Curriculum Vitae

Irshad Hussain
Associate Professor (Tenured) and Department Chair, Department of Chemistry, SBA School of Science and
Engineering (SSE), LUMS, D.H.A., Lahore, Pakistan.
Fellow, The Chemical Society of Pakistan.
Charles Wallace Visiting Fellow at the University of Cambridge, UK (2016)
Email: ihussain@lums.edu.pk; irshadnibge@gmail.com
URL: https://sbasse.lums.edu.pk/lums_employee/1922
Social/Professional Webpages: LinkedIn, ResearchGate, Google Scholar, FB
Education
Ph.D. (Chemistry), University of Liverpool, UK, 2005.
M.Sc. (Chemistry), Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan, 1993.
Professional Experience
 Associate Professor and Department Chair of Chemistry (2010 to-date),
SBA School of Science & Engineering (SSE), LUMS, Lahore, Pakistan.
 Visiting Professor at several prestigious institutions including UMass (Amherst, USA), EPFL (Lausanne,
Switzerland), and KAUST (Saudi Arabia) during each summer since 2009.
 Project Director, 2006-08, Nanobiotech project, National Institute for Biotechnology & Genetic Engineering
(NIBGE), Faisalabad, Pakistan.
 Senior Scientist, 2001-2008, NIBGE, Faisalabad, Pakistan.
 Scientific Officer, 1997-2001, NIBGE, Faisalabad, Pakistan.
 Computer Trainee Fellow, 1996-1997, Computer Training Centre, Islamabad, Pakistan.
 Lecturer of Chemistry, 1995-1996, Govt. Degree College Faridabad, Toba Tek Singh, Pakistan.
Honors and Awards
 2016, Charles Wallace Visiting Fellow at the University of Cambridge, UK.
 2014, Gold Medal in Chemistry by Pakistan Academy of Sciences for overall achievements in Chemistry.
 Honored as the first scientist interviewed at the inaugural session for the launch of Facebook page of
Bioconjugate Chemistry (An ACS journal).
 2007, Professor Atta-ur-Rehman Gold Medal, by Pakistan Academy of Sciences, for achievements in chemistry
during the last five years.
 2005-Present, regular recipient of Research Productivity Award each year by Pakistan Council for Science &
Technology (PCST), Ministry of Science & Technology, Govt. of Pakistan.
 2001-2005, PhD fellowship award by Ministry of Science & Technology, Govt. of Pakistan, to study in UK.
Research Projects Awarded
 2016-2017, EPSRC (UK) – Global Challenge Research Fund for “Smart nanoclusters to address multidrug
resistance”. Co-PI - 92,000 GBP
 2016-2017, US-Pak Center for Advanced Studies in Energy – University of Engineering & Technology (UET),
Peshawar, awarded a joint research project to Dr. Saim Saher (UET) and myself for “Synthesis of non-
noble electrocatalysts for anion exchange membrane fuel cells (AEMFC). Co-PI - Rs. 3.0 million
 2014-2016, UET (Peshawar)-LUMS-Cambridge collaborative project on “3rd generation solar cells: Construction
of a proof-of concept preliminary prototype”. Co-PI - Rs. 14 million.
 2013-2016, Development of ultrasensitive, robust and affordable nanoparticle-based test strips for detecting
bacteria – A Pak-US collaborative project funded by HEC and US National Academy of Sciences in collaboration
with Prof. Vincent Rotello at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, USA. PI - 600,000 USD.
 2011-2013, Metal alloy nanoclusters for catalytic and bio-imaging applications by DAAD jointly with Prof.
Wolfgang Parak at the Philipps University, Marburg, Germany. PI - ~50,000 Euro
 2006-2010, Development of nanobiotech research at National Institute for Biotechnology & Genetic Engineering
(NIBGE) by Ministry of Science & Technology, Govt. of Pakistan (PC-1). PI/PD - ~2.5 Million USD
 2006-2007, Synthesis of Plasmon resonance particles for bioanalytical applications awarded by Third World
Academy of Sciences (TWAS). PI - 6,000 USD.
National/International Symposia/Workshops/Conferences Conducted
 One day symposium on Nanobiotechnology – The role of nanoparticles in disease diagnostics and treatment
organized at NIBGE, Faisalabad, in collaboration with Pakistan Association for Advancement in Science (PAAS)
on Sep 10, 2007. Organizing Secretary.
 An international nanomedicine workshop at COMSTECH, Islamabad, on March 13-20, 2008, sponsored by
COMSTECH-HEC. Resource person and technical organizer.
 A university - industry workshop at SBA School of Science and Engineering (SSE), LUMS, Lahore, on “The
role of nanomaterials in drug delivery and cancer treatment” on July 28-29, 2008, sponsored by HEC and
private vendors. Principal Organizer.
 An international symposium/workshop on Nanomedicine at Hussain Ebrahim Jamal (HEJ) Research Institute
of Chemistry at University of Karachi in collaboration with HEJ and University of Illinois, Urbana
Champaign (UIUC), on Dec 20-23, 2010. Resource person and co-organizer.
 Chemical Trends 2013- A conference on the recent trends in chemical research organized at LUMS, Lahore,
Pakistan on September 27, 2013, sponsored by Fulbright. Co-organizer.
 International symposium on “Nanomaterials – Potential Applications & Challenges” at LUMS on
October 31, 2013. Principal Organizer.
Role in National/University-Level Committees
 Member, SBASSE, LUMS, Dean’s Search Committee (2016)
 Convener, LUMS Housing Committee (2016 – 2017)
 Convener, Electrical Engineering Chair Search Committee at LUMS (2015)
 Member, School Appointment, Promotion and Tenure Committee (SAPTC) at LUMS (2016 – to date)
 Chair, National Nanotech Foresight Committee constituted by Pakistan Council for Science & Technology (2015)
 Member, Chief Minister (Punjab) committee on the assessment of Biofuel plants for tube-wells (2014)
 Convener, LUMS Disciplinary Appeals Committee (2014 – 2015)
 Member, University (LUMS) Research Council (2009 – 2016)
 Chair, Biology Chair Search Committee at LUMS (2013)
 Member, SBASSE Chair’s committee at LUMS (2009 – to date)
 Member, SBASSE Space & Equipment Committee (2008 – 2009)
 Selected Research Publications (2003-2016)
Please click Google Scholar for updated citation report. Color code = Red (corresponding author), green (my
graduate/undergraduate student). Please click the article title to view its online version.

 Folate grafted thiolated chitosan enveloped nanoliposomes with enhanced oral bioavailability and anticancer activity of docetaxel.
Farhan Sohail, Ibrahim Javed, Syed Zajif Hussain, Shoaib Sarwar, Sohail Akhtar, Akhtar Nadhman, Salma Batool, Nadeem Irfan
Bukhari, Rahman Shah Zaib Saleem, Irshad Hussain* and Gul Shahnaz.* Journal of Materials Chemistry B, 2016, 4, 6240.
 Hydrophilic nanoparticles packed in oral tablets can improve the plasma profile of short half-life hydrophobic drugs. Faisal Usman,
Ibrahim Javed, Syed Zajif Hussain, Nazar Muhammad Ranjha, Irshad Hussain. RSC Advances, 2016 (In press)
 In-situ synthesis of bi-modal hydrophobic silica nanoparticles for oil-water separation. Usama Zulfiqar, Syed Zajif Hussain, Muhammad
Awais, Muhammad Mohsin Jalil Khan, Irshad Hussain, S. Wilayat Husain, Tayyab Subhani. Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical
and Engineering Aspects, 2016, 508, 301.
 Catalysis by multifunctional polyelectrolyte capsules. Syed Zajif Hussain, Mikhail V. Zyuzin, Irshad Hussain, Wolfgang J. Parak,
Susana Carregal-Romero. RSC Advances, 2016, 6, 81569
 Ziyauddin S. Qureshi, Pradip B. Sarawade, Irshad Hussain, Haibo Zhu, Hind Al-Johani, Dalaver H. Anjum, Mohamed Nejib Hedhili,
Niladri Maity, Valerio D'Elia, Jean-Marie Basset. Gold nanoparticles supported on fibrous silica nanospheres (KCC-1) as efficient
heterogeneous catalysts for CO oxidation. CHEMCATCHEM, 2016, 8, 1671.
 Shumaila Razzaque, Syed Zajif Hussain, Irshad Hussain* and Bien Tan.* Design and utility of metal/metal oxide nanoparticles mediated
by thioether end-functionalized polymeric ligands. Polymers, 2016, 8, 156.
 Khurram Joya,* Lutfan Sinatra, Lina G. AbdulHalim, Chakra P. Joshi, Mohamed Nejib Hedhili, Osman M. Bakr and Irshad Hussain.*
Atomically monodisperse nickel nanoclusters as highly active electrocatalysts for water oxidation. Nanoscale, 2016, 8, 9695.
 A. Ajmal, I. Majeed, R.N. Malik, M. Iqbal, M. Arif Nadeem, Irshad Hussain, S. Yousaf, Zeshan, G. Mustafa, M.I. Zafar, M. Amtiaz
Nadeem. Photocatalytic degradation of textile dyes on Cu 2O-CuO/TiO2 anatase powders. Journal of Environmental Chemical
Engineering, 2016, 4, 2138.
 Ibrahim Javed, Syed Zajif Hussain, Atif Shahzad, Jahanzeb M. Khan, Habib-ur-Rehman, Mubashar Rehman, Faisal Usman, Muhammad
T. Razi, Muhammad Raza Shah and Irshad Hussain.* Lecithin-gold hybrid nanocarriers as efficient and pH selective vehicles for oral
delivery of diacerein – In-vitro and in-vivo study. Colloids and Surfaces B - Biointerfaces, 2016, 141, 1.
 Polysaccharide based superabsorbent hydrogel from Mimosa Pudica: Swelling-deswelling and drug release. Gulzar Muhammad,
Muhammad A. Hussain, Muhammad Umer Ashraf, Muhammad Tahir Haseeb, Syed Zajif Hussain and Irshad Hussain. RSC Advances,
2016, 6, 23310.
 Metal nanoparticles assisted polymerase chain reaction for strain typing of Salmonella typhi. Asma Rehman, Yasra Sarwar, Zulfiqar Ali
Raza, Syed Zajif Hussain, Tanveer Mustafa, Waheed S Khan, Muhammad Afzal Ghauri, Abdul Haque and Irshad Hussain.* Analyst,
2015, 140, 7366.
 Synthesis, characterization and evaluation of lecithin based nanocarriers for enhanced pharmacological and oral pharmacokinetic profile
of amphotericin B. Ibrahim Javed, Syed Zajif Hussain, Irfan Ullah, Imran khan, Muhammad Ateeq, Gul Shahnaz, Habib ur Rehman,
Muhammad T. Razi, Raza Shah and Irshad Hussain.* Journal of Materials Chemistry B, 2015, 3, 8359.
 Emulsion-templated poly(acrylamide)s by using polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) stabilized CO 2-in-water emulsions and their applications in
tissue.Wei Luo, Ran Xu, Yunfei Liu, Irshad Hussain, Qunwei Lu and Bien Tan. RSC Advances, 2015, 5, 92017.
 Controlled synthesis of uniform palladium nanoparticles on novel micro-porous carbon as a recyclable heterogeneous catalyst for the
Heck reaction.Kunpeng Song, Peng Liu, Jingyu Wang, Lei Pang, Jian Chen, Irshad Hussain, Bien Tan and Tao Li. Dalton Transactions
2015, 44, 13906.
 Novel POSS-based organic-inorganic hybrid Porous materials and their applications in gas storage.S. Wang, L. Tan, C. Zhang, Irshad
Hussain and Bien Tan. Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2015, 3, 6542.
 From porous gold nanocups to porous nanospheres and solid particles – A new synthetic approach. Ayesha Ihsan, Habib Katsiev, Noktan
Alyami, Dalaver H. Anjum, Waheed S. Khan and Irshad Hussain.* Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 2015, 446, 59.
 Dielectric studies of composite paper reinforced with polypyrrole coated pulp fibers from wasted egg holders. Aamir Razaq, Muhammad
Idrees, Adeel Malik, Nafeesa Mushtaq, Muhammad Nadeem, Irshad Hussain and Muhammad Yar. Journal of Applied Polymer
Science, 2015, 132, 42422.
 Synthesis, crystal structure, theoretical calculations, and electrochemical and biological studies of polymeric (N, N, N′, N′-
tetramethylethylenediamine) bis (thiocyanato-κN) copper (II),[Cu (tmeda)(NCS)2] n. Arturo Espinosa, Manzar Sohail, Mehwish Habib,
Komal Naveed, Muhammad Saleem, Habib-ur Rehman, Irshad Hussain, Aisha Munawar, Saeed Ahmad. Polyhedron, 2015, 90, 252.
 Lysozyme-coated silver nanoparticles for differentiating bacterial strains on the basis of antibacterial activity. Sumaira Ashraf, Mariyam
A. Chatha, Wardah Ejaz, Hussnain A Janjua and Irshad Hussain.* Nanoscale Research Letters, 2014, 9, 565.
 Voltammetric detection of As (III) with Porphyridium cruentum based modified carbon paste electrode biosensor. M. Zaib, A. Saeed, I.
Hussain, M.M. Athar, M. Iqbal. Biosensors and Bioelectronics, 2014, 62, 242.
 Hollow microporous organic capsules loaded with highly dispersed Pt nanoparticles for catalytic applications. Xinjia Yang, Kunpeng
Song, Liangxiao Tan, Irshad Hussain,Tao Li and Bien Tan. Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics, 2014, 215, 1257.
 Multifunctional microporous polymers. Buyi Li, Zhenhong Guan, Xinjia Yang, Wei David Wang, Wei Wang, Irshad Hussain, Kunpeng
Song, Bien Tan and Tao Li. Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2014, 2, 11930.
 Metal Ions in the context of nanoparticles towards biological applications. Carolina Carrillo-Carrion, Moritz Nazarenus, Sara Sánchez
Paradinas, Susana Carregal-Romero, Maria Jesus Almendral, Manuel Fuentes, Beatriz Pelaz, Pablo del Pino, Irshad Hussain, Martin
Clift, Barbara Rothen-Rutishauser, Xing-Jie Liang and Wolfgang Parak. Current Opinion in Chemical Engineering, 2014, 4, 88.
 Synthesis of cellulose-metal nanoparticle composites -Development and comparison of different protocols. Sumaira Ashraf, Saif-ur-
Rehman, Falak Sher, Zafar M. Khalid, Mazhar Mahmood, and Irshad Hussain.* Cellulose, 2014, 21, 395 (Front cover art).
 Synthesis of highly stable and water dispersible Ag44(SR)30 nanoclusters. Lina G. Abdulhalim, Sumaira Ashraf, Nuwan Kothalawala,
Khabiboulakh Katsiev, Dalaver H. Anjum, Sikandar Abbas, Francesco Stellacci, Amala Dass, Irshad Hussain,* and Osman M. Bakr.*
Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2013, 01, 10148.
 Highly water-soluble magnetic iron oxide (Fe3O4) nanoparticles for drug delivery: Enhanced in vitro therapeutic efficacy of doxorubicin
and MION conjugates. Irfan Majeed, Qunwei Lu, Zhen Li, Irshad Hussain,* Muhammad Nawaz Tahir, Wolfgang Tremel, and Bien
Tan.* Journal of Materials Chemistry B, 2013, 01, 2874.
 Hydrogen storage and PL properties of novel Cd/CdO shelled hollow microspheres prepared under NH 3 gas environment. Waheed S.
Khan, Chuanbao Cao, Faheem K. Butt, Zulfiqar Ali, Zahid Usman, Ghulam Nabi, Ayesha Ihsan, Asma Rehman, Irshad Hussain, M.
Tanveer, and Sajad Hussain. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2013, 38, 2332.
 Facile synthesis of metallized nanocontainers for the entrapment and controlled release of hydrophobic compounds. Ayesha Ihsan,
Irshad Hussain,* Waheed S. Khan,* Asma Rehman, M.A. Ghauri, and Chuanbao Cao. Material Letters, 2013, 95, 78.
 Protein-mediated synthesis, pH-induced reversible agglomeration, toxicity and cellular interaction of silver nanoparticles. Sumaira
Ashraf, Azhar Zahoor Abbasi, Christian Pfeiffer, Syed Zajif Hussain, Zafar M. Khalid, Pilar Rivera Gil, Wolfgang J. Parak, and Irshad
Hussain.* Colloids and Surfaces B – Biointerfaces, 2013, 102, 511.
 Polyhexamethylene biguanide functionalized cationic silver nanoparticles for enhanced antimicrobial activity. Sumaira Ashraf, Nasrin
Akhtar, Muhammad Afzal Ghauri, Muhammad Ibrahim Rajoka, Zafar M. Khalid, and Irshad Hussain.* Nanoscale Research Letters,
2012, 7, 267.
 Facile and surfactant-free preparation of highly blue fluorescent gold nanoclusters in organic media. Xin Huang, Buyi Li, Luo Li, Hui
Zhang, Irfan Majeed, Irshad Hussain* and Bien Tan.* Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 2012, 116, 448.
 Control of surface tension at liquid-liquid interfaces using nanoparticles and nanoparticle-protein complexes. Subinoy Rana, Xi Yu,
Debabrata Patra, Daniel F. Moyano, Oscar R. Miranda, Irshad Hussain and Vincent M. Rotello. Langmuir, 2012, 28, 2023.
 Photoreductive synthesis of water-soluble fluorescent metal nanoclusters. Hui Zhang, Xin Huang, Luo Li, Gaowen Zhang, Irshad
Hussain, Zhen Li, and Bien Tan. Chemical Communications, 2012, 48, 567.
 Living fungal hyphae-templated porous gold microwires using nanoparticles as building blocks. Asma Rehman, M. Irfan Majeed,
Ayesha Ihsan, Syed Zajif Hussain, Saif-ur-Rehman, M. Afzal Ghauri, Zafar M. Khalid and Irshad Hussain.* Journal of Nanoparticle
Research, 2011, 13, 6747.
 Carriers-mediated ferromagnetic enhancement in Al- doped ZnMnO dilute magnetic semiconductors. Murtaza Saleem, Saadat. A.
Siddiqi, S. Atiq, M. Sabieh Anwar, Irshad Hussain and Shahzad Alam. Materials Characterization, 2011, 62, 1102.
 Muskmelon (Cucumis melo) seed oil: A potential non-food oil source for biodiesel production. Umer Rashid, Hafiz Abdul Rehman,
Irshad Hussain, Muhammad Ibrahim, and Muhammad Sajjad Haider. Energy, 2011, 36, 5632.
 Facile preparation of size-controlled gold nanoparticles using versatile and end-functionalized thioether polymer ligands. Xin Huang,
Buyi Li, Hui Zhang, Irshad Hussain, Liyun Liang and Bien Tan. Nanoscale, 2011, 3, 1600.
 In-Situ growth of gold nanoparticles on latent fingerprints – From forensic applications to inkjet printed nanoparticle patterns. Irshad
Hussain,* Syed Zajif Hussain, Habib-ur-Rehman, Ayesha Ihsan, Asma Rehman, Zafar M. Khalid, Mathias Brust and Andrew I. Cooper.
Nanoscale, 2010, 2, 2575.
 Emulsions-directed assembly of gold nanoparticles to molecularly-linked and size-controlled spherical aggregates. Irshad Hussain,*
Haifei Zhang, Mathias Brust, Justas Barauskas, Andrew I. Cooper. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 2010, 350, 368.
 Synthesis and use of self-assembled rhamnolipid microtubules as template for gold nanoparticles assembly to form porous gold
microstructures. Asma Rehman, Zulfiqar Ali Raza, Saif-ur-Rehman, Zafar M. Khalid, Chandramouleeswaran Subramani, Vincent M.
Rotello and Irshad Hussain.* Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 2010, 347, 332
 Electron microscopy studies of the thermal stability of gold nanoparticle arrays. Roger Ristau, Ramchandra Tiruvalam, Patrick L.
Clasen, Edward P. Gorskowski, Martin P. Harmer & Christopher J.Kiely, and Irshad Hussain & Mathias Brust. Gold Bulletin, 2009, 42,
133.
 Controlled step growth of molecularly linked gold nanoparticles – from metallic monomers to dimers to polymeric nanoparticle chains.
Irshad Hussain,* Mathias Brust, Justas Barauskas and Andrew I. Cooper. Langmuir, 2009, 25, 1934.
 Freeze-align and heat-fuse: Microwires and networks from nanoparticle suspensions. Haifei Zhang, Jun-Young Lee, Adham Ahmed,
Irshad Hussain, and Andrew I. Cooper. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2008, 47, 4573.
 Paper and board mill effluent treatment with the combined biological–coagulation–filtration pilot scale reactor. Muhammad Afzal,
Ghulam Shabir, Irshad Hussain, Zafar M. Khalid. Bioresource Technology, 2008, 99, 7383
 Site-specific ligation of DNA-modified gold nanoparticles activated by the restriction enzyme StyI. Antonios G. Kanaras, Zhenxin
Wang, Irshad Hussain, Mathias Brust, Richard Cosstick, and Andrew D. Bates. Small, 2007, 1, 67.
 Design of polymeric stabilizers for size-controlled synthesis of mono-disperse gold nanoparticles in water. Zhenxin Wang, Bien Tan,
Irshad Hussain, Nicholas Schaeffer, Mark Wyatt, Mathias Brust and Andrew I. Cooper. Langmuir, 2007, 2, 885.
 Formation of spherical nanostructures by controlled aggregation of gold colloids. Irshad Hussain,* Zhenxin Wang, Andrew I. Cooper
and Mathias Brust. Langmuir, 2006, 22, 2941.
 Synthesis of hierarchically porous inorganic–metal site-isolated nanocomposites. Haifei Zhang, Irshad Hussain, Mathias Brust, and
Andrew I. Cooper. Chemical Communications, 2006, 24, 2539.
 Aligned two and three-dimensional structures by directional freezing of polymers and nanoparticles. Haifei Zhang, Irshad Hussain,
Mathias Brust, Micheal F. Butler, Steven P. Rannard and Andrew I. Cooper. Nature Materials, 2005, 4, 787.
 A new Pt-Ru model system to study the bifunctional mechanism of electrocatalysis. Christina Roth, Adam J. Papworth, Irshad Hussain,
Richard J. Nichols and David J. Schiffrin. Journal of Electro-analytical Chemistry, 2005, 581, 79.
 Size-controlled synthesis of near-monodisperse gold nanoparticles in the 1-4 nm range using polymeric stabilizers. Irshad Hussain,
Susan Graham, Zhenxin Wang, Bien Tan, Steven P. Rannard, David C. Sherrington, Andrew I. Cooper and Mathias Brust. Journal of
the American Chemical Society, 2005, 127, 16398.
 Emulsion-templated gold beads using gold nanoparticles as building blocks. Haifei Zhang, Irshad Hussain, Mathias Brust and Andrew I.
Cooper. Advanced Materials, 2004, 16, 1, 27 (Front cover art).
 Fullerene-linked Pt nanoparticle assemblies. Christina Roth, Irshad Hussain, Maryam Bayati, Richard J. Nichols and David J. Schiffrin.
Chemical Communications, 2004, 1532.
 Rational and combinatorial design of peptide capping ligands for gold nanoparticles. Raphael Levy, Nguyen T. K. Thanh, Christopher R.
Doty, Irshad Hussain, Richard J. Nichols, David J. Schiffrin, Mathias Brust, and David G. Fernig. Journal of the American Chemical
Society, 2004, 126, 10076.
 Preparation of acrylate-stabilized gold and silver hydrosols and gold-polymer composite films. Irshad Hussain, Mathias Brust, Adam J.
Papworth and Andrew I. Cooper. Langmuir, 2003, 19, 4831.

Reviewer of ISI - Indexed Scientific Journals: Chemical Society reviews, ACS Nano, Nanoscale, Journal of
Materials Chemistry, Langmuir, Journal of Physical Chemistry C, Carbohydrates polymers, Cellulose, Physical
Chemistry Chemical Physics, International Journal of Nanomedicine, Nanoscale research letters, Applied Surface
Science, International journal of environmental analytical chemistry, Journal of Chemical Society of Pakistan,
Journal of Nanomaterials, and Journal of Nanoscience.
 Students Supervision

List of my graduate/undergraduate students (Color code: Blue (in progress)

Name University Graduation My role Current Status
Degree/Year
Dr. Sumaira Ashraf Quaid-e-Azam University PhD/2012 Primary supervisor Assistant professor at PIEAS, Islamabad
(QAU), Islamabad (2012-13). Von-Humboldt Postdoc Fellow at
Philipps University, Marburg, Germany
(2013-16). Marie Curie Fellow at the
University of Liverpool, UK (2016 – to date)
Dr. Samia Saleemi QAU, Islamabad PhD/2012 Co-supervisor Housewife & Visiting Research Fellow at the
University of West Scotland, Glasgow, UK
Dr. Asma Rehman QAU, Islamabad PhD/2013 Primary supervisor Senior Scientist, National Institute for
Biotechnology & Genetic Engineering
(NIBGE), Faisalabad
Dr. Ayesha Ihsan QAU, Islamabad PhD/2014 Primary supervisor Senior Scientist, NIBGE, Faisalabad
Shazia Mumtaz LUMS PhD Primary supervisor In progress
Zill-e-Huma LUMS PhD Primary supervisor In progress
Akhtar Munir LUMS PhD Primary supervisor In progress
Muhammad Ahmad BZ University (BZU), PhD Co-supervisor In progress
Mudassir Multan
Farhan Sohail QAU, Islamabad PhD Co-supervisor In progress
Samina Ghafoor Punjab University PhD Co-supervisor In progress
Muhammad Asif University of Agriculture, PhD Co-supervisor In progress
Tahir Faisalabad (UAF)
Asim Jilani UAF MPhil/2006 Co-supervisor Lecturer, King Abdul Aziz University,
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Wajid Ali BZU, Multan MPhil/2008 Primary supervisor
Sofia Akbar GC University, MPhil/2010 Co-supervisor Lecturer, GC University, Faisalabad
Faisalabad
Bareera Mehmood Kinnaird College, Lahore MPhil/2012 Primary supervisor Beaconhouse School, Lahore
Mariyam Chattha Kinnaird College, Lahore MPhil/2013 Primary supervisor Housewife
Syed Zajif Hussain FC College, Lahore MPhil/2013 Co-supervisor Senior Lab Instructor, LUMS
Ibrahim Javed BZU, Multan MPhil/2014 Co-supervisor PhD student at Monash University, Australia
Ali Khadim Sargodha University MPhil/2015 Co-supervisor PhD student in Germany
Muhammad LUMS MS Primary supervisor PhD student at the University of
Abdullah Massachusetts (Amherst), USA
Muhammad Abbas LUMS MS Primary supervisor In progress
Haris Bilal LUMS MS Co-supervisor In progress
Sidra Younus UAF MSc/2007 Co-supervisor
Rabia Parveen UAF MSc/2007 Co-supervisor
Humaira UAF MSc/2007 Co-supervisor
Muhammad Affawn LUMS BS/2012 Primary supervisor PhD student, University of Massachusetts
Ashraf (Amherst), USA
Wardah Ejaz LUMS BS/2013 Primary supervisor PhD student, University of Massachusetts
(Amherst), USA
Sikandar Abbas LUMS BS/2013 Primary supervisor PhD student, Carnegie Mellon University,
USA
Syed Ali Moeed LUMS BS/2014 Primary supervisor PhD student, Cornell University, USA
Syed Muhammad LUMS BS/2014 Co-supervisor PhD student, Texas A & M University, USA
Usama
Hassan javed LUMS BS/2015 Primary supervisor PhD student, Rice University, USA
Muhammad Asad LUMS BS/2015 Primary supervisor Graduate student, Warwick University, UK
Masood
Muhammad Jahanzeb LUMS BS/2015 Primary supervisor Year off for graduate admission
Khan
Rimsha Mehmood LUMS BS/2016 Primary supervisor PhD student at MIT, Boston, USA
Muhammad Awais LUMS BS/2016 Primary PhD student at the University of Chicago,
Ahmad supervisor USA
Haneen Mansoor LUMS BS/2016 Primary PhD student, University of Massachusetts
supervisor (Amherst), USA
Azka Amer LUMS BS/2017 Primary In progress
supervisor
Courses taught: (Average evaluation > 4/5)
Principles of Chemistry (CHEM101, Science & Engineering undergrad freshman students), Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry
(CHEM231, Biology & Chemistry BS majors, sophomore), Chemistry of Organic Functional Groups (CHEM332, Biology &
Chemistry BS majors), Advanced Organic Chemistry (CHEM531, MS Chemistry), Selected Topics in Organic Chemistry
(CHEM731, PhD Chemistry), Nanoscale Science & Nanotechnology (CHEM315, Undergrad students in Science & Engineering) and
Nanobiotechnology (MPhil & PhD students in Biotechnology at NIBGE, Faisalabad)

Invited/Keynote/Plenary Lectures at National/International Forums

I have delivered several invited, keynote and plenary lectures to promote/popularize science, chemistry and nanoscience &
technology. Most of these lectures are based on nanomaterials applications in biomedical sciences, catalysis, environment, industry
and energy technologies.

 International conference on Science & Technology, Sheraton Hotel, Ankara, Turkey, on Oct. 3-6, 2016.
 National Symposium on Catalysis & Energy Conversion at the University of Engineering & Technology (UET), Lahore, May 16, 2016.
 Center for Molecular Imaging & Nuclear Medicine, Soochow University, China, on April 6, 2016.
 Wuhan University, Wuhan, China, on April 6, 2016.
 National Center for Nanoscience & Technology (NCNST) – Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China, on April 6, 2016.
 National symposium on Condensed Matter and Nanotechnology at the Women University, Multan, on March 17, 2016.
 International Islamic University, Islamabad, on March 9, 2016
 International Scientific Spring at National Centre for Physics, Islamabad, on March 7-11, 2016.
 International conference on Biotechnology at the University of South Asia, Lahore, on Feb 24-25, 2016.
 International conference of Biochemistry, Biotechnology and Biomaterials (ICCB-2016) at the University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, on Feb 22-24,
2016.
 Workshop on Core Techniques in Biotechnology at the University of Lahore, on Feb 15-19, 2016.
 University of Management & Technology (UMT), Lahore, on Dec 18, 2015.
 International symposium of Nanomedicine on “Nanotheranostics – New Concept in Imaging & Drug Delivery” organized by Nuclear Medicine
Oncology & Radiotherapy Institute (NORI), Islamabad, on Nov 26, 2015.
 A workshop on “Advanced Techniques in Natural & Applied Sciences” organized by the University of Agriculture (UAF), Faisalabad, on Sep. 10-
12, 2015.
 2nd Conference on “Frontiers of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology” organized by Pakistan Institute of Science & Technology (PINSTECH),
Islamabad, on Sep. 8-10, 2015.
 A workshop on Nanotechnology organized by Govt. College University, Lahore, on August 27, 2015.
 2nd International conference on Drug Development” organized by COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Abbottabad, on August 23-25,
2015.
 King Abdul Aziz University, Jeddah, on July 01, 2015.
 University of West Scotland, Glasgow, on Jun 15, 2015.
 A symposium on Nanomaterials at PIEAS on June 15-17, 2015.
 A symposium on Nanotechnology organized by University of Engineering & Technology (UET), Lahore, on April 21, 2015.
 A workshop on "Recent Advances and New Horizons in Chemistry" at the National Center of Excellence in Physical Chemistry, University of
Peshawar, on April 6-7, 2015.
 Pak-China Business Forum, organized by CIIT, Islamabad, on March 28, 2015.
 Govt. College Wahdat Road, Lahore, on March 18, 2015.
 Center of Excellence in Analytical Chemistry (CEAC), University of Sindh (Jamshoro), on March 10, 2015.
 Federal Urdu University of Arts, Science & Technology (FUUAST), Karachi, on March 09, 2015.
 1st International conference on “Recent Innovations in Pharmaceutical Sciences” organized by the Riphah University, Islamabad, on March 03-5,
2015.
 University of Peshawar on March 02, 2015.
 Masdar Institute of Science & Technology (MIST), Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE), on Feb. 17, 2015.
 A meeting on “Nanotechnology for Development of Advanced Energy Harvest and Storage Devices” at Masdar Institute, UAE, organized by
UIUC-MIST on Feb. 17-18, 2015.
 University of Sargodha on Feb 09, 2015.
 Consultative meeting (Chemistry) – OIC Summit on Science & Technology at COMSTECH on Nov. 26-27, 2014.
 Science Faculty, FC College, Lahore, on Sep. 19, 2014.
 King Abdullah University of Science & Technology (KAUST), Saudi Arabia, on August 10, 2014.
 Saudi ARAMCO R & D Center at KAUST, Saudi Arabia, on May 29, 2014.
 International conference on “Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology (ICNN-2014)” on April 07-09, 2014, at Federal Urdu University, Karachi.
 National Science Conference organized by Pakistan Academy of Sciences at ICCBS, University of Karachi, on May 1-2, 2014.
 Wuhan National Labs for Optoelectronics (NLO), Wuhan, China, on April 24, 2014.
 Hubei University, Wuhan, China, on April 23, 2014.
 Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST), Wuhan, China, on April 21, 2014.
 Pak-China Business Forum at Pak-China Friendship Center, Islamabad, on March 21-23, 2014. It was organized by CIIT, Islamabad.
 UET (Peshawar) – Cambridge University “Energy Workshop” at Serena Hotel, Islamabad, on March 20-22, 2014. It was sponsored by British
Council and I was one of the 02 focal persons from Pakistan.
 International conference of Biochemical and Chemical Sciences (ICBCS-2014) on Feb. 24-26, 2014, at University of Agriculture, Faisalabad.
 11th International Bhurban conference on Applied Sciences & Technology (IBCAST) at National Center for Physics on Jan 15-19, 2014.
 A conference on “Recent Advances in Nanotechnology” held at Preston Institute of Nanoscience & Technology (PINSAT), Islamabad, on Jan 06,
2014.
 International symposium on design of dye-sensitized solar cells for cost-effective energy harvesting at GIK Institute of Engineering Sciences &
Technology on December 13-14, 2013.
 Second conference on Nanotechnology for Biological and Biomedical Applications (Nano-Bio-Med 2013) held at ICTP, Trieste, Italy, on October
14-18, 2013.
 Islamia University, Bahawalpur, on April 02, 2013.
 Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, on April 01, 2013.
 FC College, Lahore, on March 25, 2013.
 Quaid-e-Azam University, Islamabad, on March 20, 2013.
 Biophotonics symposium at Pakistan Institute for Engineering and Applied Sciences (PIEAS) on March 19, 2013.
 10th International Bhurban conference on Applied Sciences and Technology (IBCAST) at National Centre for Physics, Islamabad, on Jan 15-19,
2013.
 11th International and 23rd National Chemistry conference at National Center of Excellence in Physical Chemistry, University of Peshawar, on Oct.
15-17, 2012.
 International seminar on Nanomaterials at University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan, on June 12, 2012.
 Center of Nanotechnology (CENT), King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM) on May 26, 2012.
 King Abdullah University of Science & Technology (KAUST) on May 22, 2012.
 Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, China on March 27, 2012.
 Pakistan Academy of Sciences, Islamabad, on March 06, 2012.
 10th International and 22nd National Chemistry conference at University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, on Nov 21-23, 2011.
 Department of Materials Science & Engineering, EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland, on August 03, 2011.
 Lahore College for Women University, Lahore, on May 4, 2011.
 University of Engineering & Technology (UET), Lahore, on May 14, 2011.
 8th International Bhurban conference on Applied Sciences and Technology (IBCAST) at National Centre for Physics, Islamabad, on Jan 10-13,
2011.
 International nanomedicine symposium/workshop at HEJ research institute of Chemistry, University of Karachi, on Dec 20-23, 2010.
 Second National Training Workshop on Electron and Confocal Microscopy held at NIBGE, Faisalabad on Dec 06-15, 2010.
 Micro and Nanotechnology Lab, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA, June 08, 2010.
 Department of Materials Science & Engineering, MIT, Boston, on June 01, 2010.
 Department of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Huazhong University of Science & Technology, Wuhan, China, on April 27, 2010.
 National Center for NanoScience & Technology (NCNST), Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China, on April 20, 2010.
 International scientific spring at National Centre for Physics (NCP), at Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan on March 01-06, 2010.
 Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan on Feb 15-17, 2010.
 Departments of physics and chemistry at GC University, Lahore, on Jan 21, 2010.
 7th International Bhurban conference on Applied Sciences and Technology (IBCAST) at National Centre for Physics, Islamabad, on Jan 11-14,
2010.
 1st National conference on Radiations, Particles and Matter at GC University, Lahore, on December 22, 2009.
 Micro and Nanotechnology Lab, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA, July 30, 2009.
 Forman Christian College (A Chartered University), Lahore, on December 21, 2009.
 Department of Chemistry, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, USA, on July 08, 2009.
 First NCP (National Centre for Physics) scientific spring 2009, April 6-9, 2009 at National Centre for Physics, Quaid-i-Azam University,
Islamabad, Pakistan.
 International Nanomedicine workshop at COMSTECH (March 13-20, 2008), Islamabad.