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Academic Qualifications
B.Sc (Hons.)
M.Sc (Hons.)
Ph.D
2013. Environmental soil physics, Department of Soil and Environment, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), Uppsala-Sweden
Dissertation: Understanding the causes of spatial variation in pesticides degradation, and sorption at the catchment scale.
Supervisors: Prof. Dr. Nick J. Jarvis (Dept. of Soil & Environment SLU, Sweden), Prof. Dr. John Stenström (Dept. of Microbiology, SLU, Sweden), Prof. Dr. Lars Bergström (Dept. of Soil & Environment SLU, Sweden).
Examiner: Dr. Mick Whelan, Hydrologist, University of Leicester, Leicester, United Kingdom
2006. CGPA 3.96/4.00, Marks 87.39 %. Soil & Environmental Sciences, Department of Soil and Environment, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad-Pakistan.
Dissertation: Speciation and availability of cadmium to wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) as affected by inorganic amendments.
Supervisors: Prof. Dr. Abdul Ghafoor (Department of Soil and Environment, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad).
2004. CGPA 3.92/4.00, Marks 82.94 %. Agriculture with major in Soil and Environmental Sciences, Department of Soil and Environment, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad-Pakistan.
Research and professional motivations
A mechanistic understanding of dynamics of the pollutants in soil and water environments is crucial as this underpins towards the development of models and tools. Such incisive decision tools are employed for assessing the soil and water quality reliably, and subsequently managing the soil and water resources appropriately. My objectives are to study the dynamics of inorganic and organic pollutants in soil and water at larger scale (e.g., watershed scale), developing risk assessment maps, and developing sustainable mitigation strategies to reduce pollutant loads into water bodies.
Professional Skills
• Environmental fate and exposure modelling of pesticides.
• Project management, Automization of various project management tasks, Regulatory Affairs, Degradation Kinetic modelling, PEC calculations, using various FOCUS models (MACRO, PEARL, PELMO, PRZM, SWASH, TOXSWA etc).
• Proficient skills in Programming in R: “A language and environment for statistical computing.” for statistical analysis and graphical displaying of data.
• Laboratory expertise: excellent experience of laboratory work relating to Soil Chemistry, Soil Physics, and Soil Microbiological disciplines; experience of working with scientific instruments like: spectrophotometer, Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer (AAS), High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC), Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrophotometer (GC-MS).
• Statistics: Descriptive statistics (Describing and displaying data), Hypothesis tests and confidence intervals, correlation, regression, experimental design, ANOVA, multivariate analysis (PCA, PLS-R, etc.).
• Planning and conducting of field experiments, soil and water sampling, measurements of plant growth parameters, plant biomass sampling.
• Good experience of working with ArcGIS (ArcCatalogue, ArcMap) for geospatial analysis and mapping.
• Proficient user of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Access and PowerPoint) and have good experience of Microsoft Visual Basic Express 2012.
• High personal integrity, and able to relate to and create trust in all.
• Good ability in adaptation in different international environments and team work gained through studying and working abroad.
• Fluent in spoken and written English and Swedish language skills.
Participation in Conferences/Seminars
2017 European Geosciences Union General Assembly, Vienna, Austria, 23-28 April 2017.
2015 5th International Symposium on Soil Organic Matter, Göttingen, Germany, September 20-24, 2015.
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