Faculty Proflle

Biography:

Currently working as Associate Professor in the Department of Biosciences, Islamabad. The major areas of research are Biogeochemistry, Biofortification, Plant Responses to Abiotic Stresses, Soil Fertility and Plant Nutrition.

Educational Information

Year	Degree	Board / University

2002	Ph.D.	Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas, USA
1994	MSc (Hons) Agri.	University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan
1990	BSc(Hons) Agri.	University of Agriculture, Faisalbad, Pakistan.

Academic Experience

From	To	Post Held	Organization

January 2014	current	Associate Professor	Department of Biosciences, COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Islamabad, Pakistan
December, 2011	December, 2013	Assistant Professor	Department of Biosciences, COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Islamabad, Pakistan
April, 2007	November, 2011	Assistant Professor	Department of Environmnetal Sciences, COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Abbottabad, Pakistan
Oct. 2002	Aug. 2006	Post Doctoral Research Scientist	Department of Crop and Soil Science, Washington State University, Pullman, USA
May, 2002	Sep. 2002	Research Associate	Department of Agronomy and Horticulture, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, USA
May 1997	April, 2002	Graduate Research Assistant	Department of Agronomy, Kansas State University, Manhattan, USA.
Jun, 1994	April, 1997	Research Officer (Lab)	Directorate of Soil Fertility, Lahore, Pakistan

Publications

Key Publications

Abdul Saeed, Muhammad Aslam Shad,Mustafa N. Shafqat and 4 other authors''Quick Decline Disease Disturbs the Levels of Important Phytochemicals and Minerals in the Stem Bark of Mango (Mangifera indica)'',International Journal of Agronomy (Hindawi),2016.
Muhammad Abdullah, Mauro Fasola,Mustafa N. Shafqat and 8 other authors''Avian feathers as a non-destructive bio-monitoring tool of trace metals signatures: A case study from severely contaminated areas'',Chemosphere (Elsevier),2015.
Mustafa N Shafqat,G.M. Pierzynski,''The Freundlich adsorption isotherm constants and prediction of phosphorus bioavailability as affected by different phosphorus sources in two Kansas soils'',Chemosphere (ELSEVIER),2014.
Sachin Rustgi,Mustafa N. Shafqat,Kulvinder S. Gill et. al.''Genetic Dissection of Yield and Its Component Traits Using High-Density Composite Map of Wheat Chromosome 3A: Bridging Gaps between QTLs and Underlying Genes'',PLOS-ONE,2013.
Young-Pyo Lee,Raza Ahamd,Haeng- Soon Lee, Sang Soo Kwak, Mustafa Nawaz Shafqat, and Suk-Yoon Kwon''Improved Tolerance of Cu/Zn Superoxide Dismutase and Ascorbate Peroxidase Expressing Transgenic Tobacco Seeds and Seedlings against Multiple Abiotic Stresses'',INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURE & BIOLOGY,2013.
Mustafa N Shafqat,Gary M Pierzynski,''The effect of various sources and dose of phosphorus on residual soil test phosphorus in different soils'',Catena (ELSEVIER),2013.
Mustafa N Shafqat,Gary M Pierzynski,''Soil test phosphorus dynamics in animal waste amended soils: Using P mass balance approach'',Chemosphere (ELSEVIER),2013.
Mustafa N Shafqat,Gary M Pierzynski,''Bioavailable Phosphorus in Animal Waste Amended Soils: Using Actual Crop Uptake and P Mass Balance Approach'',Environmental Science and Technology (American Chemical Society,2011.
Shams Ali Baig,Qaisar Mahmood,Bahadar Nawab, Mustafa Nawaz Shafqat, Arshid Pervez''Improvement of drinking water quality by using plant biomass through household biosand filter – A decentralized approach'',Ecological Engineering (ELSEVIER),2011.
Nosheen Mirza,Arshid Pervez,Qaisar Mahmood, Mohammad Maroof Shah, Mustafa Nawaz Shafqat''Ecological restoration of arsenic contaminated soil by Arundo donax L*'',Ecological Engineering (ELSEVIER),2011.
Qaisar Mahmood,Shams Ali Baig,Bahadar Nawab, Mustafa Nawaz Shafqat, Arshid Pervez, Bibi Saima Zeb''Development of low cost household drinking water treatment system for the earthquake affected communities in Northern Pakistan'',Desalination (ELSEVIER),2011.
Mustafa N Shafqat,Gary M Pierzynski,''Long-Term Effects of Tillage and Manure Applications on Soil Phosphorus Fractions'',Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis (Taylor & Francis),2010.
Mustafa N Shafqat,Gary M Pierzynski,K. Xia''Phosphorus Source Effects on Soil Organic Phosphorus: A 31P NMR Study'',Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis,2009.
Gaganpreet K. Sidhu,Sachin Rustgi,Mustafa N. Shafqat,Diter von Wettstein, and Kulvinder S. Gill''Fine structure mapping of a gene-rich region of wheat carrying Ph1, a suppressor of crossing over between homoeologous chromosomes'',PNAS (The National Academy of Sciences of the USA) ,2008.
Mustafa N Shafqat,G.Mustafa,S.M. Mian, and R.H. Qureshi''Evaluation of physiological aspects of salt tolerance in wheat.'',Pakistan Journal of Soil Science,1998.

Conferences

Year	Level	Country	City	Conference

2009	National	Pakistan	Abbottabad	1st CIIT Science Conference, BICMAPE
2004	International	USA	Seattle	Crop Science Society of America
2003	International	USA	San Diego	Plant and Animal Genome Conference
2001	International	USA	Charlotte, North Carolina	Soil Science Society of America
2000	International	USA	Minneapolis, Minnesota	Soil Science Society of America
1999	International	USA	Salt Lake City Utah	Soil Science Society of America
2006	International	USA	San Diego, California	Plant and Animal Genome Conference
2007	International	USA	San Diego, California	Plant and Animal Genome Conference
2008	International	USA	San Diego, California	Plant and Animal Genome Conference
2008	International	Australia	Brisbane	International Wheat Genetics Symposium
2007	National	Pakistan	Abbottabad	Environmentally Sustainable Development
2009	National	Pakistan	Abbottabad	Environmentally Sustainable Development
2011	National	Pakistan	Abbottabad	Environmentally Sustainable Conference

Awards

Year	Awarding Organization	Description

2001	Department of Agronomy, Kansas State University, USA	Irvin D. and Dora Mae Atkins Scholarship, 2001
2000	Department of Agronomy, Kansas State University, USA	Roscoe Ellis, Jr. Scholarship (Best student of the year Award)
1999	Department of Agronomy, Kansas State University, USA	Irvin D. and Dora Mae Atkins Scholarship
1997	Ministry of Education, Govt. of Pakistan	Merit scholarship for studies at Kansas State University, USA.
1990	University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan.	Awarded Silver Medal

Memberships

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Courses Taught

Type	Title	University	Semester

Under Graduate	Fundamentals of Environmental Sciences	COMSATS, Abbottabad	BES-1st
Under Graduate	Fundamentals of Ecology	COMSATS, Abbottabad	BES-3rd
Under Graduate	Soil Science	COMSATS, Abbottabad	BES-4th
Under Graduate	Applied Ecology	COMSATS, Abbottabad	BES-5th
Under Graduate	Statistical Methods in Biology	COMSATS, Islamabad	BSB-5th, 7th and BBS-4th and 6th
Graduate	Introduction to soil science	COMSATS, Abbottabad, and University of Life Sciences, Norway, joint degree program	MS (water senitation) 1st
Graduate	Environmental Microbiology	COMSATS, Islamabad	MS/Ph.D. Biosciences

Supervisions

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Services

From	To	Institute / Organization	Job Specification

Dec.2011	August, 2013	COMSATS, Islamabad	Convener DARC
July, 2013	January 2014	COMSATS, islamabad	Member internal quality audit committee (CIIT, Islamabad) conducted audit for four departments during summer of 2013 and January, 2014.
March 2013	April, 2013	COMSATS, Islamabad	Visited boys and girls colleges of district Jhelum and Rawalpindi for promoting admission in the department of biosciences during fall 2013.
Jun 11, 2012	Jun 12, 2012	COMSATS, islamabad	Contributed as member organizing committee on the Forum on higher education in the Islamic World, June 11-12, 2012, held at Islamabad-Pakistan
Summer, 2013	present	COMSATS, Islamabad	Member undergraduate and graduate admission committee (CIIT, Abbottabad and Islamabad)
2007	present	COMSATS, Islamabad/ Abbottabad	Job search, screeing and interview committee
2007	2011	COMSATS, Abbottabad	Ph.D. comprehensive examination conduct committee
August, 2009	Spring, 2013	COMSATS, Abbottabad	Curricula development: Curricula in the field of soil science for BS degree program was prepared and passed by Board of Studies and Board of Faculty (CIIT) during spring semester, 2010
2007	present	COMSATS, Islamabad/Abbottabad	Offered voluntary services to students and faculty for statistical analysis and designing of experiments at both CIIT, Islamabad and at Abbottabad.

Books

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Fundings

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Active Collaborations

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Industrial / Consulting Experience

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Extracurricular Activities

Hobbies	Interests

Reading literature in the field of science, religion, and philosophy.	Occasionally watching cricket, spending time with family and friends

Languages and Skills

Languages	Skills

Urdu, English, and Punjabi	Teaching and research

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Publication Year	Key Publications

1 2016	1 Abdul Saeed, Muhammad Aslam Shad,Mustafa N. Shafqat and 4 other authors''Quick Decline Disease Disturbs the Levels of Important Phytochemicals and Minerals in the Stem Bark of Mango (Mangifera indica)'',International Journal of Agronomy (Hindawi),2016.
2 2015	2 Muhammad Abdullah, Mauro Fasola,Mustafa N. Shafqat and 8 other authors''Avian feathers as a non-destructive bio-monitoring tool of trace metals signatures: A case study from severely contaminated areas'',Chemosphere (Elsevier),2015.
3 2014	3 Mustafa N Shafqat,G.M. Pierzynski,''The Freundlich adsorption isotherm constants and prediction of phosphorus bioavailability as affected by different phosphorus sources in two Kansas soils'',Chemosphere (ELSEVIER),2014.
4 2013	4 Sachin Rustgi,Mustafa N. Shafqat,Kulvinder S. Gill et. al.''Genetic Dissection of Yield and Its Component Traits Using High-Density Composite Map of Wheat Chromosome 3A: Bridging Gaps between QTLs and Underlying Genes'',PLOS-ONE,2013.
5 2013	5 Young-Pyo Lee,Raza Ahamd,Haeng- Soon Lee, Sang Soo Kwak, Mustafa Nawaz Shafqat, and Suk-Yoon Kwon''Improved Tolerance of Cu/Zn Superoxide Dismutase and Ascorbate Peroxidase Expressing Transgenic Tobacco Seeds and Seedlings against Multiple Abiotic Stresses'',INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURE & BIOLOGY,2013.
6 2013	6 Mustafa N Shafqat,Gary M Pierzynski,''The effect of various sources and dose of phosphorus on residual soil test phosphorus in different soils'',Catena (ELSEVIER),2013.
7 2013	7 Mustafa N Shafqat,Gary M Pierzynski,''Soil test phosphorus dynamics in animal waste amended soils: Using P mass balance approach'',Chemosphere (ELSEVIER),2013.
8 2011	8 Mustafa N Shafqat,Gary M Pierzynski,''Bioavailable Phosphorus in Animal Waste Amended Soils: Using Actual Crop Uptake and P Mass Balance Approach'',Environmental Science and Technology (American Chemical Society,2011.
9 2011	9 Shams Ali Baig,Qaisar Mahmood,Bahadar Nawab, Mustafa Nawaz Shafqat, Arshid Pervez''Improvement of drinking water quality by using plant biomass through household biosand filter – A decentralized approach'',Ecological Engineering (ELSEVIER),2011.
10 2011	10 Nosheen Mirza,Arshid Pervez,Qaisar Mahmood, Mohammad Maroof Shah, Mustafa Nawaz Shafqat''Ecological restoration of arsenic contaminated soil by Arundo donax L*'',Ecological Engineering (ELSEVIER),2011.
11 2011	11 Qaisar Mahmood,Shams Ali Baig,Bahadar Nawab, Mustafa Nawaz Shafqat, Arshid Pervez, Bibi Saima Zeb''Development of low cost household drinking water treatment system for the earthquake affected communities in Northern Pakistan'',Desalination (ELSEVIER),2011.
12 2010	12 Mustafa N Shafqat,Gary M Pierzynski,''Long-Term Effects of Tillage and Manure Applications on Soil Phosphorus Fractions'',Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis (Taylor & Francis),2010.
13 2009	13 Mustafa N Shafqat,Gary M Pierzynski,K. Xia''Phosphorus Source Effects on Soil Organic Phosphorus: A 31P NMR Study'',Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis,2009.
14 2008	14 Gaganpreet K. Sidhu,Sachin Rustgi,Mustafa N. Shafqat,Diter von Wettstein, and Kulvinder S. Gill''Fine structure mapping of a gene-rich region of wheat carrying Ph1, a suppressor of crossing over between homoeologous chromosomes'',PNAS (The National Academy of Sciences of the USA) ,2008.
15 1998	15 Mustafa N Shafqat,G.Mustafa,S.M. Mian, and R.H. Qureshi''Evaluation of physiological aspects of salt tolerance in wheat.'',Pakistan Journal of Soil Science,1998.

Dr. Mustafa Nawaz Shafqat

Tenured Professor/ Chairman of Office of Chairman BioSciences, CUI Islamabad Campus