RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

Research Assistant (Aug 2015 - May 2016), Functional Nanofibers Group, LUMS

Advisers: Salman Noshear Arshad, Muhammad Zaheer

Multifunctional Nitrogen Doped Carbon Nanofibers based Electrodes for LIBs and Catalysts for ORR

Synthesized porous polyacrylonitrile based nanofibers as electrode materials for litihium ion batteries
Assessed the effectiveness of the electrodes by calculating specific capacity and energy density using CV

Research Intern (Jun 2015 - Aug 2015), LUMS

Adviser: Muhammad Zaheer

Catalytic Properties of Zinc Oxide Nanorods

Synthesized various morphologies of ZnO nanorods to study its effect on catalytic activity
Rigorously utilized SEM and XRD for morphological and structural characterization respectively

Research Intern (Jun 2014 - Aug 2014), LUMS

Adviser: Rahman Shah Zaib Saleem

Synthesis of an anti-malarial drug

Carried out alkylation the 2-thiohydantoin ring using benzyl bromide
Purified of the product via column chromatography and characterized using gas chromatography-mass spectroscopy and IR for characterization

Research Intern (Jun 2013 - Aug 2013), LUMS

Adviser: Habib-ur-Rehman

Synthesis of Nafion/Graphene oxide-based membranes for fuel cell applications

Casted membranes from the blend of Nafion with graphene oxide and polyethylene glycol mixture
Nefion/PEG-GO membranes had relatively higher conductivity than the traditionally used Nafion membranes at temperatures above 100°C