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Ph.D. in Physics, Aligarh Muslim University, India
Condensed-Matter and Materials Experiment
PHYS 309 Introduction to Modern Physics
PHYS 310 Introduction to Modern Physics Lab
PHYS 423/523 Physical Methods of Materials Characterization
PHYS 422/522 Solid-State Physics
PHYS 415/515 Solid-State Physics
My major research areas include nanotechnology, nanomedicine, nanoparticles-based cancer and antibacterial therapies, spintronics, nanotoxicology, nanosensors, catalysis, photonics, and nano-biotechnology. I am researching ways to make semiconductor devices smaller (nanotechnology), more effective by making use of the magnetic behavior of electrons (spintronics) and by manipulating the optical properties of materials (photonics), and by investigating the interactions of the high surface area nanoparticles with gaseous/chemical environments (nanosensors; catalysis) and with biological systems including eukaryotic and prokaryotic cells (nano-biotechnology). Our research demonstrated that carefully designed nanoparticles can selectively kill cancer cells and harmful bacteria without harming the normal healthy cells. All of my research areas are at the intersection of physics, chemistry, materials science, biology, medicine and engineering. Research in these areas requires collaboration with experts in all these disciplines and such interaction enriches the research environment. In addition, based on my expertise in materials characterization, magnetism, nanomaterials and catalysis, I collaborate with several research groups to provide them analytical help in their investigations. I prefer a research group that is an ideal mixture of graduate and undergraduate students, and postdoctoral fellows. This ensures a high level of both learning and discovery.
Selected Recent Publications
Research Collaborators
Catalysis Research
Lab Instrumentation
Lab Research
CV
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