Education
2005-2009
University of Vienna, Austria
Ph.D in Analytical & Food Chemistry (Advisor: Prof. Franz L.
Dickert)
1999-2001
University of the Punjab, Pakistan
MS
in Microbiological Analytical Chemistry
Professional
Experience
2015-Current
King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals
(KFUPM), Saudi Arabia
Assistant Professor of Chemistry
Current
Oakland University, Rochester, MI-USA
Adjunct Assistant Professor
2013-2015
Oakland University, Rochester, MI-USA
Visiting Assistant Professor
2010-2013
Oakland University, Rochester, MI-USA
Postdoc Research Associate
(Advisor: Prof. Xiangqun Zeng)
2009-2010
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI-USA
Postdoc Research Associate
(Advisor: Prof. Mark E. Meyerhoff)
2001-2004
University of the Punjab, Pakistan
Lecturer for General Chemistry (September 2001-April 2003)
Senior Lecturer for Analytical Chemistry (April
2003-November 2004)
Project
Awards and Honors
2015-2016
KFUPM Startup Grant
SAR 82,500
2012-2014
Michigan Initiative for Innovation and
Entrepreneurship (MIIE)
$ 52,652
Innovative
ionic liquid gas sensor technology
2010-2013
Office of Naval Research (ONR) USA
$ 105,000
Electrochemical and Piezoelectric Sensors for Standoff Explosive
Detection
2009-2011
Erwin Schrödinger Post-Doc Fellowship, FWF, Austria
$ 79,200
2008
University of Vienna, Ph.D. with Distinction Award
2005-2009
Higher Education Commission of Pakistan Fellowship
for Ph.D. Studies
$ 69,120
Editorial and Reviewing Services
1.
Guest Editor;
Sensors 2015,
Special Issue on Ionic Liquid Sensors (Web link:
http://www.mdpi.com/journal/sensors/special_issues/IL )
2.
Guest Editor;
Materials 2017,
Special Issue on Ionic Liquids; New materials for sensors and
catalysis (Web link:
http://www.mdpi.com/journal/materials/special_issues/ionic_liquids_sensors_catalysis
)
3.
Scientific Reviewer for
Analytical Chemistry, ACS Sensors, ACS Applied materials and
interfaces, RSC Advances, Biosensors & Bioelectronics, Sensors
and Actuators B: Chemical,
Monatshefte Fur Chemie,
Sensors, Analyst, Colloids and interfaces
Committee Assignments
1.
Departmental Faculty Hiring
Committee 2013 for Chemistry
Oakland University
(Member)
2.
ACS Student and Early Career
Research Chapter 2010-2013
Oakland University
(Member)
3.
Departmental Accreditation and
Assessment Committee 2015
KFUPM
(Member)
4.
Undergraduate Research Committee
for Chemistry 2015
KFUPM
(Member)
5.
Student Research Symposium
Organizing Committee 2015
KFUPM
(Chair)
6.
Departmental Committee for
Quality Assurance 2016
KFUPM
(Chair)
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