Biography
Dr. Muhammad Akhyar Farrukh is working as Professor of Chemistry and Director Post Graduate Programs of Faculty of Science and Technology at University of Central Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan. He has over 20 years of professional and teaching experience. He also served University of Karachi, Pakistan Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, Pakistan Council for Science and Technology, GC University Lahore and Forman Christian College (A Chartered University), Lahore.
He is the Member of National Standards Committee and Chairman Technical Committees on Nanotechnology and Fine Chemicals at PSQCA, Government of Pakistan, Member of HEC Institutional Performance Evaluation Review Committee, External Subject Expert/Head of the QEC Assessment Team, Member Board of Studies, Board of Faculties, Selection Board of several Universities.
He has been duly awarded three gold medals for his outstanding academic performance in Chemistry and five gold medals including one from the Minister HED and Governor of the Punjab for his excellent performance in research and service to society. He has been awarded many international and national awards including Representative of Pakistan by UNESCO in Morocco, Young Chemist Award by IUPAC in Italy, Young Scientist Awards by TWAS in Egypt and IAP/GYA in Germany, Young Scientist Award by IAP/World Economic Forum in China, Young Researcher Award by the Council for Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings, IUPAC-2015 Award for Chemists as an outstanding chemist from developing countries in S. Korea, Research Productivity Awards with Category A, B, and C, Productive Scientist of Pakistan with rank at 11th in Pakistan in Chemistry category of Young Scientists in 2017 and 2018, SATHA Innovation Award 2018 with Gold Medal. He is ranked as the World’s Top 2% most-cited scientists by Stanford University 2023.
He has published 124 papers in international/national repute journals, published/edited 26 books, issued 07 US patents/applications. He has presented 131 papers in international/national conferences as Plenary/Keynote/Invited/Oral talks including 25 countries around the globe. He has won 03 industrial projects and 13 major Research Grants from TWAS, USM, HEC, PSF, UA, NSFC in the area of nanotechnology, established first time Nano-Chemistry Lab., at GC University Lahore. He has supervised 68 M.Phil./Ph.D. and 41 BS theses. This biography is updated October 2023.
