Haroon Khan
Postdoctoral Researcher (R2)
Daegu, South Korea,
Summary
Experienced postdoctoral research fellow familiar with operations in cleaning room and adept at developing, executing and evaluating high-quality research to carry out nano/microfabrication for the development of Bio-MEMS with efficient communication and technical writing skills.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
7
7
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Postdoctoral Researcher
Kyungpook National University
Daegu
03.2022 - Current
- Conducted independent scientific research and development to attain short and long-term objectives.
- Drafted manuscripts and presented findings at local and international conferences.
- Wrote and published peer-reviewed articles concerning findings and highlighted possible applications for findings.
- Proposed research projects and alternative approaches and discussed results with professor.
- Drafted a proposal on microfluidic enzymatic biofuel cells Project under Basic Research Lab (BRL) stream, worked on the outcomes/goals as proposed.
Graduate Research Fellow
Kyungpook National University
Daegu
03.2015 - 02.2022
- Fabrication of micro scale devices & synthesis of nanomaterials for making bioelectrodes.
- Investigation of microfluidic enzymatic biofuel cells.
- Development of glucose sensors using a membraneless, microfluidic enzymatic biofuel cell.
- Application of various electrochemical techniques to analyze and investigate biofuel cells.
Education
Master of Science - Mechanical Engineering
Kyungpook National University
Daegu, South Korea 03.2015 - 02.2017
Ph.D. - Mechanical Engineering
Kyungpook National University
Daegu, South Korea 03.2017 - 02.2022
Skills
Cleanroom experience
UV photolithography
Wet and Dry etching techniques
Plasma surface treatment
Electrochemical characterization techniques
Scanning electron microscopy SEM
Highlights
- Design and fabrication of microfluidic enzymatic biofuel cells efficiently stacked with a single-streamflow channel for commercial usage (Energy Convers. Manag.)
- Development of a two streams to a single-stream flow device augmenting the practical usability of enzymatic microlfuidic fuel cells (Int. J. Hydrog. Energy)
- Supervise and train undergraduate and graduate students at Microsystems and Nano-Engineering Lab about clean room techniques i.e., digital microfluidics, photolithography, dry and wet etching and microelectronics as a PhD/Postdoc fellow.
Selected Publications
- Producing micro-power with microfluidic enzymatic biofuel cells: A comprehensive review (Int. J. of Precis. Eng. and Manuf.-Green Tech)
- Efficient stacking of glucose/oxygen microfluidic biofuel cells using a single-streamflow channel (Energy Convers. Manag.)
- Paper-based microfluidic fuel cells and their applications: A prospective review (Energy Convers. Manag.)
- Deep learning–based optimization of a microfluidic membraneless fuel cell for maximum power density via data-driven three-dimensional multiphysics simulation (Bioresour. Technol.)
- Effect of electrodes positions on the performance of microfluidic enzymatic biofuel cell: From two streams to a single-stream flow device ( Int. J. Hydrog. Energy )
- Single microfluidic fuel cell with three fuels–formic acid, glucose and microbes: A comparative performance investigation (J. Electrochem. Sci. Eng.)
- Continuous determination of glucose using a membraneless, microfluidic enzymatic biofuel cell (Micromachines)
- Fabrication of enzymatic biofuel cell with electrodes on both sides of microfluidic channel (Int. J. of Precis. Eng. and Manuf.-Green Tech)
- Microneedle array with a pH-responsive polymer coating and its application in smart drug delivery for wound healing (Sens. Actuators B Chem.)
- Smart microneedles with porous polymer coatings for pH-responsive drug delivery (Polymers)
Soft Skills
- Comfortable in a team-oriented, distributed development environment.
- Skillful and always eager to learn more/new things.
- Committed and professional to keep the high quality of work/ research.
- Confident in carrying out poster and talk/presentations.
- Experienced in writing reports and scientific papers.
Hobbies
Cooking, Reading, Swimming, Playing Table Tennis, Hiking, Skiing, Sight-Seeing
Accomplishments
- Secured 3rd Position during Intermediate Exams in Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Peshawar.
- Won KINGS Scholarship to pursue masters and PhD at Kyungpook National University, South Korea.
- Best paper and presentation award at International Conference of Material, Machines, and Methods for Sustainable Development (MMMS, Vietnam, 2018).
- Outstanding presentation award at International symposium on Precision Engineering and Sustainable Manufacturing (PRESM, Jeju Island, 2021).
Timeline
Postdoctoral Researcher
Kyungpook National University
03.2022 - Current
Ph.D. - Mechanical Engineering
Kyungpook National University
03.2017 - 02.2022
Graduate Research Fellow
Kyungpook National University
03.2015 - 02.2022
Master of Science - Mechanical Engineering
Kyungpook National University
03.2015 - 02.2017