Dr. Norah Al Haqbani

I became interested in inorganic chemistry because the study of the elements and their complexes inspire me to help my students apply chemistry to their real lives. I am Associate Professor in the Department of Chemistry at Science College of King Saud University where I have been a faculty member since 2005. I have a PhD in inorganic chemistry, Material Science. I spent one year at MIT investigated on two projects funded by Saudi Aramco. I’m open to any opportunity to develop my chemistry carrier and I believe that with R&D intuitions like MIT you can reach anything. My position in MIT give me many tools to be good investigator and researcher and help me in my continuing efforts to find better material of the coordination of chemistry.  I am interested in enabling and doing data intensive chemistry research where I can build tools and approaches that harness large investigation-driven data sets to direct hypothesis and experiment in chemistry and radiopharmaceuticals.

Major Accomplishments:

International and/or National:

Public Service:

Organized of Science Exhibition (4/2/2018) at Science College

Oral talks at Scientific Research of Science College in KSU.

Supervisor of Chemistry Club at Chemistry Department ( 4 years).

Serve Community by Organized field trip to orphanage house.(2017)

Supervisor of Evaluation and Examination ( Alqas ) for high school students (2010-2017).

Specific Research Area 1: Material Science. (Energy Storage): Metal Cyclophosphate Materials, and their application in Sodium-Ion Batteries.

As a promising alternative to rechargeable sodium ion batteries have drawn increasing attention owing to their lower cost; environmentally friendly, excellent recharge ability and higher security. Polyanion compounds including phosphates have been investigated as intriguing cathode materials for SIBs.

Project Objectives: I’m planning to improve the electrochemical properties of Na-ion battery cathode with s-p-blocks metal cyclophosphate also to explore new materials for cathodes to achieve high energy density. Phosphate materials have been focused upon due to the increase of redox potential and good safety caused by an inductive effect and strong oxygen–phosphorus covalent bond.

Specific Research Area 2:  Development of new Radiopharmaceuticals for Skeletal Bone Imaging.

During the two centenaries ago, several new radiopharmaceuticals have been introduced for radionuclide imaging. In this project will focuses on the coordination chemistry of metal–cyclicphosphate with a view to addressing the variability of structures obtained and gaining insight into its radionuclide imaging. A new cyclophosphate have been study to be bone agents, synthesized and labeling studies are also will provide. It was found that the P-O-P linkage in the condensed phosphates was broken down in vivo because of hydrolysis by polyphospantes enzymes. More recently, pyrophosphates called diphosphonates with P-C-P bonds instead of P-O-P bonds founds more stable. In this study, we aimed to synthesize a new compounds continuing P-N bond could be use as bone-imaging agent, Phosphoramidates will chosen as a chelating agent, which could be forms a stable complex with 99mTc-tricarbonyl core.  In this project I will develop the coordination chemistry of metal complexes of phosphate with different radionuclides. First, the ideal coordination reactions of different metal complexes and are examined. Secondly, a closer look for several of the most common radiometals currently used in or with significant potential for use in radiopharmaceuticals will be given in this project.

Saudi Aramco