Curriculum Vitae
Dr. Zeshan
Department of Environmental Sciences
Quaid-i-Azam University (45320)
Islamabad, Pakistan
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Contact Information
Phone:
+92 332 742 4488
E-mail:
[email protected]
Other Biodata
Gender:
Male
Marital status:
Single
Nationality:
Pakistani
Date of birth:
May 12, 1985
ACADEMIC DATA
Duration
Qualification (Month/Year)
From
PhD
Division/ %age /
CGPA out of 4.00
Subjects/Major
Fields of
Specialization
Board/University/
3.56
Environmental
Engineering and
Management
Asian institute of
Technology (AIT),
Thailand
3.83
Soil and
Environmental
Sciences
University of
Agriculture, Faisalabad,
Pakistan
Soil Science
University of
Agriculture, Faisalabad,
Pakistan
To
08/2008 12/2012
MSc (Hons.) 09/2005 07/2007
BSc (Hons.) 08/2001 07/2005
4.00
Institute/Country
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PROJECT/SPECIALITY/RESEARCH INTEREST/THESIS DETAILS
Degree
PhD
MSc (Hons.)
Project/Thesis Topic/Specialty
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
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)
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DISTINCTIONS, HONORS AND AWARDS
a. Best Oral Presentation Award, Challenges in Environmental Science & Engineering
(CESE 2014), 12-16 October, 2014, Johor Bahru, Malaysia
b. Best Young Scientist Oral Presentation Award, Challenges in Environmental Science &
Engineering (CESE 2013), 29 October-2 November, 2013, Daegu, Korea
c. HEC Pakistan's fully funded Overseas Scholar for PhD 2008-2012
d. Silver Medal awarded by University of Agriculture, Faisalabad for 2nd highest percentage in
BSc. (Hons.) session 2001-2005
e. 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
f. Recipient of annual Government Internal Merit Scholarship during the session 20012005 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 CoDigestion 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 codigestion 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", 7th 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", 7th Annual Conference on the
Challenges in Environmental Science & Engineering (CESE 2014), 12-16 October, 2014,
Johor Bahru, Malaysia.
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Zeshan and Visvanathan, C. (2013). "Digestate management from perspectives of GHG
emissions", 6th 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", 6th
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 2nd 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 4th 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.outp
ut.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.
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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
a. Travel Grant worth PKR 250,650/- AWARDED by Higher Education Commission of
Pakistan in 2013
b. 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
a
Dr. C. Visvanathan
b
Dr. Abdul Salam
c
Dr. Sher Jamal Khan
d
Dr. Roger Ben Aim
Designation
Address/Phone/ Email
Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand
+66 89 206 5044
Professor
[email protected], [email protected]
Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand
Associate Professor [email protected], +66 2 524 5420
NUST Campus, H-12, Islamabad,
Associate Professor Pakistan. +92 51 9085 4353,
[email protected]
Emeritus Prof.
INSA of Toulouse, France
[email protected]
Roger Ben Aim
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