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is a senior researcher working at the Department of Chemistry, JMI, New Delhi, India, under the Women Scientists Scheme for Research in Basic/Applied Sciences, DST, India. Dr. Zafar received her PhD (2006) and MSc (1999) degree in Chemistry from JMI. She has worked as a postdoctoral fellow under UGC Kothari Postdoctoral Fellowship, and as a Scientist Pool, Research Associate, and Senior Research Fellow (CSIR) at the same department. She has more than 70 publications in peer-reviewed journals and books, and has presented more than 40 research papers in national and international conferences. Her research work involves the development of bio-based polymers, metallopolymers, organic-inorganic hybrids, coordination polymers, and nanocomposites for green environment in different fields including adsorption, antimicrobial, and corrosion-protective applications.