Lutful Hassan
লুৎফুল হাসান
24th Vice-chancellor of Bangladesh Agricultural University
In office
30 May 2019 – 29 May 2023
Preceded byMd. Ali Akbar[1]
Succeeded byEmdadul Haque Chowdhury
Personal details
Born (1956-01-28) 28 January 1956
Barisal District, East Bengal, Dominion of Pakistan
NationalityBangladeshi
Alma materBangladesh Agricultural University
University of Wales
Occupationprofessor, genetic engineer, biotechnologist, researcher, university academic

Lutful Hassan (born 28 January 1956) is a Bangladeshi genetic engineer. He served as 24th vice-chancellor of Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU).[1][2]

Education

Lutful earned his bachelor's and master's from the Agriculture Faculty at BAU in 1976 and 1977 respectively. He obtained his Ph.D. from the University of Wales, Aberystwyth. He also did post doctoral researches under fellowships from UK, Japan, Germany and USA.[1][2]

Career

Hassan joined as a lecturer at the Department of Genetics & Plant Breeding, BAU in 1981. He was promoted to a professor in 1995.[1]

He served as coordinator of Committee for Advanced Studies and Research (CASR), director of BAU Research System (BAURS) and president of BAU Teachers’ Association (BAUTA).[3]

Lutful succeeds as the 24th vice-chancellor of BAU, appointed for the position on 30 May 2019 for a four-year term.[1]

Research works

Hassan's research focuses on molecular plant breeding, salinity and drought management, climate change adaptation in the smallholder systems of South and South East Asia, integration science and research on research for development.[4]

He has 179 international and national research publications.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "BAU appoints its 24th VC". The Daily Star. 2019-05-31. Retrieved 2019-09-20.
  2. 1 2 3 "Prof. Dr. Lutful Hassan, GBP BAU". Department of Genetics & Plant Breeding. 2021-04-24. Retrieved 2021-04-24.
  3. ↑ "Dr Lutful new BAU VC". Daily Sun. 2019-05-31. Retrieved 2021-05-13.
  4. ↑ "BAU Team - SIAGI". siagi.org. 22 June 2016. Retrieved 2021-05-13.


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