Nishat Tabassum
Lecturer
Department of Chemical Engineering
Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET)
Dhaka-1000
Email: ntabassum14[AT]che.buet.ac.bd
Education
- 2019: Graduate student (MSc.), Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), Dhaka
- 2015-2019: B.Sc. Engg. in Chemical Engineering, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), Dhaka
- 2012-2014: International Advanced Levels, Maple Leaf International School, Dhaka
- 2011-2012: IGCSE O'Levels, Maple Leaf International School, Dhaka
Awards
- 2020: Prime Minister’s Gold Medal Awarded for the highest CGPA in the Faculty of Engineering (among 116 students) in BUET (to be conferred in 2022)
- 2020: BUET Alumni Association Crest of Honor
- 2019: Best Student Paper 1st International Conference on Sustainability in Natural and Built Environment (ICNSBE) organized by GCSTMR and NSU
- 2017: Best Poster award Bangladesh National Authority for Chemical Weapons Convention (BNACWC) at the National Symposium on “Chemical Weapons Convention for Peaceful Uses of Chemistry”
- 2017: Bronze Standard The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award
- 2015-2019: University Dean’s list Award
- 2015-2019: University Merit Scholarship
- 2014: World Highest in A-Level Chemistry, secured 100% marks in the Edexcel IAL Chemistry examination
- 2012: Country Highest in IGCSE Economics, secured highest marks in Bangladesh in the Edexcel IGCSE Economics Examination
Publications
Tabassum, N., Islam, N. and Ahmed, S., 2021. Progress in microbial fuel cells for sustainable management of industrial effluents. Process Biochemistry (IF 2.95).
Tabassum, N., Ahmed, S. and Ali, M., 2022. Chitooligosaccharides in drug delivery. In Chitooligosaccharides: Prevention and Control of Diseases; Springer, 2021; Vol. 1. (Invited chapter)
Tabassum, N., Ahmed, S. and Ali, M., 2021. Chitooligosaccharides and their structural-functional effect on hydrogels: A review. Carbohydrate Polymers (IF 7.2, Q1), 261, p.117882.
Tabassum, N., Sultana, A.I., Ahmed, S., Development and Performance of Novel Graphite-starch Based Electrodes in Soil Microbial Fuel Cells. Proceedings of the 1st International Conference of Sustainability in Natural and Built Environment (iCSNBE), 2019. ISBN: 978-0-6482681-4-7, pp. 211-216
Tabassum, N., Sultana, A.I., Ahmed, S., APPLICATION OF NOVEL GRAPHITE-STARCH ELECTRODES FOR POWER GENERATION AND HEAVY METAL REMEDIATION IN SINGLE-CHAMBER MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS. Proceedings of 6th International Conference on Chemical Engineering (ICChE) 2020. Available at: ICChE Proceedings
Tabassum, N.; Islam, N.; Ahmed, S. Practical limitations affecting implementation of microbial fuel cells. In Microbial Fuel Cells: A Green and Sustainable Technique for Environmental Remediation; Springer, 2022; Vol. 1. (Invited chapter under review)
Conference Presentations
Nishat Tabassum, Al Ibtida Sultana and Shoeb Ahmed, "APPLICATION OF NOVEL GRAPHITE-STARCH ELECTRODES FOR POWER GENERATION AND HEAVY METAL REMEDIATION IN SINGLE-CHAMBER MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS."6th International Conference on Chemical Engineering (ICChE) 2020, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Nishat Tabassum, Al Ibtida Sultana and Shoeb Ahmed, "Development and performance analysis of novel graphite-starch electrodes in soil microbial fuel cells", International Conference on Sustainability in Natural and Built Environment (iCSNBE), 2019, Dhaka, Bangladesh (Winner of Best Paper Award)
Posters presented
Nishat Tabassum and Al Ibtida Sultana, "Introducing Education for Peace in Bangladesh", Symposium on Chemical Weapons Convention for the Peaceful Use of Chemistry, 2017, Dhaka, Bangladesh (Top 5 poster award)
Projects and Dissertations
Tabassum, N., Ferdous, J., Sultana, A.I., “Design of a 52,000 Mt/day VGO processing hydrocracking plant using Aspen HYSYS”, Capstone Design Project
Supervisor: Professor Dr. Syeda Sultana Razia, Department of Chemical Engineering, BUET, Dhaka-1000, Bangladesh, 2019.
Tabassum, N., Sultana, A.I., “Development and Performance Analysis of Novel Graphite-Starch Based Electrodes in Soil and Sludge Microbial Fuel Cells.” Senior Year Thesis
Supervisor: Dr. Shoeb Ahmed, Department of Chemical Engineering, BUET, Dhaka-1000, Bangladesh, 2019
Mutational and Functional Analyses of Unknown Proteins using Computational Tools
Identification of FOXO3 Variants Associated with Cardiovascular Disease
Copenhagen Bioinformatics Hackathon, 2020
Aspen HYSYS simulation and optimization of a 7 Mton/day acetylene plant
Low-cost zinc-manganese dioxide batteries using zinc-coated metal plates and fabric separators
ChemECar competition, BUET, 2016
Energy Demand of Bangladesh: A review
Supervisor: Dr. M.A.A Shoukat Choudhury, Department of Chemical Engineering, BUET, Dhaka-1000
Training and Certifications
- Research and Proposal Writing in the Sciences, International Network for Advancing Science and Policy (INASP), UK, 2021
- Hands on Training on Biosafety and Animal Cell Culture for Advanced Research, Center for Advanced Research, University of Dhaka, Dhaka, August 2019
- Industrial Training, Bangladesh Gas Fields Company Limited, June-July 2018
- Sustainable Process Design by Professor Rafiqul Gani, PSE for SPEED Company Ltd. (Thailand), Dhaka, December 2019
- Remote Teaching using LMS, Institutional Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC), BUET, Dhaka, October 2020
- Dynamical Modeling Methods for Systems Biology, Icahn School of Medicine (via Coursera), August 2020
- Data Processing and Feature Engineering with MATLAB, MathWorks (via Coursera), November 2020
Teaching Positions
2019-present: Lecturer, Department of Chemical Engineering, BUET
- Serving as co-instructor and examiner for all laboratory courses (1.5 credits), each course averaging 60 students per semester
- Co-instructing ‘Biochemistry’, averaging 30 students (3.0 credits)
- Served as co-instructor and examiner for ‘Biochemical Engineering II’, an undergraduate elective course averaging 25 students (3.0 credits)
- Introduced new topics in MATLAB programming classes
- Conducted classes on AutoCAD drawing and technical writing
2015: Chemistry Instructor, Glare Center
2014: Substitute Teacher, Maple Leaf International School, Dhaka
2013-2014: Teaching Assistant for Mathematics and Chemistry, Cephalon International School, Dhaka