Dr. Asif Equbal

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Asif Equbal received his BS-MS integrated degree from IISER Mohali, India in 2013 and his PhD from Aarhus University, Denmark in 2016. He completed postdoctoral research at UC Santa Barbara, California (2017-2021) and Northwestern University, Chicago (2021-2022). Equbal's research interests are interdisciplinary, focusing on the development of dynamic nuclear polarization (DNP) techniques which significantly improve the sensitivity of NMR for biomedical imaging. His long-term interests include the application of light-activated spin chemistry for the development of materials for future quantum technologies. He has been recognized with the John-Weil Young Investigator Award in 2022 by the International EPR (ESR) Society for his contributions to the advancement of DNP using EPR and received the Molekylspektroskopiprisen in 2017 from the Danish Society of Molecular Spectroscopy for his PhD thesis evaluated in 2015. Equbal is a co-founder of the Global NMR Discussion Meetings, an online forum for organizing educational seminars and conferences related to NMR.

Research Interests

Experience

Assistant Professor

2022-01-01 — Present

NYU Abu Dhabi • Abu Dhabi

Teaching and conducting research in the Department of Chemistry.

Awards

#2022

John-Weil Young Investigator Award

#2017

Molekylspektroskopiprisen

Requirements for New York University Abu Dhabi

Bachelor Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.7
IELTS
Listening
Required:6.5
Reading
Required:6.5
Writing
Required:6.5
Speaking
Required:6.5
Overall
Required:7
TOEFL
Listening
Required:22
Reading
Required:22
Writing
Required:22
Speaking
Required:22
Total
Required:100
Duolingo
Overall Score
Required:125
Overall
Required:125
Prerequisites
High School Diploma or equivalent
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Specialization Notes

Undergraduate programs at NYU Abu Dhabi are cross-disciplinary. Departments such as Computer Engineering, Chemistry, Biology, Physics, Philosophy, and Psychology fall under the undergraduate Bachelor of Arts/Science tracks.