Professional:

Doctoral Supervisor

Associate Researcher at Xinjiang Astronomical Observatory, CAS

Education:

• 2009 - 2014: PhD in Physics (theoretical), University of Calcutta, India.

PhD work was done at S. N. Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences, Kolkata-700 098, India.

Area of research: Astro-chemistry.

Thesis: Study of formation of molecules in the star forming regions using continuous time random walk Monte Carlo simulation.

Supervisor: Dr. Kinsuk Acharyya, Planetary Science and Exploration Division, Physical Research Laboratory, India, : acharyya@prl.res.in.

• 2007 - 2009: Masters in Physics, Banaras Hindu University, India.

Specialization: Electronics.

• 2004 - 2007: Bachelor of Science with honors in Physics, Burdwan University, India.

Majors: Physics (Honors), Chemistry, Math.

Contact:

E-mail: wasim@xao.ac.cn

Postal Address: 150 Science 1-Street, Urumqi, Xinjiang 830011, China

Research Interests:

• Astrochemical modeling: Developing state of the art chemical model to study chemical evolution in cold cores and protoplanetary disks. Studying the chemical evolution of molecular clouds, planetary nebulae.
• Radio astronomy (mm and sub-mm observations): Using single-dish and interferometric data to study the chemistry towards molecular clouds, pre-stellar regions, proto-stars and proto-planetary disks.

Selected Publications:

• XiaoYing Guo;, Iqbal, W.; Qiang Chang; Xiaohu Li, Understanding the impact of H2 diffusion energy on the formation efficiency of H2 on the interstellar dust grain surface, Research in Astronomy and Astrophysics, in press, 2024, [URL].
• Iqbal, W; Xiaohu Li; Juan Tuo; Ryszard Szczerba; et al. Exploring Sulfur Chemistry in TMC-1 with NSRT, Chinese Physics Letters, 41,029501, 2024, [URL].
• Suman, K.M.; Iqbal, W.; Prasanta, G.; Bratati, B.; Wakelam, V.; Das, A., Investigating the hot molecular core, G10.47+0.03, a pit of nitrogen-bearing complex organic molecules, A&A, 669, A71, 2023 [URL].
• Gavino, S.; Dutrey, A.; Wakelam, V.; Guilloteau, S.; Kobus, J.; Wolf, S.; Iqbal, W.; Di Folco, E.; Chapillon, E.; Piétu, V., Impact of size-dependent grain temperature on gas-grain chemistry in protoplanetary disks: The case of low-mass star disks, A&A, Volume 654, id. A65, 39 pp, October 2021, [URL].
• Wakelam, V.; Iqbal, W.; Melisse, J. -P.; Gratier, P.; Ruaud, M.; Bonnell, I., Influence of galactic arm scale dynamics on the molecular composition of the cold and dense ISM III. Elemental depletion and shortcomings of the current physico-chemical models, MNRAS, Volume 497, Issue 2, pp.2309-2319, September 2020, [URL].
• Wakelam, V.; Chapillon, E.; Dutrey, A.; Guilloteau, S.; Iqbal, W.; Coutens, A.; Majumdar, L., Protoplanetary discs: sensitivity of the chemical composition to various model parameters, MNRAS, Volume 484, Issue 2, p.1563-1573, April 2019, [URL].
• Iqbal, W.; Wakelam, V.; Gratier, P., Statistical study of uncertainties in the diffusion rate of species on interstellar ice and its impact on chemical model predictions, A&A, Volume 620, id. A109, 13 pp, December 2018, [URL].
• Iqbal, W.; Wakelam, V., Nautilus multi-grain model: Importance of cosmic-ray-induced desorption in determining the chemical abundances in the ISM, A&A, Volume 615, id. A20, 16 pp, July 2018, [URL].
• Iqbal, W.; Acharyya, Kinsuk; Herbst, Eric, H₂ Formation in Diffuse Clouds: A New Kinetic Monte Carlo Study, ApJ, Volume 784, Issue 2, article id. 139, 13 pp, April 2014, [URL].
• Iqbal, W.; Acharyya, Kinsuk; Herbst, Eric, Kinetic Monte Carlo Studies of H₂ Formation on Grain Surfaces over a Wide Temperature Range, ApJ, Volume 751, Issue 1, article id. 58, 13 pp, May 2012, [URL]