M. Ishaque Khan , Ph.D.
Professor of ChemistryExecutive Associate Chair, Department of Biological and Chemical Sciences
Director, Materials and Chemical Synthesis Program
Office: 204 - Life Sciences Building
Phone: 312.567.3431
Fax: 312.567.3494
Email: khan@iit.edu
Expertise
Education
- Ph.D. Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, India
Curriculum Vitae
Research & Major Accomplishments
Expertise
Dr. Khan has an extensive experience and an established track-record in academia. He has been engaged in research, teaching and curriculum development, and related professional activities for over two decades. Along the way he has been in considerable academic leadership positions, serving as Associate Chairman of the department, Director of Professional Science Master’s Program in Materials and Chemical Synthesis, and Associate Dean of the College of Science and Letters at the Illinois Institute of Technology. He has been Plenary, Keynote and Invited speaker at over 80 international and national conferences, National Laboratories, Industrial Research Centers, and Universities around the World. He has been Organizer and Chair of over a dozen international & national conferences, symposia, and workshops. He is reviewer of articles for numerous top tier international journals such as Science, J. Am. Chem. Soc., Inorg. Chem., Angew. Chem., J. Solid St. Chem., Chem. Reviews, J. Mol. Str., J. Phys. Chem, Mater. Res. Bulletin, Dalton Trans., Crystal Growth and Design, Catalysis Letters, and Applied Catalysis. He is also reviewer of research Grant Proposals to National and International Funding Agencies. He is a member of the Editorial Board of Research Letters in Inorganic Chemistry, and a member of the International Advisory Board of Arabian Journal of Chemistry.
Research
Dr. Khan’s research program concerns with nanoscience and nanotechnology, energy, environment, health, and sustainability. Currently, the emphasis on the design, development and property studies of advanced materials including nanomaterials for applications in chemical sensing, energy storage, and biomedical usage, and nanostructured catalysts for detection and removal of toxic gases from industrial exhaust and flue gas streams, selective oxidation (of hydrocarbons into useful industrial feed-stocks) and hydrotreating catalysis in petroleum refineries.
His research work has been published in the form of some 80 research papers in refereed top tier international journals, expert chapters and review articles in 5 Monographs, and 3 US Patents. His work has been highlighted in Science, Science News, and Chemical and Engineering News. It has also been incorporated in the premier chemistry text books. His work has been supported by the National Science Foundation, American Chemical Society’s Petroleum Research Fund, Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, Department of Defense, Argonne National Laboratory, IIT Research Institute, and Industry.
In addition to his research work, Dr. Khan has been at the forefront of higher education and curriculum development. He has pioneered the Professional Science Master’s Program in Materials and Chemical Synthesis-- the first such program that combines modern materials’ design and synthesis strategies with innovative characterization techniques, computational & simulation methods, environmental regulations, project management, technical communication, and intellectual property management. The multi-media technology based graduate program fills a major gap in the higher education curriculum and viewed as a model program.
Current Projects
Nanoscale science and nanotechnology, energy and sustainability. Design, synthesis, and properties of molecular and extended structure materials of fundamental and current technological interest. Emphasis is on materials of controllable properties and functions for applications in chemical sensing, energy storage, and biomedical usage, and catalysis (for selective oxidation of hydrocarbons, hydrotreating catalysis, and detection and catalytic removal of toxic gases from industrial exhaust and flue gas stream). The interdisciplinary research program, which emphasizes molecular approach to materials design & development, lies at the interface of materials-, environmental-, computational-, and biological chemistry. It makes use of modern materials design and synthetic methods and employs a variety of materials characterization techniques. The program occupies a central position in a collaborative network of research universities, research centers, Argonne National Laboratory, and industry.
Awards/Honors
- National Scholarship
- German Academic Exchange Fellowship
- Commonwealth Academic Staff Fellowship
- Member, Editorial Board, Research Letters in Inorganic Chemistry
- Member, International Advisory Board, Arabian Journal of Chemistry
Patents
Three US Patents
Books
Expert Chapters in the following Monographs:
- Polyoxometalate Chemistry for Nano-Composite Design, Kluwer Academic: New York, 2002.
- Polyoxometalate Chemistry. From Topology via Self-Assembly to Applications, Kluwer Academic: Dordrecht, 2001.
- Progress in Inorganic Chemistry, John Wiley & Sons: New York, 1996.
- Early Transition Metal Clusters with P-Donor Ligands, VCH: New York, 1995.
Current Projects
Awards/Honors
Patents
Books
Selected Publications
M. I. Khan, S. Deb, K. Aydemir, A. Alwarthan, S. Chattopadhyay, J. T. Miller C. L. Marshall. "Vanadium oxide based nanostructured materials for catalytic oxidative dehydrogenation of propane: Effect of heterometallic centers on the catalyst performance", Catalysis Letters, 2010.
M. I. Khan, S. Deb, R.J. Doedens. "An inorganic-organic hybrid material with a novel oxometallic framework: Hydrothermal synthesis and characterization of [Zn3O3(C13H14N2)3]V6O15", Inorg. Chem. Commun. 2009, 12, 1104-116.
M. I. Khan, R. C. Nome, S.Deb, J. McNeely, B. Cage, R. J. Doedens. "Inorganic-Organic Hybrid Materials with Novel Framework Structures: Synthesis and Characterization of [Ni(py)4]4V10O29 and [Ni2(py)5(H2O)3]V4O12", Crystal Growth & Design, 2009.
M. I. Khan, S.Deb, C. L. Marshall. "Vanadium Oxide Based Nanostructured Materials: Novel Oxidative Dehydrogenation Catalysts", Catalysis Letters, 2009, 128, 256.
M. I. Khan, E. Yohannes, V. O. Golub, C. J. O'Connor, R. J. Doedens, "Mixed-Valence and Neutral Framework Inorganic-Organic Hybrid Materials: Synthesis, Characterization and Magnetic Properties of [{Co(N(CH)4N)}(V2O5)2] and [{Co(N(CH)4N)}V2O6]", Chem. Mater. 2007, 19, 4890-95.
M. I. Khan, S. Tabussum, C. Marshall, M. Neyleon, "Catalytic deNOx properties of novel vanadium oxide based open framework materials", Catalysis Letters. 2006, 112, 1-12.
M. I. Khan, E. Yohannes, R. J. Doedens, V. O. Golub, C. J. O'Connor, "Templated synthesis of a chiral solid: Synthesis and characterization of {Co(H2N(CH2)2NH2) 3}[V3O9]·H2O, containing a new type of chiral vanadium oxide chain", Inorg. Chem. Commun. 2005, 8, 841-845.
M. I. Khan, S. Ayesh, R. J. Doedens, M. Yu, C. J. O'Connor, "Synthesis and characterization of a polyoxovanadate cluster representing a new topology", Chem. Commun. 2005, 4658-4660.
M. I. Khan, S. Tabussum, R. J. Doedens, V. O. Golub, C. J. O'Connor, "Functionalized Metal Oxide Clusters: Synthesis, Characterization, Crystal Structures, and Magnetic Properties of a Novel Series of Fully Reduced Heteropolyoxovanadium Cationic Clusters Decorated with Organic Ligands- [MV6O6{(OCH2CH2) 2N(CH2CH2OH)}6]X", Inorg. Chem. 2004, 43, 5850-5859.
M. I. Khan, E. Yohannes, R. J. Doedens, "A Novel Series of Materials Composed of Arrays of Vanadium Oxide Container Molecules- {V18O42(X)} (X = H2O, Cl-, Br-): Synthesis and Characterization of [M2(en)5][{M(en)2}2V18O42(X)]·9H2O (M=Zn, Cd)", Inorg. Chem. 2003, 42, 3125-3129.
M. I. Khan, S. Cevik, R. J. Doedens, "Composite Materials Derived From Oxovanadium Sulfates", In Polyoxometalate Chemistry for Nano-Composite Design T. Yamase and M. T. Pope; Ed., Kluwer Academic: New York, 2002.pp 27-38.
M. I. Khan, "Novel Extended Solids Composed of Transition Metal Oxide Cluster", J. Solid State Chem. 2000, 152, 105. (For highlights of this work see perspective articles "The Simplicity of Complexity- Rational Design of Giant Pores". Science, February 9, 2001, 291,994-995. "Living Through Holey Chemistry". Science News, June 23, 2001, 59, p. 398-402.)
Professional Society Memberships
Editorial Board Service
Professional Society Service
- American Association for the Advancement of Science
- American Chemical Society
- American Ceramic Society
- North American Catalysis Society
- Chicago Catalysis Club
- Sigma Chi
