Fatima Mustafa
Thesis: Development of Easy-to-use Portable Sensors for Smart Packaging and Food Quality Monitoring
Research: Developing economic, sensitive, and easy to use paper-based sensors and assays for the detection of various analytes of interest e.g. pollutants, food quality markers, health indicators etc. for solving environmental, and health safety problems
- Enzyme-mimetic nanocatalysts modified paper for hypoxanthine detection in fish with real-time monitoring of fish spoilage
- Disposable point-of–care paper sensors for alcohol detection in breath
- Paper based biosensor for lactic acid detection in sweat for health and fitness monitoring
- Designed nanoparticles-based assay for the detection of β-galactosidase and its application in fruits
- Developed a fluorometric method for the detection phosphate in eutrophic water
Awards:
The ACS-Northern NY Section recognition award for volunteering time and effort to create the NNY Younger Chemists Committee, April 17, 2021
Phalanx Commendable Service Award, Clarkson’s highest honorary society, Clarkson University - 2019, 2020
Bozica Matijevic Endowed Graduate Fellowship - (Awarded to a student who appreciates cultural experiences, values hospitality, and kindness to visitors, and enriches his/her community through volunteer efforts) - 2020.
Outstanding Teaching Assistant, Clarkson University - April, 2020
Best poster presentation, Diversity in STEM event, SUNY Potsdam - October 4-5, 2019
Baltus-Dreyfus Foundation Travel Awards - September, 2019
2nd place poster presentation in sustainability, 3rd annual spring research and project showcase (RAPS), Clarkson University - April 13, 2019
Phalanx commendable leadership award, Clarkson's highest honorary society, Clarkson University - 2019, 2020
Covered invitation by Younger Chemists Committee (YCC) of the American Chemical Society (ACS) to attend a strategic planning session with international leaders to finalize a sustainable model to expand the current Younger Chemists Crossing Borders (YCCB) exchange, Atlanta, Georgia, USA - Jan 27, 2019.
Travel award to attend the 8th Electrochemical Society (ECS) student symposium, McGill University - Montreal, Canada - June 15, 2018
Best poster presentation in devices & sensors, 2nd annual spring research and project showcase (RAPS), Clarkson University - April 14, 2018
“King Abdullah scholarship for distinguished students” - 2004 - 2005 (BSc)
Publications:
[11] Nanoparticle-based amplification for sensitive detection β-galactosidase activity in fruits
F. Mustafa, S. Liebich, and S. Andreescu
Anal. Chem. Acta, 1186, 2021, 339129
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aca.2021.339129
[10] A 3D-Printed Breath Analyzer Incorporating CeO2 Nanoparticles for Colorimetric Enzyme-Based Ethanol Sensing
F. Mustafa, M. Carhart, and S. Andreescu
ACS Appl. Nano Mater., 4(9), 2021, 9361–9369
https://doi.org/10.1021/acsanm.1c01826
[9] Younger Chemists Thriving during the Global COVID-19 Pandemic
F. Mustafa, R. Borg, and J. Borges
Chemistry Views, 2021
[8] Cerium Oxide-based Hypoxanthine Biosensor for Fish Spoilage Monitoring
F. Mustafa, A. Othman, and S. Andreescu
Sens. Actuators B Chem., 329, 2021, 129435
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.snb.2021.129435
[7] Paper-Based Enzyme Biosensor for One-Step Detection of Hypoxanthine in Fresh and Degraded Fish
F. Mustafa, and S. Andreescu
ACS Sens., 5(12), 2020, 4092-4100
https://doi.org/10.1021/acssensors.0c02350
[6] Nanotechnology-based approaches for food sensing and packaging applications
F. Mustafa, and S. Andreescu
RSC Adv., 33(10), 2020, 19309-19336
https://doi.org/10.1039/D0RA01084G
[5] Chapter 3 - Printed paper-based (bio)sensors: Design, fabrication and applications.
F. Mustafa, A.S. Finny, K.A. Kirk, and S. Andreescu
in Comprehensive Analytical Chemistry, vol. 89 - Paper based sensors (Edited by Arben Merkoçi), Elsevier, 2020, 63-89
https://doi.org/10.1016/bs.coac.2020.02.002
[4] Chemical and Biological Sensors for Food-Quality Monitoring and Smart Packaging
F. Mustafa, and S. Andreescu
Foods, 7(10), 2018, 168
https://doi.org/10.3390/foods7100168
[3] DNA assay based on Nanoceria as fluorescence Quenchers (NanoCeracQ DNA assay)
G. Bulbul, A. Hayat, F. Mustafa, and S. Andreescu
Sci. Rep., 8(1), 2018, 2426
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-20659-9
[2] Multifunctional Nanotechnology-Enabled Approaches for Rapid Capture and Detection of Pathogens
F. Mustafa, R.Y.A. Hassan, and S. Andreescu
Sensors, 17(9), 2017, 2121
Prior to the PhD program at Clarkson
[1] Use of mesoporous silicate nanoparticles as drug carrier for mefenamic acid
F.M. Mustafa, and H. A. Hodali
IOP Conf. Ser.: Mater. Sci. Eng. 92(1), 2015, 012018
iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1757-899X/92/1/012018/meta
Conferences:
Oral presentations:
- "Portable Nanomaterials Enabled Sensors for Food Quality Monitoring"
ACS Spring Meeting (virtual), April 15, 2021
- North Country Women’s Leadership Initiative: Community connections conference, Clarkson University, Nov 02, 2019
- "Fluorimetric and Colorimetric Assays for Phosphate Detection in Eutrophic Water"
Chemistry & Biomolecular Science Department Seminar Series, Clarkson University, October 11, 2019
- "Portable Nanomaterials Enabled Sensors for Food Quality Monitoring"
IUPAC, Paris, July 11, 2019
- "Chemical and biological sensors for food quality monitoring"
The ACS Northeast Regional Meeting- NERM, Saratoga, NY, June 25, 2019
- "Chemical and biological sensors for food quality monitoring"
Chemistry & Biomolecular Science Department Seminar Series, Clarkson University, September 14, 2018
- (MSc work), workshop in SALSA (School of Analytical Sciences-Adleshof), Humboldt University, Germany, Jun 29- July 3, 2015
Meetings with poster presentations:
- PITTCON, Chicago, March 1-5, 2020
- Diversity in STEM event, SUNY Potsdam, Oct. 4-5, 2019
- Managing Food Waste in New York: Opportunities, Innovative Technologies, and Best Practices event, RIT, June 04, 2019
- The 3rd Spring Research and Project Showcase (RAPS)-Clarkson-April 13, 2019
- 10th Annual Northern New York Local Section, SUNY Plattsburgh, March 2, 2019
- The ECS student chapter symposium, Montreal, Canada, June 15, 2018
- The Northeast Nanomaterials Meeting (NENM) host by the ACS Northern New York Section, Lake Placid, June 1-3, 2018
- The CAMP Meeting 31st CAMP Annual Meeting, Canandaigua, NY, May 16-18, 2018
- The 9th Annual Northern New York, ACS Local Section, SUNY Potsdam, March 2, 2018
- PITTCON, Florida, February 27-March 1, 2018
Award ceremony (best poster in device and sensors) at 2nd annual spring research and project showcase (RAPS) - 2018 with Prof. Anthony Collins, the President of CU.
The International Younger Chemists Network (IYCN), first general assembly IUPAC, Paris, July 5-12, 2019
Poster session at 3rd annual spring research and project showcase (RAPS) - 2019
Fatima Ph.D defense (via zoom)
Committee: Profs: Susan Powers, Ka Ho Leung, Evgeny Katz, Silvana Andreescu, Ryan Brown
Congratulation Dr. Mustafa !
Left photo - Fatima and some of her mentees
Commencement day: May 12, 2022