Md Najmol Hoque

Cereal Chemists and Ph.D. Candidate (ABD) in Cereal Science at North Dakota State University with interdisciplinary expertise in food composition, cereal and grain chemistry, carbohydrate and dietary fiber chemistry, phytochemical and antioxidant characterization, food processing and advanced analytical methods. Research integrates chromatographic, spectroscopic, structural and functional approaches to explain how genotype, environment, crop management, milling and processing alter food composition, bioactive compounds, nutritional quality, and end-use properties.

Seeking postdoctoral research training in food composition, phytochemical analysis, cereal and plant-based foods, processing effects and analytical method development.

Graduate Research Assistant - Department of Plant Sciences, North Dakota State University - Fargo, ND

(2023-01)

Investigate how genotype × environment and processing influence hard red spring wheat composition, nutritional quality, bioactive compounds and end-use functionality.

• Characterize food components using SEC-HPLC, RP-HPLC, HPAEC-PAD, GC-MS, GC-FID, and GC-ECD, with experience in sample preparation, extraction, calibration, quantification, method optimization, troubleshooting, and data interpretation.
• Evaluate protein, starch and carbohydrate structure using FTIR/Raman spectroscopy, ¹H-NMR, XRD, SEM and complementary structural approaches to relate molecular changes to composition and processing behavior.
• Quantify and interpret dietary fiber, arabinoxylan, beta-glucan, resistant starch, soluble sugars, starch digestibility, antioxidants, anti-nutritional factors and other nutritional quality traits.
• Investigate phytochemicals and antioxidant capacity in wheat and plant-derived materials, supporting research on food composition, bioactive compounds and processing-induced compositional changes.
• Assess processing effects through laboratory milling, flour characterization, rheology, baking, texture, sensory evaluation and shelf-life studies to connect chemical composition with finished-food quality.
• Design multi-location and multi-factor experiments and analyze complex datasets using mixed-model ANOVA, PCA, correlation, regression, and multivariate statistical approaches.
• Develop and optimize analytical workflows and sample-preparation procedures and prepare peer-reviewed manuscripts, research reports, proposals and conference presentations.
• Mentor undergraduate and graduate researchers in analytical methods, experimental design, data interpretation, laboratory safety, scientific writing and presentation.

Graduate Teaching Assistant - North Dakota State University - Fargo, ND

(2025-01 - 2025-05)

Assistant Professor - Faculty of Agriculture, Khulna Agricultural University - Bangladesh

(2022-06 - 2022-12)

Lecturer - Faculty of Agriculture, Khulna Agricultural University - Bangladesh

(2020-06 - 2022-06)

Taught Food Chemistry, Analytical Chemistry, Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Human Nutrition, Agronomy, Crop Production, and Introductory Crop Breeding.

• Developed laboratory exercises connecting food composition, protein and carbohydrate chemistry, analytical methods, ingredient functionality, processing, and nutrition.
• Supervised undergraduate research and trained students in experimental design, biochemical analysis, data interpretation, and scientific communication.
• Contributed to curriculum development, academic advising, collaborative research, manuscript preparation and institutional service.

Research Assistant - Sylhet Agricultural University - Bangladesh

(2017-05 - 2018-12)

Characterized plant-derived phytochemicals and bioactive compounds using GC-MS and evaluated antioxidant and antimicrobial activities.

• Optimized extraction, sample preparation, chromatographic analysis, and quantitative workflows, establishing an early research foundation in phytochemical and food-composition chemistry.

Ph.D. - Cereal & Food Science - North Dakota State University (2026-09)

M.S. - Biochemistry - Sylhet Agricultural University (2016-01 - 2017-12)

B.Sc. - Agriculture - Bangladesh Agricultural University (2012-01 - 2016-12)