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About
Dr. Firoz Khan is currently an Associate Professor at the Department of Environmental Science and Management, North South University, and Leader of the AEROSOL LAB (pollutAnts-hEalth inteRactiOn eStimatiOn Lab). He was a senior lecturer in the Department of Chemistry, University of Malaya, Malaysia during 2018-2022. He also held a Professor (Visiting) position at the China University of Mining and Technology, China during 2019-2022. Dr. Khan received his Ph.D. degree from the Yokohama National University, Japan (Advisor: Emeritus Professor Shigeki Masunaga) in 2010 as a Monbukagakusho scholar (Japanese Government Scholarship). He received his M.Sc. degree in Air Pollution from the University of Birmingham, UK, and his bachelor's degree in Chemistry from the University of Dhaka, Bangladesh in 2005 and 1994, respectively. He also received an M.Sc. degree in Chemistry from the University of Dhaka, Bangladesh, in 1995. After his doctoral degree, Dr. Khan conducted his postdoctoral research in aerosol science at the University of Tokyo, Japan during 2010-2011. He also held a senior lecturer position at Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia. He serves as a Guest Editor to Micro and Nano-Plastics in Environment: Risk, Mitigation, and Management (Special issue, Physics and Chemistry of the Earth, Elsevier, Parts A/B/C, Impact Factor 3.311), Observation and Modeling of Air Pollution (a special issue of Sustainability, MDPI, Impact Factor: 3.889), an Associate Editor to Elementa: Science of the Anthropocene (Impact Factor 6.053, California University Press), Frontiers in Environmental Engineering -Air Pollution Management and Arabian Journal of Geosciences (Springer, Impact Factor: 1.827). Expert member to Atmospheric Environmental Remote Sensing Society (AERSS) (Working Group-8: Air Quality, Climate, and Health)
Dr. Khan is a lead lecturer and developer of a micro-credential online course titled Chemometrics in Air Pollution under the Future Learn Website. He evaluates research grants from the SWISS National Science Foundation (SNSF) and Qatar National Research Fund (QNRF). He regularly reviews invitations received from top-tiering journals including PNAS. Under his supervision (main and co-supervision) around 30 research students have received undergrad, postgrad, and Ph.D. degrees in air pollution-health interaction.
He is an author or co-author of >110 peer-reviewed research articles published in many top-tiering journals including ACP, RSE, JGR, ACS-Earth, and Space Chemistry, STOTEN, Chemosphere, Atmospheric Environment, Atmospheric Research, Ecotoxicology, and Environmental Safety, Exposure and Health, Environmental Geochemistry and Health, Environmental Research Letters, etc. He engages with >20 research grants as a PI or CoPI awarded from national and international funding bodies in environmental research. Apart from academic activities, he spends his free time with his family.
Popular articles
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Mailing Address
SAC 716, Department of Environmental Science and Management
North South University, Bashundhara R/A,
Plot 15, Block B, Dhaka 1229, Bangladesh.
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Journal Publications
112. Mohammad Moniruzzaman, Md Aftab Ali Shaikh, Badhan Saha, Saif Shahrukh, Zarin Tasneem Jawaa, and Khan MF*. Seasonal changes and respiratory deposition flux of PM2.5 and PM10 bound metals in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Chemosphere, Volume 309, Part 2, 136794, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.136794.
111. Shahid Uz Zaman, Md. Riad Sarkar Pavel, Rumana Islam Rani, Farah Jeba, Md. Safiqul Islam, Khan MF, Ross Edwards and Abdus Salam. Aerosol climatology characterisation over Bangladesh using ground-based and remotely sensed satellite measurements. Elementa: Science of the Anthropocene, 2022, 10 (1), 000063. https://doi.org/10.1525/elementa.2021.000063 (Web of Science, Q1, Impact Factor 6.053).
110. Praveena, Sarva Mangala, Crystal Kuan Xin-Yi, Josephine Ying Chyi Liew, and Khan MF. Functionalized Magnetite Nanoparticle Coagulants with Tropical Fruit Waste Extract: A Potential for Water Turbidity Removal. Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering (2022): 1-10. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s13369-022-06758-w (Web of Science, Impact Factor 2.334).
109. Nur H. Norazman, Khan MF*, Sharanya Ramanathan, Syazwani Mustapa Kama Shah, Siti Jariani Mohd Jani, Khaled Shaifullah Joy, Kazi Naimul Islam, Farah Jeba, Abdus Salam, Otoha Yoshida, Hiroto Kawashima. Influence of Monsoonal Driving Factors on the Secondary Inorganic Aerosol over Ambient Air in Dhaka. ACS Earth and Space Chemistry 5(9), 2715-2733, 2021 https://doi.org/10.1021/acsearthspacechem.1c00200 (Web of Science, Q1, Impact Factor 3.475)
108. Suradi H, Khan, MF*, Alias, NF, Mustapa Kama Shah, S, Yusoff, S, Fujii, Y, Othman, M, Latif, MT. Influence of Tropical Weather and Northeasterly Air Mass on Carbonaceous Aerosol in the Southern Malay Peninsula. ACS Earth and Space Chemistry 5, 553-565, 2021. DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acsearthspacechem.0c00319 (Web of Science, Q1, Impact Factor 3.475)
107. Rahim HA, Khan MF*, Zul F. Ibrahim, Asadullah Shoaib, Hamidah Suradi, Noraini Mohyeddin, Azizan A. Samah, Sumiani Yusoff. Coastal Meteorology on the Dispersion of Air Particles at the Bachok GAW Station. Science of the Total Environment 782, 146783, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.146783 (Web of Science, Q1, Impact Factor 7.963).
106. Marvin, M. R., Palmer, P. I., Latter, B. G., Siddans, R., Kerridge, B. J., Latif, M. T., and Khan MF: Photochemical environment over Southeast Asia primed for hazardous ozone levels with influx of nitrogen oxides from seasonal biomass burning. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics 21, 1917–1935, 2021, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-21-1917-2021, 2021 (Web of Science, Q1, Impact Factor 6.133).
105. Suradi, Hamidah; Khan, MF*; Sairi, Nor A.; Rahim, Haasyimah A.; Yusoff, Sumiani; Fujii, Yusuke; Qin, Kai; Bari, Md. A.; Othman, Murnira; Latif, Mohd T. Ambient Levels, Emission Sources and Health Effect of PM5-Bound Carbonaceous Particles and Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in the City of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Atmosphere 12(5), 549, 2021. https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos12050549 (Web of Science, Q3, Impact Factor 2.686)
104. Singh, Nandita; Banerjee, Tirthankar; Deboudt, Karine; Chakraborty, Abhishek; Khan, Md Firoz; Latif, Mohd Talib. Sources, composition, and mixing state of submicron particulates over central Indo-Gangetic Plain. ACS Earth and Space Chemistry 5(8), 2052-2065, 2021. https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acsearthspacechem.1c00130 (Web of Science, Q1, Impact Factor 3.475)
103. Nandita Singh, Tirthankar Banerjee, Vishnu Murari, Karine Deboudt, Khan MF, RS Singh and Mohd Talib Latif. Insights into size-segregated particulate chemistry and sources in urban environment over central Indo-Gangetic Plain. Chemosphere 263, 128030, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2020.128030 (Web of Science, Q1, Impact Factor 7.086)
102. Liu T, Mickley LJ, Marlier ME, DeFries RS, Khan MF, Latif MT, Karambelas AJEP. Diagnosing spatial biases and uncertainties in global fire emissions inventories: Indonesia as regional case study. Remote Sensing of Environment 237, 111557, 2020. org/10.1016/j.rse.2019.111557 (Web of Science, Q1, Impact Factor 10.164).
101. Kumar P, Adelodun AA, Khan MF, Krisnawati H, Garcia-Menendez F. Towards an improved understanding of greenhouse gas emissions and fluxes in tropical peatlands of Southeast Asia. Sustainable Cities and Society 53, 101881, 2020. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scs.2019.101881 (Web of Science, Q1, Impact Factor 7.587).
100. Nor Fathiah Alias, Khan MF*, Nor Asrina Sairi, Hamidah Suradi, Haasyimah Ab Rahim, Sharifuddin Md. Zain, Tirthankar Banerjee, Md. Aynul Bari, Murnira Othman, and Mohd Talib Latif. Characteristics, emission sources and risk factors of heavy metals in PM5 from Southern Malaysia. ACS Earth and Space Chemistry 4, 8, 1309-1323, 2020. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/acsearthspacechem.0c00103 (Web of Science, Q1, Impact Factor 3.475)
99. Khan MF*, Ahmad Hazuwan Hamid, Haasyimah Ab Rahim, Khairul Nizam Abdul Maulud, Mohd Talib Latif, Mohd Shahrul Mohd Nadzir, Mazrura Sahani, Kai Qin, Prashant Kumar, Helena Varkkey, Mohammad Rashed Iqbal Faruque, Ng Chee Guan, Seyedeh Parisa Ahmadi, Sumiani Yusoff. El Niño driven haze over the Southern Malaysian Peninsula and Borneo. Science of the Total Environment 730, 139091, 2020. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.139091(Web of Science, Q1, Impact Factor 7.963).
98. Wahab MIA, Razak WMAA, Sahani M, Khan MF*. Characteristics and health effect of heavy metals on non-exhaust road dusts in Kuala Lumpur. Science of The Total Environment 703, 135535, 2020. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.135535 (Web of Science, Q1, Impact Factor 7.963).
97. Kiely L, Spracklen DV, Wiedinmyer C, Conibear L, Reddington CL, Archer-Nicholls S, Lowe D, Arnold SR, Knote C, Khan MF, Latif MT, Kuwata M, Budisulistiorini SH and Syaufina L. New estimate of particulate emissions from Indonesian peat fires in 2015. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics 19, 11105-11121, 2019. https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-19-11105-2019 (Q1, ISI, Impact factor 6.192).
96. Khan MF*, Hamid AH, Bari MA, Tajudin ABA, Latif MT, Nadzir MSM, Sahani M, Wahab MIA, Yusup Y, Maulud KNA, Yusoff MF, Amin N, Akhtaruzzaman M, Kindzierski W and Kumar P. Airborne particles in the city center of Kuala Lumpur - Origin, potential driving factors, and deposition flux in human respiratory airways. Science of The Total Environment 650, 1195-1206, 2019. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.09.072 (Web of Science, Q1, Impact Factor 7.963).
95. Khan MF*, Khairul Maulud KNA, Latif MT, Chung, JX, Amil N, Alias A, Nadzir MSM, Sahani M, Mohammad M, Jahaya MF, Hassan H, Jeba F, Tahir NM, Abdullah SMS. Physicochemical factors and their potential sources inferred from long-term rainfall measurements at an urban and a remote rural site in tropical areas. Science of the Total Environment 612-613, 1401-1416, 2018. DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.08.025 (Web of Science, Q1, Impact Factor 7.963).
94. Samsuddin NAC, Khan MF*, Maulud KNA, Hamid AH, Munna FT, Rahim MAA, Latif MT, Akhtaruzzaman M. Local and transboundary factors' impacts on trace gases and aerosol during hazeepisode in 2015 El Niño in Malaysia. Scienceof The Total Environment 630, 1502-1514, 2018. DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.02.289 (Web of Science, Q1, Impact Factor 7.963).
93. Khan MF*, Hirano K and Masunaga S. Quantifying the sources of hazardous elements in suspended particulate matter (SPM) aerosol in Yokohama, Japan. Atmospheric Environment 44, 2646-2657, 2010. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosenv.2010.03.040 (Web of Science, Q1, Impact Factor 4.798).
Book Chapters
8. Bristy M.S., Sarker K.K., Baki M.A., Quraishi S.B., Khan M.S.R., Khan MF (2021) Trace Element Concentrations in Commercial Fish Collected from Coastal Area and Rivers of Bangladesh—Human Health Risk Assessment. In: Ksibi M. et al. (eds) Recent Advances in Environmental Science from the Euro-Mediterranean and Surrounding Regions (2nd Edition). EMCEI 2019. Environmental Science and Engineering. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-51210-1_317
7. Mazrura Sahani, Khan MF, Wan Rozita Wan Mahiyuddin, Mohd Talib Latif, Chris Fook Sheng Ng, Mohd FameyYussoff, Amir Afiq Abdullah, Er Ah Choy, NorhayatiMohd Tahir. Air Pollution and Health in Malaysia in Hazardous Air Pollutants: Case Studies from Asia. edited by Dong-Chun Shin, CRC Press, Taylor & Francis, ISBN9781466593565, 97-114, 2016. [Access link: https://www.routledge.com/Hazardous-Air-Pollutants-Case-Studies-from-Asia/Shin/p/book/9781466593565]
6. Latif MT, Othman M, Abdullah AM, Khan MF, AhamadF, Juneng L. Southeast Asian Forest Fires (1997/1998): El Niño as a Driver of Regional Impacts. Air Pollution Episodes. World Scientific (Europe), 191-225, 2017. [Access link: https://www.worldscientific.com/doi/abs/10.1142/9781786343413_0011]
5. Amil N, Latif MT, Khan MF. Characterization and Source Apportionment of Fine Particulate Matter during 2011 Haze Episode in UKM Bangi, Malaysia, From Sources to Solution. Springer Singapore, 363-367, 2014.
4. Banan N, Latif MT, Juneng L, Khan MF. An Application of Artificial Neural Networks for the Prediction of Surface Ozone Concentrations in Malaysia, From Sources to Solution. Springer Singapore, 7-12, 2014.
3. Khan MF, Latif M., Amil N, Mohamad N, Banan N. Receptor Modeling Prediction for Potential Sources of PM10 at an Urban Location in Klang Valley, Malaysia, in: Aris, A.Z., Tengku Ismail, T.H., Harun, R., Abdullah, A.M., Ishak, M.Y. (Eds.), From Sources to Solution. Springer Singapore, 2014.
2. Mohamad N, Latif MT, Khan MF. Chemical Composition and Sources of Indoor and Outdoor PM10 in Primary Schools, From Sources to Solution. Springer Singapore, 379-383, 2014.
1. Nadzir MSM, Khan MF, Suparta W, Zainudin SK. Comparison of In situ Observation, NOAA-AIRS Satellite and MACC Model on Surface Ozone Over the Ushuaia, Southern Ocean and Antarctic Peninsula Region. In: Suparta W, Abdullah M, Ismail M, editors. Space Science and Communication for Sustainability. Springer Singapore, Singapore, 37-45, 2018.
Books (Co edited: proceeding)
1. Prospects in Environmental Geosciences and Hydrogeosciences. Editors: Chenchouni, H., Chaminé, H.I., Khan MF, Merkel, B.J., Zhang, Z., Li, P., Kallel, A., Khélifi, N. 2022. ISBN: 978-3-030-72543-3. Springer Publisher. DOI:10.1007/978-3-030-72543-3. [Access Link: https://www.springer.com/gp/book/9783030725426]
2. Capacity Development Programme on Air Quality Management and Emission Reduction of PM2.5 for Asian Countries; Regional Resource Centre for Asia and the Pacific, Asian Institute of Technology, Pathum Thani, Thailand. ISBN (e-Book): 978-616-8230-13-8. Authors: R. L. Verma, N. T. Kim Oanh, E. Winijkul, I. P. Armart, H. Garivait, D. A. Permadi, MF Khan, and M. K. Patdu (2022).[http://www.rrcap.ait.ac.th/]
3. Recent Research on Environmental Earth Sciences, Geomorphology, Karst and Paleoclimatology. Editors: Attila Ciner, Md Firoz Khan, Amjad Kallel, Jesus Rodrigo-Comino, Mario Parise, Rahim Barzegar, Zeynal Abiddin Ergüler, Imran Ali, Nabil Khélifi (progressing to publish soon), Springer.
MAJOR RECOGNITIONS👇
QUALIFICATION👇
2022- |
:Associate Professor, Department of Environmental Science and Management, North South University |
2019 –2022 |
:Professor (Visiting), School of Environment and Geoinformatics, China University of Mining and Technology, China |
2018 - 2022 |
:Senior Lecturer, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
2014 - 2018 |
:University Lecturer, Institute of Climate Change, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia |
2013 - 2014 |
:Postdoctoral Researcher, Faculty of Science and Technology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia |
2010 - 2011 |
:Project Researcher/PostDoc, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Komaba Campus, Japan |
2007 - 2010 |
:PhD Candidate, Yokohama National University, Yokohama, Japan |
2002 - 2003 |
:Non-academic Research Job (Senior Scientific Officer (Chemical Processing), Bangladesh Jute Research Institute, Bangladesh) |
2001 - 2002 |
:Non-academic Research Job (Senior Scientific Officer, Department of Environment, Dhaka, Bangladesh) |
2000 - 2001 |
:Non-academic Research Job (Quality Analyst, ARC Surfactant, NSD Plant of Lever Brothers Limited, Bangladesh) |
1998 - 1999 |
:Non-academic Research Job (Laboratory Supervisor, ICDDR, B, Dhaka, Bangladesh) |
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Principal investigator (PI)
Co-principal investigator (Co-PI) (Selected)
Networking👇
ICDDR,B
Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Bangkok, Thailand.
China University of Mining and Technology, Xuzhou, China.
Osaka Metropolitan University, Osaka, Japan.
Akita Prefecture University, Akita, Japan.
University at Albany, USA.
CARS, Dhaka University.
BCSIR, Dhaka.
DOE, Dhaka.
Jagannath University, Dhaka.
University of Malaya, Malaysia.
UKM, Malaysia.
UPM, Malaysia.
Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission, Dhaka.
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Chemometrics in Air Pollution (Developer and Lead Lecturer) (Future Learn Website)
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