I, Dr. Md. Masum Billah, have been working as an Asst. Professor in the Department of Physics (Faculty of Science) at Jashore University of Science and Technology (JUST), Bangladesh since April 2016. Before being upgraded as Assistant Professor, I was working as a Lecturer in the same department from April 2014.

My research interests comprise broadly in Biophysics and Medical Physics, specifically Membrane Biophysics, Electrical impedance in physiological environment; Nano-bio-materials; Artificial Membranes & Biomembranes; Physical properties (e.g., elastic modulus) of membranes; Nanotechnology of drug delivery; Peptides/Proteins; Phase Stability and Phase transitions in Biological Systems; Mechanism and kinetics of pore formation in Lipi-bilayers/biomembranes; Membrane Potential; Osmosis and Osmotic Pressure; Fluorescence probes, Photo- bleaching and ND-filters.

Expertise in (Experimental Techniques/Equipments):

1. Various Microscopes used in physiological measurement (Confocal LASER Scanning microscope (CLSM), Phase-contrast microscope, Differential Interference Contrast (DIC) microscope, and other several standard Fluorescence microscopes).
2. Digital CMOS camera+Mercury (Hg) burner+Neutral density (ND) filters to control Photo-bleaching
3. FastMoc solid-phase synthesis method using a Peptide synthesizer (Initiator + Alstra).
4. High-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC): reversed-phase.
5. Cleavage, Labelling
6. UV/Visible Spectrophotometer
7. Fluorescence spectrophotometer
8. Preparation of glass micropipette using capillary (of internal diameter: of 10~20 µm)
9. Model Vesicle preparation: Natural Swelling Method
10. Operating Lyophilizer (freeze dryer), Ultrasonic Sonicator, Vacuum Desiccator, and several other affiliated tools used in membrane biophysics.

Educational Details

Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Science:

Biophysics Lab, Integrated Bioscience Section, Graduate School of Science and Technology

Shizuoka University, Japan

Doctoral Dissertation: “Effects of Osmotic Pressure and Lipid Composition on Magainin 2-Induced Pore Formation and its Evolution.”

Master of Science (M. S) in Physics:

Institute: Department of Physics, University of Dhaka, Dhaka- 1000, Bangladesh

MS Dissertation: “Determination of Abdominal Fat Thickness using Focused Impedance Method and Correlation with Measurements using Conventional Methods.”

Bachelor of Science (B. Sc.) in Physics:

Institute: Department of Physics, University of Dhaka, Dhaka- 1000, Bangladesh

Higher Secondary School Certificate (H.S.C):

Institute:  B. A. F. Shaheen College, Tejgaon, Dhaka, Bangladesh

Education Board: Dhaka

Professional Experiences:

[26^th April, 2016– Present Date]

Assistant Professor,

Department of Physics,

Jashore University of Science and Technology, Jashore 7408, Bangladesh

[26^th April, 2014 – 25th April 2016]

Lecturer,

Department of Physics,

Jashore University of Science and Technology, Jashore 7408, Bangladesh

[2^nd September, 2013 – 25^th April, 2014]

Lecturer in Physics,

Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering,

Green University of Bangladesh

Dhaka-1207, Bangladesh

[1^st October, 2012 – 1^st September,  2013]

Lecturer,

Department of Basic Sciences,

Primeasia University,

Dhaka- 1213, Bangladesh

Current Research Projects:

Recently I've got confirmation about three (3) Research Grants.

List of Courses Taught/Conducted in B.Sc & MS Level:

PHY 1101: Mechanics

PHY 1103: Properties of Matter

PHY 1105: Vector Analysis

PHY 1201: Vibrations and Waves

PHY 1203: Electricity and Magnetism

PHY 2101: Optics

PHY 2207: Computer Fundamentals and Programming

PHY 2209: Computational Physics

PHY 3111: Introduction to Astrophysics

PHY 3103: Quantum Mechanics-I

PHY 3109: Statistical Mechanics

PHY 4207: Medical and Radiation Physics

PHY 5105: Biophysics

List of Project Supervised in B.Sc & MS Level:

# Mechanism of Reversible Shape Changes in Charge-neutral Model Vesicles induced by an Anionic Surfactant.

# Mechanism of pore formation and pore evolution in the phospholipid bilayers (models of biomembranes) under various conditions.

# To Design and Construction of a Laminated-core Step-down Transformer.

# To Design a Thermodynamically Isolated Peltier Box for Blood Storage and Transportation during Telemedicine Service.