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Dr. Nazir Ahmad

Dr. Nazir Ahmad

Associate Professor
Department: Chemistry
Email: dr.nazirahmad@gcu.edu.pk
Research Interests: Physical and Material Chemistry
Biography

Dr. Ahmad N. is PhD in Chemistry from WHUT-China. He remained postdoctoral research fellow at WHUT-China and TPU-Russia. He teaches different courses of Physical Chemistry. His research directions are: design, synthesis, and applications of organic-inorganic (i.e., metal-organic) hybrid nanomaterials with special focus to catalysis. Currently, he is a postdoctoral research fellow at SQU-Oman.

Education
2015  PhD in Chemistry, Wuhan University Of Technology China

Teaching Areas

Physical Chemistry
Experience
From To Designation Firm/Institution
May 2019 Continue Associate Professor Government College University Lahore

Journal Papers

Younus H., Hajri R., Ahmad N., Jammal N., Verpoort F., Abri M. (2025). "Green hydrogen production and deployment: opportunities and challenges." Discover Electrochemistry, , .
Khattak Z., Younus H., Ahmad N., Alomar M., Ullah H., Abri M., Hajri R., Kao C., Verpoort F. (2024). "Tuning CoPi stability in electrochemical water oxidation via surface modification with an organic ligand shell." International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, , .
Younus H., Ahmad N., Abri M., Hajri R., Zhang S. (2023). "Molecular nature of electrodeposits in electrochemical water oxidation." Advanced Energy Materials, , .
Raza H., Yildiz I., Yasmeen F., Munawar K., Ashfaq M., Abbas M., Ahmad M., Younus H., Zhang S., Ahmad N. (2021). "Synthesis of a 2D copper (II)-carboxylate framework having ultrafast adsorption of organic dyes." Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, , .
Younus H., Ahmad N., Yildiz I., Zhuiykov S., Zhang S., Verpoort F. (2020). "Ligand photodissociation in Ru (ii)–1, 4, 7-triazacyclononane complexes enhances water oxidation and enables electrochemical generation of surface active species." Catalysis Science & Technology, , .
Ahmad N., Younus H., Gaoke Z., Hecke K., Verpoort F. (2019). "Direct Synthesis of the 2D Copper(II) 5-Prop-2-ynoxyisophthalate MOF: Comment on “Surface Functionalization of Porous Coordination Nanocages Via Click Chemistry and Their Application in Drug Delivery”." Advanced Materials, , .
Ahmad N., Younus H., Chughtai A., Hecke K., Khattak Z., Gaoke Z., Danish M., Verpoort F. (2018). "Synthesis of 2D MOF having potential for efficient dye adsorption and catalytic applications." Catalysis Science & Technology, , .
Ahmad N., Younus H., Chughtai A., Hecke K., Danish M., Gaoke Z., Verpoort F. (2017). "Development of mixed metal metal-organic polyhedra networks, colloids, and MOFs and their pharmacokinetic applications." Scientific Reports, , .
Ahmad N., Younus H., Chughtai A., Verpoort F. (2015). "Metal–organic molecular cages: applications of biochemical implications." Chemical Society Reviews, , .
Ahmad N., Chughtai A., Younus H., Verpoort F. (2014). "Discrete metal-carboxylate self-assembled cages: Design, synthesis and applications." Coordination Chemistry Reviews, , .
Zafar U., Naeem S., Rehman R., Haq M., Ahmad N. (2013). "Use of Rice Husk Ash for Adsorptive Removal of Cobalt (II) ions along with Kinetic, Isothermal and Thermodynamical Modelling." Journal of the Chemical Society of Pakistan, , .
Danish M., Ahmad N., Ali S., Muhammad N. (2011). "Thermal Decomposition Kinetics of Some Di‐ and Triorganotin(IV) Carboxylates Derived from para‐Nitrophenylethanoic Acid." Chinese Journal of Chemistry, , .
Danish M., Ahmad N., Zahara N., Ali S., Muhammad N. (2010). "Thermokinetic studies of organotin (IV) carboxylates derived from para-methoxyphenylethanoic acid." Journal of the Iranian Chemical Society, , .
Danish M., Tahir M., Ahmad N., Raza A., Ibrahim M. (2009). "Octamethyldi-μ3-oxido-bis (μ2-thiophene-3-acetato-κ2O: O′)(thiophene-3-acetato-κO) tetratin (IV)." Structure Reports, , .