Materials Chemistry Laboratory
Dr. Maqsood Ahmed (Principal Investigator)
Dr. Maqsood Ahmed got his PhD entitled “Ultra high resolution crystallography of small molecules and proteins” from Universite de Lorraine, Nancy, France in 2012. He served in GC University Lahore for one year before joining IUB in September, 2013. CV
Dr. Sajida Noureen (Co-Principal Investigator)
Dr. Sajida Noureen became Lecturer in Chemistry in 2005 at University of Sargodha and then moved to IUB in 2007. She was selected for PhD studies under the Faculty Development Program of the IUB. She earned her PhD from Universite de Lorraine, Nancy, France in 2012. Her worked is focused on the synthesis and characterization of Dye-sensitized solar cells.
Powder X-rays Diffractometer
We have a Bruker D8 Advance Powder X-rays diffractometer equipped with high resolution LynxEyeXE detector and a Cu radiation source. This instrument also has additional accessories for capillary and high temperature studies for upto 1600°C. We also have a PDF4+ database for screening and data mining of powder samples.
- The Single Crystal XRD is back to operations after overhauling. The potential users can send their samples. 05- January 2021.
- The First Ph.D. scholar from MCL Dr. Muhammad Umer Faroque successfully defended his thesis on 23-11-2020. He has been working under the supervision of Dr. Maqsood Ahmed. 23-11-2020
- Workshop Concluded 20-02-2020
14-10-2019
- The research work of MPhil student Miss Asma Hasil has been published in Acta Cryst. B Structural Science, Crystal Engineering and Materials (Impact factor:6.732).
13-10-2019
- MCL Graduate wins PhD position in France
01-01-2019
- The first high impact publication from Materials Chemistry Laboratory has just appeared in a high impact journal (Impact factor 8.6).
23-11-2018
Before sample submission, the supervisor or the corresponding author may please get an appointment to discuss terms and conditions. Any direct submission will not be entertained.
- Proforma for Single Crystal XRD Analysis
- Proforma for Powder XRD Analysis
- Proforma for (TGA/DSC)
- Proforma for Fluorescence Analysis
- Proforma for Database Search
- High Speed Computing and docking analysis
- Notification of the IUB syndicate
Syed Ubaid Hussain
He is M.phil. Scholar and working to synthesize biofuel from different oil sources. To blend obtained fuel with commercially available petrol to study its effect on properties in also his target.
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