The PhD defense of Hisham Ahmed Shaker in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry.

The defense committee was composed of:
- Prof. Istabraq Abdul Rasool Kwairy ..... Chair
- Prof. Hala Abdul Qadir Abdul Latif .... Member
- Prof. Alaa Hussein Jawad ........... Member
- Prof. Hind Shaker Ahmed ....... Member
- Assoc. Prof. Hassan Hussein Taha ..... Member
- Prof. Ria Suleiman Baban ...... Member and Supervisor
- Prof. Enas Adnan Abdul Rasool ....... Member and Supervisor

The dissertation was accepted successfully with a grade of "Excellent."