Ahmed Masoud Al-Ghafri

Experienced Research Assistant with over 8 years of experience in Research and analytical equipments.

Detail-oriented Research Assistant with hands-on experience performing clerical and laboratory work to advance research goals. Specializes in Instrumental Analytical Chemistry.

To seek and maintain full-time position that offers professional challenges utilizing interpersonal skills, excellent time management and problem-solving skills.

The International English Language Testing System (IELTS)

• Tetrahedron Letters: PALLADIUM-CATALYZED CHEMO- AND REGIOSELECTIVE CROSS-COUPLING REACTIONS OF 2,3-DICHLORONAPHT HALENE-1,4-BISTRIFLATE. Zahid Hassan, Sulaiman Al-Shidhani,Ahmed Al-Ghafri, etc. | 2015
• Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy DETERMINATION OF SUCROSE IN DATE FRUITS (PHOENIX DACTYLIFERA L.) GROWING IN THE SULTANATE OF OMAN BY NIR SPECTROSCOPY AND MULTIVARIATE CALIBRATION. Fazal Mabood , M.A.G. Ahmed, A. Al-Harrasi, Ricard Boqué, H. Hussain, Javid Hussain , | 2015
• Phytochemistry Letters: DESFLAVASIDES A-D: FOUR NEW TETRASACCHARIDE PREGNANE GLYCOSIDES FROM DESMIDORCHIS FLAVA. M. Adil, H. Hussain, Ahmed Al-Rawahi, Rene Csuk,Ahmed Al-Ghafri, Ivan R. Green, Ahmed Al-Harrasi | 2016
• Antibiotics: NOVEL POLYHYDROQUINOLINE-HYDRAZIDE-LINKED SCHIFF’S BASE DERIVATIVES: MULTISTEP SYNTHESIS, ANTIMICROBIAL, AND CALCIUM-CHANNEL-BLOCKING ACTIVITIES. Zainab, Najeeb Ur Rehman, Mumtaz Ali, Ahmed Al-Ghafri, Ahmed Al-Harrasi, Manzoor Ahmad | 2022

• November - 2022: NMR IN CHEMICAL AND OIL INDUSTRY, GCA 2022, Manama, Bahrain, [NMR in chemical and oil industry course].
• October - 2019: PROTECTION FROM CHEMICAL, BIOLOGICAL AND RADIOLOGICAL POLLUTANTS, Trading & Investment Establishment, Mus cat, Oman, [Protection from chemical, biological and radiological pollutants].
• July - 2018: INDUSTRIAL LAB TRAINING, Wimpey Laboratories, Muscat, Oman, [Chemical analysis of water, soil and aggregate samples for different parameters].
• November - 2017: ADVANCED TRANSPORTATION FUELS, Saudi ARAMCO, Manama, Bahrain, [The latest advanced technologies about the transportation Fuels].
• July - 2016: STRUCTURE ELUCIDATION OF NMR SPECTRUMS, Analyticon, Berlin, Germany, [Structure elucidation of NMR spectrums].
• November - 2015: HEALTH AND SAFETY IN THE LABORATORIES, UoN, Nizwa, Oman, [Health and Safety in the Laboratory and Chemical Safety].
• October - 2015: ENGLISH FOR COMMUNICATION, UoN, Nizwa, Oman, [Communication skills in English].
• March - 2015: INTRODUCTION TO AVANCE SPECTROMETER OPERATION, BRUKER, Zurich, Switzerland, [AVANCE 1D/2D "Introduction to AVANCE Spectrometer operation].

• Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy (NMR)
• Inductively Coupled Plasma - Optical Emission Spectroscopy (ICP-OES)
• Near Infrared Spectroscopy (NIR) & Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR)
• Column Chromatography, MPLC, Recycling HPLC, and Gas Chromatography
• Analytical High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC)
• UV/Visible Spectrophotometer
• X-ray Spectroscopy (Single-Crystal and XRD)
• Classical Water Tests Methods: Alkalinity [Potentiometric Titration], Hardness [EDTA Titration], Chloride Content, TSS & TDS
• Soil & Aggregate Tests: Gypsum, Acid and Water Soluble Chloride [Volhard’s Method], Acid and Water Soluble Sulphate [Gravimetric Method]

• The 1st International Conference on Frankincense and Medicinal Plants, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman, (October 2018)
• The 4th International Laboratory Technology Conference & Exhibition (LABTECH ), Saudi Aramco, Kingdom of Bahrain, (November 2017)
• The Second Industrial Innovation Forum, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman, (January 2017)
• Arab Lab Exhibition , Dubai, United Arab Emirates, (March 2016)
• Arab Lab Exhibition , Dubai, United Arab Emirates, (March 2015)
• The 3rd International Laboratory Technology Conference & Exhibition (LABTECH ), Saudi Aramco, Kingdom of Bahrain, (October 2014)

• The Oman Science Festival, Muscat, 2022
• The Fourteenth & Fifteenth Cultural Season, University of Nizwa, 2018 and 2019 ,respectively
• The Oman Science and Technology Festival, Nizwa, 2017
• The 3rd Omani dates festival, Nizwa, Oman, 2015
• The 3rd Peoples' Forum, Grand Mosque, Kuwait, 2013
• Exhibition of "Trip Around The World", Kuwait university, 2013
• Exhibition of “Communities in Q8” for four consecutive years, Kuwait university, (2011- 2014)
• The 9th Annual Forum "issues and child protection policies”, Kuwait university, 2012
• Head of “Omani students' Union in Kuwait”, 2012

• Prof. Ahmed AL-Harrasi , Vice Chancellor for Research, Graduate Studies and External Relations, University of Nizwa +968 25446328 aharrasi@unizwa.edu.om
• Dr. Mohammad Al Sibani , Head of Biological Sciences and Chemistry Department, University of Nizwa +968 99340513 sibanimm@unizwa.edu.om