Rate My Professor Meftaul Islam

Md. Meftaul Islam serves as a Research Associate in the School of Environmental and Life Sciences and School of Science at the University of Newcastle, Australia, where he is affiliated with the Global Centre for Environmental Remediation. He earned his Doctor of Philosophy in Environmental Remediation from the University of Newcastle in 2022, Master of Science in Horticulture from Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University (SAU) in 2014, and Bachelor of Science in Agriculture (Honours) from SAU in 2011. On deputation from his role as Associate Professor in the Department of Agricultural Chemistry at SAU since May 2022, his prior positions at SAU include Assistant Professor from May 2015 to May 2022 and Lecturer from May 2013 to May 2015. Islam's research focuses on the fate and behavior of pesticides and herbicides in urban and agricultural soils, environmental remediation of organic and inorganic contaminants, food safety, ecotoxicology, post-harvest management of horticultural crops, and sustainable agriculture practices.

Throughout his career, Islam has received numerous awards, including the Soil CRC Conference Scholarship in 2024, CleanUp 2022 and 2019 Conference Scholarships from CRC CARE Pty Ltd, HDR COVID-19 Support Scholarships from the University of Newcastle in 2021 and 2022, the Academic Dean's Award in 2019 from SAU's Faculty of Agriculture, and the University of Newcastle International Postgraduate Research Scholarship along with UNRS Central Scholarship for his PhD from 2017 to 2021. His key publications include "Pesticides in the urban environment: A potential threat that knocks at the door" in Science of The Total Environment (2020, 549 citations), "Controversies over human health and ecological impacts of glyphosate: Is it to be banned in modern agriculture?" in Environmental Pollution (2020, 281 citations), "Herbicides in modern sustainable agriculture: environmental fate, ecological implications, and human health concerns" in International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology (2024, 193 citations), "Tea leaf disease detection and identification based on YOLOv7 (YOLO-T)" in Scientific Reports (2023, 229 citations), and "Prolonging the shelf life of Papaya (Carica papaya L.) using Aloe vera gel at ambient temperature" in Scientia Horticulturae (2020, 130 citations). With 1,733 citations and 49 research items documented on ResearchGate, his contributions have advanced understanding of agrochemical risks and remediation in environmental and agricultural contexts.