Ms. Faiza Zulfiqar, Renewable Energy and Fuel Cells, Best Researcher Award
Ms. Faiza Zulfiqar, Lahore university of management sciences,LUMS, Pakistan
Profiles
🎓Education
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)
LUMS University, Lahore (2021 – Current)
Field: Chemistry 📚
Master of Philosophy (M.Phil.)
Quaid-I-Azam University, Islamabad (2019 – 2021)
Field: Inorganic / Analytical Chemistry
Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.)
Quaid-I-Azam University, Islamabad (2015 – 2019)
Field: Chemistry 🧪
👨🏫Professional Experience
Training Course on HPLC
MEDWATCH Global, Lahore (08/2024 — 09/2024) 🧬
Hands-on Training in Materials Characterization
Lahore University of Management Sciences (11/2021 – 12/2021) 🧑🔬
🔬Research Interests
Electrocatalytic Seawater Oxidation: Synthesis of self-standing electrodes and their characterization for methanol-assisted seawater splitting. 🌊🔬
CO2 Reduction and Alcohol Oxidation: Development of porous materials on Cu foam for selective CO2 reduction coupled with alcohol oxidation. 🔋
Phosphidization of Nanomaterials: Studied the effects of phosphidization on ZIF-12 derived CoOx embedded N-doped carbon nanotubes for electrocatalytic water oxidation. 🧪✨
Water Oxidation Catalysis: Synthesized CuO-Cu20 modulated CoMn layered double hydroxides for efficient electrocatalytic water oxidation. 🔍
💻Skills
Technical Skills
Solvothermal, co-precipitation, electrodeposition methods, electrospinning, SEM, XRD, HPLC, IR, UV-visible spectrophotometry.
Digital Skills
Proficient in Microsoft Office, Origin Pro, ChemDraw, and image analysis.
Publications📚
Electro-synthesis of valuable products by coupling energy-saving anodic alcohol oxidation reaction with cathodic CO2 reduction reaction
Authors: Zulfiqar, F., Arshad, F., Haq, T.U., Sher, F.
Journal: International Journal of Hydrogen Energy
Year: 2024
Cobalt containing bimetallic ZIFs and their derivatives as OER electrocatalysts: A critical review
Authors: Shahzad, A., Zulfiqar, F., Arif Nadeem, M.
Journal: Coordination Chemistry Reviews
Year: 2023
Electrocatalytic water oxidation on CuO-Cu2O modulated cobalt-manganese layered double hydroxide
Authors: Hameed, A., Zulfiqar, F., Iqbal, W., Ahmad Shah, S.S., Nadeem, M.A.
Journal: RSC Advances
Year: 2022
Pronounced effect of phosphidization on the performance of CoOx encapsulated N-doped carbon nanotubes towards oxygen evolution reaction
Authors: Zulfiqar, F., Hameed, A., Shahzad, A., Ahmad Shah, S.S., Nadeem, M.A.
Journal: International Journal of Hydrogen Energy
Year: 2022