Bilal Ahmed

Dynamic and innovative Assistant Professor of Physics with a strong academic and research background, specializing in Solid State Physics, Material Science, and Nanoscience. Proficient in curriculum development, advanced material synthesis, and characterization techniques. Widely recognized for academic leadership, effective student mentorship, and fostering intellectually stimulating learning environments, actively engaged in international research collaborations and conferences, with contributions to peer-reviewed publications, and committed to driving sustainable solutions in energy and environmental technologies through interdisciplinary research and innovation.

CSIR NET (Lectureship), Qualified for the National Eligibility Test (NET) in Physics an all-India exam conducted by the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Human Resource Development Group, Examination Unit, Government of India.

• Mr Prem Kumar, Enhancing Biochemical Sensing with Black Phosphorous Based Surface Plasmon Resonance Sensors, Thesis submitted
• Mr Varun Kumar Sharma, Fabrication of Bi-metallic Nanoassembly and their Application in Wastewater Treatment, PhD ongoing

• Improved photocatalytic degradation of methylene blue and rhodamine G dye under UV radiation by rGO-MoO3, Ruhinaz Ushal, Bilal Ahmed, Arvind Singh, Animesh Kumar Ojha, Physica Scripta, 100, 2025, https://doi.org/10.1088/1402-4896/ad9a11
• Detection of Escherichia Coli Bacteria Using Few-Layer Black Phosphorous-Based Surface Plasmon Resonance Sensor, Prem Kumar, Rajeev Kumar, Bilal Ahmed, 2024 International Conference on Integrated Circuits, Communication, and Computing Systems (ICIC3S), 1, 2024, https://doi.org/10.1109/ICIC3S61846.2024.10602923
• Cu-Fe and Cu-Ni metal blend-infused polystyrene-based electrospun nanofibers for dye degradation, Varun K. Sharma, Prem Kumar, Sunil Kumar, Mohd Yusuf, Bilal Ahmed, Discover Chemical Engineering, 4, 2024, https://doi.org/10.1007/s43938-02400042-z
• Detection of plasma, platelets, hemoglobin in blood sample of dengue malaria based on surface plasmon resonance biosensor using black phosphorus: A numerical analysis, Prem Kumar, Rajeev Kumar, M. K. Singh, Bilal Ahmed, Plasmonics, 1, 2023, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11468-023-02113-3
• A highly sensitive surface plasmon resonance sensor based on black phosphorus in the visible regime, Prem Kumar, Rajeev Kumar, M. K. Singh, Bilal Ahmed, Optical and Quantum Electronics, 55, 2023, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11082-023-05419-y
• Sun/UV-light driven photocatalytic degradation of rhodamine B dye by Zn doped CdS nanostructures as photocatalyst, Arvind Singh, Divya Singh, Bilal Ahmed, Animesh K. Ojha, Materials Chemistry and Physics, 277, 2022, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matchemphys.2021.125531
• Temperature-induced modifications in shapes and crystal phases of MoO3 for enhanced photocatalytic degradation of dye wastewater pollutants under UV irradiation, Arvind Singh, Sumeet Kumar, Bilal Ahmed, Ranjan K. Singh, Animesh K. Ojha, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 679, 2019, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2019.07.272
• Photodegradation of phenanthrene catalyzed by rGO sheets and disk-like structures synthesized using sugar cane juice as a reducing agent, Arvind Singh, Bilal Ahmed, Ajeet Singh, Animesh K. Ojha, Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy, 204, 2018, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.saa.2018.06.086
• Experimental and theoretical investigations of unusual enhancement of room temperature ferromagnetism in Ni-Co co-doped CeO2 nanostructures, Sachin Kumar, Bilal Ahmed, Arvind Singh, Ajeet Singh, Animesh K. Ojha, Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials, 465, 2018, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmmm.2018.05.024
• Facile synthesis and photophysics of graphene quantum dots, Bilal Ahmed, Sumeet Kumar, Animesh K. Ojha, Florian Hirsch, Ingo Fischer, Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry, 364, 2018, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jphotochem.2018.07.006
• Well-controlled in situ growth of 2D WO3 rectangular sheets on reduced graphene oxide with strong photocatalytic and antibacterial properties, Bilal Ahmed, Animesh K. Ojha, Ajeet Singh, Florian Hirsch, Ingo Fischer, Donfack Patrice, Arnulf Materny, Journal of Hazardous Materials, 347, 2018, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2017.12.069
• Tunable (violet to green) emission by high yield graphene quantum dots and exploiting its unique properties towards sunlight-driven photocatalysis and supercapacitor electrode materials, Sumeet Kumar, Animeh K. Ojha, Bilal Ahmed, Ashok Kumar, Jayanta Das, Arnulf Materny, Materials Today Communications, 11, 2017, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mtcomm.2017.02.009
• Facile synthesis of CdO nanorods and exploiting its properties towards supercapacitor electrode materials and low power UV irradiation driven photocatalysis against methylene blue dye, Sumeet Kumar, Bilal Ahmed, Animesh K. Ojha, Jayanta Das, Ashok Kumar, Materials Research Bulletin, 90, 2017, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.materresbull.2017.02.044
• One-pot synthesis of Ni-doped CdS nanosheets for near-infrared emission and excellent photocatalytic materials for degradation of MB dye under UV and sunlight irradiation, Bilal Ahmed, Animesh K. Ojha, Sumeet Kumar, Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy, 179, 2017, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.saa.2017.02.007
• Facile and controlled synthesis of aligned WO3 nanorods and nanosheets as an efficient photocatalyst material, Bilal Ahmed, Sumeet Kumar, Animesh K. Ojha, P. Donfack, A. Materny, Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy, 175, 2017, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.saa.2016.11.044
• Tailoring of enhanced interfacial polarization in WO3 nanorods grown over reduced graphene oxide synthesized by a one-step hydrothermal method, Bilal Ahmed, Animesh K. Ojha, F. Hirsch, I. Fischer, D. Patrice, A. Materny, RSC Advances, 7, 2017, https://doi.org/10.1039/C7RA00730B
• Shape induced (spherical, sheets and rods) optical and magnetic properties of CdS nanostructures with enhanced photocatalytic activity for photodegradation of methylene blue dye under ultraviolet irradiation, Bilal Ahmed, Sachin Kumar, Sumeet Kumar, Animesh K. Ojha, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 679, 2016, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2016.03.295

• Professor Animesh Kumar Ojha, Department of Physics, Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad, Prayagraj, Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, 211004, India, +91-9532830699, animesh@mnnit.ac.in, animesh198@gmail.com
• Professor Shahid Suhail Narvi, Department of Chemistry, Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad, Prayagraj, Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, 211004, India, +91-9026606092, ssn@mnnit.ac.in, shahidnarvi@hotmail.com
• Professor Beer Pal Singh, Department of Physics, Ch. Charan Singh University Meerut, Meerut, Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, 250004, India, +91-9358478150, drbeerpal@gmail.com

The 2nd International Symposium on Advanced Novel Materials, 05/19/19 - 05/22/19, Changwon, Changwon, South Korea, South Korea, Oral Presentation

• The Korean Society for Composite Materials - 2019 (Spring Conference), 04/03/19 - 04/06/19, Yeosu D Ocean Resort, Yeosu, South Korea, South Korea, Oral Presentation
• The 1st International Symposium on Eco-friendly - Fire Resistance Hybrid Composites, 02/21/19 - 02/24/19, Changwon, Changwon, South Korea, South Korea, Oral Presentation
• 3rd Indian Conference on Applied Mechanics (INCAM-2017), 07/05/17 - 07/07/17, Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad, Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, 211004, India, Oral Presentation
• International Conference of Young Researchers on Advanced Materials (IUMRS-ICYRAM 2016), 12/11/16 - 12/15/16, Indian Institute of Science Bangalore, Bangalore, Karnataka, India, Poster Presentation
• International Conference on Advances in Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology (ICANN2016), 11/04/16 - 11/05/16, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, India, Poster Presentation
• 4th National Conference on Nanoscience and Instrumentation Technology (NCNIT-2016), 06/04/16 - 06/05/16, National Institute of Technology Kurukshetra, Kurukshetra, Haryana, India, Poster Presentation

• Laser and its Applications - LAP 2017, 03/27/17 - 03/31/17, Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad, Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, 211004, India
• Photovoltaics: Technology and Business Overview - PTBO 2017, 03/04/17 - 03/06/17, Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad, Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, 211004, India
• Synthesis, Characterization, and Applications of Nanomaterials, 07/07/14 - 07/12/14, Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad, Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, 211004, India

• Overview of Polymer/Metal-Oxide Nanocomposites: Synthesis, Properties, and Their Potential Applications, Bilal Ahmed, Arvind Singh, Ruhinaz Ushal, Mohd Yusuf, Sachin Kumar, Animesh Kumar Ojha, Wasim Khan, Handbook of Nanofibers and Nanocomposites, Jenny Stanford Publishing, 2024, 193-220, https://doi.org/10.1201/9781003432746
• Role of Annealing Temperature on Structural Modification of MoO3 for Enhanced Electrochemical Properties, Arvind Singh, Bilal Ahmed, Saurav K. Ojha, Animesh K. Ojha, Recent Research Trends in Energy Storage Devices, Springer Singapore, 2021, 19-26, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-6394-2_3

• Attended a one-week short-term course on 'Synthesis, Characterization, and Applications of Nanomaterials' from July 7 to July 12, 2014, at Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology, Allahabad, U.P. India.
• Attended a three-day workshop on 'Photovoltaics: Technology and Business Overview - PTBO 2017' from March 4 to 6, 2017, at Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology, Allahabad, U.P., India
• Attended a one-week short-term course on "Laser and its Applications – LAP 2017" from March 27 to March 31, 2017, at Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology, Allahabad, U.P. India.