Jawayria Najeeb
Jawayria Najeeb is a Lecturer in the Department of Chemistry at the University of Gujrat, Pakistan. She holds an MPhil in Physical Chemistry from the University of the Punjab, where she was a Double Gold Medalist during her BS studies. Her research expertise includes smart polymers, nanocatalysis, adsorption, and machine learning applications in material science. She has published over 40 research articles and book chapters and has received recognition at national and international conferences. Passionate about interdisciplinary research and academic leadership, she actively contributes to scientific programs and mentorship initiatives.
Smart polymers, nanocatalysis, adsorption, computational chemistry, and machine learning applications in material science.
- Master of Philosophy (18 year) ,University of Punjab
- Bachelor of Science (16 year),University of Punjab
- Higher Secondary School Certificate (Intermediate),Federal Board of Intermediate And Secondary Education, Islamabad
- Secondary School Certificate/Matriculation,Federal Board of Intermediate And Secondary Education, Islamabad
- University Ambassador for Jashn-e-Baharan Festival Organizing the national/international events under Chief Minister Youth Mobilization Committee in 2015 for Punjab University
- Merit/Distinction Certificate BS Chemistry Session 2012-2016 from Punjab University
- Prof. Abdul Rashid Tariq Gold Medal Research Gold Medal from Punjab University BS Session 2012-2016
- Certified Entrepreneurial Coach International Coaching Certificate from the joint venture of EU and Pakistan-Take UP 2023 Program
- University Gold Medal Distinction Holder for BS Session 2012-2016 from Punjab University
- Young Pakistani Researcher Representative Competed and represented Pakistan in an International Competition called Noble Laureate Meeting (Chemistry) held at Lindau Germany in 2017
- Coordinator Jabir Bin Hayan Chemist Society, Department of Chemistry, University of Gujrat, Pakistan Responsible for the conduction, organizing and commencement of inter, intra and international events related to research, academics and extra curriculars
- American Chemical Society (Membership Number: 33524021) Academic and Research growth with respect to Sustainable Development Goals
- Deputy Warden, Girls Hostel University of Gujrat
- Deputy Superintendent Examination, Department of Chemistry, UOG
- Coordinator Registration (MPhil and PhD), Department of Chemistry, UOG
- In charge Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, UOG
- In charge UV-Visible
- Secretary Meeting, Department of Chemistry, UOG
- BOS Member, Department of Chemistry, UOG
- Coordinator BOS and BOF, Department of Chemistry, UOG
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1. Sania Shafqat, Hira Munir, Jawayria Najeeb, Khalida Naseem, Muhammad Irfan “Fabrication of Multifaceted Alpha-Alumina Nanoparticles: Exploring Bioactive and Photocatalytic Properties” BioNanoScience, February 2025 DOI:
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2. Jawayria Najeeb, Mudassir Hussain Tahir, Ahmed I Hanafy, Salah M El-Bahy, Zeinhom M El-Bahy “Machine learning assisted designing of low bandgap indacenodithiophene (IDT)-based organic semi-conductors” Journal Of Photochemistry And Photobiology A-Chemistry, December 2024 DOI:
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3. Jawayria Najeeb, Syed Shoaib Ahmad Shah, Mudassir Hussain Tahir, Ahmed I Hanafy, Salah M El-Bahy, Zeinhom M El-Bahy “Machine learning assisted designing of polymers and refractive index prediction: Easy and fast screening of polymers from chemical space” Materials Chemistry And Physics, September 2024 DOI:
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4. Fakhr Un Nisa, Khalida Naseem, Asad Aziz, Warda Hassan, Nimra Fatima, Jawayria Najeeb, Shafiq Ur Rehman, Awais Khalid, Mohammad Ehtisham Khan “Comparative analysis of dye degradation methods: unveiling the most effective and environmentally sustainable approaches, a critical review” Reviews In Inorganic Chemistry, September 2024 DOI:
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5. Fatimah Mohammed A Alzahrani, Alvi Muhammad Rouf, Jawayria Najeeb, Sumaira Naeem, Bilal Siddique, Muhammad Faizan Nazar, ZA Alrowaili, Imed Boukhris, MS Al-Buriahi “Computational design of new polymers having low exciton binding energy for organic solar cells fabrication: Chemical generation and visualization” Journal Of Photochemistry And Photobiology A-Chemistry, May 2024 DOI:
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6. Sumaira Naeem, Tayyaba Mubashir, Mudassir Hussain Tahir, Jawayria Najeeb, Ahmed Z Dewidar, Hosam O El-ansary, Silas Lagat, Anthony Pembere “Search of electron-rich and electron-deficient building blocks through data mining and library generation for the designing of polymers for organic solar cells” Journal Of Photochemistry And Photobiology A-Chemistry, February 2024 DOI:
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7. Bilal Siddique, Farooq Ahmad, Jawayria Najeeb, Sumaira Naeem, Muhammad Ali, Ahmed Z Dewidar, Hosam O El-ansary “Machine learning assisted designing of Indacenodithiophene (IDT)-based polymers for future application of photoacoustic imaging” Journal Of Photochemistry And Photobiology A-Chemistry, January 2024 DOI:
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8. Jameel Ahmed Bhutto, Zhonglin He, Jawayria Najeeb, Sumaira Naeem, Eman A Mahmoud, Hosam O Elansary “Data driven analysis of aromatase inhibitors through machine learning, database mining and library generation” Chemical Physics, January 2024 DOI:
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9. Urooj Fatima, Hummera Rafique, Sadia Akram, Season Si Chen, Khalida Naseem, Jawayria Najeeb, Muhammad Tayyab “Facile green synthesis of Phyllanthus emblica extract based Ag-NPs for antimicrobial and response surface methodology based catalytic reduction applications” Journal Of Cleaner Production, January 2024 DOI:
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10. Khalida Naseem, Khalil Ahmad, Aneela Anwar, Zahoor H Farooqi, Jawayria Najeeb, Muhammad Ahmer Iftikhar, Warda Hassan, Ain Ul Batool, Sajjad Haider, Muhammad Saeed Akhtar “Raphanus caudatus biomass powder as potential adsorbent for the removal of crystal violet and Rhodamine B dye from wastewater” Zeitschrift Fur Physikalische Chemie-International Journal Of Research In Physical Chemistry & Chemical Physics, October 2023 DOI:
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11. Khalida Naseem, A Aziz, MH Tahir, A Ameen, A Ahmad, K Ahmad, M Arif, W Hassan, Jawayria Najeeb, E Rao “Biogenic synthesized nanocatalysts and their potential for the treatment of toxic pollutants: environmental remediation, a review” International Journal Of Environmental Science And Technology, September 2023 DOI:
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12. Faiqa Mubaraka, Hummera Rafique, Jawayria Najeeb, Sadia Akram, Hira Munir, Sumaira Naeem, Naghmana Kausar, Naveed Ashraf “Synthesis of amino acids-functionalized iron oxide nanoparticles for response surface methodology-based statistical optimization of photocatalytic degradation of methylene blue” International Journal Of Environmental Science And Technology, August 2023 DOI:
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13. Sunmbal Awais, Hira Munir, Jawayria Najeeb, Fozia Anjum, Khalida Naseem, Naghmana Kausar, Muhammad Shahid, Muhammad Irfan, Nayra Najeeb “Green synthesis of iron oxide nanoparticles using Bombax malabaricum for antioxidant, antimicrobial and photocatalytic applications” Journal Of Cleaner Production, June 2023 DOI:
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14. Shahzad Murtaza, Naghmana Kausar, Uswa Arshad, Safeer Ahmed, Adina Tatheer, Jawayria Najeeb, Abdul Tawab “Novel 2-aminobenzohydrazide derivatives, design, synthesis, anti-Alzheimer evaluation, SAR studies and molecular docking analysis” Journal Of Molecular Structure, September 2022 DOI:
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15. Sajjad Haider, Salah Uddin Khan, Jawayria Najeeb, Sumaira Naeem, Hummera Rafique, Hira Munir, Waheed A Al-Masry, Muhammad Faizan Nazar “Synthesis of cadmium oxide nanostructures by using Dalbergia sissoo for response surface methodology based photocatalytic degradation of methylene blue” Journal Of Cleaner Production, September 2022 DOI:
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16. Muhammad Imran Din, Rida Khalid, Zaib Hussain, Iqra Majeed, Jawayria Najeeb, Muhammad Arshad “Preparation of activated carbon from Salvadora persica for the removal of Cu (II) ions from aqueous media” Desalination And Water Treatment, August 2022 DOI:
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17. Khalida Naseem, Q Imran, MZ Ur Rehman, MH Tahir, Jawayria Najeeb “Adsorptive removal of heavy metals and dyes from wastewater using Azadirachta indica biomass” International Journal Of Environmental Science And Technology, August 2022 DOI:
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18. Mir Waqas Alam, Jawayria Najeeb, Sumaira Naeem, Sheikh Muhammad Usman, Insha Nahvi, Fai Alismail, Alaaedeen Abuzir, Mohd Farhan, Allah Nawaz “Electrochemical Methodologies for Investigating the Antioxidant Potential of Plant and Fruit Extracts: A Review” Antioxidants, June 2022 DOI:
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19. Jawayria Najeeb, Umme Farwa, Fatima Ishaque, Hira Munir, Abbas Rahdar, Muhammad Faizan Nazar, Muhammad Nadeem Zafar “Surfactant stabilized gold nanomaterials for environmental sensing applications–A review” Environmental Research, May 2022 DOI:
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20. Muhammad Danish, Hooriya Ayub, Zeshan Ali Sandhu, Aaqiba Shoaib, Sadia Akram, Jawayria Najeeb, Sumaira Naeem “Synthesis of cerium oxide/cadmium sulfide nanocomposites using inverse microemulsion methodology for photocatalytic degradation of methylene blue” Applied nanoscience, August 2021 DOI:
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21. Muhammad Imran Din, Rida Khalid, Jawayria Najeeb, Zaib Hussain “Fundamentals and photocatalysis of methylene blue dye using various nanocatalytic assemblies-a critical review” Journal Of Cleaner Production, May 2021 DOI:
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22. Jawayria Najeeb, Sumaira Naeem, Muhammad F Nazar, Khalida Naseem, Usman Shehzad “Green Chemistry: Evolution in Architecting Schemes for Perfecting the Synthesis Methodology of the Functionalized Nanomaterials” ChemistrySelect, April 2021 DOI:
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23. Jawayria Najeeb, Ghazia Ahmad, Saima Nazir, Khalida Naseem, Ayesha Kanwal “Critical analysis of various supporting mediums employed for the incapacitation of silver nanomaterial for aniline and phenolic pollutants: a review” Korean Journal Of Chemical Engineering, February 2021 DOI:
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24. Jawayria Najeeb, Sadia Akram, Muhammad Waseem Mumtaz, Muhammad Danish, Ahmad Irfan, Tooba Touqeer, Umer Rashid, Wan Azlina Wan Ab Karim Ghani, Thomas Shean Yaw Choong “Nanobiocatalysts for Biodiesel Synthesis through Transesterification—A Review” Catalysts, January 2021 DOI:
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25. Anam Zulfiqar, Muhammad Waseem Mumtaz, Hamid Mukhtar, Jawayria Najeeb, Ahmad Irfan, Sadia Akram, Tooba Touqeer, Ghulam Nabi “Lipase-PDA-TiO2 NPs: An emphatic nano-biocatalyst for optimized biodiesel production from Jatropha curcas oil” Renewable Energy, January 2021 DOI:
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26. Robina Begum, Ghazia Ahmad, Jawayria Najeeb, Weitai Wu, Ahmad Irfan, Muhammad Azam, Jan Nisar, Zahoor H Farooqi “Stabilization of silver nanoparticles in crosslinked polymer colloids through chelation for catalytic degradation of p-nitroaniline in aqueous medium” Chemical Physics Letters, December 2020 DOI:
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27. Hira Munir, Asima Mumtaz, Robina Rashid, Jawayria Najeeb, Muhammad Talha Zubair, Sahar Munir, Muhammad Bilal, Hairong Cheng “Eucalyptus camaldulensis gum as a green matrix to fabrication of zinc and silver nanoparticles: Characterization and novel prospects as antimicrobial and dye-degrading agents” Journal of Materials Research and Technology-JMR&T, November 2020 DOI:
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28. Muhammad Imran Din, Summiya Jabbar, Jawayria Najeeb, Rida Khalid, Tayabba Ghaffar, Muhammad Arshad, Safyan A Khan, Shahid Ali “Green synthesis of zinc ferrite nanoparticles for photocatalysis of methylene blue” International Journal Of Phytoremediation, July 2020 DOI:
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29. Muhammad Imran Din, Rida Khalid, Zaib Hussain, Jawayria Najeeb, Ahsan Sahrif, Azeem Intisar, Ejaz Ahmed “Critical review on the chemical reduction of nitroaniline” Rsc Advances, May 2020 DOI:
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30. Khalida Naseem, Zahoor H Farooqi, Robina Begum, Muhammad Zia Ur Rehman, Maida Ghufran, Weitai Wu, Jawayria Najeeb, Ahmad Irfan “Synthesis and characterization of poly(N-isopropylmethacrylamide-acrylic acid) smart polymer microgels for adsorptive extraction of copper(II) and cobalt(II) from aqueous medium: kinetic and thermodynamic aspects” Environmental Science And Pollution Research, May 2020 DOI:
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31. Muhammad Isa Khan, Muhammad Naseem Akhtar, Naveed Ashraf, Jawayria Najeeb, Hira Munir, Tahir Iqbal Awan, Muhammad Bilal Tahir, Mohammad Reda Kabli “Green synthesis of magnesium oxide nanoparticles using Dalbergia sissoo extract for photocatalytic activity and antibacterial efficacy” Applied nanoscience, April 2020 DOI:
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32. Muhammad Imran Din, Tayabba Ghaffar, Jawayria Najeeb, Zaib Hussain, Rida Khalid, Hafsa Zahid “Potential perspectives of biodegradable plastics for food packaging application-review of properties and recent developments” Food Additives And Contaminants Part A-Chemistry Analysis Control Exposure & Risk Assessment, February 2020 DOI:
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33. Muhammad Imran Din, Jawayria Najeeb, Zaib Hussain, Rida Khalid, Ghazia Ahmad “Biogenic scale up synthesis of ZnO nano-flowers with superior nano-photocatalytic performance” Inorganic and Nano-Metal Chemistry, February 2020 DOI:
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34. Muhammad Imran Din, Rida Khalid, Zaib Hussain, Tajamal Hussain, Adnan Mujahid, Jawayria Najeeb, Fatima Izhar “Nanocatalytic Assemblies for Catalytic Reduction of Nitrophenols: A Critical Review” Critical Reviews In Analytical Chemistry, July 2019 DOI:
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35. Robina Begum, Jawayria Najeeb, Ayesha Sattar, Khalida Naseem, Ahmad Irfan, Abdullah G Al-Sehemi, Zahoor H Farooqi “Chemical reduction of methylene blue in the presence of nanocatalysts: a critical review” Reviews In Chemical Engineering, January 2019 DOI:
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36. Robina Begum, Jawayria Najeeb, Ghazia Ahmad, Weitai Wu, Ahmad Irfan, Abdullah G Al-Sehemi, Zahoor H Farooqi “Synthesis and characterization of poly(N-isopropylmethacrylamide-co-acrylic acid) microgels for in situ fabrication and stabilization of silver nanoparticles for catalytic reduction of o-nitroaniline in aqueous medium” Reactive & Functional Polymers, November 2018 DOI:
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37. Khalida Naseem, Zahoor H Farooqi, Robina Begum, Maida Ghufran, Muhammad Zia Ur Rehman, Jawayria Najeeb, Ahmad Irfan, Abdullah G Al-Sehemi “Poly (N-isopropylmethacrylamide-acrylic acid) microgels as adsorbent for removal of toxic dyes from aqueous medium” Journal Of Molecular Liquids, October 2018 DOI:
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38. Muhammad Imran Din, Rida Khalid, Fiza Akbar, Ghazia Ahmad, Jawayria Najeeb, Zaib Un Nisa Hussain “Recent progress of poly (N-isopropylacrylamide) hybrid hydrogels: synthesis, fundamentals and applications–review” Soft Materials, May 2018 DOI:
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39. Khalida Naseem, Zahoor H Farooqi, Muhammad Z Ur Rehman, Muhammad A Ur Rehman, Robina Begum, Rahila Huma, Aiman Shahbaz, Jawayria Najeeb, Ahmad Irfan “A systematic study for removal of heavy metals from aqueous media using Sorghum bicolor: an efficient biosorbent” Water Science And Technology, April 2018 DOI:
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40. Muhammad Imran Din, Jawayria Najeeb, Ghazia Ahmad “Recent advancements in the architecting schemes of zinc oxide-based photocatalytic assemblies” Separation And Purification Reviews, October 2017 DOI:
- Orally presented the research work entitled “Response surface methodology (RSM) based modeling for optimizing the model reaction of waste-water treatment plant: Catalytic reduction of 4-Nitrophenol carried out by using silver nanostructures” in the International Conference entitled “Implications of Climate Change on Water and Agriculture” from June 17 to 19, 2023 at Bara Gali Summer Campus, University of Peshawar, Pakistan. ( )
- Organized, Hosted, and Moderated the First-ever Joint International Training Venture on Ethanol Technology between the associations of “Lallemand Biofuels & Distilled Spirits (a business unit of Lallemand Incorporation) and Hunza Distillery & CO2 plant (a business unit of Hunza Group of Companies) on Ethanol Technology for the event entitled “International Training on Ethanol Technology” held on June 19, 2021 at the venue of Pearl Continent Hotel, Bhurban, Pakistan. Received Acknowledgment of the event at the national/international level via Newspaper: https://www.nation.com.pk/02-Jul-2021/firstever- joint-int-l-training-venture-on-ethanol-technology-conducted and https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/858537-workshop-on-ethanol-technology-held ( )
- Poster presentation of the research work entitled as “Silver nanoparticles immobilized in p(Nipam-co-Hema@Nipam-co-Aa) core-shell microgels as effective nanocatalysts for catalytic reduction of 2-nitroaniline” in International Conference on Chemical Science from April 24 to 26, 2019 held at Department of Chemistry, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan. ( )
- Received the Certificate of Appreciation from the Office of Research Innovation and Commercialization (ORIC) for securing the 10th position in the Poster Presentation competition in the 5th Invention to Innovation Summit 2016 held on March 02 to 03, 2016. ( )