Anwar Hussain

Seven years of experience with organic and organometallic synthesis and analysis with standard operating procedures using analytical instruments. Skilled in operating Single Crystal X-ray Crystallography, Powder XRD, GC-MS, IR, Fluorescence, UV/Vis, ESI-MS, and NMR spectroscopy. Familiar with OSHA, GMP, and other regulatory agencies with skills in maintaining inventories, lab reports, and laboratory cleaning.

What I Do

Organic Synthesis

Organic Synthesis

Seven years of experience with organic and organometallic synthesis and analysis with standard operating procedures using analytical instruments.

Spectroscopic Analysis

Spectroscopic Analysis

4+ years of experience working with several spectroscopic techniques such as FT-IR, NMR, UV-Vis, Fluorescence, ESI-MS and GC-MS spectroscopy.

X-ray Crystallography

X-ray Crystallography

Five years of crystallography experience with data acquisition and refinement with Bruker’s AXS Smart Apex CCD and D8 Venture.

Molecular Structure Determination

Molecular Structure Determination

Experience with molecular structure determination from simple to large complex molecules containing disorder and twinning and training new students. I have solved over 100 crystal structures.

Resume

9 Years of Experience

Education

July 2022
University of South Dakota

Ph.D.

Dissertation: “Photophysical, Electrochemical, and Catalytic Studies of Anthraquinone and Pyridoxyl-based Sensors and Development of Ruthenium Photosensitizers.”
Advisor: Dr. Andrew G. Sykes

December 2019
University of South Dakota

M.S.

Thesis: “The Fluorometric Detection of Metal Cations Using Internal Imine Derivatives of Anthraquinone-18-crown-5.”
Advisor: Dr. Andrew G. Sykes

July 2014
Tribhuvan University

M.S.

Thesis: “Phytochemical and antimicrobial screening of Rauvolfia serpentina (Linn.) Benth. ex Kurz and Tamarindus indica Linn., and chemical investigation of the root of Rauvolfia serpentina by GC-MS analysis.”
Advisor: Dr. Pradeep Bahadur Neupane and Dr. Ram Narayan Jha

July 2009
Tribhuvan University

B.S.

  • Completed Graduation in Science, majoring in Chemistry.
  • Subject studied: Biology, Zoology, Chemistry, and Research and Techniques

Experiences

2017 - 2022
Dr. Sykes Lab, University of South Dakota

Graduate Research Assistant

  • Responsible for lab maintenance and safety practices, handling hazardous chemicals, maintaining inventories, purchasing chemicals, and so on.
  • Designed and developed several novel organic and organometallic materials for live-cell imaging, catalysis, and photosensitizers application.
  • Developed an electrochemical method for deoxygenation reactions and analyzed the products with several analytical techniques such as atomic absorption spectroscopy (AAS), Single-Crystal XRD, NMR, IR, UV-Vis, Fluorescence, GC-MS, and ESI-MS spectroscopy.
  • Voluntarily served as a teaching assistant to teach in organic chemistry laboratories.
2014-2017
Several Online Platforms

Chemistry and Math Tutor

  • Several online platforms such as Got-It Al, Yup.com, and Socratic.org.
  • NAME Institute, MBBS Entrance preparation – Kathmandu, Nepal.

Trainings

March 2022
University of South Dakota

President’s Senior Leadership Institute

May 2020
LinkedIn Online Study

Programming Foundations: Beyond the Fundamentals

April 2019
University of South Dakota

Environmental Health and Safety Chemical Hygiene Certification

Awards

Fall 2022
University of South Dakota

Graduate Research and Creative Scholarship Grant

Presented in the Idea Fest 2022

September 2019
American Chemical Society

1 st Place Graduate Research Award

American Chemical Society’s 2019 Symposium & Poster Session

Synthesis Skills

Organic Synthesis

95%

Organometallic Synthesis

90%

Purification

90%

Crystallization

87%

Crystallographic Skills

Molecular Structure Determination

95%

APEX II/APEX III

95%

SHELXL

96%

Olex2

80%

WinGX/Ortep3/Platon

95%

Mercury

96%

Instrument Skills

Bruker AXS Smart Apex CCD

95%

Bruker D8 Venture

93%

Bruker Alpha FT-IR spectrometer

97%

Bruker Ascend™ 400 MHz

95%

Shimadzu GCMS-QP2010 SE

85%

Rigaku Ultima IV X-ray Diffractometer

85%

Varian Cary 50 Bio UV-Vis spectrometer

90%

Varian 500-MS Ion Trap Mass spectrometer

90%

Horiba Fluoromax-4

95%

Photon Technology International (PTI) steady-state spectrofluorometer

95%

Software/Other Skills

MS Office

93%

Adobe Photoshop/Illustrator

85%

Web Design/Development

87%

HTML/CSS/SSL

91%

Photography

84%

Projects

My Research Projects
List of solved crystal structures

List of solved crystal structures

Crystallography
Electrochemical deoxygenation reaction via bulk electrolysis

Electrochemical deoxygenation reaction via bulk electrolysis

Electrolysis
Characterization and catalytical study of Pd/Pt complexes

Characterization and catalytical study of Pd/Pt complexes

Catalysis
Development of the ruthenium-based photosensitizer

Development of the ruthenium-based photosensitizer

Photosensitizers
Internal imine derivatives of anthraquinone-18-crown-5

Internal imine derivatives of anthraquinone-18-crown-5

Chemosensors

Publications

2022

A chemodosimeter for the detection of hydroxide using an anthraquinone-based receptor: Photophysical properties and X-ray crystallography

2021

Coordination complexes featuring bidentate κN, κI-8-iodoquinoline

2021

Synthesis, crystallography, spectroscopy, and kinetics involving the fluorimetric detection of metal ions by internal imine derivatives of anthraquinone-18-crown-5 in aqueous media

2021

A highly selective pyridoxal-based chemosensor for the detection of Zn(II) and application in live-cell imaging; X-ray crystallography of pyridoxal-TRIS Schiff-base Zn(II) and Cu(II) complexes

2020

Solvent-Free and Liquid-Phase Iodination of Thiophene Derivatives with Potassium Dichloroiodate Monohydrate

2019

The Fluorometric Detection of Metal Cations Using Internal Imine Derivatives of Anthraquinone-18-crown-5

2015

Phytochemical and GC-MS Analysis of n-Hexane Extract of Rauvolfia serpentina L. Benth. ex Kurz.

2015

Phytochemical, antimicrobial and GC-MS analysis of Juglans regia Linn

Conferences

2022
University of South Dakota

Oral presentation at IdeaFest 2022

A highly selective Pyridoxal-based chemosensor to detect Zn(II) in living cells; Synthesis, X-Ray Crystallography, and Optical Properties

2021
American Chemical Society

Virtual oral presentation at ACS National Spring 2021: Macromolecular Chemistry: The Second Century

Pyridoxal based chemosensors for zinc ions sensing in aqueous media: Synthesis, crystallography, and optical properties

2019
American Chemical Society

An oral presentation at Midwest Regional Meeting: Wichita Section

The fluorometric detection of metal cations using internal imine derivatives of Anthraquinone-18-crown-5

2019
American Chemical Society

Poster presentation at Symposium & Poster Session for Sioux Valley Local Section

The fluorometric detection of metal cations using internal imine derivatives of Anthraquinone-18-crown-5

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