DR. IRSHAD BIBI
Dr Irshad Bibi, Assistant Professor Institute of Soil and Environmental Sciences University of Agriculture Faiusalabad Faisalabad ‐ 38040 Email: [email protected] ; [email protected] Mob: (+92) 0333 6597761 Profile Self‐motivated, focused, result driven and freshly graduated PhD scholar with a unique combination of research in the field of Geochemistry and Soil Mineralogy. - Mineralogical characterisation of soil/sediments using various techniques including: Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM), Scanning Transmission Electron Microscopy (STEM), STEM combined with Energy Dispersive Electron Microscope, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, X‐ray diffraction; - dissolution kinetics of soil minerals using flow‐through reactor system; - geochemical modelling/speciation using geochemical speciation softwares (PHREEQC and VISUAL MINTEQ) Career objective To enhance my academic and research career with a reputed university which provides the opportunity to apply my knowledge, research experience and supervising skills Education 2008 to 2012 PhD – Geochemistry and Soil Mineralogy, Faculty of Agriculture and Environment, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia PhD thesis title: “MINERALOGY AND ACID NEUTRALISATION MECHANISMS IN INLAND ACID SULFATE ENVIRONMENTS” 2004 to 2006 Master of Science (Hons.) Agriculture (Soil & Environmental Science), Institute of Soil & Environmental Sciences, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Pakistan Distinction percentage: 84.57% (CGPA = 3.95/4.00) MSc(Hons) thesis title: “GROWTH RESPONSE OF RICE TO COPPER AND ZINC APPLICATION IN NORMAL SOIL” 1/7
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2000 to 2004 Bachelor of Science (Hons.) Agriculture (Soil Science), University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Pakistan Distinction percentage: 80.80% (CGPA = 3.87/4.00) 2000 FSc (Pre‐medical), Khanewal Public School and College, Khanewal, Pakistan Distinction percentage: 75.3% (Marks = 828/1100) (including WG) 1997 Matriculation (Science), Govt. Girls Model High School No. 1, Khanewal, Pakistan Distinction percentage: 68.82% (Marks = 585/850) Scholarships/Awards/Certificates 
Merit Scholarship awarded during BSc (Hons) Agri study at the University of Agriculture Faisalabad (2000–2004) 
Awarded the “HEC Talent Farming Scheme Scholarship” during the two years of my MSc (Hons) Agri study period (2004–2006) 
Awarded a University of Sydney International Scholarship (USydIS) by The University of Sydney for PhD studies (2008–2012) 
Awarded Postgraduate Research Support Scheme (PRSS) scholarship by the faculty twice during my PhD candidature: (i) year 2008 – to participate in a workshop (Adelaide, Australia) (AD$ 349.00) (ii) year 2010 – for travel expenses to present papers at an international conference in Spain (AD$ 2000.00) 
Australian Society of Soil Science Inc. (ASSSI) recognised my paper as one of the best paper that was presented and published in the Proceedings of the 19th World Congress of Soil Science, 1–6 August, Brisbane, Australia. The ASSSI awarded me a Certificate of appreciation and AD$ 750.00 
Australian Clay Minerals Society awarded the travel prize (AD$ 1000) for the oral and poster presentations at the Australian Clay Minerals Society Conference, Brisbane, 7–8 August 2010 
I was awarded a Student Travel Award (US$ 1500) at SEA‐CSSJ‐CMS Trilateral Meeting on Clays, Seville, Spain, 6–11 June, 2010, for the oral and poster presentations 2/7
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My poster presentation entitled ‘Clay Minerals Dissolution in acid Sulphate Environments’ was recognised as one of the best poster in the Academic Merit Category at the Centenary Research Symposium, Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia, 4 June 2010. The Dean of the faculty awarded me a Certificate of appreciation Symposium/workshops (Participated) 
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Vibrational Spectroscopy Symposium, 23 May 2008. Vibrational Spectroscopy Facility, School of Chemistry, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia Workshop on “Acid Sulfate Soils”. 2008, Adelaide, Australia (Coordinated by Dr Rob Fitzpatrick) Workshop/training on “Transmission Electron Microscopy, Scanning Transmission Electron Microscopy and High Resolution Transmission Electron Microscopy”. 2010, Australian Centre for Microscopy and Microanalysis, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia Centenary Research Symposium, 4 June 2010 – Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia Annual Research Symposium, Agriculture: Can it be Sustainable? 12 June 2009 – Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia Symposium on Use of Potassium in Pakistan, November 06‐07, 2012. Serena Faisalabad, organized by Soil Society of Pakistan in collaboration with, International Potash Institute, Horgen Switzerland, Institute of Soil and Environmental Sciences, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad and Soil Fertility Research Institute, Lahore Publications/presentations 
See at the end of Resume, a “List of Publications/presentations” Professional experience Year 2012 Teaching and Research Working as an Assistant Professor at the Institute of Soil and Environmental Sciences, University of Agriculture Faisalabad from 28th of August 2012 Year 2009–2011 Demonstrator and supervisor 3/7
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Demonstrated and supervised the undergraduate students in Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, The University of Sydney on various instruments: -
X‐ray diffraction (XRD) – Minerals characterisation in soils and XRD data interpretation using Traces software -
Atomic absorption spectrometer (AAS) -
Spectrophotometer Scientific Societies membership 
Australian Society of Soil Science Inc. (ASSSI; member, 2008–2012) 
Australian Clay Minerals Society (ACMS; 2010–2012 member) 
Clay Minerals Society (CMS; 2008–2012 member) Communication skills 
I have an excellent writing and speaking fluency in English 
I can also communicate fluently in Urdu, Saraiki and Punjabi Analytical /laboratory skills 
X‐ray diffraction analysis for soil minerals characterisation; I used software TracesV6 to interpret the XRD patterns of minerals 
I have learnt to use various microscopy techniques including, Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM), Scanning Transmission Electron Microscopy (STEM), STEM combined with Energy Dispersive Spectroscopy 
I have expertise in using Attenuated Total Reflectance ‐ Fourier transform infrared (ATR‐FTIR) spectroscopy 
I have an extensive experience in designing and conducting laboratory experiments and minerals identification/characterisation using various techniques 
Geochemical speciation modeling using the softwares: VISUAL MINTEQ and PHREEQC 
Synthesizing pure minerals, e.g. goethite, ferrihydrite, in the laboratory 4/7
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Conducting dissolution experiments using flow‐through reactors to evaluate dissolution kinetics of soil minerals 
I have experience to work with different laboratory equipments, including pH meter, EC meter, atomic absorption spectrometer (AAS), Spectrophotometer 
Soil pH, EC, CEC analyses, Fe(II) and Fe(III) analysis 
Experience in collecting soil cores in the field Computational skills 
MS Word, MS Power Point, MS Excel 
XRD data interpretation software (TRACES) 
Geochemical speciation using PHREEQC and VISUAL MINTEQ 
Statistical software (GenStat) Extra‐curricular activities/hobbies 
Book reading, English news channels, Poetry 5/7
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“LIST OF PUBLICATIONS/PRESENTATIONS” Refereed scientific journals (Published/submitted) 1. Bibi I, Singh B, Silvester E (2011) Dissolution of illite in saline‐acidic solutions at 25°C. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 75 (11):3237–3249. (5‐year Impact factor = 4.589, Impact factor = 4.259) 2. Bibi I, Singh B, Silvester E (2011) Akaganéite (β‐FeOOH) precipitation in inland acid sulfate soils of south‐western New South Wales (NSW), Australia. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 75 (21):6429–6438. (5‐year Impact factor = 4.589, Impact factor = 4.259) 3. Bibi I, Singh B, Silvester E (2012) A comparative study of the dissolution kinetics of kaolinite, illite and montmorillonite under acid sulfate conditions. Clays and Clay Minerals (Submitted). (Impact factor = 1.6) Refereed scientific journals (Submitted to a journal for publication) 4. Bibi I, Singh B, Silvester E (2012) Kinetics of clay dissolution in sulphuric acid solutions: ionic strength and temperature effect. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta (In preparation). (5‐year Impact factor = 4.589, Impact factor = 4.259) 5. Khawmee K, Suddhiorakaran A, Kheoruenromne I, Bibi I, Singh B (2012) Dissolution behaviour of kaolinites from tropical soils. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta (In preparation). (5‐year Impact factor = 4.589, Impact factor = 4.259) Conference paper (refereed) 6. Bibi I, Singh B, Silvester E (2010) Dissolution of phyllosilicates under saline acidic conditions. Published paper presented in the Proceedings of the 19th World Congress of Soil Science on Soil Solutions for a Changing World, Brisbane, Australia, 1–6 August 2010, pp. 36–39. Conference proceedings (abstracts/extended abstracts) 7. Bibi I, Singh B, Silvester E (2010) Dissolution of kaolinite, illite and montmorillonite in acid‐saline solutions. Proceedings of the SEA‐CSSJ‐CMS Trilateral Meeting on Clays, Seville, Spain, 6–11 June, 2010 (Poster presentation). 8. Bibi I, Singh B, Silvester E (2010) Experimental study of the effect of saline acidic conditions on illite dissolution. Proceedings of the SEA‐CSSJ‐CMS Trilateral Meeting on Clays, Seville, Spain, 6–
11 June, 2010 (Oral presentation). 9. Bibi I, Singh B, Silvester E (2010) Measuring dissolution rates of illite un saline‐acidic solutions using flow‐through reactors. Proceedings of the 21st Australian Clay Minerals Conference, Brisbane, Australia, 7–8 August 2010 (Poster presentation). 6/7
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10. Bibi I, Singh B, Silvester E (2010) Akaganéite (β–FeOOH) precipitation in inland acid sulfate soils of south‐western New South Wales. Proceedings of the 21st Australian Clay Minerals Conference, Brisbane, Australia, 7–8 August, 2010 (Oral presentation). 11. Bibi I, Singh B, Silvester E (2011) Akaganéite formation in inland wetlands with sulfidic sediments in Australia. Proceedings of the 48th Annual Meeting of The Clay Minerals Society, Stateline, Nevada, USA, 24–29 September, 2011 (Oral presentation). 12. Bibi I, Singh B, Silvester E (2011) Dissolution of common phyllosilicates in acid sulfate systems. Proceedings of the ASA, CSSA, SSSA International Annual Meetings. Fundamental for Life: Soil, Crop and Environmental Sciences, San Antonio, Texas, USA, 16–19 October, 2011 (Poster presentation). 13. Bibi I, Singh B, Silvester E (2012) Dissolution of clay sediments in acid‐sulfate systems. Proceedings of the Australian Regolith and Clays Conference, Mildura, Australia, 7–10 February, 2012 (Oral presentation). 14. Bibi I, Singh B, Silvester E (2012) Inland wetlands with sulfidic sediments provide ideal conditions for Akaganéite. Proceedings of the Australian Regolith and Clays Conference, Mildura, Australia, 7–10 February, 2012 (Oral presentation). Poster presentation 15. Bibi I, Singh B, Silvester E (2010) Clay minerals dissolution in acid sulfate environment. The ‘Centenary Research Symposium’ of the Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, the University of Sydney, 4 June 2010. 7/7
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