Research Projects
International Projects
| S. # | Title | Funding Body | MPKR | Principal Investigator |
| 1 | Energy and Raw Material Recovery from Treatment Sludge as a Conceptual of Zero Waste | ANSO | >30 | Dr. Rashid Nazir |
| 2 | Potential severity of antimicrobial resistance in context of COVID-19 pandemic and phage-assisted biocontrol: one health approach in Benin and Pakistan | IsDB-TWAS | >20 | Dr. Rashid Nazir |
| 3 | Glacier changes and associated hydrologic impact under warming climate in Hunza Valley along the Sino-Pakistan Economic Corridor. | NSFC-ICIMOD | 30 | Dr. Adnan A. Tahir |
| 4 | Spatio-temporal glacier variation and its influence on the water availability in Hunza Basin along the CPEC route | NSFC-PSF | 8.5 | Dr. Adnan A. Tahir |
| 5 | Intercropping Systems, CPEC initiative Completed | China | 7.4 | Dr. Usman Irshad |
| 6 | Study on the skin care efficacy of medicinal plants from Himalayan region | China | 4.7 | Dr. Arshad Mehmood Abbasi |
| 7 | Pollution Management with Waste Adsorbents | Saudi Arabia | 4.2 | Dr. Muhammad Bilal |
| 9 | Feasibility Study for Provision of Safe Drinking Water through Water Conservation (SDWC)” with Nigeria and Egypt | D-8 member Countries | 3.7 | Dr. Faridullah |
| 10 | Impact of veterinary medicines on anaerobic digestion efficiency to generate biogas and potential spread of environmental multidrug resistance | TWAS-COMSTIC | 1.8 | Dr. Rashid Nazir |
| 11 | Study of Flavoring Compounds/Polyphenolics in Aromatic Plants of the Himalayan Region-Pakistan | China | 1.7 | Dr. Arshad Mehmood Abbasi |
| 12 | Ecological impact of transgenic Bt cotton hybrids on soil biological attributes of varying agricultural soils in Pakistan | USA | 1.5 | Dr. Farhan Hafeez |
| 13 | Nitrogen cycling in different soil ecosystems and influence of the size of nosZ denitrifies on overall budget of the greenhouse gas-nitrous oxide. | IFS Sweden | 1 | Dr. Farhan Hafeez |
| 14 | Adsorption of Heavy Metals from Synthetic Goldmine Wastewater by Functionalized Activated Carbon from Rice Husk Precursor in Batch and Column Reactors. | UK | 0.3 | Dr. Muhammad Bilal |
National Projects
| S.# | Title | Funding Body | MPKR | Principal Investigator |
| 1 | Impact of Global Climatic Changes and Human Perturbations on Resilience of Nitrogen Cycling Ecosystem Functioning in Lower Himalayas | HEC | 8.33 | Dr. Farhan Hafeez |
| 2 | Potential risks of glacier lake outburst floods under climate change along China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) | PSF | 7.5 | Dr. Adnan A. Tahir |
| 3 | Evaluation, adaptation studies and popularization of Kiwi Fruit in different ecologies (upper and lower altitudes) of Hazara division. | PARC | 5.8 | Dr. Arshad M. Abbasi |
| 4 | Biomass derived adsorbents for industrial wastewater treatment | HEC | 4.5 | Dr. Muhammad Bilal |
| 5 | Nitrogen Removal and Bioelectricity Production from Industrial Wastewater through Anammox up-flow Microbial Fuel Cell process | HEC | 4.4 | Dr. Zulfiqar A. Bhatti |
| 6 | P-solubilizing Microbial Consortia from Lower Himalayas and their Potential for Bioethanol Production | HEC | 4.4 | Dr. Rashid Nazir |
| 7 | Treatment of Textile Effluents by combination of ultrasonic cavitations and electrochemical oxidation process | HEC | 4.25 | Dr. Maria Siddique |
| 8 | Assessment of Native Marchella Species Growth Factor in Situ and their Implementation for pilot Scale Production | HEC | 3.9 | Dr. Abdul Nazir |
| 9 | Utilization of complex network of microbial interactions for mobilization of soil phosphorus inaccessible for plant growth. | HEC | 2.7 | Dr. Usman Irshad |
| 10 | Reclamation of land of small land holders and mitigating the regional climatic impacts through an integrated agronomic approach to combat salinity menace | HEC | 2.63 | Dr. Muhammad Shahzad |
| 11 | Comparative study of leaf apoplastic Na+ and growth-related proteins in maize leaves under actual saline environment | HEC | 2.1 | Dr. Muhammad Shahzad |
| 12 | Development of nano-structured inorganic membranes for water purification” | HEC | 2.0 | Dr. Sajid H. Shah |
| 13 | Recycling of Co-composted livestock manures ameliorates heavy metal pollution in soil | HEC | 1.6 | Dr. Muhammad Irshad |
| 14 | Isolation and identification of bacterial grazer nematodes | HEC | 0.5 | Dr. Muhammad Bilal |
| 15 | Sonophotocatalytic degradation of Reactive dye (RB 19) by S-TiO2 particles in aqueous solutions | HEC | 0.5 | Dr. Maria Siddique |
| 16 | Ecological aspects of nitrogen cycling in terrestrial ecosystems and the emission of nitrous oxide, an important greenhouse gas. | HEC | 0.5 | Dr. Farhan Hafeez |
| 17 | P-solubilizing Microbial Consortia from Lower Himalayas and their Potential for Bioethanol Production. 2016. | HEC | 0.5 | Dr. Akhtar Iqbal |
| 18 | Epigenetic regulation of cell wall related genes of maize in salt stress conditions. | HEC | 0.5 | Dr. Muhammad Shahzad |
| 19 | Ecological aspects of nitrogen cycling in terrestrial ecosystems and the emission of nitrous oxide, an important greenhouse gas. | HEC | 0.5 | Dr. Muhammad Shahzad |
| 20 | Gradient analysis of vehicular and Industrial emissions along Hattar (Haripur) to Mansehra city at Express Highway, KPK, Pakistan | HEC | 0.5 | Dr. Shamyla Nawazish |
| 21 | Investigating the snow cover and glaciers variation trend in the Gilgit River basin, using satellite remote sensing | HEC | 0.5 | Dr. Adnan A. Tahir |
| 22 | Isolation and identification of bacterial grazer nematodes: their effect on rhizo-bacterial communities and phosphorus uptake by pine seedlings | HEC | 0.5 | Dr. Usman Irshad |
| 23 | Metabolic Bases of Soil-Biota Interactions and Their Biocontrol Potential for Host Plants | HEC | 0.5 | Dr. Rashid Nazir |
| 24 | Estimation of farm level technical efficiency in maize production in the high mountain’s North region of Pakistan | HEC | 0.50 | Dr. Faridullah |
| 25 | Biodegradation of plastic by Algae | HEC | 0.4 | Dr. Bibi Saima Zeb |
| 26 | Enhancement of Adsorption and Photocatalytic Activity of TiO2 Photocatalyst by doping with metal and non-metal for Azo Dyes Degradation | CRGP-CUI | 0.3 | Dr. Muhammad Bilal |
| 27 | Purification of Thermusaquaticus DNA polymerase expressed in Escherichia coli and in-house preparation for PCR reactions | CRGP-CUI | 0.3 | Dr. Rashid Nazir |
| 28 | Phytochemical profiling and in vitro antioxidant activity of selected edible wild fruits consumed by local communities of Lesser Himalayas-Pakistan | CRGP-CUI | 0.3 | Dr. Arshad M. Abbasi |
| 29 | Impact of Environment on Phytochemicals Content, Antioxidant and Antimicrobial Activities in Allium cepa L | CRGP-CUI | 0.3 | Dr. Arshad M. Abbasi |
| 30 | Secretariat, Istanbul, Turkey, through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The project | CRGP-CUI | 0.27 | Dr. Faridullah |
| 31 | Synthesis and characterization of energy efficient hydrophobic nano-porous silica membranes | CRGP-CUI | 0.2 | Dr. Sajid H. Shah |
| 32 | Evaluation of Impacts of Accumulation of Metals due to Contaminated Irrigation Water on Crops and Soils Adjacent to Mandroach Drain in Abbottabad. | DOST | 0.2 | Dr. Qaisar Mahmood |
| 33 | Synthesis and characterization of energy efficient hydrophobic nano-porous silica membranes | CRGP-CUI | 0.2 | Dr. Sajid H. Shah |
| 34 | Study of different parameters controlling ultrasound and Fenton promoted destruction of a non-biodegradable dye (RB-19) | CRGP-CUI | 0.17 | Dr. Maria Siddique |
| 35 | Climate change impact on cryosphere melt and hydrology of a high-altitude river catchment – use of a blend of remote sensing and ground data | CRGP-CUI | 0.16 | Dr. Adnan A. Tahir |
| 36 | Treatment of Textile Reactive Dyes by combine UV-Ultrasound techniques | CRGP-CUI | 0.13 | Dr. Maria Siddique |
| 37 | Environmental, Psycho-Social & Economic Determinants of Maternal Health In Hazara Division | CRGP-CUI | 0.1 | Ms. Romana Jamshed |