Nawal EL Hakawati
Associate Professor of Physical Biochemistry
Dr. Nawal Al Hakawati is an Associate Professor of Physical Biochemistry in the Biological Sciences Department. She received her PhD from the University of Surrey in United Kingdom in 2017 where she worked on Synthesis and Physicochemical Characterizations of Calix-macrocycles with their Analytical and Biological applications. She currently serves as a Visiting Research Fellow at the same institution within the School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, and is a Board Member of the Women and Inclusion in Supramolecular Chemistry International network. Dr. Al Hakawati has lectured at several universities in Lebanon. Her interdisciplinary research focuses on Supramolecular Chemistry and Environmental Technology, with an emphasis on advancing innovative and sustainable solutions.
Key areas of her work include:
- Sensing and Capture: Designing chromogenic chemosensors to detect and capture carbon dioxide.
- Water Remediation: Developing methods for pharmaceutical remediation from water using macrocyclic ligands.
- Ion Detection: Fabricating ion-selective electrodes for monitoring various cations and anions.
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