Associate Professor of University of Sindh, Pakistan
Dr. Aamna Balouch 🎓, Ph.D. in Analytical Chemistry, is an Associate Professor at the National Center of Excellence in Analytical Chemistry, University of Sindh, Pakistan 🏢. Her research focuses on nanomaterials, smart materials, and advanced analytical methods 🔬. She has received numerous awards, including the Best Researcher Award (2019) and Research Productivity Award (2012) 🏅. Dr. Balouch is a member of the American Chemical Society and the Chemical Society of Pakistan 🌍. She has also served as a visiting scientist in Turkey and completed postdoctoral research in Malaysia 🌟.
Professional Profile:
Education🎓
Dr. Aamna Balouch 🎓 holds a Ph.D. in Analytical Chemistry from the University of Sindh, Pakistan (2004-2010) 📜. She completed a short-term Ph.D. course at Wake Forest University, USA (2007) 🌎 and a postdoctorate in Nanotechnology at the University Kebangsaan Malaysia (2012-2014) 🧪. Dr. Balouch was a visiting scientist at Istanbul Technical University, Turkey (2020-2021) 🌟. She also earned a Master of Science in Analytical Chemistry from the University of Sindh, securing the first position in her class (2002-2003) 🥇🩺🎓
Professional Experience 📚
Dr. Aamna Balouch 🎓 is an Associate Professor at the National Center of Excellence in Analytical Chemistry, University of Sindh, Pakistan (2017-present) 🏢. She served as an Assistant Professor (2012-2017) and Lecturer (2009-2012) at the same institution. Her career began as a Research Associate (2004-2009) 🧪. Dr. Balouch was a trainer for the DELPHI PROJECT on urban water demand management (2008-2011) 🌍. She has also held the role of a visiting scientist at Istanbul Technical University, Turkey (2020-2021) 🌟, contributing significantly to the field of analytical chemistry.
Research Interest 🔍
Dr. Aamna Balouch’s research interests 🔬 include the synthesis of nanomaterials (metals, metal oxides, metal chalcogenides) and their applications in catalyst and sensor technology 🧪. She focuses on the development of novel smart materials and metal ion imprinted polymers for environmental analytical applications 🌍. Additionally, Dr. Balouch is dedicated to advancing chromatographic, spectrophotometric, and spectrofluorimetric methods for analyzing ionic analytes using non-toxic micellar media 📊. Her innovative work aims to improve the accuracy and efficiency of environmental monitoring and analytical chemistry techniques.
Award and Honor🏆
Dr. Aamna Balouch has received numerous awards and honors 🏆, including the prestigious Best Researcher Award from the University of Sindh (2019) 🥇 and the Research Productivity Award from the Ministry of Science and Technology (2012) 🏅. She was recognized for outstanding research in Science by the Australian Multicultural Charity and SAWF in 2021 🌟. Additionally, she earned a Ph.D. split program scholarship from the Higher Education Commission, Islamabad, for research at Wake Forest University, USA (2007) 🎓. Dr. Balouch also secured first positions in both her M.Phil and M.Sc programs 🥇.
Research Skills🌟
Dr. Aamna Balouch possesses advanced research skills in nanomaterials synthesis, including metals, metal oxides, and metal chalcogenides 🧪. She excels in fabricating smart materials and metal ion imprinted polymers for environmental applications 🌍. Dr. Balouch is proficient in developing chromatographic, spectrophotometric, and spectrofluorimetric methods for ionic analytes using non-toxic micellar media 📊. Her expertise extends to the design and application of nanosensors for detecting toxic ions and pollutants 🔍. With a strong background in analytical chemistry, she continually enhances techniques to improve environmental monitoring and catalysis.
Achievements🏆
- Best Researcher Award (2019): University of Sindh 🥇.
- Research Productivity Award (2012): Ministry of Science and Technology 🏅.
- Outstanding Research in Science Award (2021): Australian Multicultural Charity and SAWF 🌟.
- Ph.D. Split Program Scholarship (2007): Higher Education Commission, Islamabad, for research at Wake Forest University, USA 🎓.
- First Position in M.Phil and M.Sc Programs: University of Sindh 🥇.
- Reviewer: 10 International and 1 National Chemistry Journals 📚.
Projects💧🔬
- Metal Ion Imprinted Polymers (MIIPs): Novel material for pre-concentration and separation of total arsenic in aqueous systems, funded by the Pakistan Science Foundation (2016-2018) 💧🔬.
- Postdoctoral Fellowship: Surfactant-assisted, shape-controlled synthesis of metal nanowires or nanorods and their application, funded by UKM, Malaysia (Completed) 🧪🌟.
Publications 📚
- Changes in fatty acid composition in muscle of three farmed carp fish species (Labeo rohita, Cirrhinus mrigala, Catla catla) raised under the same conditions
- Author, Year: NN Memon, FN Talpur, MI Bhanger, A Balouch (2011)
- Citation: Food Chemistry 126 (2), 405-410 🐟🔬
- A novel green synthesis and characterization of Ag NPs with its ultra-rapid catalytic reduction of methyl green dye
- Author, Year: Y Junejo, A Baykal, M Safdar, A Balouch (2014)
- Citation: Applied Surface Science 290, 499-503 🌱🔬
- Biosorption of fluoride from aqueous solution by white—rot fungus Pleurotus eryngii ATCC 90888
- Author, Year: F Amin, FN Talpur, A Balouch, MA Surhio, MA Bhutto (2015)
- Citation: Environmental Nanotechnology, Monitoring & Management 3, 30-37 🍄💧
- Sorption kinetics, isotherm and thermodynamic modeling of defluoridation of groundwater using natural adsorbents
- Author, Year: A Balouch, M Kolachi, FN Talpur, H Khan, MI Bhanger (2013)
- Citation: Scientific Research Publishing 🌍🔬
- Efficient heterogeneous catalytic hydrogenation of acetone to isopropanol on semihollow and porous palladium nanocatalyst
- Author, Year: A Balouch, A Ali Umar, AA Shah, M Mat Salleh, M Oyama (2013)
- Citation: ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 5 (19), 9843-9849 🧪🌟
- Poriferous microtablet of anatase TiO2 growth on an ITO surface for high-efficiency dye-sensitized solar cells
- Author, Year: AA Umar, S Nafisah, SKM Saad, ST Tan, A Balouch, MM Salleh (2014)
- Citation: Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells 122, 174-182 ☀️🔋
- Microwave-assisted synthesis of imprinted polymer for selective removal of arsenic from drinking water by applying Taguchi statistical method
- Author, Year: FA Mustafai, A Balouch, N Jalbani, MI Bhanger, MS Jagirani, A Kumar (2018)
- Citation: European Polymer Journal 109, 133-142 🌊🧪
- Sensitive fluorescence detection of Ni 2+ ions using fluorescein functionalized Fe 3 O 4 nanoparticles
- Author, Year: MT Shah, A Balouch, E Alveroglu (2018)
- Citation: Journal of Materials Chemistry C 6 (5), 1105-1115 💡🔬
- ZnO nanocubes with (1 0 1) basal plane photocatalyst prepared via a low-frequency ultrasonic assisted hydrolysis process
- Author, Year: ST Tan, AA Umar, A Balouch, M Yahaya, CC Yap, MM Salleh, M Oyama (2014)
- Citation: Ultrasonics Sonochemistry 21 (2), 754-760 🔲🌊
- Synthesis of ultrasonic-assisted lead ion imprinted polymer as a selective sorbent for the removal of Pb2+ in a real water sample
- Author, Year: A Balouch, FN Talpur, A Kumar, MT Shah, AM Mahar (2019)
- Citation: Microchemical Journal 146, 1160-1168 🌊🧪