Department of Physics

Riffat Sagheer

Riffat Sagheer
Riffat Sagheer

Assistant Professor

Department of Physics

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Experience

       Period Served

Designation

Institution

31st May, 2011

Date

Assistant Professor

Lahore College for Women University, Lahore.

18th Oct, 2005

31st May, 2011

Lecturer

Lahore College for Women University, Lahore.

 5th Sep, 2002

17th Oct, 2005

Lecturer

Govt. Degree College for Women, Lalamusa.

Honor and Awards

  • Gold Medalist in B.Sc.
  • Roll of Honor for getting first position in B.Sc.
  • Roll of Honor for getting marks greater than 65%.

Membership

  • Member Pakistan Institute of Physics (PIP)

Graduate Students/Postdocs/Undergraduate Students/Honour Students

S. No.

Session

Degree

Name of the student

1.

2007-11

BS

BS

Amina Qazi

2.

Anum Mushtaq

3.

2008-12

BS

Aroosha Munir

4.

2009-13

BS

Nida Liaqat

5.

2010-14

 

BS

Nida Muzzamil

6.

Kanwal Fatima

7.

Huran Noor

8.

 

2010-14

 

BS

Tayyaba Mubarik

9.

Farheen Qaisar

10.

Iqra Afzal

11.

 

2011-15

 

BS

Bushra Yameen

12.

Ghazala

13.

Farazia Umer

14.

BS

Erum Abbas

15.

Hafsa Akram

16.

2014-18

BS

 

Momina Khalil

17.

Faiza Ashraf

18.

Unza Tariq

19.

Vaneeza Abbas

20.

2015-19

BS

Irm ul Nisa

21.

Nazish Andeel

22.

Habiba Riaz

23.

Rimsha Bukhari

24.

2016-20

(in progress)

BS

Ashna Majeed

25.

Ayesha Anum

26.

Faiqa Javed

27.

Faiqa Saeed

Thesis

Co-supervised:

S. No.

Session

Degree

Name of the student

1.

2017-19

MS

Saba Tul Khadija

2.

2018-20

MS

Faiza Ashraf

Service Activity

  • Teaching BS and F.Sc. classes, Practical lab of BS and F.Sc. classes, Supervision of BS Projects, Co-supervision of MS thesis, Incharge BS (Hons.) Semester VII & VIII, Coordinator BS exams, Team leader of QEC for BS Program, Admission duty, Paper setting, Paper checking, Invigilation duty, Stock checking.
  • Conferences/Seminars/Courses Attended:
  1. International workshop on one-dimensional (1D) nanostructures, Department of Physics, University of Engineering & Technology, Lahore, Pakistan 18th, 2018.
  2. International Seminar on Physics, Department of Physics, Lahore College for Women University, Lahore, Pakistan, 17th-19th Apr, 2018.
  3. One Day Symposium on Nanotechnology, University of Engineering & Technology, Lahore, Pakistan, 21st Apr, 2015.
  4. International workshop on GaN-based LEDs and Laser Diodes, National Institute of Lasers and Optronics, NILORE, Islamabad, Pakistan, 5th - 6th Mar,2015.
  5. Vacuum Cryogenics & Industrial Applications (SVST-40), National Institute of Vacuum Science & Technology (NINVAST), Islamabad, Pakistan, 19th June, 2014.
  1. Two days Workshop on Vacuum Measurement & Standardization, NINVAST, Islamabad, 15th -16th Apr, 2014.
  2. One Day Workshop on Supervising Undergraduate Research, DFDI, Lahore College for Women University, Lahore, 20th Feb, 2014.
  3. One Day Seminar on Photonics Engineering, Department of Physics, University of Engineering & Technology, Lahore, Pakistan, 10th Feb, 2014.
  4. One Day National Symposium and Poster Presentation on Material Science, Department of Physics, Lahore College for Women University, Lahore, 20th Nov., 2012.
  5. “One Day workshop on Lasers and Nanotechnology”, Department of Physics, University of Engineering & Technology, Lahore, Pakistan, 14th June, 2012.
  6. “One Day workshop on Nanomaterials and their Applications”, Department of Physics, Lahore College for Women University, Lahore, 19th April, 2012.
  7. “Technology Workshop on Atomic Physics and Nanofabrication”, National Institute of Laser & Optronics (NILOP), Islamabad, Pakistan, 3rd - 5th April, 2012.
  1. International Conference on Nanomaterials & Nano-ethics, COMSATS, Lahore, 1st -3rd Dec, 2011.
  2. 2nd one-day Workshop on Chracterization of Nanoparticles & Nanomaterials, CASP, GCU, Lahore, 13th Apr, 2010.
  3. PIP International Conference, University of Engineering Technology Lahore, Pakistan, 23rd - 26th February, 2009.
  4. Master Trainers in Physics, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad,16th July-15th August, 2007.
  5. PIP International Conference, University of Engineering & Technology, Lahore, Pakistan, 13th - 16th March 2006.
  6. Staff Development Course, under the scheme National Academy of Higher Education, 10th Dec. 2005 - 9th Jan, 2006 at Lahore College for Women University, Lahore.

Brief Statement of Research Interest

  • Laser-matter interaction
  • Optoelectronics
  • Ion implantation on Polymers
  • Synthesis and characterization of nanomaterials
  • Polymer nanocomposites

Publications

  1. Riffat Sagheer, Momina Khalil, Vaneeza Abbas, Zohra Nazir Kayani, Unza Tariq, Faiza Ashraf, Effect of Mg doping on structural, morphological, optical and thermal properties of ZnO nanoparticles, Optik - International Journal for Light and Electron Optics, 200 (2020) 163428 (1-10). Impact factor: 1.914.
  2. Shafaq Arif, M. Shahid Rafique, Farhat Saleemi, Riffat Sagheer, Effect of structural transformation of C+-ion implanted PMMA into quasi-continuous carbonaceous layer on its optical and electrical properties, Optical Materials, 76 (2018) 147-154. Impact factor: 2.687.
  3. Riffat Sagheer, Shahid Rafique, Farhat Saleemi, Shafaq Arif, Fabian Naab, Ovidiu Toader, Arshad Mahmood, Rashad Rashid, Irshad Hussain, Modification in surface properties of poly-allyl-diglycol-carbonate (CR-39) implanted by Au+ ions at different fluencies, Material Science-Poland, 34(2) (2016) 468-478. Impact factor: 0.533.
  4. Shafaq Arif, M. Shahid Rafique, Farhat Saleemi, Fabian Naab, Ovidiu Toader, Riffat Sagheer, Shazia Bashir, Rehana Zia, Khurram Siraj, Saman Iqbal, Surface topographical and structural analysis of Ag+-implanted polymethylmethacrylate, Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research B, 381 (2016) 114–121. Impact factor: 1.124.
  5. Shafaq Arif, Shahid Rafique, Farhat Saleemi, Riffat Sagheer, Fabian Naab, Ovidiu Toader, Arshad Mahmood, Rashad Rashid, Mazhar Mahmood, Influence of 400 keV carbon ion implantation on structural, optical and electrical properties of PMMA, Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research B, 358 (2015) 236–244. Impact factor: 1.124.