Amna Bibi is pursuing a PhD in Chemistry through the prestigious Cambridge International Scholarship and is conducting her research in the Wheatley Research Group specialising in metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) at the Yusuf Hamied Department of Chemistry. She is the first female student from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK), Pakistan, to study Chemistry at the University of Cambridge.
Amna belongs to the southern districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, a remote and underdeveloped region of Pakistan. She earned her M.Phil. in Chemistry with distinction (CGPA 4.0/4.0) from the University of Science and Technology Bannu Pakistan, where she was also awarded Gold Medals for achieving first position in both her BSc and MSc degrees. During her Master’s degree, she was honoured with Student of the Year, the HEC Need-Based Scholarship, and the Prime Minister’s Laptop Scheme Award. Upon completing her master’s degree, she secured a position as a Lecturer in Chemistry in the Higher Education Department KPK through the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Public Service Commission. In addition, she served part-time as a Research Assistant at the University of Science and Technology, Bannu. During this period, she published multiple research papers in reputable journals.
Her current research focuses on the design and development of thiol-functionalized monolithic metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) incorporated with metal species to enhance photocatalytic CO₂ reduction. By engineering these porous materials at the molecular level, she aim to improve light harvesting, charge separation, and catalytic efficiency for converting carbon dioxide into valuable solar fuels such as methane, methanol, and ethanol. This research contributes to the development of sustainable materials for carbon capture and renewable energy applications.
