Dr. Mohammad Rasul Jan
  • Emeritus Professor

Dr. Mohammad Rasul Jan

Ph.D , Ireland (1983) in Analytical Chemistry
Research Interest:  My research interest involve method development for the determination and decontamination of organic and Inorganic micro pollutants in various compartment of the environment, recycling of waste polystyrene into useful products, Solid Phase Extraction, Synthesis of magnetic nanoparticles, and Nano sensors for the detection of protein and antibodies
Telephone: 03469141777
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ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS

UNIVERSITY                                                          DEGREE                               DATE

University of Peshawar, Pakistan                 B.Sc.                                               1974

University of Peshawar, Pakistan                 M.Sc (Chemistry)                              1976

University of Peshawar, Pakistan                 M.Phil  (Chemistry)                            1979

University College Cork, Ireland                  Ph.D (Analytical Chemistry)                 1983

University College Dublin, Ireland               Post-Doctoral Fellow                            Oct. 1982 to Aug 1985

New Mexico State University, USA              Fulbright Fellow                                  2003-2004

Arizona State University, USA                      Visiting Scientist                                  2005

PROPESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

a)   Fellow Chemical Society of Pakistan

b)   Fellow Pakistan Academy of Sciences

WORKING EXPERIENCE

1.      I worked as Post?Doctoral Research Fellowship Analytical/Inorganic Chemistry in the Department of Chemistry, University College Dublin, Ireland, since Nov. 1982 till Aug.1985 under E.E.C. Environmental Research Grant.

2.      I worked as Assistant, as Associate Professor and as a professor, in the Department of Chemistry, University of Peshawar, since Sep.1st 1985 till 13th April 2008.

3.      I worked as Chairman, Department of Environmental Planning and Management, University of Peshawar, from 30th June 1999 to 15th March 2001.

4.      I worked as a Chairman/ Director Institute of Chemical Sciences, University of Peshawar, from 27th June 2005 to 14th April 2008.

5.      I worked as Vice Chancellor, University of Malakand, Chakdara, since 14th April 2008 till 3th October 2012.

6.      I worked as Vice Chancellor, City University of Science and Technology, Peshawar since 4th October 2012 till 24th January 2013.

7.      Currently I am working as Vice Chancellor, University of Peshawar since 25th January 2013.

RESEARCH AND PUBLICATIONS

  1. PUBLICATIONS AS ACQUIRED THROUGH RESEACH

            Total papers published                                           185

            Papers published in impact factor journals        142

            Total impact factor of all papers                            186.779

  1. PUBLICATION PERTAINING TO TEACHING

Nil

  1. RESEARCH  GRANTS SECURED
  1. Rs. 6,54,000/- was received from NSRDB for conducting work on Organic Micro pollutants in Peshawar.
  2. Rs.100,000/- was received from Pakistan Science Foundation for Determination of Lead in Drinking Water in Peshawar.
  3. Rs. 500,000/- was received from UGC for Developing Method for Monitoring Pesticides in Sample of Environmental Importance.
  4. Rs.100,000/- from Atomic Energy Commission to Develop Methods for Monitoring of Drugs.
  5. Rs. 2,26,000/- from Pakistan Science Foundation for Institutional Support.
  6. Received Rs. 1,000,000/- from Pakistan Science foundation under the Active Scientist support programme for Purchase of Equipment.
  7. Rs. 26,95,490/- from HEC for Developing method for determination and speciation of  arsenic in environmental samples.
  8. Rs. 570,000/- from University of Peshawar for determination of pesticides residue in   environmental samples.
  9. Rs. 600,000/- from University of Peshawar for determination of asbestos in talcum powder and its applications to commercially available samples.
  10. Rs. 14,00,000/- from University of Peshawar for catalytic conversion of used  isobutylene-isoprene rubber (inner butyl tube) into valuable hydrocarbons.
  11. Rs. 500,000/- from University of Peshawar for Determination of selected organic pollutants in cigarette tobacco and smoke.
  12. Received Rs. 60,000/- as Productivity Allowance for the year 2001-2002 for continuous contribution in to the National and International Journals.
  13. Received Rs 3600000/ from HEC for method development for speciation and determination of Arsenic in aqueous environment.

F.    i)   COMMENDATIONS

  1. Received Rs. 60,000/- as Productivity Allowance for the year 2002-2003 for  being productive scientist                                                                                    
  2. Received Rs. 60,000/- as Productivity Allowance for the year 2003-2004 being productive scientist                                                                                    
  3. Received Rs. 120,000/- as Productivity Allowance for the year 2004-2005 being productive scientist                                                                                   
  4. Received Rs. 120,000/- as Productivity Allowance for the year 2005-2006 being productive scientist                                                                                   
  5. Received Rs. 240,000/- as Productivity Allowance for the year 2006-2007 being productive scientist                                                                                    
  6. Received Rs. 240,000/- as Productivity Allowance for the year 2007-2008 for continuous contribution in to the National and International Journals.
  7. Received Rs. 240,000/- as Productivity Allowance for the year 2008-2009 for continuous contribution in to the National and International Journals.
  8. Received Rs. 50,000/- as Productivity Allowance for the year 2010-2011 for continuous contribution in to the National and International Journals.
  9. Received Rs. 75,000/- as Productivity Allowance for the year 2011-2012 for continuous contribution in to the National and International Journals.
  10. Received Rs. 75,000/- as Productivity Allowance for the year 2012-2013 for continuous contribution in to the National and International Journals.
  11. Received Rs. 75,000/- as Productivity Allowance for the year 2013-2014 for continuous contribution in to the National and International Journals.

National Award Received  

Was awarded Pride of performance award by the president of Pakistan, in the year 2011, for outstanding contribution in the field of Chemistry.

Latest Publications

1. Jasmin Shah, M.Rasul Jan, Atta ul Haq and M. Zeeshan, “Equilibrium, kinetic and thermodynamic studies for sorption of Ni (II) from aqueous solution using waste tea leaves”, Journal of Saudi Chemical Society 19, 301-310 (2015).

2. Jasmin Shah, M.Rasul Jan, Adnan and Muhammad Zada, “Effect of metal impregnated activated charcoal on the tertiary recycling of waste expanded polystyrene”, Process Safety and Environmental Protection 96, 149–155 (2015).

3.  Adnan, Jasmin Shah and M. Rasul Jan, “Effect of polyethylene terephthalate on the catalytic pyrolysis of polystyrene: Investigation of the liquid products”, Journal of Taiwan Institute of Chemical Engineering 51(6) 96-102 (2015).

4. Attaul Haq, Jasmin Shah, M.Rasul Jan and Saifud din, “Kinetic, equilibrium and thermodynamic studies for the sorption of metribuzin from aqueous solution using an agro-based biomass; banana peels”, Toxicological and Environmental Chemistry 97(2) 124-134 (2015).

5. Jasmin Shah, M.Rasul Jan and Adnan, “Tertiary recycling of waste polystyrene using magnesium impregnated catalysts into valuable products”, Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis 114() 163-171 (2015).

6. Sajjad Ali Ilyas, Muhammad Imran, Naresh Kumar, Jasmin Shah, M. Rasul Jan, “Investigation of Spectrophotometric for Determination of Cloxacillin Sodium in Different Brands of Pharmaceutical Preparations”, International Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences Review and Research 34(1) 12-16, (2015).

7. Hussain Gulab, M.Rasul Jan and Jasmin Shah, “Characterization of Thermo-Catalytic Degradation Products of Waste High-Density Polyethylene Using GC-MS

8. (An Environmental Waste as Feedstock Chemicals)”, Journal of the Chemical Society of Pakistan 37 (6) 1267-1279 (2015).

9. Mansoor Khan, Erkan Kimyager, Jasmin Shah, M.Rasul Jan and Mustafa Soylak, “Preparation and characterization of magnetic allylamine modified graphene oxide-poly(vinyl acetate-co-divinylbenzene) nanocomposite for vortex assisted magnetic solid phase extraction of some metal ions”, Talanta 146, 130137 (2016).

10. Maria Sadia, M. Rasul Jan, Jasmin Shah and Atta ul Haq, “Comparison of simple and chelated amberlite IR-120 for preconcentration and determination of Cu(II) from aqueous samples”, Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Ethiopia 230(1) 39-54 (2016).

11. Jasmin Shah, M. Rasul Jan and Mansoor Khan, “Removal and solid phase extraction of cadmium from aqueous solutions on magnetic nanoparticle modified sawdust: Kinetics and adsorption isotherm studies”, Desalination and Water Treatment 57(21) 9736-9744 (2016).

12. Jasmin shah, M. Rasul Jan, Mian muhammad, Behisht ara, Mariam mahabat Khan, Abid jan, “Spectrofluorimetric Method for Quantification of Triazine Herbicides in Agricultural Matrices”, Analytical Sciences 32(3) 313-316 (2016).

13. Jasmin Shah, M. Rasul Jan, Tasmia and M. Yousaf’ “Cadmium sulphide quantum dots as a fluorescent probe for quantitative determination of cefixime”, Journal of Applied Spectroscopy 83(2) 270-275 (2016).

14. Mustafa Soylak, Mansoor Khan, Rasim Alosmanov, Jasmin Shah and M.Rasul Jan, “Solid phase extraction of Uranium (VI) on phosphorus-containing polymer grafted 4-aminoantipyrine”, Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry 308, 955–963 (2016).

15. Jasmin Shah, M. Rasul Jan, M. Zeeshan and Mehwish Iqbal, “Solid phase extraction of 2,4-dichlorophenol from aqueous samples using magnetic graphene nanocomposite“, Separation Science and Technology 51 (9) 1480-1489 (2016).

16. Behish Ara, Jasmin Shah, M. Rasul Jan and Mian Muhammad, “Spectrophotometric determination of metribuzin herbicide with p-dimethylamino-benzaldehyde using factorial designs for optimization of experimental variables”, Journal of Saudi Chemical Society (http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jscs.2013.03.006).

17. Adnan, Jasmin Shah and M. Rasul Jan, "Recovery of valuable hydrocarbons from waste polystyrene using zinc supported catalysts", Journal of Polymers and the Environment (Accepted).