Professional Summary

A passionate researcher and educator in Inorganic chemistry and Functional nanomaterials with extensive experience in Crystalline porous salts, Fluorescent nanoparticles, and Heterogeneous catalysis. Published over 30+ peer-reviewed articles, with multiple first-author papers in high-impact journals (J. Mater. Chem. A, Inorganic Chemistry). Awarded as an Outstanding International Ph.D. Scholar and Excellent Graduate by Lanzhou University, China

Education

Ph.D. in Inorganic Chemistry – Lanzhou University, China (2018) M.Sc. in Inorganic Chemistry – University of Balochistan, Pakistan (2010) B.Sc. in Zoology, Statistics, Chemistry – University of Balochistan (2008) F.Sc. (Pre-Medical) – Balochistan Board (2007) S.S.C. (Science) – Balochistan Board (2004)

Achievements

•Outstanding International Ph.D. Scholar – Chinese Government (2017)

•Excellent Graduate Award – Lanzhou University (2018)

•First-author articles in Journal of Materials Chemistry A and Inorganic Chemistry (IF ~12)

•Review publications in ACS and nanotechnology journals

Professional Experience

Postdoctoral Fellow Zhejiang Normal University, China Assistant Professor Sardar Bahadur Khan Women’s University, Quetta Lecturer Garrison Degree College, Quetta (2012–2014) O-Level Chemistry Teacher – St. Francis Grammar School, Quetta (2011–2012) Other Roles:

•M.Phil. Course Instructor

•Section Head, Chemistry Dept.

•Taught Chinese at China Study Center

Research Interests

•Crystalline Porous Organic Salts (CPOS)

•Rare Earth & Lanthanide Catalysis

•Dyes Degradation & Environmental Remediation

•Fluorescent Nanoparticles & Probes

•MOFs, Zeolites, Chemosensors, Green Chemistry

Workshops, Trainings & Conferences

•Research Writing & Presentation Workshop University of Balochistan, Quetta | Dec 7–9, 2010 Three-day workshop on academic writing and research presentation.

•Professional Development in Technology-Enhanced Education (ITE) NAHE Video Conference, University of Balochistan | Feb 14–26, 2011 Certificate training by the National Academy of Higher Education.

•Capacity Assessment Workshop – National Impact Assessment Programme Dec 27–29, 2011

•HEC-NTS Workshop On Test Item Construction Techniques

•Lecturer Training Program Focused on enhancing professional teaching skills for youth development in Balochistan.

•Training on Class Control & Teaching Methodology

•Workshop on English Language Skill Enhancement

•Biochemistry Workshop Attended seminar on foundational and applied biochemistry.

•15th International Conference on Rare Earth Catalysis CASWAS, Lanzhou, China | 2016

•20th International Conference on MOFs and Their Catalytic Applications Lanzhou, China | 2016

•International Symposium on Advanced Materials and Technologies

Publications

•Kanwal Iqbal, Anam Iqbal, Kalsoom Abdul Haq, Saqiba Tahir, Imran Khan, Sara Benabid. Efficient discoloration of organic dye pollutants from Hanna Lake Water, Balochistan, using hybrid 2D AlPO4-5@Ce/Mg-Al LDH nanocatalyst. J. Rare Earths Impact Factor: 5.2 (2025).

•Kanwal Iqbal, Anam Iqbal Fluorescent EGTA-Derived Carbon Dots for Turn On-Off-On Detection of Fe3+ and Ascorbic Acid via Hydrothermal Synthesis and Cellular Imaging Minor revision

•Zeeshan Ajmal, Asif Hayat, Abdul Qadeer, Yu Zhao, Essam H. Ibrahim, Mahmood ul Haq, Kanwal Iqbal, Mohd Imran, Mohammed Kuku, Iftikhar Hussain, Hamid Ali, Yasin Orooji, John L. Zhou, Teng Ben. Advancements in MXene-based frameworks towards photocatalytic hydrogen production, carbon dioxide reduction, and pollutant degradation: Current challenges and future prospects. Coord. Chem. Rev Impact Factor: 24.8 523, Part 1 (2025) 216226.

•LaMao CaiRang, Yajuan Yan, Zhidong Yang, Jixiang Liu, Binyang Lv, Li Liu, Anam Iqbal, Kanwal Iqbal, Weichun Ye. Mesoporous amorphous PdP nanoparticles supported on reduced graphene oxide for voltammetric analysis of trace Hg(II) in environmental water samples. Microchem. J. Impact Factor: 4.9.209 (2025) 112637.

•Danling Sun, Guolong Xing, Jie Lyu, Yuxia Han, Pu Sun, Yu Zhao, Kanwal Iqbal, Huating Kong, Yuanbin Zhang, Daoling Peng, Bo Song, Weidong Zhu, Teng Ben. A 2D layered fluorescent crystalline porous organic salt. J. Mater. Chem. A Impact Factor: 10.7 45 (2024) 30921–31664.

•Imran Khan, Afsar Khan, Salman Khan, Muhammad Shayan, Abdullah N. Alodhayb, Anam Iqbal, Rizwan Ullah, Kanwal Iqbal, Muhammad Rizwan, Sami Ullah. Simultaneous dopants and defects synergistically modulate the band structure of CN in Z-scheme heterojunctional photocatalysts for simultaneous HER and OER production. Carbon Impact Factor: 10.5 229 (2024) 119451.

•Di Ma a, Zhiyong B. et al. Highly active CeO2-CuCo nanoparticles supported on hollow N-doped carbon spheres for boosting ammonia borane hydrolysis and tandem 4-nitrophenol reduction reactions Mater. Sci. Eng. B Impact Factor: 4.97303 (2024) 117330

•Wenshuo Z,. Hairong,. Z. et al PVP-capped silver nanoparticles for efcient SERS detection of

adenine based on the stabilizing and enrichment roles of PVP Microchim. Acta Impact Factor: 5.3 (2023).

•Yue W,. Wanru Wang. et al Pt/NiCo2O4 nanocomposite with extremely low Pt loading as an oxidase-like nanozyme for colorimetric detection of acetaminophen in natural water J. Taiwan Inst. Chem. Eng Impact Factor: 6.376 152 doi.org/10.1016/j.jtice.2023.105183 (2023).

•Qu,Y,. Xu,Z. et al. Strong Red Fluorescent Probe for Detecting Chymotrypsin Activity in vivo and in vitro) Sens. Actuators B Chem. Impact Factor: 8.0 382 133545- 133552 (2023).

•Siya, Y,. Huangruoyin Y,. Iqbal, K. et al. Low-Ag-content Ni3N-Ni/Ag@C catalyst for the reduction of 4-nitrophenol. J. Taiwan Inst. Chem. Eng Impact Factor: 6.376 143, 104701-104708 (2023).

•Cao, T. et al. A ratiometric fluorescent sensor for rapid detection of the pyroglutamate aminopeptidase-1 in mouse tumors. J. Mater. Chem. B, Impact Factor: 6.1 9, 4546-4554, doi:10.1039/d1tb00372k (2021).

•Tian, X., Liu, M., Iqbal, K., Ye, W. & Chang, Y. Facile synthesis of nitrogen-doped carbon coated Fe3O4/Pd nanoparticles as a high-performance catalyst for Cr (VI) reduction. J. Alloys Compd. Impact Factor: 6.24 826, doi:10.1016/j.jallcom.2020.154059 (2020).

•Yang,G,. Yang,H,. Zhang,X, lqbal.K. et al. Surfactant-free self-assembly to the synthesis of MoO3 nanoparticles on mesoporousSiO2 to form MoO3/SiO2 nanosphere networks with excellent oxidative desulfurization J. Hazard. Mater, Impact Factor:12.2 , 2020, 397 12265

•Iqbal, A. Analysis of Heavy Metal Contents in Water Toke District Kalat Balochistan, Pakistan by Using Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer. Biomed. J. Sci. Tech. Res Impact Factor: 0.548 29, doi:10.26717/bjstr.2020.29.004860 (2020).

•Cao, T. et al. A ratiometric fluorescent probe for detection of endogenous and exogenous hydrogen sulfide in living cells. Talanta impact Factor: 5.6 198, 185-192, doi:10.1016/j.talanta.2019.02.017 (2019).

•Cao, T. et al. BODIPY-based asymmetric monosubsituted (turn-on) and symmetric disubsituted (ratiometric) fluorescent probes for selective detection of phosgene in solution and gas phase DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2019.06.033 Anal. Chim. Acta Impact Factor: 5.7 1078, 168-175 ,2019

•Ma, Y. et al. N-doped carbon coated Mn3O4/PdCu nanocomposite as a high-performance catalyst for 4-nitrophenol reduction. Sci Total Environ 696, 134013, doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.134013 (2019).

•Li, X. et al. Ratiometric fluorescent probe based on ESIPT for the highly selective detection of cysteine in living cells. Talanta Impact Factor: 5.6 194, 717-722, doi:10.1016/j.talanta.2018.10.095 (2019).

•Mehar, S. et al. Green Synthesis of Zincoxide Nanoparticles from Peganum harmala, and its biological potential against bacteria. Front. Nanotechnol Impact Factor: 4.27. 6, doi:10.15761/fnn.1000188 (2019).

•Qian, J. et al. A naphthalimide-based lysosome-targeting fluorescent probe for the selective detection and imaging of endogenous peroxynitrite in living cells. Anal Bioanal Chem Impact Factor:3.8 411, 3929-3939, doi:10.1007/s00216-019-01866-3 (2019).

•Qian, J. et al. 2-Vinylfuran substituted BODIPY H2S fluorescent turn on probe based on hydrolysis of furfural and nucleophilic addition of double bond. Sens. Actuators B Chem. Impact Factor: 8.0 297, doi:10.1016/j.snb.2019.126712 (2019).

•Li , X,. Ma ,H,. et al. Ratiometric fluorescent probe based on ESIPT for the highly selective detection of cysteine in living cell Talanta impact Factor: 5.6 2019 194 717-722.

•Iqbal, K., Iqbal, A., Kirillov, A. M., Liu, W. & Tang, Y. Hybrid Metal-Organic-Framework/Inorganic Nanocatalyst toward Highly Efficient Discoloration of Organic Dyes in Aqueous Medium. Inorg Chem Impact Factor: 4.3 57, 13270-13278, doi:10.1021/acs.inorgchem.8b01826 (2018).

•Iqbal, K., Iqbal, A., Kirillov, A new Ce-doped MgAl-LDH @Au nanocatalyst for highly efficient reductive degradation of organic contaminants DOI: 10.1039/c6ta10880f J. Mater. Chem. A Impact Factor: 10.7, 5, 6716-6724 (2017)

•Zhu,Y,. Yang,H,. et al. Optimization of iron-doped Ni3S2 nanosheets by disorder engineering for oxygen evolution reaction Nanoscale, 2019,11, 2355-2365

•Iqbal, K. et al. A new multicomponent CDs/Ag@Mg–Al–Ce-LDH nanocatalyst for highly efficient degradation of organic water pollutants. J. Mater. Chem. A Impact Factor: 10.7 6, 4515-4524, doi:10.1039/c8ta00258d (2018)

•Lan, K. et al. Ultrafine MoP Nanoparticles Well Embedded in Carbon Nanosheets as Electrocatalyst with High Active Site Density for Hydrogen Evolution. Chem Electro Chem Impact Factor: 3.5 5, 2256-2262, doi:10.1002/celc.201800299 (2018

•Su, P. et al. A biomolecule-based fluorescence chemosensor for sequential detection of Ag+ and H2S in 100% aqueous solution and living cells. Sens. Actuators B Chem. Impact Factor: 8.0 273, 93-100, doi:10.1016/j.snb.2018.06.037 (2018).

•Liu,w,. Cao,Y. et al. Mechanochromic luminescent covalent organic frameworks for highly selective hydroxyl radical detection Chem. Commun Impact Factor: 4.3 2018

•Yang, Y. et al. Dual-Site and Dual-Excitation Fluorescent Probe That Can Be Tuned for Discriminative Detection of Cysteine, Homocystein, and Thiophenols. Anal. Chem. Impact Factor: 6.8 90, 14048-14055, doi:10.1021/acs.analchem.8b04163 (2018).

•Zhang, L. et al. One-step synthesis of the 3D flower-like heterostructure MoS2/CuS nanohybrid for electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution. International Int. J. Hydrogen Energy Impact Factor: 8.1 43, 1251-1260, doi:10.1016/j.ijhydene.2017.09.184 (2018).

•Wang, B. et al. In Situ Growth of Ceria on Cerium-Nitrogen-Carbon as Promoter for Oxygen Evolution Reaction. Adv. Mater. Interfaces Impact Factor: 4.. 4, doi:10.1002/admi.201700272 (2017).

•Ruan, Z. et al. Synthesis of hydroxyapatite/multi-walled carbon nanotubes for the removal of fluoride ions from solution. Appl. Surf. Sci. Impact Factor: 6.78 412, 578-590, doi:10.1016/j.apsusc.2017.03.215 (2017).

•Iqbal, A., Iqbal, K. et al Heterogeneous synthesis of nitrogen-doped carbon dots prepared via anhydrous citric acid and melamine for selective and sensitive turn on-off-on detection of Hg (II), glutathione and its cellular imaging Sens. Actuators BChem. Impact Factor: 8.0 2017 ,255, 1130-1138

•Iqbal, A., Iqbal, K., Li, B., Gong, D. & Qin, W. Recent Advances in Iron Nanoparticles: Preparation, Properties, Biological and Environmental Application. Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology 17, 4386-4409, doi:10.1166/jnn.2017.14196 (2017).

•Iqbal, A. et al. Carbon dots prepared by solid state method via citric acid and 1,10-phenanthroline for selective and sensing detection of Fe2+ and Fe3+. Sens. Actuators B Chem. Impact Factor: 8.0 237, 408-415, doi:10.1016/j.snb.2016.06.126 (2016).