Profile of Md. Shihabul Awal
Md. Shihabul Awal
Associate Professor
Department of Food Science & Nutrition (FSN)
Faculty of Engineering
Hajee Mohammad Danesh Science & Technology University, Dinajpur.
E-mail: shihab@hstu.ac.bd
Mobile: +8801745882257
RESEARCH INTEREST
- By-products Utilization of Fruits, Vegetables and Fishery Industry, Protein and Starch Based Biodegradable Film, Food analysis, Food Product Development
EDUCATION
- Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D) in Food Science and Technology, 2025
Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai Campus, Thailand
- MS in Food Processing and Preservation, 2014
Hajee Mohammad Danesh Science and Technology University, Dinajpur
- B. Sc. in Food and Process Engineering, 2009
Hajee Mohammad Danesh Science and Technology University, Dinajpur
PUBLICATIONS
Journal Papers
Awal, M. S., Benjakul, S., Prodpran, T., & Nilsuwan, K. (2025). Properties of Emulsion Co-Precipitated Collagen/Bambara Groundnut Protein-Based Film as Influenced by Basil Essential Oil and Soy Lecithin. Polymers, 17(9), 1139. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym17091139.
Read MoreJahurul, M. H. A., Islam, S., Norazlina, M. R., Shihabul, A., Nyam, K. L., & Zaidul, I. S. M. (2025). Terminalia catappa fruit and its industrial application: A review. Applied Food Research. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.afres.2025.100825 .
Read MoreTahosin, A., Halim, M. A., Khatun, H., Ove, T. A., Islam, M. A., Sarker, J., Awal, M. S. & Khatun, A. A. (2024). Production and evaluation of quality characteristics of ready-to-drink Aloe vera juice incorporation with ginger and lemon. Food and Humanity. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foohum.2024.100324 .
Read MoreAwal, M. S., Benjakul, S., Prodpran, T., & Nilsuwan, K. (2024). Characteristics and properties of co-precipitated protein and film based on Bambara groundnut protein isolate and fish skin acid-soluble collagen. Journal of Agriculture and Food Research. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jafr.2024.101430
Read MoreKhushe, K. J., Wazed, M. A., Islam, M. R., Awal, M. S., & Mozumder, N. R. (2024). Extraction and Evaluation of Bioactive Compounds from Immature and Mature Corn Silk. Journal of Food Quality, 2024(1), 9552151. https://doi.org/10.1155/2024/9552151.
Read MoreAkter, T., Awal, M. S., Wazed, M. A., Khatun, A. A., Shakil, M., Kamal, M. M., ... & Mozumder, N. H. M. (2023). Evaluation of quality parameters of parboiled and nonparboiled zinc biofortified brri dhan84 rice variety in bangladesh. Carpathian Journal of Food Science & Technology. https://doi.org/10.34302/crpjfst/2023.15.3.6
Read MoreWazed, M. A., Sheikh, M. A. M., Akhtaruzzaman, M., Awal, M. S., & Mozumder, N. R. (2023). Quality evaluation and shelf life analysis of fruit juice cocktail containing Mango (Mangifera indica) and Pineapple (Ananas comosus). Journal of Agriculture and Food Research. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jafr.2023.100773 .
Read MoreAkanda, Md. Jahurul & Wern, K & M. R., Norazlina & Shihabul, A & Islam, Shahidul. (2022). Solvent Fractionation of Mango Kernel Fats (Mangifera Indica L.) for Cocoa Butter Improver. Journal of Agricultural, Environmental and Consumer Sciences.
Read MoreNorazlina, M. R., Jahurul, M. H. A., Vanessa, J. K., Islam, S., Shihabul, A., & Zaidul, I. S. M. (2023). Fatty acids, triacylglycerols, thermal properties, morphology and antioxidant activity of Canarium odontophyllum seed oil. Food Chemistry Advances. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.focha.2023.100311
Read MoreMia, M. A. R., Ahmed, Q. U., Ferdosh, S., Helaluddin, A. B. M., Awal, M. S., Sarian, M. N., ... & Zakaria, Z. A. (2022). In vitro, in silico and network pharmacology mechanistic approach to investigate the α-glucosidase inhibitors identified by Q-ToF-LCMS from Phaleria macrocarpa fruit subcritical CO2 extract. Metabolites. https://doi.org/10.3390/metabo12121267.
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Jahurul, M. H. A., Jack, C. S. C., Syifa, A. A. B., Shahidul, I., Norazlina, M. R., Shihabul, A., & Zaidul, I. S. M. (2022). Physicochemical and antioxidant properties, total phenolic and nutritional contents of noni (Morinda citrifolia) seed and its oil cultivated in Sabah, Malaysia. Food Chemistry Advances. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.focha.2022.100079 .
Read MoreJahurul, M. H. A., Adeline, K. B., Norazlina, M. R., Islam, S., Shihabul, A., & Zaidul, I. S. M. (2022). Characterization and nutritional content of Terminalia catappa kernel and its oil from Sabah, Malaysia. Applied Food Research. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.afres.2022.100088
Read MoreNorhazlindah, M. F., Jahurul, M. H. A., Norliza, M., Shihabul, A., Islam, S., Nyam, K. L., & Zaidul, I. M. (2023). Techniques for extraction, characterization, and application of oil from sacha inchi (Plukenetia volubilis L.) seed: A review. Journal of Food Measurement and Characterization.
Read MoreRim, M. T., Ghosh, A., Khatun, A. A., & Md. Shihabul Awal. (2022). Anaemia Among the Adolescent, Non-Pregnant and Pregnant Women in the Rural Northern Bangladesh. Bangladesh Journal of Multidisciplinary Scientific Research. https://doi.org/10.46281/bjmsr.v5i1.1780.
Read MoreHossain, M.R., Halim M.A., Md. Shihabul Awal, Yasmin, S., Akhter, M.J., and Noor, F. (2021). Proximate and Mineral Composition of the three Ripe Banana Varieties from Dinajpur District. Journal of Agricultural Engineering, The Institution of Engineers, Bangladesh.
M.H.A. Jahurul, M. Patricia, Md. Shihabul Awal, M.R. Norazlina, M.R. Ramlah George, A.W. Noorakmar, J.S. Lee, R. Jumardi, S. Jinap, I.S.M. Zaidul (2021). A review on functional and nutritional properties of noni fruit seed (Morinda citrifolia L.) and its oil. Food Bioscience. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fbio.2021.101000.
Read MoreM.M.H. Tarek, M.M. Kamal, M.M. Kamal, S.C. Mondal, S.T. Rahman, M.F. Abdullah
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and Md. Shihabul Awal. (2020). Changes in physicochemical properties of pasteurized coconut
(Cocos nucifera) milk during storage at refrigeration condition. Thai Journal of Agricultural Science.Azzatul, F., Jahurul, M.H.A., Norliza, J., Norazlina, M.R., Hasmadi, M., Sharifudin M.S., Patricia, M., Lee, J.S., Md. Shihabul Awal. (2020). Improvement of melting and crystallization properties of rambutan seed fat as cocoa butter improver by two-stage fractionation technique. International Journal of Food Science and Technology. https://doi.org/10.1111/ijfs.14772.
Read MoreJahurul, M.H.A., Chan, Y.R., Norazlina, M.R., Hasmadi, M., Sharifudin M.S., Patricia, M., Lee, J.S, Md. Shihabul Awal, et al. (2020). Physicochemical properties of mango kernel fats extracted
from different mango varieties cultivated in Sabah, Malaysia. Journal of Food Processing and Preservation. https://doi.org/10.1111/jfpp.14772.
Read MoreJahurul, M.H.A., Nee, S.S., Norazlina, M.R., Hasmadi, M., Sharifudin, M.S., Patricia, M., Lee, J.S., Md. Shihabul Awal, et al. (2020). Changes in microstructures of rambutan seed and the quality of its fat during drying. SN Applied Sciences. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42452-020-2649-8
Read MoreHaque, M.R., Hosain, M.M., Md. Shihabul Awal, Kamal, M.M. (2019). Optimization of process variables affecting osmotic dehydration of green chili in sucrose solution by response surface methodology. American Journal of Food Science and Technology. https://doi.org/10.12691/ajfst-7-3-2.
Read MoreTunna, T.S., Zaidul I.S.M., Ghafoor, K., Sahena, F., Jaffri, J.M., Al-Juhaimi, F.Y., Ali, M.E., Jahurul MHA., Md. Shihabul Awal, Ahmed, Q.U., Jinap, S. (2018). Enrichment, in vitro, and quantification study of antidiabetic compounds from neglected weed Mimosa pudica using supercritical CO2 and CO2-Soxhlet. Separation Science and Technology. https://doi.org/10.1080/01496395.2017.1384015.
Read MoreRoy, J.K., Akram, R., Shuvo, M.A.F., Khatun, H., Md. Shihabul Awal, Sarker, M. (2017). Effect of ethanol vapor on ripening of tomato. Agricultural Engineering International: CIGR Journal
Read MoreMd. Shihabul Awal, Ruhul, A.M., Raihanul, H.M., Murtuza, K.M., Kamrul H.S.M. (2016). Evaluation of Physico-Chemical properties and detection of adulterants UHT Milk samples available in Bangladesh. International Research Journal of Biological Sciences
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Awards and SCHOLARSHIPS
- PhD in Food Science and Technology (2022- 2025)
Funded by: Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai Campus, Thailand
SOCIAL NETWORK
- Google Scholar Profile
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- ResearchGate Profile
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