Education

• PhD in Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (AIBN), University of Queensland, Australia
• MSc in Advanced Materials Engineering, Kookmin University, Australia
• BSc in Chemistry, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh

Research Interests

• Polymer synthesis, biopolymer, hydrogel nanocomposites etc.

Journal Publications

• ‘Fabrication of multifunctional poly (acrylic acid) hydrogels using a nickel–carboxymethyl cellulose crosslinker’ Md. Sohanur Rahman, Maisha Rahman, Md. Mahamudul Hasan Rumon, Chanchal Kumar Roy and Md. Mahbub Alam, Materials Advances, 2026, https://doi.org/10.1039/D5MA01533B
• ‘Advancements in cyclodextrin-based controlled drug delivery: Insights into pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic profiles’ Sharif Neaz, Md Mahbub Alam, Abu Bin Imran, Heliyon, 10 (2024) e39917.
• ‘Graphene oxide based crosslinker for simultaneous enhancement of mechanical toughness and self-healing capability of conventional hydrogels’, Md. Mahmudul Hasan Rumon, Stephen Don Sarkar, Md. Mosfeq Uddin, Md. Mahbub Alam, Sadia Nazneen Karobi, Aruna Ayfar, Md. Shafiul Azam and Chanchal Kumar Roy, RSC Adv., 12 (2022) 7453-7463.
• ‘Synthesis of 4-Acetoxystyrene – t-Butyl Acrylate statistical, block and gradient copolymers, and the effect of the structure of copolymers on their properties’, Md. Mahbub Alam, Hui Peng, Kevin S. Jack, David J. T. Hill, Andrew K. Whittaker, European Polymer Journal, 134 (2020) 109772.
• ‘Spatial arrangement of block copolymer nanopatterns using a photoactive homopolymer substrate’ Zhen Jiang, Md. Mahbub Alam, Han-Hao Cheng, Idriss Blakey, Andrew K. Whittaker, Nanoscale Advances, 1 (2019) 3078-3085.
• ‘Gradient copolymers – preparation, properties and practice’ Md Mahbub Alam, Kevin S. Jack, David J. T. Hill, Andrew K. Whittaker and Hui Peng, European Polymer Journal, 116 (2019) 394-414.
• ‘Antimicrobial anilinium polymers: The properties of poly(N,N-dimethylaminophenylene methacrylamide) in solution and as coatings’ Ao Chen, Gerald Er, Cheng Zhang, Joyce Tang, Md Mahbub Alam, Hang T. Ta, Alysha G. Elliott, Matthew A. cooper, Janesha Perera, Simon Swift, Idriss Blakey, Andrew K. Whittaker, Hui Peng, Journal of polymer science: Part A, 15 (2019) 1908-1921.
• ‘Reactivity Ratios and Sequence Distribution Characterization by Quantitative ¹³C NMR for RAFT Synthesis of Styrene-Acrylonitrile Copolymers’ Md Mahbub Alam, Hui Peng, Kevin S. Jack, David J. T. Hill, Andrew K. Whittaker, Journal of polymer science: Part A, 55 (2017) 919-927.
• ‘Au nanopatterns on glass substrate using block copolymer and their applications in transparent conducting electrode’ Md Mahbub Alam, Jin-Yeol Kim, Woo-Gwang Jung, Thin Solid Films, 520 (2012) 5161–5164.
• ‘Fabrication of Nano patterns on various substrates using Nanosphere Lithography Technique’ Yu-Rim Lee, Md Mahbub Alam, Jin-Yeol Kim and Woo-Gwang Jung, Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, 12 (2012) 1211-1215.
• ‘Patterns with PS-b-PMMA block copolymer on various substrates and their applications’ Md Mahbub Alam, Yu-Rim Lee and Woo-Gwang Jung, Proc. SPIE, 7945 (2011) 1-6.
• ‘Fabrication of 2D photonic crystals using block copolymer patterns on as grown LEDs’Md Mahbub Alam, Yu-Rim Lee, Jin-Yeol Kim and Woo-Gwang Jung, Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 363 (2011) 446–449.
• ‘Size tunable nano patterns using Nanosphere Lithography with ashing and annealing effect’ Yu-Rim Lee, Md Mahbub Alam, Jin-Yeol Kim, Woo-Gwang Jung and Sung-Dai Kim, Korean Journal of Material Research, 20 (2010) 550-554.
• ‘Fabrication of nanopatterns using block copolymer and controlling surface morphology’ Md Mahbub Alam, Yu-Rim Lee, Jin-Yeol Kim and Woo-Gwang Jung, Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 348 (2010) 206-210.

Teaching

• Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry
• Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), Dhaka, Bangladesh; December 2023 – to date
• Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry
• Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), Dhaka, Bangladesh; April 2021 – December 2023
• Lecturer, Department of Chemistry
• Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), Dhaka, Bangladesh; Sept. 2019 – April 2021
• Assistant Professor, Department of Arts and Sciences
• Ahsanullah University of Science and Technology, Dhaka, Bangladesh; April 2018 – Sept. 2019
• Casual Demonstrator
• School of Mechanical and Mining Engineering, The University of Queensland, Australia; 2017
• Adjunct faculty, Department of Arts and Sciences
• Lecturer, Department of Arts and Sciences
• Ahsanullah University of Science and Technology, Dhaka, Bangladesh; April 2011 – April 2018

Awards & Recognition

• Champion, National STEM Competition organized by Bangladesh STEM Foundation (bdSTEM) – 2021
• 1^st Position in Sustainable Energy Innovation Challenge (Bikiron) for youth organized by Sustainable and Renewable Energy Development Authority (SREDA) – 2021
• The University of Queensland International (UQI) Scholarship, Australia – 2014