Research Groups

Four groups in the Department of Chemistry, from polymers and computation to advanced materials and green nanomaterials.

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  FPRCG

  Functional Polymer and Rubber Chemistry Group

  New polymers that are sustainable, biodegradable and recyclable, better ways to process them, and new uses for them across industry.

  • Sustainable polymers
  • Rubber processing
  • Nanocomposites

  Group leadProf. Dr. Zulfiqar Ali

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  CCG

  Computational Chemistry Group

  Density functional theory to design materials for sensing, drug delivery, catalysis and separation.

  Group leadProf. Dr. Mazhar Amjad Gilani

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  GNEG

  Green Nanomaterials and Electrochemistry Group

  Carbon and metal-oxide nanomaterials for electrochemical sensors, supercapacitors and water remediation.

  Group leadDr. Sara Riaz

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• AMDG

  Advanced Materials Design Group

  An interface between academia and industry: finding new uses for established materials and identifying emerging technologies.

  • Academia and industry
  • Emerging technologies
  • Materials networks