Introduction:

Dr. Ahmad Raza Ashraf has joined the University of Education, Lahore (Multan Campus) as Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemistry. He received his PhD degree in Inorganic Chemistry from Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan in 2019. Dr. Ahmad was awarded with Indigenous Scholarship for his PhD studies by Higher Education Commission (HEC) Pakistan. He joined Professor Leonardo Simon's research group at University of Waterloo, Canada for one year under the International Research Support Initiative Program of HEC Pakistan. Dr. Ahmad secured 2^nd position in Microteaching presentation, and won 3^rd position in Three Minute Thesis competition in National Faculty Development Program 2020 of National Academy of Higher Education, Pakistan. His research interests include synthesis and characterization of polymer nanocomposites, and transition metal complexes. He has published a number of research articles in peer-reviewed impact factor journals and participated in various national and international conferences/workshops.