November 29-30, 2023
4th Annual International Conference on Advances in Materials Science (AIMS)

Visions of Research & Applications

A Hybrid Event (Physical and Online)


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About AIMS

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Annual International conference with the name “Advances in Materials Science (AIMS)” initiated by the Department of Physics, Division of Science and Technology, University of Education, Lahore aims to provide a platform to the young research scholars to learn from the valuable experience of leading scientists of developed world in various aspects of Material Sciences. The motivation behind AIMS was to provide an interdisciplinary insight for researchers and faculty working in the areas of basic and applied materials research to discuss the most recent revolutions and trends in the field of Material Sciences in addition to the way forward towards modern technology. The eminent scientists across the globe will share their cutting-edge research findings and future aspects of material science.
1st International Conference on Advances in Materials Science (AIMS-2020) was organized on July 23-24, 2020, by the Department of Physics, Division of Science and Technology, University of Education, Lahore under the patronage of Vice Chancellor, Prof. Dr. Talat Naseer Pasha (H.I.,S.I.) and supervision of Dr. Sarwat Zahra, the then coordinator of Department of Physics. Fifteen keynote speakers participated from eight countries including the USA, Germany, Australia, Malaysia, China, South Korea, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan. There were parallel sessions in which 30 researchers have presented their research work.
AIMS-2021 was organized on October 5-6, 2021, and enabled a platform to the young research scholars to learn from the valuable experience of the leading scientists of developed countries. A total 27 keynote speakers had participated from 14 countries across the globe. More than eighty abstracts were submitted from 30 countries and more than 1100 participants registered and participated from 33 countries across the world.
AIMS-2022 was held on December 15-16, 2022 in hybrid mode with participation of more than 15 countries. More than 140 talks were delivered by the eminent scientists from all over the world in-person and through Zoom meetings.
In continuation of the 3rd International Conference on Advances in Materials Science (AIMS-2022), Department of Physics, Division of Science and Technology, University of Education, Lahore is organizing the 4th International Conference i.e., AIMS-2023 (Virtual and Physical Mode) on November 29-30, 2023 and it will provide an international platform for the dissemination of advancement in the research and development of Future Materials.

Host
 

100+ Speakers

Professional

Lahore

Pakistan

Department of Physics, DSnT

University of Education, Lahore

29-30 November

2023

Topics

Topics of interest include, but are not limited to

  • Energy Storage and Conversion
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  • Flexible Optoelectronic Devices
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  • Solar Cells
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  • Lithium-ion Batteries
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  • Computational Materials
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  • Biomaterials and Biodevices
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  • Thin Film Technology
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  • Nanophotonics and Plasmonics
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  • Hydrogen Production
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  • Photocatalysis
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    Last date to Register for Poster Presentation, ONLINE Oral Talk and Participation was 19th November 2023

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    Message from Prof. Dr. Mohammad Alam Saeed

    Vice Chancellor
    University of Education, Lahore

    The 4th Annual International Conference on “Advances in Materials Science” (AIMS-2023) will be an excellent platform for developing ties among international and national material scientists. It is my great pleasure to welcome all delegates and participants to this conference. Conferences of such nature provide a great opportunity, not only to update knowledge and keep obsessed with the latest development scenario in the respective field but also an occasion for pupils/delegates/students to exchange ideas and interact with each other to birth new ideas encompassing the intricacies of Material Science.

    I would like to congratulate the Department of Physics, Division of Science and Technology, University of Education, Lahore for their commitment and superb drive in organizing the 4th edition of the AIMS conference in hybrid mode. I am very certain that this will provide a platform for sharing knowledge, strengthening our working relationships while at the same time providing the necessary thrust towards joint research collaborations and product commercialization, within the research society. It is my aspiration that AIMS-2023 will be a foundation for the growth of new ideas towards a better tomorrow. I wish you all a fruitful discourse.

    Message from Prof. Dr. Rana Abrar Hussain

    Director
    Division of Science & Technology,
    University of Education, Lahore

    On behalf of the Department of Physics and the organizing committee of AIMS-2023, I would like to extend our warmest welcome to all the international and national Keynote/Guests/Invited speakers and participants to the University of Education, Lahore for the 4th Annual International Conference on Advances in Materials Science. It will be held both online and on campus. Like the previous three events in this series (AIMS 2020, 2021 and 2022). I am confident that AIMS-2023 will play an important role in encouraging activities in the research and development of materials science in Pakistan, and open an excellent opportunity to forge collaborations between research institutions both within the country and with international partners. The broad scope of AIMS-2023 provides a unique meeting ground for researchers in the field of material science.
    Thanks to all members of the Organizing Committees of AIMS-2023, faculty members, sponsors, distinguished participants, and all who have contributed papers to this conference. I am very enthusiastic about this 3rd edition of AIMS and hope it will be another successful event.

    The Speakers

    We have highly esteemed speakers from more than 15 countries who will share their excellent research at AIMS-2023

    Speaker

    Prof. Dr. Md Rahim Bin Sahar

    Dr. Md Rahim Bin Sahar has obtained a basic degree in Physics from Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia and Ph.D. from the University of Warwick, Coventry, UK in Glass Ceramic. He has served for almost more than 30 years in UTM, holding various administrative posts in the faculty level and currently is the Head of Advanced Optical Material Research Group. In term of publication, more than 10 original reference academic books had been published while more than 200 indexing papers in nationals and international journals including more than 100 in the proceedings. He has also been an invited speaker, keynote speaker and plenary speaker in various academic’s forums. Current research interest is on nanotechnology using nanometallic particles and plasmonic effect to enhance the capability of new lasing glassy materials. A research collaboration with Asian Physics Group from University of Semarang, Indonesia, University UNSOED, Indonesia, Academic of Science Vietnam and A Solid-State Group from University of Lahore, Pakistan has long been established.

    Title of Talk:
    Spectroscopic and magnetic properties of Borotellurite glass doped Erbium Lanthanide containing Cobalt Oxide Nanoparticles

    Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
    Speaker

    Prof. Dr. Neerish Revaprasadu

    Prof. Neerish, FRSC is a Senior Professor In the Department of Chemistry at the University of Zululand. He obtained his B.Sc (Hons) from University of Natal, South Africa in 1994 and Ph.D from Imperial College, London, UK in 2000. He has published 275 research articles and 35 book chapters. He has more than 6500 citations with an H-index of 40. He has given more than 85 lectures at national and international conferences. The research focus of the chair is on developing routes for the delivery of high-quality functional materials. The current focus is on earth abundant materials using metal complexes as single source precursors via solventless, hot injection and chemical vapour deposition routes. The functional materials are used for application in energy generation and storage.

    Title of Talk:
    Functional Nanomaterials for Energy Applications

    University of Zululand, South Africa
    Speaker

    Prof. Dr. Samaa EL-Dek

    Prof of Physics (materials science and nanotechnology), Former head of the Mat.Sci. and nano Dept.(2015-2019), and currently Vice dean for postgraduate and research of the faculty of Postgraduate studies for advanced sciences and director of the international ranking and Sustainable development office at Beni-Suef University. Published research work more than 130 articles, h index 30 and citations more than 2700. Reviewer of more than 70 articles in JALCOM, MAGMA, J.Phys.D:applied physics and many peer reviewed journals. Research interest comprises synthesis of nanomaterials, characterizations, physico-chemical, thermal, mechanical, magnetic properties. Special focus on magnetic materials, multiferroics and nanocomposites and their versatile applications. While she continued her work, pioneering a special emphasis on applications of nanomaterials bridging between physics, chemistry, environmental sciences and also biomedical applications. Her work lead to a special team work completing the research starting from fabrication to application. She has been involved with purchasing and building up all research facilities since its early planning stages, and remains an active user. She supervised more than 50 M.Sc. and Ph.d. students at Beni-Suef University and other Egyptian Universities.

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    Beni-Suef University, Egypt
    Speaker

    Prof. Dr. Yarub Al-Douri

    He is one of the Middle-East, North of Africa, Malaysia and Southeast Asia’s most renowned scientists known for his contributions in Nanotechnology and renewable energy. He has PhD in Materials Science. Al-Douri has initiated Nanotechnology Engineering MSc Program and Nano Computing Laboratory, the first in Malaysia and Southeast Asia, in addition to founding Applied Materials Laboratory in Algeria. Also, Head of Department of Nanomaterials and Department of International Networking and Collaboration, additionally to Secretary of Department of Physics. He has received 74 national and international prizes and awards from USA, Austria, Japan, China, Iraq, UK, Malaysia Italy and others. He has more than 930 publications, US$ 5.1M research grants. Al-Douri has notable citations > 11000, h-index = 56 & i10-index = 235. He is Associate Editor of Nano-Micro Letters (Springer, Q1, IF= 26.6), Editor-in-Chief of Experimental and Theoretical NANOTECHNOLOGY, Editor-in-Chief of World Journal of Nano Science and Engineering, His research field focuses on nanotechnology, renewable energy, nanoelectronics, nanomaterials, modelling and simulation, semiconductors, optical studies. Lastly, Al-Douri is a public figure at international media in the UK, Singapore, Malaysia, Qatar and UAE.

    Title of Talk:
    Magnetic Studies of Nano Scaled Water

    Universiti Malaysia Perlis
    Speaker

    Prof. Dr. Jer-Lai Kuo

    Dr. Jer-Lai Kuo was born in Quemoy, Taiwan. He received B.Sc and M.Sc in Physics from National Taiwan University and Ph.D in Chemical Physics from Ohio State University. He is currently a Research Fellow in the Institute of Atomic and Molecular Sciences (IAMS) directing M3 (Molecular and Material Modeling) Lab. Before joining IAMS in 2009, Dr. Kuo taught in Nanyang Technological University in Singapore. Dr. Kuo’s research interests focus on the application and development of theoretical and computational tools to study a wide range of topics in Molecular and Material Science Research.

    Title of Talk:
    A Deep-Learning Neural Network Assisted Exploration on the Complex Landscape of Bio-Molecules with First Principles Accuracy

    Institute of Atomic and Molecular Sciences, Taiwan
    Speaker

    Prof. Dr. Chuanbo Li

    Prof. Dr. Chuanbo Li received his Ph.D. degree in Microelectronics & Solid State Electronics from Institute of Semiconductor, Chinese Academy of Science. He is currently a professor at Minzu University of China. He is mainly focusing on Si-based nanomaterial and devices for optolectronics and clean energy application. He has published over 80 peer-reviewed journal papers and over 23 international conference proceeding. He is the committees of IEEE GFP(2016), IEEE GFP2017, ECS AiMES 2018 (G03), ECS PRiME 2020 (G03), ECS PRiME 2022 (G03). He is the associate Editor of Journal of Semiconductors.

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    Minzu University, China
    Speaker

    Prof. Dr. Gonzalo García

    Dr. Gonzalo García is a Professor at the University of La Laguna (Spain). He received his BSc in Chemistry from the National University of Córdoba (Argentina), subsequently he moved to Spain where he obtained his MSc and European PhD degree in Chemistry and Engineering Chemistry from the University of La Laguna (2007). He was involved in the photovoltaic/solar industry, as well as postdoctoral researcher at Leiden University (Netherlands) and at the Spanish National Research Council-ICP (Spain), before he moved to La Laguna in 2017. He was also a visiting researcher at the National University of Río Cuarto (Argentina), Sao Carlo Institute-USP (Brazil), University of the Republic (Uruguay), Pontifical Catholic University of Chile (Chile), Mannheim University of Applied Sciences (Germany), Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche-ITAE and University of Padova (Italy). His research interests are in fundamental and applied studies of (photo)electrochemical and (photo)electrocatalytic processes using a variety of conventional and non-conventional spectroelectrochemical techniques.

    Title of Talk:
    Transition Metal Carbides-Based materials for fuel cell and electrolyser systems

    University of La Laguna (Spain)
    Speaker

    Prof. Dr. Riaz Ahmad

    Prof. Dr. Riaz Ahmad, currently holding the position of Professor Emeritus at GC University Lahore, is a distinguished academician renowned for his significant contributions to the field of Physics. He earned his Ph.D. in Physics from Imperial College of Science, Technology, and Medicine, London, in December 1992, and has since published over 170 research papers, achieving a cumulative impact factor exceeding 500. With a diverse career, Professor Riaz Ahmad held key roles, including being the first Pro-VC of GCU, Lahore, and serving as the Dean of the Faculty of Engineering and the Faculty of Mathematical and Physical Sciences. Additionally, he made notable contributions as the Director of the Centre for Advanced Studies in Physics (CASP). Recognized for his exceptional research productivity, he received multiple Research Productivity Allowances from the Pakistan Council for Science and Technology (PCST). Professor Riaz Ahmad has served as the Chief Editor of the Journal of Natural Science and Mathematics and is an accomplished author, with a book titled "Synthesis of Titanium Based Nitride Thin Films by Plasma Focus" and contributions to a Springer publication. Actively engaged in national and international scientific societies, he is a life member of the Pakistan Institute of Physics (PIP), the Pakistan Physical Society (PPS), and the Pakistan Vacuum Society (PVS), and a member of the American Vacuum Society (AVS). His accolades include the Gold Medal in Physics from the Pakistan Academy of Sciences in 2018 and the HEC Best Teacher Award in 2011. Professor Riaz Ahmad's mentoring has resulted in the completion of fifteen Ph.D. and about eighty MPhil degrees, showcasing his commitment to academic excellence.

    Title of Talk:
    Deposition of Materials using Plasma Devices

    Goverment College University, Lahore, Pakistan
    Speaker

    Dr. Katarzyna Krukiewicz

    Katarzyna Krukiewicz, PhD DSc, is working as an associate professor at the Silesian University of Technology in Gliwice, Poland. Her work focuses on the use of electrochemical techniques for the fabrication and characterization of advanced functional materials and coatings. Her main area of expertise covers conducting polymers, electroactive materials and composites, as well as surface modification techniques. She is the lead author of more than 90 papers in the field of electrochemistry, more than 40 conference presentations, 2 patents and 8 invention disclosure forms. She has been placed among the world’s TOP 2% of Scientists according to the Stanford University ranking.

    Title of Talk:
    Conducting polymers: multifunctional biomaterials for neural tissue engineering

    Silesian University of Technology, Gliwice, Poland
    Speaker

    Prof. Dr. Shazia Bashir

    Prof. Dr. Shazia Bashir working as Director, Centre for Advanced Studies in Physics, GC University, Lahore since 2017. Dr. Shazia has completed her PhD from Technical University Vienna, Austria in 2010. She owned twenty-five Years’ experience of Teaching and Research at Post graduate Level with research expertise including Plasma Physics, Laser Physics, Laser Ablation, Surface Physics and Ion Physics. She has published more than 120 research papers in peer reviewed journals and has total impact factor greater than 350.

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    Goverment College University, Lahore, Pakistan
    Speaker

    Prof. Dr. Waheed S. Khan

    Prof. Dr. Waheed S. Khan did his Ph.D. in Nanotechnology (2011) from School of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, P.R. China. He worked as a Post Doc. in 2018 at Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering (NIMTE)-CNITECH, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Ningbo City, Zhejiang Province, P. R. China. He is currently working as Professor, Deputy Chief Scientist, Manager-ORIC and Leader of Nanobiotech Research Group at National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering (NIBGE). His area of research is Nanoscience and Technology particularly nanomaterials including Photocatalytic degradation of organic pollutants, Bio-imaging, Biosensing, Drug Delivery, Self-Cleaning Surfaces, Antibacterial/Antiviral Activities, Enzyme Immobilization, etc. He has won more than 12 research funding awards from national and international organizations. He has published more than 135 research articles and book chapters.

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    NIBGE, Faisalabad, Pakistan
    Speaker

    Prof. Dr. Raphaël Schneider

    Dr. Raphaël Schneider studied chemistry at the Université de Lorraine, which he completed with honours in 1991. He completed his doctoral research in organic chemistry at the Université de Lorraine in 1994 and investigated the chemistry of unsaturated nitro compounds. On completing his PhD, R. Schneider was made associate professor in 1996 and is professor of organic chemistry (Faculty of Sciences, Université de Lorraine, France) since 2004. Currently, he is a senior researcher at the Reactions and Chemical Engineering Laboratory (LRGP, CNRS) where he leads a group that develops new (nano)materials like metal oxides, graphene derivatives and quantum dots. To this end, he designs and synthesises novel nano- or microcrystals based on semiconductors, creates heterostructured materials and investigates their properties. He has approximately 20 years of experience in the implementation of both national (ANR, Carnot) and international bilateral projects devoted to materials and nanomaterials synthesis for medicinal, environmental and energy applications. Since the beginning of his career, he supervised 7 post-doctoral researchers, 15 PhD students, and 26 Master students. He has published 183 publications (9004 cites, h-index = 53) in peer-reviewed journals publishing original research articles in organic and organometallic chemistry, nanomaterials and (photo)catalysis, 3 book chapters and 13 proceedings. He is topic editor of the Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology journal and editorial board member of 3 international scientific journals mainly focused on nanomaterials and catalysis.

    Title of Talk:
    Graphene and Carbon-Nitride based Photocatalysts: Applications in Water Treatment and Hydrogen Production

    Université de Lorraine, France
    Speaker

    Prof. Dr. Irshad Hussain

    Prof. Dr. Irshad Hussain is working at the Department of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, SBA School of Science & Engineering (SSE), LUMS, Pakistan. He is among the founding faculty members of SBA School of Science & Engineering, and the founding Chair of Chemistry Department at LUMS. He is also the founding Project Director of Nanobiotech group at National Institute for Biotechnology & Genetic Engineering (NIBGE), Faisalabad, and has led several National forums on Nanotechnology in Pakistan. Currently he leads Functional Nanomaterials group at LUMS that focuses on tuning the size and surface chemistry of nanomaterials for applications in renewable energy technologies, catalysis, biomedical and environmental sciences and has published over 130 research/review articles in highly prestigious journals. He has served as the Chair of National Nanotech Experts Panel at Pakistan Council for Science & Technology in 2015 and has been the member of the National Core Group of Chemistry and Chair of the National Core Group of Nanotechnology formed by the PM Task Force on Science & Technology during 2019-March 2022.

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    LUMS, Lahore, Pakistan
    Speaker

    Prof. Dr. Javed Ahmad

    Dr. Javed Ahmad, is Tenured Professor, Director of the Institute of Physics and Dean Faculty of Science, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan. Being among three seniors most faculty members of the Faculty of Science, he remains engaged in various academic, research and administrative activities of Higher Education Institutions in Pakistan and abroad. His PhD is in Applied Physics earned in 2004 followed by postdoctoral research at University of Tsukuba, Japan. At present, his research group is extensively involved in research work on functional materials Including multiferroics, perovskite oxides and other strongly correlated electron systems exhibiting superconductivity in order to search for its potential applications as supercapacitors, solar cells, sensors and other energy efficient/storage devices. He has published more than 100 research papers and is working as reviewers of several researcher journals.

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    BZU, Multan, Pakistan
    Speaker

    Dr. Angélica M. Baena-Moncada

    Angélica M. Baena-Moncada graduated in chemistry in 2008 in Universidad del Quindío (Colombia), Ph.D in chemistry Sciences in 2015 in Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto (Argentina). Associate Professor at the National University of Engineering (UNI), Lima-Peru at the present time, her research is focused on the development of carbonaceous materials from biomass wastes, with application in supercapacitors, sensors, and as supporting material for fuel cells. Dr. Baena is also interested on the fabrication of nanomaterial-based sensors, and the synthesis of hierarchical materials for hydrogen production and microbial fuel cells. Member of the Applied Electrochemistry Group at UNI, member of the Peruvian Electrochemical Society, and Editor of Eclética Química, she has authored 40 peer-review articles, as well as 3 peruvian and 1 international registered patents, and 1 granted patent.

    Title of Talk:
    New carbon materials and their application in supercapacitors

    National University of Engineering (UNI), Lima-Peru
    Speaker

    Prof. Dr. Afaq Ahmad

    Dr. Afaq Ahmad gained PhD (Theoretical Physics) in 2007 from the Institute of Theoretical Physics (ITP) Beijing, China under Higher Education Commission (HEC) Basic-sciences scholarship program. After PhD, he joined the Department of Physics, COMSATS University Islamabad (CUI) Lahore Campus in 2007 as an Assistant Professor. Presently, Dr. Afaq is working as a Professor (Tenured) at CSSP, PU Lahore. He produced more than100 research publications, 1 book, 50 conference presentations, 110 M. Phil. theses and 08 PhD theses. His research fields include Material Simulation (Density Functional Theory Calculations), Atomic and Molecular Physics (Ion-Photon Interaction), Photonic Crystals and Quantum Optics

    Title of Talk:
    The Many-Body Problem and Density Functional Theory

    University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan
    Speaker

    Dr. Christopher Holmes

    Dr. Chris holds a Royal Society Industry Fellowship with GE Aerospace, he is Chair of the Optica’s Optical Fabrication and Testing Technical Group (the world’s largest learned society for optics) and has recently made ‘The Photonics 100’ for 2024, which is an internationally recognised celebration of the brightest minds and innovators in the world of photonics. Graduating in Physics from the University of Warwick, Chris spent time working for Merseyside Police and teaching at a secondary school in Liverpool before his inquisitive nature dragged him back into academia and he studied for a PhD at the Optoelectronics Research Centre, University of Southampton. A qualified skydiver, marathon runner and dad of three Chris also enjoys innovation and driving forward technology. He has slowly become both an Engineer (CEng) and an entrepreneur, recently founding Asterium Technologies that is reducing the barriers for entry for optical sensor technology.

    Title of Talk:
    Emerging Optical Fibre Sensor Systems for Monitoring Structures

    University of Southampton, UK
    Speaker

    Dr. Rizwan Ur Rehman Sagar

    Dr. Rizwan Ur Rehman Sagar completed his PhD (2010–2015) degree in Materials Science and Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China. He has been served as post-doctorate fellow (2016-2018) in College of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenzhen University. During that period, he was awarded research funding from Postdoctoral Science Foundation of China (No.2016M592531). In addition, he has been selected as an excellent postdoc (2018-2020) from Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School, Shenzhen, China and obtain a prestigious research funding from the National Natural Science Foundation (52050410344, and 11850410427) as PI. He served Jiangxi University of Science and Technology, Ganzhou, as Associate Research Professor and nominated as honorary citizen of Ganzhou city and got prestigious award of Foreign Research Expert in China-2022. He is actively engaged in the fabrication of low-dimensional materials and detected interesting physical phenomena involved therein. He has been published more than 50 scientific articles in well-reputed journals such as CARBON, Nano Research, Applied Materials Today, ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, ACS Applied Electronic Materials, Nanoscale, Nano-Micro Letters, Sensors and Actuators: A-B, Chemical Engineering Journal, and so on. He is serving Associate Editor in different journals especially Nanoscience-Frontiers in Chemistry. Now a days, he is working as Associate Research Fellow in Institute for Frontier Materials, Deakin University, Waurn Ponds, Melbourne, Australia.

    Title of Talk:
    Silicon-anode all-solid-state battery

    Deakin University, Waurn Ponds, Melbourne, Australia
    Speaker

    Prof. Dr. Rizwan Raza

    Dr. Rizwan Raza has completed PhD (Energy Technology) from, KTH, Sweden in 2012. Post doc from Linköping University/Chalmers University, Sweden in 2019-2020. Currently, Dr. Raza is working as a Tenured Professor at COMSATS University Islamabad, Lahore Campus, Pakistan. He has published more than 200 journal papers with total impact factor 1500, h-Index-45 with total number of 6500 citations. Dr. Raza has been working on several multidisciplinary projects regarding “Energy conversion & Energy storage devices (Fuel cells, Solar cells, Batteries, Supercapacitor)” including one with China and one with Sweden. Dr. Raza was the key member of the team who invented “New Energy Conversion Device”. He has received many national and international awards in recognition of his research contributions

    Title of Talk:
    The Sustainability: The clean energy devices and recycling of waste

    COMSATS University Islamabad, Lahore Campus, Pakistan
    Speaker

    Prof. Dr. Sadia Zafar Bajwa

    Dr. Sadia completed her PhD from University of Vienna, Austria, Austria. Currently she is working as a Professor/Principal Scientist at National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, NIBGE, Faisalabad. She has published 20 book chapters and so far 70 research articles with cumulative impact factor of more than 400 in various scientific journals of international repute as Biosensors and Bioelectronics, Journals of Hazardous Materials, Artificial cells Nanomedicine and Biotechnology, Bioconjugate Chemistry, International Journal of Biological Marcomolecules, etc. She is principal and co-investigator of many national and internal funded projects. She works on synthesis of nanomaterials with novel morphology and characteristics and their utilization with assorted form of transducers to design advance biosensors. Her group explores designing of nanointerfaces for electrochemical, microchips, quartz crystal microbalance biosensors, and lateral flow assays.

    Title of Talk:
    Nanomaterials-enabled interfaces for efficient binding of biological entities

    NIBGE, Faisalabad, Pakistan
    Speaker

    Dr. Bakhtiar Ul Haq

    Dr. Bakhtiar Ul Haq is currently working as Research Professor at the Faculty of Science Education, Jeju National University (JNU), South Korea. He obtained Ph.D. in Physics from Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, University Technology Malaysia (UTM), Johor, Malaysia. He is an active researcher with 197 publications, 3039 citations, h-index of 32, i-10 index of 97 and cumulative impact factor ≈ 550+. His research interests include Designing and characterization of the physical properties of solid crystals, Nanomaterials, Advanced functional materials, First-principles techniques/Machine Learning, Exploring high-throughput thermoelectric materials and high-efficiency materials for renewable energy applications and for solar cells and photovoltaic applications. He is also an expert of Computational Codes like WIEN2k, CASTEP, VASP, EXCITING, BoltzTraP, Quantum ESPRESSO.

    Title of Talk:
    From MAX to MXene: A Case Study of Sc2TlC MAX Phase, Sc2C Pristine MXene, and Surface-Functionalized Sc2CT2 (T = O, F) MXenes

    Jeju National University, South Korea
    Speaker

    Dr. Ghulam Nabi Wattoo

    Dr. Ghulam Nabi Wattoo is working as Tenured Associate Professor, Department of Physics, University of Gujrat. He has completed his PhD from Beijing Institute of Technology, China and Postdoc from Institute of Physics, TU-Ilmenau Germany. He is one of the Leading Researcher and developed his Research Group in Renewable Energy Resources, Photocatalysis, Field Emission Devices and Light Emitting Diodes. Dr. Wattoo has won THREE HEC competative Research Grants of more than TEN Million and also Completed a number of International Projects with his international Collaborators from Saudi Arabia, China and GERMANY. He also won Excellent International Award from Beijing Institute of Technology, China. He has Supervised 5 PhD and 35 M. Phil Students. Dr. Ghulam Nabi Wattoo has published more than 125 research articles in well reputed International Journals with Impact Factor more than 450 which shows his competency as an active researcher

    Title of Talk:
    Robust synergistic effect of TiS2/MoS2 hierarchal micro-flowers composite realizing enhanced electrochemical performance

    University of Gujrat, Pakistan
    Speaker

    Dr. Karen Cloete

    The research work of Karen Cloete (MSc cum laude, PhD) is focused on the interdisciplinary and translational applications of biological material chemical fingerprinting with ion beam and synchrotron radiation technologies and the biological applications of nanosciences and nanotechnology. She is currently a senior researcher at the UNESCO-UNISA Africa Chair in Nanosciences and Nanotechnology Laboratories at the University of South Africa and the Nanosciences African Network at the iThemba Laboratory for Accelerator Based Science - National Research Foundation where her work is guided by the sustainable development goals. She is also a member of Nano energy for Sustainable Development in Africa and is the past co-chair of the South African Young Academy of Science. She has published extensively in interdisciplinary fields; her research has been advertised in popular media and at academic and non-academic conferences of standing and believes in the power of science for positive change.

    Title of Talk:
    Accelerator-based techniques and their biological applications: paving the way towards achieving the SDGs

    University of South Africa
    Speaker

    Dr. Ghulam Ali

    Dr. Ghulam Ali is currently working as Associate Professor at USPCASE, NUST, Islamabad. He graduated from the Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) in 2016 followed by 2 and half year’s post-doctorate from the Center for Energy Storage Research, KIST, South Korea. During his stay at KIST, he worked on several projects related to the development of electrode materials for Li-ion and Na-ion batteries. Dr. Ghulam Ali has 120+ high impact research publications with a cumulative impact factor of >1000, h-index of 31, author of 04 book chapters, and inventor of 11 patents. Ghulam Ali was awarded with several awards such as Gold Medal from Pakistan Academy of Science, Best researcher of USPCASE, UST excellent research award, KIST academic excellent award, etc. Currently, he is developing electrodes for sodium-ion batteries, Ni-rich cathode materials, and solid electrolytes for all solid state lithium batteries for the safe use of LIBs.

    Title of Talk:
    Ni and Sn based Chalcogenides composites Graphene Oxide/Carbon Nanotube Composites as Anodes for Na-Ion Batteries

    NUST, Islamabad, Pakistan
    Speaker

    Dr. Naveed Afzal

    Dr. Naveed Afzal is currently working as Director and Associate Professor at Centre for Advanced Studies in Physics (CASP), Government College University (GCU) Lahore, Pakistan. Dr. Naveed has about 23 years of Teaching and Research experience at the GCU Lahore. Dr. Naveed earned his PhD degree from Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) in the field of semiconductor fabrication with a distinction of “Best PhD Thesis Award” in the "Sciences” Category. Dr. Naveed is a recipient of the prestigious TWAS-USM fellowship award by the World Academy of Sciences, Italy in 2013 and Sanggar Sajung award for research publications by the Universiti Sains Malaysia in 2015. The research interest of Dr. Naveed includes the synthesis and characterizations of metal oxides/ metal nitrides thin films for optoelectronic devices, Surface modification of materials for their advanced technological applications, and the developments of Triboelectric Nanogenerators for energy harvesting applications. More than 80 research publications are to his credit in the in peer reviewed international journals. Dr. Naveed is a recognized reviewer of many top international journals in the field of materials science.

    Title of Talk:
    Metal Oxide Films based Metal-Semiconductor-Metal Photodetectors

    CASP, Government College University Lahore, Pakistan
    Speaker

    Dr. Muhammad Bilal Tahir

    Dr. Muhammad Bilal Tahir, an Associate Professor in Physics working as Director Institute of Physics at Khwaja Fareed University of Engineering and Information Technology, Rahim Yar Khan, Pakistan. He has published more than 500 papers on the topics of photocatalysis, renewable energy, alternative fuels, waste-to-energy, catalytic and resource recovery. He is serving as editor/guest editor in several special issues RSC Advances, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, Current analytical chemistry, ACS Journal, Frontiers in Energy Research and numerous others. He has published more than 15 books with National/International Publishers like Springer/Elsevier. He has been actively involved in community services and consultation to the various international organizations for providing sustainable solutions for energy and waste-related issues.

    Title of Talk:
    MXenes-Based Nanomaterials: Transformative Innovations and Potential Applications

    KFUEIT, Rahim Yar Khan, Pakistan
    Speaker

    Dr. Muhammad Arshad Kamran

    Dr. Muhammad Arshad Kamran is currently serving in University of Okara as Associate Professor of Physics, Chairperson, Department of Physics and Director-Quality Enhancement Cell. Earlier he worked as an Assistant Professor & Associate Professor of Physics at Majmaah University, Saudi Arabia. He also worked as a Guest-Scientist in the Department of Experimental Physics, University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany in 2013. He completed his PhD (2010-2014) degree in Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology (BIT), China. Dr. Kamran has various awards to his credit including stinguished Student Awards in BIT, Best Researcher Awards in Majmaah University, Saudi Arabia, Best Researcher Award in University of Okara, Pakistan. He has obtained several national and international prestigious research funding from King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST)-Saudi Arabia, Basic Science Research Unit-Majmaah University-Saudi Arabia, NRPU-HEC Pakistan. He has more than 70 publications on his credit in peer-reviewed international SCI journals with cummulative impact factor of 200.

    Title of Talk:
    Effect of Exciton magnetic polarons (EMPs) and localized exciton magnetic polarons (LEMP) in tuning optical and magnetic properties of wideband gap semiconductors nanostructures

    University of Okara, Pakistan
    Speaker

    Dr. Khuram Shahzad Ahmad

    Dr. Khuram Shahzad Ahmad is working as Tenured Associate Professor at the Department of Environmental Sciences, Fatima Jinnah Women University, Rawalpindi, Pakistan. He is working in materials chemistry, material engineering, and their applications in micro-electronic devices and ecospheric decontamination. Specifically, his research group is exploring the energy applications of different materials including oxide and sulfide. Major focus of his research is on the electro-catalytic water splitting for oxygen/hydrogen generation, energy storage super-capacitors, perovskite solar cells, photocatalytic dye/antibiotic/pesticide degradation, and graphene-based water remediation. In addition to these research areas, he is also working on the soil chemistry by investigation pesticide-soil interaction. Dr. Khuram has published more than 200 research articles with a cumulative impact factor of 604 and over 2000 citations in addition to the 15 Book Chapters.

    Title of Talk:

    Fatima Jinnah Women University, Rawalpindi, Pakistan
    Speaker

    Dr. Ghulam Murtaza

    Dr. Ghulam Murtaza, Associate Professor at the Centre for Advanced Studies in Physics (CASP), GC University, Lahore. He did his PhD in the field of Condensed Matter Physics under Indigenous 5000 Scholarship Program by HEC from the department of Physics, University of the Punjab. He has also been awarded an International Research Support Initiative Program (IRISP) scholarship by HEC and done research in the spintronics laboratory at the University of York, UK. He joined CASP in 2012 and worked on various projects. He is working on the investigation of magnetic, energy storage, thermoelectric, and solar materials. The research activities are also exploring the role of ion beams in material science. He is heading two research groups: Materials Simulation and synthesis and the Accelerator group. He has published more than 120 articles with h-index 28 covering the materials investigations of Ferrites, Half-metals, Heusler alloys for spintronics, perovskites and double perovskites for solar cells, metal hydrides and electrode materials for energy storage devices. Currently, he is maintaining the research work on first principles investigations, materials synthesis using chemical and thin film setups, and ion beam interaction with matter using the Pelletron Accelerator. He is the guest editor of Frontiers in Physics.

    Title of Talk:
    Synthesis and characterization of lead-free double perovskite for photovoltaic applications

    CASP, GCU Lahore, Pakistan
    Speaker

    Dr. Masood ul Hassan Farooq

    Dr. Masood ul Hassan Farooq working as Associate Professor at New Campus, UET Lahore. He was Post doc research fellow (2013-2015) in The Xinjiang Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, UCAS, P. R. China. Dr. Masood has completed PhD in 2013 from the School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology, Beijing. He has published 35 impact factor articles in different journals RSC advance, Frontiers in Chemistry, Ceramics international etc. Currently, Dr Masood is working on oxide-based nanomaterials for improving their photocatalytic performance for environmental applications. His research interests include nanocomposites, heterostructures and band gap tuning of semiconductor oxides.

    Title of Talk:
    Defect Engineering of Oxide based Nanomaterials for Improved Photocatalytic Performance and their Environmental Applications

    UET, Lahore, Pakistan
    Speaker

    Dr. Mujtaba Ellahi Mahar

    Dr. Mujtaba Ellahi Mahar is serving as an Associate Professor of Chemistry at the Balochistan University of Information Technology, Engineering, and Management Sciences (BUITEMS), Quetta, Pakistan. He has over 20 years of professional and teaching experience. He also served at the University of Karachi, and the International Research Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences (IRCCBS), both in Karachi, Pakistan. Dr. Ellahi is vice president of the Chemical Society of Pakistan & Balochistan chapter and the focal person for the NIC, GIL, and NIB UN SDGs in Balochistan. Dr. Ellahi’s areas of research interest includes energy-saving materials, liquid crystal photonic devices, light-responsive liquid crystal materials, temperature-sensitive liquid crystal materials, electric field sensitive liquid crystal materials, and liquid crystalline (LC) polymer materials for smart glass thin PDLC films using multifunctional epoxy monomers, different hardeners, and catalysts via the heat curing Polymerization Induced Phase Separation (PIPS) method. Study the nanomaterials doped into smart glass display technology. In addition, Dr. Elahi has attended more than 100 international and national conferences, workshops, and training courses. He is the founder of smart glass PDLC thin film technology, smart organic soap, smart eco-bricks, and smart biodegradable organic paper soap. His main disciplines are nanotechnology, materials chemistry, and analytical polymer chemistry.

    Title of Talk:
    PET/ITO Coated Display Technology

    Department of Chemistry, BUITEMS, Quetta, Pakistan
    Speaker

    Dr. Muhammad Yasir Rafique

    Dr. M. Yasir Rafique is working as Associate Prof. at Dept. of Physics COMSATS University Islamabad, Lahore Campus. He obtained his PhD from the University of Science and Technology Beijing in condensed matter physics. His research interest includes flux closure ferromagnetic nanostructures, magnetic nanoparticle, electromagnetic absorption, and exchange spring magnets. He has published more than 50 research papers.

    Title of Talk:
    Hydrothermal Synthesis and microwave absorption properties of Fe3O4 nanoparticles

    COMSATS University Islamabad, Lahore Campus, Pakistan
    Speaker

    Dr. Muhammad Khalid

    Dr. Muhammad Khalid is currently working as Assistant Professor at Department of Physics, University of Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan. He has also served as assistant professor at NEDUET, Karachi and BUITEMS, Quetta. He received Ph.D. degree in Microelectronics/Nanotechnology from Centre of Excellence in Solid State Physics, University of the Punjab, Lahore. During his Ph.D. studies, he accomplished his research work in Microelectronics/Nanotechnology under indigenous HEC Scholarship. He has also worked as a Research Associate at Department of Electrical Engineering, University of South Carolina, Columbia, USA. His main research interest includes synthesis of nanomaterials, investigation of materials properties, and wide bandgap semiconductors for power electronics.

    Title of Talk:
    Spinel Ferrites Nanoparticles and their Nanocomposites for high frequency device applications

    University of Karachi, Pakistan
    Speaker

    Dr. Qurat-ul-Ain

    Dr. Qurat-ul-ain is currently working as an Assistant Professor at the Department of Physics in University of Management and Technology, Lahore, Pakistan. She obtains her Ph.D. degree from Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China in the field of Laser Wakefield acceleration. She has a strong experimental research experience in the field of high-intensity laser-plasma interactions. She also has experience in designing and installation of LWFA and radiation sources setups and in analyzing the experimental and simulation data of LAWA, positrons study, theoretical study of particle-matter interactions using Monte Carlo code Geant4 and laser-matter interactions using Particle-in-Cell code. Currently, she is also working on the material’s computational codes.

    Title of Talk:
    Effect of Ionized Gas Concentration on the Energy of Laser Wakefield Accelerated Electrons Beam

    UMT, Lahore, Pakistan
    Speaker

    Dr. Faisal Nawaz

    Dr. Faisal Nawaz is currently working at the Department of Natural Sciences and Humanities, University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore (KSK Campus) as an Associate Professor. He is an experienced researcher in the fields of Green Chemistry and Materials Chemistry, especially in carbon nano structures ‘including luminescent carbon Dots.

    Title of Talk:
    Insight into Luminescent carbon dots and their applications

    University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore (KSK Campus), Pakistan
    Speaker

    Dr. Azadeh Refaei

    Dr. Azadeh Refaei is currently working as researcher and Physics lecturer at Islamic Azad University, Central Tehran Branch, Iran. Her PhD thesis was about Dosimetric properties of a new type of optical fibers to Photon Irradiation. She has completed PhD from University Technology Malaysia. She is an emerging researcher in the field of optical fibers.

    Title of Talk:
    Trace Element Inhomogeneity Measurement in Biological Sample Using Proton Microprobe

    Islamic Azad University, Central Tehran Branch, Iran
    Speaker

    Dr. Dilawar Ali

    Dr. Dilawar Ali completed his PhD from Government College University Lahore in 2018. Presently, he holds the position of Assistant Professor of Physics at Government College University Lahore, Pakistan. Dr. Ali has contributed significantly to the field, authoring 47 research articles in esteemed, peer-reviewed international journals, totaling an impressive impact factor of 178, h-index: 14, i10-index: 20 with total number of 554 citations. In recognition of his scholarly achievements, Dr. Ali was honored with the Productive Scientist award of Pakistan in 2012. Driven by a passion for advancing science and addressing critical global challenges, his research pursuits primarily revolve around functional coatings tailored for environmental remediation and energy storage devices. Additionally, he played a pivotal role in establishing an indigenous Spray Pyrolysis setup at the Department of Physics, Government College Lahore.

    Title of Talk:
    Advances in Spray Pyrolysis: Tailoring Metallic Oxide Coatings for Multifunctional Applications

    GCU, Lahore, Pakistan
    Speaker

    Dr. Sohail Mushtaq

    Dr. Sohail Mushtaq is a Business Development, Marketing, and Application Scientist at OSAM Consultants LLC, with a diverse professional background in Analytical Plasma Spectroscopy. Prior to this role, he held the position of Senior Application Scientist at Mass Spectrometry Instruments Ltd in the UK. He obtained his Ph.D. from Imperial College London and held positions at institutions like London Metropolitan University and the University of Bristol. Recognised as a ‘Young Analytical Scientist’ by the Journal of Analytical and Atomic Spectrometry (JAAS), he also received the JAAS Emerging Investigator Lectureship in Pisa, Italy. Dr Mushtaq’s research in analytical plasma spectroscopy has been featured on the cover of JAAS multiple times, showcasing his dedication and impactful contributions. He has presented at international conferences over 50 times across 15 countries and has completed 12 international research projects.

    Title of Talk:
    Unleashing Potential: How Can Glow Discharge Spectrometry Propel Business Growth and Pioneering Research Frontiers in Pakistan?

    United Kingdom
    Speaker

    Dr. Muhammad Tanveer

    Dr. Muhammad Tanveer obtained his Master in Physics and M. Phil degree in solid state physics in 2009 from the University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan. Later in 2011, he joined Beijing Institute of Technology (BIT), China and completed his PhD degree in materials physics and chemistry under the supervision of Prof. Chuanbao Cao. Currently, he is an assistant professor in the University of the Gujrat, Punjab, Pakistan. His research is focused on the fabrication of novel, unusual and atypical nano/micro architectures for energy harvesting and versatile applications. Until now, he has published more than 50 peer-review research papers, in high impact factor journals with an accumulative impact factor of more than 150.

    Title of Talk:
    Enhanced structural, optical, and photocatalytic activity of novel Cd–Zn co-doped Mg0.25Fe1.75O4 for degradation of RhB dye under visible light irradiation

    University of the Gujrat, Pakistan
    Speaker

    Dr. Faryal Idrees

    Dr. Faryal Idrees is working as Assistant Professor at the Department of Physics, University of the Punjab, Lahore. Her research interests include Energy Related materials: Nb2O5, VO2, Carbon-based materials, Supercapacitors (Symmetric and Asymmetric), Li ion batteries, Photocatalyst, Hydrogen storage, Solar Water Splitting and Hydrogen Production, Electrochemistry and Laser Photolysis. With the experience of more than 10 years in the field of energy storage and conversion devices, she has developed several novel electrode materials for Li-ion batteries, Novel supercapacitors, Photoelectrochemical H2/O2 production and Laser Photolysis. Dr. Faryal has published 57 SCI papers, and 4 Book Chapters, in high-impact factor journals with total impact factor of more than 310, citations > 5400. She has been awarded with 5 academic awards.

    Title of Talk:
    Nb2O5/g-C3N4 heterostructures as efficient photocatalyst for H2 evolution and their Laser flash photolysis study

    University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan
    Speaker

    Dr. Syed Sajid Ali Gillani

    Dr. Syed Sajid Ali Gillani is an Assistant Professor of Physics at the Government College University, Lahore. He received his PhD from institute of Physics at Chemnitz University of Technology, Germany, in January 2016. He has also worked as a postdoctoral research fellow in the thin film group at Chemnitz University of Technology, Germany, in 2016. He has expertise in cryogenic physics and his research interests include Liquid and amorphous alloys thin films at extremely low temperature, superconductivity, metal-insulator transition, computational materials science. He has published his research articles in reputable international journals.

    Title of Talk:
    Isotropic pressure induced structural, electronic, photocatalytic, elastic and mechanical properties of RbPbF3: GGA-PBE and HSE03 based computational estimation

    Government College University Lahore, Lahore 54000, Pakistan
    Speaker

    Dr. Muhammad Rizwan

    Dr. Muhammad Rizwan is working as Assistant Professor of Physics at School of Physical Sciences, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan. Dr. Rizwan did his PhD in “Materials Physics and Chemistry” from Beijing Institute of Technology, P. R. China in 2015. His interest areas for research includes computational study of electronic properties, Optical Properties, Elastic and Mechanical Properties, Thermodynamic and acoustic Properties, HER, OER and Hydrogen storage properties of perovskite materials. To date, he published more than 90 impact factor papers in internationally reputed journals. He also contributed towards 23 internationally published books. He is among those Pakistani researchers who shared the name in 2% most cited scientist in the world since last three years.

    Title of Talk:
    Effect of electronic alteration on hydrogen storage and optical response in NaMgF3 using DFT approach

    University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan
    Speaker

    Dr. Fiaz Hussain

    Dr. Fiaz Hussain is working as an Assistant Professor in the department of Physics, University of Jhang. He is currently a foreign expert as a Postdoctoral Research fellow at the Eastern Institute for Advanced Study in Ningbo, China. He holds a Ph.D. degree from University of Science and technology of China (USTC), Hefei, China. Research interests include First Principles study of Li/Na ion electrolytes and cathode materials for electrochemical energy storage and conversion using density functional theory and AIMD simulations. He has published over 9 papers in international peer-reviewed journals, including The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, Advanced Theory and Simulations, Advanced Materials, Physical Review Materials, ACS Applied Energy Materials and Journal of Power Sources.

    Title of Talk:
    Theoretical Design of Halide-based Li/Na Solid Electrotypes

    University of Jhang, Pakistan
    Speaker

    Dr. Syed Shahbaz Ali

    Dr. Syed Shahbaz Ali, PhD from Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, is currently serving as Assistant Professor and Program coordinator in School of Physical Sciences, University of the Punjab. He has research expertise in one-dimensional (1D) magnetic and multiferroic hybrid nanostructures, from fabrication to structural, magnetic, ferroelectric and optical investigation followed by possible device implementation. In the past, for the first time he reported exchange bias in novel 1D hybrid ferromagnetic-multiferroic core-shell nanostructures which are among one of the strongest candidates for FeRAMs. For the first time he reported novel antiferromagnetic Fe1-xMnx nanowires (NWs) for possible implementation in multilayered NWs based MTJs to serve as pinning layer for the realization of MRAMs. He has published more than 45 research papers in well reputed SCI journals and 8 book chapters to report the possible implementation of nanomaterials in data storage devices. He has already secured competitive research grants of more than 10 Million PKR. Recently he received Si-Nan award for best JMMM paper and best research presenter award securing a cash prize both from Chinese Physical Society.

    Title of Talk:
    One-dimensional (1D) magnetic and hybrid nanostructures, fabrication, properties and possible device applications

    University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan
    Speaker

    Dr. Gul Naz

    Dr. Gul Naz is currently working as an Assistant Professor at the Institute of Physics (IoP), The Islamia University of Bahawalpur (IUB). She completed her PhD degree in Nanotechnology from University Technology Malaysia (UTM) in 2016 under “Faculty Development Program (FDP) Foreign PhD Scholarship” funded by HEC, Pakistan. Her PhD thesis title was “Synthesis and Characterization of Gold and Cuprous Oxide Coated Gold Nanostructures”. She has published more than 25 research papers in peer-reviewed high impact journals and two International Book Chapters. She has produced more than 30 M.Phil./MS students while 5 PhD students’ research work (on nanomaterials) is in progress. She has successfully completed SRGP HEC research grant project (21-1798/SRGP/R&D/HEC/2017) entitled “Synthesis and Application of Cu2O Nanostructures for Visible Photocatalytic Degradation of Organic Pollutants in Contaminated Water”. Her research interest mainly focuses on synthesis, characterization and investigation of physicochemical properties of metals and metal/semiconductor-based composite/hybrid nanostructures for biomedical, optoelectronics and water purification, especially flexible and transparent photoelectrodes.

    Title of Talk:
    Silver Nanogranules-decorated ZnO Hybrid Nanostructures with Enhanced UV Photoresponses

    The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Pakistan
    Speaker

    Dr. Muhammad Nadeem Badani

    Dr. Muhammad Nadeem Badani is an accomplished Assistant Professor in the Basic Science Department at UET Taxila. Distinguished with a Ph.D. from the Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, University of Technology Malaysia, Dr. Badani’s current research encompasses the development of inorganic nanoparticles tailored for safe drug delivery applications. His expertise extends to the exploration of Solar Energy and the investigation of Heat Transfer Properties and Stability of Nanofluids. With a prolific publication record, Dr. Badani has contributed over 20 research papers to peer-reviewed journals, amassing a cumulative impact factor of 51.

    Title of Talk:
    Significance of PVA concentration in enhancing the efficacy of IONPs for targeted drug delivery applications

    Basic Science Department UET Taxila, Pakistan
    Speaker

    Dr. Burhan Zamir

    Dr. Burhan Zamir is working as Assistant Professor of Physics at the Govt. MAO College, Lahore. He is PhD from Department of Physics, University of the Punjab, Lahore. His research interests include wave propagation in Metamaterial structures, Theoretical modelling of waveguides and sandwich structures. Surface waves analysis, and Classical Electrodynamics.

    Title of Talk:
    Nonlinear Transverse Electric Surface Waves in a Metamaterial/Plasma Sandwich Structure

    Govt. M. A. O. Graduate College, Lahore, Pakistan
    Speaker

    Dr. Muhammad Rafique

    Dr. Muhammad Rafique received his Ph.D from University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore, Pakistan. Currently, he is working as Assistant Professor in Department of Physics, University of Sahiwal, Sahiwal. He has published more than 100 articles in international reputed and impact factor journals. He also has published two books and many book chapters. His research interests include energy storage and conversion devices, supercapacitors, photo catalysis, etc.

    Title of Talk:
    Nonlinear Transverse Electric Surface Waves in a Metamaterial/Plasma Sandwich Structure

    University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore, Pakistan

    Organizers

    Event is organized by Department of Physics
    Division of Science and Technology,
    University of Education, Lahore
    For any query, please contact us at aims@ue.edu.pk

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    Chair AIMS-2023
    Dr. Faheem K. Butt
    Associate Professor Physics
    Coordinator Department of Physics
    DSnT, UE, Lahore
    Secretary AIMS-2023
    Dr. Sarwat Zahra
    Associate Professor Physics
    Department of Physics
    DSnT, UE, Lahore

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