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Dr. Zeshan

Department of Environmental Sciences

Quaid-i-Azam University (45320)

Islamabad, Pakistan

PERSONAL INFORMATION
Contact Information
Phone: [phone]
E-mail: [e-mail]
Other Biodata
Gender: Male Marital status: Single
Nationality: Pakistani Date of birth: May 12, 1985

ACADEMIC DATA

Qualification	Duration (Month/Year)		Division/ %age / CGPA out of 4.00	Subjects/Major Fields of Specialization	Board/University/ Institute/Country
	From	To
PhD	08/2008	12/2012	3.56	Environmental Engineering and Management	Asian institute of Technology (AIT), Thailand
MSc (Hons.)	09/2005	07/2007	3.83	Soil and Environmental Sciences	University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan
BSc (Hons.)	08/2001	07/2005	4.00	Soil Science	University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan

PROJECT/SPECIALITY/RESEARCH INTEREST/THESIS DETAILS

Degree	Project/Thesis Topic/Specialty
PhD	Topic: Dry anaerobic digestion of municipal solid waste and digestate management strategies
	Speciality: - Bio-energy (biogas) production through dry anaerobic digestion – a source of renewable energy, - Biogas production and waste treatment (Energy and environment), - Climate change mitigation through biogas production, - Design and operation of a pilot-scale reactor system for biogas production
MSc (Hons.)	Topic: Comparative effect of encapsulated and coated calcium carbide on growth and yield of rice (Oryza sativa L.)
	Speciality: - Reduction of nitrogenous pollution to water and air environments by use of calcium carbide which produces acetylene (a nitrification inhibitor) upon its reaction with water - Increase in rice yield by a plant hormone ethylene produced by microbial reduction of acetylene

EMPLOYMENT BACKGROUND
Feb 2013 – Present Assistant Professor, (24 months) for teaching and research in Department of Environmental Sciences, Quaid-i-Azam University (QAU), Islamabad.
Jul 2012 – Sep 2012 Lab activity Teacher (3 months) for the course "Environmental Studies" Sirindhorn International Institute of Technology (SIIT), Thailand.
Jan 2012 – Mar 2012 Lab activity Teacher (3 months) for the course "Environmental Studies" Sirindhorn International Institute of Technology (SIIT), Thailand.
Jun 2011 – Sep 2011 Lab activity Teacher (4 months) for the course "Environmental Studies" Sirindhorn International Institute of Technology (SIIT), Thailand.
2008-2012 Doctoral Fellow at Environmental Engineering and Management, Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok, Thailand.

(Supported by HEC-Pakistan Overseas Scholarship Program)

2006-2007 Research Officer (6 months). ISES, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan (Supported by PARC under the program ALP)

DISTINCTIONS, HONORS AND AWARDS

1. 
   Best Oral Presentation Award, Challenges in Environmental Science & Engineering (CESE 2014), 12-16 October, 2014, Johor Bahru, Malaysia
   
2. 
   Best Young Scientist Oral Presentation Award, Challenges in Environmental Science & Engineering (CESE 2013), 29 October-2 November, 2013, Daegu, Korea
   
3. 
   HEC Pakistan's fully funded Overseas Scholar for PhD 2008-2012
   
4. 
   Silver Medal awarded by University of Agriculture, Faisalabad for 2^nd highest percentage in BSc. (Hons.) session 2001-2005
   
5. 
   Highest GPA Shield awarded by University of Agriculture, Faisalabad for securing the highest CGPA in BSc. (Hons.) i.e. 4.00/4.00, in session 2001-2005
   
6. 
   Recipient of annual Government Internal Merit Scholarship during the session 2001-2005 of BSc. (Hons.) continuously for 4 years
   

PUBLICATIONS
Journal Publications
Zeshan, Karthikeyan, O.P. and Visvanathan C. (2012). Effect of C/N ratio and ammonia-N accumulation in a pilot-scale thermophilic dry anaerobic digester. Bioresource Technology, 113: 294-302. (IF: 5.039)
Zeshan and Visvanathan, C. (2014). Evaluation of anaerobic digestate for greenhouse gas emissions at various stages of its management. International Biodeterioration and Biodegradation, 95: 167-175. (IF: 2.235)
Haider, M.R., Zeshan, Yousaf, S., Malik, R.N. and Visvanathan, C. (2015). Anaerobic Co-Digestion of Food Waste and Rice Husk: Effect of Different Co-Substrate Mixtures and Substrate to Inoculum Ratio on Biogas Production. Accepted for Publication in Bioresource Technology. DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech. 2015.02.105 (IF: 5.039)
Jabeen, M., Zeshan, Yousaf, S., Haider, M.R. and Malik, R.N. (2015). High-solids anaerobic co-digestion of food waste and rice husk at different organic loading rates. Accepted for Publication in International Biodeterioration and Biodegradation, DOI: 10.1016/j.ibiod.2015.03.023. (IF: 2.235)
Conferences Abroad
Haider, M.R., Zeshan and  Yousaf, S. (2014). "Anaerobic Co-Digestion of Food Waste and Rice Husk: Effect of Co-Substrate Mixing Ratios and Substrate to Inoculum Ratio on Biogas Production", 7^th Annual Conference on the Challenges in Environmental Science & Engineering (CESE 2014), 12-16 October, 2014, Johor Bahru, Malaysia.

Jabeen, M., Zeshan and  Yousaf, S. (2014). "Continuous high solids co-digestion of food waste and rice husk under mesophilic conditions at pilot scale", 7^th Annual Conference on the Challenges in Environmental Science & Engineering (CESE 2014), 12-16 October, 2014, Johor Bahru, Malaysia.

Zeshan and Visvanathan, C. (2013). "Digestate management from perspectives of GHG emissions", 6^th Annual Conference on the Challenges in Environmental Science & Engineering (CESE 2013), 29 October-2 November, 2013, Daegu, Korea.

Zeshan and Visvanathan, C. (2013). "Effect of organic loading rate on the performance of a pilot-scale thermophilic dry anaerobic digester under high recirculation rate", 6^th Annual Conference on the Challenges in Environmental Science & Engineering (CESE 2013), 29 October - 2 November 2013, Daegu, Korea.

Zeshan and Visvanathan C. (2012). Dry anaerobic digestion of municipal solid waste: Potentials and problems. Presented in 2^nd International Conference on Anaerobic Digestion for Waste and Wastewater Treatment, 26 April 2012, Bangkok, Thailand.

Zeshan and Visvanathan C. (2011). Ammonia inhibition in dry thermophilic anaerobic digestion of organic fraction of municipal solid waste. Presented in 4^th International Conference on Challenges in Environmental Science and Engineering (CESE 2011), 25-30 September, 2011, Tainan, Taiwan.

Zeshan and Shakya, S. (2010). CSR activities in Thailand. Young environmental leaders summit 2010. 19-23 August, Hokkaido, Japan.
Newspaper Articles
Khurram, S. and Zeshan. (2007). Biofertilisers’ use for raising output. News article published in “Dawn” July, 02, 2007, Karachi, Pakistan. Available on the link: http://www.pakissan.com/english/advisory/organic.farming/biofertilisers.use.for.raising.output.shtml
Zeshan, A., Zia-ul-Hassan and Arshad, M. (2006). Calcium carbide improves crop yields. News article published in “Dawn” December, 18, 2006, Karachi, Pakistan. Available on the link: http://www.pakissan.com/english/news/newsDetail.php?newsid=12482
Zeshan, A., Zia-ul-Hassan and Arshad, M. (2006). Promoting healthy environment through enhanced nitrogen use efficiency and improved crop yields by using calcium carbide. Research article posted on the web: www.eco-web.com.
REVIEWER/REFEREE FOR RESEARCH PAPERS
Waste Management, a journal of Elsevier.
MASTERS THESIS PRODUCED UNDER MY SUPERVISION
Muhammad Rizwan Haider (2014). Anaerobic digestion of municipal and industrial organic solid waste for bioenergy recovery. Department of Environmental Sciences, QAU, Islamabad, Pakistan.
Maliha Jabeen (2015). Biogas production through anaerobic co-digestion of food waste and rice husk under high-solids continuous mesophilic conditions at pilot scale. Department of Environmental Sciences, QAU, Islamabad, Pakistan.
RESEARCH GRANTS
Start-up Research Grant for Fresh PhDs worth PKR 0.5 millions AWARDED by Higher Education Commission of Pakistan (Status: Received but project not started yet)
TRAVEL GRANTS

1. 
   Travel Grant worth PKR 250,650/- AWARDED by Higher Education Commission of Pakistan in 2013
   
2. 
   Travel Grant worth PKR 211,747/- AWARDED by Higher Education Commission of Pakistan in 2014
   

TRAININGS AND WORKSHOPS
IPoS-2008 Attended a 10-days workshop under “Intensive Program on Sustainability” on theme of “Food, energy and environment” held in Rayong, Thailand sponsored by Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) and University of Tokyo (UT).
IPoS-2008 Participated in a week long workshop under “Intensive Program on Sustainability” on theme of “Cities and sustainable transport” held in Tokyo, Japan.
APIEL-2009 Attended a week long workshop under “Asian Program for Incubation of Environmental Leaders” on theme “Sustainable solid waste management in Asian developing countries” held in Bangkok, jointly organized by AIT, Kasetsart University and Tokyo University.
APIEL-2010 Participated in a week long workshop under “Asian Program for Incubation of Environmental Leaders” with the name “Young Environmental Leaders Summit 2010” on theme “Corporate social responsibility in terms of environmental protection” held in Hokkaido, Japan.

EIA-2012 Conducted a two-days training on EIA with the title “Environmental Impact Assessment for a Gas Pipeline Project” for professionals of “Karnaphuli Gas Distribution Company Ltd., Bangladesh” organized by AIT Extension program of AIT, Thailand.

REFERENCES

S No.	Name	Designation	Address/Phone/ Email
a	Dr. C. Visvanathan	Professor	Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand [phone] [e-mail], [e-mail]
b	Dr. Abdul Salam	Associate Professor	Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand [e-mail], [phone]
c	Dr. Sher Jamal Khan	Associate Professor	NUST Campus, H-12, Islamabad, Pakistan. [phone], [e-mail]
d	Dr. Roger Ben Aim	Emeritus Prof. Roger Ben Aim	INSA of Toulouse, France [e-mail]