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Dr. Zohaib Saeed

Assistant Professor
Research Interests: Analytical Chemistry, Phytoanalytics, Solid Waste Management, Nanocomposites

Biography

About 15 years of teaching and research experience in Chemistry, phytoanalytics, green synthesis, solid waste management, stress response to the plants, phytotoxicity evaluation. Highest level of training in modern analytical instrumentation like atomic absorption spectroscopy, HPLC, Mass spectrometry. Special interest in the research and development of nutraceuticals. A good spirit for learning and a great capacity for integration. Currently, I am working as a Post-Doc fellow in ADSI-Austrian Drug Screening Institute, University of Innsbruck, Austria. I have published about 70 research articles and review articles along-with several book chapters with 200 plus accumulative impact factor.

Education

  • Post Doc in Analytical Chemistry, Austrian Drug Screening Institute, The University Of Innsbruck (Innsbruck, Austria) 2023
  • PhD in Analytical Chemistry, University Of Sargodha (Sargodha, Pakistan) 2019
  • MS/MPhil in Analytical-Inorganic Chemistry, University Of Sargodha (Sargodha, Pakistan) 2012
  • Masters in Analytical Chemistry, The University Of The Punjab (Lahore, Pakistan) 2008

Teaching Areas

Advanced Chromatographic and Spectroscopic Techniques. Basic and Advanced Analytical Chemistry Courses

Experience

From To Designation Firm/Institution
May 2019 Continue Assistant Professor Govt. College University, Lahore
Nov 2014 May 2019 Lecturer Govt. College University, Lahore
Mar 2012 Nov 2014 Lecturer University Of Sargodha
May 2009 Mar 2012 Research Scholar University Of Sargodha

Journal Papers

  • Zirwa Mehak, Rana Rashad Mahmood Khan, Muhammad Pervaiz, Zohaib Saeed, Muhammad Summer, Umer Younas, Akhtar Hayat (2026). "Emerging Synthesis Methods and Applications of Graphitic Carbon Nitride (GCN) Nanostructures in Fluorescent Sensing: Structure, Doping, Environmental and Biosensing Perspectives." Synthetic Metals , Vol. 319 , pp. 118166. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.synthmet.2026.118166 | Impact Factor: 4.6 [Link]
  • Faiza Hassan, Yamna Qadoos, Aroob Tanveer, Aimon Saleem, Umer Younas, Zohaib Saeed, Zahid Ali, Awais Ahmad, Sun Jea Park, Dongwhi Choi (2026). "Nanostructured Ag/CuO-Loaded Sodium Alginate Hydrogel Beads: A Green Platform for Efficient Photocatalytic Dye Remediation." Materials Today Communications , Vol. 52 , pp. 115012. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mtcomm.2026.115012 | Impact Factor: 4.5 [Link]
  • Anam Ashraf, Shaista Ali, Zohaib Saeed, Muhammad Pervaiz, Umer Younas, Abid Mehmood, Osama A Mohammed, Rana Rashad Mahmood khan, Ayyar Manikandan, Munawar Iqbal (2026). "Photocatalytic activity of nickel oxide nanoparticles synthesized via green route using Nigella sativa seed extract." Journal of the Iranian Chemical Society , Vol. 23 (3) , pp. 87. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s13738-026-03375-4 | Impact Factor: 2.3 [Link]

Book Chapters

  • Muhammad Afzal, Muhammad Shahzeb, Zohaib Saeed, Muhammad Pervaiz, Umer Younas, Rana Rashad Mehmood Khan (2026). Applications of gold nanoparticles in textiles , Chapter #11. In Metal and Metal Oxide Nanoparticles in Textile Applications (pp.293-322). Seiko Jose, Sabu Thomas , Firoz Babu Kadumudi Woodhead Publishing Elsevier. ISBN: 9780443299858
  • Marwa Rahat, Saira Asghar, Zohaib Saeed, Muhammad Pervaiz, Rana Rashad Mahmood Khan, Umer Younas (2025). Prospective of zinc oxide in skin care protection , Chapter #5. In Nanotechnology in Cosmeceuticals Advances, Challenges and Future Perspectives (pp.67-87). Chin Wei Lai , Paul Thomas Academic Press Elsevier. ISBN: 9780443301841