Education

•  PhD, Department of Chemical Sciences and Engineering, Institute for Catalysis (ICAT), Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
• M.Sc and B.Sc, Department of Chemistry, University of Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh

Research Interests

• Heterogenous catalysis
• Organic synthesis & drug designing
• Corrosion study
• Computational study
• Photochemistry

Journal Publications

• Sharmin Sultana, Akter Hossain Reaz, Shopon Ali, Sanjay Belowar, Dina Nasrin, Md. Nurnobi Rashed, Israt Jahan, Al-Nakib Chowdhury, Chanchal Kumar Roy, Shimul Saha; Corrosion Protection of Carbon Steel Using Hydrophobic 1-Butyl-3-methylimidazolium Hexafluorophosphate in Acidic Media. Journal: Surfaces and Interfaces, 2026
• Nadim Ahmed; Abdullah Al Rakib; Mohammad Shahabuddin; Mohammad Shahid Ullah; Md. Nurnobi Rashed; Md Jalil Miah, Removal of Cr(VI) ion from Aqueous Solution Using Jute Stick Lignin and Application of Machine Learning Approach to Determine Optimal Parameters; Journal of King Saud University-Science, 2026, 38, 3, 13952025
• Lewis Acid Promoted Sustainable Transformation of Triglycerides to Fatty Acids Using a Water-Tolerant Nb₂O₅ Catalyst, Abeda Sultana Touchy, Md. Nurnobi Rashed, Mengwen Huang, Takashi Toyao, Ken-ichi Shimizu, S. M. A. Hakim Siddiki, ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, 2022, 10, 36, 11791–11799.
• Hydrolysis of Amides to Carboxylic Acids Catalyzed by Nb₂O₅, S. M. A. Hakim Siddiki, Md. Nurnobi Rashed, Abeda Sultana Touchy, Md. A. R. Jamil, Yuan Jing, Takashi Toyao, Zen Maeno, Ken-ichi Shimizu, Catalysis Science & Technology, 2021, 11, 1949-1960. 
• Zirconium Hydroxide Catalyzed Direct Amidation of Unactivated Esters under Continuous-flow Conditions, Md. Nurnobi Rashed, Koichiro Masuda, Tomohiro Ichitsuka, Nagatoshi Koumura, Kazuhiko Sato, Shū Kobayashi, Advanced synthesis and Catalysis, 2020, 363, 1-8. (Selected as Very Important Publication (VIP) Publication)
• Selective C3-alkenylation of oxindole with aldehydes using heterogeneous CeO₂ catalyst, Md. Nurnobi Rashed, Abeda Sultana Touchy, Chandan Chaudhari, Jeon Jaewan, S. M. A. Hakim Siddiki, Takashi Toyao, Ken-ichi Shimizu, Chinese journal of catalysis, 2020, 41, 970-976.
• High-silica Hβ zeolite catalyzed methanolysis of triglycerides to form fatty acid methyl esters (FAMEs), Md.A.R. Jamil, Abeda Sultana Touchy, Sharmin Sultana Poly, Md. Nurnobi Rashed, S.M.A. Hakim Siddiki, Takashi Toyao, Zen Maeno, Ken-ichi Shimizu, Fuel Processing Technology, 197, 106204, 2022.
• Direct Phenolysis of Unactivated Amides to Phenolic Esters using Heterogeneous CeO₂ Catalyst, Md. Nurnobi Rashed, S.M.A. Hakim Siddiki, Abeda S. Touchy, Md. A. R. Jamil, Sharmin Sultana Poly, Takashi Toyao, Zen Maeno, Ken-ichi Shimizu, Chem. Eur. J., 2019, 25, 10594-10605 (Selected as hot paper; highlighted as front cover and cover profile).
• Selective Transformations of Triglyceride into Fatty Acids, Amides and Nitriles using Heterogeneous Catalysts, Md. A. R. Jamil, S.M.A.H. Siddiki, Abeda S. Touchy, Md. Nurnobi Rashed, Sharmin S. Poly, Yuan Jing, Kah Wei Ting, Takashi Toyao, Zen Maeno, Ken-ichi Shimizu, ChemSusChem, 2019, 12, 3115-3125 (Special issue on Sustainable Organic Synthesis).
• N-Methylation of amines and nitroarenes with methanol using heterogeneous platinum catalysts, Md. Anisur R Jamil, Abeda S Touchy, Md. Numobi Rashed, Kah Wei Ting, S.M.A. H Siddiki, Takashi Toyao, Zen Maeno, Ken-ichi Shimizu, Journal of Catalysis, 2019, 371, 47-56.
• Lewis Acid Catalysis of Nb₂O₅ for Reactions of Carboxylic Acid Derivatives in the Presence of Basic Inhibitors, S. M. A. Hakim Siddiki, Md. Nurnobi Rashed, Md. A. Ali, Takashi Toyao, Pussana Hirunsit, Masahiro Ehara, Ken-ichi Shimizu, ChemCatChem, 2019, 11, 383–396.
• Esterification of Tertiary Amides by Alcohols Through C–N Bond Cleavage over CeO₂, Takashi Toyao, Md. Nurnobi Rashed, Yoshitsugu Morita, Takashi Kamachi, S. M. A. Hakim Siddiki, Md. A. Ali, A. S. Touchy, Kenichi Kon, Zen Maeno, Kazunari Yoshizawa, Ken-ichi Shimizu, ChemCatChem, 2019, 11, 449–456. (10^th Anniversary Special Issue) (Selected as The Front Cover)
• Combined theoretical and experimental study on alcoholysis of amides on CeO2 surface: A catalytic interplay between Lewis acid and base sites, Takashi Kamachi, S. M. A. Hakim Siddiki, Yoshitsugu Morita, Md. Nurnobi Rashed, Kenichi Kon, Takashi Toyao, Ken-ichi Shimizu, Kazunari Yoshizawa, Catalysis Today, 2018, 303, 256–262.
• Heterogeneous catalysts for cyclization of dicarboxylic acids to cyclic anhydrides as monomers for bioplastics, Md. Nurnobi Rashed, S. M. A. Hakim Siddiki, Md. A. Ali, Sondomoyee K. Moromi, Abeda S. Touchy, Kenichi Kon, Takashi Toyao, Ken-ichi Shimizu, Green Chemistry., 2017, 19, 3238–3242. (Highlighted in outside back cover); (highlighted in Synfacts, 2017, 13, 1109).
• Comparative Study for Photodegradation of Remazol Red R by Different TiO₂ Samples, Md. Nurnobi Rashed, A.Z.M. Mainul Islam Mazumder and Md. Mufazzal Hossain, Dhaka Univ. J. Sci., 2017, 65(1), 49-54.

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Awards & Recognition

• National Science & Technology (NST) Fellowship by Ministry of Science & Technology, Bangladesh, 2011-2012.
• Advanced Graduate School (AGS) Scholarship, 2016-2019, Hokkaido University, Japan.
• Special Research Grant, 2022-2023, Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST), Dhaka, Bangladesh.
• Special Allocation for Ministry of Science & Technology (2022-23): Development of Mechanically Tough and Self-healable Hydrogels for Biomedical Applications.
• Special Allocation for Ministry of Science & Technology (2023-24): Development of Mechanically Tough and Self-healable Hydrogels for Biomedical Applications (Extension)
• Special Allocation for Ministry of Science & Technology (2025-26): Sustainable Catalytic Synthesis of Chalcone Derivatives as a Promising Scaffold in Medicinal Chemistry.