Summary

Dr. Shah received his M.Sc and M.Phil in Chemistry from the Islamia University of Bahawalpur. Then, he moved (2015) in China for his PhD studies (2015-2018) in Chongqing University under the supervision of Prof. Wei Zidong and received his doctoral degree (PhD) with Outstanding Student Award (2018). He was China Postdoc Fellow in Sun-Yat-Sen University (2018-2019) and he has been Assistant Professor at the Department of Chemistry in Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Pakistan. Further, he has also won the CAS-President Postdoc Fellow (PIFI) at the Department of Chemistry, USTC, China, with Prof. Dr. Hailong Jiang. He has published more than 100 articles in well-known journals and recognized among top 2% highly cited researchers of world. Research interests: His scientific interests are focused in the fields of: i) Synthesis of Porous Materials [Metal-organic Frameworks (MOFs), Covalent-organic Frameworks (COFs), Hydrogen-organic Frameworks (HOFs) and their derivations such as Metal-coordinated N-doped carbons (Single-atom Active-sites)] ii) Design and Synthesis of Carbon-based Nanostructure Materials [Multidimensional Hollow structures, Core-shell structures, Nano-engineering 0D, 1D, 2D, 3D structures], iii) Energy Conversion and Storage Devices [Small molecule activation reactions (ORR, OER, HER, NRR, CO2RR, etc.), Fuel cells, Metal-air/ion Batteries, Supercapacitors, Electrolyzers], iv) Environmental/Water Purification.

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