Dr. Muhammad Akhyar Farrukh

Biography

Dr. M. Akhyar Farrukh completed his B.Sc (Hons) in Chemistry and M.Sc in Physical Chemistry with first class with first positions in both examinations. He has been duly awarded THREE GOLD MEDALS for the best student of the Faculty of Science of the University. He did his Ph.D in the field of Physical Chemistry in 2003 and completed his first Postdoctoral research on Surface Chemistry/Catalysis in 2007 in Brazil and second on Nanotechnology in 2010 in Malaysia on a fellowship awarded by TWAS, Italy. He has been awarded “Young Chemist Award” by International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC), USA in Italy in 2007 and nominated by World Association of Young Scientists (WAYS) as a delegate to participate in the World Science Form in Hungary in 2007 and 2009. He participated as a representative of Pakistan in the first Assembly of the UNESCO-affiliated WAYS in Morocco in 2004 and other international conferences in Brazil, Italy, Germany, Spain, Malaysia and Uruguay sponsored by UNESCO, IUPAC, TWAS, WAYS and PSF. He is a member of eight national/international professional bodies. He is on the editorial board of the four international journals. He has also been approved by the Higher Education Commission as a Ph.D supervisor and is included in the directory of “Productive Scientists of Pakistan”, 2005 and 2007.

Research Interest

Nanotechnology: Synthesis of nanomaterials and thin films, Catalysis and mechanisms of organic/inorganic reactions of biological interest, Kinetics of electron transfer reactions between transition metal complexes