Dr. Thamina Acter

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Department of Mathematical and Physical Sciences

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Faculty of Sciences and Engineering

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aktermina10@ewubd.edu

Academic Background

PhD., Analytical Chemistry, Environment Energy Mass Spectrometry Lab, Department of Chemistry, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, South Korea

M.Sc., Applied Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh

B.Sc., Applied Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh

Thamina Acter obtained Ph.D degree in Chemistry from Environmental Energy Mass Spectrometry Lab, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, South Korea in 2017. Thamina’s PhD and postdoc research works was on analysis of petroleum compounds with high resolution mass spectrometry facilities, developing analytical tools and applying them to study heteroatom compounds in petroleum. Subsequently, her research has applied these principles in studies of different crude oils and hydro treated oils. Her Master’s thesis work was based on the removal of heavy metals from contaminated ground water using low cost adsorbents.

Thamina joined as Assistant Professor of Chemistry in Department of Mathematical and Physical Sciences, East West University in September, 2019. Thamina is an analytical and environmental chemist. Her research interests include application of instrumental approaches like High Resolution Mass Spectrometry (HR-MS), Liquid Chromatography coupled to Mass Spectrometry (LC-MS), Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy (AAS), Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS) etc; characterization of petroleum compounds in spilled-oil/bio-oil/treated-oil/refined oil; behavior of pollutants like heavy metals in the environment (i.e., soil, plants, sediments and water); Evaluation of the impact of pollutants on ecosystems as well as for human health; remediation of pollutants from contaminated ground or surface water; fundamentally focus on understanding behavior of potentially harmful elements and compounds in urban and rural environments in both terrestrial and aquatic systems.

Thamina published 25 research articles in high impact factor peer-reviewed international Scopus indexed journals. Her H-index is 10.

Professional Experience

September 2019-Present, Assistant Professor, Department of Mathematical and Physical Sciences (MPS), East West University, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

January 2019-August 2019, Part-time Lecturer, Institute of Leather Engineering and Technology (ILET), University of Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh

September 2017-October 2018, Post-doctoral Research Fellow, Environmental Energy Mass Spectrometry Lab, Department of Chemistry, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, South Korea

Research Interest

Structural petroleomics, i.e., Petroleum oil analysis
Investigation of structure of individual compounds in complex natural mixtures by High Resolution Mass Spectrometry (HRMS)
Environmental Pollution by Heavy metals
Analysis of Heavy metals by Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy, Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS)
Structural Analysis of Chemicals, i.e., Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) Compounds
Separation of PAHs by Liquid Chromatography coupled to Mass Spectrometry (LC-MS)
Analysis of Environmental Samples, e.g., Coal, Petroleum, Fuel, Bio-oil, soil, water etc by Instrumental Techniques

Selected Publications

Choudhury, T.R., Acter, T. (Co-1st author), Alam, M.A., Sowrav, S.F.F., Rahman, M.S., Chowdhury, A.M.S., Quraish, S.B. Appraisal of heavy metal contamination and their source apportionment identification in five river water systems of the coastal areas in Bangladesh. Regional Studies in Marine Science (Q2, Impact factor: 2.1, Publisher: Elsevier), January 10, 2024, 70, 103378. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rsma.2024.103378
Rashid, M.A., Acter, T., Uddin, N. The solvation dynamics of CO2 by quantum mechanical molecular dynamics. Chemical Physics Letters (Q2, Impact factor: 2.8, Publisher: Elsevier), 2023, 832, 140861. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cplett.2023.140861
Rashid, M.A., Acter, T., Uddin, N. Excited-state intramolecular proton transfer in 10-hydroxybenzoquinoline, 1-hydroxyanthraquinone, methyl salicylate and 4-methyl-2,6-diformyl phenol: a QM/MM–MD study. Theoretical Chemistry Accounts (Q3, Impact factor: 1.7, Publisher: Springer Nature), 2023, 142, 96. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00214-023-03045-1
Rashid, M. A. M., Acter, T., Uddin, N. Li+−Li+ and Na+−Li+ ion pairs in aqueous solution. Fluid Phase Equilibria. (Impact factor: 2.6, Publisher: Elsevier) 576, January 2024, 113957. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fluid.2023.113957
Uddin, N., Acter, T., Rashid, M. H., Chowdhury, A. I., Jahan. E. A. Coping with the COVID-19 pandemic by strengthening immunity as a nonpharmaceutical intervention: A major public health challenge. Health Science Reports. (Impact factor: 2, Publisher: Wiley), 6 (9), 2023. e1562. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/hsr2.1562
Acter, T., Son, S., Kim, D., Yim, . U., Barrow, M. P., Shi, Q., Uddin, N., Kim, S. Environmental petroleomics – Application of ultrahigh-resolution mass spectrometry for molecular-level understanding of the fate of spilled oils. Trends in Environmental Analytical Chemistry. (Impact factor: 11.2, Publisher: Elsevier), 40, 2023. e00212. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.teac.2023.e00212
Dewi, K.R., Ismayati, M., Solihat, N.N., Yuliana, N.D., Kusnandar, F., Riantana, H., Heryani, H., Halim, A., Acter, T., Uddin, N., Kim, S. Advances and key considerations of liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry for porcine authentication in halal analysis. Journal of Analytical Science and Technology (Impact factor: 3.568, Publisher: SpringerOpen), 2023, 14, 13. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s40543-023-00376-3
Acter, T.; Lee, S.; Uddin, N.; Mow, K. M.; Kim, S.; "Characterization of petroleum-related natural organic matter by ultrahigh-resolution mass spectrometry" Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society (Impact factor: 0.969, Publisher: Wiley), 29 December 2022, 44 (4), 1. 332-347. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/bkcs.12662
Acter, T.; Uddin, N.; Kim, S.; Chapter 12: Molecular structure characterization of crude oil and its products by mass spectrometry, (Book Title: The Chemistry of Oil and Petroleum Products; Editor: Merv Fingas; Published in Berlin, Boston; Publisher: De Gruyter), 2022. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110694529
Acter, T.; Uddin, N.; Cho, E.; Riches, E.; Giustiee, P.; Afonso, C.; Kim, S.; Ion mobility mass spectrometry for structural elucidation of petroleum compounds. Trends in Analytical Chemistry (Impact factor: 9.8), 15 March 2022, 151, 116597. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trac.2022.116597
Cho, E.; Acter, T.; Uddin, N., Kim, S.; Analysis of coffee bean with laser desorption ionization high-resolution mass spectrometry. Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society (Impact factor: 0.969, Publisher: Wiley), 30 January 2022, 438-443. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/bkcs.12477
Acter, T.; Uddin, N.; Solihat, N. N.; Kim, S.; Application of Laser-Desorption Silver-Ionization Ultrahigh-Resolution Mass Spectrometry for Analysis of Petroleum Samples Subjected to Hydrotreating. Energy & Fuels (Impact Factor: 3.421), September 9, 2021, 35, 19, 15545–15554. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.energyfuels.1c01824
Mokarom Hossain, M.; Arif Chowdhury, M.; Jawad Hossain, M.; Harun-Ar Rashid, M.; Acter, T.; Nuruzzaman Khan, M.; Mahatabuddin, S.; Uddin, N.; Heavy Metal Pollution in the Soil-Vegetable System of Tannery Estate. Environmental Nanotechnology, Monitoring & Management (Impact Factor: 3.72), 13 August 2021, 100557. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enmm.2021.100557
Uddin, N.; Acter, T.; Chapter 1 - An overview of global epidemics and the challenges faced (Book title-Leveraging Artificial Intelligence in Global Epidemics, Editor(s): Le Gruenwald, Sarika Jain, Sven Groppe), Academic Press, 6 August 2021, 1-27, ISBN: 9780323897778, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-323-89777-8.00011-7
Choudhury, T. R.; Acter, T. (2^nd Author); Uddin, N.; Kamal, M.; Chowdhury, M. S.; Rahman, S.; Heavy metals contamination of river water and sediments in the mangrove forest ecosystems in Bangladesh: A consequence of oil spill incident. Environmental Nanotechnology, Monitoring & Management (Impact Factor: 3.72), 2021, 16, 100484. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enmm.2021.100484
Rashid, M. H.; Acter, T. (2^nd Author); Uddin, N.; Rahim, M. A.; Hossain, M. B.; Feasibility study of beetroot cultivation and sale in Bangladesh; Journal of Agricultural Research Advances, 2020, 2(4), 01-11; DOI: https://jara.org.in/archive/feasibility-study-of-beetroot-cultivation-and-sale-in-bangladesh
Acter, T. (1^st Author); Uddin, N.; Das, J.; Akhter, A.; Choudhury, T. R.; Kim, S.; Evolution of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) as coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic: A global health emergency; Science of The Total Environment (Impact Factor: 5.58), 2020, 730, 138996. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.138996;
Acter, T. (1^st Author); Solihat, N. N.; Kim, S.; Uddin, N.; Mustafa, A. I.; Shamsuddin, S. M.; Kim, S.; Application of silver-assisted laser desorption ionization ultrahigh-resolution mass spectrometry for the speciation of sulfur compounds; Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry (Impact Factor: 3.637), 2020, 412, 243-255. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00216-019-02272-5;
Ahmed, A.; Islam, S.; Solihat, N. N.; Acter, T. (4^th Author); Kim, S.; Systematic investigation into the differences in the (+) APPI efficiencies of positional (Ortho, Meta, and Para) isomers. Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society (Impact Factor: 0.602); 2019, 40(11), 1062-1067. DOI: 10.1002/bkcs.11869;
Solihat, N.; Acter, T. (2^nd Author); Kim, D.; Plante, A.; Kim, S.; Analyzing solid-phase natural organic matter using laser desorption ionization ultrahigh resolution mass spectrometry. Analytical Chemistry (Impact Factor: 6.785); 2019, 91(1), 951-957. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.analchem.8b04032;
Kostyukevich, Y.; Acter, T. (Co-1^st author); Zherebker, A.; Ahmed, A.; Kim, S.; Nikolaev, E; Hydrogen/Deuterium exchange in mass spectrometry. Mass spectrometry reviews (Impact Factor 8.89); 2018, 37, 811-853; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/mas.21565;
Acter, T. (1^st Author); Lee, S.; Cho, E.; Jung, MJ; Kim, S.; Design and validation of in-source atmospheric pressure photoionization hydrogen/deuterium exchange mass spectrometry with continuous feeding of D₂O. Journal of the American Society for Mass Spectrometry (Impact Factor 3.202), 2018, 29 (1), 85-94; DOI: https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1007/s13361-017-1831-8;
Acter, T. (1^st Author); Kim, D.; Ahmed, A.; Ha JH; Kim, S.; Application of atmospheric pressure photoionization H/D-exchange mass spectrometry for speciation of sulfur-containing compounds. Journal of the American Society for Mass Spectrometry (Impact Factor 3.202), 2017, 28(8), 1687-1695; DOI: https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1007/s13361-017-1678-z.
Acter, T. (1^st Author); Kim, D.; Ahmed, A.; Jin, J.M.; Yim, U.H.; Shim, W.J.; Kim, Y.H.; Kim, S.; Optimization and Application of atmospheric pressure chemical and photoionization hydrogen–deuterium exchange mass spectrometry for speciation of oxygen-containing compounds. Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry (Impact Factor 3.637), 2016, 408, 3281–3293; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00216-016-9399-x;
Acter, T. (1^st Author); Cho, Y., Kim, S.; Ahmed, A.; Kim, B.; Kim, S.; Optimization and application of APCI hydrogen–deuterium exchange mass spectrometry (HDX MS) for the speciation of nitrogen compounds. Journal of the American Society for Mass Spectrometry (Impact Factor 3.202), 2015, 26, 1522–1531; DOI: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13361-015-1166-2 ;

Uddin, N.; Acter, T.; Chapter 1 - An overview of global epidemics and the challenges faced (Book title-Leveraging Artificial Intelligence in Global Epidemics, Editor(s): Le Gruenwald, Sarika Jain, Sven Groppe), Academic Press, 6 August 2021, 1-27, ISBN: 9780323897778, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-323-89777-8.00011-7
Acter, T.; Uddin, N.; Kim, S.; Chapter 12: Molecular structure characterization of crude oil and its products by mass spectrometry, (Book Title: The Chemistry of Oil and Petroleum Products; Editor: Merv Fingas; Published in Berlin, Boston; Publisher: De Gruyter), 2022. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110694529

Uddin, N., Acter, T., Rashid, M. H., Chowdhury, A. I., Jahan. E. A. Coping with the COVID-19 pandemic by strengthening immunity as a nonpharmaceutical intervention: A major public health challenge. Health Science Reports. (Impact factor: 2, Publisher: Wiley), 6 (9), 2023. e1562. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/hsr2.1562
Acter, T., Son, S., Kim, D., Yim, . U., Barrow, M. P., Shi, Q., Uddin, N., Kim, S. Environmental petroleomics – Application of ultrahigh-resolution mass spectrometry for molecular-level understanding of the fate of spilled oils. Trends in Environmental Analytical Chemistry. (Impact factor: 11.2, Publisher: Elsevier), 40, 2023. e00212. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.teac.2023.e00212
Dewi, K.R., Ismayati, M., Solihat, N.N., Yuliana, N.D., Kusnandar, F., Riantana, H., Heryani, H., Halim, A., Acter, T., Uddin, N., Kim, S. Advances and key considerations of liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry for porcine authentication in halal analysis. Journal of Analytical Science and Technology (Impact factor: 3.568, Publisher: SpringerOpen), 14, 13 (2023). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s40543-023-00376-3
Acter, T.; Lee, S.; Uddin, N.; Mow, K. M.; Kim, S.; "Characterization of petroleum-related natural organic matter by ultrahigh-resolution mass spectrometry" Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society (Impact factor: 0.969, Publisher: Wiley), 29 December 2022, 1. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/bkcs.12662
Acter, T.; Uddin, N.; Cho, E.; Riches, E.; Giustiee, P.; Afonso, C.; Kim, S.; Ion mobility mass spectrometry for structural elucidation of petroleum compounds. Trends in Analytical Chemistry (Impact factor: 9.8), 15 March 2022, 151, 116597. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trac.2022.116597
Acter, T. (1^st Author); Uddin, N.; Das, J.; Akhter, A.; Choudhury, T. R.; Kim, S.; Evolution of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) as coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic: A global health emergency; Science of The Total Environment (Impact Factor: 5.58), 2020, 730, 138996. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.138996;
Kostyukevich, Y.; Acter, T. (Co-1^st author); Zherebker, A.; Ahmed, A.; Kim, S.; Nikolaev, E; Hydrogen/Deuterium exchange in mass spectrometry. Mass spectrometry reviews (Impact Factor 8.89); 2018, 37, 811-853; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/mas.21565;

Choudhury, T.R., Acter, T. (Co-1st author), Alam, M.A., Sowrav, S.F.F., Rahman, M.S., Chowdhury, A.M.S., Quraish, S.B. Appraisal of heavy metal contamination and their source apportionment identification in five river water systems of the coastal areas in Bangladesh. Regional Studies in Marine Science (Q2, Impact factor: 2.1, Publisher: Elsevier), January 10, 2024. Accepted.
Rashid, M.A., Acter, T., Uddin, N. The solvation dynamics of CO2 by quantum mechanical molecular dynamics. Chemical Physics Letters (Q2, Impact factor: 2.8, Publisher: Elsevier), 832, (October 2023), P. 140861. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cplett.2023.140861
Rashid, M.A., Acter, T., Uddin, N. Excited-state intramolecular proton transfer in 10-hydroxybenzoquinoline, 1-hydroxyanthraquinone, methyl salicylate and 4-methyl-2,6-diformyl phenol: a QM/MM–MD study. Theoretical Chemistry Accounts (Q3, Impact factor: 1.7, Publisher: Springer Nature), 142, (2023), P. 96. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00214-023-03045-1
Rashid, M. A. M., Acter, T., Uddin, N. Li+−Li+ and Na+−Li+ ion pairs in aqueous solution. Fluid Phase Equilibria. (Impact factor: 2.6, Publisher: Elsevier) 576, January 2024, 113957. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fluid.2023.113957
Cho, E.; Acter, T.; Uddin, N., Kim, S.; Analysis of coffee bean with laser desorption ionization high-resolution mass spectrometry. Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society (Impact factor: 0.969, Publisher: Wiley), 30 January 2022, 438-443. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/bkcs.12477
Acter, T.; Uddin, N.; Solihat, N. N.; Kim, S.; Application of Laser-Desorption Silver-Ionization Ultrahigh-Resolution Mass Spectrometry for Analysis of Petroleum Samples Subjected to Hydrotreating. Energy & Fuels (Impact Factor: 3.421), September 9, 2021, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.energyfuels.1c01824
Mokarom Hossain, M.; Arif Chowdhury, M.; Jawad Hossain, M.; Harun-Ar Rashid, M.; Acter, T.; Nuruzzaman Khan, M.; Mahatabuddin, S.; Uddin, N.; Heavy Metal Pollution in the Soil-Vegetable System of Tannery Estate. Environmental Nanotechnology, Monitoring & Management (Impact Factor: 3.72), 13 August 2021: p. 100557. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enmm.2021.100557
Choudhury, T. R.; Acter, T. (2^nd Author); Uddin, N.; Kamal, M.; Chowdhury, M. S.; Rahman, S.; Heavy metals contamination of river water and sediments in the mangrove forest ecosystems in Bangladesh: A consequence of oil spill incident. Environmental Nanotechnology, Monitoring & Management (Impact Factor: 3.72), 2021, 16, 100484. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enmm.2021.100484
Rashid, M. H.; Acter, T. (2^nd Author); Uddin, N.; Rahim, M. A.; Hossain, M. B.; Feasibility study of beetroot cultivation and sale in Bangladesh; Journal of Agricultural Research Advances, 2020, 2(4), 01-11; DOI: https://jara.org.in/archive/feasibility-study-of-beetroot-cultivation-and-sale-in-bangladesh
Acter, T. (1^st Author); Solihat, N. N.; Kim, S.; Uddin, N.; Mustafa, A. I.; Shamsuddin, S. M.; Kim, S.; Application of silver-assisted laser desorption ionization ultrahigh-resolution mass spectrometry for the speciation of sulfur compounds; Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry (Impact Factor: 3.637), 2020, 412, 243-255. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00216-019-02272-5;
Ahmed, A.; Islam, S.; Solihat, N. N.; Acter, T. (4^th Author); Kim, S.; Systematic investigation into the differences in the (+) APPI efficiencies of positional (Ortho, Meta, and Para) isomers. Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society (Impact Factor: 0.602); 2019, 40(11), 1062-1067. DOI: 10.1002/bkcs.11869;
Solihat, N.; Acter, T. (2^nd Author); Kim, D.; Plante, A.; Kim, S.; Analyzing solid-phase natural organic matter using laser desorption ionization ultrahigh resolution mass spectrometry. Analytical Chemistry (Impact Factor: 6.785); 2019, 91(1), 951-957. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.analchem.8b04032;
Acter, T. (1^st Author); Lee, S.; Cho, E.; Jung, MJ; Kim, S.; Design and validation of in-source atmospheric pressure photoionization hydrogen/deuterium exchange mass spectrometry with continuous feeding of D₂O. Journal of the American Society for Mass Spectrometry (Impact Factor 3.202), 2018, 29 (1), 85-94; DOI: https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1007/s13361-017-1831-8;
Acter, T. (1^st Author); Kim, D.; Ahmed, A.; Ha JH; Kim, S.; Application of atmospheric pressure photoionization H/D-exchange mass spectrometry for speciation of sulfur-containing compounds. Journal of the American Society for Mass Spectrometry (Impact Factor 3.202), 2017, 28(8), 1687-1695; DOI: https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1007/s13361-017-1678-z.
Acter, T. (1^st Author); Kim, D.; Ahmed, A.; Jin, J.M.; Yim, U.H.; Shim, W.J.; Kim, Y.H.; Kim, S.; Optimization and Application of atmospheric pressure chemical and photoionization hydrogen–deuterium exchange mass spectrometry for speciation of oxygen-containing compounds. Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry (Impact Factor 3.637), 2016, 408, 3281–3293; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00216-016-9399-x;
Acter, T. (1^st Author); Cho, Y., Kim, S.; Ahmed, A.; Kim, B.; Kim, S.; Optimization and application of APCI hydrogen–deuterium exchange mass spectrometry (HDX MS) for the speciation of nitrogen compounds. Journal of the American Society for Mass Spectrometry (Impact Factor 3.202), 2015, 26, 1522–1531; DOI: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13361-015-1166-2 ;

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