Dr. Md. Amdadul Haque

Professor

Department of Food Engineering

Dean, Faculty of Agricultural and Bioresources Engineering

Gazipur Agricultural University, Gazipur – 1706.

 

Dr. Md. Amdadul Haque is a Professor of Food Science and Nutrition in the Department of Food Engineering at Gazipur Agricultural University, where his academic profile centers on utilizing natural resources for sustainable food and health safety. He earned his PhD from RMIT University in Australia with the support of an Endeavour Postgraduate Award, and later worked as a Research Fellow at Deakin University. Before joining his current institution, he served as a lecturer at Hajee Mohammad Danesh Science and Technology and has accumulated fifteen years of academic and research experience across Bangladesh and Australia. His core research areas involve extracting and stabilizing food components like polyphenols, plant-based polysaccharides, proteins, and pigments, as well as studying local medicinal plants and seaweeds for health applications. To date, he has contributed over 50 peer-reviewed journal papers and book chapters, including works on fruit and vegetable waste utilization.

Education

  • PhD in Food Science, 2015,RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia.
  • Master of Science in Food Technology, 2003, Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU), Mymensingh, Bangladesh
  • B.Sc. (Honours) in Agricultural Engineering, 2001, BAU, Mymensingh, Bangladesh

Awards & Fellowships

  • Endeavour Postgraduate Award for PhD, Government of Australia, RMIT University, 2011-2015
  • Postdoctoral Research Fellowship, State Government of Victoria, Australia, Deakin University, 2021-2023

Employment History

  • Professor: Department of Food Engineering, Gazipur Agricultural University (GAU), Gazipur, Bangladesh (April 2019 – today)
  • Associate Professor: Department of Agro-processing, GAU, Gazipur, Bangladesh (April 2015- March 2019)
  • Assistant Professor: Department of Agro-processing, GAU, Gazipur, Bangladesh (July 2008- March 2015)
  • Lecturer: Department of Food Science and Nutrition, HSTU, Dinajpur, Bangladesh (June 2006 – June 2008)

Research Interests

  • Valorization and Comercialization of Jackfruit and Jackfruit by-products
  • Exploration and Valorization of Seaweeds
  • Extraction of phytochemicals, characterization, and use in food formulations. Exploring seaweeds as source of functional compounds.
  • Fractionation of food components
  • Protein and Proteomics; Isolation and characterization of proteins from available sources, quantitative and qualitative interpretation of protein, and utilization of the protein concentrates in the traditional foods.

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