Dr. Meher Nahid | Chattogram Veterinary and Animal Sciences University

Research Interests

food quality and safety , food toxicology , food preservation , food processing and engineering , process contaminant , acrylamide , food and agriculture

Experience

Teaching

•	Assistant Professor in Food Processing and Engineering, Chattogram Veterinary and Animal Sciences University from Nov. 28, 2024 to Present
•	Lecturer in Food Processing and Engineering, Chattogram Veterinary and Animal Sciences University from Nov. 28, 2023 to Nov. 27, 2024

Administrative

•	Assistant Provost in Bijoy 2024 Hall, Chattogram Veterinary and Animal Sciences University from Jan. 25, 2025 to Present

Teaching : Current Courses

Undergraduate

Course Name	Course Code	Department
Unit Operations in Food Processing	UFP-201	Department of Food Processing and Engineering
Technology of Food Preservation	TFP-201	Department of Food Processing and Engineering
Tea, Coffee, Cocoa and Spices Technology	TCS-302	Department of Food Processing and Engineering
Food Plants Design, Layout and Management	PDL-202	Department of Food Processing and Engineering

Masters

Course Name	Course Code	Department
Food Additives, Contaminants and Toxicology	FCT-501	Department of Food Processing and Engineering
Fermentation and Food Biotechnology	FFB-501	Department of Food Processing and Engineering
Advanced Food and Industrial Microbiology	AFM-501	Department of Food Processing and Engineering
Food Machinery Design	FMD-501	Department of Food Processing and Engineering

Contact

Email: mehernahid@cvasu.ac.bd

Location

Yousuf Chowdhury Building, Department of Food Processing and Engineering, Faculty of Food Science and Technology,
Chattogram Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (Main Campus), Khulshi-4225.

Similar to Me

Dr. Ayesha Begum
Professor
Department of Applied Food Science and Nutrition
Faculty of Food Science and Technology

Dr. Mohammad Mahmudul Hassan
Professor
Department of Physiology Biochemistry and Pharmacology
Faculty of Veterinary Medicine

Prof. Dr. Jakia Sultana Jothi
Professor
Department of Food Processing and Engineering
Faculty of Food Science and Technology

Qualifications

Educational Qualifications

PhD in Agricultural Chemistry

Dissertation entitled "Production of processing quality potato through fertilizer management".

MS, Department of Food Processing and Engineering

Chattogram Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (CVASU)

Result: Grade: A (3.97 out of 4.00), Class: First Class with Distinction, Rank: 1^st Position

B.Sc. (Hon’s), Faculty of Food Science and Technology

Chattogram Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (CVASU)

Result: Grade: A (3.91 out of 4.00), Class: First Class with Distinction, Rank: 1^st Position

Trainings Received

Title: Cell Biology Course

Place: LKS Faculty of Medicine, HKU-Pasteur Research Pole, University of Hongkong, 5 Sassoon Road, Pokfulam, Hong Kong.

Duration: July 7th to July 12th, 2024.

Honours

Acedemic Awards

Awards:

Prime Minister Gold Medal Award 2016
University Gold Medal Award 2016
Dean's Award 2021

Scholarship/Fellowships:

University Grants Commissions (UGC) Merit Scholarship 2016, UGC, Bangladesh
Dr. Qudrat-I-Khuda Doctoral Fellowship, BCSIR, Dhaka, Bangladesh
National Science and Technology Fellowship, Ministry of Science and Technology, Bangladesh

Membership

1. General Member (ID: 05-16-33440), Krishibid Institution Bangladesh (KIB)

2. Member, Asian Federation of Biotechnology (AFOB)

Publications

Research works:

Nahid, M., Zaber, M.A., Ahmed, S. and Bhuiyan, M.N.I. (2025). Quality assessment of potato chips in the local market of Bangladesh. Food Research. 9(6): 70-78.
Alam, M.K., Akther, S., Nahid, M., Quader, M.F.B., Chakma, S., Rahman, H., Siddiqui, T. and Rahman, N. (2025). Antioxidant potential and quality evaluation of tea prepared from papaya (Carica papaya) leaves. Journal of Nutrition and Food Security. 10(4):503-513.
Nahid, M. and Bhuiyan, M.N.I. (2025). Mitigating acrylamide formation in processed potato products: A comprehensive review of strategies, prevention, mitigation, and regulatory challenges. Food Chemistry Advances. 8:101106.
Bhuiyan, M.N.I. and Nahid, M. (2025). Smart nutrition: AI and 3D printing for personalized diets. Food Nutrition. 1(2):100032
Alam, M. K., Akther, S., Nahid, M., Quader, M. F. B, Rahman, H., Siddiqui, T., Chakma, S. and Rahman, N. (2025). Antioxidant and antimicrobial effects of Centella asiatica (Thankuni) aqueous and methanol extracts for quality and improved shelf life of poultry products. Journal of Food Processing and Preservation. 2025(1):1928873
Nahid, M., Akther, S., Hassan, M. K., Uddin, M. N., Zaber, M.A., and Bhuiyan, M.N.I. (2024). Quality enhancement of potato chips through acrylamide mitigation and comparison with local potato chips in Bangladesh. Food Research. 8(6): 48-56.
Nahid, M., Mamun, A.A., Roy, T.S., Zaber, M.A., Prasetya, T.A.E. and Razzaque, M.A. (2024). Knowledge, attitude, and practice of food safety: a survey on processed potato products manufacturer in Bangladesh. Food Research. 8(5): 117-125.
Amanullah, M., Nahid, M., Hosen, S.M.Z., Akther, S. and Alam, M.K.U. (2024). The nutraceutical value of foods and its health benefits: A review. Health Dynamics. 1(8), 273-283.
Amanullah, M., Nahid, M. and Hosen, S.M.Z. (2024). Global overview of genetically modified foods and its benefits: A review. Health Dynamics. 1(7), 236- 243.
Nahid, M. and Bhuiyan, M.N.I. (2024). GC-MS analysis of leaves and rhizome essential oils of Zingiber perpureum Roxb. from Bangladesh. Bangladesh Journal of Botany. 53(1): 155-160.
Nahid, M., Razzaque, M.A., Bhuiyan, M.N.I., Islam, M.A., Begum, R. and Roy, T.S. (2023). Response effects of nitrogen minimization and potassium supplementation fertilization on the yield and quality of two cultivars of potato. Bangladesh Journal of Botany. 52(2): 267-275.
Bhuiyan, M.N.I., Shamima, K.A.A., Nahid, M., Hoque, M.A., Haque, M.M., Sarker, M.K.U., Miah, M.A.S and Shaikh, M.A.A. (2023). Decolorizing Stevia rebaudiana (Bert.) leaf extracts with activated charcoal and qualitative analysis of stevioside using chromatographic methods. Journal of Chromatography and Separation Techniques. 14: 513.
Bhuiyan, M.N.I. and Nahid, M. (2023). Comparison of the chemical composition and antimicrobial activity of two types of cosmos (Cosmos bipinnatus cav. and Bidens ferulifolia (jacq.)) leaf essential oils introduced in Bangladesh. Journal of Chromatography and Separation Techniques. 14: 515.
Bhuiyan, M.N.I., Raiyaan, K.R, Afrin, S. and Nahid, M. (2023). Effect of temperature and osmotic stress on the growth and cell viability of Candida maltosa. Bangladesh Journal of Scientific and Industrial Research. 58(2): 71-78.
Roy, T.S., Rahman, M.S., Mostafa, M., Nahid, M., Khatun, M.G. and Razzaque, M.A. (2022). Effect of rice husk on arsenic accumulation in potato plant under different levels of arsenic treated soil. Bangladesh Agronomy Journal. 25(1): 67-73.
Roy, T.S., Rahman, M.S., Mostafa, M., Nahid, M. and Razzaque, M.A. (2021). Yield and quality of potato as influenced by bio-adsorbent in arsenic treated soil. Journal of Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University. 12(1 &2): 1-7.
Afrin, S., Promee, J.S., Nahid, M., Satter, M.A., Haque, M.A., Sarker, A.K. and Bhuiyan, M.N.I. (2021). Influence of thermal and osmotic pressure on the growth and viability of Candida shehatae var shehatae. Journal of Yeast and Fungal Research. 12(2): 20-27.
Nahid, M. (2018). Acrylamide quantitation of locally available potato chips in Chattogram & development of a potato chips manufacturing procedure to reduce acrylamide level. M.S. Thesis, CVASU, Chattogram, Bangladesh.

Conference proceedings:

Nahid, M., Razzaque, M.A., Sikdar, K., Hasan M.R., Roy, T.S. and Bhuiyan, M.N.I. (2025). Reduction of acrylamide precursors in potatoes through nutrient management: A mitigation strategy. AFOB Regional Symposium (ARS) 2025, Universiti of Putra Malaysia, Malaysia, 27-30 July, 2025.
Nahid, M., Razzaque, M.A., Sikdar, K., Hasan M.R., Islam, S.M.R., Roy, T.S. and Bhuiyan, M.N.I. (2024). Optimizing nitrogen and potassium nutrient management to minimize acrylamide precursors in potato cultivars: Implications for processed potato product quality. BCSIR Congress-2023. BCSIR, Dhaka, Bangladesh. 08-10 March, pp. 166.
Nahid, M. and Bhuiyan, M.N.I. (2024). Chemical constituents of the leaf essential oil and hydrosol of the tea tree (Melaleuca alternifolia) grown in Bangladesh and its antimicrobial activity. 8th International Botanical Conference 2023. Dhaka University, Dhaka, Bangladesh. 28-29 February, pp. 83.
Nahid, M. and Bhuiyan, M.N.I. (2024). Chemical composition and antimicrobial potential of palmarosa (Cymbopogon martinii Roxb. Wats.) essential oil from Bangladesh. International Biotechnology Conference 2024. Chittagong University, Chattogram, Bangladesh. 27 January, pp. 63.
Nahid, M. and Bhuiyan, M.N.I. (2023). Comparison of the chemical constituents of essential oils from Mentha arvensis L. and Mentha spicata L. grown in Bangladesh. 1st National Conference in Science and Technology. BUET, Dhaka, Bangladesh. 07-08 December.
Nahid, M. and Bhuiyan, M.N.I. (2023). Chemical constituents of Zingiber Purpureum Roxb. leaf and rhizome essential oils from Bangladesh. International Conference on Biotechnology in Sustainable Development. Khulna University, Khulna, Bangladesh. 07-08 October, pp. 19-20.
Nahid, M., Akther, S., Uddin, M.N. and Bhuiyan, M.N.I. 2022. Comparison of the nutritional values and safety characteristics of developed and locally produced potato chips in Bangladesh. BCSIR Congress-2022, BCSIR, Bangladesh. 01-03 December, pp. 51.
Bhuiyan, M.N.I., Nahid, M., Miah, M.A.S. and Shaikh, M.A.A. 2022. Comparison of the chemical composition and ani-microbial activities of two species of Cosmos leaf essential oils from Bangladesh. BCSIR Congress-2022, BCSIR, Bangladesh. 01-03 December, pp. 227.
Nahid, M., Razzaque, M.A., Bhuiyan, M.N.I., Islam, M.A. and Roy, T.S. 2022. Response of nitrogen minimization and potassium supplementation on yield and processing quality of potato. International Conference on Environmental Protection for Sustainable Development (ICEPSD), Dhaka University, Bangladesh. 2-4 September, pp. 300-301.
Zaber, M.A., Halim, M.A., Akther, S., Nahid, M. and Bhuiyan, M.N.I., 2022. Acrylamide quantitation, proximate and microbial analysis of locally available breads in Bangladesh. International Conference on Environmental Protection for Sustainable Development (ICEPSD), Dhaka University, Bangladesh. 2-4 September, pp. 257.
Nahid, M., Razzaque, M.A., Roy, T.S., Islam, M.A. and Bhuiyan, M.N.I. 2021. Quality assessment and acrylamide quantitation of commercially available potato chips in Bangladesh. International Conference on Science and Technology for Celebrating the Birth Centenary of Bangabandhu (ICSTB), BCSIR, Bangladesh. 11-13 March, pp. 437-438.

Funding

Current Funding

1. Quality evaluation of commonly consumed processed food in Bangladesh and risk assessment. Co-PI. Funded by: University Grants Commission of Bangladesh through Chattogram Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, FY: 2024-2025.

2. Reduction of Acrylamide precursors in potato: Innovation in food processing. PI. Funded by: University Grants Commission of Bangladesh through Chattogram Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, FY: 2025-2026.

3. Functional food innovation: Quality and bioactivity evaluation of cookies supplemented with nutraceutical Bitter Gourd (Momordica charantia) seed powder Co-PI. Funded by: Ministry of Science and Technology, Bangladesh, FY: 2025-26.

Project Completed

1. Innovative approaches to natural preservation for enhancing food safety and shelf life. PI. Funded by: University Grants Commission of Bangladesh through Chattogram Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, FY: 2024-2025.

2. Effect of antioxidant and antimicrobial activity of Ocimum sanctum L. extract in the improvement of the shelf life of meat product. Co-PI. Funded by: Ministry of Science and Technology, Bangladesh, FY: 2024-25.

Supervision

Completed

UG (BSc)

SL No.	Student Name	Roll No.	Reg No.	Session	Degree	Supervisor
1.	K. M. Aminul Ehsan	18/104	01958	2017-2018	UG (BSc)	PI Thesis Title : A study on food safety, food safety laws and implementation of food safety law enforcement in Bangladesh conducted by Bangladesh Food Safety Authority
	Thesis Title : A study on food safety, food safety laws and implementation of food safety law enforcement in Bangladesh conducted by Bangladesh Food Safety Authority
2.	Pushpa Chowdhury	20/61	03439	2019-20	UG (BSc)	PI Thesis Title : Natural Antioxidants in Fish Preservation: Effect of Coriander Paste on Pangas Fish (Pangasius pangasius) Fat
	Thesis Title : Natural Antioxidants in Fish Preservation: Effect of Coriander Paste on Pangas Fish (Pangasius pangasius) Fat
3.	Ridoy Sikder	20/62	03440	2019-20	UG (BSc)	PI Thesis Title : Lipid Profile Management in Diabetes Mellitus: A Case Study Approach
	Thesis Title : Lipid Profile Management in Diabetes Mellitus: A Case Study Approach
4.	Md. Mahfuzur Rahman	20/63	03441	2019-20	UG (BSc)	PI Thesis Title : Hospital Kitchen Practices: Managing Hygiene, Nutrition & Their Impact on Patient Recovery
	Thesis Title : Hospital Kitchen Practices: Managing Hygiene, Nutrition & Their Impact on Patient Recovery
5.	Israt Jahan Esha	21/39	03686	2020-21	UG (BSc)	PI Thesis Title : Multidimensional Study (Microbiological and Physicochemical Analysis) of Drinking Water (Tap water and Jar water) Quality in Narayanganj city
	Thesis Title : Multidimensional Study (Microbiological and Physicochemical Analysis) of Drinking Water (Tap water and Jar water) Quality in Narayanganj city
6.	Rumana Siddika	20/27	03395	2019-2020	UG (BSc)	PI Thesis Title : Product Innovation, Nutritional and Sensory Characterization of Sweet Potato Flour-Based Cookies
	Thesis Title : Product Innovation, Nutritional and Sensory Characterization of Sweet Potato Flour-Based Cookies
7.	Jannatul Toyba Proma	21/60	03711	2020-21	UG (BSc)	PI Thesis Title : Comparative Assessment of Jar Water and Kitchen Tap Water in Dhaka Hotels and Their Public Health Risks
	Thesis Title : Comparative Assessment of Jar Water and Kitchen Tap Water in Dhaka Hotels and Their Public Health Risks
8.	Tasmia Islam	21/15	03654	2020-2021	UG (BSc)	PI Thesis Title : Development and Nutritional Characterization of Guava–Banana–Date Mixed Fruit Leather as a Functional Snack
	Thesis Title : Development and Nutritional Characterization of Guava–Banana–Date Mixed Fruit Leather as a Functional Snack

Research Portfolio