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Pakinam Askalani

Pakinam Askalani

Brief Biography

Pakinam Askalani is a professor emeritus of chemistry at The American University in Cairo (AUC).

    Research Interest
    • Coordination Compounds of Transition Metals 
    • Nano-chemistry 
    • Chemistry Education
    • P. Askalani and T. Genena, The 3A2g - 3Tlg(F) Transition in the Spectrum of Some Oxygen-Li.gated Octahedral Nickel (II) Species, Transition Met. Chem. 11; 281-282 (1986).
    • P. Askalani and F. M. Mikhail, Thorium (IV). and Uranium (VI) Complexes with Some Hetrocyclic Azo Dyes in Absolute Ethanol, J. Radioanalytical Chemistry 76, No. 1, 27-34 (1983).
    • F. Mikhail, P. Askalani, J. Burgess and R. Sherry, Kinetics of Reactions of the Tris-(4-methyl-1, 10-phenanthroline) iron (II) Cation, Transition Met. Chem. 6, 51-54 (1981). 
    • P. Askalani and S. Sidhom, Electronic Spectra of Ni (11) in Some Potassium Haloborate Glasses, J. Inorg. Nucl. Chem. 43, 689-694 (1981).
    • F. Mikhail and P. Askalani, Spectrophotometric Determination of Thorium (IV) with 1-(2-pyridylazo)-2-naphthol, Arab J. Nucl. Sc. & Appl. 14, No. 2, 401-416 (1981). 
    • P. Askalani and T. Absi, Some Bonding Aspects of Cobalt Ions in Phosphate Glasses, J. Inorg. Nucl. Chem. 41, 31-35 (1979). 
    • M. Blandamer, J. Burgess, R. Haines, F. Mikhail and P. Askalani, Kinetics of Reactions of Schiff-base Complexes of Iron (II); Part 6: The Preparation and Kinetics of Reactions of Complexes of Multidentate Ligands, J. Chem. Soc. (Dalton), 1001-1008 (1978). 
    • M. Blandamer, J. Burgess, P. Cookson, D. Roberts, P. Wellings, - F. Mikhail and P. Askalani, Reactions of Low-Spin Iron (II) Complexes with Hydroxide Ion in Aqueous Methanol: The Effect of Ligand on Rates of Reaction, J. Chem. Soc. (Dalton), 996-1000 (1978). 
    • P. Askalani and R. Bailey, Some Substituted Urea and Thiourea Complexes of Co (II), Mn (II) and Cr (III), Canadian J. Chem. 4, No. 12, 2275-2282 (1969). Based on Ph.D. Thesis. 
    • A. M. Bishay and P. Askalani, Properties of Antimony Glasses in Relation of Structure, Proceedings of the VII International Congress on Glass, Brussels, 24:1-24.12 (July 1965). Based on M.Sc. Thesis.
    • 1968:  PhD, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Troy, NY, USA
    • 1964:  MSc, The American University in Cairo
    • 1962: BSc, The American University in Cairo