Ph.D. in Food Science and Engineering
Jiangnan University, Wuxi, China — 2021

M.Sc. in Food Engineering
University of Salerno, Fisciano, Italy — 2014

M.Sc. in Food Science and Technology Engineering
Corvinus University of Budapest, Budapest, Hungary — 2014

B.Sc. in Food and Process Engineering
Hajee Mohammad Danesh Science and Technology University, Bangladesh — 2011

• Food Processing and Preservation Techniques
• Functional Foods and Nutraceutical Development
• Food Packaging Technologies and Shelf-Life Extension
• Biopolymer Science and Edible Films
• Food Microbiology and Fermentation Technology

• Food Science and Technology
• Food Engineering and Processing
• Functional Foods and Nutraceuticals
• Food Packaging and Shelf-Life Extension
• Biopolymers and Edible Films
• Food Microbiology and Fermentation Technology

• Yiasmin, M. N., Easdani, M., Ahammed, S., Siddiquy, M., Hasan, Maruf K.M., Cao, W., Nuo Chen, N., Asaduzzaman, M., Liu, C., Liu, Y., Hua, X. (2025).  Effects of hydrothermal treatment and low pH on the fermentation characteristics of polysaccharides based water-soluble Maitake with Lactobacillus acidophilus and L. plantarum. Food Chemistry, 481, 143933. (IF 8.5, Q1, Elsevier, United Kingdom). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodchem.2025.143933
• Easdani, M., Liu, F., Impe, Jan F.M. V., Ahammed, S., Chen, M., & Zhong, F. (2024). Modulating hydrophobic and antimicrobial gelatin-zein protein-based bilayer films by incorporating glycerol monolaurate and TiO2 nanoparticles. Food Packaging and Shelf Life, 46, 101393. (IF 8.5, Q1, Elsevier, the Netherlands). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fpsl.2024.101393
• Khin, Myat N., Ahammed, S., Aziz, T., Al-Asmari, F., Sameeh, Manal Y., Cui, H., & Lin, L. (2024). Characterization of Composite Film Containing Polyvinyl Alcohol Cross-Linked With Dialdehyde Cellulose Using Citric Acid as a Catalyst for Sustainable Packaging. Packaging Technology and Science, 37(10), 975-987. (IF 2.8, Q2, John Wiley and Sons Ltd, United Kingdom). https://doi.org/10.1002/pts.2841
• Khin, M. N., Ahammed, S., Kamal, M. M., Saqib, M. N., Liu, F., & Zhong, F. (2024). Investigating next-generation edible packaging: Protein-based films and coatings for delivering active compounds. Food Hydrocolloids for Health, 6, 100182. (IF 4.6, Q1, Elsevier, the Netherlands). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fhfh.2024.100182
• Mst Nushrat Yiasmin, Shabbir Ahammed, Md. Easdani, Md Nazmus Saqib, Weichao Cao, Xiao Hua (2024). Metabolomic differences between non-hydrothermal treated water-soluble (WSPs) and hydrothermally treated water-insoluble (WIPs) Maitake polysaccharides fermented by Lactobacillus acidophilus and L. plantarum. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 272, 132709. (IF 7.7, Q1, Elsevier, the Netherlands). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2024.132709
• Easdani, M., Ahammed, S., Saqib, M. N., Liu, F., & Zhong, F. (2023). Engineering biodegradable controlled gelatin-zein bilayer film with improved mechanical strength and flexibility. Food Hydrocolloids, 109430. (IF 11.0, Q1, Elsevier, the Netherlands). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodhyd.2023.109430
• Ahammed, Shabbir, Md Easdani, Fei Liu, and Fang Zhong (2023). Encapsulation of Tea Polyphenol in Zein through Complex Coacervation Technique to Control the Release of the Phenolic Compound from Gelatin–Zein Composite Film. Polymers 15, no. 13:2882. (IF 4.7, Q1, MDPI, Switzerland). https://doi.org/10.3390/polym15132882
• Ahammed, S., Liu, F., Easdani, M., Saqib, M. N., & Zhong, F. (2023). Self-assembly of zein in aqueous acetic acid and ethanol solvents: Effect on mechanical properties of the zein film. Food Packaging and Shelf Life, 38, 101120. (IF 8.5, Q1, Elsevier, the Netherlands). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fpsl.2023.10112
• Saqib, Md Nazmus, Shabbir Ahammed, Fei Liu, and Fang Zhong (2022). Customization of Liquid-Core Sodium Alginate Beads by Molecular Engineering. Carbohydrate Polymers 284:119047. (IF 10.7, Q1, Elsevier, United Kingdom). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.carbpol.2021.119047
• Saqib, Md Nazmus, Fei Liu, Maoshen Chen, Shabbir Ahammed, Xiaoyong Liu, and Fang Zhong (2022). Thermo-Mechanical Response of Liquid-Core Beads as Affected by Alginate Molecular Structure. Food Hydrocolloids, 131:107777. (IF 11.0, Q1, Elsevier, the Netherlands). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodhyd.2022.107777
• Khin, Myat N. O. E., Shabbir Ahammed, and Fang Zhong (2021). Development of (5-(4,6-Dichlorotriazinyl) Aminofluorescein) DTAF-labelled Polysaccharides for Characterization of Microstructure and Phase Distribution of Composite Hydrogel Visualization of Hydrogels Using Clsm. Food Bioscience 41: 100909. (IF 4.8, Q1, Elsevier, United Kingdom). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fbio.2021.100909
• Khin, Myat Noe, H. Douglas Goff, John Nsor-Atindana, Shabbir Ahammed, Fei Liu, and Fang Zhong (2020). Effect of Texture and Structure of Polysaccharide Hydrogels Containing Maltose on Release and Hydrolysis of Maltose During Digestion: In Vitro Study. Food Hydrocolloids 112:106326. (IF 11.0, Q1, Elsevier, the Netherlands). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodhyd.2020.106326
• Ahammed, Shabbir, Fei Liu, Jingmin Wu, Myat Noe Khin, Wallace H. Yokoyama, and Fang Zhong (2020). Effect of Transglutaminase Crosslinking on Solubility Property and Mechanical Strength of Gelatin-Zein Composite Films. Food Hydrocolloids 116: 106649. (IF 11.0, Q1, Elsevier, the Netherlands). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodhyd.2021.106649
• Ahammed, Shabbir, Fei Liu, Myat Noe Khin, Wallace H. Yokoyama, and Fang Zhong (2020). Improvement of the Water Resistance and Ductility of Gelatin Film by Zein. Food Hydrocolloids 105:105804. (IF 11.0, Q1, Elsevier, the Netherlands). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodhyd.2020.105804
• Krisztina Albert1, András Koris, Shabbir Ahammed, Igor Gáspár, and Gyula Vatai (2015). Vinaigrette Production by Membrane Emulsification: Process Optimization and Product Development. Periodica Polytechnica Chemical Engineering 59(3), pp. 206-208. (IF 1.45, Q3, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Hungary). https://doi.org/10.3311/PPch.7583

Conference Speaker

• Shabbir Ahammed, Fei Liu, Fang Zhong. “Gelatin/zein composite film fabrication and scope in healthcare application.” International Virtual Conference on Formulations in Food and Healthcare (ICFFH-2023), May 30– June 1, 2023.
• Shabbir Ahammed. “Biodegradable gelatin/zein composite film with functional properties for moist food packaging.” 1st International Conference on Sustainable Approaches in Food and Nutrition System (ICSFNS-2023), February 20-21, 2023, Rahim Yar Khan, Pakistan.
• Albert, K., Koris, A., Ahammed, S., Vatai, G.. “New engineering approach of salad dressing (vinaigrette) production.” 8th International Congress of Food Technologists, Biotechnologists and Nutritionists, September 2014, Opatija, Croatia.

• Encapsulation of phenolic compounds in biopolymers
• Development and characterization of biodegradable composite films
• Controlled release systems for active packaging
• Physico-chemical and structural analysis of food biopolymers using advanced analytical techniques

• 2025: Special Research Grant (Project ID: SRG-252372), Ministry of Science and Technology (MoST), Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh.
• 2024: Special Research Grant (Project ID: SRG-243365), Ministry of Science and Technology (MoST), Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh.
• 2021: Post-doctoral fellowship, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, China.
• 2016: Chinese government scholarships by China Scholarship Council (CSE).
• 2012: Erasmus exchange scholarship by European Commission.
• 2011: A.Di.S.U. scholarship by Italian Government.