hossain, Synthesis and characterization of biphenylene mesogenic liquid crystalline polymers, M.S. Thesis, 2014.
  • Md. Faruak Ahmad, Synthesis, Characterization and Optical Properties of Platinum Ethynyl Monomers and Dimers, M.S. Thesis, 2014
  • Mahmudul Hassan Suhag, Bacterial Biodegradation of Azo Dyes by pseudomonas sp., M.S. Thesis, 2014,
  • Masnun Naher, Synthesis and Characterization of Mixed Metal Alkynyl complexes, M.S. Thesis, 2013
  • K. M. Anis-Ul-Haque, Synthesis and Anti Bacterial Activity of Schiff-base Ligands and their Transition Metal Complexes, M.S. Thesis, 2013.
  • Arif Rabbany, Synthesis, Electrochemistry and Anti Bacterial Activity Study of Ferrocenyl Shiff-base Complexes of Palladium, Platinum and Ruthenium, M.S. Thesis, 2012
  • Ratan Kumar Paul, Synthesis and Studies of Antimicrobial Activities of Sugar Containing Aryl Ethynyl Ligands and Their -Bonded Transition Metal (Pt) Acetylide Complexes, M.S. Thesis, 2012
  • Md. Azizur Rahman Khan, Oxidative Addition to Zero-valent Platinum with Aryl Halides, M. S. Thesis, 2010
  • Belal Ahmed, Synthesis and Characterization of Platinum Carbonyl Complexes and Their Reactivity with Phosphines and Acetylene Ligands, M.S. Thesis, 2008