Faculty Proflle

Biography:

Dr Farrakh Shahzad is working as 'Lecturer' in Department of Physics, COMSATS University, Islamabad. He did his PhD from Institute of Physics, Karl-Franzens University, Graz, Austria. His main areas of interests are Nanoscience, study of magnetic materials, Raman spectroscopy, etc.

Educational Information

Year	Degree	Board / University

2012	PhD	Karl-Franzens university, Graz, Austria

Academic Experience

From	To	Post Held	Organization

June 2007	August 2008	Lecturer	COMSATS institute of information technology, Islamabad
December 2012	Present	Assistant Professor	COMSATS institute of information technology, Islamabad

Publications

Key Publications

Farrakh Shahzad,Kashif Nadeem,Julia Weber''Magnetic behavior of NiO nanoparticles determined by SQUID magnetometry'',IOP Science,2017.
Farrakh Shahzad,,''Preparation and characterization of NiO nanoparticles'',Trans Tech Publications, Switzerland,2015.
Farrakh Shahzad,Peter Knoll,Karl Ettinger''2-Magnon Raman behavior of NiO nanoparticles'',American Institute of Physics (AIP) Conference Proceedings,2010.

Conferences

Year	Level	Country	City	Conference

2012	International	Austria	Graz	Annual meeting of the Austrian Physical society (ÖPG)
2012	International	Austria	Planneralm	27th workshop on Novel material and superconductors
2010	International	Austria	Salzburg	Annual meeting of the Austrian Physical society (ÖPG)
2010	International	USA	Boston	XXII International conference on Raman spectroscopy (ICORS)
2010	International	Germany	Regensburg	German Physical Society Spring meeting (DPG)
2012	International	Austria	Planneralm	25th workshop on Novel material and superconductors
2009	International	Austria	Innsbruck	Joint annual meeting of the Austrian Physical society (ÖPG) and Swiss Physical society (SPS)
2009	International	Austria	Planneralm	24th workshop on Novel material and superconductors
2006	International	Pakistan	Lahore	Pakistan institute of physics (PIP) international conference
2014	National	Pakistan	Islamabad	Symposium on advances in metallurgy, nanomaterials and polymers
2017	National	Pakistan	Islamabad	International conference on nano-omposites and multi-functional materials (ICNMM) 2017

Awards

Year	Awarding Organization	Description

2008	HEC	HEC overseas scholarship for PhD studies in Austria
2018	ÖAD, Austria	Ernst-Mach follow up grant for a period of three months research visit at Institute of Physics, Karl-Franzens University, Graz, Austria.

Memberships

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Courses Taught

Course Code	Type	Title	University	Semester

PHY121	Under Graduate	Applied Physics for Engineers	COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Islamabad	FALL 2007
PHY100	Under Graduate	Physics 1 (Mechanics & Thermodynamics)	COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Islamabad	Spring 2013
PHY353	Under Graduate	Optics & Lasers	COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Islamabad	Spring 2013
PHY353	Under Graduate	Optics & Lasers	COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Islamabad	FALL 2013
PHY353	Under Graduate	Optics & Lasers	COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Islamabad	Spring 2014
PHY308	Under Graduate	Physics Lab. V	COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Islamabad	Spring 2014
PHY565	Graduate	Graduate Laboratory	COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Islamabad	Spring 2014
PHY457	Under Graduate	Lasers and their applications	COMSATS Institute of information technology, Islamabad	FALL 2014
PHY121	Under Graduate	Applied physics for engineers	COMSATS Institute of information technology, Islamabad	FALL 2014
PHY565	Graduate	Graduate Laboratory	COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Islamabad	FALL 2014
PHY457	Under Graduate	Lasers and their applications	COMSATS institute of information technology, Islamabad	Spring 2015
PHy121	Under Graduate	Applied physics for engineers	COMSATS institute of information technology, Islamabad	Spring 2015
PHY353	Under Graduate	Optics & Lasers	COMSATS institute of information technology, Islamabad	FALL 2015
PHY565	Graduate	Graduate Laboratory	COMSATS institute of information technology, Islamabad	FALL 2015
PHY457	Under Graduate	Lasers and their applications	COMSATS institute of information technology, Islamabad	FALL 2016
PHY523	Graduate	Introduction to nanoscience and nanotechnology	COMSATS institute of information technology, Islamabad	FALL 2016
PHY565	Graduate	Graduate laboratory	COMSATS institute of information technology, Islamabad	FALL 2016
PHY457	Under Graduate	Lasers & their applications	COMSATS institute of information technology, Islamabad	Spring 2017
PHY565	Graduate	Graduate Laboratory	COMSATS institute of information technology, Islamabad	Spring 2017
PHY523	Graduate	Introduction to nanoscience and technology	COMSATS institute of information technology, Islamabad	FALL 2017
PHY230	Under Graduate	Waves and Oscillations	COMSATS University, Islamabad	Spring 2018
PHy363	Under Graduate	Theory of errors and research methodology	COMSATS University, Islamabad	FALL 2018
PHY230	Under Graduate	Waves and Oscillations	COMSATS University, Islamabad	FALL 2018
PHy363	Under Graduate	Theory of Errors and Research Methodology	COMSATS University, Islamabad	Spring 2019
PHY230	Under Graduate	Waves and Oscillations	COMSATS University, Islamabad	Spring 2019
PHY230	Under Graduate	Waves and Oscillations	COMSATS University, Islamabad	FALL 2019
PHY462	Under Graduate	Introduction to nanoscience and technology	COMSATS University, Islamabad	FALL 2019
PHY230	Under Graduate	Waves & Oscillations	COMSATS University, Islamabad, Pakistan	Spring 2020
PHY523	Graduate	Introduction to nanoscience & technology	COMSATS University, Islamabad, Pakistan	Spring 2020
PHY230	Under Graduate	Waves & Oscillations	COMSATS University, Islamabad, Pakistan	FALL 2020
PHY523	Graduate	Introduction to nanoscience & technology	COMSATS University, Islamabad, Pakistan	FALL 2020
PHY230	Under Graduate	Waves & Oscillations	COMSATS University, Islamabad, Pakistan	Spring 2021
PHY121	Under Graduate	Applied physics for engineers	COMSATS University, Islamabad.	FALL2021
PHY523	Graduate	Introduction to nanoscience and technology	COMSATS University, Islamabad.	FALL2021
PHY121	Under Graduate	Applied physics for engineers	COMSATS University, Islamabad.	Spring 2022
PHY462	Under Graduate	Introduction to nanoscience and technology	COMSATS University, Islamabad.	Spring 2022
PHY121	Under Graduate	Applied physics for engineers	COMSATS University, Islamabad.	FALL2022
PHY120	Under Graduate	Electricity, Magnetism, Optics	COMSATS University, Islamabad.	FALL2022
PHY120	Under Graduate	Electricity, Magnetism, Optics	COMSATS University, Islamabad.	Spring 2023
PHY124	Under Graduate	Applied Physics	COMSATS University, Islamabad.	FALL2023
PHY124	Under Graduate	Applied Physics	COMSATS University, Islamabad.	Spring 2024
PHY623	Graduate	Introduction to nanoscience and technology	COMSATS University, Islamabad.	Spring 2024

Supervisions

Title	From	To	Organization / Institute	Type

High school summer science reseearch program (HSSSRP)	June 2013	August 2013	COMSATS Institute of Information technology	Research Supervision
Optical and magnetic properties of doped NiO nanoparticles	9/2016	6/2017	Department of Physics, CIIT, Islamabad	Research Supervision
Synthesis & characterization of Barium titanate nanoparticles for applications in electronics	9/2016	6/2017	Department of Physics, CIIT, Islamabad	Project Supervision
Synthesis and characterization of doped Bismuth Ferrite BiFeO3 (BFO) Nanoparticles	FALL 2020	Spring 2021	COMSATS University, Islamabad	Research Supervision
Synthesis and characterization of cobalt doped nickel oxide nanoparticles	FALL 2020	Spring 2021	COMSATS University, Islamabad	Project Supervision
Theoretical Study of Structural, Electronic and Optical Properties of Double Perovskite Oxides	FALL 2023	Spring 2024	COMSATS University Islamabad	Research Supervision
Lead-Free Double Perovskite Halide Solar Cell	FALL 2023	Spring 2024	COMSATS University Islamabad	Research Supervision
Magnetic Raman behavior of doped nickel oxide (NiO) nanoparticles	Fall 2020	Fall 2021	COMSATS University Islamabad	Research Supervision
Synthesis and characterization of Cobalt doped Bismuth Ferrite nanoparticles	Spring 2022	Fall 2022	COMSATS University Islamabad	Project Supervision
Optimization of synthesis parameters to produce single-phase undoped and doped nickel ferrite nanoparticles	Spring 2022	Spring 2023	COMSATS University Islamabad	Project Supervision
Magnetic properties of doped Bismuth ferrite nanoparticles	Spring 2022	Spring 2023	COMSATS University Islamabad	Project Supervision

Services

From	To	Institute / Organization	Job Specification

June 2007	August 2008	COMSATS University, Islamabad	Lecturer
December 2012	Present	COMSATS University, Islamabad	Assistant Professor

Books

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Fundings

From	To	Type	Title	Source	Amount

2014	2014	Research Grant	HEC Startup research grant	Higher Education Commission	500000.00

Active Collaborations

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Industrial / Consulting Experience

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Extracurricular Activities

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Languages and Skills

Languages	Skills

Urdu, Punjabi	Mother languages
English	Advanced
German	Basic

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Publication Year	Key Publications

1 2017	1 Farrakh Shahzad,Kashif Nadeem,Julia Weber''Magnetic behavior of NiO nanoparticles determined by SQUID magnetometry'',IOP Science,2017.
2 2015	2 Farrakh Shahzad,,''Preparation and characterization of NiO nanoparticles'',Trans Tech Publications, Switzerland,2015.
3 2010	3 Farrakh Shahzad,Peter Knoll,Karl Ettinger''2-Magnon Raman behavior of NiO nanoparticles'',American Institute of Physics (AIP) Conference Proceedings,2010.

Dr. Farrakh Shahzad

Lecturer of Physics, CUI Islamabad Campus