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MSCA Fellow-Materials & Environmental Chemist | Writer with 10+ years of experience in environmental chemistry research

Profile Summary

I am a Marie Curie Fellow at the University of Padua, Italy, with over a decade of interdisciplinary research experience in environmental science, materials chemistry, and separation technologies. My expertise lies in the design and development of advanced membranes and stimuli-responsive adsorbents for water purification, pollutant remediation, and desalination, particularly focusing on emerging contaminants such as per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). Previously, I held postdoctoral positions at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), the ZJU-UIUC Institute (China), and the Chinese Academy of Sciences, working on smart nanomaterials, graphene-based membranes, and selective separation systems. I have successfully led and contributed to international research projects involving membrane synthesis (electrospinning, phase inversion), surface functionalization, and environmental nanotechnology. My publication record includes over 30 peer-reviewed articles in high-impact journals such as Environmental Science & Technology, Advanced Functional Materials, and ACS Materials Letters. I am also the holder of a Chinese patent on charcoal film preparation and have secured competitive research funding from the European Union (Marie Curie), National Science Foundation of China, and others. Beyond research, I offer services in scientific consulting, project design, manuscript preparation, and technical editing. With hands-on experience in advanced analytical techniques (FTIR, XPS, SEM, AFM and many more) and a strong foundation in materials science, I help clients translate complex scientific challenges into practical, data-driven solutions.

Subject Matter Expertise

• ☆ Catalysis
• ☆ Surface Science
• ☆ Materials Science & Engineering
• ☆ Nanotechnology & Nanomaterials
• ☆ Physical Chemistry
• ☆ Polymer Chemistry
• ☆ Carbon Materials
• ☆ Nanotechnology
• ☆ Green Chemistry
• ☆ Photochemistry
• ☆ Environmental Engineering and Technology
• ☆ Environmental Science
• ☆ Environmental Remediation
• ☆ Environmental Chemistry
• ☆ Applied Chemistry
• ☆ Hypothesis
• ☆ Peer Review
• ☆ Research Methodology
• ☆ Literature Search
• ☆ Technical & Scientific Writing
• ☆ Journal Selection
• ☆ Manuscript & Journal Article Writing
• ☆ Experimental Protocols
• ☆ Science Communication
• ☆ Literature Review
• ☆ Systematic Literature Review
• ☆ Scientific Proofreading & Editing
• ☆ Proofreading & Editing
• ☆ Grant Writing

Services

• Writing
• Research
• Data & AI

Writing Non-Medical Regulatory Writing, Technical Writing, Copywriting, General Proofreading & Editing

Research Scientific and Technical Research

Data & AI Image Analysis, Data Processing

Work Experience

Marie Curie Fellow

University of Padua

May 2025 - May 2027

Postdoctoral Researcher

King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST)

July 2023 - April 2025

Postodtoral Researcher

Zhejiang University-University of Illinois Urbana Champaign Institute (ZJU-UIUC) Institute

July 2021 - October 2023

Academic Researcher

Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences

July 2019 - June 2021

Technical Engineer

Chakwal Group, Lahore

March 2010 - August 2011

Education

Ph.D Environmental Science (College of Environmental & Resource Sciences)

Zhejiang University

September 2015 - March 2019

M.E. Environmental Engineering (Faculty of Environmental Science & Engineering)

Kunming University of Science and Technology

September 2011 - July 2015

B.E. Textile Engineering (Synthetic Fiber Development & Application Center-Faculty of Science and Engineering)

Hamdard University

September 2005 - July 2009

Certifications

• Higher Education Teaching Certificate

  Harvard University

  January 2025 - Present

Publications

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Abdul Ghaffar, Muhammad Bilal Asif, Javeed Mahmood, Cafer T. Yavuz (2025). Solvent-Induced Reversible Guest Uptake and Release by Flexible Porous Organic Cages . ACS Materials Letters.

Abdul Ghaffar, Muhammad Hassan, Gang Lou, Ziang Miao, Zhengchun Peng, Kemal Celebi (2024). Enhanced Transport Kinetics of Electrochromic Devices by W18O49 NW/Ti3C2Tx Composite Films . Advanced Functional Materials.

Abdul Ghaffar, Muhammad Usman, Munir Ullah Khan, Muhammad Hassan (2024). Simultaneous solar steam and electricity generation from biochar based photothermal membranes . Journal of Cleaner Production.

Abdul Ghaffar, Rifan Hardian, Changxia Shi, Eugene Y.-X. Chen, Gyorgy Szekely (2024). Chemically recyclable nanofiltration membranes fabricated from two circular polymer classes of the same monomer origin . Journal of Membrane Science Letters.

Ghaffar, Abdul, Hardian, Rifan, Shi, Changxia, Chen, Eugene Y. -X., Szekely, Gyorgy (2024). Chemically recyclable nanofiltration membranes fabricated from two circular polymer classes of the same monomer origin . Journal of Membrane Science Letters.

Abdul Ghaffar (2024). Nanomaterials in environmental sensors . Handbook of Nanomaterials, Volume 2.

Ghaffar, Abdul, Usman, Muhammad, Khan, Munir Ullah, Hassan, Muhammad (2024). Simultaneous solar steam and electricity generation from biochar based photothermal membranes . Journal of Cleaner Production.

Ghaffar, Abdul, Hassan, Muhammad, Lou, Gang, Miao, Ziang, Peng, Zhengchun, Celebi, Kemal (2024). Enhanced Transport Kinetics of Electrochromic Devices by W₁₈O₄₉ NW/Ti₃C₂T_x Composite Films . Advanced Functional Materials.

Abdul Ghaffar, Muhammad Hassan, Oleksiy V. Penkov, Cafer T. Yavuz, Kemal Celebi (2023). Tunable Molecular Sieving by Hierarchically Assembled Porous Organic Cage Membranes with Solvent-Responsive Switchable Pores . Environmental Science & Technology.

(2023). Oxygen/Sulfur Atom Exchange Copolymerization of Carbon Disulfide and Propylene Oxide by a Highly Effective Heterogeneous Berlin Green Catalyst . Chemical Research in Chinese Universities.

Ghaffar, Abdul, Khan, Munir Ullah, Khan, Safir Ullah, Cao, Xiaohan, Usman, Muhammad, Yue, Xinchen, Hassan, Muhammad, Zhang, Chengjian, Zhang, Xinghong (2023). Copolymerization of Carbonyl Sulfide and Propylene Oxide via a Heterogeneous Prussian Blue Analogue Catalyst with High Productivity and Selectivity . Chemistry - An Asian Journal.

Ghaffar, Abdul, Hassan, Muhammad, Penkov, Oleksiy V., Yavuz, Cafer T., Celebi, Kemal (2023). Tunable Molecular Sieving by Hierarchically Assembled Porous Organic Cage Membranes with Solvent-Responsive Switchable Pores . Environmental Science & Technology.

Ghaffar, Abdul, Khan, Munir Ullah, Khan, Safir Ullah, Cao, Xiaohan, Usman, Muhammad, Shah, Muhammad Naeem, Hassan, Muhammad, Zhang, Chengjian, Zhang, Xinghong (2023). Oxygen/Sulfur Atom Exchange Copolymerization of Carbon Disulfide and Propylene Oxide by a Highly Effective Heterogeneous Berlin Green Catalyst . Chemical Research in Chinese Universities.

(2022). Copolymerization of carbonyl sulfide and propylene oxide via heterogeneous Prussian Blue Analogue catalyst with high productivity and selectivity . Chemistry An Asian Journal.

(2022). Simultaneous solar water desalination and energy generation by high efficient graphene oxide-melanin photothermal membrane . Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering.

Ghaffar, Abdul, Imran, Qaiser, Hassan, Muhammad, Usman, Muhammad, Khan, Munir Ullah (2022). Simultaneous solar water desalination and energy generation by high efficient graphene oxide-melanin photothermal membrane . Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering.

Abdul Ghaffar, Cheng Chen, Xiaoying Zhu, Baoliang Chen(2019). Underwater superoleophobic PVA–GO nanofibrous membranes for emulsified oily water purification . Environmental Science: Nano. Royal Society of Chemistry ({RSC})

Ghaffar, Abdul, Chen, Cheng, Zhu, Xiaoying, Chen, Baoliang (2019). Underwater superoleophobic PVA-GO nanofibrous membranes for emulsified oily water purification . Environmental Science: Nano.

Zhang, L., Ghaffar, A., Zhu, X., Chen, B.(2019). Stable Graphene-Based Membrane with pH-Responsive Gates for Advanced Molecular Separation . Environmental Science and Technology. 53. (17). p. 10398-10407.

Ghaffar, A., Zhang, L., Zhu, X., Chen, B.(2019). Scalable graphene oxide membranes with tunable water channels and stability for ion rejection . Environmental Science: Nano. 6. (3). p. 904-915.

Abdul Ghaffar, Lina Zhang, Xiaoying Zhu, Baoliang Chen(2019). Scalable graphene oxide membranes with tunable water channels and stability for ion rejection . Environmental Science: Nano. 6. (3). p. 904--915. Royal Society of Chemistry ({RSC})

Ghaffar, A., Chen, C., Zhu, X., Chen, B.(2019). Underwater superoleophobic PVA-GO nanofibrous membranes for emulsified oily water purification . Environmental Science: Nano. 6. (12). p. 3723-3733.

Ghaffar, Abdul, Zhang, Lina, Zhu, Xiaoying, Chen, Baoliang (2019). Scalable graphene oxide membranes with tunable water channels and stability for ion rejection . Environmental Science: Nano.

Ghaffar, Abdul, Zhang, Lina, Zhu, Xiaoying, Chen, Baoliang (2019). Stable Graphene-Based Membrane with pH-Responsive Gates for Advanced Molecular Separation . Environmental Science & Technology.

Ghaffar, Abdul, Zhang, Lina, Zhu, Xiaoying, Chen, Baoliang (2018). Porous PVdF/GO Nanofibrous Membranes for Selective Separation and Recycling of Charged Organic Dyes from Water . Environmental Science & Technology.

Ghaffar, Abdul, Zhang, Lina, Chen, Baoliang, Zhu, Xiaoying (2018). Nanocomposite Membrane with Polyethylenimine-Grafted Graphene Oxide as a Novel Additive to Enhance Pollutant Filtration Performance . Environmental Science & Technology.

Zhang, L., Chen, B., Ghaffar, A., Zhu, X.(2018). Nanocomposite Membrane with Polyethylenimine-Grafted Graphene Oxide as a Novel Additive to Enhance Pollutant Filtration Performance . Environmental Science and Technology. 52. (10). p. 5920-5930.

Ghaffar, A., Zhu, X., Chen, B.(2018). Biochar composite membrane for high performance pollutant management: Fabrication, structural characteristics and synergistic mechanisms . Environmental Pollution. 233. p. 1013-1023.

Yang, K., Wang, J., Chen, X., Zhao, Q., Ghaffar, A., Chen, B.(2018). Application of graphene-based materials in water purification: From the nanoscale to specific devices . Environmental Science: Nano. 5. (6). p. 1264-1297.

Ghaffar, Abdul, Yang, Kaijie, Wang, Jun, Chen, Xiaoxiao, Zhao, Qiang, Chen, Baoliang (2018). Application of graphene-based materials in water purification: from the nanoscale to specific devices . Environmental Science: Nano.

Ghaffar, Abdul, Zhu, Xiaoying, Chen, Baoliang (2018). Biochar composite membrane for high performance pollutant management: Fabrication, structural characteristics and synergistic mechanisms . Environmental Pollution.

Porous PVdF/GO Nanofibrous Membranes for Selective Separation and Recycling of Charged Organic Dyes from Water @article{RID:0404181153479-82, title = {Porous PVdF/GO Nanofibrous Membranes for Selective Separation and Recycling of Charged Organic Dyes from Water}, journal = {Environmental Science & Technology}, year = {2018}, author = {Ghaffar Abdul, Lina Zhang, Xiaoying Zhu, Baoliang Chen}, volume = {52}, number = {7}, pages = {4265–4274} }. Environmental Science & Technology.

Abdul, G., Zhu, X., Chen, B.(2017). Structural characteristics of biochar-graphene nanosheet composites and their adsorption performance for phthalic acid esters . Chemical Engineering Journal. 319. p. 9-20.

Abdul, Ghaffar, Zhu, Xiaoying, Chen, Baoliang (2017). Structural characteristics of biochar-graphene nanosheet composites and their adsorption performance for phthalic acid esters . Chemical Engineering Journal.

Ghaffar Abdul , Xiaoying Zhu, Baoliang Chen(2017). Structural characteristics of biochar-graphene nanosheet composites and their adsorption performance for phthalic acid esters . Chemical Engineering Journal. 319. p. 9-20.

Ghaffar, Abdul, Abbas, Ghulam (2016). Adsorption of phthalic acid esters (PAEs) on chemically aged biochars . Green Processing and Synthesis.

Ghaffar, A., Abbas, G.(2016). Adsorption of phthalic acid esters (PAEs) on chemically aged biochars . Green Processing and Synthesis. 5. (4). p. 407-417.

Abdul, G., Wang, P., Zhang, D., Li, H.(2015). Adsorption of diethyl phthalate on carbon nanotubes: pH dependence and thermodynamics . Environmental Engineering Science. 32. (2). p. 103-110.

Ghaffar, Abdul, Ghosh, Saikat, Li, Fangfang, Dong, Xudong, Zhang, Di, Wu, Min, Li, Hao, Pan, Bo(2015). Effect of biochar aging on surface characteristics and adsorption behavior of dialkyl phthalates . Environmental Pollution. 206. p. 502-509.

Abdul, Ghaffar, Wang, Peng, Zhang, Di, Li, Hao (2015). Adsorption of Diethyl Phthalate on Carbon Nanotubes: pH Dependence and Thermodynamics . Environmental Engineering Science.

Ghaffar, A., Ghosh, S., Li, F., Dong, X., Zhang, D., Wu, M., Li, H., Pan, B.(2015). Effect of biochar aging on surface characteristics and adsorption behavior of dialkyl phthalates . Environmental Pollution. 206. p. 502-509.

Ghaffar, Abdul, Ghosh, Saikat, Li, Fangfang, Dong, Xudong, Zhang, Di, Wu, Min, Li, Hao, Pan, Bo (2015). Effect of biochar aging on surface characteristics and adsorption behavior of dialkyl phthalates . Environmental Pollution.

Ghaffar, A., Younis, M.N.(2015). Interaction and thermodynamics of methylene blue adsorption on oxidized multi-walled carbon nanotubes . Green Processing and Synthesis. 4. (3). p. 209-217.

Ghaffar, Abdul, Younis, Muhammad Naeem (2015). Interaction and thermodynamics of methylene blue adsorption on oxidized multi-walled carbon nanotubes . Green Processing and Synthesis.

Ghaffar, Abdul, Li, Fangfang, Pan, Bo, Zhang, Di, Yang, Xiaolei, Li, Hao, Liao, Shaohua, Peng, Hongbo, Xing, Baoshan (2015). Organic matter source and degradation as revealed by molecular biomarkers in agricultural soils of Yuanyang terrace . Scientific Reports.

Li, F., Pan, B., Zhang, D., Yang, X., Li, H., Liao, S., Ghaffar, A., Peng, H., Xing, B.(2015). Organic matter source and degradation as revealed by molecular biomarkers in agricultural soils of Yuanyang terrace . Scientific Reports. 5.

Ghaffar, A., Younis, M.N.(2014). Adsorption of organic chemicals on graphene coated biochars and its environmental implications . Green Processing and Synthesis. 3. (6). p. 479-487.

Ghaffar, Abdul, Younis, Muhammad Naeem (2014). Adsorption of organic chemicals on graphene coated biochars and its environmental implications . Green Processing and Synthesis.

BOOK CHAPTER

Abdul Ghaffar (2024). Nanomaterials in environmental sensors . Handbook of Nanomaterials, Volume 2.

OTHER

Ghaffar Abdul, Peng Wang, Di Zhang, and Hao Li(2015). Adsorption of Diethyl Phthalate on Carbon Nanotubes: pH Dependence and Thermodynamics  .

Abdul Ghaffar and Muhammad Naeem Younis(2015). Interaction and thermodynamics of methylene blue adsorption on oxidized multi-walled carbon nanotubes  .

Fangfang Li, Bo Pan, Di Zhang, Xiaolei Yang, Hao Li, Shaohua Liao, Abdul Ghaffar, Hongbo Peng and Baoshan Xing(2015). Organic matter source and degradation as revealed by molecular biomarkers in agricultural soils of Yuanyang terrace .