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Dr. Zubair Hasan, Associate Professor in the Department of MPS, East West University and his interdisciplinary team have secured the prestigious Higher Education Acceleration and Transformation (HEAT) research grant, amounting to BDT 3 Crore 70 Lakh. The grant is funded by the World Bank and Government of Bangladesh through the University Grants Commission of Bangladesh.

Their winning project, titled “Development of Carbon-Based Porous Materials from Waste Resources for Sustainable Energy, Environmental, and Desalination Applications,” aims to transform discarded materials into high-performance solutions for clean energy and water purification—representing a leap forward in sustainable technology.

The stellar team includes:

• Dr. Zubair Hasan, Associate Professor, Department of MPS
• Dr. Chowdhury Faiz Hossain, Professor, Department of Pharmacy
• Dr. Md. Nazmul Abedin Khan, Associate Professor, Department of MPS
• Dr. Sadik Rahman, Assistant Professor, Department of Civil Engineering

Dr. Hasan and his team considers it as a turning point for their long cherished goal of establishing a state-of-the-art research lab that will drive innovation and solve real-world environmental challenges.