Dr. Mohammad Qamar Research Scientist II Center of Excellence in Nanotechnology (CENT) King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals KFUPM Box #498, Dhahran 31261, KSA. Office Location: 15-3010 Phone Number: +966-013-860-97775 E-mail: qamar@kfupm.edu.sa

Dr. Qamar received his PhD in chemistry from Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh India. He worked as a post doctoral fellow in Institute/Faculty of Nanotechnology and Advanced Materials Engineering, Sejong University, South Korea and as a Project Scientist in the Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Delhi, India. He was awarded ‘Young Scientist’ by the Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India. He joined the Center of Excellence in Nanotechnology (CENT) as post-doctoral fellow and currently working as Research Scientist. He authored more than 50 papers in peer-reviewed international journals and holds 3 patents in addition to several conference proceedings/presentations. His current research interests include development of electro- and photo-active nanostructured catalysts, such as metal carbides & metal phosphides (supported and supportless), metal oxides, metal sulfides etc., for electrocatalytic and photoelectrocatalytic water splitting. Focus to develop engineered nanomaterials, such as porous (mesoporous & microporous) materials, shape- and size-tailored materials, metal doping, interfaced or heterostructures, surface functionalization with noble and non-noble materials.

 

 

Last Update On: 04-Mar-2018