Education

Research/Teaching Experience

Honors and Awards

• HEC Approved PhD Supervisor
• Start-Up-Research Grant Project (SRGP) awarded by HEC
• HEC Indigenous Scholarship for PhD Studies
• HEC IRSIP (International Research Support Initiative Program) scholarship

Professional Societies

• Member, Chemical Society of Pakistan

List of Publications

1. Irsa Ghazal Kiyani, Shazia Naheed, "Preparation of Activated Carbon from Musk Melon Seeds for Adsorption and Photocatalytic Degradation of Methylene Blue", Journal of Dispersion Science and Technology, Vol. 0, Issue No. , 2026. 2.262 (pp. 0-0) IF: 2.262 Category: W
   DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/01932691.2026.2652944
   SDG: 6-Clean Water and Sanitation
2. Shazia Naheed et al, "The Impact of Ionizing Radiations on Phutochemicals in Fruits and Vegetables: A Comprehensive Review", Trends in Food Science and Technology, Vol. 160, Issue No. 111, 2025. 15.1 (pp. 1111-1112) IF: 15.1 Category: W
   DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tifs.2025.105063
   SDG: 2-Zero Hunger
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3. Shazia Naheed et al, "Green synthesized gold nanoparticles from biogenic sources and their catalytic applications", Journal of Xi'an Shiyou University, Natural Science Edition, Vol. 20, Issue No. 8, 2024. 5.6 (pp. 121-139) IF: 5.6 Category: X
   SDG: 3-Good Health and Well-being
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4. Shazia Naheed et al, "A Review of Sustainable Methods for Synthesizing Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles and Their Applications", Science Heritage Journal (GWS), Vol. 8, Issue No. 1, 2024. (pp. 27-37) Category: Other
   DOI: http://doi.org/10.26480/gws.01.2024.27.37
5. Shazia Naheed, Tahira Amir, Shumaila Syed, Fawad Ahmad, Zaheer Ahmad and Faisal Nawaz, "Sorption of Ni(II) by Sol-Gel Silica Functionalized with DMG and Other Chelating Agents", Journal of Dispersion Science and Technology, Vol. 45, Issue No. 1, 2023. 2.262 (pp. 48-57) IF: 2.262 Category: W
   DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/01932691.2022.2127751
   SDG: 6-Clean Water and Sanitation
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6. Shazia Naheed, "Fabrication and perspective applications of graphene oxide modified nanocomposites for waste water remediation", RSC Advances, Vol. 11, Issue No. 4, 2022. 4.036 (pp. 11750-11768) IF: 4.036 Category: W
   DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/D2RA00271J
   SDG: 6-Clean Water and Sanitation
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7. Shazia Naheed, "Phytochemical screening by FTIR spectroscopic analysis of leaf extracts of Monotheca Buxifolia", University of Wah Journal of Science and Technology, Vol. 3, Issue No. 1, 2019. 0.0 (pp. 15-22) IF: 0.0 Category: Other
   SDG: 6-Clean Water and Sanitation
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8. Shazia Naheed, "Synthesis of sol-gel silicas functionalized with Schiff base ligands", University of Wah Journal of Science and Technology, Vol. 2, Issue No. 1, 2018. 0.0 (pp. 7-12) IF: 0.0 Category: Other
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9. Shazia Naheed, Farzana Mahmood, "Synthesis of Novel Schiff Based Xerogel Silica for Adsorption of Cr(III) and Pb(II) Ions", Journal of the Chemical Society of Pakistan, Vol. 36, Issue No. 2, 2014. 1.37 (pp. 311-319) IF: 1.37 Category: W
   SDG: 6-Clean Water and Sanitation
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10. Shazia Naheed, Farzana Mahmood, Hafiz Badaruddin Ahmad, "Synthesis of novel Schiff base doped sol–gel silicas", Journal of Sol-Gel Science and Technology, Vol. 68, Issue No. 2, 2013. 2.606 (pp. 294-301) IF: 2.606 Category: W
    DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10971-013-3166-7
    SDG: 6-Clean Water and Sanitation
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1. Sanam Bashir, Shazia Naheed, Eva SHOLTZOVA, Tahira Amir, ""Removal of Co(II) from aqueous solution using organically functionalized silica gel"", In Nordic Clay Meeting -The third International and Interdisciplinary Symposium on Clays and Ceramics, Riga, Latvia: Book of Abstracts, Latvia: Latvijas, Malu, Zinatniska, Apvieniba, Kosice, Slovakia, 2021. (pp. 46-46)
2. Shazia Naheed, "“Preparation and structure elucidation of active sol-gel materials and their applications”", Poster Presentation in “Seminar on Climate Change and Agriculture Sustainability” at UW on 11th March 2019, Wah Cantt, Pakistan, 2019. (pp. 1-1)
3. Shazia Naheed, "“Removal of toxic heavy metals by sol-gel silica functionalized with efficient metal chelating agents” ", Oral Presentation in 1st National Symposium on Advanced Energy Materials (AEM-2019) PINSTECH, Islamabad, Islamabad, Pakistan, 2019. (pp. 1-1)
4. Shazia Naheed, ""On the applications of organic acids as active chelating agents"", Oral Presentation in International conference on Chemical Sciences, Islamabad, Pakistan, 2019. (pp. 1-1)
5. Shazia Naheed, "“Synthesis of metallic nanoparticles by physical, chemical and biological methods and their characterization”", MDSRIC 2018 Proceedings, 29-30 August, 2018 Wah/Pakistan, Wah Cantt, Pakistan, 2018. (pp. 1-13)
6. Shazia Naheed, "“Preparation of graphene oxide by modifying the Hummer’s method”", MDSRIC 2018 Proceedings, 29-30 August, 2018 Wah/Pakistan, Wah Cantt, Pakistan, 2018. (pp. 1-6)
7. Shazia Naheed, "“Applications of organic-inorganic hybrids prepared from Schiff bases”", MDSRIC 2018 Proceedings, 29-30 August, 2018 Wah/Pakistan, Wah Cantt, Pakistan, 2018. (pp. 1-5)
8. Shazia Naheed, "“Preparation and applications of organic-inorganic hybrid materials”", MDSRIC 2018 Proceedings, 29-30 August, 2018 Wah/Pakistan, Wah Cantt, Pakistan, 2018. (pp. 1-7)
9. Shazia Naheed, "“Studies on the removal of heavy metals by efficient metal chelating agents” ", MDSRIC 2018 Proceedings, 29-30 August, 2018 Wah/Pakistan, Wah Cantt, Pakistan, 2018. (pp. 1-11)
10. Shazia Naheed, "“Synthesis and applications of organic-inorganic hybrids as efficient extractants of toxic metals”", Poster Presentation in “A day long International Conference on Recent Challenges and Chemical Sciences” 22nd December 2017 at Institute of Chemical Sciences BZU Multan., Multan, Pakistan, 2017. (pp. 0-0)
11. Shazia Naheed, "“Comparative study of modern trends of zinc oxide and cobalt nanoparticles synthesis and their applications” ", MDSRC 2017 Proceedings, 27-28 December, 2017 Wah/Pakistan, Wah Cantt, Pakistan, 2017. (pp. 1-5)
12. Shazia Naheed, Ameema Rauf, ""Sorption Behaviour of Ni(II) on a new 1,5-Bis (Salicylidene) thiocarbohydrazide (BST) Functionalized Xerogel (BSTDG) "", Ist Multidisciplinary Student Research Conference (MDSRC) UOW, Wah Cantt, Wah Cantt/Pakistan, 2015. (pp. 51-63)

Research Proposal

• NRPU
• SRGP Awarded
• PSF-Industrial Solutions Grant for Young Scientists

Service Activity

• MS/PhD Coordinator, Department of Chemistry
• ISO Coordinator, Department of Chemistry
• Member, Ul Green Metric World University Ranking
• Program Team Member, Self Assessment Process (Chemistry)
• Member, Entry Test Preparation Committee for MS and PhD (Chemistry)
• Member, Board of Studies (Chemistry)
• Supervised successfully 20 MS students. Currently, 1 PhD and 4 MS are under research supervision

Books

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Book Chapters

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