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    Research


    The focus of research within the Department is on a number of areas. Our faculty and staff work across all chemistry disciplines, be it organic, inorganic, analytical, biochemistry or physical chemistry.

    Most of this work is possible owing to the availability of internal Resources and equipment within the Department. Additionally external facilities and collaborations available within Qatar University and beyond play a major role in research success.    

    Clusters

    Research streams within the Department cover areas in Energy, Environment and Health in line with Qatar University’s and National Priorities vision.


    In the field of Energy, research interests cover areas on;

    • Organic Solar Cells
    • Lithium ion Battery
    • CO2 Conversion
    • Photocatalysis
    • Water Splitting
    • Colloid and Polymer Science
    • Electrochemical Energy storage devices and Supercapacitors
    • Biomass to biofuels
    • Ionic liquids synthesis and applications

    You can find further details of the Faculty involved in these various research areas on our Faculty Page.

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    In the field of Environment, research interests are in;

    • Chemical sensors for Detection of  toxic anions
    • Biometric analysis using Schiff-bases
    • Wastewater treatment
    • Advanced materials for Environmental Applications
    • Environmental analysis
    • Green adsorbents and Green chemistry

     You can find further details of the Faculty involved in these various research areas on our Faculty Page.

    Collaborations

           

        

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    In the Health cluster, research is ongoing in: 

    • Protein folding dynamics in dementia, diabetes and cancers
    • Metals in Medicine (Antidiabetic and Anticancer drug development)
    • Natural products in Qatari traditional medicine and herbs
    • Enzyme inhibitors

     You can find further details of the Faculty involved in these various research areas on our Faculty Page.

    Collaborations

              

    Research Funding

    Securing funding is a key part of progressing the research interests of faculty and staff in the department and there are a number of sources that are utilized.

    Funding can be in the form of external grants- Qatar National Research Fund- or internal such as the Qatar University Internal Grants or Student Grants.


    Project Title (Cycle)

    Grant value

    Principle Investigator

    Status

    NPRP 7-1267-3-328: National Priorities Research Program. Lead PI, $ 899,541 from 2015 to 2018.

     $ 899,541 

    Dr. Khalid Al-Saad

    Current

    NPRP 8-690-2-298: Enhanced Extended Reach Drilling Operations by Utilizing Synthesized Clay Nanoparticles in Drilling Fluids for Improved Oil and Gas Recovery. Co-LPI, from July 2015 to June 2018.

    Prof. Jan Kwak

     

    Current

    NPRP 7- 495-1-094: Development and characterization of colorimetric anion and cation sensors for application in water monitoring and purification. Co-PI, From January 2015 to January 1, 2018.

    Prof. Hala Al-Easa

    Current

    NPRP 7-301-2-126: High Performance Silicon Negative Electrodes for High Energy Density Lithium Battery Applications. CO-Lead PI, $ 898,883.25 from January 2015 to January 2018.

     $ 898,883.25

    Prof. Siham Al-Qaradawi

     

    Current

    NPRP 6-569-1–112: Design of Multifunctional Nanostructured Systems for Efficient Solar-Driven Clean Fuel Production. CO-Lead PI, $ 997,165.68 from November 2016.

     $ 997,165.68

    Prof. Siham Al-Qaradawi

     

    Current

    NPRP 7-485-1-091: Solar Fuels via Photocatalytic Dissociation of Steam and Carbon Dioxide at Elevated Temperatures. Lead PI, $ 896,656.92 from June 2015 to May 2018.

    $ 896,656.92

    Prof. Siham Al-Qaradawi

     

    Current

    NPRP 7-495-1-094: Development and characterization of colorimetric anion and cation sensors for application in water monitoring and purification. PI, from January 2015 to January 2018.

    Prof. Yousef Hijji

     

    Current

    NPRP8-425-1-087: Investigation of interactions responsible for amyloid formation in various diseases. PI, from July 2016 to June 2018.

     

    Prof. Lakshmaiah Sreerama    

     

    Current

    NPRP 7 - 456 - 1 – 085: On-Chip Novel Optical Modulator. Lead PI, from October 2014 to October 2017.

     

     Prof. Lamees Shahada

    Current

    NPRP 8-1912-1-354: Novel Transition Metal Catalysts Supported on Graphene for the Production of Hydrocarbon Fuels.CO-PI, from July 2015 to June 2019.

     

     Dr. Amina Al-Jaber

    Current

    NPRP 7-1648-3-420: Characterization of physiological, structural and biomolecular changes in brain tissue underlying functional impairment after experimental traumatic brain injury. Lead PI, $ 899,194 from September 2015 to September 2018.

     $ 899,194

     Dr. Amjad Shraim

    Current

    NPRP9-277-2-125: The Oil-Contaminated Soil Remediation: A Consolidated Approach that Integrates Biosurfactant Washing, Photocatalysis, and Biofilm Degradation Into One. PI, from September 2016 to August 2019.

     Prof. Nasr Ben Saleh

    Current

    NPRP 7-567-2-216: Ternary Electrodes for Three Fold Increase in the Energy Density of Li-ion Batteries Lead Co-Lead PI, $ 780,656.56 from April 2015 to March 2018.

     $ 780,656.56

     Prof. Nasr Ben Saleh

    Current

    NPRP 6-351-1–072: Coupling Nanomaterials and Solar Energy to Convert CO2 into Useful Fuel. Lead PI, $ 1,014,854.4 from November 2013 to November 2016.

     $ 1,014,854.4

    Prof. Siham Al-Qaradawi

    Complete

    NPRP 6-452-1–089: Comparative Assessment of Small Molecule Donors for Organic Photovoltaics. CO-Lead PI, $ 988,691.4 from November 2013 to November 2016.

     $ 988,691.4

    Prof. Siham Al-Qaradawi

    Complete

    NPRP 6-290-1-059: Core-Shell Catalyst for Methane Combustion. CO-PI, from November 2013 to November 2016.

     

    Dr. Amina Al-Jaber

    Complete

    NPRP 6-569-1-112: Design of Multifunctional Nanostructured Systems for Efficient Solar Energy-Driven Clean Fuel Production. CO-PI, from November 2013 to November 2016.

     

      Dr. Amina Al-Jaber

    Complete

    Project Title (Cycle)

    Grant value

    Principle Investigator

    Status

    UREP 20-116-1-020. PI, $30,000 from April 2017 to April 2018.

     $30,000

    Dr. Khalid Al-Saad

    Dr. Marwa Elazazy

    Current

    UREP 19-100-1-011: Synthesis, Characterization & In vitro Biological Activity of pd(II) & Ln(III) Thiosemicarbazone. PRM, $ 20,000 from December 2016 to December 2017.

     $ 20,000

    Dr. Hassan Nimir

    Current

    UREP 18-172-2-070: Functionalized carbon nanotubes: suspensions stability vs. electrical conductivity. Lead PI, from December 2015 to December 2016.

     

    Dr. Mohamed Abdelnaby

    Complete

    Project Title (Cycle)

    Grant value

    Principle Investigator

    Status

    Combined Computational and Experimental Investigations of the effect of nanomaterial-based catalyst on the photoreactions and spectral properties of selected drugs. PI, from March 2016 to March 2017.

     

    Dr. Abdulilah Dawoud Bani-Yaseen

    Complete

    QUUG-CAS-DCES-15/16-11: Identification and Characterization of Chemical Compounds with Biological Activities Present in Crude Extracts of Leaves from Qatari Traditional Medicinal Plants Co-PI, from April 2016 to March 2018.

     

    Prof. Lakshmaiah Sreerama  

    Complete

    QUUG-CAS-DCES-14/15-12: Lanthanide-Based Fluorescent Probes for Compounds of Pharmaceutical Interest: Synthesis, Characterization, and Applications. PI, 150,000 QR from April 2015 to March 2016.

    150,000 QR

    Prof. Hala Al-Easa and Dr. Marwa S. Elazazy

     

    QUUG-CAS-DCES-14/15-11: Conductive Polymer-Carbon Nanocomposites As New Materials for Capacitive Desalination. Lead PI, from April 2015 to March 2016.

    Prof. Nasr Ben Saleh

     

     

    Project Title (Cycle)

    Grant value

    Principle Investigator

    Status

    QUST-CAS-FALL-14/15-9: Analysis of water. PI, QR 10,000 QR from 10 May 2015 to 10 May 2016.

    		 

    Dr. Khalid Al-Saad

     

    QUST-CAS-FALL-13/14-23: QR 22,000 QR from 31 August 2014 to 31 August 2015

    		 

    Dr. Khalid Al-Saad

     

    QUST-CAS-SPR-15/16-29: Novel Low-cost Open Framework Cathodes for Li/Na-ion Batteries. LPI, 8,000 QR from May 2016 to December 2016

    		 

    Prof. Siham Al-Qaradawi

     

    QUST-CAS-SPR-15/16-31: Qatar University: Multivariate Data Analysis as a New Tool for Optimization of Wastewater Purification Process. PI, 8,000 QR from June 2016 to December 2016.

     

    Dr. Marwa S. Elazazy

     

    Project Title (Cycle)

    Grant value

    Principle Investigator

    Status

    QBRI -1st Cycle: Evaluation of anticancer properties of medicinal plants used in Qatar. CO-Lead PI, from July 2015 to June 2018.

    Prof. Lakshmaiah Sreerama    

    Current

    NSF (CHE1229165): Acquisition an Agilent GC-MS for Research and Education in Chemistry and Biochemistry. Co-PI, from June 2013 to May 2016.

    Prof. Lakshmaiah Sreerama

    Complete

    Collaborative Grant with Hydro/QSTP: Aluminum competence project. PI, from January 2014 to April 2016.

    Prof. Nasr Ben Saleh

    Complete
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