Brief History of the department

The Department of Applied Chemistry, the first of this kind in Bangladesh , was established in 1967, and started functioning by opening the M.Sc. (Previous) course with an aim to develop knowledge on chemical technology in general. Professor Fazlul Halim Chowdhury was the founder Head of the Department. The Department became a full fledged teaching and research unit of the university in 1971 with the start of B. Sc. (Honours) course. In 1988, the department was renamed as Department of Applied Chemistry and Chemical Technology. Steady growth in the quality of teaching and research during the past 27 years has led the department in achieving a high national ranking.

Research Avtivities

Researches on various fields are going on in the department. In the Chemical Engineering branch, the research fields are reaction engineering, catalysis, solvent extraction, non-conventional energy sources, environmental pollution control and technology etc. In the metallurgical branch, corrosion inhibition, electroplating, production of new materials, pyro- and hydrometallurgical researches are major research areas. In the pharmaceutical branch, isolation, characterization, computational design and syntheses of new organic compounds of pharmaceutical importance are going on besides researches on natural products, lipid and protein technology. In the Polymer branch, researches on natural polymer: modification, degradation, dyeing properties etc., extraction, isolation, purification and application of natural dyes, chemical synthesis and characterization of polymers are going on.

Objectives

Chemistry is one of the foundations of our modern civilization finding applications in a wide range of fields including electronic industry, medical science, cosmetics, textile, agricultural industries, energy and the environment. The objective of the Department of Applied Chemistry & Chemical Technology is to provide education and research from the fundamentals of Chemistry to the most recent fields of applied chemical science. The department provides training on the production of chemicals from experimental level to industrial scale of today's use and their safe handling, information literacy, experimental techniques and operation of analytical instruments. Consequently, students gain the ability not only to solve the specialized technological problems, but also to function effectively as a general chemical technologist after graduation. The department is active in producing chemists with technological specialization who are being employed in various chemical process industries at home and abroad.

Contact Address:
Department of Applied Chemistry and Chemical Technology,   
University of Rajshahi, Rajshahi 6205,
Bangladesh.
Phone: +(880) 721-750041 Ext. 4106
Fax: +(880) 721-750064
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Web: http://www.ru.ac.bd/achem/default.htm