Dr Masnun Naher
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences
Researcher biography
Dr Masnun Naher is an inorganic chemist specialising in metal-organic molecular design, with a particular emphasis on understanding the electronic properties of compounds, electrochemistry, and catalysis. She obtained her B.Sc. (Hons) and Master's in Chemistry from Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST) in Sylhet, Bangladesh. In 2014, she began as a Lecturer at SUST. In 2018, she received the prestigious Forrest Research Foundation Scholarship package which includes the Australian Government RTP Scholarship (success rate less than 5% globally), enabling her to pursue a PhD at The University of Western Australia (top 100, globally) under Professor Paul Low. She completed her PhD in 2022 and is now a postdoctoral research fellow at the University of Queensland (top 50, globally).
Book Chapter
Naher, Masnun, Roemer, Max, Koutsantonis, George A. and Low, Paul J. (2021). Metal Complexes for Molecular Electronics. Comprehensive Coordination Chemistry III. (pp. 38-80) Amsterdam, Netherlands: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/b978-0-12-409547-2.14952-2
Journal Articles
El Batti, Jawed, Naher, Masnun, Williams, Craig M. and Bernhardt, Paul V. (2026). Exploring asymmetric electrochemical atom transfer radical addition with chiral copper complexes. Dalton Transactions, 55 (1), 428-438. doi: 10.1039/d5dt02457a
Xu, Baoguo, Wang, Xiaodie, Liu, Zhenbin, Guo, Chaofan, Naher, Masnun, Wei, Benxi, Wang, Bo, Pan, Jingfu, Lin, Lin, Zhang, Min, Zhou, Cunshan and Ma, Haile (2025). Design of multi-nozzle fixture and incorporation of various hydrocolloids to regulate 3D printing efficiency and anti-dysphagia properties of strawberry- pea protein isolate gels. Food Research International, 218 116810, 116810-218. doi: 10.1016/j.foodres.2025.116810
Vo, Thanh Tung, Naher, Masnun, Williams, Craig M. and Bernhardt, Paul V. (2025). Polychlorinated amides and lactones via electrochemically mediated copper-catalyzed atom transfer radical addition. The Journal of Organic Chemistry, 90 (36), 12709-12716. doi: 10.1021/acs.joc.5c01475
Naher, Masnun, Connolly, Blake J. P., Gahan, Lawrence R., Bayya, Vishal, Harmer, Jeffrey R. and Bernhardt, Paul V. (2025). Ligand-enforced isomeric low-spin and high-spin cobalt(II) complexes. Inorganic Chemistry, 64 (29), 15309-15317. doi: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.5c02831
Naher, Masnun, Gonzálvez, Miguel A., Williams, Craig M. and Bernhardt, Paul V. (2025). Emerging applications and mechanistic insights of copper mediated electrocatalysts in organic transformations. Chemical Society reviews, 54 (15), 7304-7338. doi: 10.1039/d5cs00382b
Su, Chuyi, Naher, Masnun, Williams, Craig M. and Bernhardt, Paul V. (2025). Cu-catalyzed electrochemical atom transfer radical addition with halomalonic esters: a route to cyclopropane derivatives. The Journal of Organic Chemistry, 90 (24), 8228-8234. doi: 10.1021/acs.joc.5c00665
Hussain, Tanveer, Bae, Hyeonhu, Pal, Yash, Panigrahi, Puspamitra, Nazir, Shahid, Naher, Masnun, Assen, Awol and Lee, Hoonkyung (2025). Atomistic insights into detection of volatile organic compounds using transition metal dichalcogenides-based nanosensors. Langmuir, 41 (21), 13134-13143. doi: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.5c00802
Naher, Masnun, Su, Chuyi, Gonzálvez, Miguel A., Williams, Craig M. and Bernhardt, Paul V. (2024). Divalent organocopper complexes: masked radicals for effective electrochemically driven atom transfer radical addition. Organometallics, 43 (21), 2821-2830. doi: 10.1021/acs.organomet.4c00377
Naher, Masnun, Su, Chuyi, Harmer, Jeffrey R., Williams, Craig M. and Bernhardt, Paul V. (2024). Macrocyclic copper(II) complexes as catalysts for electrochemically mediated atom transfer. Inorganic Chemistry, 63 (14), 6453-6464. doi: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.4c00311
Naher, Masnun, Su, Chuyi, Harmer, Jeffrey R., Williams, Craig M. and Bernhardt, Paul V. (2023). Electrocatalytic atom transfer radical addition with turbocharged organocopper(II) complexes. Inorganic Chemistry, 62 (38), 15575-15583. doi: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.3c02106
Harrison, Daniel P., Grotjahn, Robin, Naher, Masnun, Ghazvini, Seyed M. B. H., Mazzucato, Daniel M., Korb, Marcus, Moggach, Stephen A., Lambert, Colin, Kaupp, Martin and Low, Paul J. (2022). Quantum interference in mixed‐valence complexes: tuning electronic coupling through substituent effects. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 61 (45) e202211000, 1-7. doi: 10.1002/anie.202211000
Naher, Masnun, Gorenskaia, Elena, Moggach, Stephen A., Becker, Thomas, Nichols, Richard J., Lambert, Colin J. and Low, Paul J. (2022). A one-pot synthesis of oligo(arylene-ethynylene)-molecular wires and their use in the further verification of molecular circuit laws. Australian Journal of Chemistry, 75 (9), 506-522. doi: 10.1071/ch21235
Gorenskaia, Elena, Naher, Masnun, Daukiya, Lakshya, Moggach, Stephen A., Milan, David Costa, Vezzoli, Andrea, Lambert, Colin J., Nichols, Richard J., Becker, Thomas and Low, Paul J. (2021). Experimental Validation of Quantum Circuit Rules in Molecular Junctions. Australian Journal of Chemistry, 74 (11), 806-818. doi: 10.1071/ch21136
Naher, Masnun, Milan, David C., Al-Owaedi, Oday A., Planje, Inco J., Bock, Sören, Hurtado-Gallego, Juan, Bastante, Pablo, Abd Dawood, Zahra Murtada, Rincón-García, Laura, Rubio-Bollinger, Gabino, Higgins, Simon J., Agraït, Nicolás, Lambert, Colin J., Nichols, Richard J. and Low, Paul J. (2021). Molecular structure–(thermo)electric property relationships in single-molecule junctions and comparisons with single- and multiple-parameter models. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 143 (10), 3817-3829. doi: 10.1021/jacs.0c11605
Naher, Masnun, Bock, Sören, Langtry, Zakary M., O’Malley, Kieran M., Sobolev, Alexandre N., Skelton, Brian W., Korb, Marcus and Low, Paul J. (2020). Synthesis, Structure and Physical Properties of “Wire-like” Metal Complexes. Organometallics, 39 (24), 4667-4687. doi: 10.1021/acs.organomet.0c00685
Jiang, Feng, Trupp, Douglas I., Algethami, Norah, Zheng, Haining, He, Wenxiang, Alqorashi, Afaf, Zhu, Chenxu, Tang, Chun, Li, Ruihao, Liu, Junyang, Sadeghi, Hatef, Shi, Jia, Davidson, Ross, Korb, Marcus, Sobolev, Alexandre N., Naher, Masnun, Sangtarash, Sara, Low, Paul J., Hong, Wenjing and Lambert, Colin J. (2019). Turning the Tap: Conformational Control of Quantum Interference to Modulate Single‐Molecule Conductance. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 58 (52), 18987-18993. doi: 10.1002/anie.201909461
Ahmed, Md Kausar, Rahman, Md Mostafizur, Naher, Masnun, Mehdi, Shawon Shawrier, Khan, Atiqur Rahman, Khan, Mohammad Mizanur Rahman, Islam, S. M. Saiful, Younus, Muhammad, Wedler, Stefan, Bagnich, Sergey, Hofmann, Anna-Lena, Rudnick, Alexander and Koehler, Anna (2019). A new series of conjugated platinum-co-poly(p-phenylenebutadiynylene)s polymers: syntheses and photophysical properties. Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics, 220 (8) 1800494, 1-7. doi: 10.1002/macp.201800494
Amin, Md. Khairul, Rahman, Md. Mostafizur, Naher, Masnun, Islam, Tanjila, Ahmad, Md. Faruak, Khan, Md. Amran-al-taz, Khan, Mohammad Mizanur Rahman, Alam, Md. Ashraful, Younus, Muhammad, Biswas, Manash Kanti and Haque, Yasmeen (2017). Acceptor and donor substituted alkoxy(phenyleneethynylenes) (Alkoxy-PEs): Synthesis, thermal, linear and nonlinear optical properties. Synthetic Metals, 232, 96-102. doi: 10.1016/j.synthmet.2017.06.005
Rahman Khan, Mohammad Mizanur, Wee, Yee Keat, Ahmed, Saif Uddin, Naher, Masnun, Younus, Muhammad and Mahmood, Wan Ahmad Kamil (2017). Effects of CaO on the yield and thermal properties of PANI nanofibers. International Journal of Chemical Reactor Engineering, 16 (2) 20160199, 1-9. doi: 10.1515/ijcre-2016-0199
Huq, Mohammad Maududul, Robiur Rahman, Md., Naher, Masnun, Khan, Mohammad Mizanur Rahman, Masud, Mostafa Kamal, Hossain, Golam Mohammad Golzar, Zhu, Nianyong, Lo, Yih Hsing, Younus, Muhammad and Wong, Wai-Yeung (2016). Synthesis, characterization and catalytic activities of palladium(II) nitroaryl complexes. Journal of Inorganic and Organometallic Polymers and Materials, 26 (6), 1243-1252. doi: 10.1007/s10904-016-0434-3
Rahman, Md. Mostafizur, Younus, Muhammad, Naher, Masnun, Masud, Mostafa Kamal, Nomoto, Akihiro, Ogawa, Akiya, Rudnick, Alexander and Köhler, Anna (2016). Synthesis, spectroscopic characterization, thermal and luminescent properties of new organosulfur-functionalized platinum(II) bis(alkenylarylalkynyl) complexes. Journal of Organometallic Chemistry, 818, 185-194. doi: 10.1016/j.jorganchem.2016.06.006
Naher, Masnun, Mehdi, Shawon Shahriar, Ahmed, Muhammad Kausar, Rahman, Muhammad Mostafijur, Khan, Mohammad Mizanur Rahman and Younus, Muhammad (2015). Conjugated Platinum-Poly-Ynes with extended Arylene Ethynylenes. Journal of Bangladesh Academy of Sciences, 39 (2), 195-202. doi: 10.3329/jbas.v39i2.25952
Thesis
Naher, Masnun (2022). Structure-property relationships in molecular electronics. PhD Thesis, School of Molecular Sciences, The University of Western Australia. doi: 10.26182/qzqy-5q70