Muhammad Ejaz

Lawful Permanent Resident, New Orleans, LA. 70118

Phone: 504-***-****, E-mail: acwen9@r.postjobfree.com

https://www.linkedin.com/in/muhammad-ejaz-84a136b7

OVERVIEW

• A Polymer Chemist / Scientist position for a Ph.D. in Polymer Chemistry

• 10 years of experience of synthesis and characterization of polymers (in solution & on surface)

• One patent and 15+ journal publications (total number of citation references > 1650)

RESEARCH INTERESTS AND BACKGROUND

ü Synthesis, purification and characterization of polymers and small organic molecules

ü Polymer chemistry, analytical chemistry, organic chemistry and surface modification

ü Synthesis and characterization of novel functional polymeric materials by grafting polymer brushes, ultrathin films / coatings on surfaces (inorganic nanoparticles, wafers & nanotubes)

ACHIEVEMENTS

• Polymer grafted hard carbon microspheres as stabilizers for oil/water emulsion

• Amphiphilic hyperbranched polyglycerol-block-polycaprolactone copolymer-grafted inorganic biocompatible nanoparticles and modular amphiphilic polyethylene glycol-block-polycaprolactone copolymer-grafted nanoparticles (colloidal surfactants for oil spillage remediation of water): “nanoparticle micelle” behavior enhances utility as dispersants

• Core-shell structured PGMA / BaTiO3 (front cover image on J. Polym. Sci., Part A: Polym. Chem.) and barium zirconium titanate-barium calcium titanate–PMMA nanocomposites: The novel materials for high energy density dielectric storage energy storage capacitors

• 1st report of only 1-pot method of surface-initiated atom transfer radical polymerization (SI-ATRP) initiator fixation onto carbon nanospheres and 1st report of SI-ATRP of glycidyl methacrylate from boron nitride nanotubes

• 1st report of fabrication of finely patterned polymer graft layer with nanoscale resolution (~175nm) by electron beam lithography and SI-ATRP, and 1st report of fabrication of patterned films of polymer grafted layer by the Langmuir-Blodgett (LB) and SI-ATRP

• Synthesis and kinetics of polymer brushes by surface-initiated reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer polymerization for 1st time onto silica nanoparticles

• Synthesis of polymer brushes by SI-ATRP for 1st time onto silicon substrate & glass filter

SKILLS

• 10 years of experience with direct exposure to polymer materials development, and strong knowledge and understanding in polymer structure-property relationship

• Synthesis and characterization of random, block, cyclic, star, hyperbranched, graft and water soluble polymers by free radical polymerization (FRP), living radical polymerization (LRP) such as ATRP, NMP and RAFT, and ring opening polymerization (ROP)

• Synthesis and characterization of core-shell structured nanocomposites and hydrogels

• Synthesis, characterization and uses of critical micelle concentration independent novel bio-compatible unimolecular micelle nanodispersants (novel dispersion stabilizers)

• Synthesis and characterization of high density polymer brushes by surface-initiated (SI) LRP techniques such as ATRP, RAFT, NMP, and SI-ROP onto solid surfaces

• Strong background in polymer chemistry, organic chemistry, material and analytical chemistry

• Proficient in LB technique, contact angle goniometer, Schlenk line and glove box

• HPLC / GPC, light scattering, FTIR, ATR-FTIR, XPS, UV-Visible, NMR & MALDI-TOF MS

• Ellipsometry, DLS, Thermal analysis (TGA, DSC) and Microscopy (AFM, SEM, TEM)

Muhammad Ejaz

Phone: 504-***-****, E-mail: acwen9@r.postjobfree.com

7626 Zimple Street, New Orleans, LA. 70118

https://www.linkedin.com/in/muhammad-ejaz-84a136b7

EDUCATION

• Doctor of Engineering (Ph.D. in Polymer Chemistry), Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan (March 2001)

• Master of Engineering (Polymer Chemistry), Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan (March 1998)

WORK EXPERIENCE

• Postdoctoral Fellow, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA, July 2009-Present

• Assistant Professor, GIKI of Engineering Science & Technology, Pakistan, Nov 2004-July 2009

• Postdoctoral Fellow, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Nov 2003-Oct 2004

• Postdoctoral Fellow, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan, April 2001-March 2003

HONORS

• SMF Postdoctoral Fellowship Award by SMF, Singapore, November 2003-October 2004

• JSPS Postdoctoral Fellowship Award by JSPS, Japan, April 2001-March 2003

• S&T Scholarship Award for Postgraduate Studies in Abroad by Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of Pakistan, April 1995-March 2001

• Invited international research scholar by Institute for chemical research, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan, June 2006-August 2006 & July 2014-September 2014

PATENTS

1.Grayson, S. M.; Ejaz, M.; Alb, A. M. Nanoparticles Polymer Grafted Dispersants and Unimolecular Micelles and Method of Use. Non Provisional Patent: PCT/US16/14929, filed on Jan 28, 2016.

PUBLICATIONS

According to Scifinder, a database produced by Chemical Abstracts Service (division of American Chemical Society), the total number of citation references to my publications is > 1650. Out of these publications, one paper has > 495, three papers have > 220, one paper has >165 and one other paper has >115 citation references.

Selected Peer-Reviewed Publications

1.Puli, V. S.; Ejaz, M.; Elupula, R.; Kothakonda, M.; Adireddy, S.; Katiyar, R. S.; Grayson, S. M.; Chrisey, D. B. Core-shell structured barium zirconium titanate-barium calcium titanate–poly(methyl methacrylate) nanocomposites for dielectric energy storage capacitors ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces., 2016, 8, XXXX. (submitted)

2.Ejaz, M.; Alb, A. M.; Grayson, S. M. Amphiphilic Hyperbranched Polyglycerol-block-Polycaprolactone Copolymer-Grafted Nanoparticles with Improved Encapsulation Properties React. Funct. Polym., 2016, 102, 39.

3.Cremaldi J.; Ejaz, M.; Oak, S.; Holleran, M. K.; Roberts, K.; Cheng, G.; Wang, Y; Grayson, S. M.; John, V.; Pesika, N. S. Polymer Grafted Hard Carbon Microspheres at an Oil/Water Interface J. Colloid Interface Sci., 2016, 470, 31.

4.Ejaz, M.; Alb, A. M.; Kosakowska, K. A.; Grayson, S. M. Modular Amphiphilic Copolymer Grafted Nanoparticles: “Nanoparticle Micelle” Behavior Enhances Utility as Dispersants Polymer Chemistry, 2015, 6, 7749. Polymer Chemistry, 2015, 6, 7749.

5.Ejaz, M.; Puli, V. S.; Elupula, R.; Adireddy, S.; Riggs, B. C.; Chrisey, D. B.; Grayson, S. M. Core-shell Structured Poly(Glycidyl Methacrylate)/BaTiO3 Nanocomposites Prepared

Muhammad Ejaz

Phone: 504-***-****, E-mail: acwen9@r.postjobfree.com

7626 Zimple Street, New Orleans, LA. 70118

https://www.linkedin.com/in/muhammad-ejaz-84a136b7

by Surface-Initiated Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization: A Novel Material for High Energy Density Dielectric Storage J. Polym. Sci., Part A: Polym. Chem. 2015, 53, 719. (front cover image on J. Polym. Sci., Part A: Polym. Chem. 2015, 53. Issue 6, March 15, 2015)

6.Ejaz, M.; Rai, S. C.; Wang, K.; Zhang, K.; Zhou, W.; Grayson, S. M. Surface-Initiated Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization of Glycidyl Methacrylate and Styrene from Boron Nitride Nanotubes J. Mater. Chem. C, 2014, 2, 4073-4079.

7.Ejaz, M.; Sunkara, B.; Kamboj, L.; He, J.; John, V. T.; Pesika, N. S.; Grayson, S. M. Facile One-Pot Method of Initiator Fixation for Surface-Initiated Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization on Carbon Hard Spheres J. Polym. Sci., Part A: Polym. Chem. 2013, 51, 3314.

8.Ejaz, M.; Yu, H.; Yan, Y.; Blake D. A.; Ayyala, R. S.; Grayson, S. M. Evaluation of Redox-Responsive Disulfide Cross-Linked Poly(hydroxyethyl methacrylate) Hydrogels Polymer 2011, 52, 5262.

9.Ishikawa, T.; Ejaz, M.; Tsujii, Y.; Shibata, H.; Matsumoto, M. Phase-Separated Structures of Mixed LB Films of Silane-Coupling Agents with Polymerization Initiating Groups and Amphiphilic Carboxylic Acids Colloids and Surfaces A: Physiochem. Eng. Aspects, 2008, 321, 76.

10.Tsujii, Y.; Ejaz, M.; Yamamoto, S.; Fukuda, T.; Shigeto, K.; Mibu, K.; Shinjo, T. Fabrication of Patterned High-Density Polymer Graft Surfaces. II. Amplification of EB-Patterned Initiator Monolayer by Surface-Initiated Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization Polymer 2002, 43, 3837.

11.Ejaz, M.; Yamamoto, S.; Tsujii, Y.; Fukuda, T. Fabrication of Patterned High-Density Polymer Graft Surfaces. I. Amplification of Phase-Separated Morphology of Organosilane Blend Monolayer by Surface-Initiated Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization Macromolecules 2002, 35, 1412.

12.Tsujii, Y.; Ejaz, M.; Sato, K.; Goto, A.; Fukuda, T. Mechanism and Kinetics of RAFT-Mediated Graft Polymerization of Styrene on a Solid Surface. 1. Experimental Evidence of Surface Radical Migration Macromolecules 2001, 34, 8872.

13.Ejaz, M.; Tsujii, Y.; Fukuda, T. Controlled Grafting of a Well-Defined Polymer on a Porous Glass Filter by Surface-Initiated Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization Polymer 2001, 42, 6811.

14.Yamamoto, S.; Ejaz, M.; Tsujii, Y.; Fukuda, T. Surface Interaction Forces of Well-Defined, High-Density Polymer Brushes Studied by Atomic Force Microscopy. 2. Effect of Graft Density Macromolecules 2000, 33, 5608.

15.Ejaz, M.; Ohno, K.; Tsujii, Y.; Fukuda, T. Controlled Grafting of a Well-Defined Glycopolymer on a Solid Surface by Surface-Initiated Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization Macromolecules 2000, 33, 2870.

16.Ejaz, M.; Yamamoto, S.; Ohno, K.; Tsujii, Y.; Fukuda, T. Controlled Graft Polymerization of Methyl Methacrylate on Silicon Substrate by the Combined Use of the Langmuir-Blodgett and Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization Techniques Macromolecules 1998, 31, 5934.

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