Credentials

EDUCATION

PhD in Chemistry, The University of Iowa, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, 2018,

Iowa City, USA

MSc in Chemistry, The University of Iowa, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, 2014,

Iowa City, USA

MSc in Chemistry, University of Baghdad, College of Science for Women, 2007,

Baghdad, Iraq

BSc in Chemistry, University of Baghdad, College of Education for Pure Science (Ibn al-Haitham), 2003, Baghdad, Iraq

ACADEMIC FELLOWSHIPS & AWARDS

• Graduate Student Senate (GSS) Travel Funds Award, University of Iowa May 2018.

• Chemistry Travel Award, University of Iowa Spring 2018.

• Graduate & Professional Student Government (GPSG) Travel Grant, University of Iowa Spring 2018.

• The Center for Global and Regional Environmental Research (CGRER) Travel Award, University of Iowa Spring 2018.

• Graduate College Ballard Seashore Fellowship, University of Iowa Spring 2018.

• Certificate of training workshop about chemical and biochemical security sponsored by the Department of the State and organized by Sandia National Laboratories, December 2017.

• Graduate College Summer Fellowship, University of Iowa June 2017.

• Certificate of Bridging Domestic and Global Diversity Program from International Students and Scholars Office at the University of Iowa, May 2017.

• Professional Academic English courses - Iowa Intensive English Program (IIEP) - University of Iowa Aug. 2011 - May 2012.

• The Higher Committee For Education Development in Iraq (HCED) Scholarship - Aug 2011 to May 2017 - Awarded to top Iraqi students.

PRESENTATIONS & CONFERENCES

• General Chair of the 1^st International Conference of Chemistry and Petrochemical Techniques ICCPT 2021, June 26-27 2021ICCPT 2020

• 255th ACS National Meeting & Exposition, New Orleans. Oral presentation. March 2018.

• The International Journal of Arts & Sciences’ (IJAS) International Conference for Physical, Life and Health Sciences. Joseph B. Martin Conference Center at Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts. Poster Session. May 23-27, 2016

• 127th Annual Iowa Academy of Science Meeting. Iowa Memorial Union (www.scienceiniowa.org). Poster Session, April 17-18, 2015

• Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Institute Spring 2015 Symposium. University of Iowa, Chemistry Department. Poster Session, April 10, 2015.

• ACS Midwest Regional Meeting, University of Missouri, Colombia City, Missouri. Poster Session, November, 2014

• Wasit Conference for Science and Medicine, Wassit University, Kut, Wassit, Iraq. Research article, 2011

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

• CURRENT EDITORIAL BOARD MEMBERSHIPS, American Chemical Society ACS, Royal Society of Chemistry RCS, AIP Conference Proceedings 2020

• Member of, ACS American Chemical Society 2016 to present

• Member of, Royal Society of Chemistry 2014 to present

• Member of, Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research working on Chemical Inventory Management Software (CIMS) 2019 to present

• Member of, Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) Program at Wasit University 2018 to present

• Member of, Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research working on Chemical Inventory Management Software (CIMS) 2019 to present

• Member of, Graduate Student Senate (GSS) serving as Representative Senator, represents graduate students at Chemistry Department, University of Iowa, 2016-2018

• Member of, Graduate and Professional Student Government (GPSG) Professional Advancement Grants Committee, University of Iowa, 2016-2018

• Member of, Iraqi Students Organization at the University of Iowa 2014-2018

PARTICIPATIONS

• Arabic Interpreter,

  • Graduate College Doctoral Commencement, The University of Iowa International Students’ Program, Spring 2018. Here is the link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZXGu0s-0xk&list=PLIotX NLOMxe3Nr7uEwBYtUZzXeEY8JhM&index=9&t=0s

  • Graduate College Commencement, The University of Iowa International Students’ Program, Winter 2016. Here is the link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8OGf1GDlMjw&list=PLIotX-NLOMxe3Nr7uEwBYtUZzXeEY8JhM&index=28&t=0s

• Participant, through Microfabrication Open House Workshop on fabricating and testing microfluidic chip for biomedical applications, the University of Iowa 2017

• Participant, “You Are Welcome Here” campaign; offering a message of welcome and appreciation to the international student community, the University of Iowa 2017 (I am on 1:28 mins). Here is the link : https://international.uiowa.edu/news/you-are-welcome-here

• Participant, through Engaging Across Cultures program- professional development series for international and domestic graduate and professional students at the University of Iowa in 2017

• Article Reviewer, for several journals:

  • Journal of Water Research/ Elsevier

  • Journal of Engineering Science and Technology (JESTEC)

  • Journal of Materials Science Forum

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS & APPRECIATION LETTERS

• • Awarded many appreciation letters from the President of Wasit University for the outstanding works in the college and for publishing many papers which made our university being competitive with other high ranking public and nation institutes.

  • Awarded many appreciation letters from the Dean office of College of Science- Wasit University for the outstanding works in the college and for publishing many papers which made our university being competitive with other high ranking public and nation institutes.

  • Dean's office awarded me for the outstanding work during the final examination as a committee member for the years; 2008-2010, 2018-2019

  • Acknowledgments from the journals for the reviewing their manuscripts.