Name: Prof. Dr. Sheikh Saeed Ahmad
Designation: Professor
Department: Environmental Sciences
Qualification: Ph. D
Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad

Postdoc
University of California, USA
Phone: +92-51-929290
Email: [email protected], [email protected]
Status: On Job
Dr. Sheikh Saeed Ahmad

Professional Experience

PUBLICATIONS/CONFERENCES

  1. Khan, A., N. Kashf, A. Ahmed, S. Simsek, M.S. Afzal, W. Haider, S.S. Ahmad, S. Farrakh, W. Weiping, G. Yayi. 2018. Knowledge, attitudes and practices related to cystic echinococcosis endemicity in Pakistan. Infectious Diseases of Poverty, 7:4.    IF: 3.18

  2. Butt, A., S.S. Ahmad, R. Shabbir, S. Erum. 2017.  GIS based surveillance of road traffic accidents (RTA) risk for Rawalpindi city: a geo statistical approach. Kuwait Journal of Science, 44(4): 129-134.     IF: 0.811

  3. Bashir, H., S.S. Ahmad, R. Urooj, M. Nawaz. 2017. Modeling some plant species distribution against environmental gradients using multivariate regression models. Kuwait Journal of Science, 44(4): 119-128.    IF: 0.811

  4. Sajjad, M., S. Khan, S. A. Baig, S. Munir, A. Naz, S.S. Ahmad, A. Khan. 2017. Removal of potentially toxic elements from aqueous solutions and industrial wastewater using activated carbon. Water Science and Technology.75.11 doi: 10.2166/wst.2017.130.   IF: 1.19          

  5. Bashir, H., S.S. Ahmad.2017. Exploring geospatial techniques for spatiotemporal change detection in land cover dynamics along Soan River, Pakistan. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 189:222   DOI 10.1007/s10661-017-5935-1    IF: 1.63

  6. Jan, I., S. Ullah, W. Akram , N. P. Khan , S. M. Asim, Z. Mahmood, N. Muhammad,  S.S. Ahmad. 2017. Adoption of improved cookstoves in Pakistan: A logit analysis. Biomass and Bioenergy. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biombioe.2017.05.014   IF: 3.20

  7. Yousaf, A., R. Shabbir, A. Jabeen, S. Erum, S.S. Ahmad. 2016. Linkage between herbaceous vegetation and soil characteristics along rawal dam Islamabad. Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition, 16 (1):88-100. Impact factor 1.60
  8. Ullah, K., S.S. Ahmad, M.N. Ahmad, S. Khan, R. Urooj, M.S. Iqbal, A. Zia, N.A. Khan. 2016. Bio monitoring of Fluoride pollution with Gladiolus in the vicinity of brick kiln field in Lahore, Pakistan. Fluoride, 49(3):195-202. Impact factor 0.797
  9. Hassan, Z., R. Shabbir, S.S. Ahmad, A.H. Malik , N. Aziz, A. Butt, S. Erum. 2016. Dynamics of land use and land cover change (LULCC) using geospatial techniques: a case study of Islamabad Pakistan. Springer Plus, 5:1-11. Impact factor 0.928
  10. .  Ahmad. S., S.S. Ahmad, N.M.C.Ahmad, R. Shah, M. Nawaz. 2015. Bioaccumulation of fluoride ion at three flowering stages in different plant parts of mustard. Research report Fluoride, 48(2):169-173. Impact factor 0.85
  11. . Shabbir, R., S.S. Ahmad. 2015. Use of Geographic Information System and Water Quality Index to Assess Groundwater Quality in Rawalpindi and Islamabad. Arabian Journal of Science and Engineering, 40:2033–2047. Impact factor 0.367
  12. . Gul, N., S. Khan, A. Khan and S.S. Ahmad. 2015. Mercury health effects among the workers extracting gold from carpets and dusted clays through amalgamation and roasting processes. Environmental Science and PollutionResearch. DOI 10.1007/s11356-015-4952-2 Impact factor 2.828
  13. . Ahmad, S.S., R. Shabbir, A. Butt, N. Aziz.  2015. Spatio-Temporal Surveillance of Water Based Infectious Disease (Malaria) in Rawalpindi, Pakistan using Geo-statistical Modeling Techniques. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment.  DOI: 10.1007/s10661-015-4779-9. Impact factor 1.679
  14. . Tahir, A.A., A. Muhammad, Q. Mahmood and Ahmad, S.S. 2014. Impact of rapid urbanization on microclimate of urban areas of Pakistan. Air Quality, Atmosphere and Health. DOI 10,1007/s11869-014-0288-1. Impact factor 1.98
  15. . Wahid A., S.S. Ahmad, M.N. Ahmad, B. Khaliq, M. Nawaz, S. Qasim and R.U. Shah. 2014.   Assessing the effects of hydrogen fluoride on mango (mangifera indica l.) in the vicinity of brick kiln field of Southern Pakistan. Fluoride, 47(4):307–314. Impact factor 0.85
  16. . Ahmad M.N., S.S. Ahmad,A. Zia, M.S. Iqbal, H.U. Shah, A.A. Mian, R.U. Shah. 2014. Hydrogen fluoride effects on local mung bean and maize cereal crops from peri-urban brick kilns in South Asia. Fluoride, 47(4):315–319.Impact factor 0.85
  17. . Khan,S., A. Naz, M. Asim, S.S. Ahmad, S. Yousaf and S. Muhammad. 2013. Toxicity and bioaccumulation of heavy metals in spinach seedlings grown on freshly contaminated soil. Pakistan Journal Botany, 45(s1): 501-508. Impact Factor 1.207
  18. Wahid, A., S. S. Ahmad, Y. Zhao and J. N. Bell. 2012. Evaluation of ambient air pollution effects on three cultivars of sesame (Sesamum indicum) by using Ethylenediurea. Pakistan Journal of Botany, 44(1): 99-110.
  19. . Ahmad, S.S. and N. Aziz. 2012.Spatial and temporal analysis of ground level ozone and nitrogen dioxide concentration across the twin cities of Pakistan. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 8(3): 15-23. DOI 10.1007/s10661-012-2778-7.Impact Factor 1.46
  20. . Aziz, N. and S. S. Ahmad. 2012. Geospatial analysis of Typhoid and Malaria prevalence and their risk factors in Rawalpindi city, Pakistan. International Journal of Geo-informatics, 8(3):15-23. Impact factor 0.26
  21. Ahmad, S.S., P. Buker, L. Emberson and R. Shabbir. 2011. Monitoring nitrogen dioxide levels in Urban areas in Rawalpindi, Pakistan. Water Air and Soil pollution. 220: 141-150. Impact Factor 1.765
  22. Shabbir, R. and S.S. Ahmad. 2010. Monitoring urban transport air pollution and energy demand in Rawalpindi and Islamabad using LEAP model. Energy, 35: 2323-2332. Impact Factor 4.159
  23. Ahmad, S.S. 2010. Detrended Correspondence Analysis of vegetation along motorway (M-2), Pakistan. Pakistan Journal of Botany, 42(4):2473-2477. Impact Factor 0.947

ACHIEVEMENTS

  • HEC Best University Award 2011
  • Research Productivity Award for the year 2015 on the basis of research achievements by Pakistan Council fot Science and Technology, Government of Pakistan.
  • Research Productivity Award for the year 2012 on the basis of research achievements by Pakistan Council fot Science and Technology, Government of Pakistan.
  • Research Productivity Award for the year 2011 on the basis of research achievements by Pakistan Council fot Science and Technology, Government of Pakistan.
  • Research Productivity Award for the year 2010 on the basis of research achievements by Pakistan Council fot Science and Technology, Government of Pakistan.

CONFERENCES/WORKSHOPS

  • International Training Workshop of HYSPLIT Model. At 5830 University Research Court, College Park, Maryland, 17-19 July, 2014 .Organized by NOAA Air Resources Laboratory (ARL).Washington USA
  • International Training Workshop on "Ongoing ozone flux model development and AOT40 and flux map validation" held in Sweden from 28-30 January 2013.
  • Environmental monitoring and Impact Assessment using Satellite Remote Sensing & ground-based Techniques. Organized by Space and Atmospheric Services (SPAS) Directorate, SPARCENT SUPARCO HQs Karachi, Pakistan. Held at SUPARCO, Lahore. April, 2011.
  • Training Course on Image Processing using ERDAS Imagine. Organized by training R&D division at National Center for Remote Sensing and Geo-Informatics, SUPARCO HQs Karachi, Pakistan. January, 2010.
  • Hands on Training Course of Arc GIS. Organized by training R&D division at National Center for Remote Sensing and Geo-Informatics, SUPARCO HQs Karachi, Pakistan. March, 2010.
  • Advanced Software for Analysis and Interpretation of Air Quality Data.Organized by Chemistry Division, Directorate of Science, Pakistan Institute of Nuclear Science and Technology, Islamabad. October, 2010.
  • Advance Training Course on Remote Sensing and GIS. Organized by training R&D division at National Center for Remote Sensing and Geo-Informatics, SUPARCO HQs Karachi, Pakistan. July, 2009
  • Training Course on Remote Sensing & GIS Applications in Natural Resource Management. Organized by Space and Atmospheric Services (SPAS) Directorate, SPARCENT SUPARCO HQs Karachi, Pakistan. November, 2009.
  • Workshop on crop impacts and third APCEN network meeting (2008). Under Male Declaration at Asian Institute of Technology conference Centre (AITCC) Pathumthani, Bangkok, Thailand.
  • Workshop on control and prevention of Air Pollution and its likely its likely trans boundary effects for South Asia. Under Male Declaration at Colombo Srilanka, 19-20 Aug, 2008.

RESEARCH PROJECTS

  • FJWU Research Fund: GIS mapping and prediction of NO2 using Artificial Neural Network modeling in Rawalpindi city. Completed.
  • Higher Education Commission: Design and development of GIS-based Decision Support System for the forecasting of real threat of ground level ozone (O3) to the sustainability of agro-ecosystems in rural agricultural areas of Rawalpindi and Islamabad. Completed .
  • Pakistan Science Foundation: Using GIS models for the design and development of effective air quality management system, Project No. PSF/Res/P-FJWU/Env(92), Completed.
  • Higher Education Commission: Evidence Based Decision Support System for Strengthening the health system use of GIS and Remote Sensing for spatial and temporal clustering of water born diseases along Nala Lai in different regions of Rawalpindi . Completed
  • Higher Education Commission: Estimation of foliar and rust diseases severity of rainfed wheat with GIS and remote sensing application. (3.2 million). In Process
  • Higher Education Commission: Wheat Yield estimation for irrigated and barani areas in selected areas of Punjab, A geo informatics approach. 5 million In Process
  • Higher Education Commission: Acoustic zoning, mapping and modeling of noise pollution for urban zones of Peshawar using GIS. Co-PI In Process from 2016

Important Contacts

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