Education
Ph.D. (Environmental Sciences 2014 - 2019) PMAS-Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi, Pakistan
M.Phil. (Environmental Sciences 2011 – 2013) PMAS-Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi, Pakistan
M.Sc. (Environmental Science 2009 – 2011) PMAS-Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi, Pakistan
Experience
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WORK EXPERIENCE: 06 Years of work experience where, served as IPFP- Fellow/ Coordinator UON, visiting faculty at PMAS_AAUR, AIOU, BU, researcher in Pak-Italian Joint Project, Research Fellow at National Agriculture Research Council, Islamabad, Pakistan, |
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POFESSIONAL COURSES: Successfully completed Green Productivity and Integrated Management Systems (ISO 9001, ISO 14001), Occupational Health and Safety Management System (OHSAS 18001) and NAHE- Faculty Development Program |
Publications
google scholar link: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=7NYtBNUAAAAJ&hl=en
- Akbar, S., Anjum, M., Qadeer, S., Nawaz, R., Rao, Z., Ullah, H., ... & El-Tayeb, M. A. (2025). Microbial transformation of sewage sludge to biolipid-based fuel using potential oleaginous bacteria Streptomyces sp. Frontiers in Microbiology, 16, 1551264.
- Ullah, H., Elahi, I., Saleem, S., Nawaz, R., Ullah, S., Qadeer, S., ... & Rao, Z. (2025). Bacterial Inactivation and Organic Pollutant Degradation in Slaughterhouse Wastewater Using Ag2O/Ba/TiO2 Nanocomposite. Catalysts, 15(5), 411.
- Lian, F., Batool, F., Anjum, M., Qadeer, S., Idris, A. M., Nisa, W. U., ... & Ullah, H. (2025). Transforming apricot kernel shell into a multifunctional photocatalyst for wastewater treatment and antimicrobial applications. Frontiers in Environmental Science, 13, 1547291.
- Lian, F., Qadeer, S., Anjum, M., Yang, S. T., Mahmood, S., Idris, A., ... & Rao, Z. (2025). Microbial conversion of Limonene-containing waste into transesterifiable bio-lipids: Evaluating oleaginous bacterial isolates. Archives of Microbiology, 207(4), 1-13.
- Khurshid, K., Nawaz, R., Khalid, A., Mahmood, S., Qadeer, S., Hanafiah, M. M., & Anjum, M. (2025). Optimization of Heavy Metals Removal Through Pecan Shell-Based Modified Activated Carbon from Pharmaceutical Wastewater and Evaluation of the Treated Effluent for Irrigating Pisum sativum. International Journal of Environmental Research, 19(2), 60.
- Shafqat, M., Mahmood, S., Anjum, M., Qadeer, S., Mahmood, T., Centritto, M., & Khalid, A. (2024). The nexus of phyto-assisted plant growth-promoting bacterial application for bioremediation of azo dye. International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology, 1-16.
- Qadeer, S., Khalid, A., Mahmood, S., Saleem, A. R., & Anjum, M. (2023). Valorization of food waste slurry as potential candidate for lipid accumulation: a concept of oleaginous bio-refinery. Fermentation, 9(2), 163.
- Anjum, M., Anees, M., Qadeer, S., Khalid, A., Kumar, R., & Barakat, M. A. (2023). A recent progress in the leachate pretreatment methods coupled with anaerobic digestion for enhanced biogas production: feasibility, trends, and techno-economic evaluation. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 24(1), 763.
- Anjum, M., Liu, W., Qadeer, S., & Khalid, A. (2023). Photocatalytic treatment of wastewater using nanoporous aerogels: Opportunities and challenges. Emerging Techniques for Treatment of Toxic Metals from Wastewater, 495-523.
- Anjum, Z., Min, Q., Riaz, L., Qadeer, S., & Saleem, A. R. (2022). Employment of Cannabis sativa biochar to improve soil nutrient pool and metal immobilization. Frontiers in Environmental Science, 10, 1011820
Project, Research Interests
FIELD OF INTEREST: Photo/Elctro Catalysis, Bioenergy and Biofuels; Waste to Energy; Environmental Microbiology;, Resource Recovery, Environmental decontamination,
Completed:
- SRGP-HEC Funded “Volarization Of Organic Waste For Bio-Lipids Production Using Oleaginous Microbes”- 2021
- NCPC Funded “Biolipid Production through Paper pulp waste using filamentous fungi”-2024
- IRG-AIOU Funded” Potential Application Of Agricultural Residues As Substrate For Oleaginous Bacterial Bio Refineries-2022
On-Going
- IRG-AIOU Funded “ Utilizing Photocatalysis for treatment of waste leachate with simulation biogas production”