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Polymer Materials & Semiconductor Process Scientist, Photoresist & Lithography Expert, Tg & Polymer Physics Specialist

Profile Summary

Innovative material scientist with over a decade of experience in polymer chemistry, thin-film and photo-resist processing, photolithography, and semiconductor materials engineering. Currently, collaborating with Tokyo Electron Ltd (TEL) on advanced photo-resist processing, wafer bow mitigation, and photolithographic process optimisation for next-generation semiconductor devices. Skilled in photolithography, EBL patterning, spin coating, and thin-film characterisation (SEM, AFM, ellipsometry, profilometry). Experienced in developing functional polymers for patterning, photoselective anti-spacer development for high density semiconductor device fabrication. Well-known for a hands-on, data-driven, and collaborative approach to process development and innovation.

Subject Matter Expertise

• ☆ Chemical Reagent Development
• ☆ Mathematical Chemistry
• ☆ Surface Science
• ☆ Physical Chemistry
• ☆ Polymer Chemistry
• ☆ Photochemistry
• ☆ Physical Organic Chemistry

Services

• Research
• Consulting
• Product Development

Research Scientific and Technical Research

Consulting Scientific and Technical Consulting

Product Development Formulation, Manufacturing

Work Experience

Research Fellow

University of Queensland

September 2024 - Present

Research Fellow

The University of Queensland

November 2014 - Present

Education

PhD

The University of Queensland

March 2010 - November 2014

MS in Chemical Engineering

Pukyong National University

January 2008 - February 2010

Certifications

• PhD

  The University of Queensland

  November 2014 - Present

Publications

OTHER

WHITTAKER, Andrew, Blakey, Idriss, Hossain, Md Daloar, Peng, Hui, Cutler, Charlotte(2025). Wafer Bow Mitigation.

Monteiro, Michael, HOSSAIN, Daloar(2023). Polymer with upper critical solution temperature.

Monteiro, Michael, HOSSAIN, Daloar(2023). Polymer with upper critical solution temperature.

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Hossain, Md Daloar, Peng, Hui, Blakey, Idriss, Markus, Josua, Annamalai, Pratheep Kumar, Cutler, Charlotte, Whittaker, Andrew K(2025). Rapid stress release through thiol--thioester exchange in phenylic crosslinked polymers. Journal of Materials Chemistry C. Royal Society of Chemistry

HOSSAIN, MDI, RAHMAN, MDM(2024). Retraction notice to “Production of eco-friendly cathode materials from cellulose skeleton induced manganese dioxide to produce zinc ion battery: Physicochemical, morphological, and electrochemical study”[Carbohydrate Polymer Technologies and Applications 8 (2024) 100583]. CARBOHYDRATE POLYMER TECHNOLOGIES AND APPLICATIONS Учредители: Elsevier. p. 100616.

McCallum, Francis, Hossain, Md Daloar, Blakey, Idriss, Peng, Hui, Whittaker, Andrew K(2024). Revealing the Chemical Interactions between PMMA and TMA for Insights into Sequential Infiltration Synthesis. Macromolecules. 57. (18). p. 8722--8733. American Chemical Society

McCallum, Francis, Zhao, Jiacheng, Hossain, Md Daloar, Kaitz, Joshua A, Cameron, James F, Trefonas III, Peter, Blakey, Idriss, Peng, Hui, Whittaker, Andrew K(2023). Galactose-Based Block Copolymers with Switchable $χ$ Parameters for Tuning Phase Separated Morphology. Macromolecules. 56. (7). p. 2651--2662. American Chemical Society

Whittaker, Andrew, Blakey, Idriss, Hossain, Md Daloar, Peng, Hui, Cutler, Charlotte(2023). Wafer Bow Mitigation.

Hossain, Md D, Grandes Reyes, Carlos Fitzgerald, Zhang, Changhe, Chen, Sung-Po R, Monteiro, Michael J(2021). Nonionic polymer with flat upper critical solution temperature behavior in water. Biomacromolecules. 23. (1). p. 174--181. American Chemical Society

Hossain, Md D, Reid, James C, Lu, Derong, Jia, Zhongfan, Searles, Debra J, Monteiro, Michael J(2018). Influence of constraints within a cyclic polymer on solution properties. Biomacromolecules. 19. (2). p. 616--625. American Chemical Society

Monteiro, Michael, Hossain, Md(2018). Polymer with upper critical solution temperature in aqueous solution. Boeing Pty Ltd

Hossain, Md D, Pipertzis, Achilleas, Monteiro, Michael J, Floudas, George(2018). Segmental dynamics in multicyclic polystyrenes. Macromolecules. 51. (4). p. 1488--1497. American Chemical Society

Hossain, Md D, Yan, Zhi-Chao, Monteiro, Michael J, Vlassopoulos, Dimitris(2018). Viscoelastic properties of unentangled multicyclic polystyrenes. Polymers. 10. (9). p. 973. MDPI

Hossain, Md D, Gavrilov, Mikhail, Amir, Faheem, Kulis, Jakov, Jia, Zhongfan, Monteiro, Michael J(2017). Densely packed multicyclic polymers. ACS Macro Letters. 6. (9). p. 1036--1041. American Chemical Society

Hossain, MD, Islam, MT, Lim, KT(2016). Exfoliated and Intercalated PMMA/Clay Nanocomposites Synthesized by in situ Polymerization in Supercritical Carbon Dioxide and Ethanol with the Aid of Water. Pukyong National University. p. 8.

Hossain, Md D, Amir, Faheem, Jia, Zhongfan, Monteiro, Michael J(2016). Precise grafting of macrocyclics and dendrons to a linear polymer chain. Polymer Chemistry. 7. (43). p. 6598--6607. Royal Society of Chemistry

Hossain, Md D, Lu, Derong, Jia, Zhongfan, Monteiro, Michael J(2015). One-pot orthogonal copper-catalyzed synthesis and self-assembly of L-lysine-decorated polymeric dendrimers. Macromolecules. 48. (6). p. 1688--1702. American Chemical Society

Hossain, Md D, Lu, Derong, Jia, Zhongfan, Monteiro, Michael J(2014). Glass transition temperature of cyclic stars. ACS Macro Letters. 3. (12). p. 1254--1257. American Chemical Society

Hossain, Md D, Jia, Zhongfan, Monteiro, Michael J(2014). Complex polymer topologies built from tailored multifunctional cyclic polymers. Macromolecules. 47. (15). p. 4955--4970. American Chemical Society

Hossain, Md Daloar(2014). Synthesis of cyclic macromolecular architectures.

Hossain, Md D, Valade, David, Jia, Zhongfan, Monteiro, Michael J(2012). Cyclic polystyrene topologies via RAFT and CuAAC. Polymer Chemistry. 3. (10). p. 2986--2995. Royal Society of Chemistry

Hossain, Md D, Yoo, Youngjae, Lim, Kwon T(2011). Synthesis of poly ($ɛ$-caprolactone)/clay nanocomposites using polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane surfactants as organic modifier and initiator. Journal of Applied Polymer Science. 119. (2). p. 936--943. Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company Hoboken

Hossain, Md Daloar, Tran, Le Thi Bao, Park, Jong Myung, Lim, Kwon Taek(2010). Facile synthesis of core-surface crosslinked nanoparticles by interblock RAFT polymerization. Journal of Polymer Science Part A: Polymer Chemistry. 48. (22). p. 4958--4964. Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company Hoboken

Hossain, Md Daloar, Hwang, Ha Soo, Kim, Hyun Gyu, Lim, Kwon Taek(2010). Synthesis of Poly (methyl methacrylate)/Montmorillonite Nanocomposites Using a 3-D Surfactant as an Organic Modifier. Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology. 10. (4). p. 2908--2912. American Scientific Publishers

Hossain, Md Daloar, Kim, Won Soo, Hwang, Ha Soo, Lim, Kwon Taek(2009). Role of water on PMMA/clay nanocomposites synthesized by in situ polymerization in ethanol and supercritical carbon dioxide. Journal of colloid and interface science. 336. (2). p. 443--448. Elsevier

CONFERENCE PAPER

McCallum, Francis, Zhao, Jiacheng, Hossain, Md Daloar, Kaitz, Joshua A, Cameron, James F, Trefonas, Peter, Blakey, Idriss, Peng, Hui, Whittaker, Andrew K(2023). Fundamental studies of interactions between polymer substrate and precursor in sequential infiltration synthesis. Advances in Patterning Materials and Processes XL. 12498. p. 142--146.

REPORT

Khan, Mohammad Sadik, Hossain, MD(2015). Effects of shrinkage and swelling behavior of high plastic clay on the performance of a highway slope reinforced with recycled plastic pin.