Rate My Professor Tasnim Munshi

Professor Tasnim Munshi serves as Head of the School of Chemical and Physical Sciences at Keele University, having taken up the position in October 2024. In this role, she oversees teaching, research, and external engagement across chemistry, physics, forensic science, and engineering disciplines within the Faculty of Natural Sciences. Professor Munshi, a Professor of Chemistry, is dedicated to advancing pioneering research with a focus on sustainability and interdisciplinary science at the interfaces of traditional fields. Her vision emphasizes developing innovative approaches to create healthier, safer, and more sustainable lives, while fostering inclusive learning environments, industry partnerships, and impactful contributions at regional, national, and international levels. She builds on the school's achievements in research grant capture, national student survey performance, and league table rankings.

Prior to Keele, Professor Munshi was Head of the School of Chemistry at the University of Lincoln, where she rapidly expanded the newly launched school to secure leading league table positions and a 94% rating for world-leading or internationally excellent research in Chemistry in the Research Excellence Framework 2021. Previously, she acted as Head of the School of Chemistry and Forensic Science at the University of Bradford. Her research interests lie in Material Science, reflected in her scholarly output on topics including advanced battery materials, nanomedicines, and spectroscopic techniques for forensic applications. Key publications include 'Efficient production of biomass-derived butanediols over a facile Pd-WOx catalyst' (2025, Decarbon), 'Na3V2(PO4)3 cathode materials for advanced sodium-ion batteries: Modification strategies and density functional theory calculations' (2025, Journal of Colloid and Interface Science), 'Ultrathin Protection Layer via Rapid Sputtering Strategy for Stable Aqueous Zinc Ion Batteries' (2024, Advanced Functional Materials), 'Carrier-free chemo-phototherapeutic nanomedicines with endo/lysosomal escape function enhance the therapeutic effect of drug molecules in tumors' (2024, Journal of Materials Chemistry B), and 'English and Irish population comparison using STR markers: Insights into genetic disparities and historical influences' (2023, Forensic Science International Reports). With 1,936 citations across 57 documents and an h-index of 25, her contributions have advanced materials chemistry and forensic methodologies.