Dr. Ufana Riaz received her Ph.D. in 2007 from Jamia Millia Islamia University, New Delhi, India, and has been working as an assistant professor at the Department of Chemistry, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, India, since 2009. Dr. Ufana Riaz joined the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at North Carolina Central University as an assistant professor in 2022.
She is currently working in the field of conducting polymers and has published more than 130 papers in international journals, around 22 book chapters and 3 books.
Research Description
Dr. Riaz’s research interests include the development of conducting polymers with outstanding optoelectronic properties for their potential application in photocatalysis, drug delivery, bio-imaging and corrosion protective coatings, computational modeling of polymers to optimize their electronic structure via theoretical approaches, microwave-assisted solid-state polymerization reactions, degradation of organic pollutants, and polymer intercalation in clays. Her major thrust is on the development of advanced functional materials via green routes, which could be used in biomedical applications and also in environmental remediation.