Experience & Education
Over a decade of international experience across academic research and dairy industry roles.
Academic Positions
Postdoctoral Researcher — Utah State University, Logan, UT, USA Current
Nov 2024 – Present

NSF Convergence Accelerator Track J: Dairy NutriSols. Upcycling acid whey for functional ingredients; teaching Food Analysis and Dairy Technology & Processing; supervising 8 funded graduate student projects.

Postdoctoral Researcher — RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany
May 2021 – Jul 2023

ERC-SEED Fund project on casein microparticles for sustained drug delivery. Supervised 5 students; published 7 articles.

Postdoctoral Researcher — Free University of Bolzano, Bolzano, Italy
Nov 2017 – Nov 2020

STABEAT Project on recovery and valorization of milk byproducts. Supervised 4 students; published 7 articles.

Industry Positions
Development Specialist — Royal FrieslandCampina, Wageningen, Netherlands
Aug 2023 – Oct 2024 · R&D product development across one of the world's largest dairy cooperatives.
Senior Officer (Production) — Bangladesh Milk Producers' Cooperative Union Ltd., Sirajganj, Bangladesh
2005 – 2009 · Production operations and HACCP-based quality assurance.
Manager (Milk Collection) — PRAN Dairy Ltd, Sirajganj, Bangladesh
2002 – 2005 · Raw milk collection logistics and quality control.
Education
2014–2017 Ph.D. — Food Science & Technology
Free University of Bolzano, Italy & University of Otago, New Zealand
Rapid method based on PTR-MS for milk quality control and authenticity
2009–2011 M.Sc. — Food Technology (Distinction)
KU Leuven & Ghent University, Belgium
Emulsifying properties of milk fat globule fragments from buttermilk
2001–2002 M.Sc. — Dairy Science (First Class)
Bangladesh Agricultural University
A study on the quality of sweetened condensed milk available in the local market of Bangladesh
1994–1998 B.Sc. — Animal Husbandry (First Class)
Bangladesh Agricultural University
Technical Skills

Dairy & Food Science: Dairy Technology, Cheese Making, Yoghurt Processing, HACCP

Data & Analysis: Minitab, R, XLSTAT

Laboratory Techniques: PTR-MS, HPLC, LC-MS, Rheology

Languages: Bangla (Native), English (Professional), Italian (Intermediate)