We are accepting applications for

MS &PhD in Chemistry@
Introduction
The Chemistry department at LUMS aspires to establish itself as an internationally recognized and globally competitive center for graduate teaching and research. We take pride in our Departments unique ability to initiate and maintain internationally recognized research programs in a wide variety of chemical disciplines for the last few years including nanoscience and nanomedicine, materials chemistry, polymer sciences, and synthetic organic and organometallic chemistry. Our faculty consists of an outstanding group of scientific leaders who are committed to pursuing and maintaining excellence in research. Research is at the heart of chemistry faculty and they have already demonstrated this by publishing research articles in highly prestigious and high impact international journals including Nature, Nature Materials, Advanced Materials, Angewandte Chemie - Int. Ed., Journal of the American Chemical Society, Nano Letters, ACS Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, ACS Nano, Small, Chemistry of Materials, Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry, Chemical Communications, Langmuir, Nanoscale, and Journal of Natural Products etc. Now that we have opened our doors to graduate students, it is an exciting opportunity for them to take advantage of our fertile research environment. Our mission is to produce outstanding graduates who can excel and become future leaders in academia and industry.

Faculty Research Interests

Dr. Irshad Hussain Functionalized metal nanoparticles synthesis and applications in disease diagnostics, drug/gene delivery, renewable energy technologies, and environmental remediation

Dr. Falak Sher Synthesis and properties of electronic and magnetic transition metal oxides

Dr. Ghayoor Abbas Homogenous catalysis, Organic synthetic methodology, Organometallic & materials chemistry

Minimum Eligibility Criteria for Admission

A minimum of 16 and 18 years of education in Chemistry, Biochemistry, Materials Science/engineering, Chemical Engineering or closely related disciplines for MS and PhD programs respectively. All applicants must have maintained CGPA of at least 2.4 (on a scale of 4) or at least 60 % marks in Intermediate/A-level examination and all university-level degrees. Performance in LUMS Graduate Admission Test (LGAT) or Graduate Record Examination (GRE) General Test (ETS, USA) Performance in SBASSE Subject Test or GRE Subject Test (ETS, USA) Interview performance

Dr. Habib Ur Rehman Functional polymers and nano-composites- Synthesis and applications especially in industry

Dr. Basit Yameen Design and synthesis of functional polymers, fabrication of functional ceramic and polymeric nanoporous hybrid membranes for various applications like fuel cells, bio-sensing, scaffolds for tissue engineering Dr. Rahman Shah Zaib Saleem Total synthesis of natural products, development of synthetic methodologies, diversity oriented synthesis of libraries of molecules targeting MDM2-p53 and kinases, targeted delivery/pharmacokinetic studies of small molecules of biological interest. Dr. Tayyaba Asim Advanced materials, Environment specifically water quality, Coated catalysts for fuel cells

Fees
No fee for application processing and test registration. The PhD program is fully funded and an additional support of up to Rs. 30,000 per month will also be available. The MS program is subsidized. There is 20 % tuition fee waiver for all the admitted MS students. An additional financial support to cover up to 30 % of the tuition fee for the deserving candidates is also available in the form of interest free loans in addition to the merit scholarships. For further details, please visit the website. http://lums.edu.pk/content/graduate-18

Application Deadline

April 30, 2013, till 5:00 pm (PST)

For General inquiries, please contact Mr. Muhammad Farooq Usman: +92 42 3560 3753 We also encourage you to visit the faculty profiles at http://lums.edu.pk/sse/chemistry/ and contact them directly for any specific queries (faculty contact information is available on the LUMS website) Department of Chemistry, SBA School of Sciences & Engineering, Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS)