Address:
Nano.Sensors.Catalysis @ Department of Physics
COMSATS Institute of Information Technology
Park Road, Chak Shahzad, Islamabad. Pakistan
Lab Phone #: +92-51-9241996
Mobile #: +92-302-5151800
E mail: umanzoor@comsats.edu.pk
UMAIR MANZOOR
Personal
Information
Work
Experience
Date of Birth:
Nationality:
April 13, 1974
Pakistani
Feb 2006–Present
Assistant Professor, Dept of Physics
COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Islamabad. Pakistan
 Developed a complete MS in Nanotechnology Program (Started Fall2010).
 Part of team establishing Centre for Micro & Nano devices (Project worth US$
300,000) including class 1000 clean room and state of the art nanomaterials synthesis
facilities.
 Established an independent Research lab “Nano.Sensors.Catalysis”. Human Resource (1
Research Associates, 2 PhD & 2 undergraduate students). 5 Students have completed MS.
 Teaching graduate level courses (course titles: Synthesis of nanomaterials by chemical
routes, Properties and characterization of Nanomaterials, Introduction to Nanoscience,
Materials I & II).
 Undergraduate Coordinator (Aug 2009~Mar 2010).
 Responsible for smooth operation and maintenance of SEM (Mar2010~Present).
Jan 1998–Feb 1999
Laboratory Engineer, Dept of Materials Science & Engineering
GIK Institute of Engineering Sciences and Technology, Pakistan
 Worked as Lab. Engineer in mechanical Testing labs, and responsible for smooth operation
and maintenance of tensile, hardness & impact testing machines.
 Teaching Assistant in spring and fall 98 semesters in number of undergraduate courses
including Phase Equillibria, Manufacturing Processes and Heat Treatment.
Education
Short Post
Doctoral
Fellowships
Mar 2002-Feb 2006
PhD.
Korea Adv. Inst. of Sci. and Tech. (KAIST)
Dept. of Materials Science & Engineering
S Korea
Mar 2000–Feb 2002
M.S.
Korea Adv. Inst. of Sci. and Tech. (KAIST)
Dept. of Materials Science & Engineering
S Korea
1993–1997
B.S.
GIK Institute of Engg. Sci. & Tech. (GIKI)
Faculty of Metallurgy & Materials Engineering
Pakistan
December 2008-March 2009
Dept. of Materials Science & Engineering, Nanyang Technical University, Singapore
Synthesized ZnO nanostructures and investigated the optical properties.
July 2006-September 2006
Dept. of Materials Science & Engineering, University of Delaware, Delaware USA
Successfully synthesized tungsten nanoparticles by sputtering and investigated Antibacterial
effects.
Patent
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U Manzoor, H G Choi & D K Kim, “Synthesis of nanosized Barium Titanate by
solid–state reaction between BaCO3 and TiO2” Korean patent # 0475478 (in
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Research
papers
Korean).
 Sofia Javed, Mohammad Mujahid, Mohammad Islam and Umair Manzoor, “Sol-gel
reflux synthesis of phase pure nanocrystalline titania: Effect of refluxing time on
Morphology” ” submitted to Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells 2011.
 Muhmmad Hafeez, Umair Manzoor and Arshad Saleem Bhatti “Morphology tuned
ZnS nanostructures for hydrogen gas sensing” Journal of Materials Science:
Materials in Electronics 2011 accepted.
 Muhammad A Syed, Umair Manzoor, Syed I Shah and Habib Bokhari, “Antibacterial
effects of Tungsten nanoparticles on the Escherichia coli strains isolated from
catheterized urinary tract infection (UTI) cases and Staphylococcus aureus” New
microbiologica 2010, 33, 329-335.
 Umair Manzoor Mohammad Islam, Lubna Tabassam and Shams Ur Rahman,
“Quantum Confinement Effect in ZnO Nanoparticles Synthesized by CoPrecipitate Method” Physica E 2009, 41, 1669-1672.
 Umair Manzoor and Do Kyung Kim, “Size control of ZnO nanostructures formed in
different temperature zones by varying Ar flow rate with tunable optical
properties” Physica E 2009, 41, 500-505.
 Muhammad Saif Awan, Umair Manzoor and Arshad Saleem Bhatti, “Structural and
magnetic Properties of SmCoCu permanent magnets” The Nucleus 2008, 45, 39-43.
Conference
papers
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Umair Manzoor, Hong-Gu Choi and Do Kyung Kim, “Synthesis of Nano-Sized
Barium Titanate Powder by Solid State Reaction of Barium Carbonate and
Titania” Journal of Materials Science and Technology 2007, 23, 655-658.
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Umair Manzoor and Do Kyung Kim, “Synthesis and enhancement of ultraviolet
emission by post-thermal treatment of unique zinc oxide comb-shape dendritic
nanostructures” Scripta Materialia 2006, 54, 807-811.
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Muhammad Hafiz, Umair Manzoor and Arshad Saleem Bhatti, “Synthesis of ZnS (IIIV) Nanostructures for Gas Sensors and Effect of Growth Conditions” (accepted
for ICMAT 2009 conference Proceedings by Pan Stanford Publishing Pte Ltd. 2009).
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Umair Manzoor and Do Kyung Kim, “Formation of ZnO Nanostructures by
Thermal Evaporation” Proceedings of Energy Conservation Technology Workshop
Daejeon. S Korea. May 2003.
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MI Qureshi, M Mujahid & U Manzoor, “Development & Evaluation of lead-Free SnBi Solder Alloys” Proceedings of 5th International Symposium on Advanced Materials.
Islamabad Pakistan. Sept. 1997 pp410~413.
Invited Talks
 Umair Manzoor “Synthesis and Characterization of ZnO 1-D Nanostructures
for sensor applications” International Seminar on “Nano-materials in Energy
and Environment Sept 21-23, 2010 Damascus, Syria.
International
Conference
Presentations
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Shania Rehman, Muhammad Hafeez, Umair Manzoor & Arshad Saleem Bhatti
“Tailoring of electro-optical properties via catalyst doping in the VLS grown ZnS
nanowires ” ICMAT 2011 Singapore. 27June-1 July 2011 (accepted).
Umair Manzoor, & Do Kyung Kim “High Temperature Synthesis of ZnO
Nanostructures and their Optical and Gas Sensing Properties” ICMAT 2007
Singapore. 1-6 July 2007.
Umair Manzoor, H. Choi, J. Park & Do Kyung Kim “Formation of ZnO
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Nanostructures by Vapor Transport Process” 106th Annual Meeting of the American
Ceramic Society Indianapolis USA. April 2004.
Local
Conference
Presentations
Conferences
Organized
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Umair Manzoor, H Choi and D Kim, “BaTiO3 Nano-Particles by Solid-State
Reaction between TiO2 and BaCO3” 54th Pacific Coast Regional & Basic Science
Division Meeting Seattle USA. Oct 2002.
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Umair Manzoor, Cho Chul Hee, Do Kyung Kim “Formation and Particle Size
Control of BaTiO3 Particles in Solid-State Reaction between TiO2 and BaCO3”
Korean Ceramic Society Conference Fall 2001 Daejeon S Korea. Oct 2001.
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Rahat Afrin, Muhammad Islam, Jibran Khaliq, Arshad S Bhatti, Umair Manzoor
“Synthesis of Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes Based Radiation Detectors”, ,
International nathiagali summer college 2010. (won 3rd prize).
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Muhammad Amin, Arshad Saleem Bhatti & Umair Manzoor “Synthesis and Low
Temperature Sensing Properties of ZnO Nanostructures” 12th International
Symposium of Frontiers in Physics Feb2-4 2011.
CIIT-NAM Workshop on Nano & Micro Electronics Apr 9-13, 2007.
CIIT-COMSTECH International Mini-Symposium on Nanotechnology Nov 2-3, 2006.
CIIT-ISESCO 8th International IUVSTA School on “Surfaces, Tin Films, nanostructures
and Applications” Oct 26-31, 2006.
Research
Projects
(Completed)
Synthesis and Characterization of Semiconductor Oxide 1-D Nanostructures by
Vapor Transport Method. (PhD Research)
Different nanostructures of ZnO and SnO2 (nanobelts, nanowires, nanocombs etc) were
synthesized by vapor-transport method. Diameter of ZnO nanostructures were controlled
from few 10’s of nm to several micrometers, by carefully controlling Ar flow rate. Gas
sensing properties suggested that selectivity and sensitivity of sensors for H2 and CO can be
improved considerably and can be controlled by different doping levels.
Synthesis of Nano Size BaTiO3 Powder. (MS Research)
Single-phase BaTiO3 nanoparticles were synthesized by solid-state reaction. Main goal was
to control particle size, shape and distribution. It was found that initial TiO2 particle size and
milling of BaCO3 plays an important role in controlling the final BaTiO3 particle size.
Particles smaller than 60nm were achieved by reacting nanosized TiO2 and mechanically
activated BaCO3.
Development of Lead-free Solders. (Undergraduate Research)
Different compositions in binary (Bi-Sn) and ternary (Bi-Sn-Zn) systems were developed to
replace the conventional lead solders.
Funded
Research
Projects
Synthesis of BaFe12O19 powder by solid-state reaction and its magnetic
properties (HEC Funded Project).
This study is undertaken to suggest some improvements in the solid-state reaction
and develop a complete synthesis route for the industrial scale production of hard magnets
of desirable sizes and shapes. The major issues will be powder synthesis, doping of
different elements, control of particle size and distribution. Sintering and magnetic
properties will also be a part of the study.
Environmental Remediation and Waste Water Treatment Using Solar Energy
and Semiconductor Oxide Nanostructures as Photocatalytic Smart Materials.
(HEC Funded Project)
The ultimate goal of the project is to develop a solar energy driven pilot plant for the
effective removal of pollutants from the wastewater. Semiconductor oxide nanostructures
will be synthesized as photocatalytic material. Conventionally, UV light is used for the
degradation of pollutants. However, this project aims to utilize the visible range also and
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enhance the photocatalytic activity by using broader spectrum of the sun light.
Honors,
Awards and
Achievements
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Languages
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Appointed as International Admissions Officer of Korea Adv. Inst. of Sci. and Tech.
(KAIST) S Korea (Mar 2009 –Mar 2011)
Received full scholarship sponsored by Korea Science and Engineering Foundation for
PhD in KAIST. Sept 2003~Feb 2005.
Received special scholarship sponsored by Korea Advanced Institute of Science &
Technology for PhD in KAIST. Mar 2002~Aug 2003.
Received 3 years full scholarship sponsored by Korean Govt. Duration: Mar 1999-Feb
2002. (1 year language & 2 years MS).
My MS students received best poster award in International nathiagali summer college
2010 (2nd and 3rd prizes).
Comfortable in reading writing and speaking English and Korean languages
References
Dr Arshad Saleem Bhatti
Dean, Faculty of Sciences
COMSATS Institute of Information Technology
Park Road, Chak Shahzad, Islamabad. Pakistan
E mail: asbhatti@comsats.edu.pk
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Dr Muhammad Aslam Khan
Foreign Professor, Department of Physics
COMSATS Institute of Information Technology
Park Road, Chak Shahzad, Islamabad. Pakistan
E mail: aslamk@comsats.edu.pk
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