Education
The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA 2018-2019
Postdoctoral Scholar
The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA 2013-2017 PhD, Biological Engineering
National University of Science & Technology, Islamabad, Pakistan 2008-2010 M.S, Environmental Engineering
Fatima Jinnah Women University Rawalpindi, Pakistan 2006-2008 M.Sc, Environmental Sciences
University of Punjab, Pakistan 2003-2005 B.Sc, Botany, Zoology and Chemistry
Awards
- 2017: Financial Award on publication of research paper “Sustainable power production potential of bacterio-algal microbial fuel cells. An overview
- 2017: Doctoral thesis was selected as exceedingly exceptional
- 2016: Financial Award on publication of three research papers
- 2016: Research Associate in FABE, OSU (1.5 year)
- 2014: Financial Award on publication of research paper “Potential treatment options for hydro fracking return fluids” from The Ohio State University
- 2014: Financial Award on publication of research paper “Role of agro-waste based activated biochar and microbes in reactive black dye degradation from microcosm constructed wetlands” from The Ohio State University
- 2013: Full Bright PhD Scholarship 2013-2018
- 2013: Financial award on publication of research paper in “Desalination and water treatment” from National University of Sciences and Technology
- 2012: Best Young Scientist Oral Presentation Award in International Conference on Challenges in Environmental Sciences and Engineering 9-13 September, 2012 Melbourne, Australia
- 2012: Financial award on publication of research paper in “Journal of Chemical Society of Pakistan” from National University of Sciences and Technology
- 2011: Financial award on publication of research paper in “Desalination and water treatment” from National University of Sciences and Technology
- 2010: Financial award to attend International Conference on “Challenges in Environmental Sciences and Engineering” from National University of Sciences and Technology
- 2007: Runners up trophy in “Master Mind” quiz in Fatima Jinnah Women University Rawalpindi
- 2001: Scholarship by the Pakistan Navy for excellent students in FSc
Research Grants
- 2017-2020: Electricity generation with simultaneous biotreatment of textile wastewater using microbial fuel cell technology Pak-US Technology Cooperation 2016 phase 7 (Submitted)
- 2015-2016: Electricity generation with simultaneous biotreatment of textile wastewater using microbial fuel cell technology, Office of Energy and Environment, The Ohio State University (Principle Investigator, Amount: $10,000)
- 2011-2012: Removal of emerging pollutants by constructed wetlands, PMAS Arid Agriculture University science project (Principle Investigator, Amount: 105,000 PKR, Project No. PMASArid/DRIC/282)