Dr. SHAUKAT ALI Curriculum vitae Assistant Professor

Dr. SHAUKAT ALI Curriculum vitae Assistant Professor

Curriculum vitae
Dr. SHAUKAT ALI
Assistant Professor
Department of Environmental Sciences, Karakoram International University (KIU)
Gilgit-Baltistan 15100, Gilgit, Pakistan, Cell #: 03449271172
Email: [email protected], [email protected]
EDUCATION
Sep. 2009 – June. 2012
CESE, Ocean University of China,
PHD in Environmental Science
Qingdao, China
Dissertation Title: Toxicity of Some Environmental Pollutants to Marine Crustaceans Artemia
sinica (Anostraca: Artemiidae) and Exopalaemon carinicauda, (Decapoda: Palaemonidae).
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------2005 – 2009
M. Phil. in Marine sciences
University of Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan
Dissertation title: Heavy Metals Assessment in the Marine Environment of Karachi, Pakistan.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------2001 – 2002
M.Sc. in Environmental Sciences
University of Peshawar, Pakistan
Dissertation title: Deforestation and Environmental Degradation in Upper Kurram, FATA, Pakistan.
Internship Title: Indigenous Knowledge (Myths and Realities) about snow leopard, general behavior,
feeding habits and their pray species in Kuju valley Chitral with WWF-Pakistan.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1999--2000
University of Peshawar, Pakistan
B. Sc. in Biological Sciences
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Oct. 2012---- to date
Assistant Professor
Dept. Environmental Sciences
Karakoram International University, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Feb. 2009- June 2012
Visiting Lecturer
College of Environmental and Engineering, Ocean
University of China, Qingdao, P.R. China
May 2005 – Oct. 2007
Research Associate
CEMB, University of Karachi
(Research project entitled “Biomonitoring of trace metals of coastal & estuarine water of
Karachi” at centre of Excellence in Marine Biology)
Jan. 2003 – Dec. 2004
Social Organizer
Society Reforms organization (SRO)
(National NGO, striving for education and socio-political reforms in tribal areas of Pakistan)
COMPUTER SKILLS
Diploma in Microsoft Windows and Office (include. Word, Excel, power point and Access)
LANGUAGES
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English, Urdu, Pashto
AWARDS
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Scholarship award from China Scholarship Council Government of People’s Republic
of China for PhD study at Ocean University of China, Qingdao, China
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Scholarship award from University Grants commission of Pakistan for M. Phil study at
University of Karachi
Thesis Supervision
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Mr. Azhar Abbas, Appraisal of Deforestation and Environmental Degradation along
the CKNP region (Nagar Valley) Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan (M. Phil Environmental
Sciences, KIU).
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Ms. Saeeda Yaqoob, Climate Change and its Impact on Biodiversity in Gilgit-Baltistan
(Northern Areas) of Pakistan (M. Phil Environmental Sciences, KIU)
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Ms. Nighat Sultana, Ecotoxicology of Brine shrimp Artemia (BS. Hons. Environmental
Sciences, KIU)
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Alina Iftikhar, Assessment of Drinking Water Quality of Barmus and Jutial
(Gilgit-Baltistan) Water Supply Complexes Using Microbial Indicator (E-Coli) (BS.
Hons. Environmental Sciences, KIU)
RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS /ORAL PRESENTATIONS
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Shaukat Ali, Guangxing Liu, Yousong Huang, Chen Hongju and Dong-hui Xu, (2012).
Evaluation of the effectiveness of Artemia sinica (Crustacea: Artemiidae) cysts
chorion as barrier to nonylphenol exposure, Effect on hatching and survival.
Fresenius Environmental Bulletin, Vol. 21; (12), 3705-3710.
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Shaukat Ali, Guangxing, Liu. Antioxidant enzyme activities in Exopalaemon
carinicauda, Holthuis, 1950, (Decapoda: Palaemonidae) in response to naphthalene.
Advanced Science Letters, 19, 3655-3659 (2013).
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Shaukat Ali, Guangxing Liu, Zhengyan Li. The Acute Toxicity of Phenolic Compounds
and Heavy Metals on Brine Shrimp Artemia sinica (Crustacea: Artemiidae). Sindh
University Research Journal (Science Series), Vol.45 (1): 21-24 (2013).
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Shaukat ALI, LIU Guangxing, LI Zhengyan, XU Donghui, HUANG Yousong, and CHEN
Hongju, (2012). Toxicity of Five Phenolic Compounds to the Brine Shrimp Artemia
sinica (Crustacea: Artemiidae). Journal of Ocean University of China, Vol.12 (1), (in
press).
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Zhengyan Li, Haili Zhang, Shaukat Ali, Ping Liu, Yuezhi Yang. Antioxidant Enzyme
Activities in Goldfish (Carassius auratus) in Response to Phenolic Exposure. In
Proceedings of The International Conference on Environmental Pollution and Public
Health (EPPH2012), May 17th to 20th, 2012 in Shanghai, China.
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Shaukat Ali, Itrat Zehra, Iftikhar Imam Naqvi and Guangxing Liu, (2012).
Biomonitoring of Heavy Metals availability in the Marine Environment of Karachi,
Pakistan, Using Oysters (Crassostrea Sp.). Journal of Ocean University of China
(Under review).
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Shaukat Ali, Itrat Zehra, & Iftikhar Imam Naqvi. The role of barnacle a sentinel
monitors of heavy metal in the coastal & estuarine water of Karachi (Presented in
SETAC Asia/Pacific Meeting, 4–7 June 2010 at Guangzhou, P.R. China).
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Shaukat Ali, Itrat Zehra. Assessment of heavy metal pollution in the marine
environment of Karachi, Pakistan, using oysters (Crassostrea species) (Presented in
OC/WESTPAC 8th International Scientific Symposium 28th March-31 at Busan,
Republic of Korea).
WORKSHOPS & SHORT COURSES ATTENDED
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First workshop on Biosafety and Risk Management June 11-16, 2013, organized by Dept.
of Biological Sciences KIU in collaboration with Fogarty International Centre, USA &
Pakistan Biological Safety Association.
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Conducted Questionnaire based survey in Rama Forest of Astore Valley (Gilgit-Baltistan)
from May 3-9, 2013 (about forest ecosystem covering 220 households), sponsored by
WWF-Pakistan, Gilgit office.
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IAEA/ RCA /PAEC National Workshop on Assessment, Planning and Response to Aquatic
Environmental Emergencies in Pakistan at COMSATS H.Q. (2-3 Nov.,2006) & Rawal lake
(04 Nov.,06) Islamabad, Pakistan, Organized by PINSTECH in collaboration with
COMSATS, Pakistan Navy, Small dams Organization
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1st International Conference on Environmental Horizons Jointly organized by Department
of Chemistry and International Centre for Chemical Sciences University of Karachi,Dec.19
---21, 2005, Karachi, Pakistan..
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Orientation Workshop on “Environmental Education in School organized by
WWF-Pakistan, Peshawar Regional office at Kurram Agency (FATA) on June13 2002.
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5th Training Workshop on wetland conservation and Management organized by
IUCN-Pakistan in collaboration with Dept. of Zoology, University of Karachi, from 14—26,
2005.
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Three days Training Workshop on Mud crabs (Genus Scylla) organized by Centre of
Excellence in Marine Biology University of Karachi from 19thto 21st July 2005.
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A short course on “Coastal Zone Management” 07—12 February 2005 organized jointly
by Centre of Excellence in Marine Biology University of Karachi and university Marine
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biological station Millport (UMBSN, University of London and Glasgow).
References:
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Prof. Dr. Guangxing Liu (PhD Supervisor)
College of Environmental and Engineering, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, P.R.
China, Email: [email protected]
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Prof. Dr. Salma Durrani (HOD)
Dept. of Environmental Sciences, Karakoram International University, Gilgit-Baltistan
15100, Gilgit, Pakistan, Email: [email protected]
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