Dr Yahaya Saadu Itas

Dr Yahaya Saadu Itas

  • Post-Doctoral Research Fellow
  • Research Centre for Carbon Dioxide Capture and Utilisation
Faculty of Engineering and Technology
SDGs Focus

Biography

Dr Itas has worked in academia for more than 13 years, leading training departments, managing projects, performing DFT calculations, and doing research and teaching. Administratively, he served as the Sub-Dean at Faculty of Science, Saadu Zungur University, Gadau-Nigeria. Dr. Yahaya has a broad and diverse research portfolio that spans across various scientific disciplines, with a particular focus on nanotechnology, hydrogen energy, carbon dioxide capture use and storage, nuclear physics, radiation physics, and quantum capacitance. He also explored structural and optoelectronic properties of various nanotubes extensively.

He is passionate about using modern technology to solve difficult problems in materials science and engineering. In addition to this, his academic endeavors and publications in the related fields highlight his dedication to fostering innovation and having a significant impact at ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ University's School of Engineering and Technology.
 

Academic & Professional Qualifications

  • Ph.D in Theoretical (computational) Condensed Matter Physics, Federal University Dutse-Nigeria (2023)
  • Master of Engineering in materials physics and chemistry, Liaoning University of Technology, Jinzhou-China (2017)
  • Bachelor’s degree in physics, University of Maiduguri-Nigeria (2010)

Research Interests

  • Glass materials for gamma ray shielding
  • Carbon dioxide capture and storage
  • Quantum capacitance and energy storage
  • Semiconductors for optoelectronic applications

Teaching Areas

  • Computational physics
  • Quantum physics
  • Radiation physics

Courses Taught

  • Quantum physics
  • Computational physics
  • Energy and environmental physics

Notable Publications

  1. 2023 -
    YS Itas, MU Khandaker, AB Suleiman, CE Ndikilar, A Lawal, R Razali, ...
    Diamond and Related Materials 136, 109964
     
  2. 2023 -
    YS Itas, R Razali, S Tata, AM Idris, MU Khandaker
    Journal of Energy Storage 72, 108534
     
  3. 2023 -
    YS Itas, R Razali, S Alamri, H Osman, MU Khandaker
    Physica Scripta 99 (1), 015920
     
  4. 2023 -
    YS Itas, KA Isah, AH Nuhu, R Razali, S Tata, KA Naseer
    RSC advances 13 (34), 23659-23668 
     
  5. 2024 -
    YS Itas, A Baballe, A Alodhayb, R Haldhar, MK Hossain
    Optical Materials 148, 114957
     
  6. 2024 -
    YS Itas, MD Albaqami, S Mohammad, MU Khandaker, MR Mohammad, ...
    Radiation Physics and Chemistry, 112158
     

Professional Associations

Member of the Nigerian Society of Physical Sciences (MNSPS)