Dr. Kibria

Dr. Md Kibria

PhD, PEng

Positions

Associate Processor

Schulich School of Engineering, Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering

Contact information

Location

3520 Research Way NW, Calgary, AB T2L 2K5 Canada : University Research Centre2E-215

For media enquiries, contact

Joe McFarland
Media Relations and Communications Specialist

Cell: +1.403.671.2710
Email: Joe.Mcfarland@ucalgary.ca

Background

Educational Background

Post-Doctoral Fellowship University of Toronto, 2017

Doctor of Philosophy , McGill University, 2015

Master of Applied Science , McMaster University, 2010

B.S. , Khulna University of Engineering and Technology, 2006

Biography

Dr. Kibria is an Associate Professor in the Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering at University of Calgary, Canada. He received MSc and PhD degrees from McMaster and McGill University, respectively. He worked as Banting Fellow at University of Toronto. He is interested in heterogeneous catalysis for CO2 capture and conversion for the synthesis of renewable feedstocks and fuels, carbon fiber and graphene from cheap feedstock such as asphaltene, carbon fiber reinforced composites, biocomposites, Li/Na-ion batteries, large scale CO2 removal, artificial photosynthesis, nanomaterials, waste to value added products, system design, techno-economic and life-cycle analysis for sustainable energy and environment. He has published over 100 peer-reviewed articles in refereed Journals, including Science, Nature Communications, Advanced Materials, Energy and Environmental Science, Journal of American Chemical Society, 5 book-chapters, 8 patents (filed) and over 50 conference presentations. Dr. Kibria is a recipient of Academic Gold Medal, Tomlinson Doctoral fellowship from McGill University, Green Talents Award from German Federal Ministry etc.

Research

Participation in university strategic initiatives

Courses

Course number Course title Semester
ENCH 511 LAB 08 B08 Chemical Process Design I 2021
ENCH 531 LAB 08 B08 Chemical Process Design II 2021
ENGG 319 LEC 03 03 Probability Statistics for ENG 2021
ENGG 319 TUT 03 T03 Probability Statistics for ENG 2021

Projects

CO2 Conversion to Chemicals and Fuels

Technoeconomic Analysis

Life Cycle Analysis

Biomass Photoreforming to Hydrogen and High-value Chemicals

Large-scale CO2 Removal

Electrochemical Methane Oxidation

Biocomposites for Green Construction

Coming soon. 

Awards

  • Green Talents Award , Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), Ministry of Education, Germany. 2015
  • Banting Postdoctoral Fellowship, Government of Canada. 2016

Publications

More Information

Dr. Kibria is always looking for talented and highly motivated people to join his research group. Even if no specific positions are advertised, you can email me your CV and a brief statement of interest. Interested students and researchers are requested to apply for external funding and scholarships. Some links are provided below:

Undergraduate Students: 

PURE Award: https://taylorinstitute.ucalgary.ca/pure-awards

NSERC USRA: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/Students-Etudiants/UG-PC/USRA-BRPC_eng.asp

Master's and PhD Students: 

Vanier Canada Graduate Fellowship: https://vanier.gc.ca/en/home-accueil.html

Postdoctoral Fellows: 

Killam Postdoctoral Fellowship: https://ucalgary.ca/research/files/research/2022-killam-pds-fellowship-application-guidelines.pdf

Mitacs Elevate: https://www.mitacs.ca/en/programs/elevate/program-details/thematic-call

Banting Postdoctoral Fellowship: https://banting.fellowships-bourses.gc.ca/en/home-accueil.html

NSRC Postdoctoral Fellowship: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/students-etudiants/pd-np/pdf-bp_eng.asp

Visiting Researchers: 

Visiting Undergraduate Students: https://www.mitacs.ca/en/programs/globalink