Mohammad Aminur Rahman, PhD (Canada) Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry
PROFILE
SHORT BIOGRAPHY
Dr. Rahman has completed a Bachelor of Science (Honors) (2004), MSc (2006), and MPhil (2009) from the Department of Chemistry, Jahangirnagar University (JU) in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Also, he has obtained a Master of Science in Chemistry from Memorial University Newfoundland (MUN), located in St. John’s, Canada (2014). At Memorial University, he studied the photochemistry of transition-metal complexes. He received his Ph.D. degree in Biological and Chemical Sciences from Wilfrid Laurier University (WLU), Waterloo, Canada in 2019. His Ph.D. thesis addresses the knowledge gaps in the chemistry of multicomponent atmospheric and geochemical systems containing organic matter. In addition, it describes the effectiveness of Fe-MOF materials in NOx remediation compared to existing technologies. Currently, he is working as an Associate Professor in the Department of Chemistry at JU. He has published several papers in reputed international journals. His research interests center on the interfacial chemistry of atmospherically relevant materials containing transition metals and organic matters as they have many environmental, biological, and medical applications.
RESEARCH INTEREST
Environmental physical chemistry, Aqueous geochemistry, Atmospheric chemistry, Organometallic polymer chemistry, Photochemistry of transition metal complexes
Important links
Nature / Science / Journal of American Chemical Society (JACS) /Organometallics / Environmental Science and Technology (ES&T) / Journal of Physical Chemistry A/ Chem. Rev.
Website
www.juniv.edu/teachers/mrahman
Google Scholar
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=NYkoLzgAAAAJ&hl=en
JOURNAL PAPER
11. Mechanistic studies on the Conversion of NO gas on urea-iron and copper metal-organic frameworks at low temperature conditions: in situ infrared spectroscopy and Monte Carlo investigations,Eid Ahmed, Mohammad A. Rahman and Hind A. Al-Abadleh, Canadian Journal of Chemistry (CJC), 2021, 99(12), 971-982.
10. Effect of Oxalate and Sulfate on Iron-catalyzed Secondary Brown Carbon Formation,Aseel Al Nimer, Laura Rocha, Mohammad A. Rahman, Sergey A. Nizkorodov and Hind A. Al-Abadleh. Environmental Science & Technology, 2019, 53, 6708-6717
9. Surface Water Structure and Hygroscopic Properties of Light Absorbing Secondary Organic Polymers of Atmospheric Relevance,Mohammad A. Rahman, and Hind A. Al-Abadleh, ACS Omega, 2018, 3, 15519-15529
8. ATR-FTIR and Flow Microcalorimetry Studies on the Initial Binding Kinetics of Arsenicals at the Organic-Hematite Interface,Arthur Situm, Mohammad A. Rahman, Nicholas Allen, Nadine Kabengi, and Hind A. Al-Abadleh, Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 2017, 121, 5569-5579
7. Spectral Characterization and Surface Complexation Modeling of Low Molecular Weight Organics on Hematite Nanoparticles: Role of Electrolytes in the Binding Mechanism,Arthur Situm, Mohammad A. Rahman, Sabine Goldberg, and Hind A. Al-Abadleh, Environmental Science: Nano, 2016, 3, 910-926
6. Aggregation-Enhanced IR Absorption (AEIRA) of Molybdenum-Carbonyl Organometallic Aqueous Colloid,Nimer Murshid, Mohammad A. Rahman and Xiaosong Wang. Journal of Organometallic Chemistry, 2016, 819, 109-114
5. Impact of textile sludge on the growth of red amaranth (Amaranthus gangeticus),Nessa B., Rahman, M. M., Shammi, M., Rahman, M. A., Chowdhury, T. R., Ahmad, M., Uddin, M. K. Int. J. Recycl. Org. Waste. Agricult. 2016, 5, 163-172
4. Reaction of tri(2-furyl)phosphine with triosmium clusters: C-H and P-C activation to afford furyne and phosphinidene ligands,Rahman M. A., Begum N., Ghosh S., Hossain M. K., Hogarth G., Tocher D. T., Nordlander E., Kabir S. E., Journal of Organometallic Chemistry 2011, 111, 607-612.
3. Reactions of [Ru3(CO)12] with tri(2-furyl)phosphine: Di-and tri-substituted triruthenium and phosphido-bridged diruthenium complexes,Noorjahan B, Rahman M. A., Hassan M. R., Kabir S. E., Nordlander E., Hogarth G., Tocher D. A., Journal of Organometallic Chemistry 2008, 693, 1645-1655
2. Reaction of electron-deficient benzoquinoline triosmium cluster [(?-H)Os3(CO)9(?3-?2-C13H8N)] with diazomethane,Kabir S. E., Rahman M. A., Uddin N. M., Begum N., Indian Journal of Chemistry., 2008, 47A, 657-662
1. Chelate and Bridge Diphophine Isomerization: Triosmium and triruthenium Clusters Containing 1, 1- Bis (diphenylphosphino) ferrocene (dppf),Noorjahan B., Das U. K., Hassan M, Hogarth G, Kabir S. E., Nordlander E, Rahman M. A. , Tocker D. A., Organometallics, 2007, 26, 6462-6472.
CONFERENCE PAPER
Long Range Sensitization of Photolabile Complexes in Multimetallic Assembilies on Metal Oxide Surfaces,M. A. Rahman and David W. Thompson (2010), 93rd Canadian Chemistry Conference and Exhibition, Toronto, ON, Canada, 29th May – 2nd June
Spectral Characterization and Surface Complexation Modeling of Low Molecular Weight Organics on Hematite Nanoparticles,M. A. Rahman, A. Situm, S. Goldberg and H. A. Al-Abadleh (2016), 7th Annual Nano Ontario Conference, Guelph, Nov 10 & 11.
Role of electrolytes in binding mechanism of Low Molecular Weight Organics on Hematite Nanoparticles,M. A. Rahman, A. Situm and H. A. Al-Abadleh and S. Goldberg (2017), 100th Canadian Chemistry Conference and Exhibition, Toronto, ON, May 20-June 1.
Initial Binding Kinetics of Arsenicals at the Organic-Hematite Interface,M. A. Rahman, A. Situm and H. A. Al-Abadleh (2018) Green Chemistry Initiative (GCI) symposium, Toronto, May 23rd -25th.
ATR-FTIR Studies on the Initial Binding Kinetics of Arsenicals at the Organic-Hematite Interface,M. A. Rahman, A. Situm and H. A. Al-Abadleh (2018) 62nd International Conference on Analytical Sciences and Spectroscopy, Toronto, June 11th -14th.
OTHER
Low-temperature solid-state molecular structure of trans, trans- [Os3(CO)10(PPh3)2] in a new unit cell,Akter H, Hassan M. R., Rahman M. A. and Kabir S. E. Jahangirnagar University Journal of Science, 2006, 29, 95-103.
X-ray structure of hexamethyl benzenehexacarboxylate [C6(O2CCH3)6],Ghosh, S., Rahman, M.A., Begum, N. and Kabir, S.E., Journal of Bangladesh Academy of Sciences 2010, 34, 197-200.
Teaching
| Course Code | Course Title | Semester/Year |
|---|---|---|
| Chem 520 F | Material Sciences | Master's |
| Chem 320 F | Advanced Inorganic Chemistry I | 3rd year, BSc. (Hons) |
| Chem 420 H | Supramolecular Chemistry | 4th year, BSc. (Hons) |
Academic Info
Ph.D. in Biological and Chemical Sciences, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry (2019)
MSc in Chemistry, Department of Chemistry (2014)
MPhil in Chemistry, Department of Chemistry (2009)
MSc in Chemistry (Thesis group), Department of Chemistry (2006)
BSc (Hons) in Chemistry, Department of Chemistry (2004)
Experience
Position: Associate Professor
Period: 27, June 2021 to till today
Position: Assistant Professor
Period: 30 Jan, 2020 to 26, June 2021
Position: Lecturer
Period: Dec, 2011- Jan, 2020
Position: Research Associate
Period: September 2-Oct 31, 2019
The main responsibilities include conducting experiments using diffuse reflectance Fourier Transform infrared spectroscopy (DRIFTS) coupled with a NOx analyzer. The main objective of the project is to explore the efficiency and mechanism of NOx reduction using metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) under industrially relevant conditions.
Position: Research/Teaching Assistant
Period: 2016-2019
Position: Research/Teaching Assistant
Period: 2014-2015
Position: Research/Teaching Assistant
Period: 2009-2010
Position: Part-time Lecturer
Period: 2007-2008
Activity
Position: Assistant Professor
Period: July 13th, 2020
Attending Virtual ‘2020 Telluride Science Summer Lecture Series’ organized by TSRC
Position: Research Assistant
Period: 2016-2019
Professional Development:
1. Accessibility for Ontarians with Disability Act (AODA)
2. Work Place Hazardous Materials Information system (WHMIS)
3. Young Worker Health and Safety Orientation.
Contact
Mohammad Aminur Rahman, PhD (Canada)
Associate Professor
Department of Chemistry
Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka-1342, Bangladesh.
Cell Phone: 01745459502
Email: mrahman@juniv.edu
