Ahsan Islam

Dr Ahsan Islam is a Senior Lecturer in Biochemical Engineering at Loughborough University's Department of Chemical Engineering, where he has been faculty since 2017 and was promoted in 2022. He serves as Part B Year Tutor.

Education:

• BSc Eng in Chemical Engineering, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), 2003
• MSc and DIC in Chemical Engineering, Imperial College London, 2005 (Commonwealth Scholarship)
• PhD in Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry, University of Toronto, 2014
• Postdoctoral Research in Metabolic Engineering and Synthetic Biology, MIT, 2014-2017

His research integrates biochemical and systems engineering approaches to address sustainability challenges in biomanufacturing and healthcare. Work spans metabolic engineering, synthetic biology, and bioinformatics with direct applications in net-zero technologies, circular economy systems, and digital engineering solutions for bioprocess optimization.

Awards and Recognition:

• Commonwealth Scholarship and Fellowship (2004-2005)
• Ontario Graduate Scholarship (2009-2010)
• Professor William F. Graydon Memorial Graduate Fellowship (2013)
• Best Student Research Paper Award, Geosyntec Consultants (2008)

Professional Affiliations:

• American Society for Microbiology (ASM)
• Canadian Society for Chemical Engineering (CSChE)