Curriculum vitae Dr. SHAUKAT ALI Assistant Professor Department of Environmental Sciences, Karakoram International University (KIU) Gilgit-Baltistan 15100, Gilgit, Pakistan, Cell #: 03449271172 Email: [email protected], [email protected] EDUCATION Sep. 2009 – June. 2012 CESE, Ocean University of China, PHD in Environmental Science Qingdao, China Dissertation Title: Toxicity of Some Environmental Pollutants to Marine Crustaceans Artemia sinica (Anostraca: Artemiidae) and Exopalaemon carinicauda, (Decapoda: Palaemonidae). -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------2005 – 2009 M. Phil. in Marine sciences University of Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan Dissertation title: Heavy Metals Assessment in the Marine Environment of Karachi, Pakistan. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------2001 – 2002 M.Sc. in Environmental Sciences University of Peshawar, Pakistan Dissertation title: Deforestation and Environmental Degradation in Upper Kurram, FATA, Pakistan. Internship Title: Indigenous Knowledge (Myths and Realities) about snow leopard, general behavior, feeding habits and their pray species in Kuju valley Chitral with WWF-Pakistan. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1999--2000 University of Peshawar, Pakistan B. Sc. in Biological Sciences EMPLOYMENT HISTORY Oct. 2012---- to date Assistant Professor Dept. Environmental Sciences Karakoram International University, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan Feb. 2009- June 2012 Visiting Lecturer College of Environmental and Engineering, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, P.R. China May 2005 – Oct. 2007 Research Associate CEMB, University of Karachi (Research project entitled “Biomonitoring of trace metals of coastal & estuarine water of Karachi” at centre of Excellence in Marine Biology) Jan. 2003 – Dec. 2004 Social Organizer Society Reforms organization (SRO) (National NGO, striving for education and socio-political reforms in tribal areas of Pakistan) COMPUTER SKILLS Diploma in Microsoft Windows and Office (include. Word, Excel, power point and Access) LANGUAGES Page 1 of 3 Curriculum vitae English, Urdu, Pashto AWARDS • Scholarship award from China Scholarship Council Government of People’s Republic of China for PhD study at Ocean University of China, Qingdao, China • Scholarship award from University Grants commission of Pakistan for M. Phil study at University of Karachi Thesis Supervision • Mr. Azhar Abbas, Appraisal of Deforestation and Environmental Degradation along the CKNP region (Nagar Valley) Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan (M. Phil Environmental Sciences, KIU). • Ms. Saeeda Yaqoob, Climate Change and its Impact on Biodiversity in Gilgit-Baltistan (Northern Areas) of Pakistan (M. Phil Environmental Sciences, KIU) • Ms. Nighat Sultana, Ecotoxicology of Brine shrimp Artemia (BS. Hons. Environmental Sciences, KIU) • Alina Iftikhar, Assessment of Drinking Water Quality of Barmus and Jutial (Gilgit-Baltistan) Water Supply Complexes Using Microbial Indicator (E-Coli) (BS. Hons. Environmental Sciences, KIU) RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS /ORAL PRESENTATIONS • Shaukat Ali, Guangxing Liu, Yousong Huang, Chen Hongju and Dong-hui Xu, (2012). Evaluation of the effectiveness of Artemia sinica (Crustacea: Artemiidae) cysts chorion as barrier to nonylphenol exposure, Effect on hatching and survival. Fresenius Environmental Bulletin, Vol. 21; (12), 3705-3710. • Shaukat Ali, Guangxing, Liu. Antioxidant enzyme activities in Exopalaemon carinicauda, Holthuis, 1950, (Decapoda: Palaemonidae) in response to naphthalene. Advanced Science Letters, 19, 3655-3659 (2013). • Shaukat Ali, Guangxing Liu, Zhengyan Li. The Acute Toxicity of Phenolic Compounds and Heavy Metals on Brine Shrimp Artemia sinica (Crustacea: Artemiidae). Sindh University Research Journal (Science Series), Vol.45 (1): 21-24 (2013). • Shaukat ALI, LIU Guangxing, LI Zhengyan, XU Donghui, HUANG Yousong, and CHEN Hongju, (2012). Toxicity of Five Phenolic Compounds to the Brine Shrimp Artemia sinica (Crustacea: Artemiidae). Journal of Ocean University of China, Vol.12 (1), (in press). • Zhengyan Li, Haili Zhang, Shaukat Ali, Ping Liu, Yuezhi Yang. Antioxidant Enzyme Activities in Goldfish (Carassius auratus) in Response to Phenolic Exposure. In Proceedings of The International Conference on Environmental Pollution and Public Health (EPPH2012), May 17th to 20th, 2012 in Shanghai, China. Page 2 of 3 Curriculum vitae • Shaukat Ali, Itrat Zehra, Iftikhar Imam Naqvi and Guangxing Liu, (2012). Biomonitoring of Heavy Metals availability in the Marine Environment of Karachi, Pakistan, Using Oysters (Crassostrea Sp.). Journal of Ocean University of China (Under review). • Shaukat Ali, Itrat Zehra, & Iftikhar Imam Naqvi. The role of barnacle a sentinel monitors of heavy metal in the coastal & estuarine water of Karachi (Presented in SETAC Asia/Pacific Meeting, 4–7 June 2010 at Guangzhou, P.R. China). • Shaukat Ali, Itrat Zehra. Assessment of heavy metal pollution in the marine environment of Karachi, Pakistan, using oysters (Crassostrea species) (Presented in OC/WESTPAC 8th International Scientific Symposium 28th March-31 at Busan, Republic of Korea). WORKSHOPS & SHORT COURSES ATTENDED • First workshop on Biosafety and Risk Management June 11-16, 2013, organized by Dept. of Biological Sciences KIU in collaboration with Fogarty International Centre, USA & Pakistan Biological Safety Association. • Conducted Questionnaire based survey in Rama Forest of Astore Valley (Gilgit-Baltistan) from May 3-9, 2013 (about forest ecosystem covering 220 households), sponsored by WWF-Pakistan, Gilgit office. • IAEA/ RCA /PAEC National Workshop on Assessment, Planning and Response to Aquatic Environmental Emergencies in Pakistan at COMSATS H.Q. (2-3 Nov.,2006) & Rawal lake (04 Nov.,06) Islamabad, Pakistan, Organized by PINSTECH in collaboration with COMSATS, Pakistan Navy, Small dams Organization • 1st International Conference on Environmental Horizons Jointly organized by Department of Chemistry and International Centre for Chemical Sciences University of Karachi,Dec.19 ---21, 2005, Karachi, Pakistan.. • Orientation Workshop on “Environmental Education in School organized by WWF-Pakistan, Peshawar Regional office at Kurram Agency (FATA) on June13 2002. • 5th Training Workshop on wetland conservation and Management organized by IUCN-Pakistan in collaboration with Dept. of Zoology, University of Karachi, from 14—26, 2005. • Three days Training Workshop on Mud crabs (Genus Scylla) organized by Centre of Excellence in Marine Biology University of Karachi from 19thto 21st July 2005. • A short course on “Coastal Zone Management” 07—12 February 2005 organized jointly by Centre of Excellence in Marine Biology University of Karachi and university Marine Page 3 of 3 Curriculum vitae biological station Millport (UMBSN, University of London and Glasgow). References: • Prof. Dr. Guangxing Liu (PhD Supervisor) College of Environmental and Engineering, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, P.R. China, Email: [email protected] • Prof. Dr. Salma Durrani (HOD) Dept. of Environmental Sciences, Karakoram International University, Gilgit-Baltistan 15100, Gilgit, Pakistan, Email: [email protected] Page 4 of 3