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College / Department

College of Arts and Sciences

Department of Biology, Chemistry and Environmental Sciences

Teaching areas

Physical Chemistry, Materials Chemistry, Electrochemistry, Catalysis

Research areas

Carbon Nanomaterials, Reaction Kinetics, Catalysis, Electrochemistry, Physical Organic Chemistry

Education

PhD, Chemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison, United States, 2011

BS, Chemistry, HCC, Russian Academy of Sciences, Russia, 2005

Professional experience

Associate Professor, Chemistry And Materials Science, American University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, 2024 - Present

Associate Professor, Chemistry, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Saudi Arabia, 2022 - 2024

Assistant Professor, Chemistry, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Saudi Arabia, 2017 - 2021

Research Associate, Chemistry, Rice University, TX, United States, 2014 - 2016

Postdoctoral Fellow, Chemistry, Northwestern University, IL, United States, 2011 - 2013

Memberships

Materials Research Society, MRS, International, 2020

The Electrochemical Society, ECS, International, 2011

American Chemical Society, ACS, International, 2009

Contact

[email protected]

+971 6 515 4013

Dr. Almaz Jalilov

Associate Professor

PhD, University of Wisconsin-Madison, United States

Dr. Almaz Jalilov research focused on the application of physical chemistry principles in materials science, particularly in carbon nanotechnology and catalysis for sustainable energy and environment. One aspect of our work is to develop new carbon-based nanomaterials from molecular precursors or petroleum waste for applications that will result in more efficient and affordable industrial processes. He obtained his training at Russian Academy of Sciences (BS, 2005), the University of Wisconsin-Madison (PhD, 2011), Northwestern University (Postdoc, 2013), and Rice University (Research Associate, 2016).

Publications

Almaz Jalilov, Wan Ryan Asri And Asem Alenaizan. Structural Elucidation of Photoluminescent Carbon Nanodots through Quenching Kinetics with Molecular Electron Donors and Acceptors, Chemphyschem, 1 April (2nd Quarter/Spring) 2025

Ahmed Alghamdi, Shakeeba Cholikadam, Mohammed Fettouhi, Abdul Kalanthoden, Almaz Jalilov And Abdul Peedikakkal. Blue- and white-light emitting 2D metal-organic frameworks of cis-5-norbornene-endo-2,3-dicarboxylic acid, Crystengcomm, 22 January (1st Quarter/Winter) 2025

Ali Duman And Almaz Jalilov. Machine learning for carbon dot synthesis and applications, Materials Advances, 29 July (3rd Quarter/Summer) 2024

Maimuna Zarewa, Mohamed Javid And Almaz Jalilov. Porous Carbon from Vacuum Residue as an Effective Electrocatalyst for a 2e− Oxygen Reduction Reaction in Alkaline Media, Energy And Fuels, 7 December 2023

Hassan Almoalim, Malak Alkhaldi, Asem Alenaizan And Almaz Jalilov. Electron Donor, Acceptor, and Concentration-Dependent Quenching of Photoluminescent Carbon Nanodots, Journal Of Physical Chemistry C, 6 July (3rd Quarter/Summer) 2023

Almaz Jalilov. Photoluminescent Carbon Nanodots Integrated Polymeric Materials in One Step from Molecular Precursors, Chemistryselect, 6 October (4th Quarter/Autumn) 2021

Abdul Peedikakkal, Hasan Al-mohsin, Almaz Jalilov, Theis Sølling And Anders Skov. Design of Green-Emitting Salts from Substituted Pyridines: Understanding the Solid-State Photodimerization of trans-1,2-bis(4-pyridyl)ethylene, Chemphyschem, 4 June 2021

Ibrahim Khan, Almaz Jalilov, Katsushi Fujii And Ahsanulhaq Qurashi. Quasi-1D Aligned Nanostructures for Solar-Driven Water Splitting Applications: Challenges, Promises, and Perspectives, Solar Rrl, 1 April (2nd Quarter/Spring) 2021

Tristan Maxson, Almaz Jalilov, Matthias Zeller And Sergiy Rosokha. Halogen Bonding Between Anions: Association of Anion Radicals of Tetraiodo-p-benzoquinone with Iodide Anions, Angewandte Chemie - International Edition, 21 September 2020

Almaz Jalilov. Solvent effect on structural elucidation of photoluminescent graphitic carbon nanodots, Acs Omega, 18 August 2020

Almaz Jalilov, Spencer Deats, Muath Albukhari, Matthias Zeller And Sergiy Rosokha. Intermolecular Interactions between Halogen-Substituted p-Benzoquinones and Halide Anions: Anion-π Complexes versus Halogen Bonding, Chempluschem, 1 March 2020

Muqing Ren, Marta Sevilla, Antonio Fuertes, Robert Mokaya, James Tour And Almaz Jalilov. Pore Characteristics for Efficient CO2 Storage in Hydrated Carbons, Acs Applied Materials And Interfaces, 27 November 2019

Ragaverthini Chinnasamy, Amutha Arul, Ammar Almousa, Mangalampalli Kiran, Priyadip Das, Almaz Jalilov, Abdul Peedikakkal And Soumyajit Ghosh. Structure Property Correlation of a Series of Halogenated Schiff Base Crystals and Understanding of the Molecular Basis through Nanoindentation, Crystal Growth And Design, 6 November 2019

Hasan Al-mohsin, Ammar Almousa, Sulayman Oladepo, Almaz Jalilov, Mohammed Fettouhi And Abdul Peedikakkal. Single-Crystal-to-Single-Crystal Transformation of Hydrogen-Bonded Triple-Stranded Ladder Coordination Polymer via Photodimerization Reaction, Inorganic Chemistry, 5 August 2019

Paul Derry, Lizanne Nilewski, William Sikkema, Kimberly Mendoza, Almaz Jalilov, Vladimir Berka, Emily Mchugh, Ah Tsai, James Tour And Thomas Kent. Catalytic oxidation and reduction reactions of hydrophilic carbon clusters with NADH and cytochrome C: Features of an electron transport nanozyme, Nanoscale, 14 June 2019

Lizanne Nilewski, Kimberly Mendoza, Almaz Jalilov, Vladimir Berka, Gang Wu, William Sikkema, Andrew Metzger, Ruquan Ye, Rui Zhang, Duy Luong, Tuo Wang, Emily Mchugh, Paul Derry, Errol Samuel, Thomas Kent, Ah Tsai And James Tour. Highly Oxidized Graphene Quantum Dots from Coal as Efficient Antioxidants, Acs Applied Materials And Interfaces, 8 May 2019

Rodrigo Salvatierra, Gladys López-silva, Almaz Jalilov, Jongwon Yoon, Gang Wu, Ah Tsai And James Tour. Suppressing Li Metal Dendrites Through a Solid Li-Ion Backup Layer, Advanced Materials, 13 December 2018

Almaz Jalilov, Abdulkadir Tanimu, Saheed Ganiyu And Khalid Alhooshani. Kinetic and Mechanistic Analysis of Dibenzothiophene Hydrodesulfurization on Ti-SBA-15-NiMo Catalysts, Energy And Fuels, 15 November 2018

Abdul Peedikakkal, Hong Quah, Stacey Chia, Almaz Jalilov, Abdul Shaikh, Hasan Al-mohsin, Khushboo Yadava, Wei Ji And Jagadese Vittal. Near-White Light Emission from Lead(II) Metal-Organic Frameworks, Inorganic Chemistry, 17 September 2018

Almaz Jalilov, Yilun Li, Carter Kittrell And James Tour. Increased CO2 selectivity of asphalt-derived porous carbon through introduction of water into pore space, Nature Energy, 1 December 2017

Tuo Wang, Rodrigo Villegas Salvatierra, Almaz Jalilov, Jian Tian And James Tour. Ultrafast Charging High Capacity Asphalt-Lithium Metal Batteries, Acs Nano, 28 November 2017

Peter Owuor, Ok Park, Cristiano Woellner, Almaz Jalilov, Sandhya Susarla, Jarin Joyner, Sehmus Ozden, Luongxuan Duy, Rodrigo Salvatierra, Robert Vajtai, James Tour, Jun Lou, Douglas Galvão, Chandra Tiwary And Pulickel Ajayan. Lightweight Hexagonal Boron Nitride Foam for CO2 Absorption, Acs Nano, 26 September 2017

Almaz Jalilov, Lizanne Nilewski, Vladimir Berka, Chenhao Zhang, Andrey Yakovenko, Gang Wu, Thomas Kent, Ah Tsai And James Tour. Perylene Diimide as a Precise Graphene-like Superoxide Dismutase Mimetic, Acs Nano, 28 February 2017

Almaz Jalilov, Yilun Li, Jian Tian And James Tour. Ultra-High Surface Area Activated Porous Asphalt for CO2 Capture through Competitive Adsorption at High Pressures, Advanced Energy Materials, 11 January (1st Quarter/Winter) 2017

Yilun Li, Gedeng Ruan, Almaz Jalilov, Yash Tarkunde, Huilong Fei And James Tour. Biochar as a renewable source for high-performance CO2 sorbent, Carbon, 1 October (4th Quarter/Autumn) 2016

Almaz Jalilov, Chenhao Zhang, Errol Samuel, William Sikkema, Gang Wu, Vladimir Berka, Thomas Kent, Ah Tsai And James Tour. Mechanistic Study of the Conversion of Superoxide to Oxygen and Hydrogen Peroxide in Carbon Nanoparticles, Acs Applied Materials And Interfaces, 22 June 2016

Almaz Jalilov, Jianjiang Lu And Jay Kochi. Charge-transfer complex formations of tetracyanoquinone (cyanil) and aromatic electron donors, Journal Of Physical Organic Chemistry, 1 January (1st Quarter/Winter) 2016

Almaz Jalilov, Gedeng Ruan, Chih Hwang, Desmond Schipper, Josiah Tour, Yilun Li, Huilong Fei, Errol Samuel And James Tour. Asphalt-derived high surface area activated porous carbons for carbon dioxide capture, Acs Applied Materials And Interfaces, 1 January (1st Quarter/Winter) 2015

Zhengzheng Pan, Mahesh Hariharan, Joshua Arkin, Almaz Jalilov, Martin Mccullagh, George Schatz And Frederick Lewis. Electron donor-acceptor interactions with flanking purines influence the efficiency of thymine photodimerization, Journal Of The American Chemical Society, 28 December 2011

Almaz Jalilov, Stephen Nelsen, Ilia Guzei And Qin Wu. Intramolecular π-stacking interactions of bridged bis-p-phenylenediamine radical cations and diradical dications: Charge-transfer versus spin-coupling, Angewandte Chemie - International Edition, 18 July (3rd Quarter/Summer) 2011

Almaz Jalilov, Gaoquan Li, Stephen Nelsen, Ilia Guzei And Qin Wu. Solution and solid-state studies of doubly trimethylene-bridged tetraalkyl p -phenylenediamine diradical dication conformations, Journal Of The American Chemical Society, 5 May 2010

Sergiy Rosokha, Marshall Newton, Almaz Jalilov And Jay Kochi. The spectral elucidation versus the X-ray structure of the critical precursor complex in bimolecular electron transfers: Application of experimental/theoretical solvent probes to ion-radical (Redox) dyads, Journal Of The American Chemical Society, 13 February 2008

Conference Presentations

Activated Vacuum Residue for Efficient Electrocatalytic Oxidation Reduction Reaction in Alkaline Media, Gordon Research Conference On Surface Chemistry And Reactivity, 9 March 2025