Qualifications

  • Ph.D in Analytical Chemistry from National Centre of Excellence University of Sindh Jamshoro, Pakistan
  • Postdoc from Tokat Gaziosmanpasa University, Turkey (Sponsored by Tubitck under 2216 Research Fellowship Program for Foreign Citizens)

Area of specialization

Analytical Chemistry

Work Experience

S. NoFrom (year)To (year)Name of the Institution/ OrganizationPosition held
 101-01-200931-06-2009HEJResearch Assistant
220082009Aga Khan University HospitalMedical technology
320152016Tokat Gaziosmanpaşa University Tokat, Turkey TÜBİTAK)  “2216 Research Fellowship Program for Foreign CitizensPostdoc
420222023Tokat Gaziosmanpaşa University Tokat, Turkey TÜBİTAK) under “2221-Visiting Scientists Fellowship Programme 2021/9Serve as a Visiting Scientist

Publications in HEC-Recognized Journals

S. NoTitle of PaperName of JournalNational/ InternationalPublication date
 1Syringe-based microextraction for the removal of vanadium from different water and food samples using newly synthesized imino diacetate functionalized polystyrene as a new adsorbent: A multivariate approachJournal of Molecular LiquidsInternationalJanuary 2024
 2Photocatalytic removal of organic dyes by titanium doped alumina nanocomposites: Using multivariate factorial and kinetics models.Journal of Molecular Structure 2023
 3Vortex-assisted dispersive solid-phase microextraction of cadmium and copper on magnetic polystyrene-b-poly dimethyl siloxane hydrophobic block copolymer for their atomic absorption spectrometric determination in water, soft drink and food samplesJournal of Food Composition and Analysis 2023
 4A comprehensive review on recent developments and future perspectives of switchable solvents and their applications in sample preparation techniquesGreen Chemistry 2023
 5Application of Recently used Green Solvents in Sample Preparation Techniques: A Comprehensive Review of Existing Trends, Challenges, and Future OpportunitiesCritical Reviews in Analytical Chemistry 2023
 6Application of imino diacetate functionalized poly (methyl methacrylate) in a portable syringe system for the removal of malachite green from different water systemJournal of Molecular Structure 2023
 7A critical review of selected preconcentration techniques used for selenium determination in analytical samplesCritical Reviews in Analytical Chemistry 2022
 8A New Trend and Future Perspectives of the Miniaturization of Conventional Extraction Methods for Elemental Analysis in Different Real Samples: A ReviewCritical Reviews in Analytical Chemistry 2022
 9A New Green In Situ Effervescent CO2-Table-Induced Switchable Hydrophilicity Solvent Extraction Method of Rhodamine B in Food and Soft Drink SamplesJournal of AOAC International 2021
 10Extraction of Lead through Functionalized Carbon Nanotubes and Estimation of the Measurement UncertaintyAnalytical Letters 2020
 11Interfacial polymerization of trimesoyl chloride with melamine and palygorskite for efficient uranium ions ultra-removalChemical Engineering Research and Design 2020
 12Development of tetraethylene pentamine functionalized multi-wall carbon nanotubes as a new adsorbent in a syringe system for removal of bisphenol A by using multivariate optimization techniquesMicrochemical Journal 2019
 13A new robust, deep eutectic-based floating organic droplets microextraction method for determination of lead in a portable syringe system directly couple with FAASTalanta 2019
 14A new portable switchable hydrophilicity microextraction method for determination of vanadium in microsampling micropipette tip syringe system couple with ETAASTalanta 2019
 15A new portable micropipette tip-syringe based solid phase microextraction for the determination of vanadium species in water and food samplesJournal of industrial and engineering chemistry 2018
 16Simple and Rapid Dual-Dispersive Liquid–Liquid Microextraction as an Innovative Extraction Method for Uranium in Real Water Samples Prior to the Determination of Uranium by a Spectrophotometric TechniqueJournal of AOAC International 2017
 17Application of ultrasonically modified cloud point extraction method for simultaneous enrichment of cadmium and lead in sera of different types of gallstone patientsUltrasonics Sonochemistry 2017
 18Evaluation of mercury and physicochemical parameters in different depths of aquifer water of Thar coalfield, PakistanEnvironmental Science and Pollution Research 2017
 19Polyethylenimine modified activated carbon as novel magnetic adsorbent for the removal of uranium from aqueous solutionChemical Engineering Research and Design 2017
 20Sonochemically synthesized green sorbent for the simultaneous removal of trace metal ions: application and estimation of measurement uncertainty through bottom-up approachNew Journal of Chemistry 2017
 21Preconcentration of cadmium in water and hair by supramolecular solvent-based dispersive liquid–liquid microextractionAnalytical Letters 2016
 22Restricted access-activated carbon clothes-based lead extraction from human serum: skipping the sample preparation step for biological mediaInternational Journal of Environmental Analytical Chemistry 2016
 23Application of conventional and modified cloud point extraction for simultaneous enrichment of cadmium, lead and copper in lake water and fish musclesJournal of industrial and engineering chemistry 2016
 24Toxic risk assessment of arsenic in males through drinking water in Tharparkar Region of Sindh, PakistanBiological trace element research 2016
 25Multivariate optimization of “In capillary-Schiff's base functionalized magnetic nanoparticle based microextraction” of Pb+ 2: A novel synergistic approachTalanta 2016
 26Dispersive ionic liquid microextraction of aluminium from environmental water samples by effervescent generation of carbon dioxideInternational Journal of Environmental Analytical Chemistry 2016
 27Nanoparticles decorated with a Schiff's base for the microextraction of Cd, Pb, Ni, and Co in environmental samplesJournal of Separation Science 2016
 28Evaluated the adverse effects of cadmium and aluminum via drinking water to kidney disease patients: application of a novel solid phase microextraction methodEnvironmental Toxicology and Pharmacology 2016
 29A new dispersive liquid–liquid microextraction using ionic liquid based microemulsion coupled with cloud point extraction for determination of copper in serum and water samplesEcotoxicology and environmental safety 2016
 30Development of novel simultaneous single step and multistep cloud point extraction method for silver, cadmium and nickel in water samplesJournal of industrial and engineering chemistry 2016
 31A green microextraction method in a narrow glass column for copper in artificial saliva extract of smokeless tobacco productsJournal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry 2016
 32The evaluation of sequentially extracted mercury fractions in Thar coal samples by using different extraction schemesInternational Journal of Coal Geology 2016
 33Development of new portable miniaturize solid phase microextraction of silver-APDC complex using micropipette tip in-syringe system couple with electrothermal atomic absorption spectrometrySpectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy 2016
 34Correlation of cadmium and aluminum in blood samples of kidney disorder patients with drinking water and tobacco smoking: related health riskEnvironmental geochemistry and health 2016
 35Switchable dispersive liquid–liquid microextraction for lead enrichment: a green alternative to classical extraction techniquesAnalytical Methods 2016
 36Evaluation of Mercury Concentrations in Groundwater Samples of Coal Field Using a Matrix-less Cloud Point Extraction Procedure Prior to Analysis by Cold Vapor Atomic Absorption Spectrometry  2016
 37Dispersive ionic liquid microextraction of aluminium from environmental water samples by effervescent generation of carbon dioxide.International Journal of Environmental Analytical Chemistry 2016
 38Simultaneous determination of silver and other heavy metals in aquatic environment receiving wastewater from industrial area, applying an enrichment methodArabian Journal of Chemistry 2016
 39Arsenic speciation in artificial saliva extract of smokeless tobacco products by extraction methodologies coupled with electrothermal atomic absorption spectrometryMicrochemical Journal 2016
 40A new green switchable hydrophobic–hydrophilic transition dispersive solid–liquid microextraction of selenium in water samplesAnalytical Methods 2016
 41Simple and green switchable dispersive liquid–liquid microextraction of cadmium in water and food samplesRSC advances 2016
 42Lead assessment in biological samples of children with different gastrointestinal disordersBiological trace element research 2016
 43Occupational and environmental lead exposure to adolescent workers in battery recycling workshopsToxicology and Industrial Health 2015
 44Correlation of arsenic levels in smokeless tobacco products and biological samples of oral cancer patients and control consumersBiological trace element research 2015
 45Evaluation of the fate of arsenic-contaminated groundwater at different aquifers of Thar coalfield PakistanEnvironmental Science and Pollution Research 2015
 46Monitoring of arsenic fate with proximate parameters and elemental composition of coal from Thar coalfield, PakistanJournal of Geochemical Exploration 2015
 47Variation in the levels of aluminum and manganese in scalp hair samples of the patients having different psychiatric disorders with related to healthy subjectsBiological trace element research 2015
 48Estimation of nickel in different smokeless tobacco products and their impact on human health of oral cancer patientsNutrition and cancer 2015
 49Estimation of lead in biological samples of oral cancer patients chewing smokeless tobacco products by ionic liquid-based microextraction in a single syringe systemEnvironmental Science and Pollution Research 2015
 50A multivariate study of solid phase extraction of beryllium (II) using human hair as adsorbent prior to its spectrophotometric detectionDesalination and Water Treatment 2015
 51Arsenic in coal of the Thar coalfield, Pakistan, and its behavior during combustionEnvironmental Science and Pollution Research 2015
 52Preconcentration and determination of lead and cadmium levels in blood samples of adolescent workers consuming smokeless tobacco products in PakistanEnvironmental monitoring and assessment 2015
 53Evaluated the levels of lead and cadmium in scalp hair of adolescent boys consuming different smokeless tobacco products with related to controlsBiological Trace Element Research 2015
 54Magnetic stirrer induced dispersive ionic-liquid microextraction for the determination of vanadium in water and food samples prior to graphite furnace atomic absorptionFood chemistry 2015
 55Ultrasonication ionic liquid-based dispersive liquid–liquid microextraction of palladium in water samples and determination of microsampler system-assisted FAASDesalination and Water Treatment 2015
 56A new solid phase microextraction method using organic ligand in micropipette tip syringe system packed with modified carbon cloth for preconcentration of cadmium in drinkingSpectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy 2015
 57Temperature-controlled ionic liquid-based ultrasound-assisted microextraction for preconcentration of trace quantity of cadmium and nickel by using organic ligand in artificialSpectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy 2015
 58Assessment of selenium and mercury in biological samples of normal and night blindness children of age groups (3–7) and (8–12) yearsEnvironmental monitoring and assessment 2015
 59Temperature controlled ionic liquid-based dispersive micro-extraction using two ligands, for determination of aluminium in scalp hair samples of Alzheimer’s patientsSpectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy 2015
 60Comparative evaluation of essential and toxic elements in the blood of kidney failure patients and healthy referentsEnvironmental monitoring and assessment 2015
 61Interaction between carcinogenic and anti-carcinogenic trace elements in the scalp hair samples of different types of Pakistani female cancer patientsClinica Chimica Acta 2015
 62Development of miniaturized solid phase microextraction of copper in serum using a micropipette tip in-syringe system combined with micro sampling flame atomic absorptionAnalytical Methods 2015
 63Determination of trace levels of iron in serum samples of hepatitis B and C patients using dispersive liquid–liquid microextractionAnalytical Methods 2015
 64Application of dual-cloud point extraction for the trace levels of copper in serum of different viral hepatitis patients by flame atomic absorption spectrometry: a multivariateSpectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy 1 2015
 65Preconcentration and speciation of vanadium by three phases liquid–liquid microextraction prior to electrothermal atomic absorption spectrometryJournal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry 2014
 66Development of green miniaturized dispersive ionic liquid nano-emulsion method for preconcentration of cadmium from canal and waste water samples prior to coupling with graphite furnace atomic absorption spectrometryAnalytical Methods 2014
 67Development of a new green non-dispersive ionic liquid microextraction method in a narrow glass column for determination of cadmium prior to couple with graphite furnace atomic absorption spectrometryAnalytica Chimica Acta 2014
 68A green preconcentration method for determination of cobalt and lead in fresh surface and waste water samples prior to flame atomic absorption spectrometryJournal of analytical methods in chemistr 2012
 69Pressure-assisted ionic liquid dispersive microextraction of vanadium coupled with electrothermal atomic absorption spectrometryJournal of Analytical Atomic Spectrometry 2013
 70Speciation of vanadium in coal mining, industrial, and agricultural soil samples using different extractants and heating systemsJournal of AOAC International 2013

Conference Papers Presented  

S. NoTitle of PaperTitle of Conference & venueNational/ InternationalOrganized/Hosted ByDate
 1A New Portable Green Switchable Microextraction Method in a Syringe System Couple with FAAS for Determination of Lead in Real Water Samples”5 th International Conference on Physical Chemistry & Functional Materials (PCFM2022). Sivas Cumhuriyet University – Sivas, Turkey2022

Books Authored/ Edited/Translated 

S. NoName of bookPublisherISBNYear
 1Recent trends in sample preparation procedures in the context of green analytical chemistry for chromium speciation in different environments Elsevier N/ASubmitted
2Principal Concepts and Guidelines for GAC applied in sample preparation Elsevier N/ASubmitted

Research Grants/ Projects Completed

S.NoPI/Co-PIProject TitleFunding AmountFunding AgencyDate of Completion
1PI “Photosynthetic Microbial Fuel cell as green alternative renewable energy approach for sustainable Bioelectricity Production”  8.0 MillionHEC2021
2PIDevelopment of new low cost Portable Macro Syringe Water Filter System to Provide Clean and Pure Water to the Local community for Domestic and Drinking Purposes1.4 MillionGov,t of Balochistan2022

Awards and Honors

 S.NoTitle of AwardAwarded ByContribution/ ServicesDate
1SATHA INNOVATION AWARD is an international award by South Asia Triple Helix Association For Development by Academia in Invention to Innovation Summit in May, 2017 at University of Baluchistan, Quetta.South Asia Triple Helix AssociationContribution2017
2HEC OUTSTANDING BEST PAPER RESEARCH AWARDSHECContribution2014
3Awarded research productivity award (Cat. D) For 2013 by the Pakistan Council of Science and Technology  Pakistan Council of Science and Technology.Contribution2013
4Awarded research productivity award (Cat. D) For 2013 by the Pakistan Council of Science and Technology  Pakistan Council of Science and Technology.Contribution2013
5Awarded research productivity award (Cat. D) For 2013 by the Pakistan Council of Science and Technology  Pakistan Council of Science and Technology.Contribution2014
6Awarded research productivity award (Cat. D) For 2013 by the Pakistan Council of Science and Technology  Pakistan Council of Science and Technology.Contribution2015
7Awarded research productivity award (Cat. D) For 2013 by the Pakistan Council of Science and Technology  Pakistan Council of Science and Technology.Contribution2016
8Awarded research productivity award (Cat. D) For 2013 by the Pakistan Council of Science and Technology  Pakistan Council of Science and Technology.Contribution2017