Faculty Details

Mohd. Qureshi

Prof. Mohd. Qureshi

Professor

Ph.D. (IIT Kanpur)
Research Area: Materials Chemistry.
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  • Education

    • 2005: Doctorate of Philosophy in Chemistry (Ph.D.) - Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, India.
    • 1998: Masters in Science (M.Sc.) in Analytical Chemistry - Andhra University, Visakhapatnam, India.
    • 1996: Bachelors of Science (B.Sc.) - Sir C. R. R. College, Eluru -  Andhra University

  • Experience
      PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
      • (May 2017): Professor at the Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, India
      • (Jan 2017 - June 2017): Visiting Professor at the University of California, Irvine as   Fulbright - Nehru Academic Excellence and Professional Fellow
      • (Jan 2013 - April 2017): Associate Professor at the Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology  Guwahati,  India
      • (July 2008 - Jan - 2013): Assistant Professor at the Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati,  India
      • (June 2006-July 2008): Post-doctoral Fellow at Forschungszentrum, Juelich, Germany
      • (August 2005 - May 2006): Post - doctoral Fellow at National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
      Administrative Experience:

      At IIT Guwahati:
      • Head, Center for Instruments Facility, IIT Guwahati (2017 - Continuing)
      • Warden, Lohit Hostel
      • Associate Warden, Siang hostel
      • Food comittee, Institute Convocation
      • Robing comittee, Institute Convocation
      At IIT Patna (on deputation from IIT Guwahati):
      • Course co-ordinator for undergraduate chemistry
      • Sports in-charge
      • Institute Purchase Comittee

    • Teaching
      • CH 101 -  Chemistry (Instructor)  ------ Undergraduate
      • CH 110 -  B.Tech Laboratory (Instructor) ----- Undergraduate
      • CH 535 -  Physical Chemistry Laboratory for BTech students ---- Undergraduate
      • CH 639 -  Principles and Applications of Molecular Fluorescence ------- Postgraduate (Three semesters)
      • CH 437 -  Chemical Approaches to Nano Scale Science and Technology ------- Undergraduate (8 semesters)
      • CH 535 -  Physical Chemistry Laboratory for BTech students ------ Undergraduate
      • CH 337 -  Undergraduate Experimental Laboratory -------- Undergraduate
      • NPTEL -  Developed a web based course on Chemistry of Materials ---- General

    • Awards
      • Sakura science award - Japanese Science Foundation - 2019
      • Fulbright - Nehru Academic Excellence and Professional Fellow -  United States - India Educational Foundation - 2017
      • Invited to be part of Indo-German meeting - AVH - 2016
      • Helmholtz Institute Postdoctoral Fellowship - Forschungzentrum - Juelich - 2007
      • Qualified CSIR, GATE
      • Fellow National Science Talent Search - 1991

    • Patents