Dr. Mohammad Tajul Islam is an expert in sustainable textile engineering and currently chairs the Chair for Sustainability and Textile Innovation at AUST, Bangladesh, in addition to his role as an associate professor at AUST.
Dr. Islam’s teaching focuses on strategies for pollution prevention and treatment methods for textile industry wastewater. His research is dedicated to developing eco-friendly solutions for the textile industry with a strong emphasis on replacing harmful chemicals with natural alternatives. He has authored and co-authored over 35 publications in leading scientific journals and conference proceedings, with recent works focusing on sustainable dyeing techniques, natural colorants, and wastewater treatment. Dr. Islam has secured grants totaling over 94,960 USD from international and national sources. He is a Member of the Editorial Panel for Coloration Technology (Wiley). Dr. Islam is a Fellow of both The Textile Institute and the Society of Dyers and Colorists, UK.
Research Interests
- Bibliometrics tools for evidence-based research policy formulation
- Environmental Chemistry
- Water Pollution
- Water Treatment
Education
- PhD, Textile and Clothing Sciences, University of Otago, New Zealand (2019)
- MSc, Textile Engineering, Politecnico di Torino, Italy (2013)
- BSc, Textile Technology, Ahsanullah University of Science and Technology, Bangladesh (2007)
Appointmentstajul.islam@unu.edu
- Associate Professor, Ahsanullah University of Science and Technology (AUST), Bangladesh
- Chairholder, Chair for Sustainability and Textile Innovation, AUST, Bangladesh
- Production Officer, Micro Fibre Group, Narayanganj, Bangladesh