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M. Saiful Islam
Islam in 2006 with molecular structures.
Born1963
Pakistan
Alma materUniversity College London
Scientific career
FieldsMaterials chemistry
InstitutionsUniversity of Bath
University of Surrey

M. Saiful Islam FRSC[1] (born 1963)[2] is a British materials chemist. He is Professor of Materials Chemistry at the University of Bath and a recipient of the Royal Society Wolfson Research Merit award (2013-2018).[3]

His research uses advanced computer modelling techniques to gain atomic-scale insights into new materials for clean energy applications including lithium-ion batteries, solid oxide fuel cells and perovskite solar cells.

Early life and education

Islam was born in Pakistan of Bangladeshi parents.[2] He grew up in Crouch End, London and went to Stationers' Company's School. He received both a BSc degree in chemistry and a PhD (1988) from University College London, where he studied under Professor Richard Catlow FRS. Subsequently, he held a postdoctoral fellowship at the Eastman Kodak laboratories in Rochester, New York, US, working on oxide superconductors.[1]

Career and Research

Islam returned to the UK in 1990 to become a Lecturer, then Reader, at the University of Surrey. In January 2006 he was appointed Professor of Materials Chemistry at the University of Bath.[4]

His research interests lie in the field of clean energy materials, especially new oxide materials for next generations of lithium batteries and solid oxide fuel cells. His group applies computational methods combined with structural techniques. He has presented more than 60 invited talks at international conferences, and has over 180 publications.[5]

Islam is a member of the Royal Society's Diversity committee.[1] He has been a member of the editorial board of the Journal of Materials Chemistry, and sits at present on the Advisory Board of the RSC journal Energy and Environmental Science.[6]

He has presented 2016 Royal Institution Christmas Lectures, entitled "Supercharged: Fuelling the Future" on the theme of energy. The lectures are broadcast on BBC Four.[7][8]

Personal life

Outside academia, he enjoy films, indie music (The Smiths et al.) and reading novels. As an atheist (humanist), he reads the writings of Polly Toynbee and Richard Dawkins.[9] He is a member of Humanists UK.[1] He is married and has two young children.[10]

Awards and honours

Saiful Islam presented the 2016 Royal Institution Christmas Lectures ‘Supercharged: Fuelling the future[7]’, a commemorative lecture series for BBC Four which celebrated 80 years since the Christmas Lectures[13] were first broadcast on television in 1936.[14]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Professor Saiful Islam". Royal Society. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Saiful Islam". The British Library. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  3. ^ a b "Royal Society announces new round of Wolfson Research Merit Awards". The Royal Society. 26 April 2013. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  4. ^ "Saiful Islam". University of Bath. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  5. ^ Fisher, Craig. "The Saiful Islam Group - Publications". people.bath.ac.uk. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  6. ^ "Sustainable Energy Award 2013 Winner". RSC. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  7. ^ a b "Supercharged: Fuelling the future". www.rigb.org. The Royal Institution. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  8. ^ Sample, Ian (19 August 2016). "Chemistry professor to leave audience in dark at Christmas lectures". The Guardian. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  9. ^ "M. Saiful Islam" (PDF). Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  10. ^ "Watts New with Clean Energy? Batteries Included". Royal Society of Chemistry. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  11. ^ "Sustainable Energy Award 2013 Winner". Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  12. ^ "Fuel Cell Science and Technology Award - Francis Bacon Medal". Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  13. ^ "Collections : Ri Channel". richannel.org. Ri Channel. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  14. ^ Sample, Ian (19 August 2016). "Chemistry professor to leave audience in dark at Christmas lectures". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077.
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