Dr. Md. Ahsan Habib :: Faculty Profile

Biography

Md Ahsan Habib is currently a Full Professor in the Department of Chemistry (Analytical and Environmental Section), University of Dhak, Bangladesh, where he obtained his BSc (Hons) in 1990 and MSc in 1991. In 2001, Dr. Habib received his MPhil from the Department of Chemistry, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, Bangladesh. Dr. Ahsan Habib obtained his PhD in 2004 ...

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Degree Name	Group/Major Subject	Board/Institute	Country	Passing Year
Ph.D.	Chemistry	Saga University	Japan	2004
M.Phil.	Chemistry	BUET	Bangladesh	2001
Masters	Chemistry	Dhaka University	Bangladesh	1991
Bachelor	Chemistry	Dhaka University	Bangladesh	1990
H.S.C	Science	Rajshahi	Bangladesh	1986
S.S.C	Science	Rajshahi	Bangladesh	1984

Title	Organization	Location	From Date	To Date
PIFI Fellow	Chinese Academy of Sciences	Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry, China	Apr 2025	Dec 2025
Visiting Professor	Toyo University	Saitema	Jun 2022	Jun 2022
Visiting Professor	GIG, CAS, China	Guangzhou	Jun 2019	Jun 2018
Professor (2nd Grade)	University of Dhaka	Dhaka	Nov 2018	Present
Visiting Professor	Ningbo University	Ningbo, China	Jan 2017	Dec 2018
Professor (3rd Grade)	Dhaka University	Dhaka	May 2014	May 2018
Associate Professor	University of Dhaka	Dhaka	Nov 2009	May 2018
Assistant Professor	University of Dhaka	Dhaka	May 2005	Nov 2009
Post doc fellow	Saga University	Saga, Japan	Oct 2004	Mar 2005
Lecturer	KUET	Khulna	Sep 1996	May 2005
Bose Fellow	University of Dhaka	Dhaka	Jul 1995	Jun 1996

Research Interest

Subject	Description	Research Interest (Goal, Target Indicator)
Mass Spectrometry	Development of new ion sources for mass spectrometry to analyze a wide range of compounds, from polar to non-polar.
Environmental Scienec/Chemistry	Passive air samplers/passive samplers, Monitoring and source identification of POPs and PTSs in atmospheric, aquatic and biotic environment, Monitoring and source identification of heavy metals in road dusts
Chemical Kinetics	Investigation of kinetics and mechanism of incorporation of some heavy metals into porphyrins, Porphryin Chemistry
Bioinorganic Chemistry	Investigation of DNA-Drug interactions, Studies of free radical-induced DNA cleavage
Nanomaterials and Photocatalysis	Design of solar light sensitive nanomaterials in photocatalysis, Mineralization of organic pollutants, Electrochemical generation of hydrogen from water using visible light
Analytical Chemistry	Development of new ion source for mass spectrometry, Development of new desorption method for non-volatile compounds, Fabrication of environmental monitoring techniques based on mass spectrometry

Project/Research Supervision

Level of Study	Title	Supervisor	Co-Supervisor(s)	Name of Student(s)	Area of Research
Ph.D.	Design of solar light sensitive nanomaterials in photocatalysis	Prof. Md Ahsan Habib	Prof. Md Anwarul Islam	Md Nazrul Islam	Nanomaterials and Photocatalysis
Masters	Synthesis and characterization of solar light sensitive nanomaterials in photocatalysis	BM Mohibur Rahman	Prof. Md Ahsan Habib	Md Zannatul Nayem	Nanomaterials and Photocatalysis
Masters	Monitoring and source identification of POPs by passive air samplers in bangladesh	BM Mohibur Rahman	Prof. Md Ahsan Habib	Sukanta Mondal	Environmental Chemistry
Masters	Investigation of interactions between DNA and drugs	BM Mohibur rahman	Prof. Md Ahsan Habib	Imam Uddin	Bioinorganic Chemistry
Masters	Monitoring and source identification of PFASs in Bangladesh	BM Mohibur Rahman	Prof. Md Ahsan Habib	Fazla Rabby	Environmental Chemistry

Project/Research Work

Subject	Project Name	Source of Fund	From Date	To Date	Collaboration
Research work	Photoelectrochemical hydrogen generation from water using visible light	Ministry of Science and Technology, People's Republic of Bangladesh	01-07-2013	30-06-2015	With Prof. Ismail, Dept of Chemistry, KAU, KSA and Prof. Abu Bakar, UTM, Malaysia
Research work	Monitoring and source identification of POPs and PTSs in atmospheric, aquatic and biotic environment in bangladesh		01-01-1970		With Prof. Gan, GIG, CAS, China and Prof. Cai of Xiamen University, China

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Journal Article
1	M.M.R. Rahat, R. Rumman, F.K. Ferdousi, S. Zhao, M.A.B. Siddique, G. Zhang, G. Liu, A. Habib : Heavy metals in atmospheric fine particulate matter (PM2.5) in Dhaka, Bangladesh: Source apportionment and associated health risks, Environ. Res. (impact factor:7.7) , vol.271 Elseiver , pp.121071 , 2025 .
2	L. H. Hong, A. Habib, L. Bi, L. Wen : Fabrication of low-pressure ac-glow discharge ion source for mass spectrometry, Int. J. Mass Spectrom. (impact factor:1.6) , vol.506 Elseiver , 2024 .
3	R. Rumman, M.R. Haq, M.M.R. Rahat, F. Jahan, S.P. Moulick, R. Nigar, C. Halder, W. Liu, A. Habib : Water-Soluble Inorganic Anions in PM2.5 in Dhaka, Bangladesh, J. Chem. , vol.2024 Wiley , 2024 .
4	T.R. Choudhury, S. Alam, M.N.E. Alam, M.A. Maksud, S.R. Khan, and A. Habib, : Innovative Metal−Phenolic Nanocomposite Sorbent: A Groundbreaking Solution for Arsenic-Free Drinking Water - Synthesis and Characterization Approaches, Desalination Water Treat. , vol.320 Elseiver , pp.100764 , 2024 .
5	A.F. Larik, N. Memon, R.H. Memon, Sirajuddin, F.K. Ferdousi, A. Habib : Preparation of the Binder from Banana Pseudostem Waste and Its Application in Pigment Dyeing, J. Chem. (impact factor:3) , vol.35 Wiley , 2024 .
6	. R. Nigar, S. Zhao, X. Liu, H. Huang, L. Tian, Y. Xiao, A. Habib, G. Zhang : Screening legacy and emerging organic pollutants in the contaminated soil of Dhaka, Bangladesh, Emerg. Contam. , vol.10 Elsevier , pp.100356 , 2024 .
7	L. Shi, A. Habib, L. Bi, L. Wen : Dual ambient sampling hollow cathode discharge ionization-mass spectrometry system: an approach for detecting explosives and drugs of abuse at trace to ultra-trace levels,* J. Am. Soc. Mass Spectrom. , vol.35 ACS , pp.2209–2221 , 2024 .
8	I.K. Rind, M.Y. Khuhawar, T.M. Jahangir, N. Memon, A. Habib, M.F. Lanjwani, W.A. Soomro, G. Suther, W. Liu : Risk identification of salts and heavy metals in water by multivariate statistical techniques and GIS based interpolation: A case study of Saeedabad, Sindh, Pakistan,* Reg. Stud. Mar. Sci. , vol.73 Elsevier , pp.103492 , 2024 .
9	C. Zhao, L. Yang, Y. Sun, C. Chen, Z. Huang, Q. Yang, J. Yun, A. Habib, G. Liu, M. Zheng, G. Jiang : Atmospheric emissions of hexachlorobutadiene in fine particulate matter from industrial sources, Nat. Commun. , vol.15 Springer , pp.4737 , 2024 .
10	N.J. Upoma, N. Akter, F.K. Ferdoushi, M.Z. Sultan, S. Rahman, A. Alodhayb, K.A. Alibrahim, A. Habib : Interactions of Co(II)- and Zn(II)porphyrin of 5,10,15,20-tetrakis(1-methyl-4-pyridinio)porphyrin with DNA in aqueous solution and their anti-microbial activities, ACS Omega , vol.9 ACS , pp.22325–22335 , 2024 .
11	M.W. Islam, M.M. Islam, R. Akter, T.R. Limon, E.S. Vasquez, M.A.A. Shaikh, A. Habib : A Review on Pyrimidine-based Derivatives: Syntheses and Their Biological Application, J. Heterocycl. Chem. , vol.61 Wiley , pp.1159-1179 , 2024 .
12	M.W. Islam, R. Akter, M.M. Islam, R. Islam, A.H.M.S.I.M. Jamal, A. Chowdhury, F.T. Zohra, S. Rahman, A. Alodhayb, S.R. Rony, T.R. Limon, M.A.A. Shaikh, A. Habib, P.E. Georghiou : Synthesis, antibacterial, antioxidant and DFT computational studies of acetophenone-based chalcone derivatives, Chem. Africa Springer , pp.1803–1816 , 2024 .
13	M. Chakraborty, M.M.R. Rahata, T.R. Choudhury, R. Nigara, G. Liu, A. Habib : Heavy metal contamination and health risk assessment of road dust from landfills in Dhaka-Narayanganj, Bangladesh, Emerg. Contam. , vol.10 Elsevier , pp.100278 , 2024 .
14	A.F.M.M. Rabbani, M.M.R. Rahat, A. Habib, M.N. Islam : Renewable Energy: Prospects and Challenges in Bangladesh,* Energy Power Eng. , vol.2 Scientific Research , pp.43-78 , 2024 .
15	P. Mandal, A. Mondal, H.S. Biswas, D.K. Maiti, A. Habib, F. Mahamud, S. Poddar, S.A.I.S.M. Ghazali : High High-Efficiency Recyclable Reduced Graphene Oxide-Tin Oxide Nanocomposite Catalyst for Esterification, Inorg. Chem. Commun. , vol.159 Elsevier , pp.111638 , 2024 .
16	S. Alam, M.M.R. Rahat, N.J. Upoma, C. Halder, S.P. Moulick, M.M. Islam, W. Liu, A. Habib : Assessment of quality of commercial hand sanitizers using Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and gas chromatography, Methods X , vol.11 Elsevier , pp.102274 , 2023 .
17	B. Samejo, N.Q. Abro, N. Memon, S. Poddar, A. Habib : Waste-derived Stable Carbon Electrodes for Capacitive Deionization using poly (vinyl alcohol)-glutaraldehyde as Binder, Biomass Conv. Bioref. Springer , 2023 .
18	H. Wang, P.-K. So, A. Habib, Y. Xu, F. Bianchi : Editorial: Ambient Ionization Mass Spectrometry: From Fundamentals to Real-life Applications, Front. Chem. , vol.11 Frontiers , 2023 .
19	B.A. Samejo, N.Q. Abro, N. Memon, N.J. Upoma, A. Habib : Chicken feathers-derived carbon electrodes for capacitive deionization using poly (vinyl alcohol)-glutaraldehyde as binder, Water Reuse , vol.13 IWA , pp.180 , 2023 .
20	A. Nargis, A. Habib, R. Nigar, X. Liu, S. Zhao, G. Zhang, M. Cai : Monitoring of atmospheric polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons by polyurethane foam-passive air samplers in Bangladesh: source apportionment and health risk assessment,* Atmos. Environ. , vol.289 Elsevier , pp.119346 , 2022 .
21	M. E. Morales-McDevitt, M. Dunn, A. Habib, S. Vojta, J. Becanova, R. Lohmann : Poly- and perfluorinated alkyl substances in air and water from Dhaka, Bangladesh, Environ. Toxicol. Chem. , vol.41 Oxford Academy , pp.334 , 2022 .
22	A. Nargis, A. Habib, M. N. Islam, K. Chen, M. S. I. Sarker, A. N. M. Al-Razee, W. Liu, G. Liu, M. Cai : Source identification, contamination status and health risk assessment of heavy metals from road dusts in Dhaka, Bangladesh,* J. Environ. Sci. , vol.121 Elsevier , pp.159 , 2022 .
23	L. Shi, A. Habib, L. Bi, H. Hong, R. Begum, L. Wen : Ambient ionization mass spectrometry: application and prospective,* Crit. Rev. Anal. Chem. , vol.54 Taylor & Francis , pp.1584-1633 , 2022 .
24	M.S. Mahmud, M.J. Raihan, M.N. Islam, D.S. Qais, N. Asim, W.A.W. A Bakar, M.E. Quayum, M.A. Islam, I.M.I. Ismail, A. Habib : Synthesis of solar light driven nanorod-zinc oxide for degradation of rhodamine B, industrial effluent and contaminated river water, Arab. J. Chem. , vol.15 Elsevier , pp.104144 , 2022 .
25	A.N. M. Al-Razee, H. B. Harun, A. K. Jhumur, F. K. Ferdousi, M. Zulfajri, A. Habib : Assessment of Physicochemical Parameters of Surface Water of the Karnaphuli River, Bangladesh towards identification of potential sources, Pak. J. Anal. Environ. Chem. , vol.23 , pp.79-92 , 2022 .
26	H. Hong, A. Habib, L. Bi, D.S. Qais, L. Wen : Hollow cathode discharge ionization mass spectrometry: detection, quantification and gas phase ion-molecule reactions of explosives and related compounds,* Crit. Rev. Anal. Chem. , vol.54 Taylor & Francies , pp.148-174 , 2022 .
27	H. Hong, A. Habib, L. Bi, L. Wen : Gas phase ion-molecule reactions of nitroaromatic explosive compounds studied by mass spectrometry,* Talanta , vol.236 , pp.122834 , 2022 .
28	A. Habib, L. Bi, L. Wen : Simultaneous detection and quantification of explosives by a modified hollow cathode discharge ion source,* Talanta , vol.233 Elsevier , pp.122596 , 2021 .
29	V. Rapozzi, A. Juarranz, A. Habib, I. Alojz, R. Strgar : Is haem the real target of COVID-19?, Photodiagnosis Photodyn Ther. , vol.35 Elsevier , pp.102381 , 2021 .
30	A.N.M. Al-Razee, M. N. Abser, M. A. Mottalib, A. Nargis, A. K. Jhumur, M. M. Uddin Thakur, W. Liu, S. Poddar, M. S. I. Sarker, A. Habib : Assessment of Heavy Metal Contamination in Sediments of the Shitalakhya River, Bangladesh, Pak. J. Anal. Environ. Chem. , vol.22 , pp.84-99 , 2021 .
31	M. N. Islam, M. O. Faruk, M. N. Rana, A. K. Das, A. Habib : Preparation and Evaluation of Rice Bran-Modified Urea Formaldehyde as Environmental Friendly Wood Adhesive, Global Challenges , vol.5 Wiley , pp.2000044 , 2021 .
32	A. Nargis, A. Habib, H.-O-. Rashid, H.B. Harun, M.S.I. Sarker, R. Jin, G. Liu, W. Liu, A.N.M. Al-Razee, K. Chen, M. Cai : Status of multielement in water of the river Buriganga, Bangladesh: Aquatic chemistry of metal ions in polluted river water,* Emerg. Contam. , vol.7 Elsevier , pp.99 , 2021 .
33	S. A. Alftessi, M. H. D. Othman, M. R. Adam, T. M. Farag, A. F. Ismail, M. A. Rahman, J. Jaafar, A. Habib, Y. O. Raji, S. K. Hubadillah : Novel silica sand hollow fibre ceramic membrane for oily wastewater treatment, J. Environ. Chem. Eng. , vol.9 Elsevier , pp.104975 , 2021 .
34	A. Habib, L. Bi, H. Hong, L. Wen : Challenges and Strategies of Chemical Analysis of Drugs of Abuse and Explosives by Mass Spectrometry,* Front. Chem. , vol.8 Frontiers , pp.598487 , 2021 .
35	L. Bi, A. Habib, L. Chen, T. Xu, L. Wen : Ultra-trace level detection of nonvolatile compounds studied by ultrasonic cutter blade coupled with dielectric barrier discharge ionization-mass spectrometry,* Talanta , vol.222 Elsevier , pp.121673 , 2021 .
36	A. Habib, A. Nargis, L. Bi, P. Zhao and W. Luhong : Analysis of amphetaminic drug compounds in urine by headspace-dielectric barrier discharge ionization-mass spectrometry,* Arabian Journal of Chemistry (impact factor:5.2) , vol.13 Elseiver , pp.2162-2170 , 2018 . View More
37	A. Habib, M. Furushima, H. Asakura, S-.H. Kang, Y. Kim, B. Tomiyasu and M. Owari : Angular distribution of secondary ions under FIB-shave-off condition-toward development of three-dimensional secondary ion image system-,* Journal of Surface Analysis (impact factor:1) , vol.24 The Surface Analysis Society of Japan , pp.159 - 163 , 2017 . View More
38	A. Habib, L. C. Chen and K. Hiraoka : Detection of explosives using a hollow cathode discharge ion source, Rapid Communication in Mass Spectrometry (impact factor:1.7) , vol.29 Wiley , pp.601 , 2015 .
39	A. Habib, S. Ninomiya, L. C. Chen, D. Usmanov and K. Hiraoka : Desorption Mass Spectrometry for Nonvolatile Compounds Using an Ultrasonic Cutter, J. Am. Soc. Mass Spectrom. (impact factor:2.5) , vol.25 , pp.1177 , 2014 .
40	A. Habib, D. Usmanov, S. Ninomiya, L. C. Chen, and K. Hiraoka : Alternative current corona discharge/atmospheric pressure chemical ionization (APCI) for mass spectrometry, Rapid Commu. Mass Spectrom. (impact factor:1.9) , vol.27 Wiley , pp.2760 , 2013 .
41	A. Habib, T. Hosokai, N. Mitsuo, R. Nakagawa, S. Nagamatsu, M. Aoki, S. Masuda, S. Kera, and N. Ueno : Ueno Observation and Analysis of Small Inclination of Thymine Molecules on Graphite, Journal of Physical Chemistry C (impact factor:6) , vol.115 , pp.511 , 2011 .
42	A. Habib, M. Tabata, Y. Wu : Formation of Gold Nanoparticles by Good’s Bufefrs, Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn., (impact factor:3.5) , vol.78 , pp.262 , 2005 .
43	A. Habib and M. Tabata : Oxidative DNA damage induced by HEPES (2-[4-(2-hyrdoxyethyl)-1-piperazinyl] ethanesulfonic acid) in the presence of Au(III), J. Inorg.Biochem., (impact factor:4) , vol.98 Elsevier , pp.1696 , 2004 .
44	A. Habib, M. Tabata and Y. Wu : Kinetics and Mechanism of Gold(III) Incorporation into Tetrakis(1-methylpyridium-4-yl) porphyrin in Aqueous Solution, J. Porphyrins Phthalocyanines (impact factor:2) , vol.8 , pp.1269 , 2004 .
45	A. Habib : Photocatalytic Degradation of p-Nitrophenol (PNP) in Aqueous Suspension of TiO2, Am. J. Anal. Chem , vol.5 Scientific Research , pp.483 , 2014 .
46	A Habib : A. J. Mahmood, Kinetics of degradation of Eosin Y by one of the advanced oxidation processes (AOPs)-Fenton’s process, Am. J. Anal. Chem. , vol.7 Scientific Research , pp.863 , 2016 .
47	A Habib : Structure-Activity Relationship of TiO2 Based Trimetallic Oxide Towards 1,2-Dichlorobenzene Photodegradation: Influence of Preparation Method and Its Mechanism, Chem. Eng. J. (impact factor:13.273) , vol.351 Elsevier , pp.708 , 2018 .
48	A Habib *: , Multielement analysis in sediments of the River Buriganga (Bangladesh): potential ecological risk assessment,** Inter. J. Environ. Sci. Technol. (impact factor:2.860) , vol.16 Springer , pp.1663 , 2019 .
49	A Habib : Contamination status and human health risk assessment of toxic elements in fish species collected from the river Buriganga, Bangladesh, Human Ecolog. Risk Assess. An Inter. J. (impact factor:2.300) Springer , pp.120 , 2019 .

Award Type	Title	Year	Country	Description
International	Panel member for the Independent Scientific Panel on the Effects of Nuclear War formed by the United Nations	2025	United States	Work on preparation of report for teh United Nations
International	PIFI fellow	2024	China	Analysis of PFASs in various environmental matrices
International	JSPS Invitation Fellowship	2016	Japan	Invitation JSPS fellowship at Prof. Owari's lab, the University of Tokyo. Research focused on development of 3D secondary imaging system in SIMS
International	JST Fellowship	2011	Japan	I was hired by Prof. Hiraoka, University of Yamanashi, Japan. The research was focused on development of new ion source for MS and development of new desorption method for non-volatile compounds
International	G-COE Fellow	2009	Japan	I was hired by Prof. Nobuo Ueno of the Chiba University and engaged with investigation of electronic properties of DNA bases on the basis of their molecular orientation by UPS, MAES and DFT calculation
International	G-COE Fellow	2008	Japan	I was hired by Prof. Masunaga of the Yokohama National University. The research was focused on monitoring and source identification of POPs by passive air samplers across in east Asia.
International	COE Fellow	2007	Japan	Prof. Ueno hired me to work on investigation of effect of dipole-dipole interactions and hydrogen bonding of nucleic acids and their bases on their electronic properties by UPS, MAES and DFT calculation
International	Saga University Fellowship	2004	Japan	I was engaged to analyze heavy metals in sediments collected from Ariake Bay, Saga-Fukuoka, Japan by ICP-OES.
National	HSC Scholarship	1986	Bangladesh	Rajshahi Board Scholarship

Name & designation Dr. Md. Ahsan Habib Professor

Department Department of Chemistry Faculty of Science

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