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A Specialist Periodical Report
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Sana Zainab, National University of Sciences and Technology, Pakistan
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Print ISBN: 978-1-78801-693-3
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Preface
DOI: 10.1039/9781788017053-FP005
Welcome to the sixth Royal Society of Chemistry SPR on Nanoscience.
Nanoscience and nanotechnology has the potential to develop solutions
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Author Biographies
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DrMuhammadAamircompletedhisPhDin
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Dr Tabitha A. Amollo is currently a lecturer
in the physics department of Egerton Uni-
versity, Kenya. She holds a PhD in Physics
(solid state physics and materials sciences)
from the University of KwaZulu-Natal
(2016–2018), South Africa, an MSc degree
inphysics(solidstatephysics)fromEgerton
University (2010–2013) and a BED (maths/
physics) from Egerton University
(2005–2009).Herresearchinterestsfocuson
developing cutting-edge nanomaterials for
energy conversion devices including gra-
phene nanomaterials. She has a number of
articles to her name in reputed journals.
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Saif Ullah Awan has completed his PhD in
Physics (Nano-technology) at Quaid-i-Azam
University,Islamabad,Pakistan.Currently,he
is working as Associate Professor in National
UniversityofSciencesandTechnology(NUST),
Islamabad,Pakistan.Hisbackgroundresearch
interests are in magnetic and semiconductor
based electronic nano-materials, e.g. nano-
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at Pittsburg State University. Dr Gupta’s
researchfocusesongreenenergyproduction
and storage using 2D materials; conducting
polymers and composites; nanomaterials;
optoelectronics and photovoltaics devices;
organic–inorganic hetero-junctions for sen-
sors; nanomagnetism; bio-based polymers;
bio-compatible nanofibers for tissue regen-
eration, scaffold and antibacterial appli-
cations; and bio-degradable metallic
implants. Dr Gupta has published nearly
200 peer-reviewed articles, made over 250
national/international/regional presentations, chaired many sessions at
national/international meetings, and received about two million dollars
for research and educational activities from external agencies such as
NSF,DoE,KINBRE.HeisservingasEditor-in-Chief,AssociateEditorand
an editorial board member for various journals.
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Dr Muhammad Zahir Iqbal has completed
his PhD degree from Universitat Polit`ecnica
deCatalunya,SpainandsecondPhDdegree
from Sejong University, South Korea (2014)
and post-doctorate from Georgia State Uni-
versity, USA (2015). Currently, he is working
as an Associate Professor at GIK Institute of
Engineering Sciences and Technology. He
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Malik Dilshad Khan received his Masters
andM.Phildegreeinorganicchemistryfrom
Quaid-I-Azam University (Pakistan), and
PhD from the University of Zululand, South
Africa. His doctoral studies focused on the
synthesis of new precursors for metal sel-
enide nanomaterials, alloys and thin films
by different routes for energy applications.
His research interest lies in the synthesis of
functional metal chalcogenide nanomater-
ialsforenergygenerationandenergystorage
applications. He is currently a Postdoctoral
Research Associate, working on the scalable
synthesis of 2D transition metal dichalcogenides and their alloys for
energy applications.
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Andrew J. McGrath graduated with a BSc.
Tech (Honours) (2013) and a PhD in Chem-
istry (2016) from Victoria University of Wel-
lington, New Zealand. He was a postdoctoral
research associate at the University of New
South Wales inSydney, Australia,and is cur-
rently workingasa postdocattheCenter for
Integrated Nanotechnologies, Los Alamos
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nitride,organo–inorganichybridmaterialsandperovskites.
KarthikRamasamyreceivedhisPhDfromthe
UniversityofManchester,UKandcompleted
postdoc positions at the University of Ala-
bama and the Los Alamos National Labora-
tory. He is currently a Director of Chemistry
at UbiQD, Inc. He has authored/co-authored
close to 60 papers, written 7 book chapters
and spoken at more than 50 international
meetings. His main research interests are
synthesis and developments of nanocrystals,
quantum dots, thin films and single source
precursorsforenergygenerationandstorage,
and spintronics applications.
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NeerishRevaprasaduisaProfessorofChem-
istry and NRF/DST SARChI Chair holder in
Nanotechnology.HeobtainedhisBSC(Hons.)
fromtheUniversityofNatalin1993andPhD
from Imperial College, London in 2000. He
started as a Senior Lecturer at Unizulu 2000,
AssociateProfessorin2004andfullProfessor
in2008.HewasawardedtheSARChIChairin
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publishedanumberofpapersinwellreputedjournals.Heisleadinghis
research group consisting of a bunch of enthusiastic scientific minds.
Dr Muhammad Sher is a faculty member in
the Department of Chemistry, Allama Iqbal
Open University, Islamabad, Pakistan. He
obtained his PhD rer.nat. in 2008 from
Rostock University, Germany. He works on
synthesis of energy active materials.
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