• 11-04-2022 – till date: Tenured Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, COMSATS University Islamabad, Abbottabad Campus
• 21-12-2012  to 10-04-2022: Assistant professor at  COMSATS University Islamabad Abbottabad Campus
• 16-01-2012
  – 20-12-2012: Assistant professor as IPFP at Nanoscience and Technology  Division, National Centre for Physics, Quaid-e-Azam University Campus Islamabad

Synthesis and characterization of powders/thin
films/composites as sunlight absorber materials for applications in Adsorption
Assisted Photocatalysis, solar cells and photoluminescence.

• COMSATS research productivity award RPA for the year 2017
• COMSATS research productivity award RPA for the year 2016
• COMSATS research productivity award RPA for the year 2015
• COMSATS research productivity award RPA for the year 2014
• COMSATS research productivity award RPA for the year 2013
• 6 months scholarship for studies in Austria under International Research Support Initiative Program
  (IRSIP) of Higher Education Commission (HEC) of Pakistan
• PhD studies scholarship of Higher Education Commission (HEC) of Pakistan under Indigenous
  5000 Fellowships Program
• First position in MSc at Govt. Post Graduate College Abbottabad, Pakistan
• Bronze Medal in BSc at Army Burn Hall College for Girls, Abbottabad, Pakistan

PhD Supervision 

1. Thin film solar cells based on semiconducting bismuth sulphide and quantum dot heterojunctions (Tanzeela Fazal) PhD (Completed) Department of Chemistry, COMSATS University Islamabad, Abbottabad Campus  (Co-Supervised)
2. Novel derivatives of spinel aluminate nanopowders and their optical properties (Farkhanda Shahid) PhD (Completed) Department of Chemistry,  COMSATS University Islamabad, Abbottabad Campus (Supervised)
3. Synthesis and characterization of transition metals and lanthanides-based coordination polymers and investigation of their catalytic properties (Adimula, Vincent Olubaderin) CIIT-TWAS PG fellow (Completed) (Supervisor in Pakistan)
4. Exploration of the Physical Properties of Kesterite Thin Films Modified by Alkali Metal Cations for Sunlight Harvesting, (Warda Shahzad)  Department of Chemistry,  COMSATS University Islamabad, Abbottabad Campus (Supervised) (In progress)
5. (Afsah Saleem) Department of Chemistry, COMSATS University Islamabad, Abbottabad Campus (Supervised) (In progress)
6. (Anwar Shah)  Department of Chemistry, COMSATS University Islamabad, Abbottabad Campus (Supervised) (In progress).

MS Supervision

1. Waste Water Treatment Using a High Surface Area Adsorbent and Photocatalyst Mg2+(1-x)Al3+2O2-4 (x=Ni2+,Co2+,Cu2+) Synthesized by Co-precipitation Method (Safia Sultana) MS, Department of Chemistry,  COMSATS University Islamabad, Abbottabad Campus, 2014.
2. Adsorption assisted photocatalysis on carbon based magnetic adsorbents (Mehwish Afzia) MS  Department of Chemistry, COMSATS University Islamabad, Abbottabad Campus, 2014.
3. Formation of Fe3+ and Se2- doped Bi2S3 thin films for sunlight harvesting by wet methods (Seema Wafee) MS  Department of Chemistry, COMSATS University Islamabad, Abbottabad Campus, 2015.
4. Synthesis and characterization of transition metal doped NiFe2O4 for adsorption assisted photocatalysis (Muhammad Ahsan Tariq) MS: Department of Chemistry,  COMSATS University Islamabad, Abbottabad Campus, 2017.
5. Synthesis and Characterization of Metal Doped Cobalt Oxide-Carbon Nanotube Composites for Adsorption Assisted Photocatalysis (Muhammad Fida) MS: Department of Chemistry,  COMSATS University Islamabad, Abbottabad Campus, 2017.
6. Metal Oxide-Chitosane-graphene oxide composites for adsorption assisted photocatalysis (Ayesha Ashfaq), MS: Department of Chemistry,  COMSATS University Islamabad, Abbottabad Campus,  2018.
7. Structural Thermal, Optical and Morphological Properties of Na+ and K+ Doped Spinel Magnesium Aluminate (Waleed Khursheed) MS: Department of Chemistry,  COMSATS University Islamabad, Abbottabad Campus, 2018.
8. Visible Light Driven Photocatalysis based on Alkaline Earth Metal Zirconates Perovskite/Graphene Oxide Composite for Wastewater Treatment (Warda Shahzad) MS: Department of Chemistry, COMSATS University Islamabad, Abbottabad Campus, 2019.
9. Metal Doped Manganese Dioxide Reinforced CNTs Composite for Adsorption Assisted Photocatalysis Under Visible Light (Arooj Mehtab Abbasi) MS: Department of Chemistry, COMSATS University Islamabad, Abbottabad Campus, 2019.
10. Synthesis and Characterization of Mixed Metal Cation Doped Derivatives of Spinel Magnesium Aluminates (Qurat-ul-Ain) MS: Department of Chemistry, COMSATS University Islamabad, Abbottabad Campus, 2019.
11. Deposition and Characterization of NixSy, Thin Films and their Transition Metal Doped Derivatives for Solar Cell Applications (Junaid Younus) MS: Department of Chemistry, COMSATS University Islamabad, Abbottabad Campus.
12. A Comparative Study of Effects of Fe3+ Substitution on Physical Properties of Mixed Metal Alkaline Earth Aluminates (Sani Zahra)  MS: Department of Chemistry, COMSATS University Islamabad, Abbottabad Campus.
13. Low Temperature Synthesis and Physical Properties of Cr3+ Doped Mixed Metal Alkaline Earth Aluminate Nanopowders (Abid Ur Rehman Chaudary) MS: Department of Chemistry, COMSATS University Islamabad, Abbottabad Campus.
14. Doping and Optimizing Physical Properties of SrSnO3 Perovskite Nanomaterials for Adsorption Assisted Visible Light Photocatalysis (Shafia Kanwal)  MS: Department of Chemistry, COMSATS University Islamabad, Abbottabad Campus.
15. Synthesis of Doped Cuprite Naopowders and their Applications in dye removal by Adsorption (Shazma Abdul Raheem) MS: Department of Chemistry, COMSATS University Islamabad, Abbottabad Campus.
16. Synthesis, Characterization and Dye Adsorption Studies on Transition Metal Doped Magnesia (Irum Naseer) MS: Department of Chemistry, COMSATS University Islamabad, Abbottabad Campus.
17. Optimization of Deposition Conditions for Alkaline Earth Zirconium Sulphide Perovskites AeZrS3(Ae=Ca2+, Sr2+, Ba2+) Thin Films   (Areej Fatima) MS: Department of Chemistry, COMSATS University Islamabad, Abbottabad Campus.
18. Photocatalytic Degradation of the Model Drug under Visible Light by Using Transition Metal Doped SnS2 Thin Films  (Kainat Waqar Lodhi) MS: Department of Chemistry, COMSATS University Islamabad, Abbottabad Campus.
19. Fabrication of Transition Metal Doped CuS Thin Films for the Visible Light Degradation of a Model Drug (Summaiya Bashir) MS: Department of Chemistry, COMSATS University Islamabad, Abbottabad Campus.
20. Synthesis and Characterization of Alkaline Earth Metal Aluminates for Applications in Atmospheric Water Harvesting (Iqra Azhar) MS: Department of Chemistry, COMSATS University Islamabad, Abbottabad Campus.
21. Moisture Harvesting on Transition Metal Doped ZnFe2O4 Spinel Ferrites (Muhammad Ehtesham) MS: Department of Chemistry, COMSATS University Islamabad, Abbottabad Campus.
22. Atmospheric Water Harvesting on Doped Spinel Magnesium Aluminate Derivatives (Afsah Saleem) MS: Department of Chemistry, COMSATS University Islamabad, Abbottabad Campus.
23. Doped Derivatives of CoS Thin Films Deposited by Aqueous Chemical Bath Method for Solar Cell Applications (Tooba Imtiaz)  MS: Department of Chemistry, COMSATS University Islamabad, Abbottabad Campus.
24. Light Emitting and Absorbing Properties of Ni2+ , Mn2+ Doped and Co-doped Spinel Magnesium Aluminate (Zainab Sahfique)  MS: Department of Chemistry, COMSATS University Islamabad, Abbottabad Campus.
25. Graphene Oxide-Metal Organic Framework Composites for Atmospheric Water Harvesting (Muhammad Saeed ul Hassan)  MS: Department of Chemistry, COMSATS University Islamabad, Abbottabad Campus.
26. Structural and Optical Properties of Transition Metal Dopped Sn2S3 Thin Films (Mishal Hanif) MS: Department of Chemistry, COMSATS University Islamabad, Abbottabad Campus.
27. Photocatalytic Degradation of Model Drug by Using Transition Metal Dopped Manganese Sulfide Thin Film,  (Syeda Maryam Naqvi) MS: Department of Chemistry, COMSATS University Islamabad, Abbottabad Campus.
28. Moisture Adsorption Studies on Transition Metal Dopped MOFs for Applications in Atmospheric Water Harvesting (Momina Aziz) MS: Department of Chemistry, COMSATS University Islamabad, Abbottabad Campus.
29. Formulation of alumina based pigments by reprocessing waste aluminum foil (Sabreena) MS: Department of Chemistry, COMSATS University Islamabad, Abbottabad Campus.
30. Synthesis of FexSy thin films for photocatalytic degradation of model antibiotic (Noor Ul Iman) MS: Department of Chemistry, COMSATS University Islamabad, Abbottabad Campus.
31. Maham Mushtaq MS: Department of Chemistry, COMSATS University Islamabad, Abbottabad Campus (Supervised) 2025.
32. Shaista Mariam MS: Department of Chemistry, COMSATS University Islamabad, Abbottabad Campus (Supervised) 2025.

BS/MPhil/MS Co-supervision:

1. Design and Development of Carbon Based Radar Absorbing Structures (Mateen Tariq, Afzaal Ashraf) BS, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Institute of Space Technology, Islamabad. (Project head at National Centre for Physics) 2012
2. Synthesis and investigation of photoluminescence properties of MgAl₂O₄: TM²⁺ (Cu²⁺, Co²⁺, Ni²⁺) nanomaterials synthesized by sol-gel method (Kiran Kanwal) MPhil, Department of Physics, Federal Urdu University of Arts, Science and Technology, Islamabad. (Project head at National Centre for Physics) 2012.
3. Synthesis and characterization of Sb₂S₃ thin films for solar cell applications (Saima Mushtaq) MPhil, Department of Physics, Federal Urdu University of Arts, Science and Technology, Islamabad. (Project head at National Centre for Physics) 2012.
4. Potocatalytic degradation of methyl orange using visible light Sb₂S₃ photocatalyst (Muhammad Muneeb) MPhil, Department of Chemistry, Hazara University Mansehra. (Project head at COMSATS) 2013.
5. Use of silica based adsorbents for adsorption assited photocatalysis (Afshan Kanwal) MS  Department of Chemistry, COMSATS University Islamabad, Abbottabad Campus (co-Supervised) 2015.
6. Interaction of a model hydrophobic drug with ionic surfactant (Sara Qamar) MS: Department of Chemistry,  COMSATS University Islamabad, Abbottabad Campus (co-Supervised) 2015.
7. Studies on synthesis, photocatalytic activities and mechanism of TiO2 doped with Mn+2 and Co+2 (Aaranda Arooj) MS: Department of Chemistry,  COMSATS University Islamabad, Abbottabad Campus (co-Supervised) 2017.
8. Properties optimization of spinel magnesium ferrites through doping of metal ions for various applications (Gul Rehman) MS: Department of Chemistry,  COMSATS University Islamabad, Abbottabad Campus (co-Supervised) 2017.
9. Functionalization of silica particles and spectroscopic studies of their interaction with model pollutants (Farishta Shafiq) MS: Department of Chemistry,  COMSATS University Islamabad, Abbottabad Campus (co-Supervised) 2017.
10. Adsorption assisted photocatalytic properties of magnesium aluminum layered double hydroxide (MgAl-LDHs) and their doped derivatives (Mohsin Danish) MS: Department of Chemistry,  COMSATS University Islamabad, Abbottabad Campus (co-Supervised) 2017.
11. Tuning Nickel Spinel Ferrites using Metal Ions as Dopants for Potential Applications in Electrical and Magnetic Devices (Saba Khalid) MS: Department of Chemistry, COMSATS University Islamabad, Abbottabad Campus (Co-Supervised) 2019.
12. Synthesis of Co-doped NiFe2O4 and Investigation of their Electrical and Magnetic Properties (Kanwal Shahzadi) MS: Department of Chemistry, COMSATS University Islamabad, Abbottabad Campus (Co-Supervised) 2020.
13. Pysicochemical Studies of Silica-Graphene Oxides Composite for Drug Delivery Applications (Suman Zahra)  MS: Department of Chemistry, COMSATS University Islamabad, Abbottabad Campus (co-Supervised) 2021.
14. Multivariate Optimization of Lead Removal from Wastewater through Functionalized Activated Carbon (Tabinda Ahmad)  MS: Department of Chemistry, COMSATS University Islamabad, Abbottabad Campus (co-Supervised) 2021
15. Preconcentration of Cobalt through Functionalized Silica Gel Based Solid Phase Extraction and its Determination using Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy (Sabahat malik) MS: Department of Chemistry, COMSATS University Islamabad, Abbottabad Campus (co-Supervised) 2021
16. Optical and Magnetic Performance of Binary Metal Doped Cobalt Oxide Nanoparticle (Mah Noor Zahoor) MS: Department of Chemistry, COMSATS University Islamabad, Abbottabad Campus (co-Supervised) 2022
17. Tuning the physical properties of Chitosan by metal oxides (Samar Akram) MS: Department of Chemistry, COMSATS University Islamabad, Abbottabad Campus (co-Supervised) 2025.