Dr. Wiqar Ahmad

Education

1. Post Doctorate (2021-2022) from the Indian River Research and Education Center, The University of Florida (USA)
2. Ph.D. (2005-2008) from the Department of Soil & Environmental Sciences, The University of Agriculture, Peshawar. Ph.D Completion Date: 22-02-2010
3. M.Sc. (Hons) (1999-2000) from the Department of Soil & Environmental Sciences, The University of Agriculture, Peshawar.

Area of Specialization

1. Nanofertilizers,
2. Nanochar formation and application,
3. Biochar formation/biochar particle size assessment in soil plant system,
4. Soil and Plant Nutrition,
5. Soil Organic Fertility and microbiology
6. N and C cycling in soil,
7. Soil and water pollution and Bio remediation

Professional Responsibilities

1. Teaching at BSc and MSc (Hons)
2. Students supervision at BSc, MSc and PhD level
3. Guest Editor for Special Issue on “Nano fertilizers and their Environmental Impact” at Frontiers in Environmental Sciences (2025-2026)
4. Peer Review for various National and International science journals.
5. Associate Editor, SJA, UAP (2016-2022)
6. Seminar Incharge, SES, AMK Campus
7. Meber, Proctors Board, AMK Campus, Mardan (2012-2018)
8. Member Dept Students Grievances Comm., AMKC Mardan (2014- till date)
9. Admin Office AMK Campus since 4-9-2015 till 19-02-2016.
10. Coordinator to DASAR, AMK Campus Mardan since 12-04-2016-2022.
11. Director AMK Campus, April 12, 2022 – June 05, 2023.

Research Projects

1. Increasing sugarcane roductivity through chip buds nursery raising and transplanting seedling age, December 2016 to December, 2018, NRPU-HEC (Status Co-PI)

Awards

1. B.Sc (Hons): 1st Position in the Department of Soil & Environmental Sciences for academic session 1995-1998.   (CGPA: 3.91/4.00 with 90.28% marks).
2. M.Sc (Hons): 3rd Position in the Department of Soil & Environmental Sciences for academic session 1999-2000.  (CGPA: 3.89/4.00 with 89.58% marks)
3. Ph.D: Higher Education Commission of Pakistan 5000 indigenous PhD fellowship Batch II under HEC No: 042-LS57-140197.
4. Ph.D: International Research Support Initiative Program of the Higher Education Commission of Pakistan under HEC No: IRSIP-9-Agri-07/PIN No: 1-8/HEC/HRD/2009/424 dated 16-01-2009 for 6 months to Bangor University, United Kingdom and accomplished under valuable supervision of Professor Dr. David Leonard Jones (Davey Jones), Chair in Soil and Environmental Sciences, School of the Environment and Natural Resources.
5. HEC-Post-Doctoral Fellowship Program Batch –III, Phase-1” (Ref. No: 3-1/PDFP/HEC/2020/836 dated 09/12/2020) for the University of Florida (USA)

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