Institution:
Chancellor's Postdoctoral Research Fellow
The School of the Environment
Faculty of Science
University of Technology Sydney (UTS)
Room: CB04.05.51A
PO Box 123, Broadway NSW 2007, Australia
 | Mohammad.Rahman@uts.edu.au; rahmanmazizur@gmail.com |
Dr M. Azizur Rahman is mainly interested in the contamination, ecotoxicology, biotransformation and bioremediation of heavy metals in aquatic (freshwater) environment. Other researches of Dr Aziz include i) bioaccumulation, biotransformation and trophic transfer of arsenic in aquatic food chain; ii) bioremediation and phytoremediation of heavy metals using aquatic macrophytes; iii) arsenic biogeochemistry and cycling in freshwater systems. The mechanism of iron acquisition in aquatic organisms under different iron nutrient conditions is also of great interest of Dr Aziz.
Dr Aziz has expertise in aquatic toxicology of environmental contaminants such as heavy metals, pesticides, insecticides. Dr Aziz also works on speciation studies of arsenic in freshwater systems in relation to the eutrophication and seasonal variation, and pollution studies with a reflection of remediation/restoration of contaminated aquatic systems. Outcomes of Dr Aziz’s researches contribute to the advancement of phytoremediation technology, impacts and health risks assessment of arsenic in freshwater systems.
Dr Aziz completed hi PhD in Environmental and Analytical Chemistry from Kanazawa University (Japan) in 2008. In PhD studies, Dr Aziz investigated arsenic uptake in aquatic macrophytes and their potential application in phytoremediation. Dr Aziz also studied arsenic speciation in freshwater systems in relation to the eutrophication and seasonal variation. Outcomes of his researches contribute to the understanding and advancement of phytoremediation technology, the roles of bioactivities of aquatic organisms on arsenic speciation in freshwater systems, and the impacts and health risks assessment of arsenic in freshwater systems and human health.
Dr Aziz’s outstanding achievements in PhD research was honoured with prestigious "President Award" of Kanazawa University as the best student of the year. Dr Aziz was also awarded the highly competitive JSPS (Japan Society for the Promotion of Science) postdoctoral research fellowship in 2008. In 2010, I received the Chancellor's postdoctoral research fellowship, University of Technology, Sydney (UTS).
Presently, Dr Aziz is working as a Chancellor's postdoctoral research fellow in the Centre of Environmental Sustainability (CEnS) at UTS. Presently, Dr Aziz’s current research is focused on arsenic bioavailability, biomagnification, detoxification in aquatic systems, and ecotoxicological validation of remediation technologies. In this project, Dr Aziz will investigate i) bioavailability and toxicity of arsenic species freshwater phytoplankton and macrophyte, ii) biotransformation and detoxification of inorganic arsenic species by freshwater phytoplankton, and iii) toxicological validation of arsenic remediation technologies.
Dr Aziz has been collaborating in a number of research projects with famous researchers around the world, including Prof. Hiroshi Hasegawa (Kanazawa University, Japan), Prof. Ravi Naidu (University of South Australia, Australia), Prof. Bill Maher (University of Canberra, Australia), Prof. M. Mahfuzur Rahman (Jahangirnagar University, Bangladesh), Prof. Saravanamuth Vigneswaran (University of Technology, Sydney, Australia), Dr Christel Hassler (University of Technology, Sydney, Australia), many others.
Dr Aziz is author/co-author of a significant number of book chapters, journal articles, conference papers. His professional and personal interests are closely related.
Dr Aziz has expertise in aquatic toxicology of environmental contaminants such as heavy metals, pesticides, insecticides. Dr Aziz also works on speciation studies of arsenic in freshwater systems in relation to the eutrophication and seasonal variation, and pollution studies with a reflection of remediation/restoration of contaminated aquatic systems. Outcomes of Dr Aziz’s researches contribute to the advancement of phytoremediation technology, impacts and health risks assessment of arsenic in freshwater systems.
Dr Aziz completed hi PhD in Environmental and Analytical Chemistry from Kanazawa University (Japan) in 2008. In PhD studies, Dr Aziz investigated arsenic uptake in aquatic macrophytes and their potential application in phytoremediation. Dr Aziz also studied arsenic speciation in freshwater systems in relation to the eutrophication and seasonal variation. Outcomes of his researches contribute to the understanding and advancement of phytoremediation technology, the roles of bioactivities of aquatic organisms on arsenic speciation in freshwater systems, and the impacts and health risks assessment of arsenic in freshwater systems and human health.
Dr Aziz’s outstanding achievements in PhD research was honoured with prestigious "President Award" of Kanazawa University as the best student of the year. Dr Aziz was also awarded the highly competitive JSPS (Japan Society for the Promotion of Science) postdoctoral research fellowship in 2008. In 2010, I received the Chancellor's postdoctoral research fellowship, University of Technology, Sydney (UTS).
Presently, Dr Aziz is working as a Chancellor's postdoctoral research fellow in the Centre of Environmental Sustainability (CEnS) at UTS. Presently, Dr Aziz’s current research is focused on arsenic bioavailability, biomagnification, detoxification in aquatic systems, and ecotoxicological validation of remediation technologies. In this project, Dr Aziz will investigate i) bioavailability and toxicity of arsenic species freshwater phytoplankton and macrophyte, ii) biotransformation and detoxification of inorganic arsenic species by freshwater phytoplankton, and iii) toxicological validation of arsenic remediation technologies.
Dr Aziz has been collaborating in a number of research projects with famous researchers around the world, including Prof. Hiroshi Hasegawa (Kanazawa University, Japan), Prof. Ravi Naidu (University of South Australia, Australia), Prof. Bill Maher (University of Canberra, Australia), Prof. M. Mahfuzur Rahman (Jahangirnagar University, Bangladesh), Prof. Saravanamuth Vigneswaran (University of Technology, Sydney, Australia), Dr Christel Hassler (University of Technology, Sydney, Australia), many others.
Dr Aziz is author/co-author of a significant number of book chapters, journal articles, conference papers. His professional and personal interests are closely related.
