Department of Chemistry

Dr. Sana Ahmad

Sana Ahmad
Dr. Sana Ahmad

Tenured Associate Professor
Department of Chemistry
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Education

  • 2007 – 2010, D. in Chemistry, Institut des Sciences Moléculaires (ISM), Université Bordeaux 1, Talence, France”.
    Supervisor: Dr. Bernard Jousseaume
    Title of thesis: Synthesis and characterization of cyclopentadienyltitanium-based organic-inorganic hybrid materials
  • 2006 – 2007, Master in Chemistry (Specialization: Nanoscience, chemistry of living organisms and the environment), Institut des Sciences Moléculaires (ISM), Université Bordeaux 1, Talence, France”.
    Supervisor: Dr. Bernard Jousseaume
    Title of thesis: Synthesis and characterization of precursors for cyclopentadienyltitanium-based organic-inorganic hybrid materials
  • 2004-2006, Sc. (Hons.) in Organic Chemistry, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan.
    Supervisor: Professor Hamid Latif (late)                                                          Title of thesis: Synthesis and characterization of pyrazole derivatives from 1,3-diketones
  • 2001- B.Sc. (Hons) in Chemistry, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan.
    Supervisor: Dr. Hamid Latif
    Title of thesis: Hofmann and Curtius rearrangement of aliphatic amides

Experience

  • Tenured Associate Professor, Lahore College For Women University, Lahore since 30th December 2020.
  • Assistant Professor, Lahore College for Women University, Lahore (November 2011-December 2020)
  • Assistant Professor, School of Physical Sciences, University of the Punjab, Lahore. (December 2010 to October 2011).

Honor and Awards

  • 1st position in B.Sc. (Hons.) in University of the Punjab, Lahore. (Session 2000-2003)
  • Merit scholarship from University of the Punjab, Lahore. (2003)
  • Talent Forming Scholarship from Higher Education Commission (2004)
  • 2nd position in M.Sc. (Hons.) in University of the Punjab, Lahore. (Session 2004-2006)
  • Overseas PhD scholarship for France from Higher Education Commission (2006-2010)
  • 3rd position in Master 2 in Chemistry, Nanosciences and Molecular Chemistry (University Bordeaux 1, France)
  • Selected by PIEAS, HEC and Lindau Council to attend 65th Lindau Nobel Laureates Meeting in Lindau, Germany.

Memberships

  • Member of The Chemical Society of Pakistan
  • Member of the Chemical Society, Lahore College for Women University, Lahore.

Graduate Students / Postdocs /Undergraduate Students/ Honour Students

Year
Degree
Student name
2024
PhD
Azra Jalal
2026
PhD
Amina Yaseen
2025
MS
Arooba
Areej Fatima
HAdia Ahsan
Hafiza Fatima
Ramza Mairaj
Maryam Shahbaz
BS
Anusha Naeem
Minahil Iman
Omamah Shoaib
2024
MS
Saba Shakoor
Hira Yaqoob
Hina
Hafsa Tariq
Aaiza Shahid
Iram Khalid
BS
2023
MS
Asma
Iqra Aslam
Saira Arif
Saleha Imran
Sidra Munawar
Waneeza Shahid
Tania
BS
Ayesha Mushtaq
2022
MS
Nafeesa Shoukat
Tehreem Liaqat
Marwa Uzair
Mamoona
Laiba Iftikhar
Bushra Perveen
Ayesha Saman
Atiqa Maqsood
BS
Barira Jamil
Maida Amjad
Saba Shakoor
Muneeba Sajid
2021
MS
Attiqa Fayyaz
Hareem Shehzadi
Sara Maryam
Shania Saleem
Sumaira Sattar
 
BS
Ambreen Zahra
Hira Maqbool
Saira Arif
2020
MS
Amna Riaz
Andleeb Tariq
Wajeeha Fatima
BS
Bushra Parveen
Mamoona
Tehreem Liaqat
2019
MS
 
 
 
Javaria Jalal
Iqra Hamid
Iqra Younas
 
BS
Humna Younas
Sehrish
Eesha Tahir
 
2018
MS
 
 
Amina Yasin
Saba Altaf
Hummara Shafat
 
 
BS
Fatma Saleem
Sumaira Sattar
Saba Naz
Jawairia Muqaddas
2017
MS
Arfa Saeed
Saira Batool
 
 
 
BS
Javaria Javed
Iqra Hamid
Iqra Younas
Farah
Bushra Sharf
2016
MS
 
 
Khizra Yasin
Irum Haider
Rabia Khalid
 
 
BS
 
 
Amna Aslam
Mehwish Kiran
Aniqa Ishaq
Sabahat Nawaz
Ujala Aslam
2015
MS
 
 
 
Iqra Zubair Awan
Anam Nazir
Almas Andeel
Farkhanda Latif
 
 
BS
 
 
 
Sadaf Shehzadi
Arfa Saeed
Saira Batool
Maria Mushtaq
Atiqa Sundas
 
 
 
MSc
Maria Mushtaq
Mamoona Shaheen
 
2014
MS
Aamna Ashraf
Khushnood Yasin
 
 
BS
 
Gull Lala
Sana Khaliq
Rahat Noreen
Salaha Zulfiqar
2013
MS
 
 
 
Shireen Fatima
Qurat-ul-Ain
Fatima Khalil
Mehwish Manzoor
 
 
BS
Maria Amjad
Anam Nazir
Almas Andeel
2012
BS
Afsheen
Aamna Ashraf
Khushnood Yasin
Sonia Yasin

Service Activity

Teaching at BS, MS and PhD level, Supervision of research projects,Curriculum coordinator, BS Minor Coordinator, Focal Person affiliated colleges, Member of doctoral board, Member of Board of Studies, Member of Departmental Tenure Review Committee (DTRC), Member of scrutiny committee, Prospectus coordinator, Member of thesis review committee, Team member for MS self-assessment report of chemistry department, Member of equivalence committee

Brief Statement of Research Interest

Synthesis and characterization of organic-inorganic hybrid materials, nanomaterials, nanoparticles, Photocatalysis, Adsorption, Degradation of pesticides and other harmful compounds

Publications

  • Ahmad, S.; Liaqat, T.; Yasmeen, A.; Parveen, B. ChemistrySelect, 2015, 10, e04861
  • Ahmad, S.; Imran, S. Materials Advances, 2024, 5, 8812
  • Yasin, A.; Ahmad, S.; Imran, S. ChemistrySelect, 2024, 9, e202402275
  • Jalal, A.; Ahmad, S.; Shah, A. T.; Hussain, T.; Nawaz, H. A.: Imran, S. Biomedical Materials, 2024, 19: 035031
  • Ahmad, S.: Shoukat, N.: Journal of Materials Science, 2024, 59: 86-94.
  • Ahmad, S.: Javaid, J.: Fatima, W.: Advances in Materials Science and Engineering, 2022, 1-7
  • Khalil, F.: Yaqub, M.: Ahmad, S.: Batool, M.: Tabassum, S.: Siddiqi, S. A.: Shah, A. T. Journal of the Iranian Chemical Society, 2021, 18:1035–1041
  • Ahmad, S.: Yasin, A. Arabian Journal of Chemistry, 2020, 13(11), 8481-8488
  • Ahmad, S.: Saeed, A. Journal of Chemistry 2019, 1-6
  • Shah, A., T.; Quratul Ain, Chaudhry, A. A.; Ahmad, S.; Zarif, F.; Siddiqi, S. A.; Qasim, S.; Görke, O.; Khan, A. S.; Rehman, I. Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids, 2018, 279, 1-8
  • Ahmad, S.: Yasin, K. Journal of the Chemical Society of Pakistan, 2018, 40 (3), 447- 456
  • Ahmad, S.: Yasin, K.: Shah, A. T. Journal of the Chemical Society of Pakistan, 2018, 40 (1), 95-100
  • Ahmad, S.: Nazir, A.; Hussain, T. Journal of Chemistry, 2017, Vol 2017, Article ID 7408972, 5 pages
  • Shah, A.T.; Ahmad, S.; Khan, M. F.; Li, B.; Shahzad, K. Arabian Journal of Chemistry, 2016, 9, 537-541 (Impact factor 3.1)
  • Ahmad, S.; Ashraf, A.; International Journal of Chemical Studies, 2016, 4(5), 98-105
  • Ahmad, S.; Andeel, A. Yasin, K. IOSR Journal of Applied Chemistry, 2016, 9(11), 75-80
  • Shah, A. T.; Qurat-ulAin; Chaudhry, A. A.; Khan A. F.; Iqbal, B.; Ahmad, S.; Siddiqi, S. A.; Rehman, I. Journal of Materials Science, 2015, 50, 1794-1804 (Impact factor 2.3)
  • Hussain, T.; Munir, H.; Mujahid, A.; Farooq, M. U.; Shehzad, K.; Shah, A. T.; Ahmad, S.; Asghar, M. T. Sensor Letters, 2014, 12(11), 1682-1687
  • Ahmad, S.; Jousseaume, B.; Toupance, T.; Babot, O.; Brötz, J.; Labrugère, C.; Campet, G.; “A new route towards nanoporous TiO2 as powders or thin films from the thermal treatment of titanium-based hybrid materials”, Dalton Transactions, 2012, 41, 292-299 (Impact Factor 4.097)
  • Ahmad, S.; Day, S. S.; Jousseaume, B.; Toupance, T., “Linear or cross-shaped di(cyclopentadienyltitanium) compounds with aryl or heteroaryl spacers”, Dalton Transactions, 2011, 40, 457-462 (Impact Factor 4.097)
  • Ahmad, S.; Jousseaume, B.; Laurent, S.; Toupance, T.; Zakri, C., “Self-assembled titanium-based hybrids with cyclopentadienyl-titanium network bonding”, Chemical Communications, 2011, 47, 5001-5003 (Impact Factor 6.718)

Research Grants and Contracts.

  1. “An aerosol route for the synthesis of TiO2 nanoparticles for uses in dye sensitized solar cells”.
    Donor agency: Higher Education Commission (Duration: 9 Months) Completed
  2. “Preparation of mesoporous titanium dioxide as powders and thin films”
    Donor agency: University of the Punjab, Lahore. (Duration: 1 Year) Completed