HoD ERC

 

 

Sr. Prof. Dr. Yasmin Nergis 

Head of Environmental Research Center (ERC, BUKC)

PhD (Environment & Health)

 

Dr. Nergis established the Environmental Research Center (ERC) in June 2007 at the Bahria University Karachi Campus. ERC is equipped with state-of-the-art lab facilities to serve in this field. Previously, she established and managed hydrochemistry labs with the collaboration of Tubingen University Germany at Hamdard University Karachi in 1993–2007. Later, it became the Environmental Studies Center, a first-of-its kind environmental research services center in Pakistan.

Dr. Nergis published more than forty seven research articles in journals of national and international repute, and a hundred commercial studies and project reports are also in her credit so far, across multiple environmental challenges. A few projects are listed below:

• Ecosystem Research of Water Resource Management in Sindh East, “Capacity Building of Bahria University Environmental Research Center,” awarded by the Higher Education Commission (HEC), Government of Pakistan, 2008–2010 (Project ID: 20-1196/R&D)
• The project title, “Thar Coal and Water Research Studies," was a joint venture project of the Sindh Coal and Energy Development Department and Deep Rock Drilling Pakistan Private Limited, an exploration company.
• “Environmental Performance Monitoring" was awarded by M/s Agha Khan University Hospital (2014–up to now).
• Ambient Air Pollution Detection at KE Grid Stations under the TP1000 Project (awarded by M/s Siemens Pakistan) 2016–2019
• Supervision of MS/MPhil Students 18 MS graduates and 4 PhD scholars are on final thesis defense (FTD).
• Editor-in-Chief of Bahria University Research Journal of Earth Sciences, 4th Volume of 2019.