Department of Environmental Sciences
Office Number: S-027 D

Brief profile:
Miss Sumaira Akram has joined as Lecturer in the Department of Environmental Sciences, Forman Christian College (A Chartered University), Lahore on 5^th October, 2022. She is an ex-visiting Research Scientist in the Department of Environmental Engineering, Bursa Technical University, Turkey. Currently, she is working in the field of ecotoxicology to establish a baseline data for major environmental contaminants in the environment of Pakistan.

Education:

• Ph.D. (Ongoing) in Environmental Sciences, Bahria University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
• MS Environmental Sciences, Bahria University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
  Gold Medal
  Honor: Magna Cum Laude
• MSC Environmental Sciences and Management, Lahore College for Women University, Lahore
  Roll of Honors
• BSC Honors Environmental Sciences, Lahore College for Women University, Lahore

Research and Publications:

1. Rafique, N., Nazir, S., Akram, S., Ahad, K., Gohar, A., Abbasi, S. T., … & Rafique, K. (2018). Screening of multiclass pesticide residues in honey by SPE-GC/MSD: a pilot study. Environmental monitoring and assessment, 190, 1-11.
2. Kazim, M., Syed, J. H., Kurt-Karakus, P. B., Akcetin, M. O., Akram, S., Birgul, A., … & Wania, F. (2023). Gaseous elemental mercury emissions from informal E-Waste recycling facilities in Pakistan. Waste Management, 170, 261-269.