Dr. Shishir Kumar Dey
Associate Professor



Dr. Shishir Kumar Dey is an Associate Professor in the Chemistry Discipline at Khulna University, Bangladesh. He received his B.Sc. (Honours) in Chemistry from Khulna University in 2014 and his M.Sc. from Khulna University of Engineering & Technology (KUET) in 2016. He joined Khulna University as Lecturer in September 2018, was promoted to Assistant Professor in 2020, and to Associate Professor in 2025.

Dr. Dey earned his Ph.D. in Chemistry from Tohoku University, Japan, in 2025, where his research focused on Scanning Tunnelling Microscopy (STM). He was awarded the Dean's Award by the School of Science, Engineering and Technology (SET), Khulna University, in 2017.

His research interests include Scanning Probe Microscopy, Electrochemical Synthesis, Inorganic Synthesis, Molecular Docking Analysis, ADMET Prediction, and Health Risk Assessment.


DegreeInstitutionDepartmentDurationResearch/Thesis
Ph.D. in ChemistryTohoku University, Sendai, JapanDepartment of Chemistry2022-2025Scanning Tunnelling Microscopy (STM)
M.Sc. in Chemistry (Thesis)Khulna University of Engineering & Technology (KUET), Khulna, BangladeshDepartment of Chemistry2014-2016Solution Chemistry
B.Sc. (Honors) in Chemistry (Thesis)Khulna University, Khulna-9208, BangladeshChemistry Discipline2010-2014Natural Products



Scanning Probe Microscopy

Electrochemical Synthesis

Inorganic Synthesis

Molecular Docking Analysis

ADMET Prediction

Health Risk Assessment

Current Research Project/Collaboration

SL Title Research Role Awarded Date Completion Date Funding Agency
1 Studies on Volumetric & Viscometric Properties of Glutamic acid in Aqueous Glucose Solution over a Range of Temperature ( 298.15 to 323.15)K. Principal Investigator 25 Jun 2020 4 Sep 2021 National

Thesis Research

(a) Volumetric and Viscometric Studies of Paracetamol in Aqueous Solution of Alcohols at Different Temperatures.

(b) Chemical Studies on Azadirachta Indica A. Juss (Neem Leaves).

Recent Research Supervision
(a) Studies on Volumetric & Viscometric Properties of Glutamic acid in Aqueous Glucose Solution over a Range of Temperature ( 298.15 to 323.15)K.
(b) Volumetric and Viscometric Studies of L-Proline in Aqueous Solution of Alcohols at Different Temperatures.




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 Published Articles:

(1) Ghosh, P.; Dey, S.K.; Ara, H.; Karim, K.; Islam, A*. A Review on Synthesis and Versatile Applications of Some Selected Schiff Bases with Their Transition Metal Complexes. Egypt. J. Chem. 2019, 63. https://doi.org/10.21608/ejchem.2019.13741.1852.

(2) Islam, A.; Rahman, T.; Islam, A.; Ara, H.; Dey, S.K*. Volumetric and Viscometric Studies of L-Proline in Aqueous Solution of Alcohols at Different Temperatures. 2020, 4, 35–41. https://doi.org/10.22271/chemistry.

(3) Dey, S. K.*; Rahman, M. T.; Islam, M. A.; Dutta, S. K.; Hossain, M. S.; Dhar, P. K. Studies on Volumetric and Viscometric Properties of L-Glutamic Acid in Aqueous Solution of Glucose over a Range of Temperatures (298K to 323K). Lett. Appl. NanoBioScience 2020, 9 (4), 1547–1561. https://doi.org/10.33263/LIANBS94.15471561.

(4) Dhar, P. K.*; Dey, S. K.; Rahman, A.; Sayed, M. A.; Ara, M. H. Probabilistic Health Risk Assessment of Iodine Exposure in Bangladesh. Biol. Trace Elem. Res. 2023, 201 (1), 65–81. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12011-022-03141-6.

(5) Dhar, P. K.*; Tonu, N. T.; Dey, S. K.; Chakrabarty, S.; Uddin, M. N.; Haque, M. R. Health Risk Assessment and Comparative Studies on Some Fish Species Cultured in Traditional and Biofloc Fish Farms. Biol. Trace Elem. Res. 2023, 201 (6), 3017–3030. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12011-022-03386-1.

(6) Khan, Md. A. R.*; Al Mamun, M. S.; Habib, Md. A.; Islam, A. B. M. N.; Mahiuddin, Md.; Karim, K. Md. 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, 100478. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rechem.2022.100478.

(7) Akhter, M.; Amin, M. K.; Dhar, P. K.; Dey, S. K.; Hossain, M. S.; Dutta, S. K*. Fabrication of Rare-Earth Cerium-Doped Nickel–Copper Ferrite as a Promising Photo-Catalyst for Congo Red-Containing Wastewater Treatment. RSC Adv. 2024, 14, 29083-29098. https://doi.org/10.1039/D4RA04334K

(8) Jahan, Mst. N.; Ali, Md. H.; Dey, S. K.; Akhter, M.; Hasan, Md. K.; Amin, Md. K.; Dutta, S. K.* Photocatalytic Degradation of Ammonium Purpurate Dye Using Gadolinium-Doped Copper-Nickel Ferrite: Synthesis and Characterization. Int. J. Environ. Res. 2026, 20 (4), 143. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41742-026-01111-7.

(9) Sahara, F. A.; Dey, S. K.; Ali, Md. A.; Ahmed, Md. R.; Ali, Md. H.; Nijhum, Z. T.; Amin, Md. K.; Dutta, S. K.* Tunable Bio-Derived Bimetallic Cu–Zn/2-AA Metal–Organic Framework as an Efficient Electrode Modifier for Detection of Cadmium and Dopamine. ChemElectroChem 2026, 13 (11), e70237. https://doi.org/10.1002/celc.70237.

(10) Uttam, C.*; Wang, Z.; Dey, S. K.; Ali, Md. A.; Kawaguchi, R.; Komeda, T. Development of Single-Molecule Spin ESR-STM and a Novel Tunneling Spectroscopy Method Toward Qubit Construction量子ビット構築に向けた単分子スピンESR-STMと新しいトンネル分光手法の開発. Vac. Surf. Sci. 2026, 69, 87–92. https://doi.org/10.1380/vss.69.87.

Conference Paper

(1) Dey, S. K.; Uttam, C.; Wang, Z.; Ali, Md. A.; Kawaguchi, R.; Komeda, T*. Detection and Control of Intramolecular Exchange Interaction Observed by Split Kondo Peak and Yu-Shiba-Rusinov Peak for Single Molecular Magnet of Bis(phthalocyaninato)terbium(III) (TbPc2) and YPc2 Adsorbed on Superconductor Pb(111) Surface. September 2024, Japan Physical Society 79th Annual Meeting, Hokkaido University, Japan.

(2) Dey, S. K.; Uttam, C.; Komeda, T*.RF Signal Injection in STM Tunneling Junction for Bis(phthalocyaninato)terbium(III) (TbPc2) and YPc2 Adsorbed on Superconductor Pb(111) Surface. September 2024, Japan Physical Society 79th Annual Meeting, Hokkaido University, Japan.

(3) Dey, S. K.; Komeda, T*. Development of RF Modulated Tunneling Spectroscopy for Magnetic Molecule Adsorbed on Superconducting Surface. May 2025, ISSP Workshop on Surface and Interface Spectroscopy, Tohoku University, Japan.

(4) Dey, S. K.; Komeda, T*. Development of RF-AM Modulated Scanning Tunneling Spectroscopy for Magnetic Molecule TbPc2 Adsorbed on Pb(111) Surface. December 2025, Chimera Quasiparticles, Tohoku University, Japan.

(5) Dutta S. K.*; Dey S. K. Voltametric synthesis of Catechol Derivative: Characterization and Antibacterial Activity, 1st International Conference on Frontier in Sciences (ICFS-2022), BUET, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

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