Dr. Sadia Mehmood

Assistant Professor

Biography

Dr. Sadia Mehmood is a passionate academician and researcher with international collaborations in Canada, Australia and Oman. Her research journey in the realm of nanotechnology-driven sustainable solutions is underpinned by an unwavering commitment to resources restoration and remediation. Her aim is to forge innovative and sustainable solutions that adeptly confront the burgeoning global challenges, concurrently advancing our understanding of nanomaterials and their myriad applications in environmental contexts. Through robust collaboration, educational initiatives, and an unceasing quest for discovery, she aspires to exert a meaningful and lasting impact on the preservation and rejuvenation of pristine natural resources for the benefit of current and future generations.

Dr Mehmood actively collaborates with experts hailing from diverse fields, including environmental science, materials science, chemistry, and engineering. Her commitment extends not only to the development and implementation of cutting-edge nanotechnology solutions for the efficient removal and remediation of pollutants but also to their transformation into valuable products, thereby contributing significantly to environmental sustainability and public health.

Education

  • PhD Physical Chemistry, Quaid-i-Azam University Islamabad ,2016
  • M-Phil Physical Chemistr, Quaid-i-Azam University Islamabad , 2009
  • M.Sc Physical Chemistry , Quaid-i-Azam University Islamabad , 2007

Publications

  • Sadia Mehmood, Farhat Saira, Naveed Kausar Janjua and Hicham Fenniri. AuCu@Pt Nanoalloys for Catalytic Application in Reduction of 4-Nitrophenol. Journal of Spectroscopy, Volume 2016 (2016), 1-8
  • Naveed Kausar Janjua, Mahwish Jabeen, Mehrosh Islam, Azra Yaqub, Sana Sabahat, Sadia Mehmood, Misbah Mumtaz, Ayesha Mujtaba, Rizwan Raza, Ghazanfer Abbas. Electrochemical Properties of Barium Cerate Doped with Zinc for Methanol Oxidation, Journal of Chemical Society of Pakistan, 37 (2015) 850-858.
  • Asifa Nigar, Naveed Kausar Janjua, Askari Gul, Zareen Akhtar, Sana Sabahat, Sadia Mehmood. Ferrocene derivatives: Potential anticancer material. Journal of Chemical Society of Pakistan, Volume 40 (2018), 1046-1053.
  • Asifa Nigar, Muhammad Shabbir, Zareen Akhtar, Sana Sabahat, M.Qaiser Fatimi, Micheal Bolte, Iqbal Ahmad, Naveed Kausar Janjua, Sadia Mehmood. Synthesis, characterization, docking and electrochemical studies of nitroaromatic amides. Journal of Molecular Structure, Volume 1176 (2019), 791-797.
  • Maria Shakeel, Tehmeena Maryum Butt, Maria Zubair, Humaira Masood Siddiqi, Naveed Kausar Janjua, Zareen Akhter, Azra Yaqub, Sadia Mahmood. Electrochemical investigations of DNA-Intercalation potency of bisnitrophenoxy compounds with different alkyl chain lengths. Heliyon, Volume 6 (2020), 1-8.

Education

  • District distinction scholarships for Middle grades, Govt Girls Comprehensive Higher Secondary School Abbottabad .1996
  • Merit scholarship for Master , Quaid-i-Azam University , 2005-2007
  • Merit scholarship for M-Phil, Quaid-i-Azam University,2007-2009
  • Indigenous Award for Ph-D ,Higher Education Commission of Pakistan. 2011-2015
  • International Research Support Initiative Program (IRSIP) ,Higher Education Commission of Pakistan. 2012-2013