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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

Preferred Gender Pronouns (PGPs): he, him, his

Research | Education | Appointments | Publications

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

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, 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) 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
  • 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
Arephin Islam

Brookhaven National Laboratory

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

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