Jibran Iqbal

Associate Professor

+971-2-599-3610

Jibran.Iqbal@zu.ac.ae

AUH Campus

Education

Ph.D. Environmental Analytical Chemistry, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, China, 2012
Fellow-Advance HE (FHEA), Higher Education Academy, UK, 2021
Certified Circular Economy Specialist (CCES), École des Ponts ParisTech, France, 2022
MS, Analytical Chemistry, School of Chemistry, University of the Punjab, Pakistan, 2008

Research Areas

Water Security
Circular Chemistry
Environmental Contaminants Analysis
Advanced Nanomaterials
Clean Energy

Academic Experience

August 2019 – Present: Associate Professor, College of Natural and Health Sciences, Zayed University, Abu Dhabi, UAE
August 2015 – July 2019: Assistant Professor, College of Natural and Health Sciences, Zayed University, Abu Dhabi, UAE
February 2013 – July 2015: Assistant Professor, Interdisciplinary Research Centre in Biomedical Materials (IRCBM), COMSATS University Islamabad, Lahore Campus, Pakistan

Professional Experience

Guest Editor, Journal of Chemistry (IF=3.2) (2022-2023)

External Reviewer, Abu Dhabi Award for Research Excellence (AARE), UAE (2021- Present
- Chair College Environmental Health and Safety Committee (EHS) (2017 – Present)
- College Research committee (2022 – Present)
- College Newsletter Editor (2017 – Present)
Chair of College Web Content Committee (2017 – Present)

R&D Scientist, Shanghai Celludye Imaging Colorants Co., Ltd., Shanghai, China (July 2012 – Jan. 2013.

Professional Affiliations and Activities

Certifications:

2022 – Circular Economy - Sustainable Materials Management, Lund University, Sweden
2022 – British Safety Council Certificate in Environmental Sustainability, UK
2022 – Introduction to Sustainability, University of Illinois, USA
2022 – Effective Leadership Skills in the Workplace, Zayed University, UAE
2022 – Nanotechnology: A Maker's Course, Duke University, USA
2022 – Chemicals and Health, Johns Hopkins University, USA
2021 – Environmental Risk Assessment Expert, Sustainable Development Institute, UAE
2021 – Understanding Research Methods, University of London, UK
2016 – NEBOSH Award in Health and Safety at Work, UK
2015 – ISO 17025: Laboratory Accreditation
2014 – ISO 9001-2008: Quality Management Systems

Memberships:

Member of the Royal Society of Chemistry, UK
Member of the Chinese Chemical Society, China

Reviewer:

Environmental Pollution (Q1 Journal)
Journal of Hazardous Materials (Q1 Journal)
Chemical Engineering Journal (Q1 Journal)
Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B: Biology
Science of the Total Environment (STOLEN) (Q1 Journal)
International Journal of Biological Macromolecules (Q1 Journal)
Biochar (Q1)
Journal of Molecular Liquids (Q1)
Environmental Science and Pollution Research
International Journal of Phytoremediation

Publications

Jibran Iqbal, Noor S. Shah, Kyriaki Polychronopoulou, Fares Howari, (2022) Efficient removal of norfloxacin using nano zerovalent cerium composite biochar-catalyzed peroxydisulfate, Journal of Cleaner Production, 134405
Jibran Iqbal, Noor S. Shah, Aman Ullah, Yousef Nazzal, Fares Howari, (2022) Visible light driven doped CeO2 for the treatment of pharmaceuticals in wastewater: A review, Journal of Water Process Engineering, 49, 103130.
Jibran Iqbal, Rasool, K.; Howari, F.; Nazzal, Y.; Sarkar, T., Shahzad, (2022) A Hydrofluoric Acid-Free Green Synthesis of Magnetic M.Ti₂CT_x Nanostructures for the Sequestration of Cesium and Strontium Radionuclide, Nanomaterials, 12, 3253.
Jibran Iqbal, Buthaina Al Hajeri, Kenesha Wilson, Cijo Xavier, Jwaher Shaalan, Ahmed A. Al-Taani, Fares Howari, Yousef Nazzal, (2022) Preparation of H3PO4 modified Sidr biochar for the enhanced removal of ciprofloxacin from water, International Journal of Phytoremediation, 24, 12, 1231-1242.
Jibran Iqbal, Kyriaki Polychronopoulou, Fares Howari, (2021) Nano-zerovalent manganese/biochar composite for the adsorptive and oxidative removal of Congo-red dye from aqueous solutions, Journal of Hazardous Materials, 403, 123854.
Jibran Iqbal, Fares M. Howari, Abdel-Mohsen O. Mohamed, Evan K. Paleologos, (2021) Chapter 20 Assessment of radiation pollution from nuclear power plants, Pollution Assessment for Sustainable Practices in Applied Sciences and Engineering, Butterworth-Heinemann,1027-1053.
Jibran Iqbal, Nabeel Khan Niazi, Ahmed A. Al-Taani, Fares Howari, Yousef Nazzal, (2021) Exploring the potential of nano-zerovalent copper modified biochar for the removal of ciprofloxacin from water, Environmental Nanotechnology, Monitoring & Management, 2021, 100604.
Jibran Iqbal, Muhammad Naseem, Fares M. Howari, Kyriaki Polychronopoulou, (2020) Synthesis of nitrogen-doped Ceria nanoparticles in deep eutectic solvent for the degradation of sulfamethaxazole under solar irradiation and additional antibacterial activities, Chemical Engineering Journal, 394, 124869.
Jibran Iqbal, Howari, F.M., Nazzal, Y., Xavier, C., Polychronopoulou, K., (2020) Deep eutectic solvent-mediated synthesis of ceria nanoparticles with the enhanced yield for photocatalytic degradation of flumequine under UV-C, Journal of Water Process Engineering, 33,101012.
Jibran Iqbal, Sayed, M., Imran, M., Muhammad, N., Howari, F.M., Alkhoori, A., (2019) Synergistic effects of activated carbon and nano-zerovalent copper on the performance of hydroxyapatite-alginate beads for the removal of As3+ from aqueous solution, Journal of Cleaner Production, 235, 875-886.