Dr. Tanveer ul Haq received his Ph.D. in sustainable energy from Texas A&M University, USA. He completed his MS in Chemistry from the Lahore University of Management and Science (LUMS), Lahore. He currently serves as an assistant professor in the Department of Chemistry at the University of Sharjah, UAE. His research primarily focuses on the electronic, surface, and structural engineering of electrocatalysts for direct seawater electrolysis, decoupled and tandem water electrolysis, and direct methanol fuel cells (DMFCs). He is keen on utilizing advanced electronic and spectroscopic characterization tools to explore surface and structural defects in catalysts, study phase transformations during electrocatalysis, and identify active centers for electrochemical reactions.
Yousef Haik is an internationally recognized scholar in nanotechnology. His research focus is in the synthesis and characterization of nanomaterials for a myriad of applications including hydrogen production, biomedical sensors, diagnostics and imaging. His scholarly output includes over 300 peer-reviewed scientific articles, over 80 issued patents and patent applications and a number of textbooks. His academic appointments include Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Professor of Nanoscience and Nanoengineering and Professor of Medicinal Chemistry. His academic affiliation includes Harvard University, Texas A & M University, University of North Carolina, Florida State University, and the University of Sharjah. Professor Haik has over 25 years of academic experience in senior academic administrative positions ranging from a program director, department chair, dean, associate provost, associate vice president, provost and vice chancellor. Prof. Haik has B.Sc., M.Sc. and Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering and a Juris Doctor degree.