Tariq Yasin September 21, 1964
Date of Joining PAEC March 12, 1989 Ph.D. (Polymer Chemistry) Professor/Deputy Chief Scientist Department of Metallurgy and Materials Engineering, Pakistan Institute of Engineering & Applied Sciences, Nilore, Islamabad, PAKISTAN. Phone No.: (051)9248610, 2207380-82 Ext: 3667 (0ff), (051) 5493016 (Res), 0333-9854775 Fax No. (051) 2208070 Email: yasintariq@yahoo.com, Academic Qualifications: Examination Institute/University Div/Grade Year Major subjects Expertise andResearch Interests: Polymer Synthesis; Drug Delivery Carriers; Polymer & Radiation Processing; Polymer Nanocomposites; Topic of Ph.D Research: SYNTHESIS OF METALLOCENE CATALYST FOR PROPYLENE POLYMERIZATION
Science and Technology scholarship for Ph.D.
Research Productivity Allowance for the year 2003-04, 2004-05, 2005-06
Employment Particulars:
a) Worked as Scientific Officer from March, 1989 to November, 1994.
b) Worked as Senior Scientific Officer fromDecember,1994 to November.
c) Worked as Principal ScientistfromDecember 2002 to November. 2012.
d) Presently working as Deputy Chief Scientist and Head, Advanced
Polymer Laboratoryat Department of Metallurgy and Materials
Engineering, Pakistan institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences,
Participation in National Research Project:
1. Co-investigator of the project entitled “Development of High Specialty Flame Retardant, Radiation Resistant Wire Insulation for use in Defense, Automotives, Aeronautics and Construction Industries”,
financed by Ministry of Science and Technology worth rupees 7.16
2. Prepared a project entitled “Development of Advanced Polymer Materials”, funded by Government of Pakistan worth rupees 180.5
3. Chief investigator of the project “The Controlled Release of Nitrogen through Polymer Coating on Urea” funded by Fauji Fertilizer
Company Limited worth rupees 0.964 million for the year 2013.
Participation in International Contracts/ Technical Cooperation Projects:
b) IAEA Technical Cooperation Project, PAK/8/009 (1990-1992), entitled
c) IAEA Technical Cooperation Project, PAK/8/010 (1994-1996) entitled
e) IAEA Technical Cooperation Project PAK/8/016 (2002-2003), entitled
“Development of formulation of Radiation Sterilizable High Quality Syringes, Infusion Sets and Medical Suitability Monitoring”.
f) National Project Coordinator of RCA/IAEA project entitled
“Modification of Natural Polymers through Radiation Processing”
g) Chief Investigator of IAEA funded CRP project entitled “Controlling of Degradation Effects in Radiation Processing of Polymers” 2004-
h) Co-Investigator of RCA/IAEA project entitled “Radiation Technology for Development of Advanced Materials and for Protection of Health and the Environment” for the year 2005-06.
i) National Project Coordinator of RCA/IAEA project entitled “Radiation Processing Applications for Health & Environment” 2007-08.
j) National Project Coordinator of RCA/IAEA project entitled “Radiation
Processing of Polymeric Materials for Agricultural Applications and
Environmental Remediation” for the year 2009-11.
k) Chief Investigator of IAEA Coordinated Research Project titled
“Development of Polysaccharide Based Biodegradable Packaging Materials Suitable for Radiation Sterilization” for the year 2011-14.
l) National project coordinator of RAS project (RAS/1/014) entitled
“Supporting Radiation Processing for the Development of Advanced Grafted Materials for Industrial Applications and Environmental Preservation” for the year 2013 – 2015 Research Supervision of MS Projects Supervisor (Solo) a) Modification of Chitosan and Its Application for Removal of Cr (VI) from Aqueous Solution b) Development of borated polyethylene for neutron shielding applications c) Degradation study of stabilized recycled polypropylene d) Development of flame retardant polyolefin composites for electrical applications e) Synthesis and Characterization of Linear Low Density Polyethylene/Sepiolite Nanocomposites f) Development of Elastomeric Composites for Neutron Shielding Applications Effect of Nanoclay and Varying Gamma Radiation Dose on the Glass Fiber Reinforced Polypropylene g) Polymer matrix nanocomposites for high strength and high stiffness application Ejaz Asghar, PIEAS Co-supervisor a) Degradation Studies of Natural Polymers
Azam Khan, Quaid-i-Azamuniversity, Islamabad.
b) Influence of irradiated chitosan coating on postharvest quality of Kinnow (Citrus reticulata Blanco)
Huma Abbas, University of Arid Agricultural, Rawalpindi
c) Modification of Natural Polymer for Adsorption Applications
Nadia Afatb, Hazara University, Mansehra.
Postharvest quality of orange fruit cultivar succari as affected by chitosan oleic acid edible coating
Muhammad Kashif Akhter, University of Arid Agricultural, Rawalpindi
d) Hot corrosion and high temperature Materials e) Production of molybdenum-99 by neutron Activation Method in Pakistan Research Reactor-1 f) Synthesis and use of chitosan coated silica beads for removal of heavy metal ions from contaminated water
Ijaz Ahmed Khan, University of Azad Jammu & Kashmir, Muzaffarabad
g) Synthesis and characterization of EVA/LLDPE-Closite nanocompoistes h) Synthesis, characterization and application of carrageenan/poly (vinyl alcohol) hydrogels
Muhammad Ehsan, University of Azad Jammu & Kashmir, Muzaffarabad
i) Recyling of ground tire rubber waste
Sajid khan, Hazara University, Mansehra.
j) Synthesis and characterization of Bio Based Polymer composite
Muhammad Nisar, Hazara University, Mansehra.
k) Effects of zinc oxide and irradiation on the electrical, and thermal properties of chitosan/zinc hydroxide composites Research Supervision of PhD Thesis:
a) Synthesis and Characterization of Polyethylene Composites Based on Polysaccharide Sadullah Mir, Department of Chemistry, Quaid-i- Azam University, Islamabad
b) Characterization and applications of poly-3-hydroxybutyrate- co-3-hydroxyvalerate produced by Bacillus cereus
Farah Masood, Department of Microbiology, Quaid-i- Azam University, Islamabad.
c) Biopolymer based pH-sensitive hydrogels for biomedical applications Atif Islam, Department of Metallurgy and Materials Engineering, PIEAS. Participation in International Training Courses/Fellowship/ Workshops/Meeting:
a) IAEA/RCA/UNDP Regional Training Course on “Radiation Curing of
Surface Coatings,” Sydney, Australia, 17 Feb.-1 Mar. 1991.
b) IAEA/RCA/UNDP Regional Training Course on “Electron Beam Irradiation
Technology,” Shanghai, China, 26 Aug.- 6 Sep. 1991.
c) IAEA Fellowship on "Radiation Crosslinking of Acrylonitrile Butadiene
Rubber with Polyfunctional Monomers," TRCRI, Takasaki, Japan, June 27,
d) IAEA/RCA Regional Workshop on “Radiation Processing of Natural
Polymers for Healthcare Applications”, 22-26 July 2002 in Kuala Lumpur,
e) Scientific visit under the IAEA Technical Cooperation Project PAK/8/016,
at Queensland University and Queensland University of Technology,
Brisbane, Australia, 17th to 29th August 2003.
f) IAEA/RCA Meeting on “Modification of Natural Polymers through Radiation
Processing” from 13th -17th December, 2004 in Manila, Philippines.
g) IAEA/RCA Regional Training Course on “Recyclable Radiation Processed
Polymeric Products”, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, 9-13 May 2005.
h) 2ndResearch Coordination Meeting on Controlling of Degradation Effects in
Radiation Processing of polymers, 11 - 15 July 2005, Madrid, Spain
i) Training of single screw extruder at Brabender company, Duisburg,
Germany, from 6-10 February 2006 under IAEA TC Project PAK/8/016.
j) IAEA/RCA meeting on "Health Care Stimuli Responsive Radiation
Processed Materials" from 26-30 June 2006 in Dhaka, Bangladesh
k) 3rdResearch Coordination Meeting on Controlling of Degradation Effects in
Radiation Processing of polymers, 04-08 December 2006, Daejeon, South
l) IAEA/RCA Regional Planning Meeting on Radiation Processing
Applications for Health and Environment from 23-27 April 2007 in
m) IAEA/FNCA Workshop on “Radiation Processing of Natural Polymers”
from 22-26 October 2007 in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
n) IAEA/RCA Mid-Term Progress Review Meeting of the RCA Project on
Radiation Processing Applications for Health and the Environment from 7-
o) IAEA/FNCA Workshop on “Radiation Processing of Natural Polymers”
from 27-31 October 2008 in Shanghai, China.
p) IAEA/RCA Final Progress Review Meeting of the RCA Project on
Radiation Processing Applications for Health and the Environment from
q) IAEA/RCA Mid-Term Progress Review Meeting on Supporting Radiation
Processing of Polymeric Materials For Agricultural Applications and
Environmental remediation”, 19-23 July, 2010, Malaysia
r) Joint ICTP/IAEA Workshop on “Radiation Resistant Polymers” 14 – 18
s) Expert lecturer in IAEA/RCA RTC on Basic Radiation Processing of
Polymer & recycling of Polymeric Waste by Using Radiation Technology”,
t) Radiation Curing of Composites for Enhancing their Feature and Utility in
Healthcare & Industry” 18 – 22 July 2011, Vienna, Austria
u) IAEA/RCA Regional Executive Management Meeting for Policy Makers
and End-users on Green Radiation Processing for Agricultural,
Environmental and Industrial Applications, 27-31 August 2012, Ho Chi
v) IAEA/RCA Final Progress Review Meeting of RAS 8/109 and Project
Planning Meeting of RAS/1/014, 05-09 November 2012, Jakarta.,
w) Research Coordinated Meeting on “Radiation Curing of Composites for
Enhancing their Feature and Utility in Healthcare & Industry” 26-30
List of Publications
1
Shamshad Ahmed, Tasneem Riffat and Tariq Yasin,
Thermal Stability studies of Gamma Irradiated LDPE: Improvement by
Journal of Analytical and Environmental Chemistry. Vol. 3, No. 1, p. 9,
Fan Zhi-qiang, Zhang Yong-hui, Wang Qi, Tariq Yasin and Feng Lin-xian
Metallocene Catalyzed Propylene Polymerization and Copolymerization
Preprints of National Symposium on Polymer, Hefei, October, p. a278, 1997
Fan Zhi-qiang, Tariq Yasin, Wang Qi, Tao Ruo-yuan and Feng Lin-
xianPropylene Polymerization Catalyzed by Novel Unbridged Substituted
Preprints of Polymerization and Polymerization Engineering Catalyzed by
Metallocene, Hangzhou, September, p. 42-43, 1998
Tariq Yasin, Fan Zhi-qiang Wang Qi, Tao Ruo-Yuan and Feng Lin-xian
Propylene Polymerization with UnbridgedZirconocenes
Preprints of 2nd East Asian Polymer Conference, Hong Kong, 12-16
Tariq Yasin, Fan Zhi-qiang and Feng Lin-xian
Syntheses of Substituted Indan-1-ones and Indenes
Chemical Research in ChineseUniversity, No. 3, 15, p. 281-285, 1999 Tariq Yasin, Fan Zhi-qiang and Feng Lin-xian
The Influence of Substituents in Metallocene on Propylene Polymerization
Chinese Journal of Polymer Science, No. 5, Vol. 17, p. 477-481, 1999
Fan Zhi-qiang, Tariq Yasin, Wang Qi, Zhu Yin-bang and Feng Lin-xian
A Comparative Study on Racemic and Meso Ansa-zirconocenes as Catalyst
Preprints of 6th Pacific Polymer Conference, Guangzhou, Dec. 1999, p.59.
Fan Zhi-qiang, Zhu Yin-bang, Xu Jun-ting, Tariq Yasin, and Feng Lin-xian
Preprints of National Symposium on Polymer, Shanghai, May, p. a321, 1999
Fan Zhi-qiang, Tariq Yasin and Feng Lin-xian
Effect of Polymerization Temperature on Propylene Polymerization with Cs-
Chinese Chemical Letters, Vol11, No.2, p. 167-170, 2000 10 Zhi-qiang Fan, Tariq Yasin and Feng Lin-xian
Copolymerization of Propylene with 1-Octene by rac-Me2Si(2,4,6-Me3-
ournal of Polymer Science: Part A: Polymer Chemistry., Vol. 38, 4299- 11 A chapter entitled “Study on Propylene Polymerization using UnbridgedMetallocenes Catalysts Zirconocenes”, has been contributed
in a book entitled “Advances on Organometallic Catalyst and Olefin Polymerization in China and Germany”, edited by Junquan Sun and
ChristophJaniak, Chemical Industry Press, Beijing, China (2001).
12 Zhu Yin-bang, Fan Zhi-qiangTariq Yasin, and Feng Lin-xian
Stereochemical Control in Propylene Polymerization Catalysed by
Chinese Journal of Polymer Science, No. 4, Vol. 19, p. 407-413, 2001 13 Tariq Yasin, Fan Zhi-qiang, Zhu Yin-bang and Feng Lin-xian
Propylene Polymerization Catalyzed by bis(R3-indenyl) Zirconium
Dichloride/Aluminoxane-Synthesis of the Metallocenes and Influence of
Chemical Research in ChineseUniversity, No. 4, 17, p. 445-451, 2001 14 Tariq Yasin, Shamshad Ahmed, Fumio Yoshii, Keizo Makuuchi
Radiation Vulcanization of Acrylonitrile-Butadiene Rubber with
Reactive and Functional Polymers, 53, 173-181, 2002 15 Tariq Yasin, Fan Zhiqiang and Feng Linxian
Effect of π-Donor in Unbridged Metallocene Catalyst for Propylene
European Polymer Journal, No. 39, p. 903-907, 2003 16 Tariq Yasin, Shamshad Ahmed and Muhammad Fuzail
The Effect of Various Polyfunctional Monomers on Radiation Crosslinking of
Presented at International Bhurban Conference on Applied Sciences and
17 Tariq Yasin, Shamshad Ahmed, Fumio Yoshii and Keizo Makuuchi
Effect Polyfunctional Monomers on Physical Properties of Acrylonitrile-
butadiene Rubber under Electron beam Irradiation
Presented in 12th International Congress of radiation Research, ICRR 2003,
18 Shamshad Ahmed, Muhammad Fuzail and Tariq Yasin
Development of Polyolefin Based Radiation Crosslinked and Flame
Retardant Formulations for wire Insulations
Presented in 12th International Congress of radiation Research, ICRR 2003,
19 Munir Ahmed, Tariq Yasin, Shamshad Ahmed & Nasir Khalid
Adsorption of Lead Ion on Gamma Irradiated Chitosan Flakes
Presented in 12th International Congress of radiation Research, ICRR 2003,
20 Xu Jun Ting, Guan Fang Xiao, Tariq Yasin, Fan Zhiqiang
Isothermal crystallization of metallocene-based polypropylene with different
Journal of Applied Polymer Science, Vol. 90, No. 12, p. 3215-3221, 2003 21 Shamshad Ahmed, Tariq Yasin, Abdul Ghaffar
Influence of gamma radiation on hindered phenols in LDPE, paraffin oil and
Radiation Physics and Chemistry, Vol. 68, p. 925-931, 2003 22 Tariq Yasin, Shamshad Ahmed, Fumio Yoshii, Keizo Makuuchi
Effect of Acrylonitrile Content on Physical Properties of Electron Beam
Irradiated Acrylonitrile-Butadiene Rubber
Reactive and Functional Polymers, Vol. 57, p. 113-118, 2003 23 Tariq Yasin, Fan Zhiqiang and Feng Linxian
Synthesis of Unbridged Metallocene Catalyst for Propylene Polymerization
European Polymer Journal, No. 40, p. 517-522, 2004 24 Shamshad Ahmed, Muhammad Fuzail and Tariq Yasin
Protection of LDPE Wire Insulation by Hindered Phenol (Irganox-1010) and
Hindered Amine Tinuvin 770 Blend with Irgafos 168 Against Damage from
Presented in 1st RCM of the CRPF2.20.39 held in Vienna, 8-11 December
2003 and published in the IAEA book entitled Controlling of Degradation
Effect in radiation Processing of polymers
25 Tariq Yasin, Shamshad Ahmed, Munir Ahmed, Fumio Yoshii
Effect of Concentration of Polyfunctional Monomers on Physical Properties
of Acrylonitrile-butadiene Rubber under Electron Beam Irradiation
Radiation Physics and Chemistry, Vol. 73, Issue 3, p. 155-158, 2005 26 Tariq Yasin, Fan Zhiqiang, Feng Linxian
Effect of temperature on the isospecific propylene polymerization catalyzed
by rac-dimethylsilylbis(2,4,6-trimethyl-1-indenyl)zirconium dichloride/methyl
Polyhedron, Vol. 24, Issue 11, p. 1262-1268, 2005 27 Tariq Yasin and Shamshad Ahmed
Influence of radiation on some physio-chemcial properties of gum acacia
Presented in 2nd RCM of the CRPF2.20.39 held in Madrid, 11-15 July 2005
and published in the IAEA book entitled “Controlling of Degradation Effect in
28 Tariq Yasin, Zafar Iqbal Zafar, Shamshad Ahmed
Mitigation of degradation by different class of antioxidants in LDPE expose
Presented in 3rdRCM of the CRPF2.20.39 held in Daejeon, South Korea, 04-
08 December 2006 and published in the IAEA book entitled “Controlling of
Degradation Effect in radiation Processing of Polymers”.
29 Tariq Yasin
R & D Activities on Radiation Processing of Natural Polymers in Pakistan
Proceedings of the FNCA 2007 Workshop on Application of Electron
Accelerator – Radiation Processing of Natural Polymers 22-26 November
2007, Hochiminh, Vietnam, JAEA-Conf December 2008, pp148-151.
30 Tariq Yasin and Muhammad Nasir Khan
High density polyethylene/boron carbide composites for neutron shielding
e-Polymers, 059, 2008 31 Huma Abbas, Nadeem Akhtar Abassi, Tariq Yasin, Mehdi Maqbool and
Influence of irradiated chitosan coating on postharvest quality of Kinnow
Asian Journal of Chemistry, Vol 20 (8), 6217 – 6227, 2008 32 Nadia Rasool, Tariq Yasin, Zareen Akhter
Synthesis of carboxymethylchitosan/acrylic acid hydrogel using silane
e-Polymers, 142, 2008 33 Asma B Afzal, M J Akhtar, M Nadeem, M Ahmad, M M Hassan, Tariq Yasinand M Mehmood
Structural and electrical properties of polyaniline/silver nanocomposites
Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics;42 (2009) 015411 (8pp) 34 Nadia Rasool, Tariq Yasin, Jerry Y. Y. Heng, Zareen Akhter
Synthesis and characterization of novel pH-, ionic strength and temperature-
Polymer, Vol 51 (8), 1687 – 1693, 2010 35 Muhammad Arshad, Khalid Masud, Muhammad Arif, Saeed-ur-Rehman,
Jamshed H. Zaidi, Muhammad Arif, AamerSaeed, Tariq Yasin
The thermoanalytical, infrared and pyrolysis-gas chromatography-mass
spectrometric sifting of poly (methyl methacrylate) in the presence of
Natural Science, Vol 2, No.4 ,307-319, (2010) 36 Tariq Yasin
Research Activities of the Polymer Group at PIEAS
Symposium on Materials Research at Nilore, 03-04 August 2010,
37 Asad Nasir,Tariq Yasin, Atif Islam
Thermo-Oxidative Degradation Behavior of Recycled Polypropylene
Journal of Applied Polymer Science, Vol119, No. 6, 3315-3320, 2011 38 Sadullah Mir, Tariq Yasin, Peter J. Halley, Humaira Masood Siddiqi,
Thermal, rheological, mechanical and morphological behavior of
Carbohydrate Polymers, 83, 414–421, 2011. 39 Rahmat Gul, Atif Islam, Tariq Yasin, Sadullah Mir
Synergistic flame retardant effect of sepiolite in linear low density
polyethylene/magnesium hydroxide composite
Journal of Applied Polymer Science, Vol 121, 2772-2777, 2011 40 Muhammad Shafiq, Tariq Yasin
Effect of Gamma Irradiation on Linear Low Density Polyethylene/Magnesium
Radiation Physics and Chemistry, Vol 81 (1), 52-56, 2012 41 Atif Islam, Tariq Yasin, Ijaz Bano , Muhammad Riaz
Controlled release of aspirin from pH sensitive chitosan / poly (vinyl alcohol)
Journal of Applied Polymer Science, Volume 124, Issue 5, 5 June 2012, 42 Muhammad Shafiq, Tariq Yasin, Shaukat Saeed
Synthesis and Characterization of Linear Low Density Polyethylene/Sepiolite
Journal of Applied Polymer Science, Volume 123, Issue 3, pp: 1718–
43 Tariq Yasin, Sajid Khan, Young-Chang Nho, Rashid Ahmad
Effect of polyfunctional monomers on properties of radiation crosslinked
Radiation Physics and Chemistry, Vol. 81,p 421-425, 2012
44 Atif Islam, Tariq Yasin
Controlled delivery of drug from pH sensitive chitosan/poly(vinyl alcohol)
Carbohydrate Polymers, Vol. 88, 1055-1060, 2012
45 Sadullah Mir, Tariq Yasin, Peter J. Halley, Humaira Masood Siddiqi,Orhan
Thermaland Rheological Effects of Sepiolite in LLDPE/Starch Blend
Journal of Applied Polymer Science,Volume 127, Issue 2, Pages: 1330–
46 Farhat Huma, Zareen Akhter, M. Zafar-Uz-Zaman, Tariq Yasin Journal of Applied Polymer Science, Volume 128, Issue 1, Pages: 444–
47 Ishaq Ahmad, Muhammad Shafiq,Tariq Yasin Journal of Applied Polymer Science, Article first published online : 22 JUL
48 Syed Wasim Ali, Farhat Waqar, Muhammad Arif Malik, Tariq Yasin, Bashir Journal of Applied Polymer Science, Article first published online : 15 JAN
49 Sumaira Masood Siddiqui, Mazhar Mehmood,Tariq Yasin
Low temperature template assisted synthesis of carbonnanowires having
Journal of Polymer Research, (2012) 19:9949, DOI 10.1007/s10965-
50 Malik Sajjad Mehmood, Tariq Yasin, Muhammad Shah Jahan, Benjamin
Michael Walters, Manzoor Ahmad, Masroor Ikram
EPR Study of γ-Irradiated UHMWPE doped with vitamin E: Assessment of
thermal effects on the organic radicals during vitamin E diffusion
Applied Magnetic Resonance, In press
51 Tariq Yasin, Muhammad Nisar, Muhammad Shafiq, Young-Chang Nho,
Effect of sepiolite and electron beam irradiation on the properties of
Polymer Composites, in press
52 Farha Masood, P. Chen, Tariq Yasin, Nighat Fatima, Fariha Hasan, Abdul
Encapsulation of Ellipticine in poly-(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-
hydroxyvalerate) based nanoparticles and its in vitro application
Materials Science and Engineering C, doi: 10.1016/j.msec.2012.11.025, in
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