Professor Abdus Salam has started his journey as Pro-Vice Chancellor (Academic) on April 15, 2026. He completed his Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Chemistry, and Master of Science (MSc) in Physical-Inorganic Chemistry from University of Dhaka. He pursued his PhD in Atmospheric Analytical Chemistry from the Technical University of Vienna, Austria. He worked as a Postdoctoral Fellow at Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada, and also received his 2nd Postdoc degree from York University, Toronto, Canada. His research interests are on atmospheric chemistry, air quality and impacts on human health, climate change and ecosystem. He has established two atmospheric science research observatories (Urban Dhaka and coastal Bhola Island) in Bangladesh. He has been collaborating with National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), USA; Stockholm University, Sweden; Dalhousie University, Canada; University of Washington; University of Wisconsin; Duke University, USA; Shibaura Institute of Technology, Japan; Academia Sinica, Taiwan; University of Bristol, UK, University of Surrey, UK; Center of Research for Environment Energy and Water, Nepal, etc. He has published more than hundred research articles in international peer reviewed journals. He has been organizing many national and international workshops and conferences in home and aboard. He has been actively participating in electronic and print media's interviews and talk shows on environmental issues, especially on air pollution and its causes, impacts and mitigations. He has been serving in various international committees, including the International Global Atmospheric Chemistry (IGAC) as a Co- Chair (https://igacproject.org/index.php/people).

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