EMPLOYMENTS Feb 2012- Present Postdoctoral Scholar, University of California, Davis, CA, USA Advisor: Prof. Ian M. Kennedy, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Nov 2010- Dec 2011 Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Victoria, BC, Canada Advisor: Prof. Frank C. J. M. van Veggel Department of Chemistry July 2010- Oct 2011 Project Officer, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore Advisor: Assoc. Prof. Tan T. Y. Timothy Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering EDUCATION Jan 2006 - Jun 2010 Ph.D. School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore Supervisor: Assoc. Prof. Tan T. Y. Timothy Oct 1999 - Nov 2004 B. Sc. Department of Chemical Engineering, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), Bangladesh EXPERTISE • Development of multifunctional nanomaterials for bioimaging applications • Lanthanide and quantum dots-based luminescent materials for biomedical and energy applications • Development of plasmonic materials (eg. gold, silver): application in fluorescence modulation and surface enhanced raman spectroscopy (SERS) • Iron oxides for biomedical applications and arsenic removal from water • Toxicity and adverse health effects of the engineered nanomaterials used in bio-applications • Understanding deposition and clearance pattern of the ambient particulate matters in the respiratory tract • Study of cell mechanics using AFM • Growth mechanics of nanomaterials