Muhammad Yar Khuhawar is a Pakistani analytical chemist and professor emeritus at the Institute of Advanced Research Studies in Chemical Sciences, High Tech Central Resource Laboratory, Dr. M. A. Kazi Institute of Chemistry,https://usindh.edu.pk/dept/chem University of Sindh, Jamshoro.
He is working with more than 50 researchers, focusing on the field of chromatography and electrophoresis for analytical method development for metals, non-metals and biological active compounds from a wide variety of samples. His research group has synthesized a number of Schiff base polymersKhuhawar MY, Lanjwani SN, Jehangir TM. Liquid chromatography of uranium complexes of tetradentate Schiff bases. Anal Sci. 2004 Aug;20(8):1193-7. doi: 10.2116/analsci.20.1193. PMID: 15352510, Q. Memon, S., Memon, N., Mallah, A., Soomro, R., & Y. Khuhawar, M. (2014). Schiff bases as chelating reagents for metal ions analysis. Current Analytical Chemistry, 10(3), 393-417. and has developed a new stationary phase for Gas Chromatography and sensitive Liquid Chromatography procedures for the determination of pesticide malathion.
He has published a number of research papers in the field of environmental monitoring of water resources of the Sindh province including: Indus River, canals, lakes, natural springs, sea, underground water resources, municipal sewerage and receiving bodies in terms of pollution and utilities for biological life inhabiting the area.
He has a Ph.D. in Chemistry from Birmingham University, United Kingdom, and was awarded a degree of Doctor of Science (D.Sc.) from University of Birmingham, in 2000. He has more than 250 research publications in national and international journals.
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