1.  Doctor of Science (D. Sc), 2018 

             Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Tohoku University, Japan 

             (International Graduate Program of Advanced Science)

1.   Master of Science (M. Sc), 2015 

             Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Tohoku University, Japan 

             (International Graduate Program of Advanced Science)

1.  Master of Science (M. Sc), 2011

             Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh

1.  Bachelor of Science ( B. Sc,), 2009

             Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh

1.        Membership

                  Japan Chemical Society

                 Bangladesh Chemical Society

Research Interest

Organic and inorganic synthesis, Spectroscopy, Carbon dioxide reduction electrocatalysts, Fuel cell, Nanomaterials,  Waste water treatment, 

Technical Knowledge

Single Crystal X-ray analysis (Bruker and Rigaku), Powder X-ray (Bruker), NMR spectroscopy (Bruker AV500),  ESI-Mass spectroscopy (Waters), Gas-chromatography (Agilent 6890N, 5975C), HPLC (Shimadzu),Thin layer and Column Chromatography, Size-exclusion Column Chromatography through Bio-Beads S-X1, Uv-vis, FTIR, Cyclic Voltammetry (ALS/HCH model 620D), 

Current Research Project/Collaboration

Professional Appointment

1. Assistant Professor, Chemistry Discipline, Khulna University, Bangladesh (July 15, 2020 - present)

2. Lecturer, Chemistry Discipline, Khulna University, Bangladesh (July 15, 2019 - July 14, 2020)

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Supervision

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1. Enhancement of electrocatalytic abilities toward CO₂ reduction by tethering redox-active metal complexes to the active site,  Habib Md. Ahsan, Brian K. Breedlove, Goulven Cosquer, Masahiro Yamashita, Dalton Transactions, 2021, https://doi.org/10.1039/D1DT02318G.

2.  Antioxidant, antibacterial and electrochemical activity of (E)-N-(4 (dimethylamino) benzylidene)-4H-1,2,4-triazol-4-amine ligand and its transition metal complexes.Md. Mahadi Hasan, Habib Md. Ahsan, Prianka Saha, Jannatul Naime, Asish Kumar Das, Ali Asraf and A.B.M. Nazmul Islam; Results in Chemistry, 3(2021) 100115  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rechem.2021.100115

3.  Ionic-caged heterometallic bismuth-platinum complex exhibiting electrocatalytic CO₂  reduction. Takefumi Yoshida, Habib Md. Ahsan, Hai-Tao Zhang, David Chukwuma Izuogu, Hitoshi Abe, Hiroyoshi Ohtsu, Tadashi Yamaguchi, Brian K. Breedlove, Alex J. W. Thom, Masahiro Yamasita,  Dalton Transactions, 2020, 49, 2652-2660.  https://doi.org/10.1039/C9DT04817K.

4.  Synthesis, Structural Properties of Hydrazine Carbodithioate Schiff Base and Their Metal Complexes and Evaluation of Their Biological Activity, U. S. Sultana, M. A. Habib, M. K. Amin, M. Mahiuddin, M. K. E. Zahan, A. B. M. N. Islam; Egyptian Journal of Chemistry, 2020

5.  ‘’ Enhancement of electrocatalytic abilities for reducing carbon dioxide: functionalization with a redox-active ligand-coordinated metal complex’’ Habib Md. Ahsan, Brian K. Breedlove, Santivongskul Piangrawee, Mohammad Rasel Mian, Ahmed Fetoh, Goulven Cosquer, Masahiro Yamashita, Dalton Transactions, 2018, 47, 11313-11316.   https://doi.org/10.1039/C8DT02288G

6.    “Investigation of the Spectroscopic, Thermal and Electrochemical Properties of Tris-(glycinato)chromium(III)” Kabir M. Uddin, Habib Md. Ahsan, David J. Henry,  ChemistrySelect, 2017, 2, 1950-1958. https://doi.org/10.1002/slct.201700079

7. “4-Pyridyl-substitited azacycloalkanes with multiple donor sites prepared via a solvent-free, one-pot method for use in electrocatalysts’’ Brian K. Breedlove, Ramjee Kandel, Habib Md. Ahsan, Masahiro Yamashita,  Dalton Transactions, 2014, 43, 7683-7686. https://doi.org/10.1039/C4DT00240G

Conferences Attended 

1.   Habib Md. Ahsan, Brian K. Breedlove and Masahiro Yamashita, “Electron reservoir improved pseudo-pincer type electrocatalytic abilities to CO₂ reduction”, 43^rd International Conference on Coordination Chemistry, Sendai, Japan (July−August, 2018).

2.   Habib Md. Ahsan, Brian K. Breedlove and Masahiro Yamashita, “Electron reservoirs improve the efficiency for electrocatalytic reduction of CO₂ to CO”, 6^th Asian Conference on Coordination Chemistry, Melbourne, Australia (July, 2017)

3.   Habib Md. Ahsan, Brian K. Breedlove and Masahiro Yamashita, “CO₂ reduction catalysts composed of modified cycloazaalkenes”. International Chemical Congress of Pacific Basin Societies, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA (December, 2015).

4.    Habib Md. Ahsan, Brian K. Breedlove and Masahiro Yamashita, “Improving electrocatalytic abilities of CO₂ reduction incorporate with redox-active metal complex”,

68^th Conference of Japan Society of Coordination Chemistry, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan (July, 2018)

5.  Habib Md. Ahsan, Brian K. Breedlove and Masahiro Yamashita, “Electron reservoir-attached electrocatalyst for reduction of CO₂ to CO”, 67^th Conference of Japan Society of Coordination Chemistry, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan (September, 2017)

6.    Habib Md. Ahsan, Brian K. Breedlove and Masahiro Yamashita, “CO₂ reduction electrocatalysts by using bifunctional macrocyclic metal complexes”, 96^th Conference of the Chemical Society of Japan, Doshisha University, Kyoto, Japan. (March, 2016)

7.    Habib Md. Ahsan, Brian K. Breedlove and Masahiro Yamashita, “Bifunctional macrocyclic metal complexes as CO₂ reduction electrocatalysts”, 65^th Conference of Japan Society of coordination Chemistry, Nara Women University, Nara, Japan (Sept. 2015)

8.   Habib Md. Ahsan, Brian K. Breedlove and Masahiro Yamashita, “Modification of cyclen-based ligands towards the preparation of CO₂ reduction electrocatalysts”, 64^th Conference of Japan Society of Coordination Chemistry, Chu University, Tokyo, Japan (Sept. 2014).