CHEMISTRY RESEARCH GROUPS

In SNS, research is given the top most priority. The faculty at SNS has over 970 publications to its credit, 796 of which are in ISI journals with impact factor 1342.043. SNS has produced more than 200 post graduates including 32 PhDs.

Research Groups

There are various research groups working at SNS, many of which hold collaborative meetings and research presentations on regular basis. These include groups on:

Functional Nanomaterials
Molecule Design and Synthesis
Nanotechnology and Photocatalysis
Hybrid Materials
Inorganic/analytical Chemistry

Research Groups – Chemistry
Research Group	Members	Research Interest
Functional Nanomaterials	Prof. Habib Nasir	Nanocatalysis, Nanosensors, Mesoporous Materials for Drug Delivery, Carbon Nanomaterials
Hybrid Materials	Prof. Muhammad Arfan	β-peptides Synthesis, Synthesis of Peptide Drugs, Reagents in Organic Synthesis, Develop New Methodologies
Hybrid Materials	Prof. Azhar Mahmood	Natural Product Chemistry, Corrosion Chemistry, Coatings, Biofuels, Energy Materials, Environmental Chemistry
Inorganic and Nano-Chemistry	Prof. Manzar Sohail Dr. M. Adil Mansoor Dr. Syed Shoaib Ahmad Shah	Inorganic Synthesis and Heterogeneous Catalysis Synthesis of Innovative Nanostructures Electrochemistry for Energy and Sensing Applications Crystalline Porous Nanomaterials for Adsorption and Catalysis Electrocatalyst for Energy Conversion and Storage (Zn-Air/CO₂ Batteries and Fuel Cell) Electrocatalytic Water-Splitting and CO₂, O₂, N₂ Reduction. Adsorption/Degradation of Organic Pollutants from Water
Material Chemistry & Nano-catalysis	Dr. Shahid Iqbal	Photocatalytic H₂ & O₂ Evolution reactions, Exfoliation of 2D Layered Materials (chalcogenide & MXene) for Energy Applications, Nanocomposites Materials for Photo-reduction of CO₂, Overall Water Splitting
Material Chemistry	Dr. Asad Mumtaz Dr. Khadija Munawar	Photocatalysis Photoelectrochemical Cells Nanostructures and Nano-devices Hybrid Nanocomposites Synthesis of Thin Film Materials, Electro-Chemical and Photo-Electrochemical Study
Polymer chemistry & Hydrogels	Dr. Musammir Khan	Polymers, Self-healing Hydrogels, Composite gels, Nanochemistry, Biosensors, Bioplastics