Kolkata professor’s work revealed in main science journal, made visitor editor for difficulty on sanitation

Kaizar Hossain, assistant professor, Asutosh School in Kolkata
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It’s a proud second for Asutosh School in Kolkata the place an assistant professor within the division of environmental science not solely obtained a paper revealed within the prestigious Nature journal however was additionally invited as a visitor editor for a similar journal’s particular difficulty on clear water and sanitation.

Kaizar Hossain, 40, specialises in air pollution mitigation and waste administration, and one in all his core analysis focuses is bioremediation know-how for wastewater therapy, which is a technique that makes use of organic brokers equivalent to micro organism, algae, fungi, and crops to take away contaminants from wastewater — one thing that his report in Nature spoke about. He’s additionally inquisitive about exploring nanotechnology functions for air pollution mitigation, pioneering sustainable applied sciences that may be efficient and accessible for numerous world contexts.

“I’m actually honoured and grateful for this recognition from Nature. It evokes me to proceed my work on sustainable water administration and environmental conservation, contributing to options that profit folks and the planet,” Dr. Hossain advised The Hindu.

On his analysis being revealed in Nature, he mentioned, “Scientists are more and more specializing in nanomaterials and nanocomposites derived from plant extracts. Impressed by this pattern, my analysis group explored the usage of plant extracts for large-scale nanocomposite manufacturing. In comparison with standard strategies, biosynthesised nanoparticles are cost-effective, non-toxic, and extremely secure, providing a sustainable and revolutionary strategy to materials synthesis.”

Dr. Hossain went on to say, “That is the primary time, to my data, {that a} trimetallic CuO/Ag/ZnO nanocomposite has been made utilizing Ziziphus spina-christi leaf extract in an eco-friendly means. We additionally used easy strategies to enhance the method and make it a robust antimicrobial agent.”

Final week, shortly after the publication of his work, he discovered himself named as a visitor editor for a particular sequence, SDG-6: Clear Water and Sanitation, SDG standing for Sustainable Improvement Objectives.

Dr. Hossain is a former instructing fellow and post-doctoral fellow (The World Academy of Science, Italy) on the Universiti Sains Malaysia, and his Ph.D. analysis at BARC, Mumbai, targeted on electron beam radiation know-how for sewage water therapy. His father, Anwar Hossain, is a nationwide award-winning educator.

Final weekend, the assistant professor was felicitated by Asutosh School principal, Dr. Manas Kabi, and he praised the R&D cell of the establishment for being “extremely lively, cultivating a robust tradition of analysis”.