Dr. Yousaf Ashfaq

Dr. Yousaf Ashfaq

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Environmental Researcher and Educator

  • Education

    • National Training Board

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      Diploma Certificate Health & Safety Management
    • COMSATS Institute of Information technology

      2007 - 2011
      Bachelor's Environmental Sciences
    • Bright Future Pakistani School

      2005 - 2006
      Intermediate Pre-medical
    • Qatar University

      2016 - 2020
      Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Biological and Environmental Science 4.0/4.0 - Distinction

      الأنشطة والجمعيات:Participated and presented research posters at various research and conferences. Received best poster awards on multiple occasions. Also presented my results at Desalination Conference Received “Gold medal” from HH Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al-Thani for outstanding achievement during PhD (4.0/4.0 GPA in course work and 9 research publications).Received memorial shield from Ambassador of Pakistan to Qatar in recognition of my academic achievements.

    • University of Qatar

      2012 - 2015
      Masters in Environmental Engineering
  • Experience

    • Qatar Green Building Council

      May 2011 - Aug 2011
      Volunteer
    • Hamad Medical Corporation

      Jun 2012 - Dec 2021
      Executive Assistant

      Working in areas related to Administration, Management, Leadership, Quality control and Quality assurance, Health and Safety, and Procurement in Microbiology Laboratory, Department of Lab, Medicine and Pathology.

    • Freelance

      Sept 2016 - now
      Research Scholar

      Collaborating with various Research teams, performing variety of tasks (sample analysis, results and discussion, report and research paper writing), Co-supervision of Under-graduate / Graduate students, participating in identifying research gaps, designing research experiements, performing experiments, results and discussion. Area of research includes but not limited to Environmental and Applied Microbiology, Proteomic analysis, Statistical/Biostatistical techniques, Water and Wasterwater treatment, Bioremediation, Nanotechnology and others. عرض أقل

    • Qatar University

      Feb 2021 - now
      Research Associate

      Currently working and specializing in Water treatment techniques that can ensure provision of safe water for public health, treatment and reuse of groundwater, treated sewage effluent and other wastewaters. The treatment techniques include Microfiltration, Ultrafiltration, Reverse Osmosis and Adsorption. Working with a team to optimize membrane surface coating methodology for simultaneous reduction of biofouling, scaling and organic fouling. Participating in preparation and application of novel biomass-based adsorbents for remova of heavy metas and pathogens from water. My role is to write a research proposal, develop and optimize research methodology, conduct experiments with Research assistants, collect and analyze results and write the manuscripts. I am guiding and co-supervising multiple PhD and MS students. عرض أقل

    • ExxonMobil Research Qatar

      Dec 2021 - now
      Environmental Researcher
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • NEBOSH International General Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety

      NEBOSH
      Mar 2024
    • Higher Education Teaching Certificate

      Harvard University
      Apr 2024
    • Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH MS)

      DISS Training & Consulting
      Feb 2024