Department of Environmental Sciences

Ph.D. Scholars:

Nisar Muhammad (Supervised by: Dr. Mohammad Nafess)

Scholar Name: Nisar Muhammad
Thesis Title: Study of contaminated soil and its treatment with biochars of adjacent area of Gadoon Amazai industrial estate, Swabi, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Program: Ph.D.
Session: 2012-13
Admission Date: 05-11-2012
Completion Date: 23-05-2019
Declaration Date: 20-02-2020
Supervisor: Dr. Mohammad Nafess, Professor
1st Evaluator: Dr. SweeNgin TAN, Associate Professor, Institute/University: Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore
2nd Evaluator: Dr. Feng-Qing YANG, Professor, Chongqing University, China, China
3rd Evaluator: Dr. Muhammad Irshad, Professor, COMSATS Abbottabad, Pakistan
1st Examiner: Dr. Muhammad Irshad, Professor, COMSATS, Abbottabad, Pakistan
2nd Examiner: Dr. Qisar Mehmood, Professor, COMSATS, Abbottabad, Pakistan
3rd Examiner: Dr. Zahir Muhammad, Associate Professor, University of Peshawar, Pakistan
Paper Published: Effect of biochars on bioaccumulation and human health risks of potentially toxic elements in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) cultivated on industrially contaminated soil
Paper Authors: Nisar Muhammad
Journal: Environmental Pollution
Journal Catagory: W

Tariq Khan (Supervised by: Dr. Hizbullah Khan)

Scholar Name: Tariq Khan
Thesis Title: Environmental Sustainability Analysis of Water Footprints in Peshawar Basin, Pakistan
Program: Ph.D.
Session: 2013-14
Admission Date: 21-03-2014
Completion Date: 03-04-2019
Declaration Date: 11-09-2019
Supervisor: Dr. Hizbullah Khan, Professor
1st Evaluator: Dr. An Ping, Professor, Tottori University, Japan
2nd Evaluator: Dr. Dan Liu, , Zhejiang A&F University, China
3rd Evaluator: Dr. Muhammad Isrshad, Professor, COMSATS Abbotabad, Pakistan
1st Examiner: Dr. Muhammad Irshad, Professor, COMSATS Abbotabad, Pakistan
2nd Examiner: Dr. Saleem Ullah Khan, Assistant Professor, Institute of Space Technology Islamabad, Pakistan
3rd Examiner: Dr. Said Muhammad, Associate Professor, University of Peshawar, Pakistan
Paper Published: Environmental Sustainability of Grey Water Footprints in Peshawar Basin: Current and Future Reduced flow scenarios for Kabul River
Paper Authors: Tariq Khan, Hizbullah Khan
Journal: International Journal of Agriculture and Biological Engineering
Journal Catagory: W

Juma Muhammad (Supervised by: Dr. Sardar Khan)

Scholar Name: Juma Muhammad
Thesis Title: ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS OF POULTRY MANURE APPLIED INTO AGRICULTURE FIELDS OF KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA: SPECIAL EMPHASIS ON ANTIBIOTICS AND HEAVY METALS
Program: Ph.D.
Session: 2015-16
Admission Date: 21-10-2015
Completion Date: 14-03-2019
Declaration Date: 08-10-2019
Supervisor: Dr. Sardar Khan, Professor
1st Evaluator: Dr. Jian Qiang Su, Professor, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
2nd Evaluator: Dr. Gang Li, Associate Professor, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
3rd Evaluator: Dr. Qaisar Mehmood, Professor, COMSATS Abbotabad, Pakistan
1st Examiner: Dr. Qaisar Mehmood, Professor, COMSATS Abbotabad, Pakistan
2nd Examiner: Dr. Azhar Rasheed, , Nuclear Institute of Food and Agriculture Tarnab, Pakistan
3rd Examiner: Dr. Said Muhammad, Associate Professor, University of Peshawar, Pakistan
Paper Published: Antibiotics in Poultry Manure and their Associated Health Issue; A Systematic Review
Paper Authors: Juma Muhammad
Journal: Journal of Soils and Sediments
Journal Catagory: W

Nasreen Ghaffar (Supervised by: Dr. Bushra Khan)

Scholar Name: Nasreen Ghaffar
Thesis Title: PRODUCTION OPTIMIZATION AND IMPACT OF ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS ON TAXOL (ANTICANCER) IN TAXUS WALLICHIANA ZUCC
Program: Ph.D.
Session: 2011-12
Admission Date: 20-12-2011
Completion Date: 15-02-2019
Declaration Date: 20-11-2019
Supervisor: Dr. Bushra Khan, Associate Professor
1st Evaluator: Dr. Maria S. Sepulveda, Professor, Purdue University, USA
2nd Evaluator: Dr. Xianliang Qiao, Associate Professor, Dalian University of Technology, China
3rd Evaluator: Dr. Abdullah Khan, Associate Professor, University of Haripur, Pakistan
1st Examiner: Dr. Abdullah Khan, Associate Professor, University of Haripur, Pakistan
2nd Examiner: Dr. Muhammad Qasim, Professor, University of Swat, Pakistan
3rd Examiner: Dr. Said Muhammad, Associate Professor, University of Peshawar, Pakistan
Paper Published: Efficient Heated Ultrasound Assisted Extraction and Clean-Up Method for Quantifying Paclitaxel Concentrations in Taxus Wallichiana
Paper Authors: Nasreen Ghaffar, Linda Lee, Youn Jeong Choi, Chloe De perre and Bushra Khan
Journal: International Journal of Environmental Analytical Chemistry
Journal Catagory: W

Muhammad Israr (Supervised by: Dr. Hizbullah Khan)

Scholar Name: Muhammad Israr
Thesis Title: Municipal Solid Waste Management and its Detrimental Impacts on ground Water Quality in District Mardan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Program: Ph.D.
Session: 2008-09
Admission Date: 11-03-2009
Completion Date: 18-12-2017
Declaration Date: 19-11-2019
Supervisor: Dr. Hizbullah Khan, Professor
1st Evaluator: Dr. Tieyu Wang, Professor, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
2nd Evaluator: Dr. Selahattin Yilmaz, Professor, Izmir Institute of Technology, Turkey
3rd Evaluator: Dr. Said Akbar Khan, Assistant Professor, Bahria University Islamabad, Pakistan
1st Examiner: Dr. Said AKbar Khan, Assistant Professor, Bahria University Islamabad, Pakistan
2nd Examiner: Dr. Muhammad Qasim, Professor, Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan, Pakistan
3rd Examiner: Dr. Ishtiaq, Assistant Professor, Khyber Medical College Peshawar, Pakistan
Paper Published: Assessment of Ground Water Quality and Associated Health risk Through Heavy Metals Contamination due to Municipal Solid Waste Landfilling Practices in Mardan, Pakistan
Paper Authors: Muhammad Israr, Hizbullah Khan, Said Akbar Khan, Nida Gul, Muhammad Suleman Bacha, Rahat Ullah Khan and Muhammad Mussadiq
Journal: Journal of Biodiversity and Environmental Sciences

Nazish Huma Khan (Supervised by: Dr. Mohammad Nafees)

Scholar Name: Nazish Huma Khan
Thesis Title: On Site-Waste Management and Industrial Symbiosis of Hayatabad Industrial Estate, Peshawar
Program: Ph.D.
Session: 2014-15
Admission Date: 20-10-2014
Completion Date: 06-11-2017
Declaration Date: 07-05-2018
Supervisor: Dr. Mohammad Nafees, Professor
1st Evaluator: Dr. Muhammad Irshad, Assistant Professor, COMSATS Abbotabad, Pakistan
2nd Evaluator: Dr. Xinhua Xu, Professor, Zhejiang University, China
3rd Evaluator: Dr. Ishfaq Ahmad Khan, Professor, Karabuk University, Turkey
1st Examiner: Dr. Shams Ali Baig, Assistant Professor, Abdul Wali Khan University, Mardan, Pakistan
2nd Examiner: Dr. Muhammad Irshad, Assistant Professor, COMSATS, Abbotabad, Pakistan
3rd Examiner: Dr. Zahid Ullah, Assistant Professor, Allama Iqbal Open University, Islamabad, Pakistan
Paper Published: Study of Pollution Load in Paper Mill Effluents and its Recycling by Sundry Plants at Hayatabad Industrail Estate, Peshawar
Paper Authors: Nazish Huma Khan
Journal: Journal of engineering and Applied Sciences



MS/ M.Phil. Scholars:

Muhammad Nasir (Supervised by: Nill)

Scholar Name: Muhammad Nasir
Thesis Title: Nill (Course Based Degree)
Program: MS/ M.Phil.
Session: 2015-16
Admission Date: 22-10-2015
Completion Date: 07-08-2019
Declaration Date: 07-08-2019
Supervisor: Nill, Lecturer
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Muhammad Ilyas (Supervised by: Nill)

Scholar Name: Muhammad Ilyas
Thesis Title: Nill (Course Based Degree)
Program: MS/ M.Phil.
Session: 2015-16
Admission Date: 16-10-2015
Completion Date: 07-08-2019
Declaration Date: 07-08-2019
Supervisor: Nill, Lecturer
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Zafar Ali (Supervised by: Nill)

Scholar Name: Zafar Ali
Thesis Title: Nill (Course based Degree)
Program: MS/ M.Phil.
Session: 2016-17
Admission Date: 27-09-2016
Completion Date: 03-04-2019
Declaration Date: 03-04-2019
Supervisor: Nill, Lecturer
1st Evaluator: Nill, , Nill,
2nd Evaluator: Nill, , Nill,
3rd Evaluator: Nill, , Nill,
1st Examiner: Nill, , Nill,

San Ullah (Supervised by: Dr. Saeeda Yousaf)

Scholar Name: San Ullah
Thesis Title: The Impact of Changing Temperature and Precipitation on the Yield of Selected Crops in Mingora Swat
Program: MS/ M.Phil.
Session: 2015-16
Admission Date: 26-10-2015
Completion Date: 15-02-2019
Declaration Date: 24-09-2019
Supervisor: Dr. Saeeda Yousaf, Assistant Professor
1st Evaluator: Dr. Muhammad Adnan, Assistant Professor, Kohat University of Science and Technology Kohat, Pakistan
2nd Evaluator: Dr. Saima Hashim, Associate Professor, The University of Agriculture Peshawar, Pakistan
3rd Evaluator: Dr. Shaheen Begum, Assistant Professor, Fatima Jinnah Women University Rawalpindi, Pakistan
1st Examiner: Dr. Saima Hashim, Associate Professor, The University of Agriculture Peshawar, Pakistan

Bimisal Afridi (Supervised by: Dr. Asif Khan Khattak)

Scholar Name: Bimisal Afridi
Thesis Title: Effect of water stress and phosphorous on different developmental stages of maize crop
Program: MS/ M.Phil.
Session: 2014-15
Admission Date: 21-10-2014
Completion Date: 18-10-2018
Declaration Date: 27-09-2019
Supervisor: Dr. Asif Khan Khattak, Assistant Professor
1st Evaluator: Dr. Muhammad Arif, Associate Professor, The University of Agriculture Peshawar, Pakistan
2nd Evaluator: Dr. Muhammad Siyar Khan, Associate Professor, The University of Agriculture, Peshawar, Pakistan
3rd Evaluator: Dr. Sardar Khan, Professor, University of Peshawar, Pakistan
1st Examiner: Dr. Muhammad Arif, Associate Professor, The University of Agriculture, Peshawar, Pakistan

Sadaf Saeed (Supervised by: Dr. Muhammad Nafees)

Scholar Name: Sadaf Saeed
Thesis Title: Preparation and Application of Compost from Recycled Paper Mill Sludge with Canal Deposited Sediments for Wheat Crop
Program: MS/ M.Phil.
Session: 2015-16
Admission Date: 20-10-2015
Completion Date: 13-09-2018
Declaration Date: 21-03-2019
Supervisor: Dr. Muhammad Nafees, Professor
1st Evaluator: Dr. Muhammad Suleman Bacha, , Environmental protection Agency Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
2nd Evaluator: Dr. Shams Ali Baig, Assistant Professor, Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan, Pakistan
3rd Evaluator: Dr. Zahidullah, Assistant Professor, Allama Iqbal Open University, Pakistan
1st Examiner: Dr. Muhammad Suleman Bacha, , Environmental Protection Agency Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

Nausheen Shaukat (Supervised by: Dr. Sardar Khan)

Scholar Name: Nausheen Shaukat
Thesis Title: Quantification and Characterization of Particulate (PM25) and Its Health Effects in Peshawar Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Program: MS/ M.Phil.
Session: 2012-13
Admission Date: 05-11-2012
Completion Date: 21-08-2017
Declaration Date: 03-04-2018
Supervisor: Dr. Sardar Khan, Professor
1st Evaluator: Dr. Alia Naz, Assistant Professor, University of Haripur, Pakistan
2nd Evaluator: Dr.Sheikh Saeed Ahmad, Associate Professor, Fatima Jinnah Women University, Rawalpindi, Pakistan
3rd Evaluator: Dr. Muhammad Adnan, Assistant Professor, Abdul Wali Khan University, Mardan, Pakistan
1st Examiner: Dr. Sheikh Saeed Ahmad, Associate Professor, Fatima Jinnah Women University, Rawalpindi, Pakistan

Sehrish Nigar (Supervised by: Dr. Sardar Khan)

Scholar Name: Sehrish Nigar
Thesis Title: Response of Mung Bean (Vigna Radiata) to Tropospheric Ozone using Ethylenediurea (EDU) and Mg(No3)2
Program: MS/ M.Phil.
Session: 2013-14
Admission Date: 11-10-2013
Completion Date: 29-05-2017
Declaration Date: 24-09-2019
Supervisor: Dr. Sardar Khan, Professor
1st Evaluator: Dr. Islam-ud-din, Assistant Professor, International Islamic University Islamabad, Pakistan
2nd Evaluator: Dr. Asad Ullah, Assistant Professor, University of Peshawar, Pakistan
3rd Evaluator: Dr. Alia Naz, Associate Professor, University of Haripur, Pakistan
1st Examiner: Dr. Isalm-ud-din, Assistant Professor, Islamic International University Islamabad, Pakistan

Sami Ur Rehman (Supervised by: Dr. Saeeda Yousaf)

Scholar Name: Sami Ur Rehman
Thesis Title: Comparative Study of Various Composting Techniques for the Conversion of Organic Fraction of Municipal Solid Waste
Program: MS/ M.Phil.
Session: 2016-17
Admission Date: 27-09-2016
Completion Date: 21-03-2017
Declaration Date: 24-07-2019
Supervisor: Dr. Saeeda Yousaf, Assistant Professor
1st Evaluator: Dr. Muhammad Humayun Khan, Professor, Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan, Pakistan
2nd Evaluator: Dr. Muhammad Saleem Khan, Professor, Islamia Colege Peshawar, Pakistan
3rd Evaluator: Dr. Muhammad Khurshid, Assistant Professor, University of Haripur, Pakistan
1st Examiner: Dr. Muhammad Humayun Khan, Professor, Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan, Pakistan

Mian Atiq Ul Mabood (Supervised by: Dr. Shafiq Ur Rehman)

Scholar Name: Mian Atiq Ul Mabood
Thesis Title: Flood Mitigation Practices in District Swat, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Program: MS/ M.Phil.
Session: 2009-10
Admission Date: 12-01-2010
Completion Date: 14-07-2016
Declaration Date: 29-05-2019
Supervisor: Dr. Shafiq Ur Rehman, Professor
1st Evaluator: Dr. Amjid Sabir, Associate Professor, COMSATS, Abbotabad, Pakistan
2nd Evaluator: Dr. Rukhsana Tariq, Assistant Professor, International Islamic University, Islamabad, Pakisan
3rd Evaluator: Dr. Zahid Ullah, Assistant Professor, Allama Iqbal Open University, Islamabad, Pakistan
1st Examiner: Dr. Amjid Sabir, Associate Professor, COMSATS, Abbottabad, Pakistan