Education

• Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology (1977)
• M.S., Control Engineering, University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology (1974)
• B.S., Chemical Engineering, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (1972)

Dr. Naz Karim's research interest include modeling and control of biochemical and biomedical systems, proteomics and metabolic engineering, solid substrate fermentation, biotechnology from renewable resources (mainly fuels), nonlinear model-based control and its application in chemical- and biotechnology-based industries, and appropriate technology transfer to underdeveloped countries (mainly arsenic removal). Water-related projects include removing arsenic from drinking water and working with industrial wastewater. Funding for his work has come from the National Science Foundation, USAID, the Department of Energy, and the Colorado Institute for Research in Biotechnology, and various industries.

Before joining the Department, Dr. Karim was a professor of chemical engineering at Colorado State University. He has been a visiting professor at Helsinki University of Technology, Technical University of Denmark, Osaka University and the University of Newcastle upon Tyne. Dr. Karim is a Fellow in American Institute of Chemical Engineers (USA), is listed in American Men and Women of Science, and is a Senior Member of the Instrument Society of America. He has been recognized with the Best Teacher Award from Colorado State University (2004-2005), the Abell Faculty Research and Graduate Program Support Award (1997), and Distinguished Visiting Professor from Osaka University (1994-1995).

Courses Taught
Advanced Process Control, Mathematical Modeling and Numerical Analysis for Chemical Engineers, Linear Multivariable Systems, Linear Programming, Automation of Biotechnological Processes, Fundamentals of Biochemical Engineering, System Identification Adaptive Control Graduate Seminar, Process Control, Control System, Introduction to Thermodynamics, Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics, Unit Operations Laboratory, Computer Programming, Fundamentals of Chemical Engineering, Chemical Process Analysis, Numerical Methods for Chemical Engineers Chemical Concepts for Environmental Engineering Heat Transfer, Material and Energy Balance

Selected Publications

• Guiterrez-Padilla, M.G. D. and M. Nazmul Karim. 2005. Influence of furfural on the recombinant Zymomonas mobilis strain CP4 (pZB5) for ethanol production, The J. of American Science, 1(1): 24-27.
• Wickramasinghe, S. R., B. Han, J. Zimbron, Z. Shen, and M. N. Karim. 2004. Arsenic removal by coagulation and filtration: comparison of groundwaters from the United States and Bangladesh, Desalination, 169: 231-244.
• Karim, M. Nazmul, David Hodge, and Laurent Simon. 2003. Data Driven Approaches to Modeling and Analysis of Bioprocesses: Some Industrial Examples, Biotechnol. Progress, 19(5): 1591-1605.
• Senger, R. and M. Nazmul Karim. 2003. Neural network-based identification of tissue-type plasminogen activator protein production and glycosylation in CHO cell culture under shear environment, Biotechnol. Progress. ASAP web release 09 Sept. 2003.
• Mancilha, Ismael Maciel de and M. Nazmul Karim. 2003. Evaluation of Ion Exchange Resins for Removal of Inhibitory Compounds from Corn Stover Hydrolysate for Xylitol Fermentation, Biotech. Progress. 19(6):1837-1841.
• Eikens, Bernd, M. Nazmul Karim and Laurent Simon (2001). Combining Neural Networks and first principle models for bioprocess modeling. In: The application of neural networks and other learning technologies in process engineering (I. M. Mujtaba and A. Azlan, Eds.). Imperial College Press.
• Eikens, Bernd, M. Nazmul Karim and Laurent Simon (2001). Process identification with self- organizing networks. In: The application of neural networks and other learning technologies in process engineering (I. M. Mujtaba and A. Azlan, Eds.). Imperial College Press.