OUR PEOPLE
Academic Credentials
- Ph.D., Analytical Chemistry, University of Vermont, 2025
- B.S., Chemistry, Saint Michael's College, 2019
- B.S., Chemistry, Al-Mustansyria University, 2016
Professional Affiliations
- 2024, American Association for the Advancement of Science, member
- 2023, American Chemical Society, member
- 2023, Coblentz society, member
- 2023, Society for applied spectroscopy, member
Dr. Mustafa is a chemist specializing in optical spectroscopy, microscopy, and materials characterization. She has extensive experience designing custom optical setups, analyzing polymers, hydrogels, and nanocomposites. She has a background in developing vibrational spectroscopy techniques to investigate polymer and hydrogel interactions with genetic materials, advancing applications in gene and drug delivery. She also has expertise in developing analytical approaches for environmental and cosmetic studies.
Dr. Mustafa routinely performs characterization and structure — property relationship studies on polymeric material systems using standardized methods and instrumentation. She is highly skilled in techniques including FTIR and Raman spectroscopy, chromatography, TEM, SEM, confocal microscopy, AFM, multiphoton microscopy, and mass spectrometry. In addition, she has experience in characterizing the mechanical properties of polymers, including tensile testing. She also brings experience in cell culture and tissue characterization.
Prior to joining Ä¢¹½tv, Dr. Mustafa completed her PhD in Chemistry at the University of Vermont, where she led various projects, including developing Raman and FTIR spectroscopy methods to study polymeric nanoparticle formation and their role in genetic material release within cells, providing key insights on the molecular interactions that occur between polymers and their genetic cargos. These insights provide an essential foundation to design more efficient polymer delivery vectors. Earlier, she worked at Eurofins, preparing and analyzing metals and pesticides content in environmental samples.