SRINAGAR: Prof Ahsan Ul Haq Qurashi, Professor of Chemistry at Khalifa University in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), has been awarded the Chartered Chemist (CChem) designation by the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), UK, in recognition of his professional competence, scientific expertise and commitment to continued development in chemical sciences.
Prof Qurashi was previously elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry (FRSC) in 2022. He currently serves as Associate Chair for Graduate Studies in Chemistry and Co-Director of the Centre for Catalysis and Separations (CeCaS) at Khalifa University.
He is also a member of the Mohammed Bin Rashid Academy of Science (MBRAS) and a visiting faculty member at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech), USA. His previous visiting academic appointments include Nagoya University and the University of Tokyo in Japan, and the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) in Switzerland.
With more than 150 peer-reviewed publications and over 100 contributions to international conferences, his research focuses on the development of advanced functional materials and chemical approaches for clean energy technologies and sustainability.
Prof Qurashi has also supervised and co-supervised students working in advanced areas of chemical science. He is a core member of JKScientist, an initiative involved in mentoring students and researchers in science.
