Dr. Ummul Khair Fatema is the founder Chairman of DoESE. She is specialized in Chemical processing of Textile and environmental chemistry. She earned B.Sc. in Textile Technology (former BUTEX in 2000), M.Sc. (TUD, Germany in 2006 under DAAD scholarshiop) and Doctor of Engineering (Shinshu University, Japan in 2011 under Monbukagakusho Scholarship) with excellent grade. After serving several years in textile industry Dr. Fatema joined BUTEX in 2003. Her area of expertise is high performance & functional textiles materials, Polymer, Surface Engineering, Nanotechnology, Organ metallic Chemistry, Heat treatment, Coating Science etc. She taught different courses in undergraduate and post graduate levels. Dr. Ummul Khair Fatema also acts as Proctor & member of academic council of the university.
Her current research focus is chemical modification of textile materials, , Textile process control, Textile chemical management, ECR, pollution control, sustainable resource management, climate change, environmental economics and policy, environmental health, environmental toxicology, water resource management, waste management, environmental valuation and impact assessment, etc.
Dr. Fatema has currently working on higher education development and collaborative research program with several German universities under DAAD project. She enjoys sharing her knowledge and experience with students and takes pride in empowering the next generation of textile professionals with environmental sustainability.

• Advanced Dyeing & Printing, Color Physics and color measurement
• Preparation of fiber and polymeric materials with high performance and high function using iodine
• Preparation of carbon fibers from polymeric precursors including inorganic components
• Surface modification and Characterization of textile fibers
• Industrial pollution, its control and solid waste management