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CURRICULUM VITAE

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:

Extensive teaching experience of 30 years at Undergraduate and Postgraduate levels.

Guided 8 PhD Students and 3 PhDs are under progress.

Invited to serve as sessions chair for the 4th International Conference on

Environmental Science and Technology July 28th-31st, 2008, Houston, Texas, USA.

Delivered key note address during DST, Govt. of India INSPIRE Project held at ACE

College of Engineering and management, 19-23 April, 2016.

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS:

PhD, AMU, Aligarh,1986

M.Phil, AMU, Aligarh,1982

M.Sc, AMU, Aligarh,1979

ACADEMIC POSITION HELD:

Professor, Department of Chemistry, AMU, Aligarh 2015-till date

Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, AMU, Aligarh 2006-2015

Dr. SUHAIL SABIR Professor

Department of Chemistry Aligarh Muslim University Aligarh, U.P. India, 202002

Email: drsuhailsabir@gmail.com Tel: +91-571-2703515(O) +91-571-2703558(R) +91-8791713363(M)

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Reader, Department of Chemistry, AMU, Aligarh, India 2003-2006

Senior Lecturer, Department of Chemistry, AMU, Aligarh, India 1998-2003

Lecturer, Department of Chemistry, AMU, Aligarh, India since 1993-1998

MEMBER OF LEARNED SOCIETIES:

American Chemical Society (ACS), USA

Scientific/Technical Committee, American Academy of Sciences, Houston, Texas,

USA

Environmental Chemistry Division, American Academy of Science

International Solid Waste Association, Denmark

Chemical Research Society of India, Bangalore (CRSI) Life Member

Indian Science Congress Association, Calcutta

Indian Council of Chemists, Agra

Society of Research in Free Radicals, SFIR – India

REVIEWER OF THE JOURNALS

Water Research (Elsevier-Science Direct)

Desalination (Elsevier-Science Direct)

Journal of Environmental Management (Elsevier-Science Direct)

African Journal of Agriculture Research (Academic Journals)

Applied Nanoscience (ANSC) (Springer)

Arabian Journal of Chemistry ( Elsevier-Science Direct )

International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology (Elsevier-

Science Direct)

Applied Surface Sciences (Elsevier-Science Direct)

Journal of Hazardous Material (Elsevier-Science Direct)

Applied catalysis B: Environmental (Elsevier-Science Direct)

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FUNDED PROJECTS:

Nanowires/Nanosensors: An electronic tool for drug discovery- Funded by Uttar

Pradesh Council of Science and Technology (UPCST), Lucknow, March 2009-

2012 (Completed).

Synthesis, Characterization and photocatalytic Activity of selected nanomaterials for the waste water decontamination and energy generation. Funded by Uttar Pradesh Council of Science and Technology (UPCST), Lucknow, 2015 (Completed). (Amount 13.32 Lacs)

Exploiting single-ion anisotropy in the design of 3d and 4f elements single-molecule magnets (SMMs)-Funded by Department of Science and Technology (DST), (Completed). (Amount 25.15 Lacs)

ONGOING PROJECT:

Bioelectrochemical system platform for bioremediation and sustainable bioenergy

generation from toxic compounds" funded by Council of Science and Technology,

Uttar Pradesh (UPCST) (Amount 11 Lacs).

PROJECT SUBMITTED FOR FUNDING:

Enhanced Degradation of Chlorophenols in Bio-electrochemical Systems along with

Energy Recovery Council of Science and Technology, Uttar Pradesh, (UPCST).

Physico-chemical, Microbiological and Eco-toxicological assessment of

Pentachlorophenol degradation in environmental and artificially-contaminated

samples (DBT, Indo-Tunisia Joint Call for Proposals).

AWARDS:

Studentship, AMU, 1973-74.

National Merit Scholarship, 1975-77.

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Post graduate Merit Scholarship, 1977-79.

Junior Research Fellowship, CSIR, 1981-84.

Senior Research Fellowship, CSIR, 1984-85.

Research Associateship, 1985-88.

DIRECTED THESIS:

(a) Ph.D. (Completed)

1. Kinetics of oxidative polymerization of aniline and substituted aniline.

2. Kinetics and mechanism of oxidation of organic compounds.

3. Studies on Biodegradation of nitrophenols.

4. Removal of toxic compounds from wastewater through aerobic granulation

technology.

5. Biodegradation of 4-chlorophenol acclimatized granules.

6. Synthesis and Characterization of Nanomaterials.

7. Synthesis, characterization and photocatalytic applications of nanocomposites.

8. Synthesis and study of photocatalytic and conducting nanoparticles and

nanocomposites.

(b) Ph.D. (Ongoing)

1. Studies and preparation of biodegradable polymer nanocomposites.

2. Synthesis and study of biodegradable polymer based nano-biocomposites and

their potential applications.

3. Studies and preparation of Metal nanocomposites and their potential

applications.

AREAS OF RESEARCH/SPECIALIZATION:

Chemical Kinetics

Photocatalysis and Nanotechnology

Bio-energy

Wastewater Analysis

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COURSES TAUGHT:

Inorganic Chemistry (UG)

Environmental Chemistry (UG)

Chemical Kinetics & Chemical Thermodynamics (UG & PG)

Photoinorganic Chemistry & Reaction Mechanism (PG)

Industrial Chemistry (UG)

BOOK CHAPTERS:

1. Nafees Ahmad, Saima Sultana, Suhail Sabir and Mohammad Zain Khan. ‘Natural

polymers based hydrogels: Preparation, Classification, Properties and Applications.

Nova science publisher, New York.

2. Saima Sultana, Nafees Ahmad, Suhail Sabir and Mohammad Zain Khan. Natural

Polymer based composite materials: Recent Advances, Perspectives, Modifications

and Approaches’ Nova Science Publisher, New York

3. Nafees Ahmad, Saima Sultana, Suhail Sabir, Ameer Azam, Mohammad Zain Khan.

‘Bio-nanocomposite materials: Concept, Applications and Recent Advancements’.

Pan Stanford publication, Australia.

4. Bilal Masood Pirzada, Suhail Sabir. Polymer based nanocomposites for significantly

enhanced dielectric properties and energy storage capability, 2018 (Elsevier)

5. Preparation and Properties of Hydrogels: 3D Polymeric Network (NOVA Science

Publisher, New York)

6. M.D. Khan, N. Khan, S. Sultana, Mohammad Zain Khan, Suhail Sabir, A. Azam.

Microbial Fuel Cell: Waste Minimization and Energy Generation, 2017, Modern age

environmental problem and their remediation, Springer, ISBN: 978-3-319-64500-1.

7. Nafees Ahmad, Saima Sultana, Suhail Sabir. Chitosan based nanocomposites as

efficient adsorbents for water treatment. Vol-II, Modern Age Waste Water Problems,

69-83, Springer

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8. Sayfa Bano, Saima Sultana, Suhail Sabir, Mohammad Zain Khan. Metal Oxide

Nanostructured materials for Water Treatment: Prospectives and Challenges. Vol-II,

Modern Age Waste Water Problems, 213-231, Springer

PUBLICATIONS (LAST 8 YEARS):

Published:

1. Adil shafi, Nafees Ahmad, Saima Sultana, Suhail Sabir, Mohammad Zain Khan, Ag2S-

Sensitized NiO–ZnO Heterostructures with Enhanced Visible Light Photocatalytic

Activity and Acetone Sensing Property, ACS Omega 2019, 4,7, 12905-12918. 2. Sayfa Bano, Nafees Ahmad, Saima Sultana, Suhail Sabir, Mohammad Zain Khan.

Preparation and Study of Ternary Polypyrrole-Tin oxide-Chitin bionanocomposites and

their potential applications in visible light photocatalysis and sensors. Journal of

environmental chemical engineering, 2019, Elsevier.

3. Nafees Ahmad, Saima Sultana, Greesh Kumar, Mohd Zuhaib, Suhail Sabir, Mohammad

Zain Khan, Polyaniline based hybrid bionanocomposites with enhanced visible light

photocatalytic activity and antifungal activity. Journal of environmental chemical

engineering, 2018, Elsevier.

4. Shabana Noor, Richard Goddard, Sarvendra Kumar, Nafees Ahmad, Suhail Sabir,

Partha Mitra, Rudiger W. Seidel. On the chiral Z'=2 crystal structure of

[Cu2(H2valdien)2](NO3)2[H2valdien=N1,N3bis(3methoxysalicylidene)diethylenetriamine

]. Journal of Chemical Crystallography. Springer.

5. Bilal Masood Pirzada, Owais Mehraj, Sheeraz Ahmad Bhat, and Suhail Sabir. Efficient

visible-light-driven Photocatalytic activity and enhanced charge transfer properties over

Mo-doped WO3/TiO2 nanocomposites. Journal of Environmental Chemical

Engineering 6, no. 2 (2018): 3204-3212.

6. Nafees Ahmad, Saima Sultana, Ameer Azam, Suhail Sabir, Mohammad Zain Khan,

Novel Bio-nanocomposites Materials for Enhanced Biodegradability and Photocatalytic

Activity. New Journal of Chemistry, 2017, 41, 10198-10207.

7. Saima Sultana, Nafees Ahmad, Syed M. Faisal, M. Owais, Suhail Sabir. ‘Synthesis,

Characterization and Potential Applications of Polyaniline/Chitosan-Ag-Nano-

biocomposite.’ IET Nanobiotechnology, 11(7) (2017), 835 – 842.

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8. Mohammad Danish Khan, Nishat Khan, Abdul-Sattar Nizami, Mohammad Rehan ,

Suhail Sabir, Mohammad Zain Khan, Effect of co-substrates on biogas production and

anaerobic decomposition of pentachlorophenol, Bioresource Technology 238 (2017)

492–501.

9. Shabana Noor, Rudiger W. Seidel, Richard Goddard, Sarvendra Kumar, Suhail Sabir,

Redetermination of diaqua[N,N΄-bis(3-methoxy-2- oxidobenzylidene) ethylenediamine-

κ4 O,N,N´,O´]- manganese(III) perchlorate at 100 K. IUCrData 1 (2016) x161735.

10. Owais Mehraj, Bilal Masood Pirzada, Niyaz A. Mir, Mohammad Zain Khan, Suhail

Sabir, A highly efficient visible-light-driven novel p-n junction Fe2O3/BiOI

photocatalyst: Surface decoration of BiOI nanosheets with Fe2O3 nanoparticles, Applied

Surface Science 387 (2016) 642–651.

11. Nida Qutub, Bilal Masood Pirzada, Khalid Umar, Suhail Sabir, Synthesis of CdS

nanoparticles using different sulfide ion precursors: Formation mechanism and

photocatalytic degradation of Acid Blue-29, Journal of Environmental Chemical

Engineering 4 (2016) 808–817.

12. Shabana Noor, Sarvendra Kumar, Suhail Sabir, Rudiger W. Seidel and Richard

Goddard, Crystal structure of {6,6΄-dihydroxy-2,2΄-[iminobis (propane-1,3-

diylnitrilomethanylylidene)] diphenolato-κ5O1,N,N΄,N",O1΄}copper(II), Acta Cryst.

(2015). E71, m203–m204.

13. Shabana Noor, Sarvendra Kumar, Suhail Sabir, Rudiger W. Seidel and Richard

Goddard, Crystal structure of {2-[({2-[(2-aminoethyl) amino]ethyl}imino)methyl]-6-

hydroxyphenolato-κ4N,N΄,N",O1}(nitratojO)copper(II) ethanol 0.25-solvate, Acta

Cryst. (2015). E71, m205–m206.

14. Saima Sultana, Mohammad Danish Khan, Suhail Sabir, Khalid M Gani, M.

Oves, Mohammad Zain Khan. Bio-electro degradation of azo-dye in a combined

anaerobic-aerobic process along with energy recovery. New Journal of Chemistry,

RSC (2015) 39, 9461-9470.

15. M. Danish Khan, Huda AL, Suhail Sabir, Iqbal Ismail, Mohammad Zain Khan.

Bioelectricity generation and bioremediation of an azo-dye in a microbial fuel cell

coupled activated sludge process, PLOS ONE (2015) 10(10): e0138448.

16. Bilal Masood Pirzada, Niyaz Ahmad Mir, Owais Mehraj, Mohammad Zain Khan and

Suhail Sabir, Efficient visible light photocatalytic activity and enhanced stability of

BiOBr/Cd(OH)2 heterostructures. New Journal of Chemistry-RSC, 2015, 39, 7153—

7163.

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17. Nida Qutub, Bilal Masood Pirzada, Khalid Umar, M. Muneer, Suhail Sabir, Synthesis,

Characterization and Visible-light driven Photocatalysis by Differently Structured

CdS/ZnS Sandwich and Core-Shell Nanocomposites. Physica E. 74(2015)74–86.

18. Owais Mehraj, Bilal Masood Pirzada, Niyaz Ahmad Mir, Saima Sultana and Suhail

Sabir, Ag2S sensitized mesoporous Bi2WO6 architectures with enhanced visible light

photocatalytic activity and recycling properties. RSC Advances 2015, 5, 42910.

19. Bilal Masood Pirzada, Niyaz Ahmad Mir, Nida Qutub, Owais Mehraj and Suhail Sabir,

Synthesis, Characterization and Optimization of Photocatalytic Activity of TiO2/ZrO2

Nanocomposite Heterostructures. Materials Science and Engineering:B 193 (2015)

137–145.

20. Owais Mehraj, Niyaz Ahmad Mir, Bilal Masood Pirzada, Suhail Sabir, M. Muneer In-

Situ anion exchange synthesis of AgBr/Ag2CO3 hybrids with enhanced visible light

photocatalytic activity and improved stability. Journal of Molecular Catalysis A:

Chemical 395 (2014) 16–24.

21. Owais Mehraj, Niyaz Ahmad Mir, Bilal Masood Pirzada, Suhail Sabir, Fabrication of

novel Ag3PO4/BiOBr heterojunction with high stability and enhanced visible-light-

driven photocatalytic activity Applied Surface Science 332 (2015) 419–429.

22. Mohd Rashid, Suhail Sabir, Afidah A. Rahim, and Umesh Waware, Polyaniline/Palm

Oil Blend for Anticorrosion of Mild Steel in Saline Environment, Journal of Applied

Chemistry, Volume 2014 (2014), Article ID 973653, 6.

23. Mohd Rashid and Suhail Sabir, Biosynthesis of Self-Dispersed Silver Colloidal

Particles Using the Aqueous Extract of P. peruviana for Sensing dl-Alanine, ISRN

Nanotechnology, Volume 2014 (2014), Article ID 670780, 7.

24. Mohd Rashid, Suhail Sabir, Umesh Waware, Afidah A. Rahim, Electropolymerization

of Poly(Aniline-co-p-Toluidine) on Copper and its Application as a Corrosion Inhibitor,

Anti-Corrosion Methods and Materials, (2013) Vol. 61, Iss: 5, 334-342.

25. Nida Qutub and Suhail Sabir, Characterization of Cadmium Sulphide Nanoparticles

Synthesized by Chemical Precipitation method, Advanced Science, Engineering and

Medicine, Vol. 5, No. 8 (2013) 852-857.

26. Nida Qutub and Suhail Sabir, Optical, Thermal and structural properties of CdS

Quantum Dots Synthesized by a simple chemical route, International Journal of

Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Vol 8, No. 2, (2012) 111-120.

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27. Mohammad Zain Khan, Pijush Kanti Mondal and Suhail Sabir, Aerobic granulation for

wastewater bioremediation: A review- The Canadian Journal of Chemical

Engineering, Vol. 9999, (2012) 1-14.

28. Mohammad Zain Khan, Pijush Kanti Mondal, Suhail Sabir, Vinod Tare, Degradation

pathway, Toxicity and kinetics of 2, 4, 6-trichlorophenol with different co-substrate by

aerobic granules in SBR. Bioresource Technology, Vol. 102 (2011) 7016-7021.

29. Mohammad Zain Khan, Pijush Kanti Mondal and Suhail Sabir, Bioremediation of 2-

chlorophenol containing wastewater by aerobic granules-Kinetics and toxicity. Journal

of Hazardous Material, Vol. 190 (2011) 222-228.

30. Mohammad Zain Khan, Farah Khan and Suhail Sabir, Aerobic Granular Treatment of

2,4-Dichlorophenol.The Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering (Wiley-

Interscience) 89 (2011 ) 914-920.

31. Salma Tabassum, Suhail Sabir , Othman Sulaiman and Rokiah Hashim, Transformation

of Acetaminophen by Dichromate oxidation produces the Toxicants 1, 4, benzoquinone

and Ammonium Ions, Journal of Dispersion Science and Technology (Taylor and

Francis) Vol. 32, Number 5 (2011) 710-716.

32. Farah Khan, Mohammad Zain Khan and Suhail Sabir, Degradation profile of phenol in

sequential Batch Reactor. Environ. & We Int. J. Sci. Technology, 5, (2010) 123-135.

33. M. Rashid and Suhail Sabir, Oxidative Copolymerization of Aniline with o & p -

nitroaniline by Ammonium per sulphite- kinetics and pathway. Journal of Dispersion

Science & Technology JDST 30 (2009) 3.

34. M. Rashid and Suhail Sabir, Synthesis and characterization of conducting PANI/PNA

blend polymer doped with ZrO2 and CdO nanocrystals. Journal of Dispersion Science

& Technology JDST 30 (2009) 5.

35. Farah Khan, Mohammad Zain Khan, Shams Qamar Usmani and Suhail Sabir,

Biodegradation of phenol by aerobic granulation technology. Water Science and

Technology, Vol. 59, No. 2 (2009) 273-278.

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Communicated:

1. Nafees Ahmad, Saima Sultana, Suhail Sabir, Mohammad Zain Khan. Exploring the

visible light driven photocatalysis by graphene oxide supported Ppy/CdS

nanocomposites for the degradation of Rhodamine B dye. Journal of Photochemistry

and Photobiology A: Chemistry, Elsevier, (Communicated).

2. Nafees Ahmad, Saima Sultana, Syed M. Faisal, Suhail Sabir, Mohammad Zain

Khan. Polypyrrole grafted ZnO doped Chitosan: Photocatalytic, antibacterial and

anticancerous activity. Nanoscale advances. RSC (Communicated)

3. Bilal Masood Pirzada, Owais Mehraj, 2. Saima Sultana, Suhail Sabir, Efficient

photocatalytic activity by Bi2O3 sensitized Bi2O3/TiO2-Zr nanocomposites, Applied

Surface Science, Elsevier. (Communicated)

4. Saima Sultana, Nafees Ahmad, Suhail Sabir, Mohammad Zain Khan. Synthesis and

characterization of MnO2 embedded Oxy-Aluminium hydroxide/Chitosan

Nanocomposites for enhanced photocatalytic, electrochemical and anti-bacterial

properties. Material Chemistry and Physics, Elsevier.. (Communicated)

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES:

Proceedings:

1. Nafees Ahmad, Saima Sultana, Mohammad Zain Khan, Suhail Sabir, Graphene

Oxide supported Ppy/CdS nanocomposites as an efficient visible light driven

photocatalyst for the degradation of organic dye in Research Conclave Organised

by Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati during 14th to 17th March 2019.

2. Nafees Ahmad, Saima Sultana, Mohammad Zain Khan, Suhail Sabir,

Polyaniline/SnS2 nanocomposites as an efficient visible light driven photocatalyst for

the degradation of Acid Blue 27 dye via Z-scheme method” in National Conference

on Recent trends in Chemical Sciences Organised by Department of Chemistry,

Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh during 23rd to 24th Feb 2019.

3. Adil Shafi, Saima Sultana and Suhail Sabir, Fabrication of an electrochemical sensor

based on facile ternary nanocomposite for environmental safety in International

Conference on Environment, Chemistry and Industry Organised by Department

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of Applied Chemistry, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh during 18th to

19th Feb 2019.

4. Nafees Ahmad, Saima Sultana, Mohammad Zain Khan, Suhail Sabir,

“Understanding the study of Polypyrrole based nanocomposites as an efficient visible

light driven photocatalyst for the degradation of Organic Pollutants” in International

Conference on Environment, Chemistry and Industry Organised by Department

of Applied Chemistry, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh during 18th to

19th Feb 2019.

5. Nafees Ahmad, Saima Sultana, Mohammad Zain Khan, Suhail Sabir, Synthesis and

characterization and potential application of polypyrrole/CdS nanocomposites for the

photocatalytic degradation of dye in International conference on Polymer Science

and Technology during 19th to 22nd Dec, 2018 at IISER Pune India

6. Shabana Noor, Sarvendra Kumar, Suhail Sabir, Design and Synthesis of

heterometallic CuII-DyIII complexes: Single molecule magnet Properties. International

conference on Nanotechnology for better life, National Institute for Technology,

Srinagar on 25-29 May2016.( doi:10.3850/978-981-09-7519-7nbl16-rps-4).

7. Saima Sultana, Nafees Ahmad, Suhail Sabir, Synthesis and characterization of

biodegradable and conducting polymer nanocomposites, International conference

on Recent Trends in chemical sciences at Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh

March 29 -30, 2016.

8. Bilal Masood Pirzada, Niyaz Ahmad Mir, Nida Qutub and Suhail Sabir, Synthesis,

characterization and photocatalytic properties of niobium oxide coupled titanium

dioxide. 3rd International conference on Advanced Nanomaterials and

Nanotechnology, ICANN, IIT Guwahati, 1-3 Dec. 2013.

9. Farah Khan, Mohammad Zain Khan and Suhail Sabir, Treatment of kinetics and

toxicity of 2,4-dinitrophenol in sequential aerobic sludge blanket reactor,

International Conference on Chemistry, Frontiers and Challenges, A.M.U.,

Aligarh, India, March 2-3, 2013.

10. Owais Mehraj, Bilal Masood Pirzada, Niyaz Ahmad Mir, Suhail Sabir, Mohd.

Muneer, Studies on Polyethylene Glycol Capped Lanthanum ion Doped Zinc Sulphide

Nanoparticles, International Conference on Chemistry, Frontiers and Challenges,

A.M.U., Aligarh, India, March 2-3, 2013.

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11. Bilal Masood Pirzada, Niyaz Ahmad Mir, Suhail Sabir, Mohd. Muneer, Study of

Synthesis, Characterization and Photocatalytic Properties of ZnO/TiO2

Nanocomposites, International Conference on Chemistry, Frontiers and

Challenges, A.M.U., Aligarh, India, March 2-3, 2013.

12. Nida Qutub and Suhail Sabir, Zinc Sulphide Nanoparticles: A Brief Review,

International Conference on Chemistry, Frontiers and Challenges, A.M.U.,

Aligarh, India, ORAL, March 2-3, 2013.

13. Bilal Masood Pirzada, Niyaz Ahmad Mir, Nida Qutub, Suhail Sabir, Mohd. Muneer,

Synthesis, Characterization, Photocatalytic and Electrical Properties of ZrO2 doped

TiO2 Nanocomposites, 5th Bangalore Nano, Bangalore, India, POS-28 Dec 2012.

14. Nida Qutub and Suhail Sabir, Nano Structured ZnS /PANI Composites: Synthesis,

Characterization and Applications, International Conference on Nanomaterials and

Nanotechnology, Delhi, India, 191, Page 30, Dec 2011.

15. Nida Qutub and Suhail Sabir, Synthesis of CdS and ZnS doped PANI Nano

Composites and their characterization and applications 3rd Asian Conference on

Coordination Chemistry, Delhi, India, Oct 2011.

16. Nida Qutub and Suhail Sabir, Comparative Studies of CdS Nanoparticles with PANI

and CdS-PANI Nanocomposites, International Conference on Chemistry: Frontiers

and Challenges, Department of Chemistry, A.M.U., Aligarh -5-6, page 76, AP-72

March 2011.

17. Farah Khan, Mohammad Zain Khan and Suhail Sabir, Biodegradation of 2,4-

dinitrophenol by aerobic granular sludge process, International Conference on

Chemistry: Frontiers and Challenges, Department of Chemistry, A.M.U., Aligarh

-5-6, page-63, AP-46, March 2011.

18. Adedigba Bilqees, Shams Qamar Usmani, Suhail Sabir and Kirk Semple; Can Solid-

Phase Extraction predicts Biodegradation of Organic Pollutant in Soil, International

Conference on Chemistry: Frontiers and Challenges, Department of Chemistry,

A.M.U., Aligarh -5-6, page-92, AP-104, March 2011.

19. Farah Khan, Mohammad Zain Khan and Suhail Sabir; Degradation profile of phenol

in Sequential Batch Reactor, ICYC 3rd, Penang Malaysia, June 24-26, 2010.

20. Mohammad Zain Khan, Farah Khan and Suhail Sabir; Biodegradation of 2,4-

dichlorophenol by Aerobic granulation in SBR, ICYC 3rd, Penang Malaysia, June

24-26, 2010.

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21. Shams Qamar Usmani, Suhail Sabir, Izharul Haque Farooqi, Aerobic Biodegradation

of 4-chlorophenol in SBR, International conference on Resource Development and

Environmental Change: Emerging issues and challenges, 27th-29th January, 2009,

Department of geography, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India.

22. Shams Qamar Usmani, Suhail Sabir, Izharul Haque Farooqui and Anis Ahmad (2008)

:Biodegradation of phenols and P-cresol by Sequential Batch Reactor proc.,

International Conference on Environmental Research and Technology (ICERT

2008), pp 906-910, (ISBN: 978-983-3986-29-3).

23. Mohammad Rashid and Suhail Sabir, Synthesis and characterization of Conducting

PANI/PNA blend polymer doped with ZrO2 and CdO nanocrystals, APA

International Conference on Advances in Polymer Science & Technology, IIT,

New Delhi, January 28-31st, 2008.

24. Shams Qamar Usmani and Suhail Sabir; Aerobic Granulation: A Review. 4th

International Conference of Environmental Science and Technology, Houston,

Texas, USA, July 28-31st, 2008.

25. Shams Qamar Usmani and Suhail Sabir; Studies on Biodegradation of phenols by

Sequential Batch Reactor, The American Academy of Sciences, Book of Abstracts,

August 6-9, Houston, Texas, USA, 2007.

26. Suhail Sabir; Solid Waste Management of Aligarh City - A Case Study. 21st

International Conferences on Solid Waste Technology and Management. Widener

University, Chester, Philadelphia, PA, USA April 20-24, 2006.

27. Hospital Waste Care Management - A Case Study, 19th International Conference on

Solid Waste Technology and Management. March 21-24, Widener University,

Chester, Philadelphia, USA, 2004.

28. Effect of Urbanization on Solid Waste Management (I) ISWA - 2004 held during 17-

21 October 2004 Rome, Italy.

29. Effect of Urbanization on Solid Waste Management (II) International Conference on

Chemistry and Industry held at King Saud University, 27th Nov -1st Dec, 2004 Riyadh,

Saudi Arabia.

30. Conversion of Municipal Waste Materials to Fertilizers - A new concept for

sustainable Waste Management- in Developing Countries. Eighteenth International

Conference on Solid Waste Technology and Management held at Widener University,

23rd - 26th March 2003. Chester PA, USA.

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31. Photochemical processes involving free radicals - A Kinetic Study" International

Conference of Role of free radicals and anti oxidants in Health and Disease, Feb, 10th -

12th, 2003, KGMC, Lucknow, India.

32. Health Care Waste Management - Present Scenario and future perspective" ISWA -

2003 9-14 Nov., 2003, Melbourne, Australia.

33. Intensive Health Care Wastes Management for development Countries. July 12th -13th,

2002, Istanbul, Turkey.

Attended:

1. International Conference on “Recent Trends in Chemical Sciences”, at Aligarh

Muslim University, Aligarh, 29-30 March 2016.

2. Delivered keynote address during DST, Govt. of India INSPIRE Project held at ACE,

College of Engineering and management, 19-23 April, 2016.

3. Delivered Invited Talk during International Conference on Environmental Research

held at Maulana Azad College, Aurangabad, Dec 19th-21st 2013.

4. International Conference on chemistry “Global challenges”, Indian council of

Chemist, Bangkok, Thailand, June 10-15th, 2011.

5. The study on Photocatalytic activity of poly aniline sensitized nanocrystalline TiO2

composite for degradation of triphenylmethane,Third International Conference of

Science and technology ,Houston, Texas, USA (Sponsored by American Academy

of Sciences), July 28-31st , 2008.

6. Aerobic Granulation: A review, Third international Conference of Science &

Technology, Houston, Texas, USA (sponsored by American Academy of Sciences

) July 28-31st,2008.

7. Biodegradation of phenol and p-cresol by sequential Batch Reactor, International

Conference on Environmental Research and Technology (ICERT 2008), Penang,

Malaysia, 2008.

8. International conference on Environment held at university of Mumbai, January 23-

25th, 2007.

9. International symposium on Material’s held at Bhabha Atomic Research Centre,

Mumbai, December 3rd –4th, 2006.

10. International Conference on Nanotechnology held at Indian Institute of Science,

Bangalore, August 20-25th, 2006.

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11. World Environmental Congress and Exhibition, ISWA Istanbul, Turkey July 8th-

12th, 2002.

12. International Seminar & Exposition-world Scenario in the oils, Oleo Chemicals &

Surfactants, Lucknow, April 10-12th, 1998.

NATIONAL CONFERENCES:

Proceedings:

1. Nafees Ahmad, Saima Sultana, Suhail Sabir, “Novel Bio-nanocomposites for

enhanced biodegradability and Photocatalytic activity” in national conference on

Emerging Trends in Chemical Science, at Department of Chemistry at Aligarh

Muslim University Aligarh during Feb, 24-25, 2018.

2. Nafees Ahmad, Saima Sultana, Mohammad Zain Khan, Suhail Sabir, Presentation on

“Nanoparticle assisted composites for Photocatalytic activity and Antibacterial

properties” in conference organized by ACS on Campus in Delhi University on 5th

Feb, 2018.

3. Sayfa Bano, Saima Sultana, Suhail Sabir. Synthesis, characterization and application

of nanocomposites of Ppy-Tin Oxide in national conference on Emerging Trends in

Chemical Science, at Department of Chemistry at Aligarh Muslim University

Aligarh during Feb, 24-25, 2018.

4. Adil Shafi, Suhail Sabir. Role of nanomaterials and their applications as

photocatalyst for sustainable development of environment in national conference on

Emerging Trends in Chemical Science, at Department of Chemistry at Aligarh

Muslim University Aligarh during Feb, 24-25, 2018.

5. Shabana Noor, Sarvendra Kumar, Suhail Sabir, Imidazole based asymmetric [Zn-Nd]

complex with luminescence and single molecule magnet (SMM) properties, National

Conference on Recent Advances in Chemical Sciences, Aligarh Muslim University,

Aligarh, March 25-26, 2017.

6. Mohammad Danish Khan, Abdul Hakeem Anwer, Mohammad Zain Khan, Suhail

Sabir, Bioelectricity Generation and Bioremediation of an Azo-Dye in a

Bioelectrochemical System coupled Activated Sludge Process, National Conference

on Recent Advances in Chemical Sciences at Department of Chemistry, Aligarh

Muslim University on March 25-26, 2017.

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7. Mohammad Danish Khan, Mohammad Zain Khan, Suhail Sabir, Wastewater

treatment and electricity generation using Electro-biochemical System, National

Conference on New Frontiers in Chemistry -- From Fundamentals to Applications-II"

(NFCFA2017) at BITS Pilani, Goa, January 28-29, 2017.

8. Saima Sultana, Nafees Ahmad, Suhail Sabir, Synthesis, Characterization and

Potential Applications of Polyaniline/Chitosan-Ag-Nano-biocomposite, National

Conference on New Frontiers in Chemistry -- From Fundamentals to Applications-II"

(NFCFA2017) at BITS Pilani, Goa, January 28-29, 2017.

9. Nafees Ahmad, Saima Sultana, Sayfa Bano, Suhail Sabir, Synthesis and

Characterization of novel bionanocomposites for enhanced biodegradability, dielectric

properties and photocatalytic activity, National conference on Recent advances in

chemical sciences. Aligarh Muslim University Aligarh, March 25 -26, 2017.

10. Bilal Masood Pirzada and Suhail Sabir, Efficient visible light driven photocatalysis

by α-Bi2O3 sensitized Bi2O3/TiO2-Zr nanocomposites, 18th CRSI National

Symposium in Chemistry (NSC-18)" Punjab University, Chandigarh, February

05-07, 2016.

11. Shabana Noor, Sarvendra Kumar and Suhail Sabir, Synthesis, spectral and magnetic

studies of heterometallic Schiff base 3d-4f complexes, Advances and Innovations in

Chemical Sciences (NCAICS-2015) National conference held at University of

Mumbai on 12-13 Feb. 2015.

12. Bilal Masood Pirzada, Owais Mehraj and Suhail Sabir, Efficient visible light

photocatalytic activity and enhanced stability over novel BiOBr/Cd(OH)2

Heterostructures, 17th CRSI National Symposium in Chemistry (NSC-17), NCL

PUNE, 7-9 Feb, 2015.

13. Bilal Masood Pirzada, Owais Mehraj and Suhail Sabir, Synthesis, Characterization

and Photocatalytic properties of Silver oxide coupled TiO2 Core-Shell

nanocomposites. 16th CRSI National Symposium in Chemistry (NSC-16),

Department at IIT Bombay, 7-9Feb, 2014.

14. Bilal Masood Pirzada, Niyaz Ahmad Mir, Nida Qutub, Owais Mehraj and Suhail

Sabir, Synthesis, Characterization and Photocatalytic properties of CdS doped TiO2

synthesized by a simple Chemical Co-Precipitation Method, Aligarh Nano –III (

National Conference on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Department of Applied

Physics, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, March 15-16, 2013.

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15. Nida Qutub and Suhail Sabir, Photocatalytic Degradation of Acid Blue 29 by

Synthesized Cadmium Sulphide–Titanium Dioxide Nanocomposites, 49th Annual

Convention of Chemists, Indian Chemical Society, Bhopal, India, ORAL, Dec 12-

15, 2012.

16. Nida Qutub, Bilal Masood Pirzada, Khalid Umar and Suhail Sabir, A Novel

Synthesis of TiO2 Nanoparticles and their characterization, Aligarh Nano II,

National Conference on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, A.M.U., Aligarh,

March 10-12, 2012.

17. Nida Qutub, Khalid Umar, Bilal Masood Pirzada and Suhail Sabir, Photo Catalytic

and Electrical Properties of CdS, National Conference on Vistas in Chemistry,

A.M.U., Aligarh, March 2012.

18. Nida Qutub and Suhail Sabir, CdS Quantum dots: Synthesis, Characterization and

Applications, Aligarh Nano-I, Workshop on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology,

Department of Applied Physics, ZHCET, AMU, Aligarh, March 26-27, P-17,

2011.

19. Nida Qutub and Suhail Sabir, Characterization of CdS Nanoparticles Synthesized by

a Simple Chemical Route, 29th Conference, ICC, Chandigarh, December 19th-21st,

IP-12, 2010.

20. Salma Tabassum and Suhail Sabir, Oxidative degradation of Paracetamol by KMnO4

in neutral medium – A Kinetic Study, 26th Annual Conference ICC, Department of

Chemistry, Sagar University, MP, India, February 26-28th, 2008.

21. Mohammad Zain Khan, Farah Khan, Shams Usmani and Suhail Sabir,

Environmental pollution and its management: an over view, National Conference on

Green Chemistry and its perspective, Sant Gadge Baba Amravati University,

Amravati, February 11-12th, 2008.

22. M. Rashid and Suhail Sabir, Oxidative copolymerization of aniline with O- and P-

Toluidine by ammonium per sulphate : Kinetics and pathway, 10th CRSI National

Symposium in Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, February1st-

3rd, Book of Abstract, page 360, 2008.

23. Suhail Sabir; Solid Waste Management - An Overview National Conference on

Environmental Technology -Biological perspectives: Issues and Challenges held at

Mumbai University, Mumbai, February 9-10th 2006.

24. Suhail Sabir; Recent advances in Electro ceramics, held at Armament Research and

Development Establishment (ARDE), Pune, May 5-6th, 2006

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25. Environmental Pollution - Present situation and future scenario with reference to

Biomedical wastes" National Conference on Environmental Pollution Prevention and

Control, University Polytechnic, AMU Aligarh, June 5th, 2003.

26. Solid waste management for sustainable development" XXXVI Annual Conference

"Environmental Education - Perspective and Prospects" Organized by IATE &

Department of Technical Education, Dehradun, Uttaranchal, March 13-15th, 2003.

27. Kinetics & Mechanism of photo oxidation reaction involving Schiff's bases. National

Symposium on Radiation and photochemistry held at Department of Chemistry, IIT

Kanpur during March 3rd -5th, 2003.

28. Management of Clinical Wastes - Approach and Solutions, 21st Annual Conference of

Indian Council of Chemists held at RD University Jabalpur, 24th -26th October, 2002.

29. Environmental Pollution - Approach and Solution, UGC Sponsored. National

Conference on Hydrochemical Biochemical Studies and Environmental Pollution"

held at M.A. College of Arts, Science and Commerce Rouza Bagh, Aurangabad

during 7th -8th October, 2002.

30. Waste Management Methods towards sustainability for developing countries - An

Approach, National Seminar on Recent Advances in Environmental Science and

Technology (RAEST-2002), SLIET, Longowal, Punjab, October 4th, 2002.

31. National Seminar on Energy and Environment held at Engineering College Agra

during December 21st -22nd, 2001.

32. Horizon '98, Symposium on Eco friendliness organized by Department of Chemistry

REC, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, October 2nd -3rd 1999.

33. Kinetics and Mechanism of Photo oxidation reactions National Conference on

Coordination Chemistry, Modern trends and future prospects, University College of

Science Campus, Calcutta, January 10-11th, 1989.

34. Kinetics and Mechanism- water Propanol Medium 25th Annual Convention of

Chemists, Indian Chemical Society, University College of Science Campus, Calcutta,

Dec; 24-29th, 1988.

35. Kinetics and Mechanism of Photo-oxidation of Schiff's bases by H2O2 in 2-propanol,

National Convention on Reaction Mechanism and Catalysis, University of Allahabad,

Allahabad, Febraury 21-23th, 1985.

36. Electron transfer reaction with Benzamide-one election oxidant Ag (II) system in

solution, Second Annual Conference, Indian Council of Chemists, Srinagar,

November 6-8th 1982.

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37. Kinetics and Mechanism- Redox System 3rd Convention, Indian Council of Chemists,

Karnataka University, Dharwad.

Attended:

1. Workshop on “Light Emitting Nanomaterials and their Applications in Energy

Related Fields” organised by Department of Chemistry under GIAN (Global

Initiative of Academic Networks, Sponsored by Ministry of Human Resource

Development, Govt. of India during 22-28 at Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh,

December, 2016.

2. Workshop on Chemometrics: Application in Chemistry, Nanotechnology and

Industry, in the Department of Applied Physics, Aligarh Muslim University,

Aligarh, 9-11 December 2016.

3. Workshop on Spreadsheet Applications in Industry and Research, Department of

Chemistry, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, 28 March 2016.

4. Emerging Technologies for Sustainable Environment, ZHCET, Aligarh Muslim

University, Aligarh, October 29-30th, 2010.

5. All India Seminar on Advances in Environmental Science and Technology, ZHCET,

Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, February 15-16th, 2008.

6. National Symposium on the role of “Analytical instruments in characterization and

quantification of Materials (AICQOM-2007)” Department of Studies in Chemistry,

Central College Campus, Bangalore University, Bangalore, January 27-29th, 2007.

7. Short term course under QIP, on Green chemistry and Green Technology organized

by chemistry department, IIT Guwahati, June 5-9th, 2006.

8. Workshop on Spectroscopy, held at the Institute of Science, Mumbai, February 22-

24th, 2006.

CONTRIBUTION TO THE CORPORATE LIFE AT AMU

Former Member, University Court, AMU

Former Member, Executive Council, AMU

Former Member, Academic Council, AMU

Former Chairman, Alumni Affairs Committee

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Provost, Mohammad Habib Hall, AMU 2014-2017

Member, Advisory board Islamic Development Bank Jeddah, Scholarship

Program, India

Former Hony. Student’s Counsellor, IDB Scholarship Program, North Zone II

Coordinator, Campus Scholarships, AMU Alumni Associations of Michigan, North

California and Texas, USA

Coordinator Campus, Sir Syed Emerging Scholar Award (SSESA), USA

Advisory Board Member, SSESA, USA

Provost MM Hall-2009-2012

“The information given above is true to the best of my knowledge”.

(Prof. Suhail Sabir)