Assoc. Prof. Dr. M. Abdul | Research Excellence Award

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Assoc. Prof. Dr. M. Abdul | Research Excellence Award

Quanzhou University of Information Engineering | China

Muhammad Abdul is a researcher specializing in boson sampling, machine learning, ultracold atoms, high-resolution imaging systems, quantum technology involving surface acoustic waves, quantum phase transitions, nonlinear dynamical systems, and the invention of new materials. He earned his PhD from the University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, where he worked on ultracold atoms in optical lattices, nonlinear optics, photonic devices, quantum networks, and boson sampling. He previously completed an M.Phil in Electronics at Quaid-i-Azam University. His professional experience includes serving as a Researcher at the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China; Assistant Professor at Sichuan University; Research Associate at Quaid-i-Azam University; Visiting Faculty at the Federal Urdu University; Lecturer at St. Mary College and the Punjab Group of Colleges; and High School Science Teacher at Down High School Mailsi. His research activities span mathematical modeling of nonlinear systems, materials development, and improvements in medication, supported in part by funding for developing a general dynamical model. He has contributed extensively to peer review across major journals and continues to advance interdisciplinary science across China, the United States, and the United Kingdom through research, teaching, and collaboration.

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Featured Publications

Abdul, M., Ko, C., Ismail, M. A., Ben Khalifa, S., Alsaif, N. A. M., Chebaane, S., Akbar, J., & Allakhverdiev, S. I. (2026). Development of rare earth metal-supported manganese selenide (MnSe₂-Nd₂O₃) heterostructure enabling robust hydrogen evolution reaction. Fuel. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2025.136948

Abdul, M., Zhang, M., Ma, T., Alotaibi, N. H., Mohammad, S., & Luo, Y.-S. (2025). Facile synthesis of Co₃Te₄–Fe₃C for efficient overall water-splitting in an alkaline medium. Nanoscale Advances. https://doi.org/10.1039/D4NA00930D

Abdul, M., Kuo, C.-T., Ismail, M. A., Ben Khalifa, S., Alsaif, N. A. M., Chebaane, S., Shareef, M., & Shehzadi, A. (2025). Facile synthesis of novel WO₃·H₂O@Al-MOF nanocomposite for enhanced electrocatalytic hydrogen and oxygen evolution. Electrochimica Acta. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.electacta.2025.147714

Sardar, S., Nazeer, S., Naeem, F., Ben Khalifa, S., Chebaane, S., Saidani, T., Ismail, M. A., & Abdul, M. (2025). Se-decorated TiC/TiO₂ nanocomposite for overall water-splitting in alkaline medium. Fuel. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2025.135672

Abdul, M., Ko, C., Tang, X., Ben Khalifa, S., Alsaif, N. A. M., Chebaane, S., & Akbar, J. (2025). S-scheme MnO₂–MnS₂@C heterostructure for environmental and biological applications. Ceramics International. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ceramint.2025.09.284

Assist. Prof. Dr. Akeem Adewale | Best Researcher Award

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Assist. Prof. Dr. Akeem Adewale | Best Researcher Award

Ladoke Akintola University of Technology Ogbomoso | Nigeria

Dr. Akeem Adekunle Adewale is a distinguished materials physicist and Senior Lecturer in the Department of Pure and Applied Physics at Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso, Nigeria. He earned his Ph.D. in Materials Engineering from Universiti Malaysia Perlis, Malaysia, following his M.Sc. and B.Sc. degrees in Physics from the University of Ilorin, Nigeria. With a prolific academic career, Dr. Adewale has authored 25 scientific documents, accumulated over 201 citations, and achieved an h-index of 9. His research focuses on computational materials science, density functional theory (DFT), nanotechnology, and optoelectronic and thermoelectric materials modeling. Dr. Adewale’s studies have significantly contributed to understanding the structural, electronic, optical, and thermoelectric properties of advanced materials such as perovskites, semiconductors, and nanocomposites. His works have been published in reputed journals including Materials Today Communications, Heliyon, Physica Scripta, and Computational Condensed Matter. Prior to his current role, he served as a Lecturer in Physics and Materials Science at Kwara State University, Nigeria. Dr. Adewale continues to advance frontiers in materials modeling for renewable energy and semiconductor technologies. His outstanding contributions to materials research position him as a leading scholar in the field of computational materials science.

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Featured Publications

Adewale, A. A., Chik, A., Adam, T., Yusuff, O. K., Ayinde, S. A., & Sanusi, Y. K. (2021). First principles calculations of structural, electronic, mechanical and thermoelectric properties of cubic ATiO3 (A= Be, Mg, Ca, Sr and Ba) perovskite oxide. Computational Condensed Matter, 28, e00562.

Adewale, A. A., Chik, A., Adam, T., Joshua, T. M., & Durowoju, M. O. (2021). Optoelectronic behavior of ZnS compound and its alloy: A first principle approach. Materials Today Communications, 27, 102077.

Olatomiwa, A. L., Adam, T., Edet, C. O., Adewale, A. A., Chik, A., Mohammed, M., Gopinath, S. C. B., & Hashim, U. (2023). Recent advances in density functional theory approach for optoelectronics properties of graphene. Heliyon, 9(3), e14279.

Sholagberu, A. A., Yahya, W. A., & Adewale, A. A. (2022). Pressure effects on the opto-electronic and mechanical properties of the double perovskite Cs₂AgInCl₆. Physica Scripta, 97(8), 085824.

Adewale, A. A., Chik, A., Zaki, R. M., Che Pa, F., Keat, Y. C., & Jamil, N. H. (2018). Thermoelectric transport properties of SrTiO₃ doped with Pm. Solid State Phenomena, 280, 3–8.

Yahya, W., Yahaya, A. A., Adewale, A. A., Sholagberu, A. A., & Olasunkanmi, N. K. (2023). A DFT study of optoelectronic, elastic and thermo-electric properties of the double perovskites Rb₂SeX₆ (X=Br, Cl). Journal of the Nigerian Society of Physical Sciences, 1418–1418.