MsIrin Sultana

Research Assistant

Faculty of Science Engineering and Built Environment/School of Life and Environmental Sciences

  • Research Assistant
    Faculty of Science Engineering and Built Environment/School of Life and Environmental Sciences
  • Geelong Waurn Ponds Campus, 75 Pigdons Road, Waurn Ponds, Victoria 3216

BIO

Analytical chemistry | Ecotoxicology | Spatial ecology | Environmental contaminants
 
Irin Sultana is an interdisciplinary researcher at Deakin University with expertise spanning analytical chemistry, ecotoxicology, ecology and spatial analysis. Her research integrates laboratory-based chemical analysis with ecological and spatial approaches to investigate environmental contaminants and their interactions with biological and environmental systems.
Irin completed her Doctor of Philosophy in Life and Environmental Sciences at Deakin University, where she developed and applied analytical approaches to investigate emerging contaminants affecting aquatic birds. Her research combined high-resolution mass spectrometry, environmental sampling, ecological field data and spatial analysis to examine pesticide occurrence across biological and environmental matrices and explore relationships with landscape characteristics in Victoria, Australia.
 
She currently works as a Research Assistant at Deakin University, contributing to industry-linked research in dairy biochemistry and proteomics. Her current work involves protein sample preparation, analytical laboratory workflows, proteomic analysis and data interpretation, broadening her analytical expertise across environmental and biology-related research.

DEAKIN UNIVERSITY CURRENT APPOINTMENT

  • Research Assistant
    Deakin University, School of Life and Environmental Sciences

ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Graduate Researcher Teaching Fellow
    Deakin University, School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Geelong, Australia1 Jul 2025 - present
  • Graduate Researcher
    Deakin University, School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Geelong, Australia22 Feb 2022 - 7 Aug 2026
  • Sessional Academic
    Deakin University, School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Geelong, Australia1 Jul 2024 - 31 Dec 2024

NON-ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Library Student Assistant
    Deakin University, Deakin Library, Geelong, Australia15 Sep 2022 - present

DEGREES

  • Doctor of Philosophy, Life & Environmental Sciences
    Deakin University, Geelong, Australia22 Feb 2022 - 7 Aug 2026
  • Master of Science (Research), Wildlife Biology & Conservation
    National Centre for Biological Sciences, Bengaluru, India1 Aug 2018 - 1 Jan 2020
  • Master of Science (Research), Zoology (Wildlife & Biodiversity Conservation)
    Jagannath University, Dhaka, Bangladesh4 Jan 2016 - 30 Dec 2017
  • Bachelor of Science, Zoology
    Jagannath University, Dhaka, Bangladesh11 Jan 2011 - 30 Dec 2015

LANGUAGES

  • English
    Can read, write, speak, understand and peer review

AREA/FACULTY

  • Faculty of Science Engineering and Built Environment

DEPARTMENT/SCHOOL/INSTITUTE/DISCIPLINE

  • School of Life and Environmental Sciences