Nanotechnology: Synthesis of nanomaterials and thin films, Catalysis
and mechanisms of organic/inorganic reactions of biological
interest,
Kinetics of electron transfer reactions between transition metal
complexes
Member
of The Science Advisory Board, United States.
International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC)
Affiliate.
Member
of the New York Academy of Sciences, New York. Member of
International Association of Colloid and Interface Scientists, The
Netherlands.
Member
of American Chemical Society, USA.
Regular
Member of World Academy of Young Scientists (WAYS), Hungary since
2004.
Member
of the Chemical Society of Pakistan.
Qualifications:
Ph.D, Postdoc (Brazil), Postdoc (Malaysia)
Work Experience:
Assistant Professor (Chemistry) TTS, Department of
Chemistry, GC University, Lahore. 17-06-2008 to date. Senior
Research Officer BPS-18, Pakistan Council for Science and
Technology, Ministry of Science and Technology, Islamabad.
14-10-2005 to 16-06-2008, Post Doctoral Fellow, Department of
Chemistry, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianopolis,
Brazil. 30-03-2006 to 30-03-2007 Senior Scientific Officer (BPS-18),
Pakistan Council of Scientific and Industrial Research,27-01-2004 to
13-10-2005 Full Time Cooperative Teacher, B-17 & 18, Department of
Chemistry, University of Karachi. 11-08-2000 to 25-01-2004
Teaching Career:
Assistant Professor
(Chemistry) TTS, Department of Chemistry, GC University, Lahore.
17-06-2008 to date.
Full Time Cooperative Teacher, B-17 &
18, Department of Chemistry, University of Karachi. 11-08-2000 to
25-01-2004.
Administrative Responsibilities:
Member of GCU Chemistry Department
Academic Committee
Biography:
Dr. M. Akhyar Farrukh
completed his B.Sc (Hons) in Chemistry and M.Sc in Physical
Chemistry with first class with first positions in both
examinations. He has been duly awarded THREE GOLD MEDALS for the
best student of the Faculty of Science of the University. He did his
Ph.D in the field of Physical Chemistry in 2003 and completed his
first Postdoctoral research on Surface Chemistry/Catalysisin 2007 in Brazil and second on
Nanotechnologyin 2010 in
Malaysia on a fellowship awarded by TWAS, Italy. He has been awarded
“Young Chemist Award” by International Union of Pure and Applied
Chemistry (IUPAC), USA in Italy in 2007 and nominated by World
Association of Young Scientists (WAYS) as a delegate to participate
in the World Science Form in Hungary in 2007 and 2009. He
participated as a representative of Pakistan in the first Assembly
of the UNESCO-affiliated WAYS in Morocco in 2004 and other
international conferences in Brazil, Italy, Germany, Spain, Malaysia
and Uruguay sponsored by UNESCO, IUPAC, TWAS, WAYS and PSF. He is a
member of eight national/international professional bodies. He is on
the editorial board of the four international journals. He has also
been approved by the Higher Education Commission as a Ph.D
supervisor and is included in the directory of “Productive
Scientists of Pakistan”, 2005 and 2007.
