Contact information – Email: engr.rehman1240@alumni.sjtu.cn

Phone: 18860876322

Research interests – Polymers e.g PVDF, its Co-Polymers and cellulose application in membrane making for energy efficient storage devices e.g. Batteries and Fuel cell, different methods of membrane making Techniques i.e NIPS and electro-spinning .

Education – Ph.D. in Power Engineering and Engineering Thermophysics, 2020, School of Mechanical Engineering, Shanghai JiaoTong University, China. BS.c and Msc (Hons) Specialized in Solar Energy from UAF Pakistan.

Work Experience – Site Engineer, 2021-2023, Watt-Techs Pvt Ltd and Electrotech Pvt. Ltd Pakistan. Visiting Faculty, 2020-2021, UAF Pakistan.

Research Publication –

1. Muhammad Rehman Asghar, Yao Zhang, Aiming Wu, Xiaohui Yan, Shuiyun Shen, Changchun Ke and Junliang Zhang. Preparation of microporous

Cellulose/Poly(vinylidene fluoride-hexafluoropropylene) membrane for lithium ion

batteries by phase inversion method. Journal of Power Sources, 2018, 379: 197–205.

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpowsour.2018.01.052

2. Muhammad Rehman Asghar, Muhammad Tuoqeer Anwar, and Ahmad Naveed. A Review on Inorganic Nanoparticles Modified Composite Membranes for Lithium-Ion Batteries: Recent Progress and Prospects. Membranes (Basel), 2019, 9: 78. https://doi.org/10.3390/membranes9070078

3. Muhammad Rehman Asghar, Muhammad Tuoqeer Anwar, Tahir Rasheed, Ahmad Naveed, Xiaohui Yan and Junliang Zhang. Lithium Salt doped poly(vinylidene fluoride)/Cellulose acetate composite gel electrolyte membrane for lithium ion battery. Published in 2 nd International Conference on Nano Science & Technology (ICNST 2019).

https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1757-899X/654/1/012017

4. Muhammad Rehman Asghar, Muhammad Tuoqeer Anwar, Guofeng Xia and

Junliang Zhang. Cellulose/Poly(vinylidene fluoride hexafluoropropylene) composite

membrane with titania nanoparticles for lithium-ion batteries, Materials Chemistry and Physics, 2020, 252: 123122. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matchemphys.2020.123122

5. Muhammad Tuoqeer Anwar, Xiaohui Yan, Muhammad Rehman Asghar, Naveed Husnain, Shuiyun Shen, Liuxuan Luo and Junliang Zhang. Recent advances in hybrid support material for Pt‐based electrocatalysts of proton exchange membrane fuel cells, International Journal of Energy Research, 2019, 43: 2694–2721.

https://doi.org/10.1002/er.4322

6. Muhammad Tuoqeer Anwar, Xiaohui Yan, Muhammad Rehman Asghar, Naveed Husnain , Shuiyun Shen, Liuxuan Luo, Xiaojing Cheng, Guanghua Wei and Junliang Zhang. MoS2-rGO hybrid architecture as durable support for cathode catalyst in proton exchange membrane fuel cells, Chinese Journal of Catalysis, 2019, 40: 1160–1167. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1872-2067(19)63365-6

7. Muhammad Tuoqeer Anwar, Muhammad Rehman Asghar, Arslan Ahmed, Tahir Rasheed. Metal organic frameworks-carbon based nanocomposites for environmental sensing and catalytic applications, Advances in Chemical Pollution Environmental Management and Protection, 2023, 9, 301-320. https://doi.org/10.1016/bs.apmp.2022.12.002