Rate My Professor Shakir Shakir

Dr. Shakir Shakir serves as a Research Associate and Associate Lecturer in the Western Australian School of Mines: Minerals, Energy and Chemical Engineering (WASM:MECE) at Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia. He earned a dual Doctor of Philosophy in Chemical Engineering from Curtin University and the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Dhanbad, spanning August 2017 to July 2022. His earlier qualifications include a Master of Technology in Chemical Engineering from IIT(ISM) Dhanbad, completed in May 2017, and a Bachelor of Technology in Chemical Engineering from IIT Dhanbad. Dr. Shakir's career trajectory encompasses significant roles such as Researcher at the Fuels and Energy Technology Institute (FETI) at Curtin University from August 2017 to April 2022, and Senior Research Fellow in the Department of Chemical Engineering at IIT Dhanbad from November 2018 to July 2022.

Dr. Shakir's research specializations lie in chemical reaction engineering, reaction kinetics, process engineering, chemical processes, catalysis, and homogeneous catalysis. During his doctoral studies, he developed a novel single-step catalyst preparation method aimed at addressing greenhouse gas challenges. His contributions are evidenced in key publications, including "NaBH₄-Assisted Synthesis of B–(Ni–Co)/MgAl₂O₄ Nanostructures for the Catalytic Dry Reforming of Methane" (2022), "B-Ni/MgAl₂O₄ Catalyzed Dry Reforming of Methane: The Role of Boron to Resist the Formation of Graphitic Carbon" (2022), "B-Ni/MgAl₂O₄ Catalyzed Dry Reforming of Methane: Role of Boron to Resist the Formation of Graphitic Carbon" (2022), and conference papers such as those presented at CHEMECA 2021 and ACS Spring 2021 on boron-doped catalysts for dry reforming of methane. With 44 citations on ResearchGate, his work advances catalyst performance to mitigate carbon deposition in reforming processes. As a research supervisor in catalysis at Curtin University, Dr. Shakir actively influences the field through teaching and scholarly output in energy and chemical engineering.