Dr. Aishath Shaira is working as an assistant professor at the Maldives National University, Faculty of Science and Engineering and Technology (FEST). She graduated from University of KwaZulu Natal, South Africa with a Bachelor of Education, Bachelor of Science (hons) (Chemistry), a Master of Science (Chemistry) and a PhD in Chemistry. She had also obtained a teaching advanced diploma in Chemistry and Mathematics from the Maldives College of Higher Education. Her research interests include design, synthesis, and characterization of homometallic and heterometallic (supramolecular) transition metals and their spectroscopic properties, computational density functional Theory (DFT) studies, molecular simulation and coordination chemistry of transition metal complexes and understanding the kinetic and mechanistic substitution behavior of inorganic complexes, analytical Chemistry and water quality testing, environmental chemistry.

Undergraduate Final Year projects

Completed projects:

1. 1. 1. Saeedh Ibrahim (BSc): Quality of seawater at Rasfannu (Maafannu artificial beach)
      2. Mariyam Jumana (BSc): Determination of Heavy Metals in Seawater of Thilafushi Island
      3. Hafiza Adam (BEM): Public perception on the use of tap water for drinking in greater Male’ region
      4. Fathika Adnan (BSc): Comparison of nitrogen content in the ground water of agricultural and nonagricultural area in AA. Thoddoo
      5. Aminath Farusana (BSc): Mineral ion content in selected water bottle samples sold in Maldives
      6. Fathimath Rafal (BEM): Determining The Salinity of Groundwater in K.Male’, Maldives
      7. Mariyam Shaheena (BSc): Comparison of nitrogen content in ground water of agricultural and non-agricultural areas in L. Gan, Maldives
      8. Ibrahim Shareef (BSc): An Investigation of Mercury Levels in Bigeye Scads: Comparison Between Land Reclaimed Islands and Natural Islands in Maldives

Ongoing projects:

1. 1. 1. Moosa Maahee (BSc): Anti corrosive coates/paints

1. 1. A. Shaira and D. Jaganyi, J. Coord. Chem., 2014, 16, 2843- 2857.

   2. A. Shaira, D. Reddy, D. Jaganyi, Dalton Trans., 2013, 42, 8426- 8436

   3. J. Field, J. A. Gertenbach, D. Jaganyi, D. R. McMillin, A. Shaira and D. J. Stewart, Z. Naturforsch., B: Chem. Sci., 2010, 65, 1318–1326.

Conference proceedings:

1. 1. 39th Inorganic Reaction Mechanisms Group (IRMG) Meeting, KlosterBanz, Germany, 7th-10th January 2010. Paper presented: D. Reddy, D. Jaganyi, J. Perils, K. J. Gillham, A. Shaira & M. P. Akerman, “A detailed Kinetic and Mechanistic Study of the Reactions of Platinum(II) Polypyridyl Complexes with a Series of Azole ligands.”

   2. 3rd International Conference on Multidisciplinary Research (Theveli 2019), Male’, Maldives, 8th – 9th September 2019.

   3. South Asian Nitrogen Hub full meeting, Male’, Maldives, 27th November to 1st December 2022

   4. 1st  Commonwealth Chemistry Congress- Partnership for the Goals. 18th -20th  May 2021, Virtual presentation, entitled: Determination of Heavy Metals in Seawater of Thilafushi Island, by Aishath Shaira and Mariyam Jumana.

   5. 1st  Commonwealth Chemistry Congress- Partnership for the Goals. 18th -20th  May 2021, Virtual presentation, entitled: Comparison of Nitrogen content in the groundwater of Agricultural and nonagricultural area in AA. Thoddoo by Aishath Shaira and Fathika Adnan.

   6. 1st Commonwealth Chemistry Posters- Building the Partnership, Bridging Chemistry Across the Commonwealth to Tackle the SDGs, 25-27 August 2020, UK, entitled: Quality of seawater at Rasfannu (maafannu artificial beach), by Saeed Ibrahim, Aishath Shaira, Noora Khaleel.

   7. 16th Biennual SACI Inorganic Chemistry Conference (SACI2013). Incorporating the Carman Physical Chemistry Symposium, Durban, South Africa, 30th June to 4th July 2013, entitled: Kinetic and Mechanistic Studies of Heteropolynuclear Ru(II)-Pt(II) Complexes with Short and Semi-rigid Linkers, by Aishath Shaira, Desigan Reddy  and Deogratias Jaganyi.

Contributing Authors:

1. 1. Maldives National Chemical Profile,2015.
      http://www.environment.gov.mv/v2/wp-content/files/publications/20161107-pub-mv-nat-chem-profile-nov2016.pdf