Farah Haque
Assistant Professor
To establish myself as a dedicated teaching and research academic, I strive to enhance and support the learning of students while contributing to the leadership of the institution and to national development
PhD (University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia)
MSc (BUET)
BSc (BUET)
Civil and environmental engineering, Chemical engineering, Polymer Chemistry, Material science and processing, Energy and biomedical applications, Sustainability
Postdoctoral Researcher, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia. (April 2025 – August 2026)
Supervisors: Professor Cyrille Boyer and Associate Professor Jin Zhang.
• Led the project design and performed experiments, prepared the manuscript and submitted to Journals.
• Actively engaged in a multidisciplinary research environment through weekly group meetings, presenting project progress and ensuring alignment with research milestones, supervised PhD students.
PhD Researcher (Full-time), University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia. Jan 2022 – July 2025
• Characterized latex and film using variable techniques, prepared manuscripts and published as a first author in peer reviewed high impact factor journals.
• Investigated nanoparticle morphology which are switchable under variable stimuli (Temperature, pH).
• Developed functional films and polymer coatings and invested mechanical performance, colour, swelling, adhesion, durability and other physicochemical characterization for industrial applications.
Graduate Researcher, Environmental Sustainability in Textile Industries (EStex), Bangladesh. Aug 2018 – Feb 2020
• Performed sludge mapping and waste management, provided advice on textile sludge disposal options and interacted with a diverse range of stakeholders.
Research Assistant, University of Technology Sydney (UTS), Australia. Mar 2013 – Aug 2013
• Synthesized nanomaterials and performed advanced characterization for wastewater treatment.
Other or Teaching experience
Student Ambassador (Casual), University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia. Sep 2023 – Sep 2023
• Professional engagement on encouraging future UNSW students and conducted short lab demonstration.
Lab Demonstrator (Casual), University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia. Sept 2022 – Dec 2022
• Demonstrated undergraduate courses and provided support to course coordinator in planning, delivering and evaluating teaching and learning activities, performed marking the answer scripts.
Teaching Assistant, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, Bangladesh. Dec 2018 – May 2019
• Participated in undergraduate fundamental course teaching and evaluated reports and provided support to students engaged in lab works.
Design Project (Chemical Engineering, UNSW), Fluid mechanics (BUET), Environmental engineering, Wastewater treatment, Textile waste/sludge management
• Haque, F.; Geng, S.; He, S; Fu, E.; Boyer C., Zhang J., Engineering hygroscopic salt-impregnated zwitterionic and anionic hydrogels as advanced passive cooling materials, Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 2026, 725, 141364.
• Haque, F.; Thompson, S. W.; Ishizuka, F.; van der Tol, J. J. B., Singh, D.; Sanjayan, G. J.; Zetterlund, P. B., Morphology Rearrangement by Mixing of Internally Hydrogen-Bonded Nanoparticles Comprising Triazine-Based Amphiphilic Diblock Copolymers, Macromolecules 2025, 58 (21), 11611-11620.
• Haque, F.; Thompson, S. W.; Ishizuka, F.; Kuchel, R. P.; Singh, D.; Sanjayan, G. J.; Zetterlund, P. B., Block Copolymer Self-assembly: Exploitation of Hydrogen Bonding for Nanoparticle Morphology Control via Incorporation of Triazine Based Comonomers by RAFT Polymerization. Small 2024, 20 (40), 2401129.
• Haque, F.; Khandaker, M. M. R; Chakraborty, R. and Khan, M. S., Identifying Practices and Prospects of Chemical Safety and Security in the Bangladesh Textiles Sector, Journal of Chemical Education, ACS 2020, 97, 7, 1747–1755.
Peer-Reviewed Scientific Book Chapters
• Haque, F.; Bubli, S. Y.; Khan, M. S, 2021, UV-vis Spectroscopy on Food Analysis, Springer, New York, pp 169–193, ISBN:978-3-030-68635-2, doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-68636-9_8.
• Bubli, S. Y., Haque, F., Khan, M.S., 2021, Gas Chromatography and Mass Spectroscopy, Springer, New York, pp 195–217, ISBN: 978-3-030-68635-2, doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-68636-9_9.
Oral Conference Presentations
• Haque, F.; Thompson, S. W.; Ishizuka, F.; Singh, D.; Sanjayan, G. J.; Zetterlund, P. B.* Exploitation of triazine based hydrogen bonding motifs in soft–hard Diblock diblock copolymers via RAFT emulsion polymerization: Synthesis and film formation, 39th Australasian Polymer Symposium, December 7-10, 2025, Canberra, Australia.
• Haque, F.; Thompson, S. W.; Ishizuka, F.; Singh, D.; Sanjayan, G. J.; Zetterlund, P. B.* Dynamic self-assembly of triazine-based amphiphilic block copolymers driven by hydrogen bonding for preparation of nanoparticles of diverse morphologies, 19th Pacific Polymer Conference, July 6-10, 2025, Fukuoka, Japan.
• Haque, F.; Thompson, S. W.; Ishizuka, F.; Singh, D.; Sanjayan, G. J.; Zetterlund, P. B.* Hydrogen bonding induced supra molecularly engineered amphiphilic macromolecules via Janus guanine cytosine base, 38th Australasian Polymer Symposium, February 18-21, 2024, Grand Millennium Auckland, New Zealand.
• Haque, F.; Thompson, S. W.; Ishizuka, F.; Singh, D.; Sanjayan, G. J.; Zetterlund, P. B.* Exploitation of hydrogen bonding interactions via triazine-based GCB for morphology control, Royal Australian Chemical Institute (RACI), SUPRAMOL24, February 1-2, 2024, UNSW Sydney, Australia.
Poster Conference Presentations
• Haque, F.; Geng, S.; Boyer, Cyrille; Zhang, J.* Engineering hygroscopic salt-impregnated zwitterionic and anionic hydrogels as advanced passive cooling materials, Sydney Surface and Soft Stuff meeting, May 14, 2026, Sydney, Australia.
• Khandaker, M. M. R.; Hossain, M.; Ahmad, F.; Haque, F.; Chakraborty, R.; Khan, M. S.* Mapping and characterization of textile effluent sludge in Bangladesh, International Conference on Waste Management and Recycling, August 19-20, 2024, Paris, France.
• Haque, F.; Thompson, S. W.; Ishizuka, F.; Singh, D.; Sanjayan, G. J.; Zetterlund, P. B.* Effect of supramolecular interactions on the morphology of self-assembled amphiphilic block copolymers synthesized via RAFT polymerization, International Polymer Colloid Group IPCG, June 18-23, 2023, Ontario, Canada.
• Haque, F.; Thompson, S. W.; Ishizuka, F.; Singh, D.; Sanjayan, G. J.; Zetterlund, P. B.* Block copolymer self-assembly: Utilization of hydrogen bonding for nanoparticle morphology control via incorporation of triazine-based comonomers, PolyNSW Early Career Researcher Symposium, October 20, 2023, UNSW Sydney, Australia.
Postgraduate Students (MSc and PhD students supervision)
• 22/07/2026: Malcolm Chaikin Prize for Research Excellence in Engineering. One of the top three nominated PhD graduates for the best PhD thesis at UNSW Engineering (AU$ 10,000 outcome pending).
• 01/10/2025 – 30/12/2025: School of Chemical Engineering, UNSW Sydney, Professional Development Grant, AU$ 1,000.
• 31/03/2025 – 30/09/2025: UNSW Sydney Graduate Research School Development and Research Training Grant (DRTG), AU$ 3,000.
• 01/01/2022 – 21/04/2025: Fully funded Australian Government Research Training Program (RTP) Scholarship, AUD 35,950 per annum (tuition fees and living costs).
• Casual Academic Talent Pool - Engineering - Chemical Engineering, UNSW 2023.
• Top five finalist position as the Engineering Student Ambassador, 2022.
• 30/01/2018 – 29/12/2020: Academic Research Scholarship for Outstanding Performance in MSc, Chemical Engineering, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), Dhaka.