Kuwait University
- Research Assistant
2009 - 2013
Main responsibilities included assisting research students with the analysis of samples & helping them formulate methodologies for research work, especially in the field of environmental chemistry.
I initiated & coordinated a four member team which analyses various environmental samples submitted by the research scholars. During the course of this, I was actively involved in:
• Routine analysis of almost all metals and their isotopes in sediments, water, dust, fish, hair, seawater, brine, toys, fruits, vegetables, spices, tea, milk, herbal products, asphaltene etc. using ICP-MS & ICP-OES.
• Elemental analysis of compounds using CHNS analyser.
• Characterization of organic/ inorganic compounds FTIR & FT- Raman.
• Routine analysis of anions like Fluoride, Chloride, Nitrate, Nitrite, Sulphate, Phosphate, bicarbonate and bromide in water, sediments, juices, plant materials etc. using Ion Chromatography &Silicates, Ammonia, Sulphides, Alkalinity, Cyanides, Phenols, Hardness, Aminoacids, Carbohydrates, Proteins, Lipids etc. colourimetrically using UV-Visible-NIR- spectrophotometer.
Chlorophyll a (both invivo and extracted), pheophytins, phycoerythrin, phycocyanin, Histamin & turbidity.
• Poly Aromatic Hydrocarbon (PAH), Ammonia & Chlorophyll analysis using Fluorescence spectrophotometer.
• Total Petroleum Hydrocarbon determination by gravimetric methods after Microwave / Accelerated solvent extraction (ASE).
• Carbohydrates, Total lipids, Phenolic compounds, Amino acids and protein determination.
• All chemical & physical properties of soil, sediment & water as required by Kuwait EPA involving:
Grain size analysis by dry sieving, hydrometer, sedigraph and pipette analysis.
CEC, ESP, SAR, TPH, Bulk density, Porosity, Water holding capacity, Conductivity, Soluble cations & anions, metals, TOC, TN, TP, TPH, CaCO3, etc. of soils & sediments.
All water quality parameters including BOD, COD, TOC, cyanides, phenols, alkalinity, total kjeldhal nitrogen, metals etc.