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RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

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Muhammad Noman

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Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) September 2018 – July 2022 BS (Chemistry) - CGPA: 3.77/4.00

Focus: Materials/Analytical Chemistry

Subject GPA: 3.90/4.0

The Pennsylvania State University (PSU) August 2022 – Present MS (Chemistry) - CGPA: 3.72/4.00

Focus: Materials and Physical Chemistry

Relevant Courses: Inorganic Chemistry, Quantum Chemistry, Molecular Spectroscopy, Organic Chemistry, Characterization of Materials, Polymer Chemistry.

Synthesis of porous TiO2 beads from PAM polymer prepared by using Emulsion-Templated Polymerization technique for the degradation of water pollutants. Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, LUMS June 2020 – July 2022 Senior Year Project in the research group of Dr. Irshad Hussain. Excited State Ligand Chemistry of Quantum Dots using Time-Resolved Infrared Spectroscopy Department of Chemistry, PSU November 2022 - Present PhD Project in the research group of Dr. John Asbury Characterization/Analytical Skills

EDUCATION

Porous PAM polymer beads were prepared using emulsion templated polymerization method. PAM beads were used as template to synthesize porous TiO2 beads. Plasmonic Au nanoparticles were loaded in TiO2 beads using different synthesis methods. It was observed that Au/TiO2 composite materials show improved photocatalytic efficiency as compared to TiO2 beads.

Ligand dynamics on the surface of in-lab synthesized CdSe passivated with stearate were studied using mid-IR transient absorption studies. By probing the vibrational modes of the carboxylate groups attached to the surface of CdSe, it was observed that carboxylates interact strongly with holes. This study could open pathways to understanding how ligand-nanocrystal surface chemistry can be controlled to drive charge transfer processes. Powder X-ray Diffraction (PXRD), Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) Spectroscopy, UV/Visible Spectrophotometer, Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) Spectroscopy, Mass Spectrometry, HPLC, ICP-OES, Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), Time-Resolved Infrared Spectroscopy (TRIR). Lab/Data Analysis Skills

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

• Expert in materials synthesis and characterization.

• Expert in purification and extraction methods

• Skilled in chemical safety and familiar with proper storage and handling of toxic and flammable chemicals

• Expert in Microsoft Office, Powerpoint, Origin, ImageJ, and programming languages like C++, python and Matlab. Intermediate expertise in Microsoft Excel. LUMS Teaching Assistant, Chem 101: Principles of Chemistry Fall 2020 & Fall 2021

• Conducted weekly tutorials and office hours revising and reinforcing the content covered in the classes.

• Facilitated design and checking of course quizzes and assignments to gauge students' performance. LUMS Teaching Assistant, Chem 230: Organic Chemistry Lab Spring 2020

• Monitored Sophomore students during their experiments and explained how to use different techniques.

• Marked lab reports, quizzes, and lab performance of students. PSU Teaching Assistant, Chem 110: General Chemistry Fall 2022 & Spring 2023

• Conducted weekly office hours and recitations for revising and reinforcing the content covered in the classes.

• Facilitated design and checking of course assignments to gauge students' performance. PSU Teaching Assistant, Chem 111: Experimental Chemistry I (Lab) Fall 2022 - Spring 2024

• Conducted weekly office hours and recitations for revising and reinforcing the content covered in the classes.

• Facilitated design and checking of course assignments to gauge students' performance. LUMS – Dean’s Honor List 2018 – 2022

The annual award is given to students who have achieved a CGPA of above 3.60 LUMS – Students as Co-Researchers Program (ScR) award 2021 This award was provided by Office of Research, LUMS to conduct a summer research project. I continued this project in my undergrad senior year project.

Reversible Ligand Detachment from CdSe Quantum Dots Following Photoexcitation (Second Author) https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpclett.4c00529

LUMS Society of Chemical Sciences and Engineering (LSCSS) September 2019 - December 2020

• Member of the Marketing Department.

Member of organizing committee ICONN (International Conference of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology)

• Organized ICONN conference at LUMS as a member of LSCSS Member of SPARK Foundation 2020 - 2021

• An organization that collects funds for needy people

• Collected and distributed funds for daily wagers who lost their jobs during Covid – 19 pandemic. Member of Graduate Pakistan Student Association (PSA) 2022 – Present

• PSU organization that represents graduate students from Pakistan.

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