Muhammad Lutfar Rahman Explained

Muhammad Lutfar Rahman
Native Name:	মুহাম্মাদ লুৎফর রহমান
Birth Date:	1942 5, df=yes
Office:	6th Vice-Chancellor of Islamic University, Bangladesh
Term Start:	20 October 2000
Term End:	3 November 2001
Predecessor:	Qaisuddin
Successor:	Muhammad Mustafizur Rahman
Nationality:	Bangladeshi
Occupation:	Chemist, university academic

Muhammad Lutfar Rahman (born 2 May 1942) is a Bangladeshi professor, chemist and researcher. He was 6th vice chancellor (from 20 October 2000 to 3 November 2001) of Islamic University, Bangladesh.^[1] He was professor of Rajshahi University at Chemistry department.^[2] He is now contract professor of Independent University, Bangladesh in Environmental Science and Management department.^[3]

Early life

Rahman was born on 2 May 1942 to Abul Hossain and Sikarunnesa.

Education

• Matriculation: (now SSC), Khoksa Janipur Pilot High School, District First (1958 Batch)
• Intermediate: (now HSC), Pabna Edward College, 6th place in Rajshahi Division (1960 Batch)
• BSc (Hons) in Chemistry, Rajshahi College, Year of Graduation: 1963
• M.Sc in Chemistry (Physical Chemistry), Rajshahi University. Year of Graduation: 1964.
• Ph.D in Physical Chemistry, University of Cambridge. Year of Graduation: 1969

Career

• 1965 – 1973: Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, Rajshahi University.
• 1973 – 1980: Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, Rajshahi University
• 1980 – 1985: Faculty of Science (on lien) University of Garyunis, Libya
• 1980 – 2006: Professor, Department of Chemistry, Rajshahi University.
• 1986 – 1989: Chairman, Department of Chemistry, Rajshahi University
• 1993 – 1995: Dean, Faculty of Science, Rajshahi University
• 1998 – 2000: Pro Vice Chancellor, National University, Gazipur
• 2000 – 2001: Vice Chancellor, Islamic University, Bangladesh.
• 2006 – Now: Professor (on contract), Department of Environmental Science and Management (SESM) Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB)

Publications

• Chakraborty . Haribal . Paul . Niranjan . Rahman . M. Lutfor . 1994-10-01 . Catalytic activities of Schiff base aquocomplexes of copper(II) towards hydrolysis of amino acid esters . Transition Metal Chemistry . en . 19 . 5 . 524–526 . 10.1007/BF00136366 . 95618857 . 1572-901X.
• Rahman . M. L. . Linnett . J. W. . 1971-01-01 . Recombination of atoms at surfaces. Part 10.—Nitrogen atoms at pyrex surfaces . Transactions of the Faraday Society . en . 67 . 170–178 . 10.1039/TF9716700170 . 0014-7672.
• Hossain . M. Kamal . Rahman . M. Lutfor . Hoque . A. T. M. Rafiqul . Alam . M. Khairul . 2004-12-01 . Comparative regeneration status in a natural forest and enrichment plantations of Chittagong (south) forest division, Bangladesh . Journal of Forestry Research . en . 15 . 4 . 255–260 . 10.1007/BF02844948 . 37438094 . 1993-0607.
• Chakraborty . Haribal . Rahman . M. Lutfor . 1994-10-01 . Kinetics of hydrolysis of amino acid esters in the presence of aquocomplexes involving ethylenediamine, diethylenetriamine and triethylenetetramine ligands. Part 2. Cobalt(II), cobalt(III), platinum(II) and palladium(II) . Transition Metal Chemistry . en . 19 . 5 . 481–483 . 10.1007/BF00136354 . 95843584 . 1572-901X.
• Marshall . Roger M. . Rahman . Lutfor . 1977 . Radical equilibrium studies; the thermodynamic parameters of n-propyl . International Journal of Chemical Kinetics . en . 9 . 5 . 705–724 . 10.1002/kin.550090503 . 1097-4601.
• Rahman . Lutfor . Silong . Sidik . Zin . Wan Md . Rahman . M. Zaki Ab . Ahmad . Mansor . Haron . Jelas . 2000 . Graft copolymerization of methyl acrylate onto sago starch using ceric ammonium nitrate as an initiator . Journal of Applied Polymer Science . en . 76 . 4 . 516–523 . 10.1002/(SICI)1097-4628(20000425)76:4<516::AID-APP9>3.0.CO;2-7 . 1097-4628.
• Hegde . Gurumurthy . Fernandes . Pearl Zynia . Yuvaraj . A. R. . Mei . Gan Siew . Rahman . Lutfor . Yusoff . Mashitah M. . 2015 . Light Sensitive Molecule for Photonic Devices . Macromolecular Symposia . en . 353 . 1 . 115–120 . 10.1002/masy.201550315 . 1521-3900. free .
• Goswami . N. . Rahman . M. L. . 1 December 1979 . Kinetic studies on the catalytic reduction of nitrotoluene by hydrazine . Canadian Journal of Chemistry . 57 . 23 . 3047–3052. 10.1139/v79-496 .
• Rahman . M. L. . 1977 . Spin Density in N3 Radical . Rajshahi University Studies Part B, Journal of Science . VIII . 40–.
• Tarafder . M. T. H. . Begum . Monowara . Rahman . M. L. . April 1986 . Cu (II) Complexes of S-benzyldithiocarbazate . Indian Journal of Chemistry, Section A . 25 . 4 . 377–378.
• Hasan . Shahnoor . Rabbani . Khondkar . Hossain . Miah Ali . Rahman . M. . 24 April 2012 . Persistent Organic Pollutants and Pesticide Residues in Seasonal Waters of Rural Bangladesh . International Journal of Environment . 2 . 1 . 41–47 . 2186-6872.

Membership

• Life Member, Bangladesh Chemical Society^[4]
• Member, Evaluation Committee for Chemical Sciences, University Grants Commission.
• Member, Bangladesh Association for the Advancement of Science
• Member, Bangladesh Association for the Advancement of Science
• Former President, Bangladesh Chemical Society, Regional Branch, Rajshahi.
• Former Member, Editorial Board, Journal of Bangladesh Chemical Society.

Workshops

• Attended a summer institute on ‘Quantum Chemistry’ in Uppsala, Sweden in 1967.
• Attended a summer seminar on ‘Semiconductor Surfaces’ in Ghent, Belgium, 1968.
• Attended the second workshop on ‘Catalyst Design’ held in Trieste, Italy in 1992
• International Conference on Environmental Aspects of Bangladesh (ICEAB)^[5]

Honors

• Commonwealth Academic Staff Fellowship, 1974.
• Awarded an overseas scholarship by the Royal Commission for the Exhibition of 1851, London,1965.

External links

• Scholar google. of Lutfar Rahman
• Research Gate account of Lutfar Rahman
• Curriculum Vitae.pdf of Lutfor Rahman

Notes and References

1. Web site: Engineer . Nazmus Shahadat, Senior Software . Islamic University . 2020-11-08 . iu.ac.bd.
2. Web site: Mohammad Lutfor Rahman . 2020-11-08 . www.scholarena.com.
3. Rahman . Lutfor . Resume of Prof. M Lutfor Rahman with pic.pdf . academia.edu . en.
4. Book: From professor M. Qaisuddin, Former Vice Chancellor, Islamic University, Kushtia; Former ViceChancellor, Bangladesh Open University, Gazipur .
5. Web site: International Conference on Environmental Aspects of Bangladesh (ICEAB) . 2020-11-08 . www.academia.edu . en.