FACULTY PROFILE
Dr. Amjad Ali
Associate Professor
PhD
Dr. Amjad Ali Associate Professor Physics Email: amjadali@uo.edu.pk / amjad09pu@yahoo.com Tel: +92 333 6968144 / 300 4795606 Dr. Amjad Ali is currently working as Associate Professor (BPS-20) of Physics at University of Okara. Dr Ali started his carrier as Lecturer at University of Education Lahore, Okara Campus in 2005. He served as an Assistant Professor in University of Education Lahore from 2013-2016. Ali promoted as Associate in August 2021. In addition to his MSc in Physics from The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Ali is graduated from Center for High Energy Physics, University of the Punjab, Lahore. The MPhil Research title was “Solar Neutrino Flux and Standard Solar Model”. Dr. Ali worked as visitor researcher for six months at Department of Materials and Engineering, Royal Institute Technology (KTH), Sweden and completed his PhD in Physics from COMSATS University Islamabad, Lahore Campus. During the last 16-years of experience, he has been teaching to undergraduate and graduate level students. Ali also supervised two MPhil Research students. Once he has been selected for one-month professional development training program in 2009 at Plymouth State University (PSU), USA. Ali succeeded in winning a prize on Peace Building and Conflict Resolution from PSU-Pakistan Educational Leadership Institute in 2010. Ali’s research background consists of synthesis technioques, characterization of nanomaterials for energy devices including Solid Oxide Fuel Cell and Direct Carbon Fuel Cell. Ali is expert in X-Ray diffraction, surface morphology, thermogravimetric analysis, optical, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy, electrochemical impedance spectroscopy and UV−Visible spectroscopy as well as fuel cell performance. Ali also has some expertise in Density Functional Theory. Ali has published more than 24 articles in peer-reviewed international SCI scientific journals like ACS Applied materials & Interfaces, Journal of Power Sources, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, Appl. Phys. Lett. Journal of Alloys and Compounds, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, RSC Advances,ACS Applied Energy Materials, Materials Today Energy and Ceramics International with more than 90 impact factor and Citations 152. Ali is also co-author of Book Chapter “Low-temperature solid oxide fuel cells with bio alcohol fuels. In Bioenergy Systems for the Future” published by Woodhead Publisher in 2017. Ali has been awarded the Research Productivity Award by the COMSATS University Islamabad, Lahore Campus for the years 2017 and 2018. He is HEC recognized PhD supervisor since 2019. Dr. Ali is also member Pakistan Institute of Physics & Clean Energy Research Lab (CERL) COMSATS University Islamabad, Lahore Campus. Ali has attended many national and international workshops like Experimental Science Training and Modeling and Simulation of Materials using DFT. Ali has attended many international conferences and delivered talks. Dr. Ali has also worked as Head of Department of Physics, Additional Registrar Academics. Now he is a member of many committees of University of Okara.
HONOURS AND AWARDS
| 1 | Winner of Professional Development grant in 2010 |
Win a grant from Pakistani Educational leadership institute & Plymouth State University (PELI-PSU) |
| 2 | Research Productivity Awards |
Selected for Research Productivity Awards from COMSATS University Islamabad in 2016-2017 |
| 3 | Professional Development Training Program |
Selected for Plymouth State University (PSU, USA) in 2009 |
| 4 | IRSIP Award |
HEC IRSIP Award (6 months) in 2017 for KTH, Sweden |
PUBLICATIONS :
BOOK CHAPTER
| 1 | 2017 |
Low-temperature solid oxide fuel cells with bio-alcohol fuels. In Bioenergy Systems for the Future, (pp. 521-539). Published by Woodhead Publishing |
JOURNAL PAPERS - PEER REVIEWED
| 1 | 2021 |
Studies o f electrical and optical properties of cadmium- doped zinc oxide for energy conversion devices |
| 2 | 2021 |
Catalytic Effect of Silicon Carbide on the Composite Anode of Fuel Cells |
| 3 | 2020 |
Quantum mechanical interpretation and analysis of perovskite material based single layer fuel cells (SLFCs) |
| 4 | 2020 |
Tailoring the ions and bandgap in a novel semi-ionic energy conversion (SIEC) device for electrochemical performance |
| 5 | 2020 |
Electrochemical Analysis of a Titanate-Based Anode for Direct Carbon Fuel Cells |
| 6 | 2019 |
Multioxide phase-based nanocomposite electrolyte (M@ SDC where M= Zn2+/Ba2+/La3+/Zr2+/Al3+) materials |
| 7 | 2019 |
Design and modeling of a fuel cell system using biomass feedstock as a biofuel |
| 8 | 2019 |
An efficient carbon resistant composite Ni0.6Zn0. 4O2-δ-GDC anode for biogas fuelled solid oxide fuel cell. Journal of Power Sources, 438, 227042 |
| 9 | 2019 |
Promising electrochemical study of titanate based anodes in direct carbon fuel cell using walnut and almond shells biochar fuel.Journal of Power Sources 434 (2019) 126679 |
| 10 | 2019 |
Structural and electrochemical studies of microwave sintered nanocomposite electrolytes for solid oxide fuel cells./doi.org/10.1016/ j.ijhydene.2019.02.159 |
| 11 | 2019 |
Tri-doped ceria (M0.2Ce0.8O2-δ, M= Sm0.1, Ca0.05, Gd0.05) electrolyte for hydrogen and ethanol-based fuel cells. Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 773, 548-554. |
| 12 | 2019 |
Tuning the Energy Band Structure at Interfaces of the SrFe0. 75Ti0. 25O3− δ–Sm0. 25Ce0. 75O2− δ Heterostructure for Fast Ionic Transport.ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2018 |
| 13 | 2018 |
Electrochemical and Thermal Characterization of Doped Ceria Electrolyte with Lanthanum and Zirconium. Ceramics International, 44(6), 6493-6499 |
| 14 | 2018 |
Perovskite SrFe 1-x Ti x O 3-δ (x < = 0.1) cathode for Low Temperature Solid Oxide Fuel Cell.Ceramics International, 44(9), 10266-10272. |
| 15 | 2018 |
Electrochemical study of composite materials for coal-based direct carbon fuel cell. Ceramics International 44 (2018) 12676–12683 |
| 16 | 2018 |
Alkaline earth metal and samarium co-doped ceria as efficient electrolytes.Appl. Phys. Lett. 112, 043902 (2018) |
| 17 | 2018 |
Effect of Alkali Carbonates (Single, Binary, and Ternary) on Doped Ceria: A Composite Electrolyte for Low-Temperature Solid Oxide Fuel Cells.ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2018, 10, 806−818 |
| 18 | 2018 |
A potential electrolyte (Ce1-x CaxO2- δ) for fuel cells:Theoretical and experimental study.Ceramics International 44 (2018) 12676–12683 |
| 19 | 2017 |
An efficient Sm and Ge co-doped ceria nanocomposite electrolyte for low temperature solid oxide fuel cells.Ceramics International,44(1), 170-174 |
| 20 | 2016 |
Ceria Based Nano-Composite Electrodes For Intermediate Temperature solid Oxide Fuel Cells (IT-SOFCs).Digest Journal of Nanomaterials and Biostructures. 11(2). 465 - 475 |
| 21 | 2016 |
A Brief Description of High Temperature Solid Oxide Fuel Cell’s Operation, Materials, Design, Fabrication Technologies and Performance.Appl. Sci. 2016, 6, 75 |
| 22 | 2016 |
Fuel cell technology for sustainable development in Pakistan – An over-view.Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 53 (2016) 450– 461 |
| 23 | 2016 |
Highly efficient composite electrolyte for natural gas fed fuel cell.Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 41(16), 6972-6979 |
| 24 | 2015 |
Significance enhancement in the conductivity of core shell nanocomposite electrolytes.RSC Adv., 2015, 5, 86322–86329 |
| 25 | 2013 |
Effect of Casting Solvents and Filler Quantity on the Preparation and Physiochemical Properties of PVC - Bentonite Based Composite Polymeric Membranes |
WORKSHOPS AND SEMINARS
| 1 | 2014 |
Modeling and Simulation of Materials (Density Functional Theory) PINSTECH Islamabad 23-25September ,2014 |
| 2 | 2010 |
Organizer of three days’ workshop (PELI–PSU 2009) Title “Peace Building and Conflict Resolution” in University of Education, Okara Campus |
MEMBERSHIPS
| 1 | 2003 |
Member of Pakistan Institute of Physicists (PIPS) |
RESEARCH PROJECTS
| 1 | 2021 |
Punjab Innovation and Research Award of 4 million |
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