Imrul Shahriar

Department of Chemistry, University of Dhaka

Curzon Hall, Dhaka 1000, Bangladesh
imrul.shahriar@gmail.com

Education
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BS (Honors) Major in Chemistry, Minor in Physics and Mathematics | Expecting August 2018
Department of Chemistry, University of Dhaka
CGPA (current): 3.813 out of 4.00
Position: 2nd out of 74 students

Higher Secondary School Certificate | 2013

Rajuk Uttara Model College, Dhaka
GPA: 5.00 out of 5.00

Secondary School Certificate | 2011

Chittagong Collegiate School, Chittagong
GPA: 5.00 out of 5.00

Awards
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2016 | The Best Speaker Award (undergrad section) in Speak up Your Research competition at Dhaka

2016 | 1st Runner up in Quiz Competition on Advanced Sciences at Designated Reference Institute for
Chemical Measurement (DRiCM), Bangladesh Council for Scientific & Industrial Research (BCSIR),
Dhaka

2015 | Champion in Bio & Life Science Knowledge Competition at University of Dhaka

2014 | Champion in Quiz Competition on Basic Sciences at Designated Reference Institute for Chemical
Measurement (DRiCM), Bangladesh Council for Scientific & Industrial Research (BCSIR), Dhaka

2012 | Champion in Biology Olympiad at YWCA Higher Secondary School, Dhaka

2012 | Special award in National Science & Technology Week at Notre Dame College, Dhaka (Based on
project presentation)

2012 | Champion in Inter School & College Science Festival at Rajuk Uttara Model College, Dhaka
(Based on project presentation)

2012 | Champion in Biology Olympiad at Engineering University Higher Secondary School, Dhaka
Organizational Affiliations
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Research Assistant | 2017-
The Red-Green Research Centre, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Website: http://grc-bd.org/

Undergrad Researcher | 2017-

Material Chemistry Research Laboratory, University of Dhaka
Website: http://www.matchemdu.edu.bd/imrul-shahriar/

Chemistry Instructor | 2016-

10 Minute School, Largest Online Education Platform in Bangladesh
Website: http://10minuteschool.com/team/

Founder | 2015-
Project Chemistry, A platform for popularization of Chemistry in Bangladesh

Academic Team Member | 2015-

Bangladesh Mathematical Olympiad Committee

Academic Team Member | 2015-2016

Society for Popularization of Science in Bangladesh (SPSB)

Mentor | 2015-2016
Bangladesh Science Outreach (BSO)

Research Skills
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Quantum Mechanics at The Red-Green Research Centre | 2015-

-Optimization of organic and inorganic compounds by Density Functional Theory in Gaussian Software
-IR and VCD spectral simulation of amino acids in gas and solvent phase by DFT theory
-Simulation of VCD signature of different transition metal complexes with amino acids
-Molecular dynamics conformational search using amber force field implemented in Gabedit software
-Calculation of physical parameters for predicting the inhibition efficiencies of organic compounds
extracted from essential oils
-Providing computational chemistry training to research interns

Material Chemistry at Dhaka University | 2017-

-Water structure analysis in Trimethylamine N-oxide and Urea by NIR Spectroscopy and Dynamic Light
Scattering

-Molecular Dynamics Simulation by MOE and YASARA Software

Language Proficiency
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Bangla (native), English (fluent)

Publications
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(1) Shahriar, I.; Iqfath, M.; Islam, K. B.; Rahman, A.; Halim, M. A. “Impact of Solvent Nonbonding
Interaction on Vibrational Circular Dichroism of Chiral Amino Acids” (Submitted to Computational and
Theoretical Chemistry)

Conference Presentation
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(1) Shahriar, I.; Iqfath, M.; Islam, K. B.; Rahman, A.; Halim, M. A. “Impact of Solvent Nonbonding
Interaction on Vibrational Circular Dichroism of Chiral Amino Acids” IEEESBDU Student Conference
on Science & Engineering February 3, 2017, Dhaka, Bangladesh. (Poster presentation) Awarded Prize for
the Best Paper

(2) Shahriar, I.; Rahman, A.; Halim, M. A. “Metal Induced Vibrational Circular Dichroism of Chiral
Isomeric Amino Acids” 38 Annual Conference of Bangladesh Chemical Society, Chittagong Region
March 31, 2017, Chittagong, Bangladesh. (Poster presentation) Awarded Prize for the 3rd Best Poster

References
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Dr. Mohammad Abdul Halim
President and CEO,
The Red-Green Research Centre, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Telephone: +33(0)4.72.44.58.75 (office)
Email: mahalim@grc-bd.org

Dr. Md. Abu Bin Hasan Susan

Professor, Department of Chemistry, University of Dhaka
Dhaka 1000, Bangladesh
Phone: 88029661920-73 Extension 7162
Fax: 88029667222
Mobile: 8801552327672; 8801819843753
E-mail: susan@du.ac.bd