Dr. Haroon Khan

Education

Post Doctorate- Türkiye

PhD (Weed Ecology)-The University of Agriculture, Peshawar-Pakistan & The University of Queensland, Brisbane-Australia

Area of Specialization

Weed Ecology & Climate Change

Professional Responsibilities

Teaching, Research, Outreach & Administration.

Research Projects

Principal Investigator:

1. Establishment and Strengthening of Climate Change Center at The University of Agriculture, Peshawar KPK, (Worth Rs. 16.80 M).

Co-Principal Investigator:

1. The long-term effects of tillage, nutrients and weed management on sugar beet yield and weed seed bank (Higher Education Commission Islamabad, Rs. 2.2 Million).
2. Conservation and Cultivation of Medicinal Plants at high altitudes of Pakistan (ALP/PARC Rs.4.8 M).
3. Pathways to Strengthening Capabilities for Climate Smart Agriculture in Pakistan-Funded by: Asia-Pacific Network for Global Change Research- Japan (Project Award: USD 50,102).
4. Developing Climate Risk Profile of selected districts in KPK Province- Funding agency: FAO Pakistan. (Project Award: Rs. 4.927 Million)

Awards

Awards/Honors/Recognitions:

1. Turkey Burslari Post-Doctoral Research Fellowship (2022).
2. HEC Scholarship for SPLIT PhD program (2010).
3. 2nd Position in B.Sc. (Hons) Department of Weed Science-UAP.
4. 3rd Position in M.Sc. (Hons) in the Department of Weed Science-UAP.
5. HEC Travel Grant for 2nd Inter. Biotechnology, Chemical Engineering and Life Science Conference, Japan (20-22 July 2015).
6. HEC Travel Grant for the Ecology 17th Inter. Conference on Ecology, Ecosystem & Climate Change” Istanbul, Turkey (February 17-18, 2017).
7. HEC Travel Grant for the 2nd Inter. Conference on Climate Change Colombo, Sri Lanka (15-16th February 2018).

Memberships

1. Weed Science Society of Pakistan (Life Membership)
2. Italo-Latin American Society of Ethnomedicine (Life Membership)
3. The International Society for Agricultural Metrology
4. Asia-Pacific Chemical, Biological & Environmental Engineering Society
5. Asia-Pacific Network for Global Change Research (APN)
6. Moringa for life: Society for creating awareness about Moringa
7. Saudi Arabian Water Environment Association

Services:

1. Deputy Director, Climate Change Centre (CCC), UAP.
2. Fellow, The Himalayan University Consortium (HUC) Academy-ICIMOD.
3. Member, Technical Committee on Mitigation, Ministry of Energy, Islamabad.
4. Focal Person, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) KPK
5. Member, PTB Research Coordination Committee Since, 2010
6. Member, Syndicate, University of Agriculture, Peshawar (UAP) (2014-2015)
7. Coordinator LMS, Department of Weed Science & Botany, UAP
8. President Blood Donors Society, UAP-Peshawar (2003-04)
9. Resource Person PRCS, UNDP, PDMA, IRC, USAID & PTB
10. Focal Person Quality Assurance Directorate, UAP 
11. Coordinator, Expert Group on Adaptation Planning in Climate Change-UAP.

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