Dr. Gul Rahman
Ph.D , Republic of Korea (2013) in Physical Chemistry
Research Interest:
Solar energy conversion (PEC water splitting)
Nanostructured thin films synthesis and characterization
Energy storage and conversion
DSSCs and Thin film solar cells
Electrocatalysis
Telephone: +92-91-9216652
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Dr. Gul Rahman got his PhD in Physical Chemistry/Clean Energy and Chemical Engineering in 2013 from Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Seoul, and University of Science and Technology (UST) Republic of Korea. His PhD research was focused on the study of metal oxide semiconductors for photoelectrochemical water splitting. His PhD research work awarded him with Academic Excellence Award from KIST, as well as Excellence Award from UST.
Dr. Gul has worked as Visiting Scientist at KIST from Aug. 2013 to Nov. 2013 and then moved to Yonsei University Korea as Post doc researcher. In Jan. 2015, he joined Institute of Chemical Sciences, University of Peshawar as Assistant Professor. Dr. Gul joined KIST in July 2017 as visiting scientist under the project KIST Alumni Project 2017.
Dr. Gul is actively involved in teaching/research activities and several undergrade and graduate students are working under his supervision. His main research activities are focused on the low-cost synthesis of nanostructured metal oxides, sulfides and their composites/heterostructures with carbon-based materials for photovoltaic and optoelectronic applications. His work has been published in various reputed international journals. In addition, he is a member of the Pakistan Chemical Society, Korean Chemical Society, Korean Electrochemical Society, and a member of the editorial board of Applied Chemical Engineering Journal.
Employment History
- 05/2022-Current:Associate Professor (Tenured), Institue of Chemical Sciences, University of Peshawar, Pakistan
- 01/2015-05/2022: Assistant Professor (HEC Approved Supervisor), Institute of Chemical Sciences, University of Peshawar, Peshawar Pakistan
- 07/2017-09/2017: Visiting Research Scientist, Clean Energy Research Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Seoul, Republic of Korea
- 11/2013-07/2014: BK 21 Plus Post-Doc. Researcher, Electronic & Energy Materials Research Lab, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Yonsei University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
- 09/2013-11/2013: Visiting Research Scientist, Clean Energy Research Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Seoul, Republic of Korea
- 03/2010-08/2013: Research Assistant, Clean Energy Research Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Seoul, Republic of Korea
- 03/2008-02/2010: Research Assistant, Department of Chemistry, Hallym University, Chuncheon, Republic of Korea
- 05/2003-09/2007: Part-time Lecturer, Khattak Science and Commerce Academy, I-8/1, Islamabad Pakistan
Research Projects
- Hydrogen Fuel Generation Via Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting Over Iron-Based Photoelectrodes – funded by Higher Education Commission (HEC), NRPU 2017-18 (Rs. 7 million) (P.I)
- Nitrogen doped Carbon/Metal Oxides Composite as Efficient Electrocatalyst for Water Splitting– Funded by Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Seoul Republic of Korea (14000 USD) (P.I) (2018-19)
- Development of Earth-abundant Nickel Sulfide as Efficient Electrocatalyst for Hydrogen Evolution Reaction– Funded by Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Seoul Republic of Korea (14000 USD) (P.I) (2017-18)
- Rational Design and Synthesis of Fabrication of Nanostructured Hematite Photoanodes for Solar Water Splitting: Effect of Overlayer and Underlayer on Water Splitting Efficiency – Funded by Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Seoul Republic of Korea (17000 USD) (P.I) (2016-17)
- Solution-based synthesis and characterization of BiVO4 nanocrystals – Funded by Higher Education of Pakistan (HEC). (0.5 million) (P.I)
Awards and Excellences
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- Best Poster Award by International Society of Electrochemistry at PU INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON ADVANCED ENERGY STORAGE MATERIALS (PU-AESM-219), Nov. 04-06, 2019, Department of Physics, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan
- Poster Competition Award, 3rd Position in National Conference on Green Energy Technologies, 18th May 2017, organized by USAID and Center for Advanced Studies in Energy, UET Peshawar, Pakistan
- ORIC Innovation Award, 3rd Conference on Sustainability in Process Industry19-20th Oct. 2016, UET Peshawar, Pakistan
- B.K 21 Plus Post doc fellowship for the year 2014, awarded by Ministry of Science and Technology, South Korea, at Yonsei Unviersity Seoul, Korea
- Visiting Scientist fellowship, 2013, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Seoul, Republic of Korea
- Academic Excellence Award on 20th Aug. 2013, awarded by Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Seoul, Republic of Korea
- Excellence Award on 16th Aug. 2013, awarded by The University of Science and Technology (UST) Deajeon, Republic of Korea
- Award for outstanding research achievements; Award for excellent paper in the year 2010, 29th June, 2011, awarded by The University of Science and Technology (UST) Deajeon, Republic of Korea
- International R&D Academy doctoral fellowship (2010-2013), Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Seoul, Republic of Korea
- Full-fledged Scholarship for M.S. degree (2008-2010), Hallym University, Chuncheon, Republic of Korea
- Position award certificate on 10th May, 2008 (M.Sc) by Quaid-i-Azam University Islamabad, Pakistan
- Scholarship “Talent Farming Scheme” for the year 2006, Higher Education Commission of Pakistan
List of Scientific Publications
- Noureen Amir Khan, Gul Rahman, et. al. “Boosting Electrocatalytic Hydrogen Generation from Water Splitting with Heterostructured MoS2/NiFe2O4 Composites in Alkaline Media” International Journal of Hydrogen Energy 2024 (Accepted).
- Noureen Amir Khan, Gul Rahman, Sang Youn Chae,Noyoung Min, Anwar Ul Haq Ali Shah, Shabeer Ahmad Mian “Unraveling the Electrocatalytic Response of Zn Substituted Nickel Ferrite for Overall Water Splitting” ACS Applied Energy Materials 2024 (Accepted).
- Muhammad Imran, Tanveer Hussain Bukhari, Yuefeng Wu, Zohaib Rana, Eman Gul, Gul Rahman et. al “Tuning Kinetics of SnS/Ni3S4 Binary Sulfides for High Rate and Long Cyclic Lithium-ion Batteries” New Journal of Chemistry 48 (2024) 2755-2763.
- Sheraz Ahmad, Akbar Hussain, Shabeer Ahmad Mian, Gul Rahman, Shoukat Ali, Joonkyung Jang “Sensing and Conversion of Carbon Dioxide to Methanol Using Ag-decorated Zinc Oxide Nanocatalyst” Materials Advances 5 (2024) 1119-1129.
- Shabeer Ahmad Mian, Akbar Hussain, Abdul Basit, Gul Rahman, Ejaz Ahmad, Joonkyung Jang “Molecular Modeling and Simulation of Transition Metal-Doped Molybdenum Disulfide Biomarkers in Exhaled Gases for Early Detection of Lung Cancer”Journal of Molecular Modeling 29 (2023) 225.
- Amjad Khan, Gul Rahman, Anwar Ul Haq Ali Shah, Sang Youn Chae, Shabeer Ahmad Mian “Shape Controlled Growth of Hierarchical NixSy on Stainless Steel by Solution Processing with Enhanced Electrochemical Energy Storage Performance” New Journal of Chemistry 47 (2023) 13269.
- Sumeet Malik, Adnan Khan, Hamayun Khan, Gul Rahman, Nauman Ali, Sabir Khan, Maria Del Pilar Taboada Sotomayor “Biomimetic Electrochemical Sensors based on core-shell imprinted polymers for targeted Sunset Yellow estimation in environmental samples” Biosensors 13 (2023) 429.
- Noureen Amir Khan, Gul Rahman, Tung M. Nguyen, Anwar Ul Haq Ali Shah, Cham Q. Pham, Minh Xuan Tran, Dang Le Tri Nguyen “Recent Development of Nanostructured Nickel Metal?Based
Electrocatalysts for Hydrogen Evolution Reaction: A Review” Topics in Catalysis 66 (2023) 149-181.
- Muhammad Kamran Khan, Anwar Ul Haq Ali Shah, Gul Rahman, Salma Bilal, Phillip Rose “Investigation of Alumina-Doped Prunus domestica Gum Grafted Polyaniline Epoxy Resin for Corrosion Protection Coatings for Mild Steel and Stainless Steel” Polymer 14 (2022) 5128.
- Asim Mahmood, Saraf Khan, Anwar Ul Haq Ali Shah, Gul Rahman, Adnan Khan, Nabi Ullah “Challenge and Innovative Strategies Related to Synthesis and Electrocatalytic/Energy Storage Applications of Metal Sulfides and its Derivatives” Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry 923 (2022) 116760.
- Kamran Khan, Anwar Ul Haq Ali Shah, Gul Rahman, Salma Bilal “Potential Impacts of Prunus domestica Based Natural Gum on Physicochemical Properties of Polyaniline for Corrosion Inhibition of Mild and Stainless Steel” Polymers 14(2022) 3116.
- Eman Gul, Gul Rahman et. al., “Amphiphilic Polyoxometalate-CNTs Nanohybrid as Highly Efficient Enzyme-free Electrocatalyst for H2O2 Sensing” New Journal of Chemistry 46 (2022) 16280-16288.
- Gul Rahman, Abdur Rahim, Noureen Amir Khan, Anwar Ul Haq Ali Shah, Burhan Khan, Sang Youn Chae “Effect of SnO2 incorporation on the photoelectrochemical properties of α-Fe2O3–SnO2 nanocomposites prepared by hydrothermal method” Materials Chemistry and Physics 286 (2022) 126201.
- Sumeet Malik, Adnan Khan, Gul Rahman, Nauman Ali, Hamayun Khan, Sabir Khan, Maria D.P.T. Sotomayor “Core-shell magnetic molecularly imprinted polymer for selective recognition and detection of sunset yellow in aqueous environment and real samples” Environmental Research 212 (2022)113209.
- Anwar Ul Haq Ali Shah, Sadaf Zia, Gul Rahman, Salma Bilal “Performance Improvement of Gold Electrode towards Methanol Electrooxidation in Akaline Medium: Enhanced Current Density Achieved with Poly(aniline-co-2-hydroxyaniline) Coating at Low Overpotential” Polymers 14 (2022) 305.
- Muhammad Ilyas, Shabeer Ahmad Mian, Abdur Rauf, Ejaz Ahmad, Gul Rahman, Arindam Sunnyal, Joonkyung Jang “Stimulated reversal of the strong adhesion of catechol onto a silica surface” Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society 43 (2022) 210-2014.
- Ata Ur Rahman, Muhammad Bilal, Muhammad Yaseen, Gul Rahman “Rational Design of Broadly Absorbing Boron Dipyrromethene-Carbazole Dyads for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells: A DFT Study” ACS Omega 6 (2021) 27640-27653.
- Ata Ur Rahman, Hamsa Noureen, Zeeshan Nawaz, Javed Iqbal, Gul Rahman and Muhammad Yaseen “Synthesis of Graphene nanoplatelets/polythiophene as a high performance supercapacitor electrode material” New Journal of Chemistry 45 (2021) 16187.
- Van Chinh Hoang, Thanh-Son Bui, Huong T.D. Nguyen, Thanh T. Hoang, Gul Rahman, Quyet Van Le, Dang Le Tri Nguyen, “Solar-driven conversion of carbon dioxide over nanostructured metal-based catalysts in alternative approaches: Fundamental mechanisms and recent progress” Environmental Research 202 (2021) 111781.
- Hamsa Noureen, Javed Iqbal, Waseem Hassan, Gul Rahman, Muhammad Yaseen and Ata Ur Rahman, “Synthesis of graphene nanoplatelets/polythiophene nanocomposites With Enhanced Photocatalytic Degradation of Bromophenol Blue and Antibacterial Properties” Materials Research Bulletin 142 (2021) 11145.
- Adeel Mehmood, Gul Rahman, Anwar Ul Haq Ali Shah, Oh Shim Joo, Shabeer Ahmad Mian, Template-free Hydrothermal Growth of Nickel Sulfide Nanorods as High Performance Electroactive Material for Oxygen Evolution Reaction and Supercapacitors” ACS Energy & Fuels 35 (2021) 6868-6879.
- Quyet Van Le, Van-Huy Nguyen, Trinh Duy Nguyen, Ajit Sharma, Gul Rahman, Dang Le Tri Nguyen “Light-driven reduction of carbon dioxide: Altering the reaction pathways and designing photocatalysts toward value-added and renewable fuels” Chemical Engineering Science 237 (2021) 116547.
- Abdur Rauf, Muhammad Adil, Shabeer Ahmad Mian, Gul Rahman, Ejaz Ahmed, Zia Mohy Ud, Din, Qun Wei “Tuning the Optoelectronic Properties of Hematite with Rhodium Doping for Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting Using Density Functional Theory Approach” Scientific Reports 11 (2021) 41.
- Kifayat U Rahman, Elias P. Ferreira, Ghaws U Rahman, Rashida Perveen, Andreia S. Monterio, Gul Rahman, Quyet Van Le, Rafail R. Domenequetti, Sidney J.L. Ribeiro, Sajjad Ullah “Flexible bacterial cellulose-based BC-SiO2-TiO2-Ag membranes with self-cleaning, photocatalytic, antibacterial and UV-shielding properties asa potential multifunctional material for combating infections and environmental applications” Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering 9 (2021) 104708.
- Akbar Ali, Afzal Shah, Faiza Jan Iftikhar, Ghulam Ali, Hyuksu Han, Gul Rahman “ In-situ formation of an efficient trimetallic (Cu-Zn-Ag) electrocatalyst for water oxidation” International Journal of Energy Research 45 (2021) 2931-2944.
- Zainab Najaf, Dang Le Tri Nguyen, Sang Youn Chae, Oh-Shim Joo, Anwar Ul Haq Ali Shah, Dai-Viet N Vo, Van-Huy Nguyen, Quyet Van Le, Gul Rahman, Recent trends in development of hematite (α-Fe2O3) as an efficient photoanode for enhancement of photoelectrochemical hydrogen production by solar water splitting” International Journal of Hydrogen Energy 46 (2021) 23334-23357.
- Gul Rahman, Adil Akhtar, Noureen Amir Khan, Sang Youn Chae, Anwar Ul Haq Ali Shah, Oh-shim Joo “Direct Growth of Duel-Faceted BiVO4 Microcrystals on FTO-coated Glass for Photoelectrochemical Water Oxidation” OPTIK 224 (2020) 165516.
- Gul Rahman, Wareeda Nawab, Wagma Zazai, Salma Bilal, Anwar Ul Haq Ali Shah, Shabeer Ahmad Mian “Exploring the structural and charge storage properties of Ni–ZnS/ZnO composite synthesized by one-pot wet chemical route” Materials Chemistry and Physics 252 (2020) 123203.
- Anwar ul Haq Ali Shah, Sami Ullah, Salma Bilal, Gul Rahman, Humaira Seema, “Reduced Graphene Oxide/Poly(Pyrrole-co-Thiophene) Hybrid Composite Materials: Synthesis, Characterization, and Supercapacitive Properties” Polymers 12 (2020)1110.
- Gul Rahman, Zainab Najaf, Anwar ul Haq Ali Shah, Shabeer Ahmad Mian, “Investigation of the structural, optical, and photoelectrochemical properties of α-Fe2O3 nanorods synthesized via a facile chemical bath deposition” Optik 200 (2020) 163454.
- Amir Muhammad, Anwar ul Haq Ali Shah, Salma Bilal, Gul Rahman, “Basic Blue Dye Adsorption from Water using Polyaniline/Magnetite (Fe3O4) Composites: Kinetic and Thermodynamic Aspects” Materials 12 (2019) 1764.
- Gul Rahman Mansoor Khan, Zahid Khan, Anwar-ul-Haq Ali Shah, Muhammad Saleem Khan, Luqman Ali Shah. “Nickel Oxide-incorporated Polyaniline/Polyvinyl Alcohol Composite for Enhanced Antibacterial Activity” Zeitschrift für Physikalische Chemie 233 (2019) 1-14.
- Gul Rahman, Zainab Najaf, Asad Mehmood, Salma Bilal, Anwar ul Haq Ali Shah, Shabeer Ahmad Mian, Ghulam Ali, An Overview of the Recent Progress in the Synthesis and Applications of Carbon Nanotubes” Journal of Carbon Research 5 (2019) 1-31.
- Chae Sang Youn, Gul Rahman, Oh-Shim Joo, “Elucidation of the Structural and Charge Separation Properties of Titanium-doped Hematite Films Deposited by Electrospray Method for Photoelectrochemical Water Oxidation” Electrochimica Acta 297 (2019)784-793.
- Gul Rahman, Mustifuz Rahman, Zainab Najab “In situ Synthesis of PANI/CuO Nanocomposites for Non-Enzymatic Electrochemical Glucose Sensing” Applied Chemical Engineering” 2 (2019)1.
- Rizwan Ullah, Salma Bilal, Anwar Ul Haq Ali Shah, Gul Rahman, Khurshid Ali, “Ternary composites of polyaniline with polyvinyl alcohol and Cu by inverse emulsion polymerization: A comparative study” Adv Polym Tech. 37,(2018), 3448-3459.
- Gul Rahman, Chae Sang Youn, Oh-Shim Joo, “Efficient hydrogen evolution performance of phase-pure NiS electrocatalysts grown on fluorine-doped tin oxide-coated glass by facile chemical bath deposition” Int. J. Hydrogen Energy 43 (2018) 13022-13031.
- Gul Rahman, Oh-Shim Joo, Chae Sang Youn, Anwar-ul-Ali Shah, Shabeer Ahmad Mian “Enhanced Water Oxidation Photoactivity of Nano-architectured α-Fe2O3-WO3 Composite Synthesized by Single-step Hydrothermal Method” Journal of Electronic Materials 47 (2018), 2359-2365.
- Gul Rahman, Shabeer Ahmad Mian “Recent trends in the development of electrochemical glucose biosensors” International Journal of Biosensors & Bioelectronics, 3 (2017), 00051-00055.
- Shabeer Ahmad Mian, Saleem Ul Azzam, Gul Rahman, Ijaz Ahmad “Density Functional Theory Study of Mussel Adhesive Protein (L-Dopa and Catechol) Cross-Linking” MOJ Biorg Org Chem 1(6) (2017),0037.
- Awar ul Haq Ali Shah, Muhammad Awais Khan, Salma Bilal, Gul Rahman, Hung, Van Hoang “Electrochemical co-deposition and characterization of polyaniline and manganese oxide nanofibrous composites for energy storage properties” Advances in Polymer Technologies, 37 (2018), 2230-2237.
- Ghulam Ali, Gul Rahman, Kyung Yoon Chung “Cobalt-doped pyrochlore-structured iron fluoride as a highly stable cathode material for lithium-ion batteries” Electrochimica Acta, 238 (2017) 49–55.
- Anwar-ul-Haq Ali Shah, Nabila Yasmeen, Gul Rahman, Salma Bilal “High electrocatalytic behavior of Ni impregnated conducting polymer coated platinum and graphite electrodes for electrooxidation of methanol” Electrochimica Acta, 224 (2017) 468–474.
- Shabeer Ahmad Mian, Muhammad Muzammal, Gul Rahman, Ijaz Ahmad, “The study of structural, elastic, electronic and optical properties of CsYxI(1-x)(Y=F, Cl, Br) using density functional theory” Material Science Poland 35 (2017) 197-210.
- Shabeer Ahmad Mian, Younas Khan, Uzair Ahmad, Muhammad Adil Khan, Gul Rahman, Shahid Ali, “Investigating the adsorption mechanism of glycine in comparison with catechol on cristobalite surface using density functional theory for bio-adhesive materials” RSC Advances, 6 (2016) 114313-114319.
- Gul Rahman, Shabeer Ahmad Mian, Anwar Ul Haq Ali Shah, Oh-Shim Joo “Electrocatalytic Behavior of Glassy Carbon Electrode Modified with Ruthenium Nanoparticles and Ruthenium Film” J. Appl. Electrochem. 46 (2016) 459–468.
- Anwar-ul-Haq Ali Shah, Nabila Yasmeen, Gul Rahman, Mazhar Mehmood, Salma Bilal “Electrooxidation of Methanol at PANI/POAP Bilayered Structure Modified Platinum and Graphite Electrodes” Electrochimica Acta, 188 (2016) 367–377.
- Ji Yeon Lim, Gul Rahman, Sang Youn Chae, Kwan-Young Lee, Chang-Soo Kim, Oh-Shim Joo, “Highly stable RuO2/SnO2 nanocomposites as anode electrocatalysts in PEM water electrolysis cell” Int. J. Energy Research, 38 (2014) 875–883.
- ShoyebMohamad F. Shaikh, Gul Rahman, Rajaram S. Mane, and Oh-Shim Joo, “Bismuth Oxide Nanoplates-based Efficient DSSCs: Influence of ZnO Surface Passivation Layer” Electrochimica Acta, 111 (2013) 593–600.
- Gul Rahman, Oh-Shim Joo, “Facile preparation of nanostructured α-Fe2O3 thin films with enhanced photoelectrochemical water splitting activity” J. Mater. Chem. A, 1 (2013) 5554–5561.
- Gul Rahman, Oh-Shim Joo, “Electrodeposited nanostructured α-Fe2O3 thin films for solar water splitting: Influence of Pt doping on photoelectrochemical performance” Materials Chemistry and Physics, 140 (2013) 316 –322.
- Gul Rahman, Oh-Shim Joo, “Photoelectrochemical water splitting at nanostructured α-Fe2O3 electrodes” Int. J. Hydrogen Energy, 37 (2012) 13989 – 13997.
- Sikandar H. Tamboli, Gul Rahman, Oh-Shim Joo, “Influence of potential, deposition time and annealing temperature on photoelectrochemical properties of electrodeposited iron oxide thin films” J. Alloys. Compd., 520 (2012) 232-237.
- Gul Rahman, Ji Yeon Lim, Kwang-Deog Jung, Oh-Shim Joo, “Electrodeposited Ru nanoparticles for electrochemical reduction of NAD+ to NADH” Int. J. Electrochem. Sci., 6 (2011) 2789 – 2797.
- Gul Rahman, Ji yeon Lim, Kwang-Deog Jung, Oh-Shim Joo, “NAD+ hydrogenation on Au electrode deposited on modified glassy carbon” Electrochemistry Communication. 12 (2010) 1371–1374.
Conferences, Symposiums & Invited talks
- Gul Rahman “International School on Physics & Allied Disciplines (ISPAD-2022)” March 14-18, 2022, National Center for Physics, Islamabad, Pakistan. (Invited Speaker).
- Gul Rahman “3rd International Conference on Environment and Sustainable Development (ICESD)”, Sep. 13-16, 2021, Sustainable Development Study Center, Govt. College University, Lahore, Pakistan (Oral Talk).
- Gul Rahman “KIST-School Alumni Partnership Symposium ASEAN (KAPS-ASEAN 2019), Dec. 20-21, 2019, Hanoi Room, Internatioanl Landmark 72 Tower, Hanoi, Vietnam (Invited Speaker).
- Gul Rahman, INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON ADVANCED ENERGY STORAGE MATERIALS (PU-AESM-219), Nov. 04-06, 2019, Department of Physics, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan (Poster presentation).
- Gul Rahman, International Symposium on Advances in Chemistry (Polymer Science & Biomedical Materials) ISAC’19 (24th September – 26th September 2019), Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences (PIEAS) Islamabad Pakistan (Invited Speaker).
- Gul Rahman, International conference on chemical sciences: Recent trends in Chemical Sciences, Department of Chemistry, 24-26 April, 2019, Quaid-i-Azam University Islamabad Pakistan (Oral and Poster presentation).
- Gul Rahman, 1st International Symposium on Advanced Energy Materials: Production and Storage (ISAEM2018), June 25, 2018 IRCBM COMSATS, Lahore Pakistan (Invited Speaker)
- Gul Rahman, Adil Akhtar, Science and Technology Poster Exhibition, 2nd and 3rd April, 2018, National Center of Excellence in Physical Chemistry (NCEPC), University of Peshawar, Pakistan.
- Gul Rahman, 1st International Conference on Emerging Trends in Material Sciences, 27th Feb to 1st March, 2018, Center for Material Sciences, Islamia college Peshawar, Pakistan.
- Gul Rahman, 2nd International Conference on “Impact of Nanoscience on Energy Technologies” Nano-SET 2017, October 25-27, COMSATS, Lahore. (Oral Presentation).
- Gul Rahman, International Conference on Sustainable Energy Technologies, September 12-13, 2017, Serena Hotel, Islamabad. (Poster).
- Gul Rahman, National Conference on Green Energy Technologies, 18th May 2017 in Pearl Continental Peshawar, organized by USAID and Center for Advanced Studies in Energy, UET Peshawar. (Poster).
- Gul Rahman “Introduction to solar energy technologies” in Home Economics College, University of Peshawar, Feb. 16, 2017. (Invited talk).
- Gul Rahman, 3rd Conference on Sustainablility in Process Industry, SPI 2016, 19-20th October, 2016, University of Engineering and Technology Peshawar (Oral Presentation).
- Mehmood Ali Khan, Anwar-ul-Haq Ali Shah, Gul Rahman, Synthesis, Characterization, and Application of Polyaniline/Tungsten Oxide Composite via in-situe Emulsion Polymerization; IMC/O-17, 27th National and 15th International Chemistry Conference, August 22-25, 2016, Department of Chemistry, University of Malakand, Pakistan. (Participation).
- 5th Spring Research Poster Exhibition, April 12, 2016, Institute of Chemical Sciences, University of Peshawar (Organizer).
- Gul Rahman, 5th Invention to Innovation Summit, 3-4 Nov, 2015, University of Haripur, Pakistan
- Nanostructured α-Fe2O3 for solar hydrogen production, Nov. 13, 2014, Center of Excellence in Physical Chemistry, University of Peshawar (Oral Talk).
- Gul Rahman, Nanostructured materials for clean energy conversion, November 2013, Yonsei University, Seoul, Republic of Korean (Oral Presentation).
- Gul Rahman, Yun Jeong Hwang, Oh-Shim Joo, Electrospray-assisted Deposition and Characterization of Nanostructured α-Fe2O3 Thin Films for Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting; (B.1.4.14) Third International Conference on Multifunctional, Hybrid and Nanomaterials 2013, 3-7 March, 2013, Sorrento (near Naples), Italy. (Poster)
- PCCP-KCS symposium on Interfaces in Physical Chemistry, October 2012, Seoul National University, Seoul Korea.
- Gul Rahman, Oh-Shim Joo, Surfactant-templated electrodeposited hematite thin film as photoanode for photoelectrochemical water splitting; 26th Meeting of The Koean Electrochemical Society, April 12-14, 2012, Kimdaejung Convention Center, Gwanju, Republic of Korea. (Poster)
- Gul Rahman, Oh-Shim Joo, EC1282: Photoelectrochemical Characterization of Electrodeposited α-Fe2O3 Thin Films.; International Conference on Advanced Electromaterials, November 7-10, 2011, Ramada Plaza Jeju Hotel, Republic of Korea (Poster)
- Ji Yeon Lim, Gul Rahman, Kwan Young Lee, Kwang-Deog Jung, Oh-Shim Joo, NAD+ hydrogenation on Ru modified glassy carbon electrode; 107th Meeting of The Koean Chemical Society, April 28-29, 2011, International Convention Center Jeju (ICC), Jeju, Republic of Korea (Poster).
- Thao Van Ta, Gul Rahman, Yong Hee Chung, Performance of DMFCs with Pt-Ru-W Anodes and Pt-Co Cathodes 101st Annual Meeting of the Korean Chemical Society, April 17-18, 2008, Ilsan, Republic of Korea (Poster).
- Gul Rahman, Asad Mehmood, Yong Hee Chung, Effect of Methanol Feed Rate in Direct Methanol Fuel Cells 103rd Annual Meeting of the Korean Chemical Society, April 16-17, 2009, Seoul, Republic of Korea (Poster)
- Global Warming & Chemistry Role; April 2008, Hallym University, Chuncheon, South Korea (Oral presentation).