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CURRICULUM VITAE DR. TOUSIF HUSSAIN Assistant Professor tousifhussain@gcu.edu.pk tousifhussain@gmail.

Advanced Studies in Physics (CASP), Government College University Lahore Offcial Address : 01-Church Road, GC University Lahore ACADEMIC CAREER: Degree/ Certificate Name of

University of Agriculture, Faisalabad 2002 Physics B.Sc. GC University Faisalabad (PU) 2000 Physics, Maths A, Maths B HONOURS / AWARDS: Awarded Indigenous Ph.

1 CURRICULUM VITAE DR. TOUSIF HUSSAIN Assistant Professor Off: PERSONAL: Father's Name : Muhammad Hussain Arzu Date of Birth : Designation : Assistant Professor (TTS) Present Posting : Centre for Advanced Studies in Physics (CASP), Government College University Lahore Offcial Address : 01-Church Road, GC University Lahore ACADEMIC CAREER: Degree/ Certificate Name of Institution Year Major Subjects Ph.D GC University Lahore 2012 Physics M.Phil GC University Lahore 2007 Physics M.Sc. University of Agriculture, Faisalabad 2002 Physics B.Sc. GC University Faisalabad (PU) 2000 Physics, Maths A, Maths B HONOURS / AWARDS: Awarded Indigenous Ph.D Scholarship Awarded International Research Support Initiative Program (IRSIP) Scholarship Approved Ph.D. Supervisor by Higher Education Commission (HEC) Islamabad vide No.1-76/HEC/HRD/PHY/2012/223(5) dated Conducted Ph.D Physics Viva Voce Examination as External Examiner at University of Karachi ( ) 1

2 SERVICE RECORD: Assistant Professor at Center for Advanced Studies in Physics (CASP), GC University Lahore, Pakistan (April 2012-till date). Lecturer in Center for Advanced Studies in Physics (CASP), GC University, Lahore, Pakistan (October 2011-April 2012). Lecturer in Department of Physics GC University, Lahore, Pakistan (March 2007-April 2011). Research Associate in Mechanical Engineering Department university of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada (March 2010-August 2010). ASSIGNED RESPONSIBILITIES AT UNIVERSITY: Member Board of Studies of Centre for Advanced Studies in Physics (CASP), GC University Lahore ( ). Member Board of Science Faculty, GC University Lahore(2012-present). In the present responsibilities, teaching Ph.D(AP PHY 8207)/M.Phil (AP PHY 7105), (AP PHY 7110) and (AP PHY 7111) classes at Physics Department and Centre of Advanced Studies in Physics (CASP), GC University Lahore. Incharge of Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) Laboratory, Centre of Advanced Studies in Physics (CASP), GC University Lahore. Incharge of FTIR Laboratory, Centre of Advanced Studies in Physics (CASP), GC University Lahore Incharge of Plasma Processing Laboratory, Centre of Advanced Studies in Physics (CASP), GC University Lahore. Supervising Research Projects of M.Phil and Ph.D. students (HEC approved supervisor), apart from carrying out independent research work. Controller Examination, Centre of advanced studies in Physics (CASP), GC university Lahore Advisor, Samar Physics society (SPS) Centre of advanced studies in Physics (CASP),GC university Lahore MEMBERSHIP OF PROFESSIONAL BODIES: 2

3 Member Pakistan Physical Society Islamabad. RESEARCH FIELDS: Experimental Plasma Physics Materials Science ACQUIRED SKILLS: Practical knowledge about Plasma Focus Device Dual ion beam deposition system Microwave Plasma Enhanced Chemical Vapor Deposition System Hot Filament Enhanced Chemical Vapor Deposition System Grinding / polishing equipment to less than one micrometer finish Low speed diamomd/ CBN cut-off show Cold & hot setting specimen mounting capabilities Nikon MA 100 inverted metallographic microscope (1000X max) Pax-it image analysis package including area and grain size analysis Microhardness measurement NH-1 Nanohead for instrumented nano-indentation NA-2 NanoAnalyzer Scanning Probe Microscope using a Berkovich diamond tip for measurement of Young s modulus and scratching hardness Scanning Electron Microscope X-ray Diffractometer Atomic force microscopy Renishaw Raman microscopy system KEY STRENGHTS: Positive and Confident Excellent Interpersonal Skills Fluent in English, Urdu and Punjabi 3

4 Eagerness to learn new technologies/skills Ability to manage multiple tasks Enjoys problem solving and approaches them analytically and methodically Adaptation to volatile environment ACADEMIC PROJECTS: Synthesis, Charecterization and first principle study of metallic ferromagnetic II-VI (ZnS, ZnSe & ZnTe) systems. Project number Pd-IPFP/HRD/HEC/2013/1121 Synthesis of nc-tialn/si3n4 Using Dense Plasma Focus Device Synthesis of TiAlN Coatings Using Dense Plasma Focus Device Study of Effect of Change in Angle on Film Deposition in Plasma Focus Device Plasma Focus Deposition of Ti-Si-N Ion implantation of Aluminum onto Titanium Using Dense Plasma Focus Device Deposition of Aluminum onto Silicon Using Electron beam of Dense Plasma Focus Device Study of difference between film deposition using ions and electrons in Dense Plasma Focus Silicon/Aluminum-enhanced nucleation and adhesion of diamond films onto WC Co cutting tools LIST OF CONFERENCES/WORKSHOPS ATTENDED: o 2 nd meeting of Nobel Laureates with Pakistani Students/Young Scholar in Islamabad / Lahore March 27-31, o Attended an International Conference on Research Methodology in Plasma. Physics in University of Gujrat, Nov , o Attended 10 th National Symposium on Physics. o 1 st National Conference on Radiation, Particles and Matter, at GC University Lahore, Dec , o One day workshop on Development & Analysis of Non- Ferrous Alloys, , CASP GC University Lahore. 4

5 o o o 12 th National Symposium on Frontiers in Physics, February 2011, GC University, Lahore. Attended the 6th Vacuum and Surface Sciences Conference of Asia and Australia (VASSCAA-6), October 9-13, 2012 as invited speaker. Attended numerous academic and professional seminars. RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS (Category W) 1. Tuning the interlaminar shear strength and thermo-mechanical properties of glass fiber composites by incorporation of (3-mercaptopropyl) trimethoxysilane-functionalized carbon black Fahd Jamshaid, Adnan Ahmad, Muhammad Adrees, Sadia Sagar Iqbal, Hira Zaheer, Tahir Jamil,Javaid Ahmad, and Tousif Hussain Iranian Polymer Journal, 26 (12), (2017) impact factor: On the Structural, Morphological and Electrical Properties of Tantalum Oxy Nitride Thin Films by Varying Oxygen Percentage in Reactive Gases Plasma J Siddiqui, T Hussain, R Ahmad, Z A Umar Chinese Journal of Physics, 55(04), (2017) impact factor: Effect of temperature on mechanical and bioactive properties of glass-ceramics. Ambreen Mirza, Madeeha Riaz, Rehana Zia, Tousif Hussain, Farooq Bashir Journal of Alloys and Compounds 726, (2017) impact factor: In-vitro bioactivity evaluation of K2O substituted Na2O-CaO-P2O5-SiO2 glass bioceramics Rehana Zia, Madeeha Riaz, Ayesha Asghar, Tousif Hussain Surface Review and Letters, (2017) impact factor: Structural and optical properties of DC magnetron sputtered ZnO films on glass substrate and their modification by Ag ions implantation R Ahmad, N Afzal, U Amjad, S Jabbar, T Hussain, A Hussnain Materials Research Express, 4 (7), (2017) impact factor: Structural, compositional and hardness properties of hydrogenated amorphous carbon nitride thin films synthesized by dense plasma focus device 5

6 Z A Umar, R S Rawat, R Ahmad, Z Chen, Z Zhang, J Siddiqui, A Hussnain, T. Hussain, M A Baig Surface and Interface Analysis, 49 (6), (2017) Impact Factor: Development of a novel ph sensitive silane crosslinked injectable hydrogel for controlled release of neomycin sulfate S. Jabeen, A. Islam, A. Ghaffar, N. Gull, A. Hameed, A. Bashir, T. Jamil, T. Hussain International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, (2017) impact factor: Synthesis, characterization of CaF2 doped silicate glass-ceramics M. Riaz, R. Zia, A. Mirza, T. Hussain, F. Bashir, S. Anjum, Synthesis, Materials Science and Engineering: C, 75 (2017) impact factor: Study of variation in surface morphology, chemical composition, crystallinity and hardness of laser irradiated silver in dry and wet environments N. Ali, S. Bashir, N. Begum, T. Hussain Optics & Laser Technology 92 (2017) impact factor: Spatial confinement effects employed by metallic blocker and Ar gas pressures on laserinduced breakdown spectroscopy and surface modifications of laser-irradiated Mg A. Hayat, S. Bashir, M.S. Rafique, R. Ahmed, M. Akram, K. Mahmood, A. Zaheer, T. Hussain, A. Dawood Laser and Particle Beams, (2017) 1-13 Impact factor: Structural and mechanical properties of Al C N films deposited at room temperature by plasma focus device Z. Umar, R. Ahmad, R. Rawat, M. Baig, J. Siddiqui, T. Hussain 6

7 Chinese Physics B, 25 (2016) Impact factor: Influence of Ta2O5 Doping on Mechanical and Biological Properties of Silicate Glass-Ceramics Riaz, Madeeha, Rehana Zia, Farhat Saleemi, Farooq Bashir, Riaz Ahmad and Tousif Hussain Materials Science-Poland 34(1) (2016) Impact Factor: Effect of Ti +4 on in Vitro Bioactivity and Antibacterial Activity of Silicate Glass- Ceramics Riaz, Madeeha, Rehana Zia, Farhat Saleemi, Tousif Hussain, Farooq Bashir and Hafeez Ikhram Materials Science and Engineering: C 69 (2016) Impact Factor: Structural, Morphological and Mechanical Properties of Niobium Nitride Thin Films Grown by Ion and Electron Beams Emanated from Plasma Siddiqui, Jamil, Tousif Hussain, Riaz Ahmad, Zeeshan A Umar and Ubair Abdus Samad Radiation Effects and Defects in Solids 171( 5-6) (2016) Impact Factor: Nanosecond Pulsed Laser Ablation of Ge Investigated by Employing Photoacoustic Deflection Technique and Sem Analysis Yaseen, Nazish, Shazia Bashir, Muhammad Kaif Shabbir, Sohail Abdul Jalil, Mahreen Akram, Asma Hayat, Khaliq Mahmood, Faizan-ul Haq, Riaz Ahmad and Tousif Hussain Physica B: Condensed Matter 490 (2016) Impact Factor:

8 16. Bioactivity Analysis of the Ta (V) Doped SiO2 CaO Na2O P2O5 Ceramics Prepared by Solid State Sintering Method Zia, Rehana, Madeeha Riaz, Farhat Saleemi, Zora Kayani, Safia Anjum, Farooq Bashir and Tousif Hussain Progress in Natural Science: Materials International 26( 1) (2016) Impact Factor: First principle study of vanadium doped ZnS: Structural, electronic, elastic, magnetic and optical properties using mbj approximation Q. Mahmood, G. Murtaza, R. Ahmad, T. Hussain, I. G. Will Current Applied Physics, 1(3) (2016) Impact Factor: A new perspective of ablative pulsed laser propulsion: study on different morphologies of nano-structured ZnO M. R. Ahmad, Y. Jamil, H. Saeed and T. Hussain Laser Physics Letters, 12 (2015) pp Impact Factor: Refinement in the structural and magnetic properties of Co0.5Ni0.5Fe2O4 and its application as laser micro-propellant using ablation confinement M. R. Ahmad, Y. Jamil, A. Tabasuum And T. Hussain Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials, 384 (2015) pp Impact Factor: Plasma confinement to enhance the momentum coupling coefficient in ablative laser micro-propulsion: a novel approach M. R. Ahmad, Y. Jamil, M. Q. Zakaria, T. Hussain And R. Ahmad Laser Physics Letters, 12 (2015) pp

9 Impact Factor: Design of enzyme-immobilized polymer brush-grafted magnetic nanoparticles for efficient nematicidal activity A. Butt, A. Farrukh, A. Ghaffar, H. Duran, Z. Oluz, H. Ur Rehman, T. Hussain, R. Ahmad, A. Tahir And B. Yameen RSC Advances, 5 (2015) pp Impact Factor: Synthesis of nano-structure tungsten nitride thin films on silicon using Mather-type plasma focus A. Hussnain, R. Rawat, R. Ahmad, Z. Umar, T. Hussain, P. Lee And Z. Chen Radiation Effects and Defects in Solids, 170 (2015) pp Impact Factor: A study of structural and mechanical properties of nano-crystalline tungsten nitride film synthesis by plasma focus A. Hussnain, R. S. Rawat, R. Ahmad, T. Hussain, Z. Umar, U. Ikhlaq, Z. Chen And L. Shen Radiation Effects and Defects in Solids, 170 (2015) pp Impact Factor: Pulsed laser ablation of Germanium under vacuum and hydrogen environments at various fluencies M. H. Iqbal, S. Bashir, M. S. Rafique, A. Dawood, M. Akram, K. Mahmood, A. Hayat, R. Ahmad, T. Hussain And A. Mahmood Applied Surface Science, 344 (2015) pp Impact Factor:

10 25. Effect of deposition parameters on structural and mechanical properties of niobium nitride synthesized by plasma focus device S. Jamil, H. Tousif, A. Riaz And K. Nida Chinese Physics B, 24 (2015) pp Impact Factor: Study of Structural and Mechanical Properties of WN/a-Si3N4 Hard Coatings Grown by Plasma Focus A. Hussnain, R. S. Rawat, T. K. Seng, R. Ahmad, T. Hussain, P. Lee, C. Zhong, S. Lu And Z. Zheng Journal of Fusion Energy, 34 (2015) pp Impact Factor: Growth and Study of Plasma Assisted Nanostructured Hard Tantalum Nitride Thin Films J. Siddiqui, T. Hussain, R. Ahmad, W. Ali, A. Hussnain And R. Ayub Journal of Fusion Energy, 34 (2015) pp Impact Factor: Titania doped bioactive ceramics prepared by solid state sintering method R. Zia, M. Riaz, S. Maqsood, S. Anjum, Z. Kayani And T. Hussain Ceramics International, 41 (2015) pp Impact Factor: Mechanical properties of Al/a-C nanocomposite thin films synthesized using plasma focus device Z. A Umar, R S Rawat, R Ahmad, AK Kumar, Y Wang, T Hussain, Z Chen, L Shen, Z Zhang 10

11 Chinese Physics B, 23 (2014) Impact Factor: A novel laser assisted structure refinement of Co0.5Zn0.5Fe2O4 Muhammad Raza, Yasir jamil, Faiza jabeen, Tousif Hussain Laser Physics Letters, 11 (2014) Impact Factor: Structural and magnetic properties of Nd Mn substituted Y-type hexaferrites synthesized by microemulsion method G. Murtaza, R. Ahmad, T. Hussain, R. Ayub, I. Ali, M.A. Khan, M.N. Akhtar, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 602 (2014) Impact Factor: Synthesis and Characterization of Calcium Deficient Apatite Granules for Drug Eluting Bone Graft Applications M. Mir, S. Anwar Siddiqi, T. Hussain, A. Anwar Chaudhry, I. Ur Rehman, A. Samad Khan, G. Abbas Ceramics International (2014) Impact Factor: Synthesis of ZrSiN composite films using a plasma focus device R Ahmad, T Hussain, IA Khan, R S Rawat Chinese Physics B 23 (2014) Impact Factor: Influence of Different CH4/N2 Ratios on Structural and Mechanical Properties of a- CNx: H Film Synthesized Using Plasma Focus 11

12 Z. A. Umar, R. Ahmad, R. S. Rawat, A. Hussnain, N. Khalid, Z. Chen, L. Shen, Z. Zhang, T. Hussain Journal of Fusion Energy (2014) Impact Factor: In vitro evaluation of bioactivity of SiO2-CaO-P2O5-Na2O-CaF2-ZnO glass-ceramics Madeeha Riaz, Rehana Zia, Farhat Saleemi, Farooq Bashir, T. Hussain and Zohra Kayani Materials Science-Poland Letters 3(32) (2014) Impact Factor: Nitriding molybdenum: Effects of duration and fill gas pressure when using 100-Hz pulse DC discharge technique U. Ikhlaq, R. Ahmad, M. Shafiq, S. Saleem, M. Shah, T. Hussain, I. Khan, K. Abbas And M. Abbas Chinese Physics B, 23 (2014) pp Impact Factor: Synthesis, characterization, permeation and antibacterial properties of cellulose acetate/polyethylene glycol membranes modified with chitosan Sidra Waheed, Adnan Ahmad, Shahzad Maqsood Khan, Tahir Jamil, Atif Islam, Tousif Hussain Desalination, 351 (2014) Impact Factor: Synthesis of TiN/a-Si3N4 thin film by using a Mather type dense plasma focus system T Hussain, R Ahmad, N Khalid, ZA Umar, A Hussnain Chinese Physics B, 22 (5) (2013), Impact Factor:

13 39. Hard TiCx/SiC/aC: H nanocomposite thin films using pulsed high energy density plasma focus device Z. Umar, R. Rawat, K. Tan, A. Kumar, R. Ahmad, T. Hussain, C. Kloc, Z. Chen, L. Shen, Z. Zhang Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms, 301 (2013) Impact Factor: Synthesis of composite TiN/Ni3N/a-Si3N4 thin films using the plasma focus device Z.A. Umar, R. Ahmad, I.A. Khan, T. Hussain, A. Hussnain, N. Khalid, A. Awais, T. Ali Radiation Effects and Defects in Solids, 168 (2013) 1-10 Impact Factor: Synthesis of nanostructured multiphase (Ti,Al)N/a-Si3N4 thin films using dense plasma focus device Tousif Hussain, R. Ahmad, Nida Khalid, Z.A. Umar, A. Hussnain Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms, 269, (2011) Impact Factor: TiAlN coatings synthesised using dense plasma focus system and varied focus shots Tousif Hussain, Riaz Ahmad, Jamil Siddiqui and nida Khalid Radiation Effects & Defects in Solids, 166 (11), (2011) Impact Factor: Deposition of zirconium carbonitride composite films using ion and electron beams emitted from plasma focus device 13

14 I.A. Khan, S. Jabbar, T. Hussain, M. Hassan, R. Ahmad, M. Zakaullah, R.S. Rawat Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms, 268(13), (2010) Impact Factor: Deposition of titanium nitride on Si(1 0 0) wafers using plasma focus Tousif Hussain, R. Ahmad, I.A. Khan, Jamil Siddiqui, Nida Khalid, Arshad Saleem Bhatti, Shahzad Naseem Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms, 267(5) (2009) Impact Factor: Synthesis of nano-crystalline zirconium aluminium oxynitride (ZrAlON) composite films by dense plasma Focus device I.A. Khan, M. Hassan, T. Hussain, R. Ahmad, M. Zakaullah, R.S. Rawat Applied Surface Science, 255(12), (2009) Impact Factor: 3.15 RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS (Category Y) Formation and transformation of low density, onion-like carbon cages Shoaib Ahmad, Uzair Ahmed, Farrukh E Mubarik, Tousif Hussain arxiv preprint arxiv: (2016) 46. Surface Analysis Correlated with Structural and Mechanical Properties of Laser Irradiated Brass S. Ahmad, S. Bashir, D. Yousaf, N. Ali And T. Hussain Materials Sciences and Applications, 6 (2015) pp Deposition of Titaniumm Dioxide (TiO2) thin Films on Si(100) using Pulsed DC Glow Discharge 14

15 M. S. Abbas, R. AHMAD, T. HUSSAIN, U. Ikhlaq, S. Saleemm and M. S. Anjum 48. Journal of Natural Sciences and Mathematics 54, (2014), EFFECT OF CARBON IONS EMITTED FROM PLASMA FOCUS ON TITANIUM SURFACE A. HUSSNAIN, R. AHMAD, T. HUSSAIN, Z. A. UMAR, N. KHALID AND A. SAEED Journal of Natural Sciences and Mathematics 51, (2011), Publications in Conference Proceedings: 50. Influence of Titanium on Structural, Biological and Antibacterial Properties of SiO2 -CaO-Na2O-P2O5 Glass-ceramics omparative analysis of hydroxyapatite synthesized by solgel,ultrasonication and microwave assisted technique Madeeha Riaz, Rehana Zia, Farhat Saleemi, Riaz Ahmad, Tousif Hussain Materials Today: Proceedings 2 (2015) Comparative analysis of hydroxyapatite synthesized by sol-gel,ultrasonication and microwave assisted technique Sidra Waheed, Misbah Sultan, Tahir Jamil, Tousif Hussain Materials Today: Proceedings 2 (2015) Book/Chapter Published: 7. Co-Author of Chapter-7 Plasma focus device: a novel facility for hard coatings in book Plasma Science and Technology for Emerging Economies An AAAPT Experience Springer Publishing Company (expected publishing date June, 2017) 1. Ph.D thesis published in the form of a book entitled synthesis of titanium based nitride thin films by plasma focus LAP Lambert Academic Publishing ( ) 15

Assistant Professor Department of Physics COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Islamabad, Pakistan

DR. MUSHTAQ AHMAD Assistant Professor Department of Physics COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Islamabad, Pakistan PERSONAL INFORMATION Date of birth: 30 December, 1985 Place of birth: Faisalabad,