Resume
 

Personal Data:

  • Born in May, 1970

Education:

  • 2001: Dr. rer. nat. (Synthetic Organic Chemistry), University of Graz, Austria.
  • 2000: Ph.D (Natural Product Chemistry), HEJ Research Institute of Chemistry, University of Karachi
  • 1995: M.Sc. (Organic Chemistry), Chemistry Department, Gomal University, Pakistan

 

Professional Experience:

  • Jan. 2016 - Present: Professor, Chemistry Department, KFUPM, Dhahran, KSA

  • July 2011 - Oct. 2015: Associate Professor, Chemistry Department, KFUPM, Dhahran, KSA

  • Sept. 2007 - June 2011: Assistant Professor, Chemistry Department, KFUPM, Dhahran, KSA

  • June 2005 - Aug 2007: Senior Research Scientist, NAEJA, Edmonton, Canada / Pfizer, Ann Arbor, USA

  • Feb. 2003 - May 2005: Research Scientist, NAEJA, Edmonton, Canada / Pfizer, Ann Arbor, USA

  • March 2002 – Dec. 2002: Research Associate, Department of Chem. and Biochem., U. of Guelph, Canada.

  • Feb 2001 – Jan. 2002: Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Chemistry, McMaster University, Canada.

Honors & Awards:

  • Excellence in Research Award, KFUPM (2024)

  • High Impact Paper Award, KFUPM (2024), “M. Ashraf, M. S. Ahmad, Y. Inomata, N. Ullah*, M. N. Tahir, T. Kida. Transition metal nanoparticles as nanocatalysts for Suzuki, Heck and Sonogashira cross-coupling reactions. Coord. Chem. Rev., 2023, 473, 214928. (IF: 24.833)

  • High Impact Paper Award, KFUPM (2024), “M. Ashraf, N. Ullah, I. Khan, W. Tremel, S. Ahmad, M. N. Tahir. Photoreforming of waste polymers for sustainable hydrogen fuel and chemicals feedstock: Waste to energy. Chem. Rev., 2023, 123, 8, 4443–4509. (IF: 72.087).

  • High Impact Paper Award, KFUPM (2023), “S. Khan, T. Ahmed, T. Rasheed, N. Ullah*. Recent applications of vinylethylene carbonates in Pd-catalyzed allylic substitution and annulation reactions: Synthesis of multifunctional allylic and cyclic structural motifs. Coord. Chem. Rev., 2022, 462, 214526. (IF: 24.833).

  • Outstanding Student Advising Award, KFUPM (2019)

  • Excellence in Research Award, KFUPM (2018)

  • Diligence, dedication and performance award, Pfizer Ann Arbor, USA (2005)

  • OAD scholarship award from the Govt. of Austria (1998)

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