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==Awards and positions==
==Awards and positions==
* 2005-Present, regular recipient of Research Productivity (RPA) Award each year by PCST, [[Ministry of Science and Technology (Pakistan)]] <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.most.gov.pk/|title=Ministry of Science and Technology-News|last=|first=|date=|website=|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=}}</ref>
* 2016: [[Charles Wallace Hunt|Charles Wallace]] visiting fellow at [[University of Cambridge]]<ref name=":0" />
* 2016: [[Charles Wallace Hunt|Charles Wallace]] visiting fellow at [[University of Cambridge]]<ref name=":0" />
* 2014: Gold Medal in Chemistry by [[Pakistan Academy of Sciences]].
* 2014: Chair of National Nanotech Foresight Committee constituted by Pakistan Council for Science and Technology (PCST)<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://lums.edu.pk/news/general-news/sbasse-faculty-receives-research-productivity-awards-2016-17|title=SBASSE Faculty Receives Research Productivity Awards 2016–17|date=2017-04-11|work=LUMS|access-date=2017-08-17|language=en}}</ref>
* 2014: Chair of National Nanotech Foresight Committee constituted by Pakistan Council for Science and Technology (PCST)<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://lums.edu.pk/news/general-news/sbasse-faculty-receives-research-productivity-awards-2016-17|title=SBASSE Faculty Receives Research Productivity Awards 2016–17|date=2017-04-11|work=LUMS|access-date=2017-08-17|language=en}}</ref>
* 2013: Fellow of the [[Chemical Society of Pakistan]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.chemicalsocietyofpakistan.com/downloads/CSPfellows.pdf|title=CSP Pakistan|last=Huassain|first=Irshad|date=|website=|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=Aug 22, 2017}}</ref>
* 2007: [[Atta-ur-Rahman (chemist)|Professor Atta-ur-Rehman]] Gold Medal in chemistry.<ref name=":0" />
* 2007: [[Atta-ur-Rahman (chemist)|Professor Atta-ur-Rehman]] Gold Medal in chemistry.<ref name=":0" />
* 2001-2005, PhD fellowship award by Ministry of Science & Technology, Govt. of Pakistan, to study in UK<ref name=":1" />
* 2001-2005, PhD fellowship award by Ministry of Science & Technology, Govt. of Pakistan, to study in UK<ref name=":1" />


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Irshad Hussain
Dr. Hussain at National Science Conference, Pakistan
Born
NationalityPakistan
Alma materQuaid-i-Azam University, Pakistan, University of Liverpool, UK
AwardsGold Medal in Chemistry (2004) Pakistan Academy of Sciences, Professor Atta-ur-Rehman Gold Medal,2007
Scientific career
FieldsChemistry, Materials science, and Nanotechnology
InstitutionsLahore University of Management Sciences

Irshad Hussain is a Pakistani chemist and one of the founders of nanotechnology in Pakistan. He is an associate professor of chemistry at Lahore University of Management Sciences and professor in the Faculty of Renewable Energy Engineering of the US–Pakistan Center for Advanced Studies in Energy at the University of Engineering and Technology, Peshawar.[1][2][3][4]

Research

The focus of his research is on the synthesis of metal base nanoparticles and nanoclusters for for various applications such as in the field of energy and medicine. His work is marked as foundation for the size and shape controlled synthesis of monodispersed gold nanoparticles.[5]

Awards and positions

References

  1. ^ a b c "Dr. Irshad Hussain | LUMS". lums.edu.pk. Retrieved 2017-08-17.
  2. ^ Manager, IT. "Dr. Irshad Hussain". uspcase.uetpeshawar.edu.pk. Retrieved 2017-08-17.
  3. ^ a b "CV at LUMS" (PDF). {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  4. ^ "BS Chemical Engineering". LUMS. 2017-07-14. Retrieved 2017-08-17.
  5. ^ Hussain, Irshad; Graham, Susan; Wang, Zhenxin; Tan, Bien; Sherrington, David C.; Rannard, Steven P.; Cooper, Andrew I.; Brust, Mathias (2005-11-01). "Size-Controlled Synthesis of Near-Monodisperse Gold Nanoparticles in the 1−4 nm Range Using Polymeric Stabilizers". Journal of the American Chemical Society. 127 (47): 16398–16399. doi:10.1021/ja055321v. ISSN 0002-7863.
  6. ^ "SBASSE Faculty Receives Research Productivity Awards 2016–17". LUMS. 2017-04-11. Retrieved 2017-08-17.

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