Irshad Hussain

Irshad Hussain (}}) is a Pakistani scientist in the field of chemistry and among the few pioneers to initiate nanomaterials research in Pakistan.

He is among the founding faculty members of SBA School of Science and Engineering and played a key role in the development of the chemistry department at Lahore University of Management Sciences (during 2010–2016). He is a tenured professor in the department of chemistry and chemical engineering at SBA School of Science and Engineering, Lahore University of Management Sciences, and has previously also served as a professor of renewable energy engineering at the US–Pakistan Center for Advanced Studies in Energy at the University of Engineering and Technology, Peshawar, while on sabbatical leave in 2017. Hussain has also served as the chair of the National Nanotech Experts Panel at Pakistan Council for Science and Technology in 2015 and was awarded gold medals in chemistry by Pakistan Academy of Sciences (PAS) in 2007 (Prof. Atta-ur-Rahman Gold Medal in Chemistry) and 2014 (PAS Gold Medal in Chemistry). Currently, he has led the National Core Group of Nanotechnology under the Prime Minister Task Force on Science and Technology, Govt. of Pakistan (2019-2022), Currently, he is also leading National Nanotech Experts Panel/Group constituted by the Planning Commission, Govt. of Pakistan. Provided by Wikipedia