Nafees Ahmad

Dr. Nafees Ahmad

College of Chemstry and Chemical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha, Guangdong, China
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Biography

Dr. Nafees Ahmad is currently working as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the College of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Central South University, China. He received two Master's Degrees (1) in Chemistry & (2) in Science Education and a PhD in Physical Chemistry from the CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, China in 2020. He completed his Postdoctoral Research Fellowship in the College of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering, Shenzhen University (2021.5 – 2023.4), and the College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central South University (2023.5 – Present). In 2024, he worked as a Visiting Research Fellow at the School of Chemistry, University of Glasgow, UK. He also serves as a Guest Editor for a special issue of “Energies”. He was also awarded by the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), China & The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS) Italy, President’s Fellowship Award, National Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition Certification at Shenzhen University in 2021 and Postdoc Class B funding of Central South University in 2023. He is an active member of the American Chemical Society, an Associate Member of the Royal Society of Chemistry, and a full Member of the Society for Optics and Photonics.  He has participated in several international conferences in the USA,  UK,  and China.  He has contributed to over 40 publications in prestigious international journals.

Affiliations

Central South University

Changsha, Guangdong, China

College of Chemstry and Chemical Engineering

Honors and Awards

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CAS-TWAS President's Fellowship Award

CAS & TWAS

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Best Poster Award

Pakistan

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National Postdoctoral innovation and entrepreneurship competition (Certificate of Distinction)

Shenzhen University

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Postdoctoral Class B Funding

Central South University

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First Position (M.Sc Chemistry)

Department of Chemistry (Inorganic)

Experience

Post Doctoral Researcher

Central South University, Changsha, China

01 May 2023 - present

Visiting Postdoc Researcher

University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK

01 Jul 2024 - 01 Sep 2024

Post Doctoral Researcher

Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, China

01 May 2021 - 01 Apr 2023

Post Doctoral Researcher

Tsinghua–Berkeley Shenzhen Institute, Shenzhen, China

01 Dec 2020 - 01 Mar 2021