Core Research Facilities

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Organization profile

Core Research Facilities (CRF) is tasked with multiple functions including the purchase and distribution of lab chemicals, gases and personal protective equipment for the whole university, chemical waste disposal, ensuring safe practices in research buildings, providing lab equipment repair services, implementation of a university-wide core labs management software program, and development and operation of core (central) labs.

UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. Our work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
SDG 6 Clean Water and Sanitation
SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy
SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth
SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities
SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production
SDG 13 Climate Action
SDG 15 Life on Land
SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
SDG 17 Partnerships for the Goals

Bilal Anjum Ahmed
- Core Research Facilities - Research Engineer III
Person: Researcher
20122026
Mohamed Javid Mohamed Nazar
- Core Research Facilities - Engineer I
Person: Researcher
20232025
Anwar Ul-Hamid
- Core Research Facilities - Director, Professor
- Interdisciplinary Research Center for Advanced Materials - Principal Research Scientist
Person: Researcher, Academic
20012026

Development of super-super alloy for supreme corrosion and oxidation resistance applications
Hakeem, A. S. (PI), Ogunlakin, N. O. (CoI), Ahmed, B. A. (CoI) & Abubakar, A. (CoI)
4/04/24 → 31/12/25
Project: Research
Oxynitride glass-ceramics electrolytes for solid-state batteries
Hakeem, A. S. (PI), Ahmed, B. A. (CoI), Akhtar, S. (CoI) & Aziz, M. A. (CoI)
1/01/24 → 30/06/25
Project: Research
Study of the Emerging Optoelectronic Resistive Memory
Harrabi, K. (PI), Younas, M. (CoI) & Mekki, A. (CoI)
7/02/23 → 7/02/23
Project: Research

14206 Citations
61 h-index
584 Article
22 Patent
20 Review article
19 Comment/debate
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A facile strategy to prepare Pr³⁺ doped Pr_xLa_2-xO₃/SnO₂ hybrid nanocomposites for energy storage applications
Najam, H., Khalid, M., Younas, M., Ashiq, M. G. B., Burhanuddin, Boukhris, I., S.Al-Buriahi, M. & Nadir, M. A., Jan 2026, In: Inorganic Chemistry Communication. 183, 115783.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Biomass-derived activated carbons from Ziziphus jujube and Dodonaea viscosa for the efficient removal of malachite green: a comparative adsorption performance and mechanisms
Ahmad, T., Manzar, M. S., Firmansyah, M. L., Khan, S., Ahmed, I. U., Younas, M. & Ullah, N., 2026, In: International Journal of Environmental Analytical Chemistry. 106, 3, p. 648-666 19 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
1 Scopus citations
Chitosan-derived carbon dots/polyaniline-NiS₂ nanostructure for electrochemical water splitting
Fatima, H. Z., Moeen, S., Imran, M., Ul-Hamid, A., Khan, S. A., Mansha, M., Bajaber, M. A. & Ikram, M., 9 Jan 2026, In: International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 199, 152829.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

High Impact Paper Award 2022
Younas, M. (Recipient), Gondal, M. (Recipient) & Dastageer, M. (Recipient), 2022
Prize