Prof. Dr. Tahir Sarwar

Education

Post-Doctorate (Remote Sensing and GIS Applications) University of Nebraska - Lincoln, USA
Ph.D. (Water Resources) Iowa State University, USA

Area of Specialization

Deficit Irrigation, Agro-climatic Zoning, Water Quality Assessment, Performance Evaluation of Irrigation and Drainage Systems, Crop Water Productivity, Water Harvesting, GIS/RS Applications

Professional Responsibilities

Teaching, Research, and Administrative Assignments

Research Projects

• Enhancing resilience of communities through exploring the effects of climate change on the rainfall patterns, and existing rainwater management and livelihood practices of communities in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province.
  Funded By: Norwegian Church Aid (NCA), Norway.
  Approved Cost: Rs. 2.495 million
• Evaluation of Spatio-temporal changes in water logging and salinity of SCARP Mardan using GIS and GPS.
  Funded By: Higher Education Commission, Govt. of Pakistan.
  Approved Cost: Rs. 0.200 million
• Economizing on-farm consumptive water budget of sole and mix forage cultivation.
  Funded By: Higher Education Commission (HEC), Govt. of Pakistan.
  Approved Cost: Rs. 0.200 million
• Management of small-scale water logging and salinity in major irrigated areas of NWFP.
  Funded By: Pakistan Council of Research in Water Resources, Islamabad.
  Approved Cost: Rs. 4.475
• Evaluation and development of appropriate water harvesting technologies.
  Funded By: Pakistan Council of Research in Water Resources, Islamabad.
  Approved Cost: Rs. 0.255 million
• A case study for alleviation of small-scale water logging and salinity problem in Peshawar valley.
  Funded By: Pakistan Council of Research in Water Resources, Islamabad.
  Approved Cost: Rs. 0.253 million
• Strengthening the Department of Water Resources Management at AUP.
  Funded By: Higher Education Commission (HEC), Govt. of Pakistan.
  Approved Cost: Rs. 3.60 million
• Strengthening & Development of NWFP Agricultural University Peshawar (Water Management Component).
  Funded By: Higher Education Commission (HEC), Govt. of Pakistan.
  Approved Cost: Rs. 36.0 million

Awards

• Postdoctoral Fellowship
  Higher Education Commission, Govt. of Pakistan
  01/2008 - 01/2009
• Research Excellence Award
  Iowa State University, USA
  12/1995
  Merit Scholarship
• Ministry of Education, Govt. of Pakistan
  01/1993 - 12/1995
• First Position in M.Sc. (Hons)
  Dept. of Water Management, NWFP Agricultural University, Peshawar, Pakistan
  05/1992
• First Position in B.Sc. (Hons)
  Dept. of Water Management, NWFP Agricultural University, Peshawar, Pakistan
  08/1989
• Bronze Medal in B.Sc. (Hons)
  NWFP Agricultural University, Peshawar, Pakistan
  08/1989

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