Zinnat Rahman, Ph.D.
Researcher
Research and Development
Forest Biomass Chemical Innovation Unit
Fukushima Institute for Research, Education and Innovation (F-REI)
https://www.f-rei.go.jp
 | zinnat.rahman.t6r@research.f-rei.go.jp; zinnat.ara@gmail.com |
Dr. Zinnat Rahman is a Researcher in the Research and Development Division at the Forest Biomass Chemical Innovation Unit within the Fukushima Institute for Research, Education and Innovation (F-REI), having started this position on September 1, 2026. Prior to that, she served as a Visiting Scholar at the Institute of Environmental Radioactivity at Fukushima University, Japan. In her publications, she has also been credited as Zinnat A. Begum, Zinnat Ara Begum, and Z.A. Begum. Throughout her research career, she has focused on sustainable environmental remediation, emphasizing the development of biodegradable chelator-based technologies to decontaminate metal-polluted soil.
Dr. Zinnat completed her Bachelor of Science in Chemistry and Master of Science in Applied Chemistry at the University of Chittagong in Bangladesh. She subsequently pursued her doctoral studies in Japan and earned a Ph.D. in Environmental Analytical Chemistry from Kanazawa University in 2012. Following her doctorate, she continued at Kanazawa University as a Postdoctoral Fellow until March 2014. Her career also includes an appointment as an Assistant Professor at Southern University Bangladesh, which commenced in January 2015. Additionally, she worked as a Research Fellow at Kanazawa University’s Advanced Science and Social Co-Creation Promotion Organization from 2018 to 2021.
Dr. Zinnat completed her Bachelor of Science in Chemistry and Master of Science in Applied Chemistry at the University of Chittagong in Bangladesh. She subsequently pursued her doctoral studies in Japan and earned a Ph.D. in Environmental Analytical Chemistry from Kanazawa University in 2012. Following her doctorate, she continued at Kanazawa University as a Postdoctoral Fellow until March 2014. Her career also includes an appointment as an Assistant Professor at Southern University Bangladesh, which commenced in January 2015. Additionally, she worked as a Research Fellow at Kanazawa University’s Advanced Science and Social Co-Creation Promotion Organization from 2018 to 2021.
