About me:                                                                
​"With my background as an Electrochemical Materials Technologist, I have gained a post doc and PhD experience partnering with academics and industries - National Graphene Institute (NGI), University of Manchester, across UK – designing/developing Quantum security devices, fuel cells, sensors, catalysts, and corrosion assessment areas at various stages of my research. I have two grant contributions, two patents, three peer-reviewed journal publications with 20 international conference presentations till date in addition to fellowship programmes supporting my teaching, outreaching (TED talks and invited lectures) and entrepreneurial activities. Would like to go for horse riding across the country side and practice fencing in my free time" 
Academic pathway:
  • 2017: PhD Chemical Engineering and Analytical Science
                 University of Manchester, Manchester, UK.                                   
                 Thesis Title: "Engineering membrane electrode assembly (MEA) of methanol fuel cells                                     using novel graphene architecture" (Link) - President's doctoral fellowship.           ​
Research project experience:
  • Materials for direct methanol fuel cells (DMFCs) using graphene in PhD, - Part of “Graphene based membranes” project awarded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) to the University of Manchester around £ 3 million (Project reference: EP/K016946/1), (Principal Investigator: Prof. Peter M. Budd).
  • Electrochemical saccharide sensor using poly 2, 5 dimethoxy aniline (PDMA) as a newly functionalized polymer support.
  • Effect of strain rate on the behaviour of stainless steels in chloride medium.
  • Microstructural and elemental characterization through spectroscopic techniques: x-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) with energy dispersive x-ray spectroscopy (EDS), fourier transform - infrared (FT-IR), ultra violet (UV)-Visible and nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR).
Awards and academic achievements:
  • Research led to winning "Adventurers in Energy research" and "Innovate UK" grants worth half-a-milion GBP.
  • Young Chemical Engineer of the Year 2017 by IChemE, IMechE and IET.
  • Doctoral researcher award by Association of British Turkish Academics (ABTA).
  • ‘Letter of appreciation’ by Prof. Matthew Lambon Ralph (Director of Manchester doctoral college) and Dr Ann Webb (Dean of Graduate Education), University of Manchester for enhanced performance in research, teaching and outreaching.   
  • Associate fellowship from Higher Education Academy (HEA), UK.
  • ‘Inspirational speaker award’ by Young Malaysian Engineers’ society, Manchester, UK.
  • Article cited as one of hottest paper among 35 research publications in Wiley.
  • President's doctoral fellowship for pursuing PhD research.
  • ​Selected as one of the candidates across the globe for presenting my research work in Sao Paulo University, Sao Paulo, Brazil.
  • ​Awarded member of Electrochemical Society (ECS), USA.
  • Travel and registration grants.
  • My group project sponsored by the University of Manchester has been shortlisted for Engineering YES (Young Entrepreneurs Scheme) Competition 2013, a business plan contest for Engineering PhD and Postdoctoral Researchers in United Kingdom.
  • Third Prize for best poster in "Use of graphene systems in fuel cells" organized by Royal Academy of Engineering, UK.
  • ​Alison-Uttley award from  Ashburne committee (University of Manchester), for academic achievements.​​