Khurram Yaqoob
Professor
- School of Chemical & Materials Engineering
- 090855200
Summary
Dr. Khurram Yaqoob is a Tenured Professor with a PhD in Materials Science and Engineering from Université Paris-Est, France, and an MS in Materials Science from the University of Toulouse, France. He completed a postdoctoral fellowship under the prestigious Brain Korea 21 Plus Postdoc Fellowship Program at Seoul National University (ranked among the top 20 globally in Materials Science) from September 2015 to February 2017. Dr. Yaqoob has held several key academic and administrative positions. He served as the Undergraduate Coordinator for the Department of Materials at SCME, NUST, from June 2017 to October 2021, and as Head of the Department of Materials Engineering from October 2021 to October 2024. Currently, he is the Founding Director of the Centre of Research in Surface Engineering (CoRiSE), a role he has held since October 2024. His research accomplishments include four international patents registered in the US and South Korea, 45 journal publications, 28 conference presentations, and 06 national and international research grants.
Academic Background
PhD
(Materials Science) Université Val-de-Marne (Paris XII)
September 01, 2009 - December 20, 2012
Honours and Awards
Best Researcher of SCME
Best Researcher of SCME for the year 2017-2018
November 07, 2018
Best oral presentation
- Best oral presentation award on the 2016 Fall KIM+ conference in Busan, South Korea
October 28, 2016
Best poster presentation
- Best poster presentation award on the 2016 Fall KIM+ conference in Busan, South Korea
October 28, 2016
Best oral presentation
- Best oral presentation award on the 2016 spring KIM+ conference at Gyeongju, South Korea
April 29, 2016
Best poster presentation
- Best poster presentation award on the 2016 ISMANAM conference in Nara, Japan
July 08, 2016
Publications
Synergistic effect of zirconia and zinc oxide incorporation in polyether ether ketone based coating deposited via electrophoretic deposition for orthopedic implants
April 01, 2026
Progress in Organic Coatings - Volume:213, Article Number 109909
Pulsed laser deposition of hydroxyapatite coatings on titanium substrates with varying surface topographies
March 01, 2026
Optics and Laser Technology - Volume:195, Article Number 114557
Semi-coherent and coherent nanoprecipitation induced superior strength-ductility combination in additively manufactured CoCrMoW alloy
January 20, 2026
Journal of Materials Science & Technology - Volume:242, Pages 1-14
Strength–ductility synergy in NbTaTiV refractory high-entropy alloy composites via in-situ formation of TiC from NbC addition
January 01, 2026
Journal of Materials Research and Technology - Volume 40, Pages 538-546
Natural antibiotic Oregano loaded mesoporous bioactive nanoparticles for bone tissue engineering applications: A detailed in-vitro analysis
January 01, 2026
Journal of Drug Delivery Science and Technology - Volume 115, Part 1, Article Number 107642
Electrophoretic deposition of chitosan/mesoporous bioactive glass nanoparticles/ hexagonal boron nitride composite coating on AZ31 Mg alloy for maxillofacial and biomedical applications
January 01, 2026
Materials Today Communications - Volume:50, Article Number 114370
Nitrogen alloyed MoSe2 coatings – Role of optimized morphology, structure and mechanical properties on diverse environment sliding performance
September 01, 2025
Tribology International - Volume 209, Article Number 110716
Thermal Stability and Strengthening Effect of Coherent Precipitates in a (FeCoNi)92Al2.5Ti5.5 High Entropy Alloy
June 25, 2024
Acta Metallurgica Sinica (English Letters) - Pages 1-10
Design and development of porous CoCrFeNiMn high entropy alloy (Cantor alloy) with outstanding electrochemical properties
January 05, 2024
Journal of Alloys and Compounds - Volume 970, Article Number 172633
Design and development of NbTiVZr porous high entropy alloys for energy applications
December 15, 2023
Journal of Energy Storage - Volume 73, Part C, Article Number 109131
Development of eutectic high entropy alloy by addition of W to CoCrFeNi HEA
September 01, 2023
International Journal of Refractory Metals and Hard Materials - Volume 115, Article Number: 106300
Ultrasounds-assisted solvothermal synthesis of Ni-Co-Mn MOFs/PANI-CNTs nanocomposites with enhanced electrochemical energy storage performance
August 25, 2023
Energy and Environment - Pages 1-16
Corrosion of Eutectic High-Entropy Alloys: A Review
August 09, 2023
Crystals - Volume 13, Issue 8, Article Number 1231
Chemically Activated Carbon Synthesized from Rice Husk for Adsorption of Methylene Blue in Polluted Water
August 07, 2023
Environmental Engineering Science - Volume:40, Issue:8, Page:307-317
Characterization of chemical short-range order in VCoNi medium-entropy alloy processed by spark plasma sintering
July 01, 2023
Scripta Materialia - Volume 231, Article Number 115463
Development and characterization of boride-reinforced CoCrFeNi composites
June 25, 2023
Journal of Alloys and Compounds - Volume 947, Article Number 169535
Superior strength–ductility combination in Al alloys via dislocation gradient structure
May 01, 2023
Materials Research Letters - Volume 11, No. 5, Pages 347-353
Microstructure and mechanical properties of hot isostatic pressed tungsten heavy alloy with FeNiCoCrMn high entropy alloy binder
February 01, 2023
Journal of Materials Research and Technology - Volume 22, Pages 2897-2909
A Novel Method For The Production Of Titanium Foams To Reduce Stress Shielding In Implants
January 05, 2023
ACS Omega - Volume 8, Issue 2, Pages 1876-1884
Ceramic-reinforced HEA matrix composites exhibiting an excellent combination of mechanical properties
December 12, 2022
Scientific Reports - Volume 12, Article Number 21486
Impact Energy Absorption Analysis of Shape Memory Hybrid Composites
December 02, 2022
Journal of Composites Science - Volume 6(12), Article Number 365
Combination of laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy, and time–of–flight mass spectrometry for the quantification of CoCrFeNiMo high entropy alloys
December 01, 2022
Spectrochimica Acta - Part B Atomic Spectroscopy, - Volume 198, Article Number 106562
Vacuum Tribological Properties of W-S-N Coatings Synthesized by Direct Current Magnetron Sputtering
October 30, 2022
Coatings - Volume 12, Issue 11, Article Number 1646
Failure analysis of cartridge brass shell
August 01, 2022
Engineering Failure Analysis - Volume 138, Article Number 106325
Microstructural evolution and mechanical characterization of a WC-reinforced CoCrFeNi HEA matrix composite
June 14, 2022
Scientific Reports - Volume 12, Issue 1, Article Number 9822
Effect of Annealing Heat Treatment on the Composition, Morphology, Structure and Mechanical Properties of the W-S-N Coatings
June 09, 2022
Materials - Volume 15, Issue 12, Article number 4088
Solvothermal Synthesis of Flower-Flakes Like Nano Composites of Ni-Co Metal Organic Frameworks and Graphene Nanoplatelets for Energy Storage Applications
January 05, 2022
ECS Journal of Solid State Science and Technology - Volume 11, Number 1, Article Number 011001
Removal of levofloxacin from aqueous solution by green synthesized magnetite (Fe3O4) nanoparticles using Moringa olifera: Kinetics and reaction mechanism analysis
December 15, 2021
Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety - Volume 226, Article Number 112826
Systematic Development of Eutectic High Entropy Alloys by Thermodynamic Modeling and Experimentation: An Example of the CoCrFeNi-Mo System
September 18, 2021
Metals - Volume 11, Issue 9, Article Number 1484
Superior performance of electrodeposited CoMnS as novel electrode material for supercapattery devices
July 01, 2021
Journal of Energy Storage - Volume 39, Article Number 102608
TiO2 nanoparticles dose, application method and phosphorous levels influence genotoxicity in Rice (Oryza sativa L.), soil enzymatic activities and plant growth
April 15, 2021
Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety - Volume 213, Article Number 111977
Design and development of CoCrFeNiTa eutectic high entropy alloys
January 01, 2021
Journal of Materials Research and Technology - Volume 10, Pages 1243-1249
Lead phytoextraction by Pelargoniumhortorum: Comparative assessment of EDTA and DIPA for Pb mobility and toxicity
December 15, 2020
Science of the Total Environment - Volume 748, Article Number 141496
Phosphoric Acid Activated Carbon from Melia azedarach Waste Sawdust for Adsorptive Removal of Reactive Orange 16: Equilibrium Modelling and Thermodynamic Analysis
May 01, 2020
Molecules - Volume 25(9), Article Number 2118
Binary composites of strontium oxide/polyaniline for high performance supercapattery devices
March 02, 2020
Solid State ionics - Volume 347, Article Number 115276
Novel Strategy for Synthesis of Al Powder Comprising of Al Nanoflakes Via Ultrasonication of Al Foil
March 01, 2020
Ultrasonics Sonochemistry - Volume 61, Article Number 104838
Effect of austempering conditions on the microstructure and mechanical properties of AISI 4340 and AISI 4140 steels
December 01, 2019
Journal of Materials Research and Technology - Vol.8(6), Pages 5194-5200
Synthesis and Characterization of Carbon Micro Balls from Graphite by the Arc Discharge Method
June 29, 2019
Pakistan Journal of Analytical & Environmental Chemistry - Volume 20, Issue 1, Pages 88-92
Comparative effectiveness of organic and inorganic amendments on cadmium bioavailability and uptake by Pelargonium hortorum
May 01, 2019
Journal of Soils and Sediments - Volume 19, Issue 5, pp 2346–2356
Effect of rare earth and transition metal La-Mn substitution on electrical properties of co-precipitated M-type Ba-ferrites nanoparticles
February 01, 2019
Journal of Rare Earths - Volume 37, Issue 2, Pages 193-197
Thermodynamic modeling of the Mo?Ni system
September 01, 2018
Calphad - Volume 62, Pages 215-222
Experimentation and Modelling of Nanostructured Nickel Cermet Anodes for Submicron SOFCs Fuelled Indirectly by Industrial Waste Carbon
June 28, 2018
Journal of Materials Chemistry A - online
Experimental and theoretical correlation of reinforcement trends in acrylonitrile butadiene styrene/single-walled carbon nanotubes hybrid composites
May 01, 2018
POLYMER COMPOSITES - Volume: 39 Pages: E902-E908 Supplement: 2 Special Issue: SI
Synthesis and characterization of electrodeposited NiO thin film on electrode grade carbon plate for supercapacitor applications
November 28, 2017
Materials Research Express - Volume: 4 Issue: 11 Article Number: 116412
Synthesis of alumino-silicates functionalized titanium as potential adsorbent: An industrial possibility
October 19, 2017
EPITOANYAG - Journal of Silicate Based And Composite Materials - Volume 69, No. 3, Pages 94-97
Effect of polyaniline on the dielectric and EMI shielding behaviors of styrene acrylonitrile
September 01, 2016
Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics - Volume 27, Pages:9634-9641
CALPHAD description of the Mo–Re system focused on the sigma phase modeling☆
December 01, 2013
CALPHAD-COMPUTER COUPLING OF PHASE DIAGRAMS AND THERMOCHEMISTRY - Volume 43, Pages 18-31
A modulated structure derived from the ? phase in the Mo?Ni?Re system
June 01, 2013
Intermetallics - Volume 37, Pages 42-45
Experimental investigation of the Mo-Ni-Re system
May 15, 2013
Journal of Alloys and Compounds - Volume 559, Pages 101-111
Experimental determination and thermodynamic modeling of the Ni-Re binary system
December 01, 2012
Journal of Solid State Chemistry - Volume 196, Pages 320-325
Comparison of the Site Occupancies Determined by Combined Rietveld Refinement and Density Functional Theory Calculations: Example of the Ternary Mo?Ni?Re ? Phase
February 22, 2012
Inorganic Chemistry - Volume 51, Issue 5, Pages 3071-3078