Ph. D (2008) (Aligarh Muslim University, India), Postdoctoral fellow (Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia). Dr. Bhat has 15 years of research and teaching experience and been awarded various research grants both as main as well as co-researcher. He has supervised students at UG and PG levels and presented his research work research in more than 20 national and international conferences. He has published more than 50 high impact factor research articles including highly cited review articles along with many book chapters. His research interest includes Bioinorganic chemistry (Metal Based Drugs), Nanocatalysis, Bio composites, Nanoparticle synthesis. Dr. Bhat joined Department of Chemistry, University of Bahrain in January 2023.