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Dr. Noor Samad Shah

Associate Professor
Area of Interest: Material Chemistry
Email: noorsamad@cuiatd.edu.pk
Phone: +92-992-383591-5
 
Academics/ Degrees

PhD, Physical Chemistry, 2013, National Centre of Excellence in Physical Chemistry, University of Peshawar.

 
Profile/Bio
  1. Associate Professor – Chemistry (March 29, 2024-present), COMSATS University Islamabad, Abbottabad Campus
  2. Associate Professor – Environmental Sciences (May 22. 2023-March 28, 2024), COMSATS University Islamabad, Vehari Campus
  3. Assistant Professor – Environmental Sciences (September 07, 2015-May 21, 2023), COMSATS University Islamabad, Vehari Campus
  4. Assistant Professor – Chemistry (March 04, 2014-September 04, 2015), Institute of Chemical Sciences, University of Swat
  5. MS leading to PhD, National Centre of Excellence in Physical Chemistry, University of Peshawar (January 07, 2007 to December 13, 2013)
 
 
Students Supervised

BS Projects Supervised:

01

Abrar Shabbir

Photochemical degradation of norfloxacin using Bi 3+ and Fe2+ co-doped ZnO with addition of HSO 5–

BS

Supervisor

Completed, 2018

02

Muhammad Junaid

Removal of Methylene Blue and Congo Red

Dyes from Wastewater Using Zerovalent

Manganese Assisted Phoenix dactylifera Biochar

BS

 

Supervisor

 

Completed, 2019

03

Humna Irshad

Decontamination of Ciprofloxacin Using Nano

Zero valent. Copper: Kinetics, Influencing

Factors, and Degradation Pathways

BS

 

Supervisor

 

Completed, 2021

04

Tahlil Amjad

Oxidative removal of congo-red dye by using UV-C H2O2 and UV-C/TiO2

BS

Supervisor

Completed, 2021

05

Rana Umair Asad

Photolytic degradation of congo-red dye using different catalyzed peroxides-based oxidative pathways

BS

Supervisor

Completed, 2023

06

Fatima Riaz

Photolytic degradation of congo-red dye: Effects of peroxide and UV light intensity

BS

Supervisor

Completed, 2022

07

Fatima Irfan Bajwa

Effectiveness of date palm biochar for removal of nitrates and phosphates from grey water

BS

Supervisor

Completed, 2022

MS students supervised:

01

Ala Ditta Rizwan

Development of Low Cost Hydroxyl Radical

Based Oxidation Technologies for Treatment

of Ciprofloxacin Contaminated Water

MS

Supervisor

Completed, 2016

 

02

 

Muhammad Ilyas

Kinetic and Mechanism Investigation of

Oxidation and Reduction Processes for Removal

of Congo red Dye from Textile Industries

Effluents

 

MS

 

Supervisor

 

Completed, 2016

 

03

 

 Muhammad Sajid

Decontamination of Ciprofloxacin Using Nano

Zerovalent Manganese: Kinetics, Influencing

Factors, and Degradation Pathways

 

MS

 

Supervisor

 

Completed, 2018

04

 

Abdul Jabbar

Solar Light Driven Transition Metals Co-doped ZnO

Nanoparticles Synthesis for Photochemical

Degradation of Norfloxacin With the addition of

S2O82–

MS

Supervisor

Completed, 2019

05

 

Naveed Gohar

Development of Nano Zerovalent Zinc for Remediation of

Chlorpyrifos from Water with the Addition of Persulfate

MS

Supervisor

Completed, 2020

 

06

 

Sidra Arshad

Deep Eutectic Solvent-Mediated Synthesis of

Ceria Nanoparticles with the Enhanced Yield

for Photocatalytic Degradation of Flumequine

under UV-C

 

MS

 

Supervisor

 

Completed, 2021

 

07

Asma Nawaz

Role of Activated Carbon and Nano-zerovalent

Manganese in Enhancing Efficiency of

Hydroxyapatite-alginate Beads for Cd2+ Removal

from Aqueous Solutions

 

MS

 

Supervisor

 

Completed, 2021

08

Abdul Quddous

Synthesis of Date Palm Root Biochar Composite With Nanozerovalent Manganese for Removal of Brilliant Green Dye from Aqueous Solution

MS

Supervisor

Completed, 2022

 

09

 

Sabiha Siddique

Oxidative Removal of Sumifix Yellow dye using UV-C/H2O2 and UV-C/TiO2

 

MS

 

Supervisor

Completed, 2022

 

10

 

Iqra Aslam

Effective Removal of Congo Red Dye from

Wastewater by using Date Palm Stem Biochar and

its Nanocomposite with Mn0

 

MS

 

Supervisor

 

Completed, 2023

PhD students supervised:

 

  01

 

 Gohar Zaman

Synthesis of metal oxide biochar for effective degradation of pharmaceutical pollutants under irradiation

PhD, Tianjin University,  China

Co-supervisor

In-Process

02

Abdul Jabbar

Synthesis of sludge biochar composite ferrites for degradation of azo dyes

PhD, CUI-Vehari

Co-supervisor

In-Process

03

Muhammad Rizwan

Synthesis of sludge biochar composite metal oxides for degradation of selected antibiotics

PhD, CUI-Vehari

Co-supervisor

In-Process

04

Suriayya Sham

 

Adsorptive and photocatalytic degradation of dyes contaminated water using different metals doped ferrites: Synergistic role of metal doping and peroxide

PhD, Women University, Bagh

Co-supervisor

In-Process