Dr. AHM Golam Hyder has 8⁺ years of research experience in operation, optimization, and performance analysis of adsorption and electrodialysis processes for water treatment and resource recovery. His current research focus is to enhance energy storage capacity by producing battery-grade lithium-ion from waste brine using the electrodialysis technique.

Education:

• Ph.D. in Environmental Science & Engineering, University of Texas at El Paso, USA, 2021
• M.S. in Environmental Engineering, KTH-Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden, 2013
• B.S. in Civil Engineering, Rajshahi University of Engineering & Technology, Bangladesh, 2006

 

Awards & Honors:

• Graduate Fellowship, 2019-2020 & 2017-2018, University of Texas at El Paso.
• Graduate Fellowship, 2018-2019, American Society of Civil Engineers, Texas Section.
• Graduate Scholarship, 2018-2019 & 2020-2021, American Water Works Association, Desert Mountain Chapter.
• Best Poster Award, GradEXPO 2018, University of Texas at El Paso. 
• Runner-up, The Ed Archuleta Desalter Scholarship, 2017, Texas Desalination Association.
• Undergraduate Technical Scholarship, 2002-2006, Rajshahi University of Engineering & Technology.
• Travel grant under Sweden-Bangladesh trust fund, 2013.

 

Professional Affiliations:

• Board Member, Reviewer Board, Journal Water, MDPI
• Reviewer in Journals:
  • Water Research, International Water Association (IWA), Elsevier.
  • Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery, Springer.
  • Water, MDPI
  • Molecules, MDPI
• Member, American Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors (AEESP).
• Member, American Chemical Society (ACS).
• Member, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE).
• Member, American Water Works Association (AWWA).
• Member, American Membrane Technology Association (AMTA).
• Member, Argonne Postdoctoral Society.

 

Research Interests:

(i) Li-ion Battery, (ii) Water Treatment, (iii) Desalination, (iv) Resource Recovery, and (V) Electrodialysis

 

Selected Publications (Google Scholar): 

• A.H.M.G. Hyder, M.A. Cappelle, S.B. Rempe, and W.S. Walker et. al., Evaluation of electrodialysis desalination performance of bio-inspired and conventional ion exchange membranes with NaCl feed solutions. J. Membranes 2021, 11(3), 217.
• S.A. Begum, A.H.M.G. Hyder, Q. Hicklen, T. Crocker, B. Oni, Adsorption Characteristics of Ammonium onto Biochar from an Aqueous Solution. J. Water Supply: Resh. and Tech.-AQUA, 70 (1): 113–122, 2021.
• M.T. Islam, A.H.M.G. Hyder, R.S. Arana, C. Hernandez, T. Guinto, M.A. Ahsan, B.A. Tenorio, J.C. Noveron, Removal of methylene blue and tetracycline from water using peanut shell derived adsorbent prepared by sulfuric acid reflux. J. Envir. Chem. Engg, 7 (1): 102816, 2019.
• M.A. Ahsan, M.T. Islam, M.A. Imam, A.H.M.G. Hyder, V. Jabbari, N. Dominguez, J.C. Noveron, Biosorption of bisphenol A and sulfamethoxazole from water using sulfonated coffee waste: Isotherm, kinetic and thermodynamic studies. J. Envir. Chem. Engg, 6 (5): 6602-6611, 2018.
• S.A. Begum, A.H.M.G. Hyder, N. Vahdat, Adsorption Isotherm and Kinetic Studies of As (V) Removal from Aqueous Solution Using Cattle Bone Char. J. Water Supply: Resh. and Tech.-AQUA, 65(3): 244 - 252, 2016.
• A.H.M.G. Hyder, S.A. Begum, N.O. Egiebor. Adsorption Isotherm and Kinetics Studies of Hexavalent Chromium Removal from Aqueous Solution onto Bone Char. J. Envir. Chem. Engg, 3(2):1329-1336, 2015.
• A.H.M.G. Hyder, S.A. Begum, N.O. Egiebor. Sorption Studies of Cr (VI) from Aqueous Solution Using Bio-char as an Adsorbent. J. Water Sci. & Tech., 69 (11): 2265-2271, 2014.