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Professor Dr. Md. Saiful Islam is working in the Department of Soil Science, Patuakhali Science and Technology University (PSTU), Dumki, Patuakhali-8602, Bangladesh. He obtained B.Sc.Ag. (Hon.) and M Sc (Ag) in Soil Science from Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU), securing Eight position in the First Class in B.Sc.Ag. (Hon.) and First position in the First Class in MSc (Ag) in Soil Science in order of merit. In March 1, 2007 he joined as a lecturer of the Department of Soil Science, PSTU, Bangladesh and became as an Assistant, Associate Professor and Professor in 2009, 2014 and 2018, respectively.
Md. Saiful Islam went to Yokohama National University (YNU), Japan in 2010 with Japanese Government Scholarship (MEXT), where he obtained his PhD (September, 2014) in Environmental Science under the supervision of Professor Dr. Shigeki Masunaga in the Laboratory of Environmental Risk Management, Graduate School of Environment and Information Sciences, YNU, Japan. His PhD theses were involved in understanding trace metals in different environmental media (soil, sediment, water and foodstuffs) where ecological and health risks were assessed based on the concentrations of trace metals and exposure to humans. Later, Dr. Islam has awarded as “Visiting Fellowship Award” by Japan Student Services Organization (JASSO) from the government of Japan (October, 2016–January, 2017) at Yokohama National University (YNU), Japan. He has also awarded as postdoctoral fellowship (2018–2020) from the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) to work on ‘Epigenetic and post-transcriptional regulation of nutrient transport’ at the University of Tokyo, Japan.
Professor Dr. Islam got many prizes and medals for his outstanding academic and research accomplishments in fundamental understanding of toxic elements and environmental chemistry, including Bangladesh Academy of Science (BAS) Gold Medal Award, 2015 under Biological Science, the Young Scientist Research Award (2013-2014) from Yokohama National University, Japan, Gold Medal Award for young scientist from Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES), Yokohama, Japan (2014), Merit Award (2010) from Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU), and Prof. A. Karim Memorial Award in 2007 from BAU for securing the highest academic record during Master level. He published more than 100 research papers in national and international peer-reviewed journals and books series. Most of his research contributions have been published in some world-leading international journals.
