Centre of Excellence in SOLID STATE PHYSICS 10 WHOM IT MAY CONCERN 1 am weting vo contin that Me. Farooq Ahmad is a well-known person to me forthe las 2 years. [have had long teaching carer atthe University ofthe Punjab Lahore, Pakistan and I ‘an emphatically say that Farooq Ahmad can be ranked among top students { have hed he ‘opportunity 1 teach. During his postgraduate studies, | took 2 courses and supervised him in research project and he scored excellent grades in the courses and research project, as wel Durirg his course work, he took the subjects like Defects in Solids, Thin Film Technology, Lattice Dynamics, X-Ray Diffraction, Optical Properties, and Magnetism in Condensed Matter. Duritg my interaction with Farooq, I noticed that despite his poor and humble background, he sill possesses a great zeal for hard work, enthusiasm, optimism, and determination to lear. Als, he is such a curios, imovative and creative fellow with a burning desire to apply ‘theory to practice, During. his master's, Farooq worked on a research project with tile: “Utilization of SraNhOsGO composites as an electrode material in supereapacitors." This research Was a ‘success and is currently under review for publication in a top-notch journal. Without any hesitation oc misgving, | confidently recommend Farooq Ahmad for admission to a PhD. ‘degree with an appropriate fnanealassistaniship as he is both academically and emotionally ‘soune to embark on such an endeavor. Thark you ‘Your sincerely, bo. Shahid Atig) Dated: September 1, 2022 ‘Associate Professor University ofthe Punjab, QAC, Lahore - 54550, PAKISTAN ‘el: 492-42-99253133-5, fF: 10