Dr. Naveed Afzal is Director and Associate Professor at the Centre for Advanced Studies in Physics (CASP), Government College University (GCU), Lahore, with 25 years of teaching and research experience at the GCU. He earned his PhD in semiconductor physics from Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), receiving the Best PhD Thesis Award from the USM in the Sciences category. He secured first positions in both M.Sc. and M.Phil. (Physics) at GCU, Lahore securing Gold Medal and Roll of Honor. Dr. Afzal is a recipient of the prestigious TWAS-USM Fellowship by the World Academy of Sciences (TWAS), Italy in 2013. His achievements also include the Research Productivity Award by Pakistan Council for Science and Technology (PCST) in 2013 and the Sanggar Sanjung Award by the USM, Malaysia in 2015. He has published over 95 research papers in the impact-factor international journals and has supervised over 30 M.Phil. Theses. Dr. Afzal has reviewed more than 120 research papers for various reputed international impact factor journals. He is the co-author of Physics Text Books of Federal Board (class XI and XII) published by Qureshi Brothers Publishers in 2025. He played a key role in the Establishment of High Tech Central Resource Laboratories at CASP during 2004-2010. His research focuses on semiconductor thin films for optoelectronic devices, surface modification of materials using ion beam, and fabrication of triboelectric nanogenerators for energy harvesting applications.
| From | To | Designation | Firm/Institution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2017 | Continue | Associate Professor | CASP/Government College University Lahore |
| Oct 2006 | Aug 2017 | Assistant Professor | CASP/Government College University Lahore |
| Sep 2002 | Oct 2006 | Lecturer | CASP/Government College University Lahore |
| Nov 2000 | Sep 2002 | Research Asssitant | CASP/Government College University Lahore |
| Satam Alotibi, Salah,T. Hameed, Amani,M. Alansi, Aref,A.A. Qahtan, Taoreed O. Owolabi, Naveed Afzal, Mohsin Rafique, Talal F. Qahtan (2026). "Surface modification of polyimide films via low-energy argon ion irradiation: A comprehensive XPS analysis." Radiation Physics and Chemistry, 238 , 113134. DOI: doi.org/10.1016/j.radphyschem.2025.113134 Get rights and content | Impact Factor: 3.3 [Link] | |
| Bashar M Salih, Asmiet Ramizy, Ethar Yahya Salih, Naveed Afzal, MH Eisa, Nazir Mustapha (2025). "Preparation and Simulation of AlGaN/CdS/Si Double Heterojunction for Solar Cell Application." Plasmonics, 20 , 10117-10132. DOI: 10.1007/s11468-025-03063-8 | Impact Factor: 4.3 |
| Best PhD Thesis Award (In Sciences Category) (2018), Universiti Sains Malaysia. | |
| Sanggar Sajung Award (2015), Universiti Sains Malaysia. | |
| Research Productivity Award (2013), Pakistan Council for Scientific Research (PCST). | |
| TWAS-USM Fellowship Award (2013), The World Academy of sciences (TWAS)-Italy. | |
| Roll of Honor (2000), Government College Lahore. |
| Sabhat Ali (2025), MS/MPhil. Thesis: "Tailoring the physical properties of TiO₂ thin film on glass substrate through Argon ion implantation" (Completed) | |
| Tayyaba Idrees (2025), MS/MPhil. Thesis: "Carbon ion irradiation effects on ZnO film for UV photodetection" (Completed) | |
| Muhammad Hafeez (2025), MS/MPhil. Thesis: "Impact of annealing environment on properties of RF sputtered Molybdenum Oxide thin film" (Completed) | |
| Khubaib Iqbal (2024), MS/MPhil. Thesis: "Effect of co-doping on different properties of ZnO thin films prepared by Spray Pyrolysis technique" (Completed) | |
| Uzama Aziz (2024), MS/MPhil. Thesis: "Characterization of ions implanted Zinc Sulphide thin films prepared by RF Sputtering" (Completed) | |
| Amna (2024), MS/MPhil. Thesis: "Surface hardness and corrosion properties of ions implanted Ti6Al4V alloy" (Completed) | |
| Fatma Hannan (2024), MS/MPhil. Thesis: "Annealing effect on structural and surface features of AZ31 Mg alloy" (Completed) | |
| Javaria Asad (2023), MS/MPhil. Thesis: "Study of annealing effect on properties of TiO2 thin film prepared by DC Sputtering" (Completed) | |
| Asadullah Akbar (2023), MS/MPhil. Thesis: "Silicon ions implantation effects on hardness and corrosion rate of Magnesium alloy AZ31" (Completed) | |
| Nida Waseem (2022), MS/MPhil. Thesis: "Study of Carbon ion implantation effects on Nickel Oxide film prepared by reactive sputtering" (Completed) | |
| Sadia Bilal (2022), MS/MPhil. Thesis: "Study of post-deposition annealing effect on RF sputtered Zinc Sulfide thin film properties" (Completed) | |
| Zanib Yousaf (2022), MS/MPhil. Thesis: "Influence of deposition temperature on physical properties of RF sputtered NiO film on glass substrate" (Completed) | |
| Iqra Khursheed (2021), MS/MPhil. Thesis: "Impact of Carbon ion dose on different properties of Aluminum alloy 5052" (Completed) | |
| Muhammad Arslan Ayub (2021), MS/MPhil. Thesis: "Influence of nitrogen ions dose on various properties of Copper Oxide film deposited on silicon substrate" (Completed) | |
| Muhammad Zahoor (2021), MS/MPhil. Thesis: "Fabrication of Carbon nanotubes based sensor for radiation detection" (Completed) | |
| Talat Mujtaba Danish (2021), MS/MPhil. Thesis: "Impact of annealing temperature on properties of Nickel Oxide thin film for optoelectronic application" (Completed) | |
| Hira Ahamd (2020), MS/MPhil. Thesis: "Study of structural and optical properties of post-deposition annealed MoO3 film for ultraviolet photodetector applications" (Completed) | |
| Maha Tariq (2020), MS/MPhil. Thesis: "Study of annealing effect on photodetection characteristics of Copper Oxide Film" (Completed) | |
| Hamza Akhtar (2020), MS/MPhil. Thesis: "Infleunce of copper irradiation energy on the surface properties of Mg-Al-Zn alloy" (Completed) | |
| Rabia Mukhtar (2020), MS/MPhil. Thesis: "Effect of artificial aging on electrochemical corrosion and hardening of Al- 7075" (Completed) | |
| Rabia Younas (2019), MS/MPhil. Thesis: "Ion implantation effects on magnetron sputtered ZnO thin films" (Completed) | |
| Faiza Riaz (2019), MS/MPhil. Thesis: "Structural and surface characterizations of ion implanted Magnesium alloy AZ91D" (Completed) | |
| Ammara Ahmad (2019), MS/MPhil. Thesis: "Heat treatment effects on structural and mechanical properties of Aluminum alloy 6061" (Completed) | |
| Sadoon Farrukh (2019), MS/MPhil. Thesis: "Fabrication and characterization of metal-semiconductor-metal-photodetector based on magnetron sputtered Copper Oxide film" (Completed) | |
| Asma Abbasi (2018), MS/MPhil. Thesis: "Proton irradiation effects on structural, morphological and mechanical properties of Zircaloy-4" (Completed) | |
| Wajeeha Javaid (2018), MS/MPhil. Thesis: "Carbon ions irradiation effects on structural and surface properties of Aluminium" (Completed) | |
| Zahid Ali (2018), MS/MPhil. Thesis: "Copper ion implantation effects on structural, electric and optical properties of ZnO film deposited by DC magnetron sputtering" (Completed) | |
| Syed Hammad Raza (2018), MS/MPhil. Thesis: "Fabrication and characterizations of Molybdenum Oxide thin films" (Completed) | |
| Hira Shoaib (2014), MS/MPhil. Thesis: "Stress-Induced Phase Characteristics of Thermally Treated Ni-Ti Shape Memory Alloy" (Completed) | |
| Warda Sajal (2014), MS/MPhil. Thesis: "Structural and mechanical properties of proton irradiated Zr at different energies" (Completed) | |
| Syed Tariq Shah (2012), MS/MPhil. Thesis: "Study of Mechanical Properties of Artificially Aged Al-2024 Alloy" (Completed) |
