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PROF. DR. MUHAMMAD SHAHID ANSARI Personal Details: Name: Muhammad Shahid Ansari Father's Name: Abdul Sattar Date/Place of Birth: June 26, 1951/Wah (Pakistan) Marital Status: Married (three children) Nationality: Pakistani Present Position: Professor of Physical Chemistry on Tenure Track System (TTS) Postal Address: Department of Chemistry, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan. Contact Nos.: Phone (off.): +92-51-9064 2144; Fax: +92-51-9064 2241 Phone (Res.): +92-51-2601088; Mobile: +92-333-5622 369 E-mail Address: [email protected] Academic Career: Exam./Course Board/University Year Matric. Secondary Board, Lahore 1967 F.Sc. Secondary Board, Sargodha 1969 B.Sc. Punjab University, Lahore 1971 M.Sc. Islamabad University, Pakistan 1973 M.Phil. Islamabad University, Pakistan 1975 German Language Internationales Studienzentrum Heidelberg, West Germany 1976 Research Diplom. Karlsruhe University, West Germany 1977 Ph.D. Karlsruhe University, West Germany/ 1983 Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan PostDoctorate Vienna University, Austria; Aachen University, Germany 1985-1986; 1990 & 1995 ______________________________________________________________________ 1 Academic Distinctions and Awards: UNESCO/ROSTSCA AWARD in Chemistry for the Young Scientists (1989) UNESCO Fellowship for Post-Doctoral Research at the Vienna University, Austria (October, 1985 - July, 1986) DAAD Fellowship for research at the Technical University (RWTH) Aachen, Germany (June - August, 1990) and (April - July, 1995) DAAD Fellowship to work for Ph.D. at the Karlsruhe University, West Germany (October, 1979 - September, 1981) Fellowship to participate in the 12th International Seminar at the Karlsruhe University, West Germany (May, 1976 - July, 1977) First Position with A-Grades in M.Phil. Chemistry, University of Islamabad (1975) First Position with all A-Grades in M.Sc. Chemistry, University of Islamabad (1973) Distinction in Chemistry in B.Sc. Fellow of The American Chemical Society (since 2004) Member National Curriculum Rev. Committee, HEC, Pakistan (2006-8 & 2010-todate) Teaching/Research Positions Held: (more than 36 years of University Experience) _______________________________________________________________________ Position Institution Period ___________________________________________________________________ Professor Department of Chemistry Quaid-i-Azam University Islamabad, Pakistan December, 2003-todate (on TTS since July, 2007) Associate Professor Department of Chemistry QAU, Islamabad, Pakistan January, 1993December, 2003 Assistant Professor Department of Chemistry Quaid-i-Azam University Islamabad, Pakistan September, 1981January, 1993 Scientific Assistant Institute of Physical Chem. Karlsruhe University West Germany October, 1981August, 1982 Lecturer Department of Chemistry Quaid-i-Azam University Islamabad, Pakistan January, 1975September, 1981 _____________________________________________________________ 2 Administrative and Related Experience: _______________________________________________________________________ Position Institution Period _______________________________________________________________________ Member, Selection Board Hazara University, Mansehra, April, 2010 - todate Pakistan Head Physical Chemistry Department of Chemistry, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan Jan., 2009 - todate Chairman University Discipline Committee Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan Dec., 2009 - todate Controller of Examinations Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan Oct., 2004-Sept., 2006 Course Coordinator Department of Chemistry, QAU, Islamabad, Pakistan Feb., 2008-Jan., 2010 Member Advanced Studies & Research Board Quaid-i-Azam University Islamabad, Pakistan Oct., 2001-Oct., 2004 Member Academic Council Quaid-i-Azam University Islamabad, Pakistan Jan., 1985-Jan., 1986 Nov.,1989-Jan., 1993 Jan., 1995-Jun., 1997 & Jul., 2001 - todate Member Ph.D. Admission Committee Department of Chemistry QAU, Islamabad, Pakistan Jul., 1999-Mar., 2004 & May, 2005 - todate Convener M.Sc. Admission Committee Department of Chemistry QAU Islamabad, Pakistan Jan., 2007-todate Chairman Transport Committee Quaid-i-Azam University Islamabad, Pakistan Sept., 2000-Sept.,2004 Convenor Seminar Committee Department of Chemistry QAU Islamabad, Pakistan Feb., 1998 -Jul., 2003 Student Advisor Department of Chemistry QAU Islamabad, Pakistan Feb., 1992-Aug.,1993 Aug., 1997 May,1999 Senior Boys Hostel Feb., 1994-Jan., 1995 Warden QAU Islamabad, Pakistan ______________________________________________________________________ 3 Teaching Experience and Interests: Experience of teaching various courses in Analytical Chemistry and Physical Chemistry at both M.Sc. and M.Phil. levels. Subjects of special interest are: Atomic and Molecular Spectroscopy Statistical Mechanics Quantum Chemistry Chemical Kinetics Thermodynamics Solution Chemistry Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy Instrumental Techniques of Analysis Mathematics for Chemists Basic and Advanced Laboratory courses in Physical Chemistry (M.Sc.) Seminars and Courses Attended: 12th International Seminar in Physical Chemistry and Chemical Engineering at the Kalrsruhe University, West Germany (May, 1976 - July, 1977) which included: * Practical Course in Radio- and Nuclear Chemistry at the Nuclear Research Centre Karlsruhe, West Germany (September 6 – 19, 1976). * Practical Course in Technical and Corrosion Chemistry at the DECHEMA - Frankfurt, West Germany (October 4-22, 1976) * Research Work on structure and dynamics of liquid mixtures using NMR at the Institute of Physical Chemistry and Electrochemistry II, Karlsruhe University, West Germany, November, 1976- July, 1977. (Presented a paper) In-Service Training Programme in Radiation Chemistry held at the University Grants Commission, Islamabad, May 1-6, 1985. (Attended the course) International Workshop on Isolation and Structure Elucidation of Natural Products using Spectroscopic Techniques held at the H.E.J. Research Institute of Chemistry, University of Karachi, January 10-16, 1987. (Attended the workshop) Research Interests: Structure and dynamics of liquids Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy Solution Chemistry Materials Environmental Chemistry 4 Research Work Supervised: a) Ph.D. Theses i. Investigation of Electrolyte Solutions (Dr. Hafiz-ur-Rehman, 2008) in Strongly Interacting Liquids ii. Sorption Studies of Some Heavy & Toxic Elements on Sand, Carbon and Nickel Coated Carbon (Dr. Tayyaba Yamin Satti, 2008) iii. Synthesis routes to the preparation of metallic nanosuspensions and nanoparticles [Mo and Mn+] and their physico-chemical studies (Ms. Nabiha Dilshad, to submit in 2011) iv. Magnetic field effect on electrodeposition and its applications in surface coating (Mr. Nazim Gul, to submit in 2011) v. Investigation of interactions in binary and ternary aqueous systems using various techniques (Mr. Waheed Gul Khan, work in progress) *Presently supervising 03Ph.D. b) M.Phil. Dissertations i. Investigation of electrolyte solutions by nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy (Ms. Huma Sadiq, 1987) ii. Effect of added electrolytes on hydroxyl proton-exchange behaviour in aqueous mixtures of aliphatic alcohols. A magnetic resonance investigation (Ms. Shabana Sardar, 1989) iii. Effect of added electrolyte on proton-exchange behaviour and other properties of aqueous mixtures of 2-propanol (Ms. Naveeda Mahmood, 1991) iv. Study of selective solvation of transition metal ions in mixed solvent system and in the presence of added electrolyte (Ms. Najam–us–Sehar, 1994) v. Viscometric investigation of binary mixtures at high electrolyte concentrations (Mr. Shuaib Ahmad, 1994) vi. Investigation of selective solvation of ions in aqueous mixtures of ethanol (Ms. Saima Naz, 2000) vii. The study of interactive behaviour of lead and cadmium in and with the environmental samples using different techniques (Ms. Tayyaba Yamin, 2002) viii. Preconcentration studies of Hg(II) and Pb(II) onto 1-(2)-thiazolylazo)-2-naphthol (TAN) supported polyurethane foam (Ms. Sadia Zafar Bajwa, 2002) ix. Selective solvation of transition metal in aqueous mixture of some higher alcohols using spectrometry and conductometry (Ms. Rukhsana Nasreen, 2003) 5 x. Investigation of preferential solvation of transition metal ions in aqueous mixtures of methanol and ethanol by measuring the conductance and electronic spectra (Ms. Zahida Parveen Malik, 2003) xi. Investigation of Solvation Behaviour of Different Electrolytes in Aqueous Mixtures of 1-Butanol and Estimation of Various Distribution Coefficient (Ms. Arifa Aslam, 2004) xii. A novel method to establish ion-solvation by a particular component of the solvent mixture (Mr. Atif Fazal, 2004) xiii. Spectroscopic and conductometric investigation of selective solvation of transition metal ions and their distribution in aqueous systems of iso-butanol and 2-butanol (Ms. Sadaf Rafique, 2004) xiv. Effect of Added Electrolytes on the Solvation Behaviour of Transition Metal Cations in Aqueous Mixtures of Alcohols (Ms. Rakhshinda Manzoor, 2005) xv. Intermolecular Interactions and their Modification in Binary Mixtures of Protic Solvents (Ms. Afshan Qamar, 2006) xvi. Investigation of Interactions and Association in Ternary Systems using Different Techniques (Ms. Sadia Khanam, 2006) xvii. NMR Spectra of Methanol in Different Solvents in the Limits of Extreme Dilution – A Proton Exchange Study (Ms. Sadia Habib, 2006) xviii. NMR Investigations of Intermolecular Interactions in Polar Liquids (Ms. Sadia Tanveer, 2007) xix. Do Water and Methanol equally affect Proton Exchange?- An NMR study in 1-Propanol and 2-Propanol (Ms. Saadia Shaukat, 2007) xx. Electrochemical Studies of some Toxic Metals and their Complexes (Mr. Inam-ul- Haq, 2008) xxi. Methanol-Propanol Correlation and Proton Exchange Behaviour on Dilution with a Non-polar Solvent – An NMR Study (Ms. Danish Qamar, 2009) xxii. An NMR Investigation of Intermolecular Proton Exchange in Mixtures of Alcohols on Dilution by an Aprotic Solvent (Ms. Iffat Tanveer, 2009) xxiii. A proton NMR Study of Intermolecular Interactions in 1-Butanol – Methanol Mixtures (Ms. Saira Siddique, 2010) xxiv. Effect of dilution by non-polar liquids on the mixtures of methanol and 1-butanol – an NMR study (Ms. Shomaila Saeed, 2010 xxv. Synthesis and Characterization of Ni-based Nanomaterials (Mr. Asad Mumtaz, 2010) 6 xxvi. Synthesis and Characterization of Pt-based Nanomaterials supported on Carbon Nanotubes (Mr. Shahid Ali, 2011) xxvii. Development of bi- and tri-metallic nanomaterials for use as catalysts in methanol oxidation (Ms. Saliha Shahid, to be completed in 2011) xxviii. Effect of electrolytes on aqueous mixtures of 1-butylamine – a study based on various techniques (Ms. Kadija Manzoor, to be completed in 2011) xxix. Synthesis of highly efficient bi- and tri-metallic nanomaterials for use as catalysts in fuel cells (Ms. Rabia Jamil, to be completed in 2011) xxx. Platinum/ceramic-carbon nanocomposites as the fuel cell catalysts (Ms. Rabia Naeem, to be completed in 2011) *Presently supervising 04 M.Phil. c) M.Sc. Research Projects i. Effect of solvents on electronic spectra of chromophores, 1976. ii. Preparation of Co(III) compounds and their characterization by different analytical techniques, 1978. iii. Preparation of Co(II) complexes with pyridine and halides, 1983. iv. Investigation of the solubility behaviour of lithium chloride in n-propanol-water mixture and its correlation with the structure, 1985. v. Investigation of structure of LiCl in iso-propanol-water mixture by viscometric and other techniques, 1985. vi. Study of LiCl / water-ethanol – a ternary system using NMR technique, 1987. vii. Effect of LiCl on the NMR lines of hydroxyl protons in methanol-water mixtures, 1988. viii. Investigation of exchange behaviour of OH-protons of methanol on dilution with an aprotic solvent, 1988. ix. Effect of MgCl2 on the NMR lines of hydroxyl protons in alcohol-water mixtures, 1988. x. Effect on the OH-proton exchange of ethanol in the presence of water and LiCl, 1989. xi. Spectrometric investigation of the selective solvation of Co+2 and Ni+2 ions in ethanol-water mixture, 1994. xii. Viscometric and spectroscopic investigation of electrolyte solutions in water and in aqueous mixtures of ethanol NiCl2 with added NaCl and KCl, 1995. 7 xiii. Viscometric and spectroscopic investigation of electrolyte solutions in water and in aqueous mixtures of ethanol CoCl2 with added NaCl and KCl, 1996. xiv. Viscometric study of H-bonding in alcohol-water systems and effect of adding electrolytes, 1996. xv. Viscometric investigation of dilute solution of CaCl2 and CdCl2 with added NaCl, 1997. xvi. Viscometric investigation of dilute solution of CaCl2 and CdCl2 with added KCl, 1997. xvii. Viscosity of alkali and alkaline earth metal halides in aqueous solutions, 1998. xviii. Investigation of selective solvation of transitional metal ions and study of the effect of added electrolyte by viscosity and spectrometry, 1999. xix. Selective solvation of ions in aqueous mixtures of ethanol and its manifestation through a model a study based on spectrometry and viscosity, 1999. xx. Viscosity of aqueous solutions of NiCl2 & CoCl2 and effect of adding ZnCl2 & CdCl2, 2000. xxi. Spectrometric and viscometric investigation of selective solvation of transition metal ions in aqueous mixtures of 1-propanol, 2000. xxii. Spectrometric and viscometric investigation of selective solvation of transition metal ions in aqueous mixtures of 2-propanol, 2000. xxiii. Conductometric behaviour of some ions in the presence of added electrolyte, 2001. xxiv. Sorption study of toxic heavy metals on brick sand using atomic absorption spectroscopy, 2001. xxv. Temperature dependent conductance study of aqueous solutions of CaCl2 and CdCl2 with added LiCl, 2001. xxvi. Conductance behaviour of Ca+2 and Cd+2 in the presence of excess Cl in the temperature range of 20 oC and 40 oC, 2001. xxvii. Investigation of solvation behaviour of Co+2 in aqueous 1-propanol by conductometry and visible spectrometry, 2002. xxviii. Selective solvation of Co+2 in aqueous mixture of 2-propanol with the help of conductometry and spectroscopy, 2002. Conference Presentations: Many presentations made in various International and National Conferences 5 presentations accepted in forthcoming ISAM Conference, Islamabad, Sept., 2011 8 Publications: 1. M. Saleem, M.A. Khan, M. Shahid and K. Iqbal Complex Formation Study of Antimony Trichloride in Sodium Tetrachloroferrate(III) with Excess Sodium Chloride and Determination of Thermodynamic Parameters by Gas Chromatography Chromatographia 8 (1975) 699-701. 2. M. Saleem, M.A. Khan and M. Shahid Sodium Tetrachloroferrate as a Dehydrating Agent Talanta 25 (1978) 596-597. 3. M. S. Ansari, H.G. Hertz and A. Kratochwill NMR-Untersuchungen am System Benzol-Methanol Proceedings of 12th International Seminar, Karlsruhe University, West Germany (1977) pp. 173-184. 4. M. S. Ansari and A. Kratochwill A Nuclear Magnetic Relaxation Study of the System Benzene- Methanol J. Solution Chem. 7 (1978) 655-668. 5. M. S. Ansari and H.G. Hertz An NMR-Investigation of Internal Molecular Motion in Liquid Ethanol Z. Phys. Chem. (Neue Folge) 137 (1983) 187-220. 6. M. S. Ansari and H.G. Hertz Effect of Ion-Solvation on the Internal Dynamics of Ethanol Molecule as Studied Using NMR B'-Coefficient J. Solution Chem. 13 (1984) 877-906. 7. M. S. Ansari and H.G. Hertz Group-Structure of Rotational Correlation Function g2(t) of Flexible Molecule (EtOH) Produced by Addition of Strongly Interacting Components Z. Phys. Chem. (Neue Folge) 146 (1985) 15-33. 8. M. S. Ansari and H.G. Hertz Effect of Strongly Interacting Solutes on Group Rotational Correlation Functions in Ethanol J. Solution Chem. 15 (1986) 919-945. 9. M. S. Ansari and M. Saleem A Simple Apparatus for Maintaining Low Temperature J. Chem. Education 66 (1989) 180. 10. M. S. Ansari, W. Robien, M. Schlederer and P. Wolschann 1 H-NMR Investigations on the Conformation of Aryl-(hydroxynaphthyl)-methylpiperidines. Intermolecular Interactions -IV Monatshefte Chem. 120 (1989) 1003-1014. 9 11. M. S. Ansari and Huma Sadiq Proton NMR Study of Aqueous Solutions of CaCl2 and CdCl2 in the Presence of Excess Chloride Proceedings of the National Symposium on Modern Trends in Contemporary Chemistry, Islamabad, Pakistan (1990) pp.83-87. 12. N. Khan, M. Shahid Ansari and W. Robien C-13 Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectra of some Derivatives of 3-Methyl-4,1-benzoxazipine-2,5-dione Monatshefte Chem. 124 (1993) 783-787. 13. M.T. Hussain, N.H. Rama, A.R. Raza and M.S. Ansari Electron Ionization Mass Spectrometeric Studies of 3-(4'-Halophenyl)7,8-Dimethoxy-1,2,3-Benzotriazin-4-(3H)-Ones, 2-(Alkylphenyl)2,3-Dihydro-1,2,3-Benzothiadiazol-1,1-Dioxides and related compounds Acta Sci. 6 (1996) 101-108. 14. M.T. Hussain, M.S. Ansari, N.H. Rama and A. Saeed Diastereotopy in some 3,4-Dihydroisocoumarins and related compounds Acta Sci. 6 (1996) 215-222. 15. M. S. Ansari, R. Ludwig, M.D. Zeidler, H.G. Hertz and M. Poschl Nuclear Magnetic Relaxation Study of the System Methanol/Water/ Lithium Chloride Z. Phys. Chem. 199 (1997) 99-120. 16. N. Khan, M.S. Ansari and A. Razzaq Short Synthesis and Spectroscopic Identification of a Novel Derivative of 4,1-Benzoxazipine-2,5-Dione J. Saudi Chem. Soc. 2 (1997) 77-80. 17. M. S. Ansari, N.H. Rama, M.T. Hussain and A.R. Raza Diastereotopy in some 3,4-Dihydroisocoumarins Effect of Changing the Substituents on the Chiral Centre Spectrochim. Acta 56 (2000) 1385-1389. 18. M. S. Ansari, N.H. Rama, A. Saeed and C. W. Bird Diastereotopy in some 3,4-Dihydroisocoumarins and Related Compounds J. Indian Chem. Soc. 77 (2000) 39-41. 19. M. S. Ansari, N. Khan and Z. Baber Proton NMR Study and Diastereotopic Effect in some N-Substituted 3-Methyl-4,1-Benzoxazepine-2,5-Diones Spectrochim. Acta Part A: Mol. & Biomol. Spectroscopy 58 (2002) 2265-2269. 20. R. Ahmed, T. Yamin and M. S. Ansari Monitoring of Cadmium in Drinking Water by Voltammetry The Nucleus 40 (2003) 7-12. 10 21. Tayyaba Asim, Riaz Ahmed and M. Shahid Ansari Evaluation of Selenium in Water, Waste Water and Sediment Samples by Differential Pulse Cathodic Stripping Voltammetry Proceedings of the 5th International and 15th National Chemistry Conference held at the Department of Chemistry, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan (2005) pp. 75-82. 22. M. Mufazzal Saeed, Sadia Z. Bajwa, M. Shahid Ansari and Riaz Ahmed Solid phase sorption of microamount of Hg(II) onto 1-(2-thiazolylazo)2-naphthol (TAN) loaded polyurethane foam Radiochim. Acta 93 (2005) 177-185. 23. Riaz Ahmed, TayyabaYamin, M. Shahid Ansari and S. M. Hasany Studies on sorption of cadmium (II) ions onto Haro river sand from aqueous media using radiotracer and voltammetric techniques Radiochim. Acta 94 (2006) 441-446. 24. Sohail A. Ghauri and Muhammad S. Ansari Increase of water viscosity under the influence of magnetic field J. Applied Phys. 100 (2006) 066101. 25. Riaz Ahmed, TayyabaYamin, M. Shahid Ansari and S. M. Hasany Sorption Behaviour of Pb(II) Ions from Aqueous Solutions onto Haro River Sand Adsorption Science & Technology 24 (2006) 475-486. 26. M. Mufazzal Saeed, Sadia Zafar Bajwa, M. Shahid Ansari and Riaz Ahmed Investigation of the removal of lead by adsorption onto 1-(2-thiazolylazo)2-naphthol (TAN) embedded polyurethane foam from aqueous solution J. Chinese Chem. Soc. 56 (2007) 173-183. 27. Sadia Z. Bajwa, Riaz Ahmed and M. Shahid Ansari Studies of catalyst material for the electro-oxidation of methanol, ethanol, formaldehyde and formic acid Proceedings of 10th International Symposium on Advanced Materials, Islamabad, Pakistan (2007) pp. 160-166. 28. M. S. Ansari and Nazim Gul Effect of weak magnetic field on the grain size of electrodeposited nickel Proceedings of 10th International Symposium on Advanced Materials, Islamabad, Pakistan (2007) pp. 366-368. 29. M. S. Ansari and Nazim Gul Fe alloys directly from the Ores Proceedings of the 5th International Bhurban Conference on Applied Science and Technology (IBCAST), Islamabad, Pakistan (2007) pp. 8-11. 11 30. Hafiz-ur-Rehman and M. Shahid Ansari Density, viscosity and electrical conductivity measurements on the ternary system H2O + C2H5OH + LiCl over the entire ranges of solvent composition and LiCl solubility from (-5 to +50) oC J. Chem. Eng. Data 53 (2008) 2072-2088. 31. Tayyaba Yamin, Riaz Ahmed, M. Shahid Ansari and M. Mansha Chaudhry Preparation of carbon supported nickel catalyst and its adsorption behaviour for copper from aqueous solutions The Nucleus 43 (2009) 357-364. 32. Muhammad Shahid Ansari, Arifa Aslam and Hafiz-ur-Rehman Distribution of Co(II) between immiscible phases formed in 1-butanol + water system Fluid Phase Equilibria 280 (2009) 129-131. 33. Riaz Ahmed, Tayyaba Yamin, M. Shahid Ansari and M. Mansha Chaudhry Effect of nickel coating on carbon for adsorption of cadmium from aqueous solutions Canad. J. Chem. Eng. 83 (2009) 448-455. 34. M. Shahid Ansari and Hafiz-ur-Rehman Aquamolality-A useful Concentration Unit Phys. Chem. Liquids (UK, accepted 2010 to appear 2011). 35. R. Jamil, T. Hussain, S. Shahid and M. Shahid Ansari Magnetic Field Effects on the Microstructural Variation of Electrodeposited Nickel Film J. Mat. Sci. Eng. (USA, accepted 2011). 36. M. Shahid Ansari, Hafiz-ur-Rehman and Saima Naz Selective solvation of Co2+ in aqueous ethanol J. Chem. Soc. Pak. (submitted 2010). 37. Tayyaba Yamin, M. Shahid Ansari and Riaz Ahmed Sorption of lead on nano-nickel coated graphite catalyst from aqueous solutions Turkish J. Chem. (submitted 2011). 38. Nabiha Dilshad, M. Shahid Ansari, Graham Beamson Timo Jacob and David J. Schiffrin Adsorbate induced surface segregation of copper on AuxCu(1-x) nanoalloys Langmuir (USA, submitted 2011). 12 Theses: Isolation of Column Phenomena in Gas Chromatography M.Phil. Dissertation University of Islamabad, Pakistan, 1975. Internal Dynamics and Ion Solvation - a Nuclear Magnetic Relaxation Study Ph.D. Thesis Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan/ Karlsruhe University, Karlsruhe, West Germany, 1983. Islamabad, Pakistan May 16, 2011 13