Khalique Ahmed, B.S., M.S., Ph.D.
Professor, Chemistry/Physics
Basic Information
Department
Office Location
Assaf Academic Center
Lynn University
3601 N. Military Trail
Boca Raton, FL 33431
3601 N. Military Trail
Boca Raton, FL 33431
Professional Profile
Khalique Ahmed has more than 20 years combined teaching, research and administrative experience at North American institutions. His research is focused on the application of vibrational spectroscopy in the understanding of the basic and applied problems. Recently, Ahmed has been involved in the application of FT-IR, NIR-VIS spectroscopies to the problems in the areas of hydrogen bonding interactions, food science, agriculture and bio-analytical science.
Education
- B.S., University of the Punjab
- M.S., Physics, Quaid-i-Azam University
- M.S., Chemistry, Quaid-i-Azam University
- Ph.D., Chemistry, University of Manitoba
Teaching Philosophy
The main principles of my teaching philosophy are belief in the intrinsic learning abilities of the students, service as a role model to the students, engagement of students in active learning, challenging students to optimize the learning process, keeping current in the areas of expertise, meaningful use of technology, willingness to modify the teaching style for improvement, practice of values of fairness and respect and willingness to go to an extra mile for the sake of students’ learning.
Teaching Specialties
- General chemistry and physics
- Organic, inorganic, physical, and analytical chemistry
- Scientific literacy
- Spectroscopy
Areas of Scholarship and Professional Practice
- Vibrational spectroscopy
- Hydrogen bonding interactions
- Food science
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Agriculture
- Bio-analytical science
Awards/Honors
- Award of excellence for teaching assistants, 1983, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada.
- Appointed as honorary adjunct professor at the Department of Dentistry and Oral Biology of the University of Manitoba (Winnipeg, Canada), 1996-98.
- Literati Club Award of Excellence 2000 for outstanding paper in the area of lung cancer.
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