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Dr. Khalid Farooq Akbar

HoD, Professor
Department of Biological Sciences (Sargodha)
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Biography:

Dr. Khalid Farooq Akbar is a professor in the Department of Botany where he has been since March 2016. From December 2017, he is also serving as Pro-Rector UOL Sargodha campus. He is an alumnus of Punjab University and Quaid-i-Azam University from Pakistan whereas he has Ph.D from the University of Bradford, Bradford, UK.

Dr. Khalid is a botanist with a deep interest in plant ecology and with rich experience in ecology of infrastructure projects like roads, railways and motorways. Some of his research projects have been focused on greenery in urban areas, climate change, conservation of biodiversity, agro-ecology and ecosystem services.

Dr. Khalid is member of various national and international organizations such as International Ecological Society (INTECOL), Infra-Eco network Europe (IENE), Botanic Gardens Network International and Pakistan Botanical Society. His interests include free-lance writing, travelling, philately and literature.

SrNo.	Year	Degree	Board/University
1	1997	Ph.D	University of Bradford U.K
2	1988	M.Phil	Quaid-i-Azam University Islamabad
3	1978	M.Sc	University of the Punjab, Lahore. Pakistan

SrNo.	From - To	Category	Designation	Organization
1	12/20/2017-02/02/2019	Professional Experience	Pro rector	University of Lahore, Sargodha Campus, Sargodha
2	03/21/2016-02/02/2019	Professional Experience	Professor of Botany	University of Lahore, Sargodha Campus, Sargodha
3	10/04/2015-12/31/2015	Professional Experience	Professor of Botany	Mohi-ud-Din Islamic University A.J.&K
4	04/21/2012-08/01/2015	Professional Experience	Professor of Botany	Govt. Post-Graduate College Sahiwal
5	01/01/1999-04/20/2012	Professional Experience	Associate Prof. Botany	Govt. Post-Graduate College Sahiwal

SrNo.	Title
1	Digital Image analysis of seed shape influenced by heat stress in diverse bread wheat germplasm
2	Relationship among water use efficiency, canopy temperature, chlorophyll contents and spot blotch (Cochliobolussativus)resistance in diverse wheat (Triticumaestivum L.) germplasm.
3	Yield reduction analysis of bread wheat under heat stress at two different environments in Pakistan
4	In vitro anthelmintic activity of crude extracts of ethnobotanically important wild plants against Haemonchus contortus (Rudolphi 1803).
5	Analysis of urban forest structure, distribution and amenity value: a case study
6	new genetic resources for water use efficiency and spot blotch (Cochliobolussativus) resistance in bread wheat.
7	Phytosociological study of the Quaid-i-Azam University Campus. Islamabad
8	Phytometric assessment of fertility of roadside soils and its relationship with major nutrients.
9	Taxonomy and conservation of medicinal plants in canal-irrigated areas of Punjab.
10	Role of different sections of society in sustainable development and environmental management in Pakistan.
11	Assessment of scenic beauty of the roadside vegetation in northern England.
12	An ecological study of roadside vegetation and soils in Sahiwal District.
13	Moving towards sustainable development: Role of universities
14	Family Planning and Islam: A Review.
15	Maqbool, S, Ashraf I, Ansari TM & Ahmad SS.Some Preliminary studies of plants and pollutants along Pindi-Bhattian _Faisalabad Motorway (M-3) (Pakistan).
16	Evaluation of conservation status of roadside verges and their vegetation in north England
17	Multivariate classification and data analysis of vegetation along motorway (M-2), Pakistan
18	Floristic composition and environmental determinants of roadside vegetation in north England
19	Phytosociological survey of Ground Flora in Chichawatni Forest
20	Heavy metal contamination of roadside soils of northern England

SrNo.	Year	Level	City	Country	Confence
1	2018	International	Eindhoven	Netherlands	IENE 2018
2	2018	International	Lahore	Pakistan	4th Pakistan Botanic Gardens Conference
3	2017	International	Lahore	Pakistan	INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON "CONVENTIONAL AND MODE
4	2016	International	Lyon	France	5th IENE conference on Integrating transport infra
5	2015	national	Lahore	Pakistan	Third Pakistan Urban Forum
6	2015	International	Gilgit	Pakistan	International conference on Climate change and Mou
7	2015	International	Islamabad	Pakistan	International Conference on Climate Change, People

SrNo.	Year	Awarding Organization	Description
1	2014	Pakistan Council for Science & Technology	Research Productivity Award

SrNo.	From - To	Title	Organization
1	1998 - present	Life Member	Pakistan Botanical Society
2	2012 - present	Member	Infra Eco-Network Europe (IENE)
3	2008 - present	Member	International Ecological Society (INTECOL)
4	2004 - present	Member	Botanic Gardens International