• PhD (Postharvest), University
  of Agriculture Faisalabad, Pakistan, 2013
• M.Sc (Hons) Horticulture, PMAS-Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi,
  Rawalpindi, Pakistan, 2004
• B.Sc (Hons) Agriculture, PMAS-Arid
  Agriculture University Rawalpindi, Rawalpindi,
  Pakistan, 2002

• April
  2022 till now: Associate Professor, Department of Biotechnology, COMSATS University
  Islamabad, Abbottabad, Pakistan
• Sept
  2014 till April 2022: Associate Professor, Department of Environmental
  Sciences, COMSATS University Islamabad, Vehari, Pakistan
• Sept 2013 till Sept 2014: Assistant Professor
  (IPFP) University College of
  Agriculture, University of Sargodha, Pakistan
• Oct,
  2005 till June 2007: Assistant Research Officer, Orange Research
  Institute, Sargodha, Punjab, Pakistan
• Feb
  2005 till Oct 2005: Lady Agriculture Officer, Agency for Barani Areas
  Development (ABAD) Rawalpindi, Pakistan

•      Pakistan Society of
  Horticultural Sciences

• Postharvest food losses and waste
• Nutrient and plant growth regulators
  studies
• Food safety

ü
Exposure Visit: Compliance of SPS Requirements
25 September to 9 October, 2016 at Netherlands

ü
Attended three day workshop on Postharvest
Technology and Cold Chain Management at Noida, India. Jointly organized by
Postharvest Education Foundation (USA) and Amity University (India) on August
6-8, 2013

ü
6 months research training under the
International Research Support Initiative Program (IRSIP) funded by Higher
Education Commission (HEC), Islamabad, Pakistan.

ü
Scholarship for PhD under Indigenous 5000 PhD
Fellowship Scheme, Batch-IV, Higher Education Commission (HEC), Islamabad,
Pakistan.

• Evaluating
  the Potential of Zero Energy Cool Chambers (ZECC) for Shelf-life Extension
  of Horticultural Crops PKR= 1.2 Million, Pakistan Science Foundation, Two
  year Completed

As supervisor:

MS Thesis

1.
Assessment of drinking water quality and its impacts on human
health in district Vehari (MS Thesis)

2.
Food waste characterization and estimation: its causes and
environmental impact awareness at household level in tehsil Kahror Pacca (MS
Thesis)

3.
Evaluating the potential of zero energy cool chamber to increase
the shelf life of tomato, potato, brinjal and mango (MS Thesis)

4.
Impacts of postharvest environmental conditions on shelf life of
leafy vegetables (MS Thesis)

5.
Combine effect of storage temperature and sprout suppressant on
potato tuber quality (MS Thesis)

6.
Water and substrate optimization in Zero Energy Cool Chamber for
postharvest storage of vegetables (In progress)

7.
Effect of washing water quality on
postharvest life and safety of spinach under different storage
environment (In progress)

1.
Evaluation of adverse effects of insecticides on spider population
inhibiting mango orchard (MS Thesis)

2.
Analyses of heavy metals in milk available in the market of
Vehari (MS Thesis)

3.
Determination of heavy metals residues in blood samples from
inhabitants of Vehari (MS Thesis)

4.
Exploring the deterrence ability of selenium against aphid to
promote the environmental friendly agriculture (MS Thesis)

5.
Arsenic assessment and removal from drinking water in
southern-Punjab Pakistan using agricultural waste (MS Thesis)

6.
Reintroduction of gluten following flour
transamidation in celiac patients: a randomized, controlled clinical
study (MS Thesis)

7.
Impact of environmental variables on bearing behaviour of
commercial mango genotypes (MS Thesis)

8.
Post-Harvest silicon application and storage
conditions  affect shelf life and quality of citrus fruits (MS
Thesis)

9.
Home gardening trend in Pakistan a case study of Multan (MS
Thesis)

10.  Performance of
commercial okra cultivars under organic and conventional fertilizer management
systems (MS Thesis)

11.  Evaluation of ZnO andCuO
nanoparticles on shelf life and quality attributes of guava fruit (MS
Thesis)

12.  Determination of
Pesticide residues in Abelmoschus esculentus and Solanum
melongena by using gas chromatography (MS Thesis)

13.  Evaluation
of deterrence and toxicity of selenium to aphids (MS
Thesis)

Effect
of silicon application on arsenic uptake and translocation in rice under
aerobic and anaerobic conditions (MS Thesis