NEW DELHI :
Prof. Tokeer Ahmad at the Department of Chemistry, Jamia Millia Islamia has been
conferred with the prestigious Chemical Research Society of India (CRSI) Bronze Medal
for the year 2025 at the 35th CRSI-ACS National Symposium in Chemistry & ACS
Lectures held at IIT Gandhinagar from July 3-5, 2025. Prof. Ahmad has been awarded
CRSI Medal in recognition of his impactful research contributions in Chemistry on
Hydrogen Energy and Nanocatalysis.The CRSI Medal is the highest honor by CRSI and is
among the top awards in Chemical Science given in recognition of outstanding
contributions in Chemistry which have significant impact through leading research and
high quality publications.
Prof. Ahmad delivered the CRSI Bronze Medal Lecture titled “Designing of Functional
Heterostructures for Scalable H2 Production using Overall Catalysis” at the symposium.
Prof. Tokeer Ahmad, a Fellow of Royal Society of Chemistry (FRSC), has graduated from
IIT Roorkee and holds a Ph.D. from IIT Delhi. His research interest includes the designing
of functional heterostructures for green hydrogen energy, CO2RR & NRR for
applications in climatic sustainable environment. Prof. Ahmad has supervised 16 PhD’s,
published 228 research papers and three books with research citation of ~10,000, hindex of 59 and i10-index of 186. Prof. Ahmad is also the recipient of MRSI Medal, SMC
Bronze Medal, ISCAS Medal, Inspired Teacher’s President of India Award, DST-DFG
award, IIT Delhi Alumni Faculty Award, Distinguished Scientist Award, Dr. S. S.
Deshpande National Award, Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Excellence Award of Education,
Teacher’s Excellence Award and elected as Member of National Academy of Sciences
India. Prof. Ahmad has figured in World Top 2% Scientists for consecutive five years
since 2020 in both coveted lists including career long by Stanford University, USA.
Vice-Chancellor, Jamia Millia Islamia, Prof. Mazhar Asif and Registrar JMI, Prof. Md.
Mahtab Alam Rizvi congratulated Prof. Ahmad and expressed their happiness on his
outstanding achievement bringing laurels to the university. Prof Ahmad said that he was
honoured and elated at the recognition bestowed on him, especially, as it testifies to the
extraordinary research work undertaken by him on the production of Green Hydrogen
Energy. Prof. Ahmad thanked the team of hard working students, collaborators, mentors,
friends and family members for the Medal Award.
The Chemical Research Society of India (CRSI) was established in 1999 as part of the
50th anniversary celebrations of the country’s independence. The main objectives of the
CRSI are to recognize, promote and foster talent in Chemistry and Chemical Sciences
and to improve the quality of Chemical Education as well as research in all branches of
Chemistry. CRSI recognizes outstanding achievements in chemical research through
awards, grants, and medals. The society has active collaboration with the Royal Society
of Chemistry, American Chemical Society, Asian, German, and French Chemical Societies.
source: http://www.jmi.ac.in / Jamia Millia Islamia / by Office of Chief Public Relations Officer, JMI / July 10th, 2025
