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Electrocatalysis, DFT, Machine Learning, HER/OER, NOR, NRR, CO2RR etc.
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Biography

I received my M.Sc. and M.Phil. degrees from Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan, in 2013 and 2015, respectively. I worked as a Lecturer (2015–2018) at the Department of Chemistry, University of Lahore, Pakistan. Later, for my Ph.D. research, I joined the Center for Superfunctional Materials at the Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology, Republic of Korea, where I worked in Prof. Kwang Soo Kim's group and obtained my Ph.D. degree in 2023.

My research framework integrates experimental and theoretical work in the fields of electrocatalysis, fuel cells, batteries, and the fundamental understanding of related electrochemical processes. Currently, I am studying various metal- and metal-hydride-based electrocatalytic systems as part of the HERMES project, a collaborative effort involving six other partners across Europe under the H2020-FET Proactive HERMES program.

Activities

Employment (3)

University of Limerick: Limerick, IE

2024-04-22 to present | Postdoctoral Researcher (School of Chemical Sciences and Chemical Engineering)
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University of Limerick: Limerick, IE

2023-05-19 to 2024-04-19 | Postdoctoral Researcher (School of Chemical Sciences and Chemical Engineering)
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University of Lahore: Lahore, PK

2015-10-15 to 2018-07-20 | Lecturer (Department of Chemistry)
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Education and qualifications (4)

Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology: Ulsan, Rep of Korea, KR

2018-08-27 to 2023-02-16 | PhD (Department of Chemistry)
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Quaid-i-Azam University: Islamabad, PK

2013-09-16 to 2015-09-18 | M.Phill. (Department of Chemistry)
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Lahore University of Management Sciences: Lahore, PK

2015-03-02 to 2015-08-31 | Visiting Researcher (Department of Chemistry)
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Quaid-i-Azam University: Islamabad, PK

2011-09-30 to 2013-07-31 | M.Sc. (Department of Chemistry)
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Funding (4)

AI guided material design for hydrogen evolution and oxidation reactions

Grant
Korea Institute of Science and Technology Information (Daegu, Daegu, KR)
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Conference Travel Grant

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Ministry of Education (Ulsan, Korea, KR)
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Development of Functional Electrocatalysts Using Sparse Gaussian Process Regression (SGPR) Machine Learning Algorithm and High-Throughput Computing

Grant
Korea Institute of Science and Technology Information (Daegu, Daegu, KR)
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Muhammad Umer

Development of super-assembled, highly active and selective catalysts for CO2 reduction by using Sparse Gaussian Process Regression (SGPR) ML approach

Grant
Korea Institute of Science and Technology Information (Daegu, Korea, KR)
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Works (21)

Diatom derived hollow 3D Frame as a synergetic support for millerite nanoparticles: A unique hydrogen evolution electrocatalyst and its mechanistic insights

Chemical Engineering Journal
2025-04 | Journal article
Contributors: Atanu Panda; Younghu Son; Muhammad Umer; Geunsik Lee; Mani Balamurugan; Jihyun Lee; Wooyul Kim; Reddicherla Umapathi; EA Lohith; K. Keerthi et al.
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Palladium Nanocubes with {100} Facets for Hydrogen Evolution Reaction: Synthesis, Experiment and Theory

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2025-02-05 | Journal article
Contributors: Ivan Saldan; Lilian Moumaneix; Muhammad Umer; David Pavlinak; Martina Rihova; Eva Kolibalova; Josef Petrus; Tanja Kallio; Matthias Vandichel; Jan M. Macak
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Materials Containing Single‐, Di‐, Tri‐, and Multi‐Metal Atoms Bonded to C, N, S, P, B, and O Species as Advanced Catalysts for Energy, Sensor, and Biomedical Applications

Advanced Science
2024-07 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2198-3844
Part of ISSN: 2198-3844
Contributors: Dr. Jitendra N. Tiwari; Krishan Kumar; Moein Safarkhani; Muhammad Umer; A. T. Ezhil Vilian; Ana Beloqui; Gokul Bhaskaran; Yun Suk Huh; Young‐Kyu Han
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Crystal graph convolution neural networks for fast and accurate prediction of adsorption ability of Nb2CTx towards Pb(ii) and Cd(ii) ions

Journal of Materials Chemistry A
2023 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2050-7488
Part of ISSN: 2050-7496
Contributors: Zeeshan Haider Jaffari; Ather Abbas; Muhammed Umer; Eun-Sik Kim; Kyung Hwa Cho
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Atomic layers of ruthenium oxide coupled with Mo2TiC2Tx MXene for exceptionally high catalytic activity toward water oxidation

Applied Catalysis B: Environmental
2023-12 | Journal article
Contributors: Jitendra N. Tiwari; Muhammad Umer; Gokul Bhaskaran; Sohaib Umer; Geunsik Lee; Min Gyu Kim; Han-Koo Lee; Krishan Kumar; A.T. Ezhil Vilian; Yun Suk Huh et al.
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Recent progress on MOF/MXene nanoarchitectures: A new era in coordination chemistry for energy storage and conversion

Journal of Energy Chemistry
2023-11 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2095-4956
Contributors: Sada Venkateswarlu; Sowjanya Vallem; Muhammad Umer; N.V.V. Jyothi; Anam Giridhar Babu; Saravanan Govindaraju; Younghu Son; Myung Jong Kim; Minyoung Yoon
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An Amiable Design of Cobalt Single Atoms as the Active Sites for Oxygen Evolution Reaction in Desalinated Seawater

Small
2023-08-30 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1613-6810
Part of ISSN: 1613-6829
Contributors: Sada Venkateswarlu; Muhammad Umer; Younghu Son; Saravanan Govindaraju; Gayathri Chellasamy; Atanu Panda; Juseong Park; Sohaib Umer; Jeonghyeon Kim; Sang‐Il Choi et al.
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Nanozyme Based on Porphyrinic Metal–Organic Framework for Electrocatalytic CO2 Reduction

Small Structures
2023-01 | Image
Part of ISSN: 2688-4062
Part of ISSN: 2688-4062
Contributors: Junghye Lee; Hansaem Choi; Jinhong Mun; Eunji Jin; Soochan Lee; Joohan Nam; Muhammad Umer; Jaeheung Cho; Geunsik Lee; Youngkook Kwon et al.
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Doped MXene Combinations as Highly Efficient Bifunctional and Multifunctional Catalysts for Water Splitting and Metal-Air Batteries

Journal of Materials Chemistry A
2022 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2050-7488
Part of ISSN: 2050-7496
Contributors: Muhammad Umer
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Machine learning assisted high-throughput screening of transition metal single atom based superb hydrogen evolution electrocatalysts

Journal of Materials Chemistry A
2022 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2050-7488
Part of ISSN: 2050-7496
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Muhammad Umer

Transition metal single atom embedded GaN monolayer surface for efficient and selective CO2 electroreduction

Journal of Materials Chemistry A
2022 | Journal article | Author
Part of ISSN: 2050-7488
Part of ISSN: 2050-7496
Contributors: Muhammad Umer; SOHAIB UMER; Rohit Anand; Jinhong Mun; Mohammad Zafari; Geunsik Lee; Kwang S. Kim
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Nanozyme Based on Porphyrinic Metal–Organic Framework for Electrocatalytic CO2 Reduction

Small Structures
2022-10-13 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2688-4062
Part of ISSN: 2688-4062
Contributors: Muhammad Umer
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Fast Atomic Structure Optimization with On-the-Fly Sparse Gaussian Process Potentials

Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter
2022-06-08 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0953-8984
Part of ISSN: 1361-648X
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Unveiling the Role of Charge Transfer in Enhanced Electrochemical Nitrogen Fixation at Single-Atom Catalysts on BX Sheets (X = As, P, Sb)

The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters
2022-05-16 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1948-7185
Part of ISSN: 1948-7185
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Muhammad Umer

First principles and machine learning based superior catalytic activities and selectivities for N2 reduction in MBenes, defective 2D materials and 2D π-conjugated polymer-supported single atom catalysts

Journal of Materials Chemistry A
2021 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2050-7488
Part of ISSN: 2050-7496
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Muhammad Umer

Surface enrichment of iridium on IrCo alloys for boosting hydrogen production

Journal of Materials Chemistry A
2021 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2050-7488
Part of ISSN: 2050-7496
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Muhammad Umer

Tuning metal single atoms embedded in NxCy moieties toward high-performance electrocatalysis

Energy & Environmental Science
2021 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1754-5692
Part of ISSN: 1754-5706
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Muhammad Umer

Late Transition Metal Doped MXenes Showing Superb Bifunctional Electrocatalytic Activities for Water Splitting via Distinctive Mechanistic Pathways

Advanced Energy Materials
2021-11-07 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1614-6832
Part of ISSN: 1614-6840
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Muhammad Umer

Machine learning-based high throughput screening for nitrogen fixation on boron-doped single atom catalysts

Journal of Materials Chemistry A
2020 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2050-7488
Part of ISSN: 2050-7496
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Muhammad Umer

DFT modeling of thermoelectric and optical features of novel MgxSn1-xSe (x = 6%, 12% & 18%)

Journal of Molecular Graphics and Modelling
2020-01 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1093-3263
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Muhammad Umer

Specific thermoelectric features of novel CaPd3B4O12 (B = Ti, V) perovskites following DFT calculations

Physica B: Condensed Matter
2018-09 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0921-4526
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Muhammad Umer

Peer review (1 review for 1 publication/grant)

Review activity for Journal of Energy Chemistry. (1)