Nasurullah Mahar

Energetic employee well-versed in strong communication and organization skills. Seeks solutions to problems and applies extensive analytical knowledge to findings. Adept at multi-tasking, leading group discussions and managing projects.

• Abdulaziz A Al-Saadi, Professor, Department of Chemistry, King Fahad University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, asaadi@kfupm.edu.sa
• Dr. Nawaz Tahir, Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, King Fahad University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, muhammad.tahir@kfupm.edu.sa
• Amir Al Ahmed, Research Scientist I/Professor, Interdisciplinary Center for Power Generation and Renewable Energy Center, King Fahad University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, aalahmed@kfupm.edu.sa

Two Patents filed in USPTO, 2022.
• Lab Safety Management and administration course KFUPM (2020)
• RamanFest 9th International conference in Paris (France), September 2022
• Recent Appointees in Material Science (RAMS-2022 by RSC) Bradford University
(United Kingdom), August 2022.
• Daltons 2023 (RSC) Warwick University, United Kingdom
• “Deep Technology.” And “Deep Tech Startup”. Workshop at KFUPM.
2020
• Chemical Engineering Seminar "Predicting fuel properties; A functional group approach"
By Dr. Abdul Gani Abdul Jameel 01 Nov 2021
• Materials Science and Engineering Department Forum 16 Feb 2022 KFUPM.
• "Research Skills" Workshop by Dr. Abdulrahman Al-Betar 8th Feb 2021
• College of Chemicals and Materials (KFUPM) Virtual Symposium 23 Feb 2022.
• Advanced Materials and Technology Mehran University of Engineering and Technology
2018.

Gold medalist at Bachelors level.

Best Teacher 2015 at University of Sindh Jamshoro

o Unlocking the High-Capacity: Aluminum Ion Battery with MoS2/Nb2CTx MXene
Cathode (Under review) Journal of Applied Energy (Elsevier)

o Nb2CTx MXene reinforcement stimulated microstructure and mechanical properties
of magnesium. ON Olalekan, SF Hassan, A Al-Ahmed, N Mahar, S Nouari
Scientific Reports 13 (1), 14289

o Light-induced synthesis of silver nanoprisms as a surface-enhanced Raman scattering
substrate for N-acetyl procainamide drug quantification.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/spectrochimica-acta-part-a-molecular-and￾biomolecular-spectroscopy (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.saa.2023.122996) 

o Synthesis of vanadium carbide MXene with improved inter-layer spacing for SERS￾based quantification of anti-cancer drugs
N Mahar, A Al-Ahmed, AA Al-Saadi Applied Surface Science 607, 155034

o Surface enhanced Raman spectra (SERS) and computational study of gemcitabine
drug adsorption on to Au/Ag clusters with different complexes: Adsorption behavior
and solvent …N Mahar, V Vetrivelan, S Muthu, S Javed, AA Al-Saadi
Computational and Theoretical Chemistry 1217, 113914

o Spectroanalytical SERS-based detection of trace-level procainamide using green￾synthesized gold nanoparticles. Journal of Surfaces and
Interfaces(https://doi.org/10.1016/j.surfin.2022.102059)

o SERS-Based Ultralow Concentration Detection of Anticancer Gemcitabine Using
Size-Controlled Silver Nanoparticles. AJSE (https://doi.org/10.1007/s13369-022-
06799-1)

o Fast and sensitive detection of Procainamide: Combined SERS and DFT modeling
studies Journal of Molecular Liquids (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molliq.2021.117633)

o Selective oxidation of amaranth dye in soft drinks through tin oxide decorated
reduced graphene oxide nanocomposite-based electrochemical sensor. Food And
Toxicology (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fct.2022.113177)

o Electrochemical quantification of mancozeb through tungsten oxide/ reduced
graphene oxide nanocomposite: A potential method for environmental remediation.
Food and Chemical Toxicology (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fct.2022.112843)

o Fabrication of sensor based on polyvinyl alcohol functionalized tungsten
oxide/reduced graphene oxide nanocomposite for electrochemical monitoring of 4-
aminophenol JJA Buledi, AR Solangi, A Hyder, M Batool, N Mahar, A Mallah, ...
Environmental Research 212, 113372

o Synthesis of novel visible light driven MgO@GO nanocomposite photocatalyst for
degradation of Rhodamine 6G. AM Ali, Memona, Nasrullah Mahar
https://www.elsevier.com/locate/optmat 135 (2023), 113260

o Graphene oxide Nanocomposite for Electrochemical Monitoring of 4-Aminophenol.
Environmental Research (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2022.113372)
o The Synergy of Lead Chalcogenide Nanocrystals in Polymeric Bulk Heterojunction
Solar Cells. Amir Al-Ahmed*, Mohammad Afzaal, Nasurullah Mahar, ACS
Omega 2022, 7, 50, 45981–45990

o Surface enhanced Raman spectra (SERS) and computational study of gemcitabine
drug adsorption on to Au/Ag clusters with different complexes: Adsorption behavior
and solvent …N Mahar, V Vetrivelan, S Muthu, S Javed, AA Al-Saadi.
Computational and Theoretical Chemistry 1217, 113914

• Outing and Long drive