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Arephin Islam

Research Associate, Catalysis: Reactivity and Structure Group, Chemistry Division

Arephin Islam

Brookhaven National Laboratory

Chemistry Division
Bldg. 555, Room 301
P.O. Box 5000
Upton, NY 11973-5000

(347) 493-7672
 mislam@bnl.gov

Pronouns: he, him, his

Dr. Arephin Islam is a Research Associate in BNL’s Catalysis Reactivity and Structure group. He studies 2D structures, metal-oxide/nitride interfaces, and thin films for CO2 and CH4 conversionas well as electrocatalysts for water electrolysis, employing advanced spectroscopic and microscopic techniques like AP-XPS, AP-STM, SEM, IRRAS, XANES, EXAFS and Raman spectroscopy.

Expertise | Research | Education | Appointments | Publications | Highlights | Awards

Expertise

  • Synchrotron based ambient pressure X-Ray photoelectron spectroscopy (AP-XPS)
  • Infrared Reflection Absorption Spectroscopy (IRRAS)
  • Scanning Tunneling Spectroscopy (STM)

Research Activities

Catalysis: Reactivity and Structure Group

Research Interests
Surface Science approach to Heterogeneous Catalysis, Surface Characterization, Infrared Spectroscopy, Synchrotron-based X-ray Spectroscopy, Well defined single crystal surfaces, Metal Oxides, C1 Chemistry, Methane and Carbon dioxide conversion

Education

Ph.D. in Chemistry (2022), University of Illinois Chicago, USA
M.S. in Applied Chemistry and Chemical Engineering (2016), University of Dhaka, Bangladesh
B.S. in Applied Chemistry and Chemical Engineering (2014), University of Dhaka, Bangladesh

Professional Appointments

Postdoctoral Research Associate - Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL)
The Department of Chemistry, January 2023 - Present

Teaching/ Research Assistant - University of Illinois Chicago (UIC)
The Department of Chemistry, August 2017 - December 2022

R&D Chemist - Renata Ltd, Bangladesh
Rajendrapur Potent Product Facility, July 2016 - July 2017

Selected Publications

  • Islam A, Huang E, Tian Y, et al (2024) Low-Temperature Activation and Coupling of Methane on MgO Nanostructures Embedded in Cu2O/Cu(111). ACS Nano 18:28371–28381. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.4c10811
  • Prabhakar Reddy K, Tian Y, Ramírez PJ, et al (2024) Insights into the Surface Electronic Structure and Catalytic Activity of InOx/Au(111) Inverse Catalysts for CO2 Hydrogenation to Methanol. ACS Catalysis 14:17148–17158. https://doi.org/10.1021/acscatal.4c05837
  • Han X, Mou T, Islam A, et al (2024) Theoretical Prediction and Experimental Verification of IrOx Supported on Titanium Nitride for Acidic Oxygen Evolution Reaction. Journal of the American Chemical Society. https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.4c02936
  • Reddy KP, Islam A, Tian Y, et al (2024) MgO Nanostructures on Cu(111): Understanding Size- and Morphology-Dependent CO2 Binding and Hydrogenation. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C 128:7149–7158. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpcc.4c02049
  • Islam A, Molina DL, Trenary M (2022) Adsorption of acrolein and its hydrogenation products on Cu(111). Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 24:24383–24393. https://doi.org/10.1039/d2cp03817j
  • Islam A, Abdel-Rahman MK, Trenary M (2021) Heat of Adsorption of Propyne on Cu(111) from Isotherms Measured by Reflection Absorption Infrared Spectroscopy. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C 125:18786–18791. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpcc.1c06750
  • Gedara BSA, Muir M, Islam A, et al (2021) Room Temperature Migration of Ag Atoms to Cover Pd Islands on Ag(111). The Journal of Physical Chemistry C 125:27828–27836. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpcc.1c08736
  • Muir M, Molina DL, Islam A, et al (2020) Selective Hydrogenation of Acrolein on a Pd/Ag(111) Single-Atom Alloy Surface. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C 124:24271–24278. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpcc.0c08094
  • Muir M, Molina DL, Islam A, et al (2020) Adsorption properties of acrolein, propanal, 2-propenol, and 1-propanol on Ag(111). Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 22:25011–25020. https://doi.org/10.1039/d0cp04634e

Research Highlights

  1. BNL Newsroom "New Catalyst Recycles Methane Emissions at Room Temperature"
  2. BNL newsroom "Scientists Make and Test Efficient Water-Splitting Catalyst Predicted by Theory"
  3. Insider Brief  "Scientists Make And Test Efficient Water-splitting Catalyst"

Awards & Recognition

  1. UIC Graduate Student Council Travel Award - Graduate Student Council at UIC - Nov 2019 and Dec 2022
  2. AVS Dorothy M. and Earl S. Hoffman Travel Grant - American Vacuum Society - Oct 2019 and Nov 2022
  3. National Science and Technology Fellowship - Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of Bangladesh - May 2015
Arephin Islam

Brookhaven National Laboratory

Chemistry Division
Bldg. 555, Room 301
P.O. Box 5000
Upton, NY 11973-5000

(347) 493-7672
 mislam@bnl.gov

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