Research Groups at ChE BUET

The Department conducts research spanning process systems engineering, safety engineering, biochemical engineering and biotechnology, environmental engineering, and fuel and energy systems through active collaborations with national and international experts.

Our Groups

Active Research Groups

BUET CPI Safety Research Group

Process Safety · Chemical Process Industries

Focused on hazard identification, risk analysis, and safety management in chemical process industries. Research covers fire safety, explosion risk, industrial disaster prevention, and the development of safety standards relevant to Bangladeshi industry.

Key Faculty
Dr. Syeda Sultana RaziaDr. Md. Easir Arafat Khan

Process Systems Engineering Research Group

Process Control · Modelling · Optimization

Advancing the design, control, and optimisation of chemical processes through mathematical modelling, simulation, and data-driven methods. Research topics include controller performance monitoring, process identification, and plantwide control.

Key Faculty
Dr. Md. Ali Ahammad Shoukat ChoudhuryDr. Nahid Sanzida

Sustainability in Energy & Environment Research (SEER)

Energy · Environment · Sustainability

Investigating sustainable pathways for energy production and environmental remediation. Research spans solid fuels, gasification, biomass-to-liquid conversion, CO2 utilisation, low-carbon technologies, and the hydrogen economy.

Key Faculty
Dr. Kazi Bayzid KabirDr. Kawnish Kirtania

Quantitative & Environmental Biotechnology Group (QEB)

Bioenvironmental · Bioprocess · Medical Imaging

Applying quantitative methods to biological and environmental systems. Research covers bioenvironmental engineering, biological and medical image analysis, quantitative biology and biotechnology, biochemical & bioprocess engineering, and air pollution modelling.

Key Faculty
Dr. Shoeb AhmedDr. Nafisa Islam

Bio & Environmental Technology Group

Biotechnology · Environmental Engineering · Sustainability

Integrating biotechnology and environmental engineering to develop sustainable industrial solutions. Research interests include biosensing, bio-surface engineering, paper-based diagnostics, biomaterials, and environmental remediation technologies.

Key Faculty
Dr. Mohidus Samad Khan

Environment & Sustainability Research Group (ESRG)

Environmental Science · Nanocomposites · Water Treatment

Pursuing research at the interface of environmental science and chemical engineering. Focus areas include adsorption, biochar synthesis, advanced oxidation processes, nanocomposite synthesis, physico-chemical and biological water treatment.

Key Faculty
Dr. Md. Shahinoor IslamDr. Iftheker Ahmed Khan
What We Study

Core Research Themes

Process Control & Performance Monitoring

Chemical Process Safety & Hazard Analysis

Solid Fuels, Gasification & Biomass Conversion

Low-Carbon Technology & H2 Economy

Biotechnology & Bioprocess Engineering

Environmental Remediation & Water Treatment

Biosensing, Biomaterials & Diagnostics

Nanocomposite Synthesis & Applications

Advanced Oxidation & Photocatalytic Processes

Air Pollution Modelling & Environmental Impact Assessment

Biological & Medical Image Analysis

Industrial Sustainability & Cleaner Production

Faculty

Faculty Research Specialisations

Dr. Md. Mominur Rahman

Energy and Environment, Sustainability

Dr. Syeda Sultana Razia

Process safety, Chemical safety & security, Distillation and separation processes, Effluent treatment

Dr. Md. Ali Ahammad Shoukat Choudhury

Process Control, Chemical Engineering Modelling and Identification, Controller Performance Monitoring

Dr. Md. Shahinoor Islam

Adsorption & Biochar synthesis, Advanced oxidation (Fenton & photocatalytic), Nanocomposite synthesis, Physico-chemical & biological treatment

Dr. Shoeb Ahmed

Bioenvironmental Engineering, Biological & Medical Image Analysis, Quantitative Biology & Biotechnology, Biochemical & Bioprocess Engineering, Air Pollution Modelling

Dr. Kazi Bayzid Kabir

Solid Fuels, Gasification, Coal/Biomass-to-Liquid, Heterogeneous catalysis

Dr. Nahid Sanzida

Process Control

Dr. Mohidus Samad Khan

Biotechnology, Environmental Engineering, Industrial Sustainability, Bio-surface Engineering, Paper-based Diagnostics

Dr. Nafisa Islam

Biocompatible materials, Biosensing, Environmental Chemistry, Biomaterials

Dr. Md. Easir Arafat Khan

Hazard & risk analysis, Air pollution, Environmental Impact Assessment, Chemical process safety, Fire safety management

Dr. Md. Iqbal Hossain

Fuel Chemistry and Technology, Energy Management, Cleaner Production, Separation, Catalysis-Kinetics-Hydrodynamics in Multiphase Flow

Dr. Kawnish Kirtania

Low carbon technology, H2 economy, Thermo-catalytic conversion, Bioenergy, CO2 utilisation

Dr. Iftheker Ahmed Khan

Bioenvironmental Engineering, Biological & Medical Image Analysis, Quantitative Biology & Biotechnology, Biochemical & Bioprocess Engineering

Dr. Mahbuba Jannat

Biochemical Engineering, Biomaterials, Environmental applications

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