Introduction:

Zaka Ullah completed his early education from his native city, Taunsa Sharif, and earned his BSc from Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan. He received his MSc in Applied Physics and MPhil in Solid State Physics, respectively, from the University of Engineering & Technology, Lahore, Pakistan, and the University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan. After that, he won a prestigious CAS-TWAS President's Fellowship from the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), China, and The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS), Italy, for PhD study in China. He earned his PhD from the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, China (included in the Top 100 Universities of the world) in 2017, and returned to Pakistan. He joined the Centre of Excellence in Solid State Physics, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan, as an Assistant Professor of Physics, and worked there for 1 year and 10 months on contractual basis. Later on, he moved to Shenzhen University, China, and remained engaged there for 1 year and 7 months on a Postdoctoral Position.

Zaka Ullah is currently serving as Assistant Professor of Physics at the University of Education, Lahore (Multan Campus), Pakistan, since November 29, 2021. Till now:

• He has published 86 Research Articles in international research journals including Advanced Energy Materials (IF: 26.0), Energy Storage Materials (IF: 20.2: Published 2 times), Advanced Functional Materials (IF: 19.0), Nano Energy (IF: 17.1), Chemical Engineering Journal (IF: 13.2: Published 2 times), Small (IF: 11.1: Published 2 times), Progress in Solid State Chemistry (IF: 10.5), and Journal of Materials Chemistry A (IF: 9.5: Published 3 times), and a Book Chapter Hybrid composites for optoelectronics: introduction, synthesis, and applications in Book entitled Hybrid Nanomaterials for Sustainable Applications (Chapter # 11) Published by Elsevier. He has published in journals with an Accumulative Impact Factor ~550.
• He has secured 1 Chinese Patent
• He is an Associate Editor of Frontiers in Materials (IF: 2.6)
• He is an Associate Editor of International Journal of Innovations in Science & Technology
  
• He is an Editorial Board Member of Discover Applied Sciences (Springer Nature)
• He is an Editorial Board Member of Discover Electronics (Springer Nature) 
• He is an Editorial Board Member of Discover Robotics (Springer Nature)
• He is an Editorial Board Member of Wearable Technology
  
• He is an Editorial Board Member of Materials Technology Reports
• He is an Editorial Board Member of Universal Journal of Green Chemistry
  
• He is an Editorial Board Member of International Journal of Engineering Works
  
• He has been a Guest Editor for the Special Issue of Frontiers in Materials (IF: 2.6) and Frontiers in Sensors (IF: Pending)
• He has been a Guest Editor for the Special Issue of Applied Sciences (IF: 2.5)
• He is a Guest Editor for the Special Issue of Discover Electronics
  
• He has Reviewed more than 900 Research Papers of Prestigious ~100 SCI Journals, including Advanced Science (IF: 14.1), Chemical Engineering Journal (IF: 13.2), Small Methods (IF: 10.7), Carbon (IF: 10.5), Applied Energy (IF: 10.1), Journal of Energy Storage (IF: 8.9), ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces (IF: 8.3), Materials & Design (IF: 7.6), and ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering (IF: 7.1)
• He Received a Top Peer Reviewer 2019 Award from Publons/Web of Science.
• He is an HEC Approved PhD Supervisor.
• He has supervised 14 MPhil/MS and 17 BS Research Students
• He has been a Complimentary Member (Membership Number: 32158683) of the American Chemical Society (ACS) for the years 2019-20, and 2022-23.
• He won a Research Grant (under Startup Research Grant Program) of value ~0.5 million PKR from the Higher Education Commission (HEC), Pakistan, during his stay at the Centre of Excellence in Solid State Physics, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan. He has successfully completed the Research Project.
• He is a Life Member of the Pakistan Institute of Physics (PIP), Pakistan, and the National Academy of Young Scientists (NAYS), Pakistan. He is also a Member of the Materials Science Society of Pakistan (MSSP).

 The Research Interests of Dr. Zaka Ullah include:

• Materials Synthesis and Characterization
• Nanomaterials
• Carbon Materials
• Graphene
• 2D Materials
• Thin Film Technology
• Electronic Devices
• Transparent and Flexible Electronics
• Energy Storage Materials and Devices
• Batteries
• Supercapacitors
• Sensors