Dr. Md. Mahiuddin
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Dr. Mahiuddin earned his B.Sc. (Honours) in Chemistry and M.Sc. in Organic Chemistry from Rajshahi University, Bangladesh, in 2008 and 2009, respectively. Subsequently, he completed his Ph.D. in Materials Chemistry at Yamagata University, Japan, supported by the prestigious Japanese Government Monbukagakusho scholarship. Dr. Mahiuddin has established a strong research profile, publishing more than 30 peer-reviewed journal articles and actively participating in national and international conferences. His research interests center on the development of functional nanomaterials, specifically focusing on metal and metal oxide nanoparticles and their graphene-based nanocomposites synthesized using environmentally benign and abundant natural sources. He currently serves as a Professor of Chemistry at Khulna University, Bangladesh.

  1. Doctor of Engineering, Green Materials, and Advanced Processing (GMAP) Research Centre, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Yamagata University, Japan.
  2. M.Sc. in Organic Chemistry, Rajshahi University, Bangladesh.
  3. B.Sc. (Hons.) in Chemistry, Rajshahi University, Bangladesh.

  1. Nanoparticles and nanocomposites
  2. Graphene-based materials


Academic

2024 to present            Professor

2020 to 2024                 Associate Professor

2015 to 2020                 Assistant Professor

2017                                  Visiting researcher, Yamagata University, Japan

2013 to 2015                  Lecturer


Administrative

2016 to 2018   Assistant Provost, Aparajita Hall, Khulna University

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Supervision

SL Title Degree Role Start Date End Date
1 Chemical and microbial investigation on Momordica charantia seed lipid Bachelor Supervisor February 2014 January 2015
2 Investigation on Fatty Acid Composition of Oil Extracted from Carica papaya Seed Bachelor Supervisor May 2015 April 2016
3 Piper chaba leaf extract assisted synthesis of zinc oxide nanoparticles as photocatalyst for the degradation organic dye Bachelor Supervisor January 2023 December 2023
4 Citrus Macroptera peel extract assisted synthesis of zinc oxide nanoparticles as photocatalyst for the degradation organic dye Bachelor Supervisor January 2023 December 2023
5 Synthesis of Silver Nanoparticles using Piper chaba Leaf Extract and its Application Bachelor Supervisor January 2023 December 2023
6 Biogenic Synthesis of Ag@ZnO Nanocomposites using Piper chaba stem extract and its Applications towards Catalysis Bachelor Supervisor January 2024 December 2024
7 Green Synthesis of AgNPs using Pectin as a safe Reducing and Capping Agent Bachelor Supervisor January 2024 December 2024
8 Development of Functionalized Bismuth Nanoparticles for The Detection of Dopamine in Biological Fluid Masters Supervisor July 2023 June 2024
9 Chemical and microbial investigation on Tamarindus indica seed lipid Bachelor Supervisor February 2014 January 2015
10 Plant extracts mediated synthesis of zinc oxide nanoparticles and its applications Masters Supervisor July 2022 June 2023
11 Investigation on Fatty Acid Composition of Oil Extracted from Swietenia mahagoni Seed Using Different Catalysts Bachelor Supervisor May 2015 April 2016
12 Investigation on Antioxidant Properties of different extracts of Crataegus monogyna Bachelor Supervisor April 2016 March 2017
13 Investigation on chemical composition and antifungal activity of Zea mays Corncob and Areca catechu stem-based wood vinegar Bachelor Supervisor March 2017 February 2018
14 Green Synthesis of Silver Nanoparticles using Piper chaba Stem Extract: Investigation of their Antibacterial and Antioxidant Properties Masters Supervisor June 2017 May 2018
15 Citrus Sinensis Peel Extract Mediated Facile Synthesis of Reduced Graphene Oxide and Its Application for Adsorption of Methylene Blue Masters Supervisor July 2023 June 2024
16 Plant sources mediated green synthesis of bismuth nanoparticles and its applications towards wastewater treatment Masters Supervisor July 2023 June 2024
17 Citrus macroptera Peel Extract Mediated Facile Synthesis of Reduced Graphene Oxide and Its Application for Adsorption of Methylene Blue Masters Supervisor July 2022 June 2023
18 Plant sources mediated green synthesis of copper oxide nanoparticles and its applications Masters Supervisor July 2022 June 2023

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(1)      Saha, P.; Saha, S.; Alom, M. B.; Mahiuddin, M. Electrochemical Studies of Starch-Mediated Reduced Graphene Oxide. Fullerenes, Nanotub. Carbon Nanostructures 2025, 0 (0), 1–11. https://doi.org/10.1080/1536383X.2025.2567362.

(2)      Akhe, A. S.; Saha, P.; Rakib, M. R. H.; Tonu, N. T.; Habib, M. A.; Karim, K. M. R.; Mahiuddin, M. Synthesis of Biogenic Silver Nanoparticles Using Piper Chaba Leaf Extract for Dual-Functional Applications: Hg( Ii ) Sensing and Catalysis. RSC Adv. 2025, 15 (42), 34902–34915. https://doi.org/10.1039/D5RA05480J.

(3)      Saha, P.; Ochiai, B.; Mahiuddin, M. Starch-Mediated Green Synthesis of Bismuth/Reduced Graphene Oxide Nanocomposites: A Recyclable Nanocatalyst for Nitro Compound Reduction towards Wastewater Treatment. Surfaces and Interfaces 2025, 72 (July), 107173. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.surfin.2025.107173.

(4)      Rahman, M. A.; Akter, P.; Habib, M. R.; Rahman, M. A.; Mahiuddin, M.; Rahman, M. M.; Islam, M. S.; Miah, M. A. J.; Ahmad, H. Functionalization of Biomimetic Polydopamine Shells Constructed onto Bismuth-Core Particles for PH-Mediated Drug Targeting to Heal Bacterial Infections. Bioconjug. Chem. 2025, 36 (3), 563–577. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.bioconjchem.5c00003.

(5)      Isalm, A. B. M. N.; Habib, M. A.; Hasan, M. M.; Hasan, M. R.; Karim, K. M. R.; Mahiuddin, M.; Yoshida, T.; Karim, M. R.; Rahman, S.; Albrithen, H.; et al. Exploration of the Synthesis, Crystal Structure, Hirshfeld Surface Analysis, Binding Properties, Antibacterial Activities, and Molecular Docking of a Schiff Base Nickel (II) Complex. J. Mol. Struct. 2025, 1322 (P1), 140294. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molstruc.2024.140294.

(6)      Rahman, A.; Naime, J.; Habib, M. A.; Imran Ali, S. M.; Mahiuddin, M.; Rezaul Karim, K. M. Reduced Graphene Oxide – CeO2 Nanocomposites for Photocatalytic Dye Degradation. Mater. Chem. Phys. 2025, 332 (xxxx), 130210. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matchemphys.2024.130210.

(7)      Saha, T. R.; Habib, M. A.; Ali, S. M. I.; Naime, J.; Mahiuddin, M.; Sarkar, S. M.; Khan, M. A. R.; Karim, K. M. R. Photocatalytic Degradation of Methylene Blue Dye Using PANI‐CuFe 2 O 4 Nano Composite. Glob. Challenges 2024, 8 (12), 1–15. https://doi.org/10.1002/gch2.202400179.

(8)      Kumar Pal, P.; Sarifujjaman, M.; Saha, P.; Mahbubur Rahman, S. M.; Emdadul Islam, M.; Ahmmad, B.; Rezaul Karim, K. M.; Mahiuddin, M. Green Synthesis of Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles Using Dillenia Indica and Mikania Micrantha Leaf Extracts: Applications in Photocatalysis and Antibacterial Activity. ChemistryOpen 2024, 13 (12). https://doi.org/10.1002/open.202400102.

(9)      Mosabberul Haque, M.; Rahman, A.; Shafiul Islam Shahin, M.; Ahsan Habib, M.; Abu Rayhan Khan, M.; Mahiuddin, M.; Uddin Monir, M.; Md. Rezaul Karim, K. Manganese Doped Copper Ferrite Nanoparticles: A Promising Approach for Organic Dye Elimination under Light Irradiation. Results Chem. 2024, 7 (April), 101509. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rechem.2024.101509.

(10)    Pervin, S.; Saha, P.; Rahman, S. M. M.; Ullah, M. W.; Ahmmad, B.; Mahiuddin, M. Piper Chaba Stem Extract Assisted Facile Synthesis of Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles for Photocatalytic and Antimicrobial Applications. Appl. Organomet. Chem. 2024, 38 (12). https://doi.org/10.1002/aoc.7702.

(11)    Sarifujjaman, M.; Pal, P. K.; Saha, P.; Rahman, S. M. M.; Islam, M. E.; Rahman, M. M.; Habib, M. A.; Mahiuddin, M. Synthesis of Copper Oxide Nanoparticles Using Leaf Extracts of Dillenia Indica and Mikania Micrantha : Investigation of Their Potential as Photocatalysts and Antibacterial Agents. ChemistrySelect 2024, 9 (26), 1–9. https://doi.org/10.1002/slct.202401640.

(12)    Yesmin, S.; Mahiuddin, M.; Nazmul Islam, A. B. M.; Karim, K. M. R.; Saha, P.; Khan, M. A. R.; Ahsan, H. M. Piper Chaba Stem Extract Facilitated the Synthesis of Iron Oxide Nanoparticles as an Adsorbent to Remove Congo Red Dye. ACS Omega 2024, 9 (9), 10727–10737. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsomega.3c09557.

(13)    Islam, A. B. M. N.; Saha, P.; Hossain, M. E.; Habib, M. A.; Karim, K. M. R.; Mahiuddin, M. Green Coffee Bean Extract Assisted Facile Synthesis of Reduced Graphene Oxide and Its Dye Removal Activity. Glob. Challenges 2024, 8 (1), 1–11. https://doi.org/10.1002/gch2.202300247.

(14)    Mahamud, M. A.; Galib, A. S. M. M.; Islam, M. M.; Mahiuddin, M.; Rahman, M. A.; Rahman, M. M.; Islam, M. S.; Ahmad, H.; Alam, M. A. Capturing Acidic CO 2 Using Surface-Active Difunctional Core–Shell Composite Polymer Particles via an Aqueous Medium. ACS Omega 2023, 8 (47), 44523–44536. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsomega.3c02976.

(15)    Rayhan Khan, A.; Habib, A.; Naime, J.; Hasan Rumon, M.; Shamim Al Mamun, M.; Nazmul Islam, A. B. M.; Mahiuddin; Rezaul Karim, K.; Hosna Ara, M. A Review on Synthesis, Characterizations, and Applications of Schiff Base Functionalized Nanoparticles. Results Chem. 2023, 101160. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rechem.2023.101160.

(16)    Saha, P.; Billah, M. M.; Islam, A. B. M. N.; Habib, M. A.; Mahiuddin, M. Green Synthesized Silver Nanoparticles: A Potential Antibacterial Agent, Antioxidant, and Colorimetric Nanoprobe for the Detection of Hg 2+ Ions. Glob. Challenges 2023, 2300072, 1–7. https://doi.org/10.1002/gch2.202300072.

(17)    Saha, P.; Habib, M. A.; Islam, A. B. M. N.; Karim, K. M. R.; Mahiuddin, M. Green Synthesis of Bismuth Nanoparticles Using Green Coffee Beans Extract. Discov. Mater. 2023, 3 (1), 7. https://doi.org/10.1007/s43939-023-00044-8.

(18)    Mahiuddin, M.; Ochiai, B. One-Step Biogenic Synthesis of Bismuth/Reduced Graphene Oxide Nanocomposites Using Lemon Juice and Their Applications as Recyclable Nanocatalyst for the Reduction of 4-Nitrophenol. Mater. Today Sustain. 2023, 22, 100383. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mtsust.2023.100383.

(19)    Mahiuddin, M.; Ochiai, B. Comprehensive Study on Lemon Juice-Based Green Synthesis and Catalytic Activity of Bismuth Nanoparticles. ACS Omega 2022, 7 (40), 35626–35634. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsomega.2c03416.

(20)    Khan, M. A. R.; Al Mamun, M. S.; Habib, M. A.; Islam, A. B. M. N.; Mahiuddin, M.; Karim, K. M. R.; Naime, J.; Saha, P.; Dey, S. K.; Ara, M. H. A Review on Gold Nanoparticles: Biological Synthesis, Characterizations, and Analytical Applications. Results Chem. 2022, 4 (August), 100478. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rechem.2022.100478.

(21)    Mahiuddin, M.; Ochiai, B. One-Pot Green Synthesis and Catalytic Activity of Bismuth/Reduced Graphene Oxide (Bi/RGO) Nanocomposite Using Lemon Juice. ECS Trans. 2022, 107 (1), 7397–7405. https://doi.org/10.1149/10701.7397ecst.

(22)    Dutta, S. K.; Amin, M. K.; Ahmed, J.; Elias, M.; Mahiuddin, M. Removal of Toxic Methyl Orange by a Cost-Free and Eco-Friendly Adsorbent: Mechanism, Phytotoxicity, Thermodynamics, and Kinetics. South African J. Chem. Eng. 2022, 40 (February), 195–208. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sajce.2022.03.006.

(23)    Mahiuddin, M.; Ochiai, B. Lemon Juice Assisted Green Synthesis of Reduced Graphene Oxide and Its Application for Adsorption of Methylene Blue. Technologies 2021, 9 (4), 96. https://doi.org/10.3390/technologies9040096.

(24)    Ullah, M. W.; Haraguchi, N.; Ali, M. A.; Alam, M. R.; Mahiuddin, M.; Ahamed, S. K. Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization of Styrene and Acrylates: Effects of Catalyst, Ligand, Solvent, and Initiator. J. Sci. Res. 2021, 13 (3), 999–1010. https://doi.org/10.3329/jsr.v13i3.53347.

(25)    Mahiuddin, M.; Ochiai, B. Green Synthesis of Crystalline Bismuth Nanoparticles Using Lemon Juice. RSC Adv. 2021, 11 (43), 26683–26686. https://doi.org/10.1039/D1RA03560F.

(26)    Kumar, G.; Tonu, N. T.; Dhar, P. K. Removal of Fe 3 + Ions from Wastewater by Activated Borassus Flabellifer Male Flower Charcoal. Pollution 2021, 7 (3), 693–707. https://doi.org/10.22059/poll.2021.320575.1033.

(27)    Saha, P.; Mahiuddin, M.; Islam, A. B. M. N.; Ochiai, B. Biogenic Synthesis and Catalytic Efficacy of Silver Nanoparticles Based on Peel Extracts of Citrus Macroptera Fruit. ACS Omega 2021, 6 (28), 18260–18268. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsomega.1c02149.

(28)    Nayeem, J.; Al-Bari, M. A. A.; Mahiuddin, M.; Rahman, M. A.; Mefford, O. T.; Ahmad, H.; Rahman, M. M. Silica Coating of Iron Oxide Magnetic Nanoparticles by Reverse Microemulsion Method and Their Functionalization with Cationic Polymer P(NIPAm-Co-AMPTMA) for Antibacterial Vancomycin Immobilization. Colloids Surfaces A Physicochem. Eng. Asp. 2021, 611 (October 2020), 125857. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.colsurfa.2020.125857.

(29)    Mahiuddin, M.; Saha, P.; Ochiai, B. Green Synthesis and Catalytic Activity of Silver Nanoparticles Based on Piper Chaba Stem Extracts. Nanomaterials 2020, 10 (9), 1777. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano10091777.

(30)    Sultana, U.; Habib, M. A.; Amin, M. K.; Mahiuddin, M.; Zahan, M. K.; Islam, A. B. M. N. Synthesis, Structural Properties of Hydrazine Carbodithioate Schiff Base and Their Metal Complexes and Evaluation of Their Biological Activity. Egypt. J. Chem. 2020, 63 (10), 0–0. https://doi.org/10.21608/ejchem.2020.20507.2230.

(31)    Tonu, N. T.; Mahiuddin, M.; Dutta, A. K. Comparative Study on the Physico-Chemical and Antibacterial Characteristics of Tamarindus Indica and Momordica Charantia Seed Lipid. Int. J. Chem. Stud. 2020, 8 (2), 1968–1972. https://doi.org/10.22271/chemi.2020.v8.i2ad.9042.

(32)    Syed, A.; Kumar, G.; Tonu, N. T.; Chakrabarty, S.; Mahiuddin, M.; Hoque, K. An Investigation on the Adsorption Capacity of Carbon Particle for the Removal of Fe3+ Ion from Water. Int. J. Chem. Stud. 2020, 8 (2), 55–61. https://doi.org/10.22271/chemi.2020.v8.i2a.8752.

(33)    Md, M.; Nusrat Tazeen, T.; Md Rafsun, Z.; Chhoa, M.; Ahasanur, R. M. Characterization of Corncob and Areca Nut Stem-Based Wood Vinegar as Potential Fungicides. Res. J. Chem. Environ. 2020, 24 (1), 106–110.

(34)    Saha, P.; Saha, N.; Mahiuddin, M.; Islam, A. N. Investigation on Fatty Acid Composition of Oil Extracted from Carica Papaya Investigation on Fatty Acid Composition of Oil Extracted from Carica Papaya L . Seed. Int. J. Innov. Res. Sci. Eng. Technol. 2018, 7 (10, October 2018), 10543–10548. https://doi.org/10.15680/IJIRSET.2018.0710066.

(35)    Ahmad, H.; Mahiuddin, M.; Rahman, M. A.; Rahman, M. M.; Miah, M. A. J.; Tauer, K. Preparation of Crosslinked Cationic Poly(2-Dimethylaminoethyl Methacrylate) Microspheres by Precipitation Copolymerization. J. Polym. Mater. 2013, 30 (2), 225–237.