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Dr. Abdul Mabud, Ph.D.
Dr. Abdul Mabud is the Director of the Scientific Services Division (SSD) of the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB). As Director, Dr. Mabud implements the Division's mission of providing comprehensive technical support to all TTB programs in line with the Bureau's goals of consumer protection and revenue collection. Dr. Mabud oversees the operations of the three laboratories under SSD: the Beverage Alcohol Laboratory (Beltsville, MD), the Nonbeverage Products Laboratory ( Beltsville, MD), and the Compliance Laboratory (Walnut Creek, CA). In addition, he provides leadership in methods development research and seeks out new technologies to enhance the technical capabilities of TTB's laboratories.
Dr. Mabud began his Federal career with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (ATF) in November 1998, as a senior chemist at their National Laboratory Center, and was promoted to the position of Chief, Beverage Alcohol Section, in January 2000. In 2003, Dr. Mabud joined TTB as the Chief of the Beverage Alcohol Laboratory (BAL). He revamped the BAL by hiring highly qualified analytical chemists, introducing state-of-the-art technologies, and developing key analytical methods to support TTB programs. He was promoted to his current position in December 2005.
Prior to joining ATF, Dr. Mabud served in the private sector for 11 years. In 1987, he joined the Washington Research Center of W.R. Grace, a multinational chemical company, as a research analytical chemist, and left W.R. Grace in 1998 as a senior scientist. Between 1977 and 1979, he also taught as an assistant professor in the Department of Chemistry at Jahangirnagar University, Bangladesh.
Dr. Mabud obtained a B.S. degree in chemistry from the University of Chittagong, Bangladesh in 1976, and earned a Masters in chemistry from South Dakota State University in 1981. In 1987, he received his Ph.D. in analytical chemistry from Purdue University. Dr. Mabud has over 40 publications and presentations to his credit, as well as many awards. He, his wife, and children reside in the Washington metropolitan area.
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