Pabna University of Science and Technology

Faculty Profile

Dr. Tasmina Khandaker

Ph.D in Chemistry

Assistant Professor

Department of Chemistry

Pabna University of Science and Technology

Pabna, Bangladesh

Contact Information

+8801716755914 (Personal)

tasmina.chem@pust.ac.bd (Office)

ktasmina92@gmail.com (Personal)

Total Publications: 22

Total Publications (22)

22

Biography (1)

  • Dr. Tasmina Khandaker was born in Kotchandpur Upazila, Jhenaidah, a district in the Khulna Division of southwestern Bangladesh. She completed her Secondary School Certificate (S.S.C.) from Kotchandpur Pilot Girls’ High School in 2007 and her Higher Secondary Certificate (H.S.C.) from Kotchandpur K.M.H. Government Degree College in 2009. She obtained her Bachelor of Science (Honors) in Chemistry (with thesis) from the Chemistry Discipline, Khulna University, Bangladesh (2011-2015). Afterward, she pursued higher studies at Sogang University, South Korea, where she completed her M.S. and Ph.D. degrees. Her doctoral thesis was titled “High Performance Carbon Dioxide Capture Using Cation Exchange 2D Layered Vanadosilicate.” Following the completion of her academic studies, she joined as a full-time Lecturer in the Department of Chemistry at Bangladesh Army University of Engineering & Technology (BAUET), Qadirabad Cantonment, Natore, serving from December 10, 2023 to January 31, 2025. She subsequently worked as a part-time Lecturer (Chemistry) in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at Khulna Khan Bahadur Ahsanullah University, Khulna, from August 10, 2025 to January 2026. In February, 2026, she joined the Department of Chemistry at Pabna University of Science and Technology as an Assistant Professor. Her current research interests are centered on zeolites, CO₂ capture, MAX-phase materials, Electrochemistry, and Nano-chemistry.

Education (2)

  • PhD in Chemistry (Masters Combined Doctoral Degree), February 2024 Thesis Title: “High Performance Carbon Dioxide Capture Using Cation Exchange 2D Layered Vanadosilicate” Sogang University, Seoul, South Korea,
  • Bachelor of Science in Chemistry (Hon’s), June 2016 B. Sc. Project (undergraduate research) Title: Determination of Morphological and Phytochemical composition of vegetables. Chemistry Discipline, Khulna University, Bangladesh.

Teaching Experience (3)

  • Assistant Professor, Department of chemistry, Pabna university of science and technology, pabna-6600 (February 8, 2026 to till now)
  • Lecturer, Department of Chemistry, Khulna Khan Bahadur Ahsanullah University, Khulna (August 10, 2025 to January, 2026)
  • Lecturer, Department of Chemistry, Bangladesh Army University of Engineering & Technology (BAUET), Qadirabad Cantonment, Natore-6431 (December 10, 2023 to January 31, 2025).

Research Interests (5)

  • Zeolite
  • CO2 Capture
  • Max-Phase
  • Electrochemistry
  • Nanomaterials

Journal Articles (22)

  • Md. Kamrul Hasan, Tasmina Khandaker, Muhammad Sarwar Hossain, Ahmed B. M. Ibrahim, and Seigou Kawaguch. Determination of Critical Micelle Concentration of Amphiphilic Surfactants: A Comprehensive Review Published as part of Analytical Chemistry special issue “Fundamental and Applied Reviews in Analytical Chemistry, March 19, 2026. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.analchem.5c06191
  • Fatema Jesmin, Jannatul Ferdous Mitu, Tasmina Khandaker, Ahmed B. M. Ibrahim, Md Al Amin Mia Anik, Khalid I. Anojaidi, Waleed A. Al-Suwaylih, Md. Kamrul Hasan and Muhammad Sarwar Hossain (2026). Recent advances in nanoparticle-modified zeolites: functionalization strategies and diverse applications. RSC Adv., 2026,16, 8828-8860
  • Tasmina Khandaker, Ahmed B. M. Ibrahim, Wael S. Al-Rashed, Waleed A. Al-Suwaylih, Mohammed A. Al-Suwaylih, Mohamed A. Habib and Muhammad Sarwar Hossain (2026). Sustainable wastewater treatment using novel zeolite–polymer (ZePol) composite materials. Nanoscale Advances, 8(3), 1027-1041.
  • Md Shariful Islam, Shreyase Kundu, Mst Samsunnahar, Tasmina Khandaker, Ahmed B. M. Ibrahim, Md Al-Amin Mia Anik, Md. Kamrul Hasan and Muhammad Sarwar Hossain. Carbon Gel Materials: Synthesis, Structural Design, and Emerging Applications in Energy and Environmental Technologies. Mater. Adv., 2025. https://doi.org/10.1039/D5MA00786K
  • Md. Mizanuzzaman, Mohammad Asaduzzaman Chowdhury, Tasmina Khandaker, Md. Saiful Islam, Masuk Abdullah. Advancing Cathode Materials for Rechargeable Magnesium-Ion Batteries: Sustainable Structures, Ecofriendly Properties, and Enhanced Electrochemical Performance. Energy Technology. 2025, 2500192. https://doi.org/10.1002/ente.202500192
  • Md. Mizanuzzaman, Mohammad Asaduzzaman Chowdhury,Tasmina Khandaker, Md. Saiful Islam, Md. Arefin Kowser, Md. Moynul Islam. Advancements in cathode materials for high-performance rechargeable magnesium-ion batteries. Journal of Energy Storage. 2025, 118,116213. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.est.2025.116213
  • Abu Saleh Ahmed, Alamry Ali, Emre Gorgun, M Jameel, Tasmina Khandaker, Md Shaharul Islam, Md Saiful Islam, Masuk Abdullah. Microalgae to Biofuel: Cutting‐Edge Harvesting and Extraction Methods for Sustainable Energy Solution. Energy Science & Engineering. 2025, 13(7), 3525-3540. https://doi.org/10.1002/ese3.70111
  • Md Shahinoor Alam, Mohammad Asaduzzaman Chowdhury, Md Saiful Islam, Md Moynul Islam, Tasmina Khandaker, MA Gafur, Dipa Islam. Tailoring the thermal and thermomechanical characteristics of novel MAX phase boron composites in high-temperature applications. Nanoscale Advances. 2025, 7(10), 3077-3087. https://doi.org/10.1039/D5NA00063G
  • Tasmina Khandaker, Md Al Amin Mia Anik, Ananya Nandi, Tasniqul Islam, Md. Mohibul Islam, Md. Kamrul Hasan, Palash Kumar Dhar, Md Abdul Latif, Muhammad Sarwar Hossain. Recent Progress in Gel Catalysts: Boosting Efficiency for Sustainable Energy Applications. Catalysis Science & Technology, 2025, 15, 1357-1389. https://doi.org/10.1039/D4CY01171F
  • Tasmina Khandaker, Tasniqul Islam, Ananya Nandi, Md Al-Amin Mia Anik, Md. Shihab Hossain, Md. Kamrul Hasan and Muhammad Sarwar Hossain. Biomass-Derived Carbon Materials for Sustainable Energy Applications: A Comprehensive Review. Sustainable energy & fuels. 2025, 9, 693-723. DOI https://doi.org/10.1039/D4SE01393J
  • Md Ariful Islam Setu, Sagar Kumar Dutta, Muhammad Sarwar Hossain, Palash Kumar Dhar, Tasmina Khandaker, Md Abdul Latif, Md Kamrul Hasan. Alkali treatment of polymer microspheres to efficiently remove rhodamine 6G from aqueous media. Journal of Macromolecular Science, Part A, 2024, 12, 1-5. https://doi.org/10.1080/10601325.2024.2428790
  • Nusrat Tazeen Tonu, Palash Kumar Dhar, Tasmina Khandaker, Shreyase Kundu, Md. Mohibul Islam, Md Al Amin Mia Anik, Sagar Kumar Dutta, Md.Kamrul Hasan and Muhammad Sarwar Hossain. Fabrication of waste biomass-derived KOH activated carbon for enhanced CO2 capture. New J. Chem. 2024, 48, 20212 – 20224. DOI https://doi.org/10.1039/D4NJ04495A
  • Md Shahinoor Alam, Mohammad Asaduzzaman Chowdhury, Tasmina Khandaker, Md Moynul Islam, Md Saiful Islam. Self-generated B-MAX phase composites: The effect of sintering temperature on surface morphology and phase composition. Materials Letters 2024, 137568. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matlet.2024.137568
  • Shreyase Kundu, Tasmina Khandaker, Md Al-Amin Mia Anik, Md Kamrul Hasan, Palash Kumar Dhar, Sagar Kumar Dutta, M Abdul Latif, Muhammad Sarwar Hossain. A comprehensive review of enhanced CO2 capture using activated carbon derived from biomass feedstock. RSC advances 2024, 14(37), 29693-29736. https://doi.org/10.1039/D4RA04537H
  • Md Shahinoor Alam, Mohammad Asaduzzaman Chowdhury, Tasmina Khandaker, Muhammad Sarwar Hossain, Md Saiful Islam, Md Moynul Islam, Md Kamrul Hasan. Advancements in MAX phase materials: structure, properties, and novel applications. RSC advances 2024, 14(37), 26995-27041 https://doi.org/10.1039/D4RA03714F
  • Md. ShahinoorAlam, Mohammad Asaduzzaman Chowdhury, Md. Arefin Kowser , Md. Saiful Islam, Md. Moynul Islam, Tasmina Khandaker. Advances of MAX Phases: Synthesis, Characterizations and Challenges. Engineering Reports, 2024, e12914 https://doi.org/10.1002/eng2.12911
  • §Koteswararao Vemula, §Do Xuan Ha, §Min Hwangbo, §Tasmina Khandaker, and Kyung Byung Yoon*, Low-Overpotential Hydrogen Evolution Reaction Electrode Loaded with Very Small Amounts of PtPd Alloy Nanoparticles. ACS Applied Nano Materials, 2023, 6, 22, 20731-20745 https://doi.org/10.1021/acsanm.3c03044
  • Tasmina Khandaker, Muhammad Sarwar Hossain, Palash Kumar Dhar, Md. Saifur Rahman, Md. Ashraf Hossain and Mohammad Boshir Ahmed. Efficacies of Carbon-Based Adsorbents for Carbon Dioxide Capture. Processes 2020, 8(6), 654. https://doi.org/10.3390/pr8060654
  • Tasmina Khandaker, Mehedi Hasan, Md. Abdul Mannan, Md. Rezaul Haque and Muhammad Sarwar Hossain. Determination of morphological and phytochemical composition of different vegetables. Indian Journal of Scientific Research, Indian J. Sci. Res. 09 (1): 1-6, 2018. DOI : 10.5958/2250-0138.2018.00001.9
  • Md. Kamrul Hasan, Eshita Ghosh, Tasmina Khandaker and Muhammad Sarwar Hossain. Comparison of some physiochemical parameters between marketed and virgin coconut oils available in Bangladesh. International Journal of Recent Scientific Research, Int J Recent Sci Res. 9(7) 2018, pp. 27979-27982.
  • Muhammad Sarwar Hossain, Md. Sohel Rana, Anubha Sarker and Tasmina Khandaker. Comparative analysis of some Bangladesh detergents. Bangladesh Journal of Scientific & Industrial Research. Bangladesh J. Sci. Ind. Res. 52(4), 321-324, 2017.
  • Muhammad Sarwar Hossain, Abinash Chandro Sarker, Tasmina Khandaker, Md. Kamrul Hasan, Md. Nuruzzaman Khan, Nasiruddin. Volumetric and viscometric studies of sodium dodecyl sulphate in aquous and in amino acid solutions at different temperatures. Journal of Applied Chemistry, Volume 9, Issue 1 Ver. I, 2016, PP 30-41

Conference and Seminar Attended (5)

  • “The 5th Korea-Taiwan Symposium on Chemistry for Sustainable Developments” organized by Dept. of Chemistry, Sogang University, South Korea, February 9-12, 2020.
  • “International Conference on Photocatalysis and Photoenergy 2019 (ICoPP2019)” organized by Korea Centre for Artificial Photosynthesis (KCAP), Sogang University, South Korea, May 22-25, 2019.
  • “International Symposium on Nanostructured Materials for Energy Conversion” organized by Korea Centre for Artificial Photosynthesis (KCAP), Sogang University, South Korea, February 8-10, 2018.
  • “International Symposium of Energy Material” organized by Korea Centre for Artificial Photosynthesis (KCAP), Sogang University, South Korea, November 08-10, 2017.
  • The 119th General Meeting of the Korean Chemical Society, April 19-21, 2017, KINTEX, Goyang, South korea. (Poster presentation)

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