Dr. Muhammad Akhyar Farrukh
Professor
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Dr. Muhammad Akhyar Farrukh is Professor of Chemistry and Director ORIC at the University of Central Punjab (UCP), Lahore, Pakistan, and Adjunct Professor of Chemistry/Nanomaterials at Shandong University of Science and Technology, China. With over 25 years of professional experience in research, teaching, and academic leadership, he has made significant contributions to the fields of chemistry and nanotechnology. He also served as a TWAS Postdoctoral Fellow at the Federal University of Santa Catarina, Brazil, and Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia.
Dr. Farrukh holds key national/international positions, including Chairman of the Technical Committee on Nanotechnology at PSQCA, Government of Pakistan, and Member of ISO/TC 229 Nanotechnologies, International Organization for Standardization (ISO), Switzerland.
He has been honored with three gold medals for academic excellence in chemistry and six additional gold medals, including awards from the Minister for Higher Education, the Governor of Punjab, and the SATHA Innovation Award 2018 for his research achievements and service to society. His international recognitions include representing Pakistan at UNESCO (Morocco), the Young Chemist Award by IUPAC (Italy), Young Scientist Awards by TWAS (Egypt) and IAP/GYA (Germany), the Young Scientist Award by the World Economic Forum (China), and the Young Researcher Award by the Council for the Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings. He also received the IUPAC-2015 Award for Chemists in South Korea and multiple Research Productivity Awards (Categories A, B, and C), ranking 11th among young chemists in Pakistan in 2017 and 2018. Since 2023, he is listed among the World’s Top 2% most-cited scientists by Stanford University.
Dr. Farrukh’s scholarly output includes 137 research articles in reputed journals, 26 books (authored/edited), and 7 US patents/applications. He has presented 153 conference papers—including Plenary, Keynote, Invited, and Oral talks—across 25 countries. He secured three industrial projects and 12 major research grants from organizations such as TWAS, USM, HEC, PSF, UA, and NSFC, particularly in nanotechnology. He also established the first Nano-Chemistry Laboratory at GC University Lahore. His mentorship has guided 75 M.Phil./Ph.D. scholars and 47 BS-level theses.
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- Post Doctorate, 10-07-2009 to 15-07-2010
(Area of Research: Nanomaterials: Synthesis, characterization and application)
School of Chemical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), Penang, Malaysia - Post Doctorate, 30-03-2006 to 30-03-2007
(Area of Research: Physical Chemistry; Catalysis, Micellar Effects, Kinetics)
Department of Chemistry, Federal University of Santa Catarina (UFSC), Brazil - Ph.D. (Chemistry), 08-08-2003
(Area of Research: Physical Chemistry; Kinetics of Transition Metal Complexes)
Department of Chemistry, University of Karachi - M.Sc. (Chemistry), 31-01-2000.
First Class First Position in the Physical Chemistry
First Class First Position in the Department of Chemistry
First Class First Position in the Entire Faculty of Science
Department of Chemistry, University of Karachi - B.Sc. (Hons), 31-12-1998.
First Class First Position in the Department of Chemistry
Department of Chemistry, University of Karachi - Higher Secondary Certificate, 11-11-1995.
Board of Intermediate Education, Karachi
Govt. Superior Science College, Karachi, Pakistan. - Secondary School Certificate, 19-07-1993.
Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Gujranwala
Govt. Higher Secondary School Kamoke, Gujranwala, Pakistan
Professional Experience
- 1. Professor (Chemistry), University of Central Punjab, Lahore (2022 to date)
- 2. Associate Professor (Chemistry), Forman Christian College (A Chartered University), Lahore (2018 to 2022)
- 3. Assistant Professor, (Chemistry), Government College University, Lahore (2008-2018)
- 4. Senior Research Officer, Pakistan Council for Science and Technology, Islamabad (2005-2008)
- 5. Senior Scientific Officer, Pakistan Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, Peshawar (2004-2005)
- 6. Full Time Cooperative Teacher, Department of Chemistry, University of Karachi (2000-2004)
Administrative/Management Experience
- 1. Director ORIC/Research, University of Central Punjab (UCP), Lahore (2025- to date)
- 2. Director Post Graduate Programs, FOST, University of Central Punjab (UCP), Lahore (2022- to date)
- 3. Acting Dean, Faculty of Science and Technology, UCP, Lahore (2024-2025)
- 4. Principal Investigator of Projects/Founding Director, Nano-Chemistry Lab, GC University, Lahore (2015-2018)
- 5. Registrar, GC University, Lahore (2013-2016)
- 6. Coordinators, MS in Forensic Chemistry, Certificate in Forensic Science, Diploma in Forensic Science, GC University, Lahore (2011-2014 )
- 7. Look After Charge, Abdus Salam School of Mathematical Science, GC University Lahore (2014-2015)
- 8. Officer Incharge / Head RES, Pakistan Council for Science and Technology (2007-2008)
US Patents/Applications Issued
- 1. Muhammad Akhyar Farrukh, Development of nanofiltration system with La/SnO2-TiO2 nanoparticles, US patent filing application No. 15/131,814, Patent. No. US 10,258,977 B2, Pub. Date of patent issued: 16 April 2019.
- 2. Muhammad Akhyar Farrukh, Muhammad Rehan Gul, and Muhammad Khaleeq-ur-Rahman, Ciprofloxacin loaded diethylaminoethyl cellulose nanoparticles, US patent filing application No. 14/516,824, Patent. No. US 9,555,009 B2, Date of patent issued: 31 January 2017.
- 3. Muhammad Akhyar Farrukh, Adarsh Shams, and Muhammad Khaleeq-ur-Rahman, Drug entrapment efficiency and sustained drug release of Chloramphenicol loaded polymeric-iron nanoparticles, US patent filing application No. 14/514,055, Patent. No. US 9,393,313 B2, Date of patent issued: 19 July 2016.
- 4. Muhammad Akhyar Farrukh, ZnO-SiO2 nanopowder for the development of latent fingerprints, US patent filing application No. 13/968,025, Pub. No.: US 2015/0050495 A1, Publication Date: 16 February 2015.
- 5. Muhammad Akhyar Farrukh and Fizza Naseem, Nano-Leucite for Slow Release Nitrogen Fertilizer and Green Environment, US patent filing application No. 13/738,727, Patent No. US 8,911,526 B2, Date of patent issued: 16 December 2014.
- 6. Muhammad Akhyar Farrukh and Rohana Adnan, Zinc oxide nanoflaks for treatment of pollutants, US patent filing application No. 13/609,962, Pub. No.: US 2014/0069819 A1, Publication Date: 13 March 2014.
- 7. Muhammad Akhyar Farrukh, Analytical Grade Salt, US patent filing application No. 13/216,232, Patent No. US 8,273,321 B1, Date of patent issued: 25 September 2012.
Papers Published in International Abstracted/Referred Journals
- 1. Hanya Murtaza, Shaista Ali, Arfa Mubeen, Nadia Khalid, Nauman Ahmad, Muhammad Akhyar Farrukh, Green synthesized (Curcuma longa) Ni nanoparticles doped chitosan and PEG for wound healing and anti-bacterial activity, Int J Biol Macromol. 308(4), 142631, (2025). (IF2023/24=7.7)
- 2. Sanaya Yousaf, Anam Ashraf, Shaista Ali, Akasha Rafiq, Abid Mahmood, Farrukh Bashir, Muhammad Akhyar Farrukh, Fizza Naseem, Durr -e-Shahwar, Evaluation of the preservative efficacy of green-synthesized ZnO Nanoparticles using Cucumis sativus in cream formulations, Environ. Prog. Sustain., e14583, (2025) (IF2023/24=2.1)
- 3. Rabia Manzar, Sajid Mahmood, Muhammad Akhyar Farrukh, Qandeel Laraib, Rabia Nawaz, Muhammad Tariq Qamar, Ammar Zidan, İsmail Seçkin Çardaklı, Ali Motameni, Shahid Iqbal & Khalid M. Alotaibi, Graphene oxide-mediated green synthesis of Ag, Co3O4 and ZnO nanocomposites for multifunctional antimicrobial applications, J. Sol-Gel Sci. Techn., 113(2) ,573–591 (2025). (IF2023/24=2.3)
- 4. Muhammad Haider Saleem, Shaista Ali, Muhammad Akhyar Farrukh, Syed Sajid Ali Gillani, Investigating the properties of cubic and hexagonal Nd2O3 nanoparticles for optics & energy storage material: Experimental and DFT approach, Solid State Commun, 397, 115836 (2025). (IF2023/24=2.1)
- 5. Rabia Arshad Butt, Muhammad Akhyar Farrukh*, Anwar Ul-Hamid, Structural elucidation and environmental remediation potential of Ficus carica mediated synthesis of novel Eu3O4/rGO nanocatalyst, Mater. Sci. Eng: B., 312, 117876 (2025). (IF2023/24=3.9)
- 6. Ali Saeed, Muhammad Akhyar Farrukh, Hafiz Mahfooz ul Haque, and Duaa Javaid , Advanced Machine Learning Algorithms for Accurate Prediction of Band Gaps in Rare Earth Metal Oxides Nanoparticles, ES Energy & Environment, DOI:
10.30919/esee1314 (2024).