Kainaat Abbas
Date of birth: 20/08/1996 Place of birth: Pakistan Gender: Female
Phone number: (+92) 3369738770
Email address: kainaatabbas813@gmail.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kainaat-abbas-9a6a8b253
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Electrochemistry, Electrochemical sensors and biosensors, Nanoparticles and nanocomposites for
environmental and health monitoring, 2D functional nanomaterials, Metal oxide nanoparticles, Adsorption
EDUCATION AND TRAINING
MS Applied Physics
Air University [ 01/02/2021 – 21/06/2023 ]
City: Islamabad | Country: Pakistan | Website: https://www.au.edu.pk/ | Final grade: CGPA: 3.64/4.00
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Waqas Khalid
BS Applied Physics
Federal Urdu University of Arts Science and Technology [ 01/03/2015 – 01/09/2019 ]
City: Islamabad | Country: Pakistan | Website: https://www.fuuastisb.edu.pk/ | Final grade: CGPA: 3.25/4.00
Supervisor: Dr. Imran Shehzad
PUBLICATIONS
Ullah, Sami, Kainaat Abbas, Zulqurnain Ali, Muhammad Atif, and Waqas Khalid. "Enhancing mercury (II) ion
detection with graphene oxide-cerium oxide nanocomposites: Enzyme free ultrasensitive detection."
Materials Chemistry and Physics 312 (2024): 128638.
Electrochemical Detection of Copper (II) ions using MXene-Cerium Oxide Nanocomposites | under review
Review Article: MXenes in Biosensors – A Comprehensive Analysis | Currently working
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RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
[ 01/02/2022 – Current ]
Research Student
Functional Materials Lab | Air University, Islamabad.
• Developed a Graphene oxide-cerium oxide nanocomposite modified electrochemical sensor achieving
Hg2+ ion detection limit of 1.87 fM, significantly lower than WHO recommendations.
• Developed a MXene (Ti3C2)-cerium oxide nanocomposite modified electrochemical sensor achieving Cu 2+
ion detection limit in femto molar, significantly lower than WHO recommendations.
• Independently led the synthesis of 2D functional nanomaterials, metal oxide nanoparticles,
nanocomposites and fabricated nanofibers using Electrospinning
• Worked on UV-visible spectrophotometer for adsorption studies of synthetic dyes
• Worked on Gamry’s 3 electrode system for electrochemical measurements
• Documentation of scientific results and their publishing
Data analysis of:
1. X-ray Diffraction (XRD) | UV-visible Spectroscopy | Diffuse Reflectance Spectroscopy (DRS)
2. Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR)
3. Cyclic Voltammetry (CV) | Linear-Sweep Voltammetry (LSV) | Chronocoulometry (CC)
4. Differential Pulse Voltammetry (DPV) | Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy (EIS)
[ 01/03/2018 – 01/03/2019 ]
Research Student
Materials Lab | Federal Urdu University of Arts Science and Technology, Islamabad.
• Synthesized nanoparticles using co-precipitation and fabricated nanofibers using electrospinning
• Analyzed data using Origin, X’pert HighScore, and ImageJ.
WORK EXPERIENCE
Visiting Faculty
Air University [ 12/09/2024 – Current ]
City: Islamabad | Country: Pakistan
Mentored 30+ undergraduate students in Modern and Advanced Physics Labs,
guiding them with analysis of data and performing experiments
Physics lecturer
Bahria College Naval Anchorage [ 22/08/2022 – 28/05/2024 ]
City: Islamabad | Country: Pakistan
Taught Physics to more than 150+ college students, helping them with problem solving, and performing Physics
laboratory experiments
Received a cash prize for outstanding teaching performance
Physics lecturer
Islamabad Lyceum [ 01/03/2019 – 18/08/2022 ]
City: Islamabad | Country: Pakistan
Taught: Basic Physics, General Science and Mathematics
PROJECTS
Master’s Thesis: Kinetic Studies of Nanofibrous Membrane for the Adsorption of Organic/Inorganic Molecules
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Bachelor’s Thesis: Synthesis and Characterization of Lead Titanate Nanofibers Using Electrospinning
KEY SKILLS
Research & Analysis:Electrochemical Sensors, Nanomaterial Synthesis, Surface Modification
Instrumentation: XRD, SEM, FTIR, UV-Vis, DRS, Electrochemical Workstation (CV, EIS, DPV, LSV, CC) Data
Analysis: Origin, ImageJ, X’pert HighScore, Excel, ZSim
CONFERENCES AND SEMINARS
[ 2022 ]
Attended “2nd International conference on Physics” (ICP 2022), at Air University Islamabad, Pakistan.
[ 2022 ]
Attended Elsevier’s Reviewer Workshop on “How to get most out of being a reviewer of scientific articles”.
LANGUAGE SKILLS
Mother tongue(s): Panjabi
Other language(s): English (very Good) | CEFR Level: C1 | IELTS Academic 7 bands
REFERENCES
Dr. Waqas Khalid | Chair Physics Department, Air University, Islamabad Pakistan.
Email: waqas.khalid@au.edu.pk
Dr. Zulqurnain Ali | Professor, Air University Islamabad, Pakistan
Email: zulqurnain.ali@mail.au.edu.pk
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