Hasan Uz Zaman Raihan

Hasan Uz Zaman Raihan

PhD student

Hasan Uz Zaman Raihan is a PhD student at the Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment, Western Sydney University, under the supervision of Distinguished Professor David Tissue. He is currently engaged in the FFS research project titled “Establishing a National Hub for Smart Greenhouse Technology – Energy Saving Films”. Hasan completed his bachelor’s degree in agriculture and Masters in Genetics and Plant Breeding from Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University (BSMRAU), Bangladesh. Prior to pursuing his doctoral studies, he served as a scientist at the Plant Breeding Division of Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute since 2012. During his tenure, Hasan contributed significantly to various research projects focused on developing high-yielding cereal crop varieties with abiotic stress (salt and drought) tolerance. His current PhD research project centres on investigating the effects of smart glasshouse films on photosynthesis, protein component biosynthesis, and quality of vegetables. Hasan recognises the potential of glasshouse films to significantly reduce energy costs, thereby enhancing food security and increasing farmers’ profitability.

P2-012 In Progress

Establishing a National Hub for Smart Greenhouse Technology – Energy Saving Films

This research program seeks to reduce energy use and increase resource use efficiency by employing new light-blocking (Smart Glass; SG) and existing light-shifting (LLEAF) films in glasshouses operated by the protected cropping industry.

$3.5m project to trial prototype glasshouse films on climbing crops

A $3.5m FFSCRC project with Hort Innovation and LLEAF is trialling two greenhouse-film prototypes that have the potential to boost crop productivity, slash input costs and shrink the environmental footprint of Australia’s PC horticulture sector.

Smart glass-LLEAF project wrap-up: key findings and next steps

In the recently completed 'Smart Glass' project, scientists at Western Sydney University showed the energy-saving ability of SG ULR-80 and the yield-increasing potential of LLEAF. Next steps? To combine the strengths of both.

Meet David Tissue: crop science expert

In a career spanning decades, continents and planets, Distinguished Professor David Tissue has maintained a thirst for exploration and a desire to help crops thrive, even in the most hostile environments.
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