Aimon Saleem

Passionate and dedicated chemist with expertise in inorganic materials for catalysis and energy storage applications. Holds an MSc by Research in Chemistry from The University of Manchester. Currently serving as a Lecturer at The University of Lahore, specializing in perovskite/spinel oxide materials, metal-organic frameworks, nanomaterials, and polymeric composites for sustainable energy solutions. Demonstrated success in supervising research projects and contributing to high-impact publications. Brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to any team. Enjoys writing poetry and exploring diverse cuisines.

• Research Productivity Award – 2022 & 2023
• Women Empowerment Award – 2022
• Alumni Appreciation Certificate for outstanding contribution in collecting scholarship

- Oral presentation on the topic “Green synthesis of Ni-CeO2@rGO nanocomposite and investigating its behavior as a bifunctional electrocatalyst” at 3rdInternational Conference on trends and research in chemistry (TRIC-2024) organized by Department of Chemistry, University of Education, Lahore. Dated: 06th – 07thNovember 2024

- Organized three-days teachers training workshop” on“Adapting Student-Centered Teaching to meet Diverse Educational Needs” at the Department of Chemistry the University of Lahore. Dated: 12th – 14thSeptember 2024

- Oral presentation on the topic “Antimicrobial attributes and enhanced catalytic potential of PVA stabilized Ag-NiO2 nanocomposite for wastewater treatment” at “International Conference on Food & Applied Sciences (ICFAS-24) organized by Evolution (Pakistan), Shadeed Benazir Bhutto Women University Peshawar & Women University Mardan. Dated: 19th – 21stAugust 2024.

- Organized two days conference “Material Chemistry and Industrial Technologies (MCIT)”, Department of Chemistry University of Lahore. Dated: 24th – 25th April 2024.

- Organized one-day conference on “International Conference on Chemical and Material Sciences (ICCMS- 2022)” by the platform provided by of Department of Chemistry, the University of Lahore. Dated: 21st May 2022.

- Organized a two-day conference on “Recent Advances in Chemistry-2017” - by the platform provided by the Department of Chemistry at the University of Lahore. Dated: 13th – 14th May 2017.

Organized “Project Fair and Poster Competition (I)”, at the department of Chemistry, the University of Lahore. Pakistan. Dated: 12th March 2017

• Faculty Development Training Workshop 02/12/25 - 02/14/25
• Sustainable development goals (SDGs), 03/15/24
• Faculty Development Week – 2023, 05/17/23 - 05/21/23

• Multifunctional Hydrogel Composite with Enhanced Conductivity, Self-Healing, and Biocompatibility for Biomedical and Electronic Applications, 11/01/24
• Facile Synthesis of Novel Inorganic Material for Sustainable Energy Storage Devices, 11/01/24

• Urdu
• Punjabi
• German (Basic skills)

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• Sodium alginate/PANI based perovskite halide and UiO66 nanocomposite for batteries and supercapacitance applications
• Strontium substitution in the perovskite phase of LaNiO3 and NiFe2O4 nanocomposite and investigating its energy storage potential
• Lead free Z-scheme perovskite nanocomposite sheets for the photocatalytic conversion of CO2 to useful solar fuel

1) Saleem, A., Shahzad, I., Akhter, P., Younas, U., Ali, F., Ahmad, A., ... & Saeed, Z. (2025). Structural, electronic and optical properties of SrMnO3 photocatalyst for dye degradation: Experimental and DFT study. Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 1010, 176922. IF = 5.8

2) Amin, M. U., Ali, Z., Ahmed, S., Saleem, A*., Younas, U., Hassan, F., & Mahmood, A. (2024). Visible-light-assisted photocatalytic removal of cefixime and cloxacillin sodium using cobalt oxide nanosheets. Iranian Journal of Catalysis. IF = 2.51

3) Ali, F., Yasir, H. M., Younas, U., Saleem, A*., Hussain, E., Mohammed, O. A., ... & Pervaiz, M. (2024). Rhodamine-B degradation, chromium removal and bactericidal potential of Cu-ZnO@ ZrO2 nanoneedles fabricated via green route. Materials Chemistry and Physics, 130176. IF = 4.3

4) Rehman, R., Ali, F., Jabeen, N., Hassan, F., Younas, U., Saleem, A.*, ... & Pervaiz, M. (2024). Anticancer potential of folic acid functionalized Ag-Zn bimetallic nanoparticles. Inorganic Chemistry Communications, 164, 112387. IF = 4.4

5) Amin, M. U., Ali, Z., Ahmed, S., Saleem, A.*, Younas, U., Hassan, F., & Mahmood, A. (2024). Visible-light-assisted Photocatalytic Removal of Cefixime and Cloxacillin Sodium using Cobalt Oxide Nanosheets. Iranian Journal of Catalysis. IF = 1.0

6) Younas, U., Mobeen, F., Saleem, A*., Ali, F., Al Huwayz, M., Ashraf, A., ... & Iqbal, M. (2024). Efficient hydrogen production via overall water splitting using CuO/ZnO decorated reduced graphene oxide as bifunctional electrocatalyst. Ceramics International. IF = 5.1

7) Sajid, A., Javed, R., Manzoor, Q., Sajid, A., Saleem, A., Imtiaz, F., ... & Nadeem, H. (2024). Development of Ag–CeO2Bimetallic Nanocomposite for Visible-Light-induced Photocatalytic Degradation of Eriochrome Black T. Chemistry Africa, 1-8. IF = 2.94

8) Naeem, M., Ashraf, A., Imran, M., Siddiqui, W. A., Muhammad, G., Saleem, A., ... & Mitu, L. (2024). Oxicams as Bioactive Ligand System in Coordination Complexes and Their Biological Applications. Comments on Inorganic Chemistry, 1-25. IF = 5.4

9) Imtiaz, F., Saif, Z., Sajid, A., Nazir, A., Manzoor, Q., Saleem, A., ... & Iqbal, M. (2024). Role of glycerol-based deep eutectic solvents for extraction of phytochemicals from Cichorium intybus seeds: Optimization by response surface methodology. Microchemical Journal, 110083. IF = 4.8

10) Saleem, A., Iqbal, A., Younas, U., Ashraf, A., Al-Mijalli, S. H., Ali, F., ... & Iqbal, M. (2023). Antimicrobial attributes and enhanced catalytic potential of PVA stabilized Ag-NiO2 nanocomposite for wastewater treatment. Arabian Journal of Chemistry, 105545. IF = 6

11) Saleem, A., Ehsan, N., Ali, F., Younas, U., Ashraf, A., Sajid, A., ... & Iqbal, M. (2023). Fabrication of lanthanum-ferrite perovskite oxide (LaFeO3) using Terminalia arjuna leaf extract for the efficient photocatalytic degradation of malachite green. Inorganic Chemistry Communications, 111580. IF = 3.428

12) Younas, U., Fatima, Z., Saleem, A., Zaki, Z. I., Ali, F., Pervaiz, M., ... & Ibrahim, M. M. (2023). Kinetic studies of catalytic and antioxidant activities of biosynthesized franklinite (ZnFe2O4) nanoparticles using Coriandrum sativum leaf extract. Zeitschrift für Physikalische Chemie, (0). IF = 4.315

13) Janjua, U. U., Pervaiz, M., Ali, F., Saleem, A., Ashraf, A., Younas, U., & Iqbal, M. (2023). Schiff base derived Mn (II) and Cd (II) novel complexes for catalytic and antioxidant applications. Inorganic Chemistry Communications, 157, 111233. IF = 3.428

14) Saleem, A., Rehman, R., Hussain, S., Salem, M. A., Ali, F., Shah, S. A. A. ... & Iqbal, M. (2023). Biodegradable and hemocompatible alginate/okra hydrogel films with promising stability and biological attributes. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 125532. IF = 8.025

15) Ali, F., Saleem, A., Batool, N., Khan, H. A., Rehman, R., Mehboob, R. ... & Hussain, M. (2023). Adsorption and kinetic studies of chromium (VI) removal using Ag2Cu2O3nanoparticles. Zeitschrift für Physikalische Chemie, 237(4-5), 565-585. IF = 4.315

16) Younas, U., Ahmad, A., Islam, A., Ali, F., Pervaiz, M., Saleem, A. ...& Naqvi, S. R. (2023). Fabrication of a novel nanocomposite (TiO2/WO3/V2O5) by hydrothermal method as catalyst for hazardous waste treatment. Fuel, 349, 128668. IF = 8.035

17) Ali, F., Mehmood, S., Ashraf, A., Saleem, A., Younas, U., Ahmad, A. ... & Show, P. L. (2023). Ag–Cu Embedded SDS Nanoparticles for Efficient Removal of Toxic Organic Dyes from Water Medium. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 62(11), 4765-4777. IF = 4.2

18) Zainab, S., Siddiqui, W. A., Raza, M. A., Ashraf, A., Pervaiz, M., Ali, F., Saleem, A., ... & Tahir, M. N. (2023). Synthesis, characterization, crystal structure, Hirshfeld surface analysis and DFT of 1, 2-benzothiazine metal (II) complexes. Journal of Molecular Structure, 1284, 135316. IF = 3.841

19) Shahab, M. R., Yaseen, H. M., Manzoor, Q., Saleem, A., Sajid, A., Malik, Q. M., & Ahmed, S. (2023). Adsorption of methyl orange and chromium (VI) using Momordica charantia L. leaves: a dual functional material for environmental remediation. Journal of the Iranian Chemical Society, 20(3), 577-590. IF = 2.271

20) Akhter, P., Arshad, A., Saleem, A., & Hussain, M. (2022). Recent development in non-metal-doped titanium dioxide photocatalysts for different dyes degradation and the study of their strategic factors: A review. Catalysts, 12(11), 1331. IF = 4.501

21) Sadiqa, A., Gilani, S. R., Anwar, A., Mehboob, A., Saleem, A., & Rubab, S. (2021). Biogenic fabrication, characterization and drug loaded antimicrobial assay of silver nanoparticles using Centratherum anthalminticum (L.) Kuntze. Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 110(5), 1969-1978. IF = 3.7

22) Sajid, A., Manzoor, Q., Sajid, A., Imran, M., Khalid, S., Arshad, Z. ...Saleem, A., & Aslam, F. (2021). Characterization and antibacterial properties of Eriobotrya japonica extract loaded silver-nanoparticles. Current Bioactive Compounds, 17(7), 58-63. IF = 0.211

23) Liaqat, I., Ahmed, D., Saleem, A., Masih, R., & Chaudhery, R. (2018). Characterization of natural products from the peel of Lagenaria siceraria fruit using chromatographic techniques. Acta Chromatographica, 30(3), 191-194. IF = 2.011

- Prof. Dr. Dildar Ahmed

Ex-Chairperson Department of Chemistry & Professor at Forman Christian College, Lahore. Email: dildarahmed@fccollege.edu.pk Contact No. 0092-3332283263. (Relationship: Instructor at BS(Hons) 2005 - 2010, Supervisor at the Organic lab during my Research Associate Volunteer Post 2013-2014 till at present)

- Prof. Dr. Arif Nazir

Head of Department Chemistry, the University of Lahore. Email: hod@chem.uol.edu.pk Contact No 0092-3334389438. (Relationship: Colleague since 2016 – at present)

- Mr. Fahad Aftab

Assistant Professor Department of Chemistry at Forman Christian College, Lahore. Email: fahadaftab@fccollege.edu.pk Contact No. 0092-3004479621. (Relationship: Instructor at BS(Hons) and mentorship; known him since 2006)