Khalid M. Omer, Ph.D - University of Sulaimani

Curriculum Vitae
Khalid M. Omer, Ph.D
Department of Chemistry
College of Science, University of Sulaimani
Work phone # + 964 53 327 0915 (1254)
Email: khalid.omer@univsul.net
Ph. D in Chemistry
Nanochemistry, Electrochemistry, photoelectrochemical cells, environmental chemistry, sensors.
Educational background
2006 – 2009 Ph.D (University of Texas at Austin, USA)
Advisor: Allen J. Bard
Electrochemistry, Spectroscopy and Electrogenerated Chemiluminescence
of some novel organic compounds and organic nanoparticles in aqueous
media.
1997 −1999 M.S (University of Salahaddin-Iraq)
Advisor: Azad T. Faizullah
Master’s thesis (Determination scheme of hypochlorite-Luminol
Chemiluminescence by Flow Injection analysis)
1992 − 1996 B.S (University of Salahaddin-Iraq)

Publications (published, submitted, and in writing process)
Papers are in writing:
1. Khalid M. Omer.; Allen J. Bard. Preparation and Electrogenerated
Chemiluminescence of Organic Donor-Acceptor nanoparticles in
aqueous media, in writing.
2. Jungdon Suk.; Khalid M. Omer.; Raymond Ziessel.; Allen J Bard.
Electrogenarted Chemiluminescence of BODIPY derivatives, in
writing.
3. Xun-Jin Zhu, Khalid M. Omer, Bradley J. Holliday, Richard A. Jones and Allen J.
Bard.; Electrogenerated Chemiluminescence of New Cyclometalated
Platinum (II) Complexes and Polymers. in writing.
Submitted Papers:
4. Khalid M. Omer.; Sung-Yu Ku.; Ken-Tsung Wong.; Allen J. Bard.
Electrogenerated Chemiluminescence of Novel Star-shaped 1, 3, 5-
triazine derivatives, in writing.
Published Papers:
5. Khalid M. Omer.; Sung-Yu Ku.; Ken-Tsung Wong.; Allen J. Bard. Efficient
and Stable Blue Electrogenerated Chemiluminescence of
Fluorene-Substituted Aromatic Hydrocarbons. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.
Accepted. 2009, 48, 9300-9303.
6. Khalid M. Omer.; Sung-Yu Ku.; Ken-Tsung Wong.; Allen J. Bard. Green
Electrogenerated Chemiluminescence of Highly Fluorescent
Benzothiadiazole and Fluorene Derivatives. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2009, 131,
10733.

7. Khalid M. Omer.; Allen J Bard. Electrogenerated chemiluminescence
of Aromatic hydrocarbon nanoparticles in aqueous solution J. Phys.
Chem. C. 2009,113, 11575-11578.
8. Anahita Izadyar.; Khalid M. Omer.; Yunqi Liu.; Shiyan Chen.; Xinjun Xu.; and
Allen J. Bard. Electrochemistry and Electrogenerated
Chemiluminescence of Quinoxaline Derivatives J. Phys. Chem. C. 2008,
112, 20027.
9. Jiaguo Yu.; Fu-Ren F. Fan.; Shanlin Pan.; Vincent M. Lynch.; Khalid M. Omer.;
Allen J. Bard. Spontaneous Formation and Electrogenerated
Chemiluminescence of Tris(bipyridine) Ru(II) Derivative Nanobelts. J.
Am. Chem. Soc. 2008, 130, 7196.
10. Khalid M. Omer.; Alexander L. Kanibolotsky.; Peter J. Skabara.; Igor F.
Perepichka.; Allen J. Bard. Electrochemistry, Spectroscopy, and
Electrogenerated Chemiluminescence of Some Star-Shaped Truxene-
Oligofluorene Compounds. J. Phys. Chem. B 2007, 111, 6612.
11. Khalid M. Omer. Preconcentration of Lead by Solid Phase Extraction
(SPE) with determination by Atomic Absorption Spectrometry.
Kurdistan Academician Journal 2006, 1, 4A, 147.
12. Khalid M. Omer.; Fadhil M. Najib.; Aumed I Haider. Determination of Lead
in ambient air and drinking water after preconcentration using
Atomic Absorption Spectrometry. Kurdistan Academician Journal 2006, 1,
4A, 137.
13. Khalid M. Omer. Determination of Mn in steel samples by FIA with
chemiluminescence detection. Ibn Al-Haitham J. for pure & appl. sci 2005.
18(3).

Patent (filed)
Allen. J Bard, Fu-Ren F. Fan, Khalid M. Omer, Jiaguo Yu.
Syntheses and characterization of organic or ionic luminescent Nanoparticles for
Electrogenerated Chemiluminescence.
Luminescent nanostructured materials for use in electrogenerated chemiluminescence. PCT
Int. Appl. (2009), WO 2009137002
Skills at instruments:
‣ Potentiostat and Galavanostat.
‣ UV vis spectrophotometer and spectrofluorometer.
‣ Scanning electrochemical microscope (SEM).
‣ Photodetectors (charge Coupling Device camera (CCD camera),
Photomultiplier tube (PMT)).
‣ Glovebox.
Books and chapter written
1. Zanko Dictionary (English-Kurdish dictionary); Khalid M. Omer; Ganj
publisher, 2004.
Fellowships and honors:
1. Top ten students above college of science, University of Salahadin-Hawler, 1996.
2. 2005 fellowship of Ministry of scientific research of Kurdistan/Iraq.
Language skills:
Kurdish (native); English (fluent); Arabic (fluent); Farsi (good); Turkish (good).

Computer skills:
Microsoft office (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint): very good.
Hardware maintenance: good