Industry Impact

Industry Impact

The Department of Chemistry was started in 2003 with two faculty members, Dr. Mohsan Nawaz and Ayesha Tazeen and six students. Prof. Dr. Mohsan Nawaz is presently heading the Hazara University as Vice Chancellor. The Honorable VC also holds the Deanship of Faculty of Natural and Computational Sciences. In 2004, the M.Phil. program was started in, which was followed by the initiation of doctoral study in 2005-6. At present, there are 21 faculty members working under the leadership of Chairperson Professor Dr. Nadia Bashir. In 2010, the Chemistry Department was shifted to the first floor of the then constructed academic block. The department has six laboratories that include one general, three research and two general-cum-research labs. The scholars of Chemistry Department can also benefit from Central Research Laboratory (CRL) for analysis and research purposes. CRL also provides mandatory training and hands-on experience to undergraduate and graduate students on different techniques. The University has a fully operational campus management system that serves students and faculty alike. The department has four ongoing HEC sponsored research projects available with different faculty members. Two more faculty members received funding from the Higher Education Commission for newly submitted project proposals. Two faculty members were also granted postdoctoral fellowships for conduct of research in the United States. This makes the Department one of the leading in the University. The total number of students enrolled in different programs of the Chemistry Department during Fall 2024 has been 387. The total student enrollment in Bachelor of Studies Program in the Chemistry Department is 235. M.Phil. and Ph.D. programs have 128 and 24 scholars, respectively. Different need-based and merit scholarships are available for students’ facing hardship. The teaching-learning activity took place face-to-face during Spring 2023. The activities of the Department are run through a fully functional Campus Management System. The Chairperson of the Chemistry Department, Prof. Dr. Nadia Bashir implemented the guidelines in true spirit. The admissions, enrollments, issuance of transcript, student clearance etc. are managed through CMS. The Hazara University is ranked among the top Universities in the Province of KPK. According to Times Higher Education, the teaching quality, research environment and international outlook were significantly improved in the year 2024. Among World Young Universities, Hazara University was ranked between 251-300 in 2024 by THE.  Due to successful implementation of environmentally benign policies, Hazara University was way ahead of other HEIs in the Province of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, 15^th countrywide and 463^rd globally by UIGreen Metric World University Ranking 2024.