S. Ismat Shah

Professor S. Ismat Shah is a full-time academic at the University of Delaware with joint appointments in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering (College of Engineering) and Department of Physics & Astronomy (College of Arts & Sciences). He also serves as Director of the Energy and Environment Policy Program (ENEP) within the Joseph Biden Jr. School of Public Policy and Administration.

• PhD in Materials Science and Engineering from University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (1986)
• Former Senior Scientist at DuPont Corporate R&D (12 years)
• University of Delaware faculty since 1999

Professor Shah's research spans materials science, nanotechnology, and energy policy, focusing on:

• Nanomaterials for Energy, Environment, and Water
• Photocatalysis and Solar Cells (P3HT/PCBM, CdS heterojunctions)
• Multiferroic and Magnetic Nanomaterials
• Energy and Environmental Policy Ethics

His publication record includes over 250 peer-reviewed articles with an h-index of 52, emphasizing:

• Transition metal-doped oxides
• Graphene engineering via laser irradiation
• Multiferroic ceramic analysis
• Photocatalytic water treatment materials
• Dielectric and magnetic coupling phenomena
• Optimization of nanostructured solar cells

Scientific recognition includes:

• Excellence in Teaching Award (2007, 2011)
• Mentor Award, Society of Vacuum Coaters (2012)
• Fulbright Fellowship (2011)
• Sheth International Alumni Award (2013)
• TUBITAK Visiting Scholar (2012)

He leads research bridging engineering and policy through:

• Renewable energy systems (particularly distributed off-grid power)
• Greenhouse gas mitigation technologies
• Energy ethics and diversity in science

His laboratory work centers on:

• XPS/UPS surface characterization
Patents: 6 in materials for energy applications
• Advanced thin film deposition techniques
• Structural analysis of nanostructured ceramics