Irshad Hussain
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Irshad Hussain | |
|---|---|
| Born | |
| Nationality | Pakistan |
| Alma mater | Quaid-i-Azam University, Pakistan, University of Liverpool, UK |
| Awards | Gold Medal in Chemistry (2004) Pakistan Academy of Sciences, Professor Atta-ur-Rehman Gold Medal,, 2007 |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Chemistry, Materials science, and Nanotechnology |
| Institutions | Lahore 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
- 2007: Professor Atta-ur-Rehman Gold Medal in chemistry.
- 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[6]
- 2014: Fellow of the Chemical Society of Pakistan
- 2016: Charles Wallace visiting fellow at University of Cambridge
References
- ^ "Dr. Irshad Hussain | LUMS". lums.edu.pk. Retrieved 2017-08-17.
- ^ Manager, IT. "Dr. Irshad Hussain". uspcase.uetpeshawar.edu.pk. Retrieved 2017-08-17.
- ^ "CV at LUMS" (PDF).
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ "BS Chemical Engineering". LUMS. 2017-07-14. Retrieved 2017-08-17.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "SBASSE Faculty Receives Research Productivity Awards 2016–17". LUMS. 2017-04-11. Retrieved 2017-08-17.