Choudhury Tasrina Rabia

Tasrina Rabia Choudhury is a Bangladeshi chemist with a PhD (2015) and a MSc (2005) in applied chemistry and chemical engineering, both from the University of Dhaka, Bangladesh. From the same university she also earned a BSc with honors (2003) in applied chemistry and chemical technology. She is currently working as a principal scientific officer and technical manager in analytical chemistry laboratory (accredited on ISO/IEC 17025:2005), Chemistry Division, Atomic Energy Centre, Dhaka, and is involved in the development, validation and accreditation of methods for the analysis of major, minor, trace essential and toxic elements in different environmental, food and biological samples and the impact of these elements on human health and diseases. Other interests involve non-communicable diseases and analysis of trace/heavy metals in samples for regular monitoring purposes using ICP-MS, ICP-OES, Flame-AAS, Graphite Furnace-AAS, Hydride Generation-AAS, and UV-Visible techniques. She is also a member of OWSD, INGSA-ASIA, Bangladesh Chemical Society and NITUB. Among her awards: BAS Gold Medal Award in Physical Sciences group (2018) from Bangladesh Academy of Sciences.