As a part of the "Dr. Anwarul Abedin Lecture Series", a regular development initiative of the American International University-Bangladesh (AIUB), a research talk titled "Sustainable Technologies and Renewable Energy" was held at Multipurpose Hall, AIUB from 03:00 PM- 05:00 PM on May 11, 2022. The Center for Nanotechnology Research (CNR), AIUB organized this event and invited prominent researcher Dr. Abdul Halim (Chief Technology Officer, Process Research Ortech Inc., Canada) and Dr. Md. Shahiduzzaman Sohel (Assistant Professor, Kanazawa University, Japan) as distinguished speaker.

Dr. Carmen Z. Lamagna (Vice Chancellor, American International University-Bangladesh) commenced the lecture series acknowledging the twenty first century as the era of fourth industrial revolution where nanotechnology plays a significant role with other contributing innovations.

Dr. Md. Shahiduzzaman Sohel (Assistant Professor, Kanazawa University, Japan) began his presentation on “High-Performance Perovskite Solar Cells and Experience Sharing on Publication in High Impact Journals”. He then went on to cover the relevance of renewable energy generation, performance of various types of solar cells, the use of nanotechnology to renewable energy, and the mechanism of Perovskite Solar Cells in his lecture. He also discussed his experiences and techniques for publishing scientific articles in high-impact journals with the audience, emphasising the importance of local and worldwide research cooperation as well as doing unique research in well-equipped labs.

Later, Dr. Abdul Halim (Chief Technology Officer, Process Research Ortech Inc., Canada) delivered a lecture on “Sustainable Technologies to Produce Battery-grade Lithium Hydroxide from Primary and Secondary Resources” as part of the lecture series, which included industry-academy knowledge and experience sharing. He went on to discuss the mechanism of lithium-ion batteries, prevalent lithium-ion battery technologies, main and secondary lithium hydroxide resources, and the key components utilised in lithium-ion batteries. He also outlined how Bangladesh may become a potential option for primary and secondary lithium hydroxide resources in the near future.

Afterwards, a short Q&A session was held where the speakers answered the queries of the participants. Dr. S. Mosaddeq Ahmed (Professor & Head, Department of Chemistry, AIUB) chaired the session and Dr. Mohammad Mahbub Rabbani (Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, and In-Charge of CNR) moderated the lecture series.

The seminar was graced by the presence of  Dr. A.B.M. Siddique Hossain (Professor & Dean, Faculty of Engineering, AIUB), Dr. Md. Abdur Rahman (Professor & Associate Dean, Faculty of Engineering, AIUB), Dr. Humayra Ferdous (Associate Professor,& Head-in-Charge, Department of Physics, AIUB), Dr. Md. Kamrul Hassan (Associate Professor, Faculty of Engineering, AIUB), Mr. Md. Saniat Rahman Zishan (Associate Professor & Head, Department of Computer Engineering , AIUB), Mr. Kawshik Shikder (Assistant Professor, Faculty of Engineering, AIUB), Dr. Farzana Khalil (Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, AIUB), Dr. Md. Tariqul Islam (Senior Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, AIUB), Dr. Effat Jahan (Assistant Professor, Faculty of Engineering, AIUB), Dr. Md. Rifat Hazari (Assistant Professor, Faculty of Engineering, AIUB), Mr. Abul Hasnat (Assistant Professor, Faculty of Engineering, AIUB), Mr. Md. Rabiul Islam (Lecturer, Faculty of Engineering, AIUB). Students and faculty members from other universities were present among the participants.