Dr. Farooq Khan
Assistant Professor
Department of Chemistry , Faculty of Basic Sciences

farooq.khan@buitms.edu.pk

Qualification

Ph.D. (2015)
Physical Chemistry
Quaid-I-Azam University, Isalmabad, Pakistan
M.Phil. (2009)
Physical Chemistry
Quaid-I-Azam University, Isalmabad, Pakistan
Master's (2006)
Chemistry
Hazara Unversity,Mansehra, Pakistan
Bachelor's (2004)
Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics
University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan

Teaching Courses

  • Physical Chemistry-I
  • Physical Chemistry-II
  • Physical Chemistry-III
  • Physical Chemistry
  • Quantum Chemistry
  • Polymer Chemistry
  • Advanced Physical Chemistry
  • Principles of Physical Chemistry
  • Chemical Thermodynamics
  • Applied Chemistry
  • Chemical Kinetics
  • Fuel Chemistry
  • Research Methods
  • Recent Research in Physical Chemistry
  • Physical & Analytical Chemistry
  • Colloid & Surface Chemistry

Research Interest

  • • Polymer Nanocomposites
  • • Polymer Carbonization/ Flame Retardancy of Polymers
  • • Polymer Foams
  • • Surface and Colloid Chemistry (Surfactant Drug Interactions)
  • • Photocatalysis
  • Metal Heterojunctions

Awards & Achivements

  • • PIFI Post Doc fellowship China 2016
    2016
  • • HEC 5000 Indigenous Ph.D. Scholarship
    2015
  • • CAS-TWAS Postgraduate fellowship 2012
    2014

Academic & Social Links

Publications

Integration of WO3-Doped MoO3 with ZnO Photocatalyst for the Removal of 2-Nitrophenol in Natural Sunlight Illumination
Sofia Mateen, Rabia Nawaz, Muhammad Tariq Qamar, Shahid Ali, Shahid Iqbal, Mohammad Aslam, Muhammad Raheel, Nasser S Awwad, Hala A Ibrahium (2023) Catalysts vol. 13 no. 9 pp. 1262
A bismuth-based (III) hybrid perovskite as a highly air-stable, potential absorber with photoconductive response
Asma Khan, Hongli Wen, Shahid Iqbal, Mujaddad-ur Rehman, Mazloom Shah, Muhammad Raheel, Farhan Ahmad Khan, Rashid Khan, Randa A Althobiti, Eman Alzahrani, Abd-ElAziem Farouk, Foziah F Al-Fawzan, Eslam B Elkaeed (2023) Optical Materials vol. 143 no. - pp. 114228
Co-doped zinc oxide nanoparticles embedded in Polyvinylalcohol Hydrogel as solar light derived photocatalyst disinfection and removal of coloured pollutants
Haya A Abubshait, Muhammad Saad, Shahid Iqbal, Samar A Abubshait, Ali Bahadur, Muhammad Raheel, Fwzah H Alshammari, Norah Alwadai, Hamad Alrbyawi, Mohammed AS Abourehab, Eslam B Elkaeed, Muhammad Abdul Qayyum, HH Somaily (2023) Journal of Molecular Structure vol. 1271 no. - pp. 134100
Significant enhancement of surface area and structural distortion of carbon nitride by recrystallization method
Wajid Ullah, Tariq Aziz, Amjad Ali, Zaheen Ullah Khan, Sandeep Kumar Das, Mudassir Iqbal, Roh Ullah, Nasrullah Wazir, Farman Ullah Khan, Muhammad Raheel (2022) Journal of Materials Science vol. 57 no. 27 pp. 12886-12893
Impact of end-capped modification of MO-IDT based non-fullerene small molecule acceptors to improve the photovoltaic properties of organic solar cells
Muhammad Waqas, Javed Iqbal, Rana Farhat Mehmood, Sahar Javaid Akram, Ahmed M Shawky, Muhammad Raheel, Ehsan Ullah Rashid, Rasheed Ahmad Khera (2022) Journal of Molecular Graphics and Modelling vol. 116 no. - pp. 108255
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Work Experience

August 2016 to Date
Assistant Professor at Department of Chemistry
BUITEMS, Quetta

Projects

Investigation of Phyisco-Chemical Interactions between selected Quinone Salts with Chitosan
ORIC, BUITEMS, National , Funded , 2018, Completed
Investigation of Phyisco-Chemical Interactions between selected Quinone Salts with Chitosan
Removal of organic and inorganic pollutants from industrial wastes by micellar enhanced ultrafiltration (MEUF) of different parts of Baluchistan
HEC Pakistan, National , Funded , 2017, Completed
Removal of organic and inorganic pollutants from industrial wastes by micellar enhanced ultrafiltrat...
Thermodynamics of Surfactant Micellization in the Presence of Lapachol and Their Derivatives
ORIC, BUITEMS, National , Funded , 2017, Completed
Thermodynamics of Surfactant Micellization in the Presence of Lapachol and Their Derivatives