Ameen Shahid

Dr. Ameen Shahid is a chemical engineer and academic with experience in catalysis, reaction engineering, and environmental chemistry. He worked as an Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering at the National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST), Pakistan, and previously held postdoctoral and research positions in Saudi Arabia and Germany.

He received his:

1. Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from Friedrich Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg (Germany), 2018
2. M.Sc. in Advanced Materials and Processes from the same institution in 2012
3. B.Sc. in Chemical Engineering from University of the Punjab, Pakistan in 2009

Past Positions:

1. Assistant Professor, NUST (Pakistan) – 2021 to 2024
2. Postdoctoral Fellow, KAUST (Saudi Arabia) – 2018 to 2021
3. Scientific Staff, Friedrich Alexander University, Germany – 2012 to 2018
4. Graduate Process Engineer, Fatima Fertilizer Company, Pakistan – 2009 to 2010

Research Focus:

NH₃-SCR catalysis, N₂O decomposition, direct benzene oxidation, mesoporous zeolites, catalyst deactivation, and environmental applications.

1. "Direct oxidation of benzene to phenol over hierarchical ZSM-5 zeolites prepared by sequential post-synthesis modification"
2. A. Shahid, S. Lopez-Orozco, V.R. Marthala, M. Hartmann, W. Schwieger
3. Microporous and Mesoporous Materials, 237 (2017) 151–159
4. "Solvent-Free Biginelli Reactions Catalyzed by Hierarchical Zeolite Utilizing a Ball Mill Technique: A Green Sustainable Process"
5. A. Shahid, N.S. Ahmed, T.S. Saleh, S.A. Al-Thabaiti, S.N. Basahel, W. Schwieger, M. Mokhtar
6. Catalysts, 7(3), March 2017
7. "Synthesis and characterization of manganese-containing mesoporous bioactive glass nanoparticles for biomedical applications"
8. Q. Nawaz, M.A.U. Rehman, A. Shahid, A.R. Boccaccini, et al.
9. Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Medicine, 29 (2018)
10. "A comparative study of the desilication of channel- and cage-like zeolites"
11. A. Shahid, A. Inayat, Y. Avadhut, M. Hartmann, W. Schwieger
12. Microporous and Mesoporous Materials, 341 (2022) 111903
13. "Unraveling the structure and role of Mn and Ce for NOx reduction in application-relevant catalysts"
14. L.E. Gevers, L.R. Enakonda, A. Shahid, S.O.-Chikh, C.I.Q. Silva, P.P. Paalanen, A.A.-Tapia, J.R. Martínez
15. Nature Communications, 13 (2022) 2960
16. "Effect of SO₂ Poisoning on doped and undoped Mn-based Catalysts for Selective Catalytic Reduction of NO"
17. J.R. Martínez, L.E. Gevers, L.R. Enakonda, A. Shahid, F. Wen
18. Catalysis Science & Technology, 12 (2022) 6838–6848
19. "Investigation of combustion performance of tannery sewage sludge using thermokinetic analysis and prediction by artificial neural network"
20. A. Khan, I. Ali, W. Farooq, S.R. Naqvi, M.T. Mehran, A. Shahid, R. Liaquat, M.W. Anjum, M. Naqvi
21. Case Studies in Thermal Engineering, 40 (2022) 102586
22. "Development of ZnO-GO-NiO membrane for removal of lead and cadmium heavy metal ions from wastewater"
23. A. Maqbool, A. Shahid, Z. Jahan, M.B.K. Niazi, M.A. Inam, A.M. Tawfeek, E.M. Kamel, M.S. Akhtar
24. Chemosphere, 338 (2023) 139622
25. "Role of zinc-coated urea fertilizers in improving nitrogen use efficiency, soil nutritional status, and nutrient use efficiency of test crops"
26. B. Abdullah, M.B.K. Niazi, Z. Jahan, O. Khan, A. Shahid, G.A. Shah, B. Azeem, Z. Iqbal, A. Mahmood
27. Frontiers in Environmental Science, Volume 10 (2022)

Jahrestreffen Deutscher Katalytiker (2014, 2017) – Weimar & Weimar

FEZA Conference (2014) – Leipzig

IZC Conference (2013) – Moscow

Deutsche Zeolith-Tagung (2013) – Hamburg