Dr. Tauseef Ahmad Quraishi
     
Professor
 
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Residence: +92-42-5890466
Office: +92-42-9029253
Email: tquraishi@uet.edu.pk
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Qualification

Degree

Name of Institution

Specialization

Year

PhD

University of Tasmania (AUS)

 

1988

MSc Engg

University of Wisconsin, Madison, USA

 

1981

M.Sc.

Govt. College, Lahore

 

1976

Courses
  • Environmental Impact Assessment
  • Air Pollution Control
  • Environmental Chemistry
  • Environmental Ecology
  • Environmental Microbiology
Research Interests
  • Air Pollution
  • Wastewater Treatment
Selected Publications, Patents

Title of the paper

Authors

Journal

Volume/Year of publication

Reactive Oxygen Species Activity and Chemical Speciation of Size-fractionated Atmospheric Particulate Matter from Lahore, Pakistan: an Important Role for Transition Metals Martin, M. Shafer, Dawn A. Perkins, Dagmara, S. Antkiewicz, Elizabeth, A. Stone, Tauseef A. Quraishi and James, J. Schauer Journal of Environmental Monitoring 2010, 12, 704–715
Chemical Characterization and Source Apportionment of Fine and Coarse Particulate Matter in Lahore, Pakistan Elizabeth Stone, James Schauer, Tauseef A. Quraishi, Abid Mahmood Atmospheric Environment 44 (2010) 1062-1070
Toxic Metals in the Atmosphere in Lahore, Pakistan Erika von Schneidemesser, Elizabeth, A. Stone, Tauseef, A. Quraishi, Martin, M. Shafer and James, J. Schauer Science of the Total Environment 408 (2010) 1640–1648
Understanding sources of airborne water soluble metals in Lahore, Pakistan Tauseef, A. Quraishi, James, J. Schauer and Yuanxun Zhang Kuwait Journal of Science and Engineering 2009
Comparison of Two Extraction Methods for Metals from Atmospheric Particulate Matter Tuseef A. Quraishi, Bisma Pervez Mir and James J. Schauer Journal of the Chemical Society of Pakistan 2009
Daily Variations in Sources of Carbonaceous Aerosol in Lahore, Pakistan during a High Pollution Spring Episode Yuanxun Zhang, Tauseef, A. Quraishi and James, J. Schauer Aerosol and Air Quality Research 2008
Environmental Evaluation of an Automobile Air-Conditioning System Manufacturing Industry Javed A. Aziz and Tauseef A. Quraishi Research Journal 2003
Environmental Impacts of Asphalt Plants Tauseef A. Q Research Journal 2001-2002
Ambient Particulate and Carbon   Monoxide Measurements in Peshawar Javed A. Aziz and Tauseef A. Quraishi Research Journal 2001-2002
Concentrations of Particulate Airborne Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons and Metals Collected in Lahore, Pakistan D.J.T. Smith, Roy, M. Harrison, L. Luhana, Casimiro A. Pio, L.M. Castro, Mohammad Nawaz Tariq, S. Hayat and Tauseef Quraishi Atmospheric Environment 1996
Discussion on Air Pollution Abatement Strategies for Residential Solid-Fuel Burning Appliances Tauseef A. Q International Journal of Environmental Studies, U.K 1988
Emission Measuring Techniques for Wood Burning Heaters John, J. Todd and Tauseef A. Quraishi Clean Air (Australia) 1986
The Dilemma of Measuring Particulate Emissions from Domestic Wood-Burning Heaters Tauseef A. Q International Journal of Environmental Studies, U.K 1986
Residential Wood burning and Air Pollution Tauseef A. Q International Journal of Environmental Studies, U.K 1985
The Determination of Cadmium by Ring Oven Technique Muhammad Hanif, Muhammad Sarwar Chaudhry and Tauseef A. Quraishi Analytica Chimica Acta 1977
Projects

Title of Project

Amount Allocated

Duration of Projects

Local/International

Determination of Heavy Metals and PAHs in Airborne Particulates in Lahore, Pakistan, and Madison,WI, USA

US$ 107,625(HEC Component)

Three years extended to 3 and a half years

International (Pak-US Joint Academic and Research Program)

Physico-Chemical Characterization and Source Apportionment of Atmospheric Suspended Particulate Matter in Pakistan.

Euros 239,850(Allocation for Pakistan Euros 79,620)

Three years

International (European Union)

Determination of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) in the Ambient Air of Lahore

Rs. 300,000

Two years

Local (UET)

Supervisor

Program

Student Enrolled

Pass out student

PhD

1

nil

M.Sc

3

6