Md. Muhyminul Islam

Researcher (Doctoral Candidate)

Monash University, Australia.

Phone: +61485540200

Email: muhyminul2483@gmail.com, md.islam4@monash.edu

Education Summary: Md. Muhyminul Islam is a Doctoral Researcher in the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering at Monash University, Australia. He earned his M.Sc. in Chemistry (with Thesis) and B.Sc. (Honours) in Chemistry from the University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh. Before commencing his doctoral studies, he worked as a Research Assistant in the Polymer Colloids & Nanomaterials (PCN) Laboratory. His research focuses on the synthesis and functionalization of polymer colloids and nanocomposites, as well as the development of liquid alloy-based materials.

Research Interests: Liquid Alloy, Polymer colloid chemistry: Functional polymer particles, Morphology, Conducting polymer, Inorganic/organic composite microspheres, etc., Energy storage materials, Iron oxide magnetic nanoparticles.

Research Experience

Publications

1. Md. Muhyminul Islam, Year Hossain Manna, Mohammad Ahasanur Rabbi, Md. Abdur Rahman, Hasan Ahmad, O. Thompson Mefford, Md. Mahbubor Rahman, Md. Ashraful Alam “Equilibrium, Kinetic and Isotherm Studies of Dye Adsorption from Aqueous Solution by Recyclable Amine-Functionalized Silica Coated Magnetic Nanoparticles” ChemistrySelect, 9, 33, e202402270. External link

Published Date: September 4, 2024

2. Md. Muhyminul Islam, Md. Abdur Rahman*, Md. Ashraful Alam*, Md. Mahbubor Rahman, O. Thompson Mefford, Anwar Ul-Hamid, Jalil Miah, and Hasan Ahmad “Facile Fabrication and Characterization of Amine-functional Silica Coated Magnetic Iron Oxide Nanoparticles for Aqueous Carbon Dioxide Adsorption” ACS Omega, 9, 20891-20905.   External link

Published Date: May 2, 2024

3. Md Ashik Mahamud, A. S. M. Maruf Galib, Md.Muhyminul Islam, Md. Mithuddin, Md. Abdur Rahman*, Md. Mahbubor Rahman, Md. Sohidul Islam, Hasan Ahmad, Md. Asrahful Alam* “Capturing of Acidic CO2 using Surface Active Di-functional Core-Shell Composite Polymer Particles via Aqueous Medium” ACS Omega, 8, 44523−44536. External link

Published Date: November 13, 2023

4. Md. Abdullah Munsi, Md. Abdur Rahman*, Md. Muhyminul Islam, Md. Ashraful Alam*, Md. Aksaruzzaman Nuri, O. Thompson Mefford, M. A. Jalil Miaha and Hasan Ahmad “Magnetically Recyclable Adsorption of Anionic Pollutants from Wastewater using 3,5-Diaminobenzoic Acid-functionalized Magnetic Iron-Oxide-Nanoparticles” New J. Chem., 48, 12399-12411. External link

Published Date: June 12, 2024

5. A. S. M. Maruf Galib, Md. Muhyminul Islam, Md. Asheq Mahamud, Md. Abdur Rahman, Md. Shamim Hossan, Hasan Ahmad, Md. Abdul Jalil Miah, Md. Mahbubor Rahman, Md. Ashrafu Alam “Di-functional pH-responsive amphiprotic polymer composite particles for efficient adsorption of aqueous CO2” Polym. Bull. 82, 2999–3022 (2025). External link

Published Date: 15 January 2025

6. Year Hossain Manna, Md. Muhyminul Islam, Md. Ashrafu Alam, Md. Abdullah Munsi, Md. Shamim Hossan, Md. Mahbubor Rahman, Hasan Ahmad,
M. Ahasanur Rabbi. “Facile preparation and characterization of amine_functionalized copolymer particles for the removal of ionic dyes from aqueous solutions” Volume 712, 5 May 2025, 136421. External link

Published Date: 18 February 2025

Researcher (Doctoral Candidate) (2025-Present)

Supramolecular Chemistry and Liquid Catalysis Laboratory

  • Md. Muhyminul Islam is a Doctoral Researcher in the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering at Monash University, Australia. His current research focuses on developing and characterizing liquid metal systems for enhanced biocatalytic activity and environmentally sustainable chemical processes.

Research Assistant (2022-2024)

Polymer Colloids & Nanomaterials Group

  • Provided guidance and support to two M.Sc. thesis students in Department of Chemistry on research methodologies, data collection, and thesis writing.
  • Co-authored a research paper published in ACS omega.
  • Collaborated with Professor Dr. Md. Ashraful Alam on a research project, actively contributing to the writing research papers for publication.
  • Conducted comprehensive data analysis, providing critical insights and supporting research findings.

Thesis Student (2021-2022)

Polymer Colloids & Nanomaterials Group

  •  Conducted comprehensive literature reviews on polymer and magnetic nanocomposites, contributing to the development of research proposals.
  • Designed and executed experiments for synthesizing and characterizing nanocomposite particles, optimizing synthesis parameters for enhanced performance.
  • Analyzed data using statistical methods and presented findings at lab meetings, resulting in the timely completion and submission of high-quality thesis.

Conference Presentations

Participations

  1. Two-day long Bangladesh Chemical Society Conference-2019 “Advances in Chemical Science: Impact on Life and Environment” organized by the Department of Chemistry, University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh. 9-10 November 2019.
  2. In the 5th Young Scientist Congress on the theme of “Young Scientist for Health & Environment” organized by Bangladesh Academy of Sciences, Dhaka, Bangladesh. 25-27 November 2022.

Poster Presentations

  1. In the 1st International Conference of physical Sciences 2022 (ICPS-2022) organized by School of Physical Sciences , Shahjalal University of Sciences and Technology, Sylhet. 21-23 October 2022.

Oral presentations

  1. International Conference on Environmental Protection for Sustainable Development (ICEPSD-2022) held at CIRDAP and University of Dhaka, Bangladesh. Theme: Green Bangladesh- Prosperous Bangladesh. 2-4 September, 2022.
  2.  1st International Conference on Frontier in Science-2022 organized by Faculty of Science, BUET, Dhaka. 11-12 November 2022.
  3. Bangladesh Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (BCSIR) Congress-2022 organized by BCSIR, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Scholarships

National Science and Technology (NST) Fellowship, 2019-2020

  1. The Ministry of Science and Technology awards NST Fellowships to individuals at MS/MPhil, PhD, and Post-Doctoral levels engaged in research within science and technology disciplines at different universities.

Industrial Experiences

Academic Field Visit, 2018

  1. Visited Chhatak Cement Co. Ltd., Shahjalal Fertilizer Factory Ltd., S.Alam Refined Sugar Industry, Usmania Glass Sheet Factory Ltd, Elite Paints & Chemical Industries Ltd.
  2. Gained introductory knowledge on those industry of our country.
  3. Prepared a short report on academic field visit.