Postal Address: Department of Physics, COMSATS Institute of Information Technolgy, Park Road, Chack Shahzad Campus, Islamabad Office Phone #: +92-51-9049183 Cell #: +92-300-7506858 Email: ghazanfar_abbas@comsats.edu.pk mian_ghazanfar@hotmail.com DR. GHAZANFAR ABBAS Research Interest and Objectives New generation is searching out an alternative energy source due to rapidly depletion of fossil fuels. Fuel Cell is considered one of the best alternative energy sources, which converts chemical energy (hydrogen) into electricity, heat and power. Fuel cell is an environmental friendly and pollution free device. I am highly interested to promote fuel cell technology particularly solid oxide fuel cell. Its high working temperature of 800-1000 o C is a barrier to promote it on commercialization scale. This challenge can be achieved to make its electrodes at low cost by changing materials or by altering the preparation techniques. My research is focused on sub-field of Renewable Energy Resources called Fuel Cell Technology. I have designed and fabricate new Zn based low cost nano-structured electrodes for solid oxide fuel cells, which work at comparatively low temperature in the range of 400-600 o C. The research in Fuel Cell Technology is a precursor for the solution of energy crises while the maturity of Fuel Cell Technology is a revolution for the solution of energy crises Recently, our country Pakistan is facing a lot of energy problems, and has a wide technological gap in energy issues, this research work will support to fill these gaps of energy and power issues. Current Status Assistant Professor, TTS (HEC Approved Supervisor) Department of Physics, COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Islamabad. Title of Dissertations Ph.D. Thesis: Fabrication and Characterization of Low Cost Electrodes for Fuel Cells (Bahauddin Zakariya University BZU Mulatn and Royal Institute of Technology, KTH, Stockholm, Sweden) M. Phil. Thesis: Experimental Studies of Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell (PEMFC) (University of Agriculture, Faisalabad) M. Sc. Thesis: A Comparative Study of Brackish Water Desalination Using Indigenously Prepared Solar Desalination Unit (University of Agriculture, Faisalabad)
List of Publications (Current Impact Factor = 36.924) A) Published 1) M. Ajmal Khan, Rizwan Raza, Raquel B. Lima, M. Ashraf Chaudhry, Ejaz Ahmad, Ghazanfar Abbas. Comparative study of the nano-composite electrolytes based on samaria-doped ceri for low temperature solid oxide fuel cells (LTSOFCs). International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, Vol. 38; Issue 36 (2013): 16524-16531 Impact Factor = 4.054 2) Ghazanfar Abbas, Rizwan Raza, M, Ashraf Chaudhry, Bin Zhu. Study of CuNiZnGdCe Nanocomposite Anode for Low Temperature SOFC. Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Letters, Vol. 4; Issue 4 (2012): 389-393. Impact Factor = 0.528 3) Rizwan Raza, Ghazanfar Abbas, Bin Zhu, La 0.3 Sr 0.2 Mn 0.1 Zn 0.4 Oxide-Sm 0.2 Ce 0.8 O 1.9 (LSMZ-SDC) Nanocomposite Cathode for Low Temperature SOFC. Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Vol. 12; Issue 6 (2012): 4994-4997. Impact Factor = 1.56 4) Ghazanfar Abbas, Rizwan Raza, M. Ashraf Chaudhry, Bin Zhu, Preparation and Characterization of Nanocomposite Calcium Doped Ceria Electrolyte with Alkali Carbonates (NK-CDC) for SOFC. Journal of Fuel Cell Science and Technology, Vol. 8; Issue 4 (2011): 041013. Impact Factor = 1.136 5) Rizwan Raza, Ghazanfar Abbas, S. Khalid Imran, Imran Petal, Bin Zhu, GDC-Y 2 O 3 Oxide Based Two Phase Nanocomposite Electrolyte. Journal of Fuel Cell Science and Technology, Vol. 8; Issue 4 (2011): 041012. Impact Factor = 1.136 6) Rizwan Raza, Ghazanfar Abbas, Xiaodi Wang, Ying Ma, Bin Zhu, Electrochemical Study of the Composite Electrolyte Based on Samaria-Doped Ceria and Containing Yttria as a Second Phase. Solid State Ionics, Vol. 188; Issue 1 (2011): 58-63. Impact Factor = 2.646 7) Haiying Qin, Zhigang Zhu, Qinghua Liu, Yifu Jing, Rizwan Raza, Syed Khalid Imran, Manish Singh, Ghazanfar Abbas, Bin Zhu, Direct Biofuel Low-Temperature Solid Oxide Fuel Cells. Energy and Environmental Science, Vol. 4; Issue 4 (2011): 1273-1276. Impact Factor = 11.653 8) Bin Zhu, Rizwan Raza, Ghazanfar Abbas, Manish Singh. An Electrolyte-Free Fuel Cell Constructed with One Homogenous Layer with Mixed Conductivities Advanced
Functional Materials, Vol. 21; Issue 13 (2011): 2465-2469. Impact Factor = 10.179 This work is reviewed and highlighted in following news; Nature nanotechnology Research Highlights: Three in one, Nature Nanotechnology, 2011; Vol. 6(6): Page 330 H. Gallagher, The Economics of the Hydrogen Economy, Material Views, 2011-05-11 (http://www.materialsviews.com/details/news/1058061/the_economics_of_the_ Hydrogen_Economy.html). New fuel cell replaces electrolyte material with ionic conductor (http//www.evworld.com/news.cfm?rssid=25763 9) Syed Khalid Imran, Rizwan Raza, Ghazanfar Abbas, Bin Zhu. Preparation and Characterization and Development of Bio-ethanol Solid Oxide Fuel Cell. Journal of Fuel Cell Science and Technology, Vol. 8; Issue 6, (2011): 061014 Impact Factor = 1.136 B) Accepted 10) Ghazanfar Abbas, Rizwan Raza, M. Ashfaq, M. Ashraf Chaudhry, Ajmal Khan, Imran Ahmad, Bin Zhu. Electro-chemical Study of Nano-structured Electrode for Low Temperature Solid Oxide Fuel Cell (LTSOFC). Early View in International Journal of Energy Research (2013) Impact Factor = 2.122 11) Imran Ahmad, Tahir Abbas, Amiir B Ziya, Ghazanfar Abbas, Asghari Maqsood. Size dependent structural and magnetic properties of Al substituted Co-Mg ferrites synthesized by the sol-gel auto-combustion method. Accepted in Materials Research Bulletin (2013) Impact Factor = 1.91 C) Submitted 12) Majid Niaz, Mukhtar Ahmad, Muhammad Azhar Khan, Rizwan Raza, Saleem Farooq Shaukat, Nadeem Nasir, Ghulam Murtaza, Ghazanfar Abbas, Muhammad Rafi Raza Submitted in Materials and Design 2013 13) Ghazanfar Abbas, Rizwan Raza, M. Ajmal Khan, Imran Ahmad, M. Ashraf Chaudhry, Bin Zhu, Synthesis and characterization of nanocomposite anodes for low temperature fuel cells Submitted in Fuel Cells 2014
Papers Presented in International/National Conferences 1) Ghazanfar Abbas, Synthesis, Electrical, and Electrochemical Properties of Cathode Materials for Low Temperature Solid Oxide Fuel Cells 1 st International Conference on Applied Chemistry, 18-20 November, 2013. Department of Applied Chemistry & Biochemistry, Government College University, Faisalabad-Pakistan 2) Ghazanfar Abbas, Preparation and Electrochemical Investigation of La 0.10 Sr 0.90 Co 0.20 Zn 0.80 O 3-δ LSCZ Cathode for LTSOFC Joint International Workshop on Nanotechnology: Policy Ethics and Science, 25-27 March, 2013. Department of Physics, COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Islamabad-Pakistan 3) Ghazanfar Abbas. Development and Electro-chemical Characterization of Low Cost Electrode/Electrolyte for Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Symposium on Hydrogen and Fuel Cells, 09-11 July 2012. Department of Chemistry, Quaid-e-Azam University, Islamabad (Invited Speaker) 4) Ghazanfar Abbas, Rizwan Raza, M.Asharf Chaudhry, M. Ajmal Khan, S. Khalid Imran, Richard Ljungberg, Bin Zhu. Preparation and Characterization of Nanocomposite Anode (Al 0.1 Ni 0.4 Zn 0.5 -GDC) for LTSOFC. 5 th NANOSMAT Conference, 19-22 October, 2010, Reims, France. (Travel Grant Funded by Higher Education Commission, Pakistan) 5) Ghazanfar Abbas, M, Ashraf Chaudhry, Rizwan Raza, M. Ajmal Khan, Bin Zhu. Synthesis and Electrochemical Characterization of New Nano-structured BCFZ Electrode for LTSOFC. Workshop, September 17, 2010, Helsinki, Finland. 6) Ghazanfar Abbas, Rizwan Raza,M, Ashraf Chaudhry, M. Ajmal Khan, Bin Zhu. Electrochemical investigation of nanocomposite mixed metal oxide anode for low temperature solid oxide fuel cell. 9 th ISSFIT International Symposium on Systems with Fast Ionic Transport, 1-5 June 2010, Riga, Latvia. International Conferences Proceedings 1) Ghazanfar Abbas, Rizwan Raza, M. Ajmal Khan, M.Asharf Chaudhr, Bin Zhu, Synthesis, Electrical and Electrochemical Properties of Ba 0.4 Sr 0.6 Co 0.3 Mn 0.7 O 3 δ Cathode for Low Temperature Solid Oxide Fuel Cells. Published in the Proceeding of International Conference on Energy and Sustainability, 27 th April 2013, NED University
of Engineering and Technology, Karachi-Pakistan. 2) Ghazanfar Abbas, Rizwan Raza, M. Ashraf Ch. and B. Zhu, Electrochemical Investigation of Nanocomposite Mixed metal Oxide Anode for Low Temperature Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Published in the Proceeding of 9 th ISSFIT, 1-5 June 2010, Riga (Latvia). 3) Ghazanfar Abbas, Rizwan Raza, M. Ashraf Ch. and B. Zhu, Preparation and Characterization of Nanocomposite anode (Al 0.1 Ni 0.5 Zn 0.4 -GDC) for LTSOFC Published in the Proceeding of 5 th NANOSMAT conference, 19-21 October 2010, Reims, FRANCE, website - www.nanosmat-conference.com 4) Rizwan Raza, Ghazanfar Abbas, Xiaodi Wang, Ying Ma and B. Zhu, The Electrochemical Study of Oxides Coated @Doped Ceria Published in the Proceeding of 9 th ISSFIT, 1-5 June 2010, Riga (Latvia). Projects A start-up project has been submitted to Higher Education Commission, HEC Pakistan titled Development of nanocomposite materials for solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs) RS 0.50m. A project has been submitted to ORIC of COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Islamabad under CIIT Research Grant Program titled Investigation and Characterization of Low Cost Nano-composite Electrodes/Electrolytes for Solid Oxide Fuel Cell (SOFC) RS 0.20m. AWARDS/HOUNORS Young Associate/Scientist selected by Pakistan Academy of Science, Islamabad- Pakistan, May 2013 Research Productivity Award 2011, Pakistan Council of Science and Technology, Islamabad, Category G Sci. I.D. No. 1147) (April 2013) Research Productivity Award for 2012 from COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Islamabad (March 24, 2013) Research Productivity Award for 2011 from COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Islamabad (April 15, 2012) Foreign Supervisor Support under Swedish Energy Agency Project at Royal Institute of Technology, KTH, Stockholm, Sweden, (May 04, 2010 to October 31, 2010).
Higher Education Commission (HEC) Overseas Scholarship at Royal Institute of Technology, KTH, Stockholm, Sweden under International Research Initiative Program (IRSIP) (December 04, 2009 to May 03, 2010) Higher Education Commission (HEC) 5000 Indigenous Fellowship Scheme, Batch- III at Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan (February 01, 2007 to January 31, 2010) Educational Qualification Ph.D. (PHYSICS) 1 st (2007-2013) 459/600 76.50% Bahauddin Zakaryia University, Multan M. PHIL (PHYSICS) 1 st (2003-2006) 615/820 75% University of Agriculture, Faisalabad M. SC (PHYSICS) 1 st (1999-2001) 837/1200 70% University of Agriculture, Faisalabad B. SC (MATH A & B, PHYSICS) 1 st (1997-1999) 527/800 66% Bahauddin Zakaryia University, Multan Training Receipt & Computer Skill Training Course on Testing & Evaluation, and Outcome Base Learning organized by Faculty Development Academy, COMSATS Headquarter, COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Islambad from January 20, 2014 to January 23, 2014. Training Course on Developing Writing Skills organized by Faculty Development Academy, COMSATS Headquarter, COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Islambad from May 13, 2013 to May 30, 2013. A Workshop on Thin Film Deposition and Characterization organized by Department of Physics, COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Islamabad. Held on April 09, 2012 to April 11, 2012 One Day Training Course on Basic Life Support Program (BLSP), COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Islamabad, February 02, 2012 First Pre- Services Training Course, Faculty Development Academy, COMSATS Headquarter, COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Islamabad from October 10, 2011 to November 04, 2011. A course of Safety Measurement of Radiation at NIAB, Faisalabad An Expert in Microsoft Word, Excel, Power Point and Well Awareness of Internet, particularly in the field of Research. Experiences Assistant Professor (TTS), Department of Physics, COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Islamabad. May 14, 2013 to date
Lecturer, Department of Physics, COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Islamabad. December 22, 2011 to May 13, 2013 Visiting Lecturer, University College of Engineering and Agri. Engineering, Bahauddin Zakariya University, BZU, Multan 2008-2009 Research Associate, Lab. Work and class teaching, Department of Physics, COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Islamabad. September 20, 2006 to Dec. 21, 2011 Course Taught Physics Lab-1 PHY108; BPH-1: FALL 2013- CIIT Islamabad Newtonian Mechanics, PHY102; BSM-1: FALL 2013- CIIT Islamabad Applied Physics for Engineers PHY121; EPE-1: FALL 2013- CIIT Islamabad Solid State Physics, PHY350; BEL-6: SUMMER 2013-CIIT Islamabad Physics Lab-1 PHY108; BPH-1: SPRING 2013- CIIT Islamabad Theory of Errors & Research Methodology, PHY363; BPH-6: SPRING 2013- CIIT Islamabad Mechanics and Thermodynamics, PHY100; BEL-1: FALL 2012- CIIT Islamabad Lab Course of Physics-1, PHY100; BEL-1: FALL 2012- CIIT Islamabad Solid State Physics, PHY350; BEL-6: SPRING 2012- CIIT Islamabad Theory of Errors & Research Methodology, PHY363; BPH-6: SPRING 2012- CIIT Islamabad Heat and Thermodynamics, phy103; BPH-2: FALL 2012= CIIT Islamabad Applied Physics, Semester-1 (Agri. Engineering), UCET, BZU Multan (2009) Applied Physics, Semester-2 (Computer Engineering), UCET, BZU Multan (2008) Applied Mechanics, PHY101; BEL-1: FALL 2006 Participation in International/National Conferences ASME 3 rd European Fuel Cell Technology & Application Conference, Held on December 15, 2009 to December 18, 2009, Rome, Italy National Conference on Phase Transformations & Deformation in Engineering Materials, Held on February 08, 2008 to February 09, 2008 at Institute of Advanced Materials, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan International Symposium on Quantum Optics Held on January 09, 2007 to January 11, 2007 at Quantum Optical Centre of COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Islamabad, Pakistan. International School on Surface, Thin Films, Nanostructures and Applications Held on October 27, 2006 to November 01, 2006 at COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Lahore, Pakistan. International Mini Symposium on Surface, Thin Films, Nanostructures and Applications Held on November 02, 2006 to November 03, 2006 at COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Islamabad, Pakistan. (HEC Auditorium)
References Prof. Dr. Muhammad Ashraf Chaudhry, Professor/Chairman, Department of Physics, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan E-mail: shaifo313@gmail.com Cell# +923336101668, Bin Zhu, PhD Associate Professor, Professor Candidate Director of the GETT-KTH fuel cell lab Coordinator for EC NANOCOFC network www.nanocofc.org Department of Energy Technology, Brinellvagen 68 Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), S-100 44 STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN E-mail: binzhu@kth.se Office: +46-87907403 Cell: +46-736006613 Fax: +46-8 20 41 61 Personal Detail Father s Name : Gul Muhammad Date of Birth : October 20, 1979 Nationality : Pakistani Domicile : Jhang (Punjab) Religion : Islam N.I.C. No. : 33203-1467044-7 Passport No. : AY 1010442 Marital Status : Married Permanent Address : Nawan Shahr Shorkot City, Ward No. 18, Mohallah Abbaspura, Street No. 7, Mian Street, Tehsil Shorkot, District Jhang