• Ph.D. Candidate in Material Chemistry, Kanazawa University, Japan
• M.S. in Phys. Chem. (Thesis) from University of Chittagong
• B.Sc. (Hon’s) University of Chittagong.

LEADING ROLES

• Kanazawa University International Exchange Student Ambassador (Nov 2023 - Mar 2024)
• Ambassador of Bangladesh, ISC, GSNST, Kanazawa University (Nov 2023 - Mar 2025)
• Coordinator, Debate Forum, PCIU (Jul 2015 ‒ Feb 2019)
• Assistant Coordinator, Center for Training & Development (Dec 2014 ‒ Nov 2021)

TRAINING/WORKSHOP

1. Getting Published: Effectively Communicating Your Research Workshop; Details: Kanazawa University Nature Research Academies Webinar, 24-28 March 2023 (online), Kanazawa University (Japan).

2. Capacity Building Program on Online and Blended Learning in Higher Education at Bangladesh: Organized by University Grants Commission of Bangladesh; 3 days (online), Sep 23, 2021, Bangladesh.

3. Workshop on Teaching & Learning at Higher Education; Details: Organized by School of Education, University of Nottingham, Malaysia Campus; 5 days (on-campus), Aug 7, 2017, Malaysia.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

• ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/M-Mehedi-Rocky
• Web of Science ResearcherID: JCF-1036-2023
• ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5964-7368
• Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/m-mehedi-hasan-rocky-37b0a585/

LIST OF PUBLICATIONS

[1]  H. Md. Kamrul, M.M.H. Rocky, M.K.M.Z. Hyder, Assessing the Efficiency of Wastewater Treatment in Steel-galvanizing Industries: A Case Study of Industrial ETPs in Chattogram, Bangladesh, Journal of Water Chemistry and Technology, 46 (2024) 51-63. https://doi.org/10.3103/S1063455X24010053.

[2]  Y. Sakai, R.K. Shil, M. Endo, M. Marumoto, K. Nakakubo, M.M.H. Rocky, K.H. Wong, A.S. Mashio, H. Hasegawa, Rapid arsenate removal using novel adsorbent: Iron–zirconium nanoneedle-modified cellulose nanofibers, Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, (2024) 133290. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.colsurfa.2024.133290.

[3]  I. Hossen, M.M.H. Rocky, M. Riyad, M.M. Billah, I.M.M. Rahman, S. Akhtar, Densities, viscosities, and refractive indices of binary mixtures of tri-n-butyl phosphate with propan-2-ol and butan-2-ol at 303.15, 308.15, 313.15, 318.15, and 323.15 K, The Journal of Chemical Thermodynamics, 192 (2024) 107247. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jct.2023.107247.

[4] M.M.H. Rocky, I.M.M. Rahman, Y. Sakai, F.B. Biswas, S. Rahman, M. Endo, K.H. Wong, A.S. Mashio, H. Hasegawa, Enhanced recovery of gold from aqua regia leachate of electronic waste using dithiocarbamate-modified cellulose, J. Mater. Cycles Waste Manage., (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10163-023-01824-3.

[5] M.M.H. Rocky, I.M.M. Rahman, F.B. Biswas, S. Rahman, M. Endo, K.H. Wong, A.S. Mashio, H. Hasegawa, Cellulose-based materials for scavenging toxic and precious metals from water and wastewater: A review, Chem. Eng. J., 472 (2023) 144677. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2023.144677.

[6] M.M.H. Hasan, M.M.H. Rocky, M. Niamat Ullah, M.A.R. Khan, S.R. Naher, S. Akhtar, Molecular interaction in the binary mixtures of tetrahydrofuran and 1,4-dioxane with methanol. New UNIFAC-VISCO interaction parameters for cyclic ethers, J. Mol. Liq., 379 (2023) 121618. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molliq.2023.121618.

[7] M. Ariful Islam, M.M.H. Rocky, I. Hossain, M.M.H. Hasan, M.A.R. Khan, F.I. Chowdhury, S. Akhtar, Densities, sound velocities, refractive indices, and relevant excess properties for the binary solutions of 3-amino-1-propanol in aqueous and non-aqueous media at different temperatures between T = 298.15 K and 323.15 K, J. Mol. Liq., 367 (2022) 120516. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molliq.2022.120516.

[8] M.M.H. Rocky, S. Akhtar, Correlations and predictions for viscosity of binary liquid systems: New UNIFAC-VISCO interaction parameters for O, N, and S containing organic liquids, Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., 59 (2020) 8004-8017. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.iecr.0c00335.

[9] M.A.R. Khan, M.M.H. Rocky, F.I. Chowdhury, M. Shamsuddin Ahmed, S. Akhtar, Molecular interactions in the binary mixtures of some monoalkanolamines with acetonitrile between 303.15 and 323.15, J. Mol. Liq., 277 (2019) 681-691. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molliq.2018.12.136.

[10] M.M. Billah, M.M.H. Rocky, I. Hossen, I. Hossain, M.N. Hossain, S. Akhtar, Densities, viscosities, and refractive indices for the binary mixtures of tri-n-butyl phosphate (TBP) with toluene and ethylbenzene between (303.15 and 323.15) K, J. Mol. Liq., 265 (2018) 611-620. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molliq.2018.05.126.

[11] M.N. Hossain, M.M.H. Rocky, S. Akhtar, Density, refractive index, and sound velocity for the binary mixtures of tri-n-butyl phosphate and n-butanol between 303.15 K and 323.15 K, J. Chem. Eng. Data, 61 (2016) 124-131. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jced.5b00343.

[12] M.S. Rahman, M.A. Saleh, F.I. Chowdhury, M.S. Ahmed, M.M.H. Rocky, S. Akhtar, Density and viscosity for the solutions of 1-butanol with nitromethane and acetonitrile at 303.15 to 323.15K, J. Mol. Liq., 190 (2014) 208-214. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molliq.2013.11.011.

CONFERENCE PARTICIPATION:

1. Gold Adsorption from Aqua Regia Using Dithiocarbamate-Modified Cellulose and Comparison with Commercial Resins, Oral Presentation, The 9th 3R International Scientific Conference on Material Cycles and Waste Management 13-18th March 2023, Kyoto, Japan. Web: https://www.3rincs.org/3rincs2023/

2. Generalized Laws of Mixing and Modeling for Binary Organic Liquid Mixtures, Oral Presentation, Conference, Bangladesh Chemical Congress 2018, October 2018, Bangladesh.

3. Viscosities of Organic Liquids: Predictions and Correlations for Some Binary Systems, Oral Presentation,  6th Annual International Conference on Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Chemical Process (CCECP-2018); DOI: 10.5176/2301-3761_CCECP18.29, March 2018, Singapore.

4. Viscosities of Binary Systems: Predictions and Correlations for the Organic Liquids, Oral Presentation, 16th Asian Chemical Congress., March, 2016, Bangladesh.