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Dr. Firoz Khan

Full Time FacultyAssociate Professor Ph.D. Risk management and environmental sciences, Yokohama National University, JPM.Sc. Air pollution management and control, The University of Birmingham, UK Phone: +880-2-55668200 Ext: 6222 Email: firoz.khan@northsouth.edu Office: SAC 716 Normal Office Hour: 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM (Meeting or Discussion) CV - Dr. Firoz Khan Profile                                                                                                                                   Google Scholar || Scopus || Researchgate || Publons || ORCiD  

Aerosol Research Lab 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).  Aerosol Lab is one of the most promising groups in the Asian region for introducing many science-based solutions to mitigate air pollution. 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 Science (Impact Factor 5.411) - Crucial Air Quality, Atmospheric Environment, and Climate Change in Low- and Middle-Income Countries, 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. He is a recipient of the "Dr. M. A. Wazed Miah International Gold Medal Award-2022" in the category of "Scientist." Apart from academic activities, he spends his free time with his family. The Daily Star. How academics can help combat air pollution? Prothom Alo. à¦à¦® à¦ à¦“য়াজেদ à¦®à¦¿à¦¯à¦¼à¦¾ à¦†à¦¨à§à¦¤à¦°à§à¦œà¦¾à¦¤à¦¿à¦• à¦¸à§à¦¬à¦°à§à¦£à¦ªà¦¦à¦• à¦ªà§‡à¦²à§‡à¦¨ à¦à¦¨à¦à¦¸à¦‡à¦‰à¦° à¦«à¦¿à¦°à§‹à¦œ à¦–ান  The Daily Star. What can we do to reclaim 6.8 years of our lives? The Daily Star. NSU research team joins conferences in China Observer Bangladesh. NSU Aerosol Research Group gets best PICO Poster award in China Dainik Shiksha. NSU Aerosol Research Group shines in China Air quality management status and needs of countries in South Asia and Southeast Asia Outstanding Achievements at International Conferences: NSU Aerosol Research Group Shines in China My interview with TBS: Urban Heatwave https://www.newagebd.net/article/204997/unleashing-energy-potential (NON-RENEWABLE TO SUSTAINABLE POWER: Unleashing energy potential) https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0048969723017485 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0045653522032878 https://thefinancialexpress.com.bd/views/reviews/winter-dim-light-a-meteorological-emergency-in-south-asia-1673277349 https://www.observerbd.com/news.php?id=399366 https://thedailynewnation.com/news/343359/Air-pollution:-Needs-economically-sensitive-quality-guideline Mailing Address SAC 716, Department of Environmental Science and ManagementNorth South University, Bashundhara R/A, Plot 15, Block B, Dhaka 1229, Bangladesh.   

Recent newspaper articles: My interview with TBS: Urban Heatwave https://thefinancialexpress.com.bd/views/reviews/winter-dim-light-a-meteorological-emergency-in-south-asia-1673277349 https://www.observerbd.com/news.php?id=399366 https://thedailynewnation.com/news/343359/Air-pollution:-Needs-economically-sensitive-quality-guideline  AQM workshop Report 2022-AIT AQM workshop Report 2023-AIT Journal Publications 113.Nur Ain Nazirah Binti Najurudeen, Md Firoz Khan, Hamidah Suradi, Ummay Ayesha Mim, Israt Nur Janntul Raim, Sara Binte Rashid, Mohd Talib Latif, Muhammad Nurul Huda. The presence of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in air particles and estimation of the respiratory deposition flux. Science of The Total Environment, Volume 878, 2023, 163129. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.163129. 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. L. Verma, N. T. Kim Oanh, E. Winijkul, I. P. Armart, W. Laowagul, S. Sooktawee, P. Unwist, D. A. Permadi, and M F Khan (2023); Capacity Development Programme on Air Quality Management and Emission Reduction of PM2.5 for Member Countries of ASEAN Haze Agreement and Malé Declaration; ISBN (e-Book): 978-616-8230-14-5, Regional Resource Centre for Asia and the Pacific, Asian Institute of Technology, Pathum Thani, Thailand. [www.apn-gcr.org] 2. 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] 3. 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/] 4. 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👇 Recipient of the "Dr. M. A. Wazed Miah International Gold Medal Award-2022" in the category of "Scientist."   Nazifa Nawyal, Md Firoz Khan, Md. Deen Ahmed, Mohammad Motalib, Shahnaj Begum, Muntaseer Ibn Azkar. Coal-fired power plant local and regional impact on aerosol and gas composition: Implications for human health.Atmospheric Environmental Remote Sensing Society (AERSS) conference jointly with the China University of Mining and Technology (CUMT), Wuhan, 16-19 September 2023. (Winner of the Best PICO Poster Award)   PI for CTRG Grant from the North South University, Bangladesh (CTRG-22-SLHS-45, 2022, BDT240,000.00) Professor (Visiting) at China University of Mining and Technology, China for 2019-2022. Guest Editor - Observation and Modeling of Air Pollution (a special issue of Sustainability, MDPI, Impact Factor: 3.889) 1/12/2022-current. Associate Editor - Frontiers in Environmental Engineering -Air Pollution Management, 2/12/2022-current Associate Editor to Elementa: Science of the Anthropocene (Web of Science, University of California Press, Impact factor 6.053) 2016-2022. Associate Editor to Arabian Journal of Geosciences (Web of Science, Springer, Impact factor 1.827) 2019-present. Chair, Technical Committee (Track-4). Mediterranean Geosciences Union, 1st Annual Meeting, 25-28 November 2021, Istanbul, Turkey. Chair, Technical Committee (Track-4). Mediterranean Geosciences Union, 2nd Annual Meeting, 27-30 November 2022, Marrakech, Morocco. Online Course Developer and Lead Lecturer “Chemometrics in Air Pollution” at FutureLearn.com during the challenging period of a pandemic. PI for Fundamental Research Grant Award from the Ministry of Higher Education, Malaysia (FRGS, 98,500 MYR (2019), 73200 MYR (2017)). PI and Program Leader for an Impact-Oriented Interdisciplinary Research Grant award (IIRG 2019-2021) from the University of Malaya (IIRG009-2019, 255,360 MYR). PI for UM LIVING LAB GRANT AWARD (LL058-2021, 20,000.00 MYR). Travel Award as an Invited Speaker to attend the 2019 ISPRS Workshop on Remote Sensing and Synergic Analysis on Atmospheric Environment. 25-27 October 2019, Nanjing, China Travel Fellowship award “IGAC-MANGO/NIES Travel Grant Recipient” to attend the 2018 joint 14th iCACGP Quadrennial Symposium/15th IGAC Science Conference in Takamatsu, Japan. Travel Fellowship award to participate as an invited speaker on "The Third Workshop on Atmospheric Composition and the Asian Monsoon (ACAM) hosted by IGAC/SPARC/NASA" in Guangzhou, China, in June 2017. Japanese Government (Monbukagakusho) Scholarship from Ministry of Education, Culture, Science, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) for Doctoral Program (2006-2010). PI for Young Lecturers Incentive Grant (GGPM), 2016 (UKM) (38000MYR).

QUALIFICATION👇 PostDoc/Project researcher, Aerosol science, The University of Tokyo (Japan), 2010-2011 PhD, Risk management and environmental sciences, Yokohama National University (Japan), 2010. Dissertation: Comprehensive study of chemical compositions and source apportionment of airborne particulate matter (Adviser: Professor Emeritus Shigeki Masunaga) MSc, Air pollution management and control, The University of Birmingham (UK), 2004 MSc, Chemistry, University of Dhaka (Bangladesh), 1995 BSc, Chemistry, University of Dhaka (Bangladesh), 1994

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)

Research Grants👇 Principal investigator (PI) PI: INHALE: source apportIonment and estimatioN of airways respiratory deposition dose of polycyclic aromatic Hydrocarbons in Ambient aerosoL ovEr Dhaka City. BDT 240,000.00, CTRG-22-SLHS-45, 2021. External Advisory Committee (EAC) of GEOHealth Study "Long Term Effect of House Hold Air Pollution (HAP) Reduction on cardio-pulmonary and immune function outcomes - a household level randomized mHealth intervention trial under Bangladesh Global Environmental and Occupational Health (GeoHealth) Hub" by Fogarty International Center, National Institute of Health (NIH), USA awarded to ICDDR, B, 2022. PI: Strategic Air Quality Measurement for Sustainable Campus UM Living Lab Approach, 2021 - 2021, Grant number: LL058-2021, Grant amount: RM20,000.00, University of Malaya Living Lab Grant Programme - SUS (Sustainability Science) (National) Program Leader: Modelling of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAHs) integrating the behavioural study for a sustainable coastal society, 2019 - 2021, Impact Oriented Interdisciplinary Research Grant, University of Malaya, Grant number: IIRG009-2019, Grant amount: RM 255,360.00 (National) PI: Source Apportionment and Health Risk of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon from the Gas and Particle Phases, 2019 - 2021, Impact Oriented Interdisciplinary Research Grant, University of Malaya, Grant number: IIRG009A-2019, Grant amount: RM 98500.00 (National) PI: Gas-particle Partitioning, Sources And Determination Of Toxic Effect Of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Near A Petrochemical Refinery Site, 2019 - 2023, Fundamental Research Grant Scheme (FRGS), Ministry of Higher Education, Malaysia, Grant number: FP099-2019, Grant amount: RM98500.00 (National) PI: A comprehensive source apportionment of toxic particles from a coal-fired power plant, 2017 - 2019, Fundamental Research Grant Scheme (FRGS), Ministry of Higher Education, Malaysia, Grant number: FRGS/1/2017/WAB05/UKM/02/6, Grant amount: RM73,200.00 (National) PI: Association of short-lived climate pollutants (SLCPs) emitted from forest/wildfires to the Inter-annual climatic variability during the haze strike in Malaysia, 2016 - 2018, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) Young Lecturers Incentive Grant (GGPM) (GGPM), Grant number: GGPM-2016-034, Grant amount: RM38,000.00 (National)  Co-principal investigator (Co-PI) (Selected) Co-Investigator: The Efficacy of a Nozzle Shield for an Atomizer in Reducing the Airborne Aerosol Particles in an Outpatient ENT Clinic”, Grant Number: PV036-2021, Grant amount: 10,000.00 MYR, period: 01/08/2021 to 31/07/2023, Funding source: University of Malaya Specialist Centre (UMSC) CAR.E. (National) Co-Investigator: Capacity development programme on air quality management and emission reduction of PM2.5 for ASEAN Countries, 2021 - 2022, International Funding. Grant number: CBA2020-01MY-Verma, Grant amount: $59,000.00, Asia-Pacific Network for Global Change Research (APN) (International) Co-Investigator: Understanding South and Southeast Asian Haze in 3-Dimension: Aerosol source, climatology, transport and health impacts, 2019 - 2021, International Funding, Grant number: IMRC/AISTDF/R&D/P-1/2017, Grant amount: RM206239.00, ASEAN-India Collaborative research project (International) Co-Researcher: Using Public Engagement To Enhance The Effectiveness Of Local Health Advisories For Environmental Pollution And Transboundary Haze, 2020 - 2021, International Funding, (International), Project No : IF021-2020, Grant amount: RM245,008.02, Newton Impact Scheme Grant (NFIS), UK (International). Co-Researcher: Impacts of Local MSW Residue from Co-processing On Quality of Low Carbon Cement, 2020 - 2022, Impact Oriented Interdisciplinary Research Grant, University of Malaya, Project No: IIRG002B-2020IISS, Grant amount: RM97545.00 (National) Co-Investigator: Air Quality and COVID-19: Examining the pollution-pandemic nexus in Dhaka, 2020 - 2021, North South University Research Funding. Grant number: CTRG-2020-2021, Grant amount: RM12250.00 (National) Co-Investigator: Environmental impact and health risk assessment from vehicle emission in Kuala Lumpur urban environment, 2019 - 2021, Fundamental Research Grant Scheme (FRGS), Ministry of Higher Education, Malaysia, Grant number: FRGS/1/2018/WAB05/UKM/01/1, Grant amount: RM105000.00 (National). Co-Investigator: Low cost high density network for NOx and ozone over the airport and its surrounding environment, 2019 - 2021, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) PENYELIDIKAN DANA UP, Grant number: GGP-2019-015, Grant amount: RM30000.00 (National). Co-Investigator: Integrating Energy-Pollution Nexus in a Dynamic LCA Framework for Urban Buildings: Towards Sustainable Conurbation in Malaysia, 2016 - 2019, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) Dana Impak Perdana (DIP), Grant number: DIP-2017-006, Grant amount: RM150,000.00 (National). Co-Investigator: Evaluation of fine and nano particle concentration in several cities in Malaysia and Thailand, 2016 - 2017, Royal Thai Embassy Malaysia, Grant amount: RM20000.00 (International). Co-Investigator: Variation and Health Impact of ground-level ozone in Malaysia: Mitigation Procedures and Future Policy Implementation, 2016 - 2018, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) Projek Arus Perdana (AP), Grant amount: RM350000.00 (National). Co-Investigator: Vulnerability and adaptation assessment due to the impacts of sea level rise on fisheries sector, 2016 - 2019, Trans-disciplinary Research Grant Scheme (TRGS), Ministry of Higher Education, Malaysia, Grant number: TRGS/1/2015/UKM/02/5/2, Grant amount: RM197800.00 (National). Co-Investigator: Characterization, Source Apportionment and Health Risk Assessment of Fine Particulate Matter and Indoor Dust in School Environment, 2015 - 2018, Fundamental Research Grant Scheme (FRGS), Ministry of Higher Education, Malaysia, Grant number: FRGS/1/2015/WAB03/UKM/01/1, Grant amount: RM88200.00 (National)   Networking👇 The University of Wisconsin-Madison. 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-Air Quality Division, Dhaka. Jagannath University, Dhaka. University of Malaya, Malaysia. UKM, Malaysia. UPM, Malaysia. Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission, Dhaka. NOAMI MET-Bangladesh (Bangladesh Meteorological Department)

Undergraduate👇 Environmental modeling (ENV402) Environment and Health (ENV207) Toxicology and Xenobiotics (ENV436) Introduction to Geography (Geo205/ENV203) Introduction to Environmental Science (ENV107) General Chemistry (CHE101) Introduction to Environmental Chemistry (SIC2009) Advanced Environmental Chemistry (SIC3005) Analytical Chemistry I (SIC2004) (Lab) Postgraduate👇 Pollution Control (ENV627) Atomic Spectroscopic Analysis (SQC7003) Chemometric (SQC7013) Quality Assurance in Analytical Laboratory (SQC7005) Advanced Research Methodology (HVX8001) Research Methodology (HMX7001) Online course👇 Chemometrics in Air Pollution (Developer and Lead Lecturer) (Future Learn Website)

Conference/Workshop presentation (Oral & Poster) Invited Keynote Speaker: Md Firoz Khan. Seasonal Changes in air quality over Bangladesh: Mitigation Challenges. Atmospheric Environmental Remote Sensing Society (AERSS) conference jointly with the China University of Mining and Technology (CUMT), Wuhan, 16-19 September 2023. Nazifa Nawyal, Md Firoz Khan, Md. Deen Ahmed, Mohammad Motalib, Shahnaj Begum, Muntaseer Ibn Azkar. Coal-fired power plant local and regional impact on aerosol and gas composition: Implications for human health.Atmospheric Environmental Remote Sensing Society (AERSS) conference jointly with the China University of Mining and Technology (CUMT), Wuhan, 16-19 September 2023. (PICO Poster) B M Zuhair Siraj, Md. Firoz Khan, Md. Deen Ahmed, Mohammad Adnan Khan, Shah Ali Akbar Ashrafi, Md. Shahadat Hossain, BM Reazul Islam, Animesh Biswas, Mohammad Motalib, Shahnaj Begum, Md Hafizur Rahman. Climate Change and Air Pollution Impact on Asthma Prevalence over Dhaka City in Bangladesh. Atmospheric Environmental Remote Sensing Society (AERSS) conference jointly with the China University of Mining and Technology (CUMT), Wuhan, 16-19 September 2023. (PICO Poster) Ngoc Tran, Yusuke Fujii, Md Firoz Khan, To Thi Hien, T. H. Minh, Hiroshi Okochi, and Norimichi Takenaka: "Source Apportionment of One-Year Observation PM2.5 in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam". 13th International Conference on Carbonaceous Particles in the Atmosphere (ICCPA), 9-12 July 2023, Berkeley, California、(Poster) Yusuke Fujii, Yusuke Matsunaga, Norimichi Takenaka, Md Firoz Khan, Kazuhiko Sekiguchi, and Mohd Talib Latif: "Assessment of Carbonaceous Ultrafine Particles in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Influenced by Peatland Fires". 13th International Conference on Carbonaceous Particles in the Atmosphere (ICCPA), 9-12 July 2023, Berkeley, California、(Poster) Oral Presentation: Md Firoz Khan. Climatological transboundary circulation and outflow of atmospheric monsoonal compositions over Bangladesh. 5thAtmospheric Chemistry Observations and Modeling (ACAM) Workshop 8-10 June 2023, FARS Hotel, Dhaka. Invited Speaker: Md Firoz Khan Air Pollution in Bangladesh: Challenges and Strategies for Mitigation. International Meeting on Air Pollution in Asia - Inventories, Monitoring and Mitigation. 1-3 February 2023, Hanoi, Vietnam. Keynote Speaker: Md Firoz Khan, Impact of transboundary cause, anthropogenic sources, and meteorology on air pollution in Bangladesh. International Conference on ‘BCSIR Congress 2022, 1-3 December 2022, BCSIR, Dhaka, Bangladesh. Invited Speaker. Md Firoz Khan. “Workshop on Writing and Publishing High Impact Research Papers in the International Journal” lnstitut Teknologi Nasional Yogyakarta (ITNY), Yogyakarta, Indonesia, Saturday, 19 November 2022 (virtual platform). Trainer and RESOURCE PERSON: Md Firoz Khan, Source apportionment of air pollutants (Lecture & Hands-ON). 2nd Workshop on the Capacity Development Programme on Air Quality Management and Emission Reduction of PM2.5 for Member Countries of ASEAN Haze Agreement and Malé Declaration (AQM 2022), AIT, Bangkok, Thailand 19-23 September 2022. Keynote Speaker: Md Firoz Khan, The presence of toxic chemicals in the air over Dhaka: source apportionment tagging the health risk modeling applicable for mitigation strategies. International conference on ‘Environmental Protection for Sustainable Development (ICEPSD—2022), 2-4 September 2022, Dhaka University, Bangladesh. Keynote Speaker: Md Firoz Khan, Energy usage  - aerosol and the reactive gases interaction on the respiratory airways deposition over Dhaka City in Bangladesh. 1st 2022 International Conference on Sustainable Environment, Development, and Energy (CONSER 2022), 5 to 6 December 2022 Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia (Virtual). Invited Speaker: Md Firoz Khan, “Aerosol - meteorology interaction and respiratory deposition of toxic metals from air particles over Dhaka”. The International Land Atmosphere Ecosystem Processes Study (iLEAPS, www.ileaps.org South Asian Region, Earth Day 2022, 22nd April, 17:30– 19:00 IST (Virtual). Oral: Aerosol source fingerprinting and its risk estimation for the people in Dhaka City. Md Firoz Khan, Zarin Tasneem Jawaa, Karabi Farhana Biswas, Mohammad Moniruzzaman, Muhammad Nurul Huda, Md. Aftab Ali Shaikh. 2nd International Conference on Genomics, Nanotech and Bioengineering-2022 (ICGNB-2022), June 26-28, 2022, North South University campus, Bashundhara, Dhaka, Bangladesh. Poster: Source Apportionment and Airways Deposition Flux of PM10 in Dhaka City. Israt Nur Janntul Raim, Md Firoz Khan, Karabi Farhana Biswas, Mohammad Moniruzzaman, Muhammad Nurul Huda, Md. Aftab Ali Shaikh. 2nd International Conference on Genomics, Nanotech and Bioengineering-2022 (ICGNB-2022), June 26-28, 2022, North South University campus, Bashundhara, Dhaka, Bangladesh. Poster: Diurnal changes of aerosol and reactive gases over Dhaka City. Ummay Ayesha Mim, Md Firoz Khan, Karabi Farhana Biswas, Mohammad Moniruzzaman, Muhammad Nurul Huda, Md. Aftab Ali Shaikh. 2nd International Conference on Genomics, Nanotech and Bioengineering-2022 (ICGNB-2022), June 26-28, 2022, North South University campus, Bashundhara, Dhaka, Bangladesh. Poster: Influence of potential factors on the formation of secondary aerosol pollutants over Dhaka City. Sara Binte Rashid, Md Firoz Khan, Karabi Farhana Biswas, Mohammad Moniruzzaman, Muhammad Nurul Huda, Md. Aftab Ali Shaikh. 2nd International Conference on Genomics, Nanotech and Bioengineering-2022 (ICGNB-2022), June 26-28, 2022, North South University campus, Bashundhara, Dhaka, Bangladesh.  Society Member👇 Bangladesh Chemical Society (BCS), Life Member (Life Membership No. LM-2239) South Asian Meteorological Association (SAMA), Life Member (Life Membership No. SAMA-LM-BAN-37)   Editor👇 Guest Editor: Observation and Modeling of Air Pollution (a special issue of Sustainability) (2022-current) Associate Editor: Frontiers in Environmental Engineering -Air Pollution Management (2022-current) Associate Editor: Elementa: Science of the Anthropocene (IF: 6.053) (2016 - present)                                     Arabian Journal of Geosciences (IF: 1.827) (2019 - present) Guest Editor: KORUS-AQ Elementa: Science of the Anthropocene (IF: 6.053) (2019 - present)                             Urban Air Quality and its Interactions with Health, Climate, COVID-19, and other Socio-Economic Factors (2021 - present). Conference/Workshop Hosting👇 Chair, Technical Committee (Track-4). Mediterranean Geosciences Union, 1st Annual Meeting, 25-28 November 2021, Istanbul, Turkey. Chair, Technical Committee (Track-4). Mediterranean Geosciences Union, 2nd Annual Meeting, 27-30 November 2022, Marrakech, Morocco. 2nd Workshop on the Capacity Development Programme on Air Quality Management and Emission Reduction of PM2.5 for Member Countries of ASEAN Haze Agreement and Malé Declaration (AQM 2022), AIT, Bangkok, Thailand 19-23 September 2022. 1st Workshop on the Capacity Development Programme on Air Quality Management and Emission Reduction of PM2.5 for Member Countries of ASEAN Haze Agreement and Malé Declaration (AQM 2019) (Online Mode).

  Air Pollution in the ambient and indoor microenvironment Aerosol - meteorology interactions Aerosol compositions, size distribution, and new particle formation (NPA) Secondary aerosol Legacy and emerging pollutants Reactive gases in the atmospheric environment Chemometric modeling Pollutants - health interactions Respiratory absorption of the xenobiotics Ozone - climate penalty (ΔO3/ΔT) over urban and remote rural areas Environment and Health Environmental Toxicology Pollution Control