Sarah Hasan
Sarah Hasan
Assistant Professor of Chemistry
- Master of Science in Chemistry, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Ill., 2025
- Bachelor of Science in Chemistry, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain, Abu Dhabi, UAE, 2024
Over the past two years as a chemistry educator, Sarah Hasan developed engaging lessons and laboratory experiments, implemented safety protocols for diverse learners, and utilized LMS platforms like Canvas to create inclusive, interactive learning environments. Beyond the classroom, her research portfolio includes undergraduate work at UAEU on host-guest dye-macrocycle systems, functionalized spent coffee grounds for water purification, and photocatalytic drug degradation. Hasan further honed her skills as a SULI intern at NREL, where she helped investigate the catalytic bias of hydrogen-evolving enzymes from Clostridium pasteurianum (CpIII).
Research Interests
- Bioinorganic Chemistry
- Analytical Chemistry
- Chemical Education
Courses Taught
- General Chemistry 1 (CHEM 102)
Certifications and Memberships
- American Chemical Society
Selected Works
Presentations
- Middle-Eastern Materials Science (MEMS) Conference, NYUAD: Macrocyclic Host-Induced Tautomer Stabilization of Bioluminescent Vargulin (2022)
Publications
- Hasan, S.A.; Khaleel, A.; Hisaindee, S.; Meetani, M.A. Visible-Light-Induced Photocatalytic Degradation of Naproxen Using 5% Cu/TiO2, Transformation Products, and Mechanistic Studies. Molecules 2024, 29, 5752. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules29235752
- Kisgeropoulos, E. C.; Ratzloff, M. W.; Stroeva-Dahl, E. M.; Hasan, S.; Varghese, F.; Artz, J. H.; Peters, J. W.; Mulder, D. W.; King, P. W. H-cluster Intermediates and Catalytic Properties of Clostridium pasteurianum [FeFe]-Hydrogenase III. Biochemistry 2025, 64 (11), 2455–2466. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.biochem.5c00066
