Mithun Sikder, Ph.D. Email & Phone Number

Wilmington, Delaware, United States

Wilmington, Delaware, United States

Northampton, Massachusetts

► Strategically planned and constructed 12 wetland mesocosms in a $300,000 federally funded project to assess the significance of microbes and the risks of emerging pollutants in wastewater ► Excellent analytical chemistry and mentorship skill evidenced by providing expert guidance and training to researchers on the environmental sampling and subsequent analysis on ICP-MS, ICP-OES, GC-MS, DLS, AFM, UV-vis, TEM, SEM, EDX, XRD, and FFF► Maintained strong working relationships with local, state, and federal stakeholders and extensively disseminated the project findings through 4 presentations

Columbia, South Carolina

► Operations Training: Provided comprehensive and dedicated training and guidance for all incoming researchers, supervising and supporting data collection processes while troubleshooting instruments and developing lab-specific user manuals and safety guidelines.► Inventory Management: Maintains lab inventory, coordinating with suppliers to purchase new instruments and materials whenever required while consistently adhering and operating within established lab budget.► Regulatory Adherence: Ensures lab activities comply with all standard operating procedures, reviewing chemical hygiene plan, self-auditing of chemical inventory, hazardous waste management, and coordinating annual lab inspections from the internal safety department to maintain regulatory adherence.

Columbia, South Carolina

► Application and regulatory oriented researches in assessing the nano-toxicity of metal and metal oxide nanoparticles via physical, chemical, and biological techniques as well as leading $400,000 NSF funded collaborative project consisting more than 25 researchers from 4 labs► Strong hands-on experience as well as knowledge of current industry trends, market, and products in nanofabrication techniques, measurement & analysis, cleanroom use as well as instrument maintenance, operation, and customization.► Problem solving skills and scientific acumen demonstrated analyzing complex biological, chemical, and toxicological data set of emerging pollutants in the environment and publishing the significant findings in 9 peer-reviewed journals and 15 conference presentations► Leadership and conflict resolution skills developed via teaching over 60+ students in a class, as a teaching assistant, lab demonstrator, senior TA trainer, and administrative assistant

Menlo Park, California

► Teamwork and relation-building skill developed by coordinating and leading a collaborative project between 2 federal labs and 1 university► Strong analytical skills demonstrated by conducting physio-chemical characterization of nanoparticles and organic material using TEM, EDX, AFM, ICP-MS, FT-ICR-MS, and XANES► Excellent time management skills evidenced by completion of the federally funded project in just 3 months► Strong scientific writing and communication skill resulted in 2 journal publications and 3 conference presentations

Bangladesh

► Regulatory awareness developed by investigating and assessing the feasibility of engineering projects for sustainable development of surface and groundwater resources in Bangladesh ► Leadership and project management skills demonstrated by developing and implementing detailed engineering plans and strategies for water resources development within the context of the national water management plan (NWMP)► Excellent conflict resolution and client-facing skills demonstrated by planning, constructing, and implementing the designed plans for new large and medium-scale water development projects consistent with the national policy for 5-year development plans

Nottingham, United Kingdom

► Demonstrated strong problem solving and analytical skills as well as creative thinking by formulating a hypothesis about the photocatalytic property of TiO2 nanoparticle that was derived from the concept used in solar cells and water splitting techniques. This resulted in the discovery novel photo-catalyst NP for wastewater treatment effluent ► Strong communication and people management skills evidenced by first co-authored article by a team of 7 scientists across 4 different laboratories in 3 countries

Doctor Of Philosophy (Phd), Environmental Health Science, 4.00

Research topic: "Role of Size, Concentration, and Natural Organic Matter on the Fate, Behavior, and Toxicity of Nanoparticle in Aquatic.

Master Of Science (Msc), Environmental Engineering

Research topic: "Synthesis of transition metal-doped titanium dioxide photocatalyst via the continuous hydrothermal process for water.

Bachelor Of Science (Bsc), Civil Engineering

Project Topic: "Water quality modeling for pollution control strategies for the Buriganga River"