Dr. Golam Moula
****-** ******** *****, *******, ON M1L K19, Canada. Ph. +1-647-***-****. Email: ********@*****.*** EDUCATION
Ph. D. in Chemistry and Biochemistry 2011 University of Windsor, Canada
Master of Science in Polymer Chemistry 2005 Eastern Michigan Univ., USA
Bachelor of Computer Science. 2003 University of Windsor, Canada
Master of Science in Chemical Engineering. 1992 Bangladesh University of Eng. & Tech EXPERIENCE
Science Teacher Yorkville & Duke Academy and TIS - Toronto, Canada Aug. 2022 - Present
Teaching Chemistry - Organic, Chemical Kinetics, Electrochemistry, Thermochemistry, Chemical/Acid-Base Equilibria, Chemical Bonding etc, also Physics and Science following the Ontario, Canadian Curriculum.
Performing assessment of curriculum, students learning and progress and evaluation by test/assign/projects.
Participate in staff meeting, workshop for professional development and curriculum evaluations. Lecturer YIC, Royal Commission Yanbu Colleges and Institutes, Saudi Arabia Dec. 2012 - Jan. 2021
Developed course syllabus and lab manuals for undergraduate chemical engineering in an advanced mode to make them compatible to ABET, ISO and NCAAA accreditations.
Taught undergraduate chemical engineering courses like Heat Transfer, Unit Operation, Fluid Mechanics, Mass Transfer, Applied Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics, Corrosion Engineering, Chemical Eng. Analysis and Calculations and other Chemical Engineering fundamentals with Labs.
Organized the chemical engineering labs in a moderate impression and upgrade the equipment’s to secure experimental results integrity, reproducibility, periodic calibrations and human safety.
Maintained SOP and GLP in the chemical engineering labs for safety, product quality and development. Post-Doctoral Fellow – Research Highlights at the University of Western Ontario, Canada 2011-2012
Synthesized environment friendly ZnS and ZnSeS Quantum Dots( QDs) for photovoltaic applications.
Developed ZnO QDs and doping them by transition and lanthanum metals to tune UV-near visible band gap energies for antimicrobial, bio-imaging, photovoltaic dirt cleaning and other applications.
Prepared TiO2 nanofibres using green technology by super critical CO2 method to use them in photovoltaic solar cell, self cleaning coating and water treatment and microbial applications.
Prepared V2O5 malodorous nanorods by super critical CO2 method for vis-NIR photovoltaic applications
Prepared mesoporous graphene sheets with ultra high surface area using oxidation and thermal expansion to apply them as photovoltaic super conducting charge careers in solar cells.
Involved in literature survey on polymeric nanomaterials, quantum dots and photo catalyst. Graduate Research Asst. (Ph. D.) University of Windsor, Canada 2006 – 2010
Prepared silver and gold plasmonic nanoparticles by thermal vacuum evaporation (spattering), colloidal, sol- gel synthesis, bottom up controlled self assembly on functionalised surface, by a technique of nanosphere lithography and a core-shell technique; and used them to exploit plasmonic support in ultra sensitive 2/3
spectroscopic analysis by surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) and shell isolated nanoparticles’ enhanced fluorescence (SHINEF).
Characterized the nanoparticles by UV-Vis Absorption, Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM), SEM and TEM.
Engineered the control of nanoparticles’ architectures: shapes, sizes and aggregations to achieve highest electromagnetic enhancement (nano antenna in UV-Visible- near IR region); and assessed the localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) by optical excitation using monochromatic lasers of different wavelengths
(325 nm, 514 nm, 633 nm and 785 nm) employed in Micro-Raman ( Renishaw InVia and System 2000) spectroscopy.
Graduate Research Asst. (M. Sc.) Coating Research Inst., Eastern Michigan University, USA 2003 – 2005
Synthesized of organic polymers to develop coatings (epoxy, acrylic, PU, polyamide and polyester).
Analyzed the intermediates and final products of synthesis to assure coating formulations.
Made formulation and batch production for coatings, their applications and characterizations of their physical, mechanical, chemical/corrosion/weather resistance properties to satisfy real field sustenance. Graduate Research Asst. (M. Sc.) Bangladesh University of Eng. & Tech., BD 1990-1992
Prepared and Quantitatively analyzed the electrolyte solutions of copper, nickel & chromium for electrochemical bath operations; and optimization and troubleshooting of electrochemical processes
Studied Electroforming and Electro coating deposition kinetics on conducting metal surfaces varying parameters of temperature, deposition time, electrolyte compositions, electrode separation and pH. Manager, Research & Development, The Security Printing Corporation, Bangladesh 1985–2000
Conducted quality control programs in all facets of raw chemicals, in processes and final products.
Actively involved in guiding Research and Product Development team to achieve continuous improvement, enabling increases in efficiency, productivity and profitability.
Developed specifications of chemical components of production processes and standard operating procedures to achieve product quality and customer satisfactions.
Organized coordination meetings among production, engineering and quality control departments to interpret and resolve the quality issues related to production processes.
Participated in advanced engineering and planning activities leading to the optimization of all aspects of design, functionality and product quality and followed GMP and ISO / ASTM standards in the labs. ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY SKILLS
Analytical and detail-oriented with extensive experience in laboratory analysis, research and development and quality control in diverse environments.
Setting-up, commissioning and maintaining of laboratory with periodic calibrations. consistently improved laboratory analysis by rapid and more accurate advanced techniques.
Extensive background in troubleshooting, testing, and resolving technical problems.
The laboratory instruments /equipments mostly worked with are as follows: Raman spectroscopy, UV-VIS-NIR Absorption Spectroscopy, Fluorescence Spectroscopy, Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy, Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM), Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR), BET Surface Area Analysis, Dynamic Light Scattering (DSL) Particle Size Analyser, Thermal Vacuum evaporator for metal nanoparticles deposition (Automatic sputter coating), Autoclave Minireactor, Bhular Mixer/Grinder, Furnace Oven, Vacuum Oven, Freeze Dryer, Potentiostat, Vacuuam centrifuge, Tubular Calcinator for making Mesoporous nanostructures, Photovoltaic I-V Solar Simulator, Langmuir-Blodgett, Brewster Angle Microscopy (BAM), Gas Chromatography (GC/MS, GC/FID), LC/MS, GPC, High Performance Liquid Chromatography, (HPLC), Thin Layer Chromatography (TLC), Weather Fastness (Xenotest) Spectroscopy, Q-FOG-Corrosion Testing, Q-UV, Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC), Thermogravimetric Analysis (TGA), Dynamic Mechanical Analysis (DMA), Tensile Strength, Particle Size Analysis, Gloss, Color Matching, ACS Spectrometer, Viscosity, Boiling Point, Melting Point, Refractive index, Surface Tension, pH, 3/3
Chemical Resistance, Impact resistance, Instruments involved in Organic Synthesis and characterization and Instruments involved in Volumetric and Gravimetric Analysis. TECHNICAL VISITS
To explore research advancement and coordinate with other research teams concerning their quality control programs, product development, the following institutions were visited :
*De La Rue Giori Research Centre, Lausanne, Switzerland. * Portals Paper Making Ltd., Baisingstoke, U.K.
*Papierfaabrik Louisethal Gmbh., Gmund, Germany. * Sicpa S. A., Laussane, Switzerland.
*Michael Huber Gmbh, Munich, Germany. *Dalmar Impianti, Milano, Italy.
*Akzo Nobel Inks AB., Trelleborg, Sweden. * Giesecke & Devrient GmbH, Munich, Germany. PUBLICATIONS
a. Journals published:
Abdul Mumin, Golam Moula and Paul A. Charpentier “ Supercritical CO2 synthesized TiO2 nanowires covalently linked with core-shell CdS-ZnS quantum dots: Enhanced photocatalysis and stability”, Royal Society of Chemistry
(RSC Advances ), ( Published on Web: Aug. 03, 2015).
Golam Moula, MA Mumin and Paul A. Charpentier, “Enhancement of Photocurrent in dye-sensitized solar cells using Bismuth doped TiO2-graphene as a hot carrier transport”, Journal of Nanomaterials & Molecular Nanotechnology, ( Published on Web: Nov. 11, 2013).
Charpentier PA, Burgess K, Wang L, Chowdhury RR, Lotus AF, Moula G, “Nano-TiO2/polyurethane composites for antibacterial and self-cleaning coatings”, Journal of Nanotechnology, ( Published on Web:Oct. 04, 2012).
Golam Moula, Rogelio Rodriguez-Oliveros, Pablo Albella, Jose A. Sanchez-Gil and Ricardo F. Aroca
“Plasmonics and single molecule detection in evaporated silver-island films”, Journal of Annalender Physik
(Ann. Phys) (Berlin) (Published on Oct. 25, 2012).
Ahmad Hamaed, Tuan K. A. Hoang, Golam Moula, Ricardo F. Aroca, Michel Trudeau, and David M. Antonelli, “Hydride-Induced Amplification of Performance and Binding Enthalpies in Chromium Hydrazide Gels for Kubas-Type Hydrogen Storage”, Journal of the American Chemical Society. (Published on web: Aug. 24, 2011).
Alexandre Merlen, Virginie Chevallier, Jean Christophe Valmalette, Lionel Patrone, Philippe Torchio, Sylvain Vedraine, François Flory, and Golam Moula, “Surface Enhanced Spectroscopy with gold nanostructures on silicon and glass substrates”, Elsevier-Surface Science.
(Published on web: April 12, 2011).
Tuan K. A. Hoang, Ahmad Hamaed, Golam Moula, Ricardo Aroca, Michel Trudeau, and David M. Antonelli, “Kubas-Type Hydrogen Storage in V(III) Polymers Using Tri- and Tetradentate Bridging Ligands”, Journal of the American Chemical Society, (Published on web: March 10, 2011).
Golam Moula, and Ricardo F. Aroca, “Plasmon enhanced resonance Raman scattering and fluorescence in Langmuir- Blodgett Monolayers”, Journal of Analytical Chemistry, (Pub on web: Dec. 07,2010
N.P.W. Pieczonka, G. Moula, and R. F. Aroca (2009) SERRS for Single-Molecule Detection of Dye Labelled Phospholipids in Langmuir-Blodgett Monolayers. Langmuir. ( Published on web: Aug. 28, 2009). COMMUNICATION SKILLS
Unique ability to adapt quickly to colleagues and changing environments.
Coordinate workloads of support staffs to complete tasks in scheduled time.
Work well both as a member in a team and in an independent environment.
Organize and manage coordination meetings to achieve organizational objectives.
Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Scientific Software, Internet Access etc.