Department of Chemistry

Dr. Sana Ahmad

Sana Ahmad
Sana Ahmad

Assistant Professor(TTS)
Department of Chemistry
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Experience

  • Tenured Associate Professor, Lahore College For Women University, Lahore since 30th December 2020.
  • Assistant Professor, Lahore College for Women University, Lahore (November 2011-December 2020)
  • Assistant Professor, School of Physical Sciences, University of the Punjab, Lahore. (December 2010 to October 2011).

Honor and Awards

  • 1st position in B.Sc. (Hons.) in University of the Punjab, Lahore. (Session 2000-2003)
  • Merit scholarship from University of the Punjab, Lahore. (2003)
  • Talent Forming Scholarship from Higher Education Commission (2004)
  • 2nd position in M.Sc. (Hons.) in University of the Punjab, Lahore. (Session 2004-2006)
  • Overseas PhD scholarship for France from Higher Education Commission (2006-2010)
  • 3rd position in Master 2 in Chemistry, Nanosciences and Molecular Chemistry (University Bordeaux 1, France)
  • Selected by PIEAS, HEC and Lindau Council to attend 65th Lindau Nobel Laureates Meeting in Lindau, Germany.

Memberships

  • Member of The Chemical Society of Pakistan
  • Member of the Chemical Society, Lahore College for Women University, Lahore.

Graduate Students / Postdocs /Undergraduate Students/ Honour Students

Year

Degree

Student name

In process

PhD

Azra Jalal

In process

PhD

Amina Yaseen

2021

MS

Attiqa Fayyaz

Hareem Shehzadi

Sara Maryam

Shania Saleem

Sumaira Sattar

 

BS

Ambreen Zahra

Hira Maqbool

Saira Arif

2020

MS

Amna Riaz

Andleeb Tariq

Wajeeha Fatima

BS

Bushra Parveen

Mamoona

Tehreem Liaqat

2019

MS

 

 

 

Javaria Jalal

Iqra Hamid

Iqra Younas

 

BS

Humna Younas

Sehrish

Eesha Tahir

 

2018

MS

 

 

Amina Yasin

Saba Altaf

Hummara Shafat

 

 

BS

Fatma Saleem

Sumaira Sattar

Saba Naz

Jawairia Muqaddas

2017

MS

Arfa Saeed

Saira Batool

 

 

 

BS

Javaria Javed

Iqra Hamid

Iqra Younas

Farah

Bushra Sharf

2016

MS

 

 

Khizra Yasin

Irum Haider

Rabia Khalid

 

 

BS

 

 

Amna Aslam

Mehwish Kiran

Aniqa Ishaq

Sabahat Nawaz

Ujala Aslam

2015

MS

 

 

 

Iqra Zubair Awan

Anam Nazir

Almas Andeel

Farkhanda Latif

 

 

BS

 

 

 

Sadaf Shehzadi

Arfa Saeed

Saira Batool

Maria Mushtaq

Atiqa Sundas

 

 

 

MSc

Maria Mushtaq

Mamoona Shaheen

 

2014

MS

Aamna Ashraf

Khushnood Yasin

 

 

BS

 

Gull Lala

Sana Khaliq

Rahat Noreen

Salaha Zulfiqar

2013

MS

 

 

 

Shireen Fatima

Qurat-ul-Ain

Fatima Khalil

Mehwish Manzoor

 

 

BS

Maria Amjad

Anam Nazir

Almas Andeel

2012

BS

Afsheen

Aamna Ashraf

Khushnood Yasin

Sonia Yasin


Service Activity

  • Teaching at BS, MS and PhD level
  • Supervision of research projects
  • Curriculum development
  • Facilitator for Active Citizens Program
  • Coordinator for BS 2 (Section A)
  • Performing other departmental duties like admissions, examinations, preparation of reports etc.  

Brief Statement of Research Interest

Synthesis and characterization of organic-inorganic hybrid materials, nanomaterials, nanoparticles, Photocatalysis, Adsorption, Degradation of pesticides and other harmful compounds

Publications

  • Khalil, F.: Yaqub, M.: Ahmad, S.: Batool, M.: Tabassum, S.: Siddiqi, S. A.: Shah, A. T. Journal of the Iranian Chemical Society, 2021, 18:1035–1041
  • Ahmad, S.: Yasin, A. Arabian Journal of Chemistry, 2020, 13(11), 8481-8488
  • Ahmad, S.: Saeed, A. Journal of Chemistry 2019, 1-6
  • Shah, A., T.; Quratul Ain, Chaudhry, A. A.; Ahmad, S.; Zarif, F.; Siddiqi, S. A.; Qasim, S.; Görke, O.; Khan, A. S.; Rehman, I. Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids, 2018, 279, 1-8
  • Ahmad, S.: Yasin, K. Journal of the Chemical Society of Pakistan, 2018, 40 (3), 447- 456
  • Ahmad, S.: Yasin, K.: Shah, A. T. Journal of the Chemical Society of Pakistan, 2018, 40 (1), 95-100
  • Ahmad, S.: Nazir, A.; Hussain, T. Journal of Chemistry, 2017, Vol 2017, Article ID 7408972, 5 pages
  • Shah, A.T.; Ahmad, S.; Khan, M. F.; Li, B.; Shahzad, K. Arabian Journal of Chemistry, 2016, 9, 537-541 (Impact factor 3.1)
  • Ahmad, S.; Ashraf, A.; International Journal of Chemical Studies, 2016, 4(5), 98-105
  • Ahmad, S.; Andeel, A. Yasin, K. IOSR Journal of Applied Chemistry, 2016, 9(11), 75-80
  • Shah, A. T.; Qurat-ulAin; Chaudhry, A. A.; Khan A. F.; Iqbal, B.; Ahmad, S.; Siddiqi, S. A.; Rehman, I. Journal of Materials Science, 2015, 50, 1794-1804 (Impact factor 2.3)
  • Hussain, T.; Munir, H.; Mujahid, A.; Farooq, M. U.; Shehzad, K.; Shah, A. T.; Ahmad, S.; Asghar, M. T. Sensor Letters, 2014, 12(11), 1682-1687
  • Ahmad, S.; Jousseaume, B.; Toupance, T.; Babot, O.; Brötz, J.; Labrugère, C.; Campet, G.; “A new route towards nanoporous TiO2 as powders or thin films from the thermal treatment of titanium-based hybrid materials”, Dalton Transactions, 2012, 41, 292-299 (Impact Factor 4.097)
  • Ahmad, S.; Day, S. S.; Jousseaume, B.; Toupance, T., “Linear or cross-shaped di(cyclopentadienyltitanium) compounds with aryl or heteroaryl spacers”, Dalton Transactions, 2011, 40, 457-462 (Impact Factor 4.097)
  • Ahmad, S.; Jousseaume, B.; Laurent, S.; Toupance, T.; Zakri, C., “Self-assembled titanium-based hybrids with cyclopentadienyl-titanium network bonding”, Chemical Communications, 2011, 47, 5001-5003 (Impact Factor 6.718)

Research Grants and Contracts.

1. “An aerosol route for the synthesis of TiO2 nanoparticles for uses in dye sensitized solar cells”.
Donor agency: Higher Education Commission (Duration: 9 Months) Completed
2. “Preparation of mesoporous titanium dioxide as powders and thin films”
Donor agency: University of the Punjab, Lahore. (Duration: 1 Year) Completed