Dr. A. B. M. Obaidul Islam
Dr. A B M Obaidul Islam obtained his B.Sc. (Honours) and M.Sc. degrees in Physics from University of Dhaka (DU) in 1987 and 1988, respectively. During his M.Sc. he conducted research on ‘Preparation of plasma-polymerized m-xylene thin films and investigation of their properties’.
After his M.Sc. Dr. Islam visited Department of Physics, Rajasthan University, Jaipur, India under the fellowship program of Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP) for the 3 months started from October 1992 and worked as a research fellow in the Semiconductor Technology research Center (STRC), DU from January 19932 to March 1994. Dr. Islam started his career as a Lecturer in Physics at University of Dhaka, in March 1994 and became Professor in February 2008. He obtained Ph.D. in Materials Engineering from Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Toyama University, Japan in 1999 under the Japanese Government Scholarship program. During his Ph.D., he conducted research on “Surface modification of GaAs and CVD diamond by layered- compound GaS”.
He then performed postdoctoral research at the Department of Materials Science, Darmstadt University of Technology, Germany from 2000 to 2002 under the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation fellowship program. He worked on “Electronic properties of quasi-van der Waals- epitaxy interfaces using Molecular Beam Epitaxy (MBE) method”. Dr. Islam visited Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP), Trieste, Italy as Regular Associateship of ICTP from June, 2003 – August, 2003.
He then performed second postdoctoral research at Solar Energy Group, Materials and Engineering Research Institute, Sheffield Hallam University, UK under Commonwealth Academic Staff Fellowship program from October, 2005 – March, 2006. He worked on “Graded bandgap multilayer thin film solar cells based on electrodeposited CuInGaSe2 layer”. He visited Department of Materials Science, Darmstadt University of Technology, Germany under Alexander von Humboldt Foundation Fellowship Program from September – October, 2009 as a visiting Researcher and he also visited University of Toyama, Japan under Japan Student Services Organization (JASSO) Fellowship from January, 2010 – March, 2010 as a visited scholar.
Dr. Islam then performed another postdoctoral research at Interfaces and Correlated Electrons Systems Group, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands January, 2012 – June, 2012 under Erasmus Mundus Fellowship program. He worked on “Thin Film Photovoltaic Solar Cells based on Cu2ZnSnS4 Material using low-cost Electrodeposition Method”.
Dr. Islam is deeply engaged in researching the structural, electrical, and optical properties of semiconductor thin films for solar cell applications. Using cost-effective Electrodeposition and Chemical Bath Deposition methods, he grows thin films on transparent conducting oxide glass substrates. His focus lies in optimizing these layers for enhanced crystallinity and minimal defects. With access to state-of-the-art facilities at Dhaka University, he thoroughly characterizes the deposited films. Till to-date, nearly 30 students have completed their research work for their M.S. and M.Phil. degree under his direct supervision, and around 40 research articles including book chapters have been published in the peer reviewed Journals from his research. Dr. Islam also taught in different private Universities as a part-time faculty.
Dr. Islam served the nation from different categories, such as,. General Secretary, Dhaka University Teacher’s Association (DUTA), Secretary General, Federation of Bangladesh University Teachers Association, Joint-Secretary, Dhaka University Teacher’s Association (DUTA), Elected EC Member, DUTA, Senate Member, University of Dhaka, The Bangladesh Physical Society (BPS), Association of Humboldt Fellows in Bangladesh (AHFB), Alumni Association of German Universities in Bangladesh (AAGUB). Former General Secretary, Japanese Universities Alumni Association in Bangladesh (JUAAB).