Dr. Irshad Hussain PhD Chemistry (Nanotechnology) Senior Scientist & Group Leader – Nanobiotech Group, Biotech Interdisciplinary Division, National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering (NIBGE), P.O. Box 577, Jhang Road, Faisalabad, Pakistan. Tel: 0092-(0)41-2651475-9, 041-2553519, Cell: 0092-(0)3016042336 Fax: 0092-(0)412651472, Email:
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[email protected] PERSONAL DATA Date of Birth: 10th October, 1967 Place of Birth: Jhang, Pakistan Nationality: Pakistani Marital Status: Married EDUCATION PhD Chemistry (November 10, 2005), Supervisors: Professor Andrew I. Cooper and Professor Mathias Brust, Centre for Nanoscale Science, Department of Chemistry, The University of Liverpool., UK. Thesis Title: “Synthesis of metal nanoparticles and their applications in advanced materials fabrication”. M.Sc. 1st Division 1993, Organic Chemistry, Quaid-e-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan. B.Sc. Ist Division 1990, Chemistry, Zoology & Botany, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan. SCHOLARSHIPS/MERITS 1: I was awarded a competitive scholarship by Ministry of Science and Technology, Govt. of Pakistan for PhD studies in Germany in 1994 on the basis of my academic record and GRE (Chemistry score = 710). I completed German language course at NIML, but finally couldn’t avail this scholarship due to a change in the policy of Government. 2: Again, I was awarded scholarship by Ministry of Science and Technology, Govt. of Pakistan, under TROSS scholarship scheme for PhD studies in UK in 2001on the basis of my academic record and GRE (Chemistry score of 750). ACADEMIC AND RESEARCH EXPERIENCE 1 1: I completed my PhD studies in 2005 entitled “Synthesis of metal nanoparticles and their applications in advanced materials fabrication” under the supervision of Professor Andrew I.