Comilla University | Md. Rabiul Alam (on study leave)

Md. Rabiul Alam (on study leave)

Assistant Professor

Comilla University
Cumilla-3506, Bangladesh

rabiulalam.cu08@gmail.com

+81 90 2005 4046

Biography
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Md. Rabiul Alam started his professional career as a Lecturer in the Department of Chemistry, Comilla University, Cumilla, Bangladesh in 24 July 2016, and currently working as an Assistant Professor from 24 July 2019 in the same Department. Mr. Alam received his MS and four-years B.Sc. (Hons.) degrees with distinction from the Department of Chemistry, University of Chittagong, Bangladesh in 2013 and 2014 respectively. He achieved “Award of excellence of University of Chittagong 2013” from faculty of Science of University of Chittagong as well as obtained “National Science and Technology (NST) fellowship from Ministry of Science and technology, Bangladesh, 2014”. His research activities are in the field of Synthetic Organic Chemistry/Polymer Chemistry/Functional Materials/Asymmetric Organocatalysis. Mr. Alam has good operational skill in dealing with various characterization techniques such as FT-IR, NMR, GC, MS, GPC, HPLC, SEM, EDS, UV-Vis spectroscopy and also has good skills about TEM, EDX, XPS, XRD, Chemical composition analysis of hybrid materials, etc.

Education Qualification
Job Experience

Master of Science (M.Sc.)	Department of Chemistry, University of Chittagong	Organic Chemistry	2013
Bachelor of Science (B.Sc. Honors)	Department of Chemistry, University of Chittagong	Chemistry	2012
Higher Secondary Certificate (H.S.C.)	Comilla Victoria Govt. College, Comilla	Science	2007
Secondary School Certificate (S.S.C.)	Chauddagram H. J. Govt. Pilot High School, Comilla	Science	2005

Comilla University, Cumilla, Bangladesh Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry July 2019 - Present
Lecturer, Department of Chemistry, Bangladesh Lecturer, Department of Chemistry July 2016 - July 2019
GlaxoSmithKline Bangladesh Limited, Fauzdarhat, Chittagong, Bangladesh Executive, Quality Control Department March 2016 - July 2016
JMI Syringes & Medical Devices Ltd. -JMI GROUP, Chauddagrm, Cumilla, Bangladesh Executive, Quality Control Department February 2016 - March 2016

13. Synthesis and Characterization of Monodisperse Sulfonic Acid-Functionalized Core-shell Polymer Microspheres using Precipitation Polymerization, M. R. Alam, N. Haraguchi, Reactive and Functional Polymers, 2026, 224, 106762. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.reactfunctpolym.2026.106762.

12. Synthesis of Monodisperse Low-crosslinked Polymer Microspheres with Sulfonic Acid by Precipitation Polymerization, M. R. Alam, K. Aburaya, T. Sugimoto, N. Haraguchi Journal of Polymer Science 2026, 64(7), https://doi.org/10.1002/pola.70071.

11. C-2′ Substituted Cinchona Alkaloid Polymeric Catalyst in Malononitrile to Chalcone Reactions M. F. Rahman, M. R. Alam, S. Itsuno, M. S. Ullah, ChemistrySelect 2025, 10(41), e02870. https://doi.org/10.1002/slct.202502870.

10. Chemical, Spectral, Biological, and Toxicological Studies of Some Benzene Derivatives Used in Pharmaceuticals: In Silico Approach, Journal of Tropical Pharmacy and Chemistry, E. Kabir, M. R. O. Khan, M. R. Alam, M. Nasiruddin, S. Islam, M. Akter, M. Uzzaman, 2024, 8(2):101-115. https://jtpc.jurnalfamul.com/index.php/jtpc/article/view/621.

9. Synthesis of homo- and copolymers containing sulfonic acid via atom transfer radical polymerization. M. W. Ullah, N. Haraguchi, M. A. Ali, M. R. Alam, S. I. Chowdhury, Des. Monomers Polym. 2022, 25, 261-270. doi: 10.1080/15685551.2022.2126092 .

8. Attitudes toward effective hand washing and a new low-cost hand-washing device to reduce the spread of COVID-19 cases in central and southeastern Bangladesh. H.R. Mannan, S. K. Ahamed, U.K. Roy, M. Kouser, M. R. Alam, P. Debnath & S. Chakraborty Journal of Healthcare in Developing Countries, 2022, 2(2), 26–34. https://doi.org/10.26480/jhcdc.02.2022.26.34.

7. Atom transfer radical polymerization of styrene and acrylates: Effects of catalyst, ligand, solvent, and initiator. M. W. Ullah, N. Haraguchi, M. A. Ali, M. R. Alam, M. Mahiuddin, S. K. Ahamed, Journal of Scientific Research 2021, 13, 999-1010. http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/jsr.v13i3.53347

6. DFT Based Pharmacokinetic, Molecular Docking, and ADMET Studies of Some Glucopyranoside Esters. S. A. Chowdhury, S. M. Kibria, M. R. Alam, Journal of Applied Science & Process Engineering, 2021, 8(1), 671-683. https://doi.org/10.33736/jaspe.2940.2021

5. Isentropic compressibility of a cationic surfactant in H₂O and in aqueous solutions of D(+)-glucose, D(–)-fructose, and sucrose at T(288.15 to 316.15) K. M. W. Ullah, S. M. S. Rahman, M. R. Alam, M. M. Billah, S. K. Ahamed, The Comilla University Journal of Science 2020 (Published: 29 November, 2021, 5, 109-120).

4. Phytochemical Screening and Antimicrobial Activities of Different Extracts of Ophioriza rugosa var. prostrata, M. R. Alam, S. K. Ahamed, S. Yasmin, M. A. R Bhuiyan, M. Hasan, T. Akter, The Comilla University Journal of Science 2022.

3. Solvent-free efficient microwave-assisted synthesis of α, β-unsaturated compounds and their antimicrobial activity assessment. M.M.H. Bhuiyan, M.M. Matin, U. H. Bithi, M. R. Alam, M. A. Alam, Frontiers in Drug Chemistry and Clinical Research, 2019, 2, 1-6. DOI:10.15761/fdccr.1000131.

2. Synthesis and biological evalution of sugar induced thiazole derivatives. M.M.H. Bhuiyan, M.M. Matin, A.F.M.H. Rahman, M. R. Alam, The Chittagong University Journal of Science, 2019, 41(1), 68-84.

1. Antibacterial and Antifungal Evalution of Chloroflavones. M.A. Rahim, M.M.H Bhuiyan, M.M Matin, M. R. Alam, Journal of Scientific Research, 2018, 10, 67-76. http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/jsr.v10i1.33858.

6. M. R. Alam, N. Haraguchi, “Synthesis of sulfonic acid-functionalized hollow polymer microspheres and their catalytic function,” The 19^th Pacific Polymer Conference, Japan, 6-10^th June 2025.

5. T. Ikke, M. R. Alam, Y. Hashimoto, N. Haraguchi, “Synthesis of hollow polymer microsphere-immobilized MacMillan Catalysts and their application,” 74^th SPSJ Annual Meeting, Japan, 19-23^rd May 2025.

4. S. Imoto, M. A. Ali, M. R. Alam, N. Haraguchi, “Synthesis of core-shell corona polymer microsphere by precipitation polymerization.”, The 55^th Autumn Meeting of the Chubu Federation of Chemical Society,'' Japan, 2-3^rd November 2024.

3. M. R. Alam, N. Haraguchi, “Synthesis and characterization of sulfonic acid functionalized hollow polymer microsphere via precipitation polymerization,” 73^rd SPSJ Annual Meeting, Japan, 5^th June 2024.

2. M. R. Alam, N. Haraguchi, “Synthesis of monodisperse core-shell polymer microsphere with sulfonic acid by precipitation polymerization,” 72^nd SPSJ Annual Meeting, Japan, 24-25^th May 2023.

1. M. R. Alam, N. Haraguchi, “Synthesis of monodisperse low-crosslinked polymer microspheres with sulfonic acid by precipitation polymerization,” The 53^rd Autumn Meeting of the Chubu Federation of Chemical Societies, Japan, 5-6^th November 2022.

1) Polymer Chemistry (Development of Functional Polymer materials as a catalyst and its applications), Development of Precipitation polymerization Technique.
2) Sustainable Organic Synthesis/Green Chemistry
3) Computational Material Chemistry

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