Faculty Profile

Dr. Rauf has a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from the Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul, South Korea (2018) with a concentration in the design and synthesis of novel heterostructured photocatalysts for environmental applications. He also has a bachelor in Chemical Engineering from the University of Punjab (2012). Prior to joining LUMS, he has been academically engaged as Lecturer at the University of Engineering and Technology (UET) Lahore in the Department of Chemical, Polymer and Composite Material Engineering while his industrial experience includes working as a Technical Management Resource at NIMIR Industrial Chemicals Ltd (2012).

Dr. Rauf’s research areas mainly cover the synthesis of nanocomposites materials for various environmental applications e.g. for mitigating environmental pollution and for the production of sustainable energy resources. He has worked on various metal oxides/chalcogenides, polymers, doped carbon as promising electrode materials for various electrochemical devices.

Dr. Rauf has also previously worked as a team lead for various company projects (BASF and Samsung). Among his honors and achievements, Dr. Rauf was awarded a scholarship under Faculty Development Program for UETs/UESTP (2013)

His research interests include:

1. Photocatalysis
2. Water Splitting
3. Energy Storage Devices