RESEARCH INTERESTS ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION DISTINCTION

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1 DR. UMAR FAROOQ Assistant Professor Institute of Chemistry University of the Punjab, Lahore, Ext.821 RESEARCH INTERESTS Development of environment friendly modified biosorbents Applications of biosorbents for the treatment of wastewaters Studies and analysis of various pollutants in water Development of cost-effective methods for the detection of metals in water samples Conversion of biomass into bio-fuels ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION PhD (Chemistry) The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, 2011 DISTINCTION 1. Merit scholarships after S. Sc. & F. Sc rd position in House Test during B. Ed. at Govt. College of Education, Faisalabad ( ) 3. Merit scholarship during M.Sc. 4. Silver Medal, Department of Chemistry, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur (MSc. 2003). 5. Ph.D. Scholarship (Indigenous) by HEC (2004). 6. HEC Fellowship "IRSIP" to Conduct Research at University of Saskatchewan, Canada (2008). Page 1 of 6

2 RESEARCH EXPERIENCE IN Ph.D. Synthesis of environment-friendly biosorbents using green techniques Column operation under continuous flow conditions Mathematical modeling of batch and continuous flow biosorption process Production of bio-fuels by SCWO (supercritical water oxidation) Development of novel locating agents for phenols and related compounds M. Sc. RESEARCH TITLE STUDIES OF THE EFFECT OF SOME TRADITIONALLY USED HERBS FOR THE REMOVAL/DISSOLUTION OF KIDNEY STONES Ph. D. RESEARCH TITLE DEVELOPMENT OF ENVIRONMENT FRIENDLY MODIFIED BIOSORBENTS EXPEREINCE 1. Assistant Professor (IPFP) in Institute of Chemistry, University of the Punjab, Lahore from to date. 2. Lecturer (on Contract) in Chemistry, University of Education Lahore, Okara Campus, Okara from to Visiting Lecturer in Chemistry, University of Education Lahore, Okara Campus, Okara from to Lecturer (on Contract) in Chemistry, University of Education Lahore, Okara Campus, Okara from to Research Scholar at College of Engineering, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, S7N 5A9, Canada from to Lecturer (BPS-18) in Chemistry, "Department of Food, Agriculture and Chemical Technology, Karakoram International University, Gilgit" from to Visiting Lecturer in Chemistry, Institute of Chemistry, University of the Page 2 of 6

3 Punjab, Lahore from to Visiting Lecturer in Chemistry, Deptt. Of Chemistry, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur from to Visiting Lecturer in Chemistry, Govt. Post Graduate College, Baghdad Road, Bahawalpur from to Teacher in Umm Al-Qura Public School Bahawalpur from to Chemist in Club Chemicals Bahawalpur (filling unit) dealing in Pesticides from to RESEARCH PUBLICAITONS In International Journals 1. U. Farooq, Misbahul Ain Khan, Makshoof Athar, Janusz. A. Kozinski, Biosorption of Pb(II) and Cr(III) from aqueous solutions: Breakthrough curves and modeling studies Accepted in Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 2012 (IF = 1.436) 2. M. Nasrullah, Misbahul Ain Khan, Mark. G. Humphrey, Faizul Hassan Nasim, Moeena Ghazal Abidi, M. Naeem Khan, U. Farooq, M. A. Munawar, Diarylpyrazole-4-carbaldehyde benzoylhydrazones metal complexes: Synthesis and their antibacterial and antioxidant screening Accepted in Asian Journal of Chemistry, 2012 (IF = 0.247) 3. Muhammad Ahmad, Misbahul Ain, Khan, U. Farooq, Makshoof Athar, Carbonized Green Tea Dredge, A Potential Adsorbent for Removal of Remazol Brilliant Yellow Dye J. Mater. Environ. Sci. 3(1): , U. Farooq, Misbahul Ain Khan, Makshoof Athar and Janusz A. Kozinski, Effect of modification of environmentally friendly biosorbent wheat (Triticum aestivum) on the biosorptive removal of cadmium (II) ions from aqueous solution Chemical Engineering Journal 171(2): , 2011 (IF=3.074) 5. U. Farooq, Janusz A. Kozinski, Misbahul Ain Khan and Makshoof Athar, Biosorption of heavy metal ions using wheat based biosorbents A review of the recent literature Bioresource Technology 101(14): , 2010 (IF=4.365) Page 3 of 6

4 6. U. Farooq, Misbahul Ain Khan, Makshoof Athar, Mehnaz Sakina and Muhammad Ahmad, Environmentally benign urea-modified Triticum aestivum biomass for lead (II) elimination from aqueous solutions CLEAN-Soil Air Water 38(1): 49-56, 2010 (IF=1.507) 7. U. Farooq, Misbahul Ain Khan and Makshoof Athar, Triticum aestivum: A novel biosorbent for lead (II) ions Agrochimica, 51(6): (IF=0.279) 8. Makshoof Athar; U. Farooq and Baqir Hussain, Azadirachata indicum (Neem): An effective biosorbent for the removal of lead (II) from the aqueous solution Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, 79(3): , 2007 (IF=1.139) In National Journals 1. M. Hussain; S.A. Trimzi; S. Ahmad; U. Farooq; S. Rafiq and A. Qamar; Developoment of a Spectroscopic Method for Quantitative Determination of Pharmaceutical Preparation of Vitamin C in Proceedings of 3 rd International and 13 th National Chemistry Conference, December 28-31, RESEARCH PROJECTS COMPLETED/PARTICIPATED 1. Participated in Research Project on "Sunfuels-Conversion of Biomass into Energy" in College of Engineering, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, S7N 5A9 SK, Canada (Feb-July 2009) 2. Completed a Research Project on "Development of Environment Friendly Modified Biosorbents" Department of Chemistry, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur ( ) 3. Completed a Research Project on "Studies of the Effect of Some Traditionally used Herbs for the Removal/Dissolution of Kidney Stones" Department of Chemistry, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur ( ) Page 4 of 6

5 HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer (Perkin Elmer AA100) Flame Photometer (Corning 410) BET Surface Analyzer (ASAP 2000) Elemental Analyzer (Vario II Elementar) Raman Microscope (Renishaw Invia 2000) TG/DTA (Perkin Elmer Pyro TGDTA) FTIR (Perkin Elmer) COMPUTER SKILLS EndNote 9 ChemOffice 10 MS- Office (Word, Excel, Power Point) and other academic related soft-wares PRESENTATIONS/POSTERS IN CONFERENCES 1. Oral and Poster presentation in 9 th International and 21 st National Chemistry Conference 2011 at The Department of Chemistry, University of Karachi, Karachi, March 14-16, Oral Presentation in 18 th National Chemistry Conference, February 25-27, 2008, at Institute of Chemistry, University of The Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan. 3. Poster presentation in 18 th National Chemistry Conference, February 25-27, 2008, at Institute of Chemistry, University of The Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan. 4. Poster presentation in 7 th, International & 17 th National Chemistry Conference, February 26-28, 2007, at Department of Chemistry, Gomal University, Dera Ismail Khan, NWFP, Pakistan. 5. Presentation in 3 rd International and 13 th National Chemistry Conference, December 28-31, 2002, at Department of Chemistry, Karachi University, Karachi, Pakistan. Page 5 of 6

6 CONFERENCES/SEMINARS ATTENDED 1. 9 th International and 21 st National Chemistry Conference 2011 at The Department of Chemistry, University of Karachi, Karachi, March 14-16, th Executive Management Seminar on The Current Environmental Pollution Scenario of Pakistan Findings and Remediation at PINTECH, Islamabad, October 27-29, Seminar on Applications of Raman Microscopy, June 10, 2009, at Department of Chemistry, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, S7N 5A9 SK, Canada th National Chemistry Conference, February 25-27, 2008, at Institute of Chemistry, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan nd Meeting of Nobel Laureates with Pakistani Students/Young Scholars, March 27-28, 2007, at Islamabad, Pakistan th International & 17 th National Chemistry Conference, February 26-28, 2007, at Department of Chemistry, Gomal University, Dera Ismail Khan, NWFP, Pakistan st International Chemistry Conference, November 1-3, 2006, at Department of Chemistry, GC University, Faisalabad, Pakistan th International & 16 th National Chemistry Conference, April 6-8, 2006, at Department of Chemistry, Bahauddin Zakria University, Multan, Pakistan st Meeting of Nobel Laureates with Pakistani Students/Young Scholars, March 27-28, 2006, at Islamabad, Pakistan rd International and 13 th National Chemistry Conference, December 28-31, 2002, at Department of Chemistry, Karachi University, Karachi, Pakistan Page 6 of 6