Professor Numan Arshid

Professor Numan Arshid

Professor Numan Arshid

  • Head and Professor
  • Sunway Centre for Electrochemical Energy and Sustainable Technology
Faculty of Engineering and Technology
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SDGs Focus
Good Health and Well Being
Clean Water and Sanitation
Affordable and Clean Energy
Sustainable Cities and Communities

Biography

Dr Numan Arshid is Professor and Head of Sunway Center for Electrochemical Energy and Sustainable Technology (SCEEST), School of Engineering and Technology, Sunway University, Malaysia. He has 8 years of research and teaching experience. His research is focused on developing 2D heterostructure nanomaterials for electrochemical energy storage and sensor applications. Dr Numan has published over 180 high-impact research articles, edited 4 books and filed 8 patents. He was awarded the Sunway University Early Career Researcher Award for his excellence in research. He is also listed in World’s Top 2% Scientist in Energy & Materials by Stanford University, USA - Elsevier from 2021-2025. He is honoured with Rising Star Award and recognized as Best Engineering and Technology Scientist in Malaysia by Research.com and is ranked among the top 1-2% of global researchers in Energy Storage and Material Sciences by ScholarGPS Ranking Analytics 2024. He is the editor of Scientific Reports (Nature Portfolio), EcoMat (Wiley), and Eurasian Chemico Technological Journal.

 

Academic & Professional Qualifications

  • Post-Doctoral Fellowship, Fudan University Shanghai, China (2021)
  • PhD in Physics (Materials), University of Malaya, Malaysia (2018)
  • MS (Electrical Engineering), COMSATS University, Pakisan (2014)
  • MSc (Electronics), Sarhad University of Science & Technology, Pakistan (2011)

Research Interests

  • Advanced Materials for Sustainable Energy
  • Electrochemical energy storage and conversion
  • Green Hydrogen and Electrocatalysis
  • Rechargeable Batteries and Supercapacitors

Teaching Areas

  • Physics
  • Materials Science
  • Nanotechnology
  • Electrochemical Energy Storage
  • Renewable Energy Materials

Courses Taught

  • Engineering Materials
  • Advanced Energy Storage Technologies
  • Physics

Notable Publications

  1. 2026 - Abdul Hanan, Raja Rafidah Raja Sulaiman, Wai Yin Wong, Sofiane Blilita, Arshid Numan, Rashmi Walvekar, Mohammad Khalid, Double-Transition-Metal MXene–CoS2 Hybrid Electrocatalysts: A New Avenue for Alkaline Hydrogen Evolution, SusMat, (2026) 6:e70069. https://doi.org/10.1002/sus2.70069
  2. 2026 - Ammaiyappan Anbunathan, Yi‐Shiuan Wu, Jeng‐Kuei Chang, Arshid Numan, Sayee Kannan Ramaraj, Rajan Jose, Chun‐Chen Yang, Single‐Crystal NCM‐Enabled Multifunctional Separator Design for High‐Performance Lithium‐SPAN Batteries, Small, (2026) 22: e13303. https://doi.org/10.1002/smll.202513303 
  3. 2025 - Sima Singh, Stefania Melini, Ada Raucci, Arshid Numan, Mohammad Khalid, Bey Hing Goh, Rosaria Meli, Claudio Pirozzi, Stefano Cinti, A portable and versatile rGO-Co 3 O 4-Pt nanocomposite-based electrochemical sensor for ex vivo and in vivo cardiac oxidative stress monitoring, Nanoscale, (2025) 17, 45, 26417-26428. https://doi.org/10.1039/D5NR03297K 
  4. 2025 - Arshid Numan, Lijie Li, Salem AlFaify, Muhammad Sheraz Ahmad, Syam Krishnan, Mohammad Khalid, Progress in Contactless 3D Printing and 2D Material Integration for Next-Generation Electrochemical Sensing Applications, EcoMat, (2025) 7, 10. https://doi.org/10.1002/eom2.70031
  5. 2025 - Muhammad Norhaffis Mustafa, Nur Najwa Abdul Talib, Muhammad Amirul Aizat Mohd Abdah, Arshid Numan, Yusran Sulaiman, Rashmi Walvekar, Mohammad Khalid, Chronoamperometric optimisation of bimetallic nickel-cobalt phosphate electrodes for dual-function electrochromic supercapacitors, Journal of Power Sources, (2025) 658, 238327. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpowsour.2025.238327 
  6. 2025 - Weng Pin Wong, George Elsa, Muhammad Norhaffis Mustafa, Rashmi Walvekar, Arshid Numan, Mohammad Khalid, Phei Li Lau, Bismuth telluride-based thermoelectric generators: Advances in synthesis, performance enhancement, and device applications, Journal of Power Sources, (2025) 653, 237722. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpowsour.2025.237722
  7. 2024 - Faiza Bibi, Arshid Numan, Yee Seng Tan, Mohammad Khalid, Facile extraction of Mo2Ti2C3Tx MXene via hydrothermal synthesis for electrochemical energy storage, Journal of Energy Storage, (2024) 85, 111154. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.est.2024.111154 
  8. 2023 - Sima Singh, Arshid Numan, Mohammad Khalid, Ivana Bello, Elisabetta Panza, Stefano Cinti, Facile and Affordable Design of MXene-Co3O4-Based Nanocomposites for Detection of Hydrogen Peroxide in Cancer Cells: Toward Portable Tool for Cancer Management, Small, (2023) 19, 51. https://doi.org/10.1002/smll.202208209 
  9. 2023 - Hafiz Kashif Razzaq, Chun-Chen Yang, Muhammad Norhaffis Mustafa, Arshid Numan, Mohammad Khalid, Progress in multi-electron sodium vanadium phosphate cathode for emerging sodium-ion batteries, (2025) Progress in Materials Science, 151, 101424. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pmatsci.2024.101424
  10. 2023 - Shabeya Kanwal, Shumaila Karamat, Arshid Numan, Progress and challenges in metal oxide-based flexible Li-ion batteries for robust and wearable applications, Journal of Power Sources, (2025) 657, 238164. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpowsour.2025.238164 
  11. 2018 - Kumaran, V. S., Ng, H., Ramesh, S., Ramesh, K., Vengadaesvaran, B., & Numan, A. (2018). The conductivity and dielectric studies of solid polymer electrolytes based on poly (acrylamide-co-acrylic acid) doped with sodium iodide. IONICS, 1-7.
  12. 2018 - Iqbal, J., Numan, A., Rafique, S., Jafer, R., Mohamad, S., Ramesh, K., & Ramesh, S. (2018). High performance supercapattery incorporating ternary nanocomposite of multiwalled carbon nanotubes decorated with Co3O4 nanograins and silver nanoparticles as electrode material. Electrochimica Acta, 278, 72-82.

Achievements & Accolades

Selected Research Projects (as Principal Investigator)

  1. Electrochemical Energy Storage Devices for Portable Electronics.
  2. ELASTI-CITIES: Humanizing the City for Greater Prosperity: Development of Electrochromic Devices for Smart Windows 
  3. Fabrication of Solid-State Electrochemical Energy Storage Device using Hydrogel.
  4. Investigating Thermoelectric Energy Harvester Based on Hybrid Graphene/ Bismuth Sulphide/Recycled Carbon Fiber Nanocomposite for Sub-watt IoT Applications.

 

Awards/ Recognition

  1. Listed in World’s Top 2% Scientists in Energy & Materials, by Stanford University, USA - Elsevier (2021, 2022, 2023, 2024.
  2. Ranked among the top 1-2% of global researchers in Energy Storage and Material Sciences, by ScholarGPS Ranking Analytics 2024.
  3. Recognized as Best Scientist in the discipline of Engineering and Technolgy ranked by research.com (2024, 2025).
  4. Rising Stars Award by research.com (2025)
  5. Award for Excellence in Research for Early Career Researcher (2022), Sunway University Malaysia
  6. Honored to receive Satbayev Madel from Ministry of Science and Higher Education Republic of Kazakhstan. 
  7. Awarded a PhD with Distinction by the University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

 

Notable Patents

  1. Arshid Numan, Mohammad Khalid, A Method of Synthesizing MXene, PI2021006539, Malaysia. (Granted).
  2. Zhan, Yiqiang, Arshid Numan, Qin, Yajie, Dopamine Detection Device and Method for Making Dopamine Detection Electrode, PT210309PCT, USA, (Filled) 
  3. Arshid Numan, Wong Weng Pin and Mohammad Khalid, Graphene/Bismuth Sulphide/Recycled Carbon Fibre Nanocomposite Based Thermoelectric Device for Sub-watt IoT Applications, (Filled)
  4. Arshid Numan, Elsa George and Mohammad Khalid, Thermoelectric Generator Based Remote Health Monitoring System, (Filled)
  5. Mohammad Khalid, Arshid Numan, Mohammad Norhaffis bin Mustafa, Electrochromic Supercapacitor Electrode Device and Method of Producing Thereof, PI202300178, Malaysia (Filled)
  6. Ramesh T. Subramaniam, Arshid Numan, Ong Gerard, Ramesh Kasi, Muhammad Khalid, A Method for Fabricating a Binder-Free Electrode, PI2025005026, Malaysia (Filled)

Professional Associations

  1. Editorial - Scientific Reports (Nature Portfolio)
  2. Early Career Advisory Board Member - EcoMat (Wiley)
  3. Editorial - Eurasian Chemico-Technological Journal.
  4. Conference Chair, Second International Conference on Emerging Materials for Sustainable Energy and Environment 2024 (EMSEE 2.0), Sunway University, Malaysia
  5. Conference Chair, Second International Conference on Emerging Materials for Sustainable Energy and Environment 2026 (EMSEE 3.0), Sunway University, Malaysia
  6. Organizer of Advanced Nano Materials for Biosensing, Bioimaging and Therapeutics, International Materials Research Congress 2025.