Academic Staff

April 29, 2026, 9:21 a.m.
Banaz Arshad Abdulghafar (Master)
Lecturer
Lecturer in Organic chemistry

Chemistry
College of Science
University of Duhok

M.Sc. in Drug Chemistry at Newcastle University/ UK

  • I have been teaching Chemistry since 2014. With an MSc in Organic Chemistry, Drug synthesis from Newcastle University/ UK. I have taught Organic, Identification of Organic compounds, Biochemistry, and Analytical Chemistry Laboratories.
  • During my academic career, I have gained valuable teaching experience through assisting and leading laboratory and lecture sessions in chemistry-related courses. I have instructed undergraduate students in fundamental topics and experiments in Organic chemistry specifically.
  • My responsibilities included preparing and delivering practical lectures, designing laboratory experiments, evaluating student performance, and providing academic guidance. I emphasized conceptual understanding, experimental skills, and safe laboratory practices. Through this experience, I developed strong communication, mentoring, and classroom management skills.

  • Member of the TQA committee during the years (2021-2024).
  • Head of TQA committee for the chemistry department for (2024 - 2025) academic year.
  • A Member of the Exam committees for three academic years.
  • A Member of the Students’ activities committee.

Research

  1. Enhanced water treatment with TEMPO-modified luffa cellulose-PVA nanofiber composite for removal of hexavalent chromium.
  2. Modification of PVA Nanofiber by Simple Hot Water Treatment and Application on the Removal of Malachite Green Dye from Aqueous Solutions.

  • Synthesis of nanoparticles, and their applications in Organic chemistry.
  • Metal Organic Framework (MOF) Catalysis in Organic Reactions.
  • Nanofiber applications in Organic chemistry.

Undergraduate students’ graduation projects.