CURRICULUM VITAE

Dr. Zahoor Ahmad

zahoorchem@uet.edu.pk
zahoorchem@yahoo.com
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=VVfSUfMAAAAJ&hl=en
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0186-4404
Contact No: +92-333-8575087
CURRENT POSITION: Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, University of
Engineering & Technology Lahore, Pakistan (24-09-2022 to date)
Previous positions:
 Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, University of Engineering &
Technology Lahore, Pakistan (01-01-2014 to 23-09-2022)
 Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, University of Gujrat, Gujrat Pakistan
(02-04-2013 to 31-12-2013)
 Research Fellow: Wolfson Center For Magnetics, School Of Engineering, Cardiff
University, Wales, UK (31-08-2010 to 08-01-2011)
 Ph.D Research Scholar: Department of Chemistry, Quaid-I-Azam University,
Islamabad (June 2007 to July 2012)
 M.Phil Research Scholar: Department of Chemistry, Quaid-I-Azam University,
Islamabad (February 2005 to February 2007)

EDUCATION Division BOARD/UNIVERSITY

DEGREE Year
Ph.D Quaid-i-Azam University,
2012 ----
Physical Chemistry Islamabad, Pakistan
M.Phil Quaid-i-Azam University,
2007 1st
Physical Chemistry Islamabad, Pakistan
M.Sc Bahauddin Zakariya University
2001 1st
Chemistry Multan, Pakistan
B.Sc Bahauddin Zakariya University
1998 1st
Chem, Math, Phys Multan, Pakistan

PhD Dissertation Title Effect on Physical, Electrical and Magnetic Properties of Magnesium
Ferrite Nanomaterials Substituted by Different Metal Cations
M.Phil Thesis Title Synthesis and Characterization of Lithium Manganate Nanomaterial
Doped With Rare Earth Elements
M.Sc Thesis Title Comparative Study on Estimation of Metal Contents in Unused
Lubricationg Oils

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RESEARCH  Publications: 47
ACCOMPLISHMENTS  Research Papers under review: 09
 Total Impact Factor: 189.93
 Citations: 1139
 Thesis supervised:
Ph.D 01
M.Phil 45
M.Sc 04
 M.Phil Thesis Co-supervised: 07
 Current research students:
PhD 04
M.Phil 08

RESEARCH  Nano materials

INTERESTS  Metal cluster materials
 MOFs-based materials
 Biomass-based materials
 Carbon-based materials
 Bimetallic materials
 Electro-, photo-catalytic materials
 Catalytic Interfaces
 In situ synthsis of catalysts
 In situ characterization techniques
 Electrocatalytic evolution
 Operando analysis on catalytic materials

TECHNIQUES  Mossbauer Spectrometer (MS)  Scanning Electron

EXPERTISE  Vibrating Sample Microscopy (HR-SEM)
WITH Magnetometer (VSM)  Energy Dispersive X-Ray
THEORETICAL  X-Ray Diffraction (XRD) Analysis (EDX)
 LCR Meter Bridge
BACKGROUND  Infrared Spectroscopy
 SQUID Magnetometer
 Autolab
 Thermo-gravometry
(Potentiostat/Galvanostat)
 Fluorescence Spectroscopy

HONOR AND  Merit Scholarship for M.Phil Leading to Ph.D Studies under
AWARDS Indigenous Ph.D 5000 Fellowship Program Batch-II, HEC
Pakistan.
 Merit Schlorship for Six Month Fellowship at School of
Engineering, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK under International
Research Support Initiative Program (IRSIP), HEC Pakistan.
 Research Productivity Award 2013 by Pakistan Council for
Science and Technology (PCST).

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MEMBERSHIPS  LMS coordinator, Chemistry Department, UET Lahore.
 Incharge Admissions M.Phil Applied Chemistry, Chemistry
Department, UET Lahore.
 Member, PhD Admission Committee, Chemistry Department,
UET Lahore.
 Member PGRC, Department of Chemistry, UET Lahore
 Member BOS, Department of Chemistry, UET Lahore
 Member of Board, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Humanities and
Islamic Studies, UET Lahore
 Member, Academic Council, UET, Lahore.
 Convener, Synopsis Assessment Committee, Chemistry
Department, UET Lahore.
 Convener, Departmental Convocation Committee, Chemistry
Department, UET Lahore.
 Convener, Departmental Stock Verification Committee, Chemistry
Department, UET Lahore.
 Incharge Examination of Chemistry Department, UET Lahore.
 Member, Departmental Disciplinary Committee, Chemistry
Department, UET Lahore.
 Member, Departmental Purchase Committee, Chemistry
Department, UET Lahore.
 Member, The Industrial Testing and Consultancy Services
Committee of Department, Chemistry Department, UET Lahore.
 Member, Industrial Advisery Board of the Chemistry Department,
UET Lahore.
 Member, Departmental Safety Committee, Chemistry Department,
UET Lahore.

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SERVICE  Part of the Peer review process as a reviewer for many
ACTIVITY international journals.
 Part of the Peer review process as a reviewer and examiner for
BSc/M.Phil/MS/Ph.D Theses of various national universities.
 Focal Person and Potential Reviewer-2016: Evaluated various
research grant proposals and annual review of research projects
(more than 25) for HEC Pakistan under the scheme of “National
Research Support Program for Universities (NRPU) & PAK-US
S&T Cooperation Program”.

RESEARCH
SUPERVISION M.Phil Research Projects Completed:
2016
1. Anticorrosion Behavior of Al-Cr Doped MgFe2O4 Nanomaterial
for Steel, (Saeed Ahmed, 2013-M.Phil-App-Chem-11).
2017
2. Study of Structural and Electrical Properties of Al-Ni Co-
Substituted Cobalt Ferrites Nanomaterial (Hafiza Samman
Shabbir, 2013-M.Phil-App-Chem-04).
3. Synthesis of Zn-Bi Co-Doped CoFe2O4 and Study of their
Structural, Electrical and Magnetic Properties (Misbah
Mehmood, 2013-M.Phil-App-Chem-33).
4. Synthesis and study of electrocatalytic efficiency of spinel
nanoferrites for water splitting (Zeenat, 2015-M.Phil-App-Chem-
25).
2018
5. Degradation of azo dyes using different commercial metal oxides,
under UV light (Imtiaz Ashraf, 2013-M.Phil-App-Chem-14).
6. Spinel nanoferrites derived photocatalytic degradation of reactive
textile dyes (Atif Sharif, 2013-M.Phil-App-Chem-21).
7. Synthesis of Cobalt and Nickel Doped Tin Oxide Nanoparticles
and Their Potential Applications (Sobia Rasheed, 2015-M.Phil-
App-Chem-27).
8. Synthesis of Graphene/ Carbon Quantum Dots and their
Applications as Luminescence Sensors. (Maria Gohar, 2016-
M.Phil-App-Chem-06).
9. Synthesis and Characterization of Transition Metal Based
Luminescence Sensors. (Kanwal, 2016-M.Phil-App-Chem-07).
2019
10. Development of Transition Metal Doped ZnO Nanoparticles for
the Efficient Removal of Textile dyes. (Awais Shafique, 2016-
M.Phil-App-Chem-11).
11. Reduced Graphene Oxide Supported Ni Nanoparticles Derived
Electrocatalytic Oxidation. (Syeda Maryum Javed, 2016-M.Phil-
App-Chem-40).

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 12. Development of Microemulsion Formulation for Encapsulation of
Fluoroquinoline Based Drugs. (Shafaq Basit, 2016-M.Phil-App-
Chem-17).
13. Development of Microemulsion for Solubility Enhancement of
Fluoroqiunolone Based Drugs. (Amna Sadiq, 2016-M.Phil-App-
Chem-23).
14. Role of Reduced Graphene Oxide (RGO) thin film on the growth
and electrochemical performance of Lithium manganese oxide
(LiMn2O4) Nanomaterials. (Anam Amjed, 2017-M.Phil-App-
Chem-12).
2020
15. Biocompatible Hydrogel Nanocomposite with Embedded Noble
Metal Nanoparticles. (Aisha Irfan, 2016-M.Phil-App-Chem-31).
16. Synthesis, Functionalization and Characterization of Zinc Oxide
Nanoparticles. (Kalsoom Asghar, 2016-M.Phil-App-Chem-24).
17. Synthesis and Characterization of Functionalized Magnetite Core
Shell Nanoparticles. (Uzma Tehseen, 2016-M.Phil-App-Chem-
35).
18. Hydrothermal Synthesis of Zn-Co NanoFerrites for
Electrochemical Conversion. (Kiran Shahzadi, 2017(F)-M.Phil-
App-Chem-11).
19. Green Synthesis of Fluorescent GSH mediated Silver
Nanoclusters for Fabrication of Recyclable Test Papers. (Hira
Shahid, 2017-M.Phil-App-Chem-21).
20. Synthesis of Mesoporous Transition Metal Oxides by Sol-Gel
Method for Supercapacitor Applications. (Sadia Shahid, 2017 (F)-
M.Phil-App-Chem-01).
21. Synthesis Of rGO Based Co-Ni Sulphide Nanocomposite For High
Performance Supercapacitor. (Muhammad Sibtain, 2017(F)-
M.Phil-App-Chem-12)

2021
22. Synthesis of lead free piezoelectric materials for high frequency
transducer applicable in lithotripsy. (Ejaz Ahmad, 2017-M.Phil-
App-Chem-37)
23. Fabrication of Transition Metal Oxides/rGO Nanocomposites
Based Electrochemical Sensors for Dopamine Detection. (Asia
Bibi, 2018-M.Phil-App-Chem-2)
24. Electrochemical Sensors Based on Spinel Ferrites/rGO
Nanocomposites for Dopamine Detection. (Warda Sohail, 2018-
M.Phil-App-Chem-14)
25. Fabrication and evaluation of kinetic studies of optimum
electrochemical reactor for water disinfection. (Ufaq Zehra, 2018-
M.Phil-App-Chem-34)
26. Synthesis, Characterization of Ag NPs mediated Amino
Naphthalene Based Chemosensors. (Iqra Shaukat, 2015-M.Phil-

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 App-Chem-32)
27. Synthesis of mixed metal oxides nanomaterials for electrochemical
applications. (Aeman, 2018-M.Phil-App-Chem-12)
28. Antioxidant and antimicrobial active films coated with chitosan-
metal oxides nanocomposite for food packaging applications.
(Fizzah Zulfiqar, 2018-M.Phil-FS-78)
29. Synthesis of transition metal phosphides and their potential
applications for oxygen evolution reaction. (Amber Shahzadi,
2017(f)-M.Phil-App-Chem-109)
30. Green synthesis of transition metals nanoparticles by using
hemicellulose. (Shanza Butt, 2018-M.Phil-App-Chem-35)

2022
31. Fabrication of Metal Nanoparticles-Assembled Carbon Fiber
Electrode For Electro-Conductive Performance in a Biofuel
(Mahroosh Iqbal, 2019-M.Phil-App-Chem-138)
32. Facile Synthesis of Metal Sulfide Nanoparticles for Efficient Water
Splitting (Sadia Siddique, 2018-M.Phil-App-Chem-33)
33. Synthesis of Transition Metal Selenides and their Electrocatalytic
Application for Oxygen Evolution Reaction (Rabia Dilawar, 2019-
M.Phil-App-Chem-130)
34. Green Synthesis of Metal Oxides Nanoparticles by Using Aloe
Vera Leaves Extract for Efficient Electrocatalytic Water Splitting
(Nimra, 2018-M.Phil-App-Chem-105)
35. Synthesis and Characterization of Metal Selenides to Investigate
the Electrocatalytic Efficiency (Saba Sarwar, 2018-M.Phil-App-
Chem-9)
36. Design of CoS@NiS Polyhedral Double-Shelled Nanocages
Having Significant Electrochemical Properties (Aqsa Arshad,
2019-M.Phil-App-Chem-134)
37. Synthesis of BFO-BT Piezoelectric Material By Hydrothermal
Method For Potential Applications (Faiza Dilshad, 2018-M.Phil-
App-Chem-39)
38. Synthesis of Transition Metal Sulfide and Their Composite for
Overall Water Splitting (Nadab Raza, 2019-M.Phil-App-Chem-
126)
39. A Facile synthesis of Nickel Cobalt ferrite-activated carbon
composite for potential applications (Hafsa Zahid, 2020-M.Phil-
App-Chem-111)
40. Ferroelectric and Dielectric Characterization of Hydrothermally
Prepared Bismuth Based Piezoceramics (Mahnoor Nawaz, 2020-
M.Phil-App-Chem-126)
41. Facile Synthesis of Metal Tellurides for Efficient Electrocatalytic
Performance (Lawiza Ahmed, 2019-M.Phil-App-Chem-117)

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2023
42. Synthesis of NiSe/g-C3N4 Nanocomposites And Study of Their
Potential Applications (Mahnoor Fatima, 2020-M.Phil-App-
Chem-113)
43. Synthesis of Ni2P/g-C3N4 nanocomposite as an effective
electrocatalyst for efficient OER (Baseerat Hanif, 2021-M.Phil-
App-Chem-2)
44. Synthesis of Znx Co1-xS@Mo2C/Carbon Cloth as an effective
catalyst for water splitting (Shanza, 2021-M.Phil-App-Chem-3)
45. Fabrication of cobalt phosphide reinforced g-C3N4 nanocomposite
as a potential electrocatalyst OER (Syeda Umm E Iman Shakeel,
2021-M.Phil-App-Chem-25)

M.Phil Projects (Co-Supervised):

2016
1. Synthesis and Characterization of Transition Metal Doped Cobalt
Ferrite Nanomaterials, (Muzammal Hussain, UW-14-CHM-MS-
002)
2021
2. Get rid of HeavyMetal Ion from Drinking Water through Hyper
Cross Linking Polymer Treatment. (Muhammad Moeen Shah,
2018-M.Phil-App-Chem-32)
3. Biocompatible microemulsion formulation for fluoroquinolone
based drug encapsulation. (Aamnah Tariq, 2017(F)-M.Phil-App-
Chem-16)
4. Self-Emulsifying Drug Delivery System for Macrolide Based Drug
by Using Castor Oil. (Ammara Mushtaq, 2017(F)-M.Phil-
Appchem-16)
5. Preparation of Nickel Zinc Ferrite Nanomaterial By Sol- Gel
Method for Electrocatalytic Efficiency. (Muhammad Waqar,
2017(F)-M.Phil-App-Chem-129)
6. Synthesis Of rGO Based Co-Ni Oxide Nanocomposite For High
Performance Super Capacitor. (Maryam Naz, 2017(F)-M.Phil-
Appchem-101)

2022
7. Synthesis of transition metal selenides for efficient supercapcitive
behavior. (Bisharat Ali, 2017(F)-M.Phil-Appchem-104)

M.Phil Research Projects In Progress:

1. Synthesis of Mesoporous Metal Sulfides for Oxygen Evolution
Reaction (Tayyab Ali, 2019-M.Phil-App-Chem-132)
2. Synthesis of transition metal selenides (TMSe) for efficient
photodegradation of dyes (Maria Aziz, 2021-R/2017-M.Phil-App-
Chem-40)

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 3. Hydrothermal synthesis of bimetallic metal-organic frameworks as
electrode material for Oxygen Evolution Reaction (Ramesha Asif,
2021-M.Phil-App-Chem-34)
4. Synthesis of CuO/ZnO/MgO ternary composite by using Olea
ferruginea Royle leaves extract for efficient electrocatalytic water
splitting (Nimra Javed, 2021-M.Phil-App-Chem-33)
5. Synthesis of Fe based MOF/rGO nanocomposite for efficient
electrocatalytic properties (Ayesha Noor, 2021-M.Phil-App-
Chem-7)
6. Fabrication of Cr metal-organic framework / g-C3N4
nanocomposite for potential electrochemical applications
(Muzamal Javed, 2021-M.Phil-App-Chem-9)
7. Fabrication of flexible polyurethane foam as versatile material for
foam industries (Hafsa Nadeem, 2021-M.Phil-App-Chem-503)
8. Designing transition metal selenides for overall electrocatalytic
water splitting (Muhammad Shahbaz, 2021-M.Phil-App-Chem-
16)

M.Sc Projects:
2015
 Adsorption of Dyes from Aqueous Solution on Spinel Nanoferrites.
(Umme Aiman, 2013-MS-App-Chem-01).
2016
 Adsorption of Dyes from Aqueous Solution on Activated Charcoal.
(Iqra Hassan, 2014-MS-App-Chem-07).
 Electrochemical Reduction of Carbon Dioxide by Using Oxide
Derived Copper and Brass Electrodes as Electrocatalysts (Neelam
Fareed, 2014-MS-App-Chem-13)
 Synthesis of binary metal oxides of Co and Ni for water splitting
via electrodeposition in HCO3-/CO2 system. (Musfira Zia, 2014-
MS-App-Chem-20).

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 Gratuated
Ph.D RESEARCH
1. Biogenic Synthesis of Distinct Metal Nanoparticles using Bacilli
SUPERVISION
and their Potential Applications. (2014-Ph.D-Chemistry-08),
(Completed)
In Progress
2. Catalytic Biomass-Derived Chemical Conversions, (2014-Ph.D-
Chemistry-07), (Thesis write-up in progress)
3. Transition Metals Loaded with P-Block Elements Nanoparticles:
Synthesis and Electrochemical Conversions Applications. (2017-
PhD-Chemistry-02), (Thesis submitted)
4. Development of Transition Metal Oxides Nanostructures and
Metal Matrix Nanocomposites for Electrical / Electrochemical
Applications. (2019-R/2014-Ph.D-Chemistry-06), (Research work
in progress)

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PUBLICATIONS
1. S. Ibrahim, Z. Ahmad, I. Jurrat, A. Adnan, Central Composite
Design for Optimizing the Biogenic fabrication of Platinum
Nanoparticles Using Bacillus Cereus and Investigating the
Antimicrobial, Antioxidant, and Catalytic Potential, Scientific
Reports. 2023 (Submitted) (IF = 4.6)

2. S. Ibrahim, Z. Ahmad, M. Masood, S. Ahmed, A. Adnan, M. S.

Al-Buriahi, Z. A. Alrowaili, Microbial development of silver
nanoparticles for enhanced catalytic activity and antiradical
potential: Optimization through response surface methodology,
Journal Of Biotechnology. 2023 (Submitted) (IF = 4.1)

3. Z. Ahmad, A. Bibi, W. Sohail, M. Fatima, B. Fatima, M. N.

Ashiq, Electrochemical sensors for dopamine detection using
nickel foam modified with 2-D rGO sheets decorated with
transition metal oxides. Journal Of Biotechnology. 2023
(Submitted) (IF = 4.1)

4. M. Gohar, Z. Ahmad, F. Nawaz, S. Ahmed, Kanwal, M. Sibtain,

F. Naseer, Fabrication of highly luminescent carbon-QDs sensors
using single-step hydrothermal route for detection of heavy
metals, Optical Materials. 2023 (Submitted). (IF = 3.9)

5. S. Manzoor; M. Abdullah; Z. Ahmad; D. Hussain; A. G. Abid; M.

S. Al-Buriahi; Z. A. Alrowaili; M. N. Ashiq, Enhanced
photocatalytic property of Cu doped Ce2Zr2O7 toward
photodegradation of methylene blue under visible light, Applied
Nanoscience. 2023 (Under review). (IF = 3.869)

6. S. Manzoor, Z. Ahmad, A. G. Abid, I. Akber, M. T. N. Khan, M.

N. Ashiq, S. Ahmed, Development of Visible-light-driven
Hydrangea Flower-like SrZrO3/PbS Composite for Enhanced
Photocatalytic Removal of Congo Red, Environmental Technology
& Innovation. 2023 (Under Review). (IF = 7.1)

7. A. Shafique, S. Ahmed, Z. Ahmad, M. T. Qamar, A. Jalil, S. H.

Sumrra, Development and photocatalytic behaviour of
hierarchical nickel-doped zinc oxide for degradation of methylene
blue. Materials Chemistry and Physics. 2023 (Under Review).
(IF = 4.6)
8. M. Hussain; Z. Ahmad, Numerical solution to ow of Casson fluid
via stretched permeable wedge with chemical reaction and mass
transfer effects. Modern Physics Letters B. 2023 (Online)
(IF = 1.9)
9. F.F. Alharbi; Z. Ahmad; A. H. Chughtai; R. Y. Khosa; H. M. T.
Farid, Designing CuSe-gCN nanocomposite as an active
electrocatalyst for water oxidation. Korean Journal of Chemical
Engineering. 2023 (Online) (IF = 2.7)

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10. I. Majeed; Z. Ahmad; S. Hussain; F. Mansoor; Z. Nazar; H.M.
Asif, Preparation of Hetropolytungstate Based Ionic
liquids(POM‐ILs) for anticorrosion activity Against Metal Coins.
Polyhedron. 243 (2023) 116577. (IF = 2.6)
11. M. I. Din, M. Ahmed, M. Ahmad, M. Iqbal, Z. Ahmad, Z.
Hussain, R. Khalid, A. Samad, Investigating the Activity of
Carbon Fiber Electrode for Electricity Generation from Waste
Potatoes in a Single-Chambered Microbial Fuel Cell, Journal of
Chemistry. Vol. 2023, Article ID 8520657, 8 pages. (IF = 3.0)

12. M. Abudllah; M. Z. Ansari; Z. Ahmad; P. John; S. Manzoor; A.

M. Shawky; H. H. Hegazy; A. H. Chughtai; M. N. Ashiq; T. A.
Taha, Ag2Se/SnTe nanorod as potential candidate for energy
conversion system developed via hydrothermal route, Ceramics
International. 49 (2023) 6780-6789. (IF = 5.2)

13. S. Gouadria; M. Abudllah; Z. Ahmad; P. John; S. Manzoor; S.

Aman; M. I. Ghori; M. N. Ashiq, Development of bifunctional Mo
doped ZnAl2O4 spinel nanorods array directly grown on carbon
fiber for supercapacitor and OER application, Ceramics
International. 49 (2023) 4281-4289. (IF = 5.2)

14. Z. Shafi, Z. Ahmad, A. Maqbool, M. A. Hussain, R. A.

Pashameah, A. Shahzadi, N. Nazar, S. Iqbal, A. K. Alanazi, M. N.
Ashiq, H. M. Abo-Dief, One-pot solvothermal synthesis of highly
catalytic Janus transition metal phosphides (TMPs) for high
performance OER, Fuel. 331 (2023) 125913. (IF = 7.4)

15. S. Aman; M. B. Tahir; Z. Ahmad; N. Ahmad; R. Y. Khosa; A.

Dahshan; M. S. Waheed; S. Manzoor; M. Abdullah; T. A. Taha,
Rational design of novel dysprosium manganite sandwich layered
morphology for supercapacitor applications. Chinese Journal of
Physics. 79 (2022) 531-539. (IF = 5.0)

16. F. Bukhtawar, M. Usman, N. Akram, A. U. Haq, Z. Ahmad, S.

Raza, S. Younis, M. F. Nazar, Enhanced Solubilization of Reactive
Dyes using Mixed Micellar Media: Insights from Spectral and
Conductometric Measurements, Colloid and Polymer Science. 300
(2022) 1205-1215. (IF = 2.4)

17. M. U. Nisa; S. Manzoor; Z. Ahmad; A. G. Abid; M. Abdullah; M.

S. Al-Buriahi; Z. A. Alrowaili; M. N. Ashiq, Hydrothermally
fabricated NdTe hollow shells thermally vaporized on Ni Foam for
water splitting in alkaline media. Applied Physics A. (2022)
128:882. (IF = 2.7)

18. S. Manzoor; A. G. Abid; Z. Ahmad; D. Hussain; G. Mersal; I. El-

Azab; A. Elnaggar; K. El-Nasser; T. Taha; M. N. Ashiq, Facile
synthesis of scheelite-type NdOsO4 directly grown on carbon cloth
for oxygen evolution reaction, Journal of Solid State

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 Electrochemistry. 26 (2022) 2401-2410. (IF = 2.5)

19. S. Manzoor; M. Abdullah; A. G. Abid; Z. Ahmad; K. M. Katubi;

M. S. Al-Buriahi; S. Aman; M. Najam-Ul-Haq; M. N. Ashiq,
Development of ZnCo alloy enclosed in N-doped carbon with
hexagonal close packing crystal phase inspires for potential
oxygen evolution reaction, Journal of Alloys and Compounds. 924
(2022) 166439. (IF = 6.2)

20. F. F. Al-Harbi, M. U. Nisa, H. M. A. Hassan, S. Manzoor, Z.

Ahmad, A. G. Abid, S. Aman, M. N. Ashiq, K. S. El-Nasser, T.
A. M. T. Hamida, Novel lanthanum sulfide decorated zirconia
nanohybrid for enhanced electrochemical oxygen evolution
reaction, Journal of Solid State Electrochemistry. 26 (2022) 2171–
2182. (IF = 2.5)

21. J. S. Alzahrani, S. Aman, N. Ahmad, Z. Ahmad, Z. A. Alrowaili,

S. Manzoor, A. G. Abid, S. B. Ahmed, M. S. Al-Buriahi, H. M. T.
Farid, Photocatalytic activity and radiation-attenuation ability of
copper ions surface-doped dysprosium oxide. J Mater Sci: Mater
Electron. 33 (2022) 15433-15447 (IF = 2.8)

22. S. Yasien, M. M. Iqbal, M. Javed, S. Iqbal, Z. Ahmad, N. Tamam,

S. Nadeem, E. B. Elkaeed, R. M. Alzhrani, N. S. Awwad, H. A.
Ibrahium, H. O. Alsaab, Quantification of Multi-class Pesticides in
Stomach Contents and Milk by Gas Chromatography-Mass
Spectrometry with Liquid Extraction Method. Arabian Journal of
Chemistry, 15 (2022) 103937. (IF = 6.0)

23. S. Rani, R. Khan, M. Tariq, Z. Ahmad, H. M. Asif, M. A. Khan,

Experimental Analysis of Excited State Dynamics in Anderson
POM@Porphyrin Hybrids in Relevance to Third-Order Nonlinear
Optical Properties, Journal of Porphyrins and Phthalocyanines, 26
(2022) 325-333. (IF = 1.5)

24. Z. Shafi, S. M. Javed, Z. Ahmad, S. Ahmed, S. Iqbal, I. J. Naqvi,

M. Usman, M. N. Ashiq, A. Y. Elnaggar, Z. M. El-Bahy, Highly
dispersed active sites of Ni nanoparticles onto hierarchical
reduced graphene oxide architecture towards efficient water
oxidation, Fuel. 312 (2022) 122926. (IF = 7.4)

25. Z. Shafi, Z. Ahmad, K.S. Joya, S. Iqbal, M. N. Khan, Designing

of Noble Metal Free High Performance Mesoporous
Electrocatalysts for Water Splitting, International Journal of
Hydrogen Energy. 46 (2021) 39799-39809. (IF = 7.2)

26. S. Iqbal, A. Bahadur, M. Javed, G. Liu, T. I. Al-Muhimeed, A. A.

AlObaid, Z. Ahmad, K. Feng, D. Xiao, Synergetic intimate
interface contacts of 2D/1D S-g-C3N4/Co-NiS heterojunction with
spatial charge separation for boosting photodegradation of MB

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 and inactivation of pathogens under visible light irradiation,
Journal of Alloys and compounds. 892 (2021) 162012.
(IF = 6.2)
27. M. Shafqat, Z. Ahmad, M. Al-Anazy, M. N. Ashiq, R. S. Gohar,
M. N. Haq, S. Majeed, W. Q. Khan, A. Shah and J. Nisar,
Fabrication of rGO/SrSeO4 nanocomposite as an electrode
material with enhanced specific power for supercapacitor
applications, Journal of Taibah University for Science (TUSC). 15
(2021) 357-366. (IF = 3.3)

28. M. Abudllah; P. John; Z. Ahmad; M. N. Ashiq; S. Manzoor; M. I.

Ghori; M. U. Nisa; A. G. Abid; K. Y. Butt; S. Ahmed, Visible-
light-driven ZnO/ZnS/MnO2 Ternary Nanocomposite Catalyst:
Synthesis, Characterization and Photocatalytic Degradation of
Methylene Blue, Applied Nanoscience. 11 (2021) 2361-2370.
(IF = 3.869)
29. S. Iqbal, A. Bahadur, M. Javed, O. Hakami, R. M. Irfan, Z.
Ahmad, A. AlObaid, M. M. Al-Anazy, H. B. Baghdadi, H. S. M.
Abd-Rabboh, T. I. Al-Muhimeed, G. Liu, M. Nawaz, Design Ag-
doped ZnO heterostructure photocatalyst with sulfurized graphitic
C3N4 showing enhanced photocatalytic activity, Materials Science
& Engineering B. 272 (2021) 115320. (IF = 3.6)

30. S. Iqbal, S. Musaddiq, R. Begum, A. Irfan, Z. Ahmad, M. Azam,

J. Nisar and Z. H. Farooqi, Recyclable polymer microgel stabilized
rhodium nanoparticles for reductive degradation of para-
nitrophenol, Zeitschrift für Physikalische Chemie. (2021)
https://doi.org/10.1515/zpch-2020-1718 (IF = 2.5)

31. S. Ahmed, Z. Ahmad, A. Kumar, M. Rafiq, V. K. Vashistha,

M.N. Asiq, A. Kumar, Effective removal of methylene blue using
nanoscale manganese oxide rods and sphere derived from
different precursors of manganese. Journal of Physics and
Chemistry of Solids. 155 (2021) 110121. (IF = 4.0)

32. S. Iqbal, S. Nadeem, R. Bano, A. Bahadur, Z. Ahmad, M. Javed,

M. M. AL Anazy, A. A. Qaiser, A. Laref, M. Shoaib, G. Liu, M.
A. Qayyum, Green synthesis of biodegradable terpolymer
modified starch nanocomposite with carbon nanoparticles for food
packaging application. Journal of Applied Polymer Science. 138
(2021) 50604. (IF = 3.0)

33. S. Ibrahim, Z. Ahmad, Z. Manzoor, M. Mujahid, Z. Faheem, A.

Adnan, Optimization for biogenic microbial synthesis of silver
nanoparticles through response surface methodology,
characterization, their antimicrobial, antioxidant, and catalytic
potential, Scientific Reports. 11 (2021) 770. (IF = 4.6)

34. A. Rehman, M.U. Nisa, M. Usman, Z. Ahmad, T.H. Bokhari,

H.M.A. Rahman, A. Rasheed, L. Kiran, Application of cationic-

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 nonionic surfactant based nanostructured dye carriers: Mixed
micellar solubilization, Journal of Molecular Liquids. 326 (2021)
115345. (IF = 6.0)

35. S. Iqbal, S. Nadeem, A. Bahadur, M. Javed, Z. Ahmad, M.N.

Ahmad, M. Shoaib, G. Liu, A. Mohyuddin and A. Raheel. The
Effect of Ni-Doped ZnO NPs on the Antibacterial Activityand
Degradation Rate of Polyacrylic Acid-Modified Starch
Nanocomposite. JOM, 73 (2021) 380-386. (IF = 2.6)

36. S. Iqbal, N. Ahmad, M. A. Qamar, M. Javed, A. Bahadur, S. Ali,

Z. Ahmad, R. M. Irfan, G. Liu, M. B. Akbar, M. A. Qayyum,
Designing highly potential photocatalytic comprising silver
deposited ZnO NPs with sulfurized graphitic carbon nitride
(Ag/ZnO/S-g-C3N4) ternary composite. Journal of Environmental
Chemical Engineering, 9 (2021) 104919. (IF = 7.7)

37. R. Ujan, A. Bahadur, G. Shabir, S. Iqbal, A. Saeed, P.A. Channar,

Q. Mahmood, M. Shoaib, I. Arshad, M. Saifullah, G. Liu, R.M.
Irfan, Z. Ahmad, M. Javed, M. Raheel, M.A. Qayyum, B. Khalid,
K. Rizwan, Facile synthesis of novel fluorescent thiazole
coumarinyl compounds: Electrochemical, time resolve
fluorescence, and solvatochromic study. Journal of Molecular
Structure, 1227 (2021) 129422. (IF = 3.8)

38. S. Ahmed, I. Ahmad, Z. Ahmad, A. Jalil, M.N. Ashiq, A.

Shafique, Fabrication and corrosion inhibition behaviour of
hierarchical aluminium-chromium doped magnesium ferrites for
steel, Surface and Coatings Technology. 405 (2021) 126687.
(IF = 5.4)
39. S. Iqbal, A. Bahadur, S. Ali, Z. Ahmad, M. Javed, R.M. Irfan, N.
Ahmad, M.A. Qamar, G. Liu, M.B. Akbar, M. Nawaz, Critical
role of the heterojunction interface of silver decorated ZnO
nanocomposite with sulfurized graphitic carbon nitride
heterostructure materials for photocatalytic applications, Journal
of Alloys and Compounds. 858 (2020) 158338. (IF = 6.2)

40. S. Ahmed, Z. Ahmad, Development of Hexagonal Nanoscale

Nickel Ferrite for the Removal of Organic Pollutant via Photo-
Fenton type Catalytic Oxidation Process, Environ. Nanotechnol.
Monit. Manag. 14 (2020) 100321. (IF = 0.86)

41. S. H. Sumrra, I. Sahrish, M. A. Raza, Z. Ahmad, M. N. Zafar, Z.

H. Chohan, M. Khalid, S. Ahmed, Efficient synthesis,
characterization and in-vitro bactericidal studies of un-
symmetrically substituted triazole derived schiff base ligand and
its transition metal complexes, Monatsh. Chem., 151 (2020) 549-
557. (IF = 1.8)

42. M. F. Ehsan, S. Qudoos, Z. Ahmad, S. Hamid, M. Arfan, A. Zia,

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 K. Umbreen, M. N. Ashiq, D. Tyag, ZnTe/ZnSe heterostructures:
In-situ synthesis, characterization and photocatalytic activity for
congo red degradation, SN Applied Sciences, (2019) 1:197.

43. Z. Iqbal, M. Muneer, S. Farooq, Z. Ahmad, M. A. Basit, M. N.

Ashiq, R. S. Gohar, M. N. Haq M. F. Ehsan, Study of Electrical,
dielectric and magnetic properties of Dy-Co bi-substituted
strontium hexaferrite nanoparticles, J. Mater. Sci. Mater.
Electron., 30 (2019) 4658-4664. (IF = 2.8)

44. M. Ans, J. Iqbal, Z. Ahmad, S. Muhammad, R. Hussain, B.

Eliasson, K. Ayub, Designing Three‐dimensional (3D) Non-
Fullerene Small Molecule Acceptors with Efficient Photovoltaic
Parameters, ChemistrySelect, 3 (2018) 12797-12804.
(IF = 2.1)
45. A. Zubair, Z. Ahmad, A. Mahmood, W.C. Cheong, I. Ali, M. A.
Khan, A. H. Chughtai, M. N. Ashiq, Structural, morphological
and magnetic properties of Eu-doped CoFe2O4 nano-ferrites,
Results in Physics, 7 (2017) 3203-3208. (IF = 5.3)

46. B. Ahmad, R. Raissat, S. Mumtaz, Z. Ahmad, I. Sadiq, M.N.

Ashiq, M.N. Haq, Multiferroics BiMn1-xAlxO3 nanoparticles:
Synthesis, characterization and evaluation of various structural,
physical, electrical and dielectric parameters, J. Magn. Magn.
Mater. 433 (2017) 71-75. (IF = 2.7)

47. K.S. Joya, Z. Ahmad, Y.F. Joya, A.T. Garcia-Esparza, H.J.M. de

Groot, Efficient electrochemical water oxidation in neutral and
near-neutral systems by nanoscale silver-oxide catalyst,
Nanoscale, 8 (2016) 15033-15040. (IF = 6.7)

48. I. Ali, M.U. Islam, M.N. Ashiq, I. Sadiq, M.A. Khan, N. Karamat,
M. Ishaque, G. Murtaza, I. Shakir and Z. Ahmad, Electrical
Behaviour of Tb-Mn Substituted Y-Type Hexa-ferrites for High-
Frequency Applications, J. Electron. Mater. 44 (2015) 1054-1061.
(IF = 2.1)
49. M.J. Iqbal, Z. Ahmad, T. Meydan, Y. Melikhov, Temperature and
composition dependence of magneticproperties of cobalt-
chromium co-substituted magnesium ferrite nanomaterials, J.
Magn. Magn. Mater. 324 (2012) 3986-3990. (IF = 2.7)

50. M.J. Iqbal, Z. Ahmad, Y. Melikhov, T. Meydan, Physical,

electrical and magnetic properties of nano-sized Co-Cr substituted
magnesium ferrites, J. App. Phys. 111, 033906 (2012).
(IF = 3.2)
51. M.N. Ashiq, F. Naz, M.A. Malana, R.S. Gohar, Z. Ahmad, Role of
Co-Cr substitution on the structural, electrical and magnetic
properties of nickel nano-ferrites synthesized by the chemical co-
precipitation method, Mater. Res. Bull. 47 (2012) 683-686.

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52. M.J. Iqbal, Z. Ahmad, T. Meydan, I.C. Nlebedim, Influence of Ni-
Cr substitution on the magnetic and electric properties of
magnesium ferrite nanomaterials, Mater. Res. Bull. 47 (2012)
344-351. (IF = 5.4)

53. M.J. Iqbal, Z. Ahmad, Y. Melikhov, I.C. Nlebedim, Effect of Cu-

Cr co-substitution on magnetic properties of nanocrystalline
magnesium ferrite, J. Magn. Magn. Mater. 324 (2012) 1088-1094.
(IF = 2.7)
54. M.J. Iqbal, Z. Ahmad, Electrical and dielectric properties of
lithium manganate nanomaterials doped with rare-earth elements,
J. Power Sources, 179 (2008) 763-769. (IF= 9.2)

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ORAL/POSTER
Invited Lectures
PRESENTATION 1. Fabrication of Transition Metal Oxides/RGO Nanocomposites
IN CONFERENCE Based Electrochemical Sensors for Dopamine Detection,
/WORKSHOP International Conference on Nanotechnology & Materials
Science” (NANOMAT-2023 – Hybrid Edition) September 25-27,
2023, Barcelona, Spain.
2. Enhanced Electrocatalytic Efficiency of Various Metal Oxides
Nanomaterials for Oxygen Evaluation Reaction (OER),
International Symposium on Advances in Chemistry (Polymer
Science & Biomedical Materials) September 24-26, 2019, PIEAS
Islamabad, Pakistan
3. Synthesis and Study of Electrocatalytic Efficiency of Transition
Metal Oxides for Oxygen Evaluation Reaction (OER), 4th
International Chemistry Conference on “Recent Trends in
Chemistry”, held at Allama Iqbal Open University, Islamabad-
Pakistan on November 7-8, 2018.
4. Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Workshop on
Nanoparticles and its Various Applications, Short Course Series,
September 25, 2018.
Resource person:
Dr. Zahoor Ahmad
Department of Chemistry. UET Lahore, Pakistan.

Conference Abstracts/Presentations
1. Design of Co2P Decorated g-C3N4 Electrocatalyst for Oxygen
Evolution Reaction (OER). 2nd International Conference,
Trends and Research in Chemistry (TRIC-2023), held at
University of Education Lahore on May 16-18, 2023.
2. Facile Preparation of ZnCoS/Mo2C/Carbon Cloth
Nanocomposites via Hydrothermal Approach as Flexible
Electrocatalyst for Water Electrolysis. 2nd International
Conference, Trends and Research in Chemistry (TRIC-2023),
held at University of Education Lahore on May 16-18, 2023.
3. Designing NiCo-MOF-based Electrocatalyst for Efficient Oxygen
Evolution Reaction. 2nd International Conference, Trends and
Research in Chemistry (TRIC-2023), held at University of
Education Lahore on May 16-18, 2023.
4. Hydrothermal Synthesis of NixPy/g-C3N4 Nanocomposite for
Electrochemical Water Oxidation. 2nd International
Conference, Trends and Research in Chemistry (TRIC-2023),
held at University of Education Lahore on May 16-18, 2023.
5. Insight into Catalytic Activity of NiSe2 Anchored at Multi-Layered
g-C3N4 for Photodegradation of Congo Red and Electrochemical

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 Oxygen Evolution Reaction. 2nd International Conference,
Trends and Research in Chemistry (TRIC-2023), held at
University of Education Lahore on May 16-18, 2023.
6. Electrochemical Water Treatment for Drinking Purposes 1st
International Industrial Chemistry Conference 2021, held at
NED University of Engineering and Technology Karachi on 26-
28th February, 2021.
7. Mesoporous Zn/Co-Ferrites Based High Performance
Electrocatalysts for Oxygen Evaluation Reaction. 1st
International Industrial Chemistry Conference 2021, held at
NED University of Engineering and Technology Karachi on 26-
28th February, 2021.
8. Structural, electrical, and magnetic properties of mixed spinel
ferrites Co1-xNixAlxFe2-xO4 (x = 0.0-0.5) nanoparticles prepared
by sol-gel method. 6th ICNTC 2020 (International Conference
on New Trends in Chemistry) held at Catalkoy, Kyrenia,
Turkish Republich of Northern Cyprus, Kyrenia Girne, Cyprus on
16-18 October 2020.
9. Synthesis and Study of Electrocatalytic Efficiency of Spinel
Nanoferrites for Oxygen Evaluation Reaction (OER), 3rd
International Chemistry Conference on “Recent Trends in
Chemistry”, held at Allama Iqbal Open University, Islamabad-
Pakistan on November 23-24, 2017.
10. Structural, magnetic and electrical properties of zinc-chromium
modified magnesium ferrite nanomaterials, 13th International &
25th National Chemistry Conference held at University of the
Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan on October 20-22, 2014.
11. Zn-Cr -modified magnetic and electrical properties of magnesium
ferrite nanomaterials, 12th International & 24th National
Chemistry Conference held at Bahauddin Zakariya University
Multan, Pakistan on Oct. 28-30, 2013.
12. Influence of Co-Cr cosubstitution on magnetic properties of
magnesium ferrite nanomaterials, 10th International & 22th
National Chemistry Conference held at University of
Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan on Nov. 21-23, 2011.
13. Temperature dependence of magnetic properties of cobalt-
chromium co-substituted magnesium ferrite, 20th Soft Magnetic
Materials Conference 2011, SMM 20, held in Kos Island, Greece,
on September 18-22, 2011.
14. Study of structural, magneto-electric and dielectric properties of
Ni-Cr substituted magnesium ferrite nanomaterials, 8th
International & 20th National Chemistry Conference held at
Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan on Feb. 15-17,
2010.
15. Structural and ac electrical properties of lithium manganate
nanomaterials doped with neodymium and samarium, 34th

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 International Nathiagali Summer College on Physics and
Contemporary Needs, held at National Centre for Physics,
Islamabad, Pakistan on 22nd June - 4th July, 2009.
16. Synthesis of Zr-Co doped magnesium ferrite nanomaterials for
applications in high density recording media, 1st Junior National
Chemistry Symposium under the age of 35 held at The
University of Azad Jammu & Kashmir, Muzaffarabad, Pakistan
on Oct. 19-22, 2008.
17. Properties of substituted lithium manganate nanomaterials, 18th
National Chemistry Conference held at University of the Punjab,
Lahore, Pakistan on Feb. 25-27, 2008.
18. Electrical resistivity and structural parameters of lithium
manganate nanomaterials doped with rare earth elements, 7th
International & 17th National Chemistry Conference held at
Gomal University, Dera Isamail Khan, Pakistan on Feb. 26-28,
2007.

Professional Trainings/ Certifications/Workshops

19. Five Days National Workshop on “Training of the Trainer,
Research Design and Practical Handling” held in Department of
Chemistry, University of Gjrat, Gujrat, Pakistan on Sep. 16-20,
2013.
20. Two days study course on “China-Pakistan Trans-Cultural online
study of TCM” held at UET Lahore, Pakistan on November, 16-
17, 2021.

Participation
21. One-day Symposium on “FUN-MATERIALS IN APPLIED
CHEMISTRY & CATALYSIS” held on May 08, 2017 at
University of Engineering & Technology Lahore.
22. Nanotechnology: Recent Trends and Future Prospects, one-day
seminar held on April 23, 2016 at Department of Physics,
University of Agriculture, Faisalabad-Pakistan
Committee Member:
Dr. Zahoor Ahmad
Department of Chemistry. UET Lahore-Pakistan.
23. Workshop on “Nanoscience and Nanotechnology” held on Aug.
27, 2015 at Govt. College University, Lahore.
24. Two-day Workshop on “Nano Science and Catalysis (NSC-
2008)” held on Mar. 24-25, 2008 at Quaid-i-Azam University,
Islamabad.
25. One-day Seminar on the “Role of Nano Biotechnology in
Diagnosis and Treatment of Diseases” held on Sep. 10, 2007 at
NIBGE Faisalabad.

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