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Dr. Humaira Shahzad

Ph.D , South Korea (2014) in Inorganic Chemistry
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Dr Humaira Shahzad is lecturer at the Institute of Chemical Sciences, University of Peshawar, Pakistan. She has completed her PhD degree in Chemistry (specialization in Superfunctional materials) from Chemistry department, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), South Korea. She has also completed Post-doctoral studies from Department of Environmental Engineering, Kyungpook National University, South Korea. She has published seven research papers in high impact factor journals (impact factor is 36.6) and others are in pipeline. She has a strong background in fabrication of graphene based nanomaterials and its environmental applications. She has remained as convener, invited speaker, organizer and participant of various seminars and workshops. She received XIXth Star Award and qualified honorable mention in SAP prestigious profile book titled “GALAXIES OF WHO’S WHO IN PAKISTAN 2008”. She has nominated by HEC from Pakistan and subsequently selected to participate in the 59th Meeting of Nobel Laureates in Lindau, Germany (dedicated to Chemistry) in 2009.

Fields of Research Interest:

Synthesis: graphene, pervoskite materials, semiconductors, nanomaterials, microhydrogels, metal organic frameworks.

Environmental/Analyical Chemistry: CO2 adsorption, photocatalysis, water remediation

Supramolecular Chemistry: molecular self-assembly, molecular recognition, host-guest chemistry.

Chemical Biology: bio-molecule Sensing, e.g. nucleotides, nucleic acids.

Inorganic Chemistry: Coordinated polymers; Synthesis, Characterization and Crystallography.

Awards and Honors:

  • Nobel Laureates Meeting: Nominated by HEC Pakistan and selected to participate in the 59th Meeting of Nobel Laureates in Lindau, Germany (Chemistry), 2009.
  • NRPU(1) 2017 Grant Recipient: Awarded funding for a project titled “Graphene-based RE-doped PANI Nanofibres for Improved Photovoltaic Performance of Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells (DSSC)”.
  • NRPU(2) 2017 Grant Recipient : Co-PI of NRPU 2017 project entitled “Self Assembled Sulfur Functionalized Graphene Oxides and Their Interaction with Thiol Network”.
  • International Recognition: Recipient of HEC Travel Grant for participation in GNN 2019 international conference at Bangkok, Thailand.
  • BK21 Fellowship: Awarded by the Ministry of Education, South Korea, for outstanding Ph.D. performance.
  • Teaching Excellence: Recognized for contributions to the academic growth of students, supervising multiple M.Phil., Ph.D., and M.Sc. projects in diverse interdisciplinary fields.
  • Publications: Authored 27 peer-reviewed publications with a total impact factor of 130, covering topics in nanomaterials, energy, and environmental sustainability.
  • Life member of the Chemical Society of Pakistan, since 2016.

Projects/ Award /Grants

  • PI, “Graphene based RE-doped PANI nanofibers for improved photovoltaic performance of the dye sensitized solar cells (DSSC)” Project No. 7737/KPK/NRPU/R&D/HEC/2017, Grant: PKR. 3,866,403, Duration: 3 years, Sponsored by: Higher Education Commission (Pakistan).
  • Co-PI, “Fabrication of Self Assembled Sulfur Functionalized Graphene Oxides and Their Interaction with Thiol Network” Project No. 9076/ KPK/NRPU/R&D/HEC/2017.Grant: PKR. 4,023,102. Duration: 3 years, Sponsored by: Higher Education Commission (Pakistan).

Book Chapters

  • Water Remediation by G/GO-Based Photocatalyst. 2019. DOI: 10.5772/intechopen.85144.
  • Controllable Growth and Application of BiOX Photocatalysis. 2025. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-443-23861-1.00006-7.

Publications:

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  1. Seema H., Fouzia K., Khan S., Licheng P., Sayyad M., Shahab A., Idris A.M. Polyaniline- Cerium oxide (PANI-CeO2) nanocomposite coated reduce graphene oxide for transparent films as counter electrodes for dye-sensitized solar cells. InorganicChem Commun., 2025,181(1),115140.DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.inoche.2025.115140
  2. Seema H., Fouzia K., Arbab K., Sayyad M. Performance Evaluation of MXene and N-Doped MXene Counter Electrodes in DSSCs through J–V and Impedance Spectroscopic Analysis. Mater. Sci. Eng. B. 2025.323, 118890.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mseb.2025.118890
  3. Othman M.H.D; Khan A.Ullah; Younas M; Seema H; Khan Z . Nanomaterials as Key Drivers for Enhanced CO? Separation in Mixed Matrix Membranes. J.Membr.Sci. Res. 2025, e728387. https://doi.org/10.22079/jmsr.2025.2047316.1692
  4. Seema H; Arshad M; Maqbool A; Zeb S; Hamid A; Umar M; Hussain S; Khan H. Sustainable wastewater treatment via nitrogen/sulfur co-doped graphene composite: Mechanistic insights & process optimization. Journal of Water process engineering. 2025, 68, 108701. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jwpe.2025.108701 .
  5. Zafar Z; Seema H; Rabbani M S; Li JP; Hou X; Yue XZ. Highly sensitive ethanol sensor based on self-assembled BiVO4 nanorod bundles. J. Alloys Compd.2025,1013, 178625. DOI: 10.1016/j.jallcom.2025.178625,
  6. Seema H., Zaman S.,Zahid M., Zafar Z.,Akitsu T. Fabrication of green synthesized nickel-doped bismuth vanadate-based sensor for detecting ammonia at room temperature, Enhanced by DFT Investigations. J. Indian Chem. Soc.2025. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jics.2025.101700
  7. Khattak SG., Safi MA., Shah M., Aziz A., Muhammad Y., Hassan H., Seema H. Highly sensitive and selective PANI/Ag Nanocomposites-Based Gas sensors for room temperature ammonia detection. Journal of Materials and applications,2025,14(1),1-13.
  1. Ali S., Seema H.,Khan Z., Din A., Hadi F.,Wang J. The Nomenclature of Three Citrus Varieties Collected in Pakistan and Chemicals in Essential Oils from the Peels. Pak. J. Bot., 2024, 56(2), 1-10. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.30848/PJB2024-2(24)
  2. Seema H., Uddin S., Bibi S., Ali N., Almutairi T.M., Abdullah M. Effect of Ca+2 Doping on Microwave Dielectric Properties of BaTiO3 Perovskites Ceramics. Eur. Phys. J. Plus, 2023, 138, 1089. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1140/epjp/s13360-023-04748-x.
  3. Seema H., Reshma, Zafar Z., Shah M. Fabrication of Nanostructured V2O5 Decorated RGO-Polyaniline Sensor for Trace Level NH3 Detection. Journal of Material Science: Materials in Electronics, 2023, 34, 1850. DOI: 10.1007/s10854-023-11280-2.
  4. Seema H., Khan N., Shah A.H., Muhammad A. Fabrication of Self-Assembled Prussian Blue Graphene Hydrogel for Highly Selective Removal of Radioactive Cesium in Water: Adsorption Study. Materials Chemistry and Physics, 2023, 306, 128003. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matchemphys.2023.128003.
  1. Yaseen M., Subhan S., Khan K., Farooq M.U., Ahmed W., Seema H., Naz R., Subhan F. Deep Desulfurization of Real Fuel Oils Over Tin-Impregnated Graphene Oxide-Hydrogen Peroxide and Formic Acid Catalyst-Oxidant System. J of Sulphur Chemistry, 2023, 44(2), 201-16. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/17415993.2022.2131429
  2. Seema H., Kemp K.C., Subhan S., Yaseen M. Fabrication of Ni-MOF74 Derived Ni-Carbon Material for the Highly Efficient H2 Gas Adsorption at Mild Operating Conditions. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2022, 47(82), 34762-34772. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2022.08.091.
  3. Khan N., Alam Khan, Seema H., Samreen A., Zeb B. Fabrication of Graphene Oxide Coated Quartz Filter Paper for Enhanced Adsorption of Particulate Matter. Applied Optics, 2020, 59 (2), 463-8. DOI: 10.1364/AO.59.000463.
  4. Seema H., Zafar Z., Samreen A. Evaluation of Solution-Processable Polymer Reduced Graphene Oxide Transparent Films as Counter Electrodes for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells. ARAB J Chem, 2020, 13(4), 4978-86. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.arabjc.2020.01.020.
  5. Shah A.H., Ullah S., Bilal S., Rehman G., Seema H. Reduced Graphene Oxide/Poly (Pyrrole-co-Thiophene) Hybrid Composite Materials: Synthesis, Characterization, and Supercapacitive Properties. Polymers, 2020, 12(5), 1110-1131. DOI: 10.3390/polym12051110.
  6. Seema H. Novel Self-Assembled Magnetic Prussian Blue Graphene-Based Aerogel for Highly Selective Removal of Radioactive Cesium in Water. ARAB J Chem, 2020, 13(2), 4417-24. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.arabjc.2019.08.009.
  7. Khan M., Yaseen Y., Seema H. Extraction of Cd2+ from Model Aqueous Solution and Waste Tonner Carbon Using Polypropylene Supported Liquid Membrane and Na2CO3 as Strippant. ARAB J SCI ENG, 2019. DOI:10.1007/s13369-019-03943-2.
  8. Samreen A., Saher S., Shahid Ali, Seema H., Qamar A. Effect of Hetero-Structured Nano-Particulate Coating on the Oxygen Surface Exchange Properties of La0.6Sr0.4Co0.2Fe0.8O3-δ. Int. J. Hydrog. Energy, 2019, 44(12), 6223-8. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2019.01.107.
  9. Shaheen S., Kamran M., Ullah R., Seema H., Bilal S. Synthesis of Soluble and Highly Thermally Stable Polyaniline-Titanium Dioxide Composite via Inverse Emulsion Polymerization. J Chem Soc Pak, 2019, 41(6), 921-31.
  10. Shirinfar B., Seema H., Ahmed N. Charged Probes: Turn-On Selective Fluorescence for RNA. Org. Biomol. Chem, 2018,16,164-8. DOI: 10.1039/C7OB02423A.
  11. Seema H., Shirinfar B., Shi G., Youn I., Ahmed N. Facile Synthesis of Selective Biomolecule Chemosensor and Fabrication of Its Highly Fluorescent Graphene Complex. The Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 2017, 121(19), 5007-16.
  12. Shi G., Gadhe C.G., Park S.W., Kim K.S., Kang J., Seema H., Singh N.J., Cho S.J. Ionophores with 2n-Crown-n Topology: Anion Sensing via Aliphatic C-H…A- Hydrogen Bonding. Organic Letters, 2014, 16(2), 334-7. DOI: org/10.1021/ol402819m.
  13. Seema H., Kemp C., Le N.H., Kim K.S. Highly Selective CO2 Capture by S-doped Microporous Carbon Materials. Carbon,2014, 66, 320-6. DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2013.09.006.
  14. Le N.H., Seema H., Kemp K.C., Ahmed N., Tiwari J., Park S., Kim K.S. Highly Conductive and Solution-Processable Micro-Hydrogels of Nanoparticle/Graphene Platelets Produced by Reversible Self-Assembly and Aqueous Exfoliation. Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2013, 1(41), 12900-8. DOI: 10.1039/C3TA12735D.
  15. Kemp K. C., Seema H., Saleh M., Le N.H., Mahesh K., Chandra V., Kim K.S. Environmental Applications Using Graphene Composites: Water Remediation and Gas Adsorption. Nanoscale, 2013, 5 (8), 3149-71. DOI: 10.1039/c3nr33708a.
  16. Seema H., Kemp K.C., Chandra V., Kim K.S. Graphene-SnO2 Composites for Highly Efficient Photocatalytic Degradation of Methylene Blue under Sunlight. Nanotechnology, 2012, 23 (35), 355705-12. DOI: 10.1088/0957-4484/23/35/355705.

    National Publications

    1. Seema H., Auto-Combustion Synthesis and Characterization of Multi-Ferroic (BiFeO3) Materials. JPMS conference issue, Materials, 2010, 12-18.

    Journal proceedings

    1. Shahzad A.,Seema H., Miran W., Kadam A.A., Nawaz M., Jang J, Lee D. S. Removal of Heavy Metals by Novel EDTA Functionalized Magnetic Chitosan Graphene Oxide Nanocomposite. Korean Society of Environmental Engineers (KSEE), 2015,

    599-600

    1. Kadam AA., Seema H., Lee DS. Radioactive cesium removal from aqueous solution using pectin stabilized magnetic graphene oxide prussian blue nanomaterials. Korean Society of Environmental Engineers (KSEE), 2015, 332-333.
    2. Jang J., Seema H., Kadam A., Shin S., Heo J., Kim D., Moshin N., Waheed M., Lee D S. Magnetic Prussian blue nanocomposites for removal of radioactive cesium in water, Korean Society of Environmental Engineers, 2015, 709-710