Dr. Al Mizan, currently serving as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Leather Engineering at Khulna University of Engineering & Technology (KUET), Khulna, Bangladesh. Before joining as an academician, Dr. Mizan served for over two years as a Scientific Officer and Project Associate at the Leather Research Institute (LRI), Bangladesh Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (BCSIR). He also gained over one year of teaching experience as a Part-time Lecturer at the Institute of Leather Engineering & Technology (ILET), University of Dhaka, and had the opportunity to work in the leather industry as a Leather Engineer (R&D). Dr. Mizan obtained his B.Sc. in Leather Engineering from ILET, University of Dhaka; a Postgraduate Diploma in Industrial Management from the Bangladesh Institute of Management (BIM); an M.Sc. from the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET); and a Ph.D. in Leather Engineering from Ege University, Türkiye. His research interests include leather tanning technologies, leather processing chemicals, leather solid waste management, heavy metals, and wastewater treatment. He strongly advocates for sustainable leather production and encourages the use of leather as a natural, durable, and healthy material for human comfort and well-being.