Dr. Hummera Rafique
Designation : Associate Professor
(Tenured )
Specialization : Organic Chemistry
Specialization : Organic Chemistry
Email : [email protected]
Dr. Hummera Rafique; is qualified and experienced faculty member. She did her M.Sc, M.Phil and PhD (2012) in Organic Chemistry from Quaid-I-Azam University, Islamabad with distinguished national and international Scholarships; (i) 'French Embassy Fellowship' (2010) 6-Months "Sandwich PhD Scholarship" for University of Paris, Sud-11, Paris (Orsay), France. (ii) HEC 6-Months Overseas Scholarship (IRSIP) "International Research Support Initiative Program" for University of Rostock, Germany. (iii) Research Associate for 2 years in PSF Project during PhD (18/06/2007 to 17/06/2009) Pakistan Science Foundation Project No. PSF/Res/C-QU/CHEM (395). (iv) HEC Scholarship under "Indigenous 5000 PhD Fellowship Program" Batch-VII (Phase-II) PIN # 117-5882-PS7-073. (v) University Merit Scholarship during PhD (2007-2010). Currently, Dr. Hummera Rafique is working as "Tenured Associate Professor" in Department of Chemistry, University of Gujrat, Hafiz Hayat Campus, Gujrat. She has more than 11 years of Teaching & Research experience. She is "HEC Approved Research Supervisor" and her field of specialization is "Synthetic Organic Chemistry" with special focus on Bioactive Heterocyclic compounds, Natural products and Nano materials. She has published more than 72 Research articles in well reputed international journals with high impact factor.
Organic Synthesis
Bioactive Heterocyclic Compounds
Medicinal Chemistry
Natural Products
Green Synthesis
Nano scienes (Fabrication of metal oxide nano materials and their applications in catalysis and waste water treatment)
- PhD,Quaid-e-Azam University Islamabad
- M.Phil,Quaid-e-Azam University Islamabad
- M.Sc,Quaid-e-Azam University Islamabad
- B.Sc,University of Punjab
- F.Sc ,Federal Board of Intermediate And Secondary Education, Islamabad
- Matric,Federal Board of Intermediate And Secondary Education, Islamabad
- French Embassy Fellowship 2010 “Sandwich Ph.D Scholarship” PhD Scholarship for 6 months in University of Paris Sud-11, Paris (Orsay), France.
- HEC’s Interim Placement of Fresh PhDs Program (IPFP) Interim Placement for 1 year, as Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemistry on 26th March, 2013 to 25th March, 2014.
- HEC Overseas Scholarship (IRSIP) HEC 6-Months Overseas Scholarship (IRSIP) for University of Rostock, Rostock-18059, Germany.
- HEC Scholarship under Indigenous 5000 PhD Fellowship Batch-VII, Phase II, 17-5-7(Ps7-073)/HEC/Sch-Ind/2011
- Two-weeks National Faculty Development Program for Higher Education Faculty Tier-ll (Associate Professors) Two-Week HEC Training at HEC Regional Office Lahore, Pakistan
- Member of Chemical Society of Pakistan (CSP) Life time member of (CSP)
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| Jamshaid Ali (REGISTRATION # 17030540124) | MS | GREEN SYNTHESIS OF METAL OXIDE NANOCOMPOSITES USING ZINGIBER OFFICINALE & CARICA PAPAYA AND THEIR BIOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS MO-NPs, or metal oxide nanoparticles, are made by a variety of physical, chemical, and biological techniques. In this work, green synthesis was used to create cobalt oxide and chromium oxide nanoparticles. Using fruit extract from the Carica papaya and Zingiber officinale plants, chromium oxide and cobalt oxide nanoparticles have been prepared. The fruit extract of both plants was prepared, and at varying temperatures and stirring rates, salt solutions containing Cr(NO3)3.9H2O and CoCl2.6H2O were added to it in order to synthesize these nanoparticles. FTIR and biological methods were used to characterize the produced Cr and Co metal oxide nanoparticles. Lastly, the antimicrobial and antioxidant qualities of these nanoparticles were assessed. Using the Disc diffusion method, the antimicrobial properties of these NPs were tested against various strains of bacteria and fungi. All of these nanoparticles demonstrated strong antibacterial and antifungal activities, according to the results. Additionally, using the BHT (Butylated hydroxytoluene) assay, they demonstrated the exceptional antioxidant qualities. | 2024 |
| Zanib (REGISTRATION # 17001207144) | MS | PLANT MEDIATED GREEN SYNTHESIS OF METAL OXIDE NANOPARTICLES USING SOLANUM LYCOPERCICUM AND SOLANUM TUBEROSUM AND THEIR APPLICATIONS Among nanomaterials, the metal oxide nanoparticles MONPs have significant application in several fields like catalysis, drug delivery, environmental remediation, agriculture, medicine and sensors etc. Due to their potential usage in various fields, different synthetic routes have developed but the plant mediated green synthesis route is biocompatible, economical, minimize waste, safe, ecofriendly and less toxic method then other hazardous chemical-based methodologies. In this present research manganese oxide nanoparticles (Mn3O4 NPs) were synthesized by green synthesis based on phytochemicals of Solanum lycopersicum (tomatoes) and Solanum tuberosum (potatoes) which act as capping, reducing and stabilizing agents. The synthesized Mn3O4 NPs were characterized by using XRD, FTIR, and SEM for the determination of size, morphology and other properties. The synthesized Mn3O4 NPs exhibited excellent antibacterial activity against gram positive and gram negative bacteria such as Bacillus halodurans, Micrococcus luteus, Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus. These NPs also showed good antifungal activity against two fungal strains Aspergillus niger and Aspergillus flavus. Furthermore, the NPs antioxidant activity was also evaluated by using DPPH assay and they showed excellent antioxidant activity. | 2023 |
| Khadija Mubeen (REGISTRATION # 16020207093) | MS | PREPARATION AND APPLICATIONS OF METAL OXIDE NANOPARTICLES VIA GREEN SYNTHESIS USING PSIDIUM GUAJAVA AND PRUNUS PERSICA Metal Oxide Nanoparticles (MO-NPs) are prepared using numerous physical, chemical, and biological methods. In this study, manganese oxide and cobalt oxide nanoparticles were prepared via green synthesis. Manganese oxide NPs were prepared using the fruit pulp, fruit peel, and leaves of the Psidium guajava plant, and to prepare the cobalt oxide NPs, Prunus persica leaves, fruit pulp, and fruit peel were utilized. For synthesizing these nanoparticles, the extracts of fruit pulp, fruit peel, and leaves of both plants were prepared and treated with MnCl2.4H2O and CoCl2.6H2O salt solutions at different temperatures and stirring rates. The prepared Mn and Co metal oxide NPs were characterized by using the FTIR, XRD, and SEM techniques. Finally, these nanoparticles were evaluated for their antimicrobial and antioxidant properties. The antimicrobial properties of these NPs were carried out against different bacterial and fungal strains using the Disc diffusion method. The results showed that all these nanoparticles exhibited good antibacterial and antifungal properties. They have also shown the remarkable antioxidant properties assessed by adopting DPPH radical assay. | 2023 |
- Member of interview panel and paper marking committee of MPhil/PhD Admission Test, Department of Chemistry.
- Member Interview Committee for Visiting Faculty
- Member of Departmental Tenure Review committee (DTRC)
- Member of Departmental Research Review committee (DRRC)
- Departmental Exam Superintendent and Member of Examination Committee
- Member of Departmental Discipline Committee
- Coordinator and member of Board of Studies and Board of Faculty (BOS and BOF)
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1. Muhammad Naseem, Hummera Rafique,*, Sadia Roshan, Fouzia Perveen Malik and Muhammad Tayyab “Efficient Synthesis, Characterization, and Molecular Docking Studies of Some Novel Benzothiazolamine-Based Terephthaloyl Bisthioureas and Investigation of their Potent Antioxidant Activities” Current Organic Chemistry, January 2025 DOI:
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2. Muhammad Naseem, Hummera Rafique1,*, Sadia Roshan, Zaman Ashraf, Fouzia Perveen and Muhammad Tayyab “One-Pot, Four-component Synthesis, Molecular Docking and Pharmacokinetic Studies of Tetra-substituted Imidazole Derivatives as Potential Mushroom Tyrosinase Inhibitors” Current Pharmaceutical Design, January 2025 DOI:
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3. Haris bin Tanveer, Fouzia Perveen, Sumaiya Azam, Nasima Arshad, Hummera Rafique, Ahmad Irfan, Zoniya Arshad, Salman u Zaman, Sher Qadar “Efficient removal of toxic Azo Dyes from contaminated water by Adsorption on the GO Surface: Experimental and Computational approaches” Plos One, May 2024 DOI:
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4. Muhammad Naseem, Hummera Rafique*, Muhammad Tayyab, Aamer Saeed, Amara Mumtaz “Design, Synthesis, QSAR Studies, and Molecular Modeling of Some Novel Bis Methyl 2-[3-(benzo[d]thiazol-2-yl)-2-terephthaloyl-bis-4-oxo-thiazolidin- 5-ylidene]acetates and Screening of their Antioxidant and Enzyme Inhibition Properties” Current Organic Synthesis, January 2024 DOI:
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5. Urooj Fatima, Hummera Rafique,* Sadia Akram, Season Si Chen, Khalida Naseem, Jawayria Najeeb, Muhammad Tayyab “Facile Green Synthesis of Ag-NPs by using Phyllanthus emblica Fruit Extracts for Antimicrobial and Response Surface Methodology Based Catalytic Reduction Applications” Journal Of Cleaner Production, January 2024 DOI:
- Oral Presentation at 1st International Conference on Science, Technology and Innovation, “Synthesis and Biological Investigation of Novel Thiazolidinone Scaffold as Antioxidants.” (2-4th April, 2019) organized by HEC & ORIC Kinnaird College, Lahore. ( )
- Oral Presentation at International Conference on “Revamped Scientific Outlook of 21st Century” (22nd Oct, 2022) organized by Rawalpindi Women University, Rawalpindi. ( )