Dr. Shafi Ahmed is an Associate Professor in the Department of Food Engineering (FE) at Jashore University of Science and Technology (JUST), where he has been serving since September 2017. He holds both a Bachelor of Science (Engineering) and a Master of Science (Engineering) in Food Engineering and Tea Technology from Shahjalal University of Science & Technology (SUST), Bangladesh. He also completed postgraduate training in Unit Operations in Water Treatment at the IHE Delft Institute for Water Education, The Netherlands, under the Orange Knowledge Program (OKP) fellowship. In 2021, he was awarded the prestigious Monbukagakusho (MEXT) Scholarship and earned his Ph.D. from the Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology, Japan.

Dr. Ahmed began his academic career as a Lecturer in the Department of Food Engineering and Technology at the State University of Bangladesh, later serving as a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Nutrition and Food Engineering at Daffodil International University (DIU). At JUST, he is actively involved in teaching core and advanced undergraduate and postgraduate courses, including Food Chemistry, Novel Food Processing Technology, Unit Operations in Food Process Engineering, and Food Safety.

His research interests span a wide range of fields, including food freezing, novel non-thermal food processing techniques, food chemistry, bioactive compounds, and functional foods. He is particularly engaged in post-harvest processing and preservation, aiming to reduce losses in fresh agricultural produce through innovative technologies. Furthermore, his research extends to food safety, focusing on the chemical and microbiological contamination of food and the associated human health risks.

Research Profile Links

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Scholarship & Fellowship

Japanese Government Scholarship (Monbukagakusho: MEXT) 2021

Funded by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Science and Technology (MEXT), Japan

Orange Knowledge Program (OKP) fellowship (2020)              

Funded by the Netherlands’ Ministry of Foreign Affairs, The Netherlands

National Science & Technology (N.S.T.) Fellowship (2013-2014)               

Funded by Ministry of Science and Technology, Bangladesh

Professional Memberships

Member, The Institution of Engineers, Bangladesh (IEB) (ID: M47108)

Member, Society of Food Engineering (SoFE), USA

Member, Institute of Food Technologists (IFT), USA

Member, The Netherlands Alumni Association of Bangladesh (GM-NAAB24-15)

Life Member, Japanese Universities Alumni Association in Bangladesh (LM-1153)