Zaki Alam Pushan

Academic Degrees

· B.Sc. in Chemical Engineering, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), Dhaka, Bangladesh, 2022.

Employment History

· University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Graduate Research Assistant (GRA), 01/2023 – present

· Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), Engineering Materials for Biological and Environmental Research (EMBER), Undergraduate Researcher, 07/2019 – 12/2022

Area of Research and Professional Interest

· PFAS remediation through nanomaterials and advanced water treatment process.

· Microplastic contamination: Identify, quantification and degradation.

· Computational drug delivery through molecular simulation.

· Production of organic biosorbents and their efficiency.

Research Experience

· PFAS degradation using 3D printed nanomaterials technology, Advisor: Dr. Nirupam Aich, 01/2023 - present

· “Analysis of the Potential Micro Pollution in Bangladesh”, undergraduate thesis, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, advisor: Dr. Nafisa Islam, 03/2021 – 12/2022

· “Design of a 300 tons per day Soda Ash Plant by Solvay Process”, advisor: Dr. Syeda Sultana Razia, 03/2021 – 06/2022.

· “A Molecular Docking Approach to Identify Effective Stilbene Derivatives Against the Main Protease of SARS CoV2”, Engineering Materials for Biological and Environmental Research (EMBER) at BUET, advisor: Dr. Nafisa Islam, 09/2020 – 11/2020

· “Preperation of biosorbent from orange peel”, Engineering Materials for Biological and Environmental Research (EMBER) at BUET, advisor: Dr. Nafisa Islam, 07/2019 – 09/2020

Publications and Presentations

· Pushan, Z.A., Rahman, E., Islam, N., Aich, N. (2022). “A critical review of the emerging research on the detection and assessment of microplastics pollution in the coastal, marine, and urban Bangladesh.”, Front. Environ. Sci. Eng., 16, 128. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11783-022-1563-2

· Ishmamul Hoque Sadab, Zaki Alam Pushan, and Nafisa Islam. “A Molecular Docking Approach to Identify Effective Stilbene against the Main Protease of SARS CoV-2.”, AIChE Annual Student Conference, 11/16/2020

Honors and Awards

· Finalist, Water Innovation Challenge (2021)

· Runner-Up, AIChE Undergraduate Student Poster Competition, Category: Food, Pharmaceutical and Biotechnology (2020)

· Champion, AIChE Global Undergraduate Student Video Competition (2019 & 2018)

· Semi-finalist, A Rebel Minded Festival, NY (2019)