• PhD in Radiopharmaceutical Inorganic Chemistry.
• For 18 years taught a range of topics in Advanced Inorganic and Radiochemistry at Under-Graduate level and Post-Graduate levels. • Several years of Research Experience working on many aspects of inorganic, organic, physical and materials. These include working on the development of new agents for Biomedical Applications. • Supervised successfully 19 PhD and 47 MSc students. • Published over 100 papers. • Research interests in biomedical, materials and polymer applications of coordination chemistry. My interdisciplinary research areas focus on applications of coordination chemistry in biomedicine, advanced materials and polymer-supported chelate system. Biomedical research aims to the development of new imaging and therapeutic agents based on complexes of technetium, rhenium, copper and gallium atoms. The materials research is directed to make new materials for clean energy, including metal-organic frameworks with novel electronic properties such as solar cell materials or carbon capture. The polymer work is directed to develop new agents for metal extraction and waste treatment. • Member of the creativity and excellence panel at the University of Baghdad.

1994 -1996 Ph.D. In Radiopharmaceutical Inorganic Chemistry Technical University Munich, Germany and the University of Essex, UK, Supervisors: Prof. Jon Dilworth (University of Oxford), UK & Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Hiller, Germany. Thesis Title: Novel Rhenium, Technetium and Nickel Complexes as Radiopharmaceuticals in Nuclear Medicine, Synthesis, Characterisation and X-Ray Crystal Structures.

1987-1989 M.Sc. In Inorganic & Coordination Chemistry (Rank: Top student in the year), College of Education Ibn Al-Haitham, University of Baghdad. Supervisors; Prof. Dr. Monther Y. Al-Janabi and Dr. Ibrahim Al-Zand. Thesis Title: Polarographic and Spectroscopic Studies of (UO2)2+ and U4+ in Nonaqueous Solutions.

1978-1982 B.Sc. In Chemistry (Rank: 2nd out of ca. 260 candidates), College of Education, University of Baghdad.