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1. About (Biography)

A brief description of yourself

Dr. Salar Ali completed PhD under CAS-TWAS President’s fellowship Programme, Chinese Academy of sciences, China. He was only the candidate from Gilgit-Baltistan for this program in the year 2015 and awarded as best international student conferred by the Nanjing Government for the year 2017-18. He has published 27 international publications and attended several international conferences and conduct seminars and workshops as organizer. He has worked more than six years’ research experience in conservation and development of sustainable management and environmental legislation in Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan in reputed organizations like ICIMODE, EPA, GTZ and PMAC and successfully completed 5 projects including SRGP (HEC project). Dr. Salar Ali has past three years working experienced as a lecturer in Karakoram International University and two year worked experience as an Assistant Professor at University at University of Baltistan, Skardu. Currently he is serving as an Assistant professor & Head of Department of Environmental at University of Baltistan, Skardu.

2. Your areas of interest

• Fresh water biology (Stream biomonitoring & stream benthic macroinvertebrates ecology)
• Ecology (ecological health of streams & rivers)
• Watershed health assessment and management
• Water quality & monitoring
• Alpine lotic ecosystems & hydromorphology.

3. Publications

1. Ali, S.,Gao, J., Begum, F., Rasool, A., Ismail, M., Cai,Y(2016). Health assessment using aquaquality indicators of alpine streams (Khunjerab National Park), Gilgit, Pakistan. Journal of Environmental Science and Pollution Research.Vol. 24(5), p.4685-4698.ISSN 0944-1344
2. Hussain, N., Ali, S., Hussain, S., Ali, S., Khan, W.S., Raza, G., Abbas, Q., Hussian, I., Hussain, M (2018). Climate change variability trends and implications for freshwater resources in Eastern Hindu-Kush Region, Pakistan. Polish journal of environmental studies. Vol. 27, No. 2, 1-9
3. Jalil, A., Li, Y., Zhang, K., Gao, X., Wang, W., Khan, H. O. S., Pan, B., Ali, S., Acharya, K. (2018). Wind-induced hydrodynamic changes impact on sediment resuspension for large, shallow Lake Taihu, China. International Journal of Sediment Research.
4. Rasool, A., Ali, S., Ali, W., Rehman, A. U., & Muhammad, S. (2020). Effects of Bacterial Inoculation to Immobilize Nickel in Wheat Grown on Ni-Contaminated Soil. Geomicrobiology Journal, 1-6.
5. Rasool, A., Ali, S., Ali, W., Eldesoky, G. E., Shafeeque, M., Ahmad, I & Nasim, W. (2020). Microbial Diversity and Community Structure in Alpine Stream Soil. Geomicrobiology Journal, 1-10.
6. Rasool, A., Xiao, T., Ali, S., Ali, W., & Nasim, W. (2020). Quantification of Tl (I) and Tl (III) based on microcolumn separation through ICP-MS in river sediment pore water. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 1-11.
7. Zuhra, B., Ahmad, K., Ali, Shaukat., Hussain, A, Nafees, M., Ali, S., Ali, M., Hussian, S., Ali, Z (2018) Assessing the Toxicity Potential of Insecticide and Indigenous Botanical Extract against Stored Grain Pest, Tribolium castaneum (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae). Polish journal of environmental studies. Vol. 27, No. 5, 1-7
8. Ali, S., Din, U.S., Ali, S., Nafees, A.M., Gul, N (2018) Phytotoxic Potential of Some Indigenous Plant Extracts As Growth Inhibitors Against Tribolium Castaneum. Fresenius Environmental Bulletin. Vol. 27(8), p. 5599-5604.
9. Rasool, A., Xiao, T., Farooqi, A., Ali, S., Ali, W (2017).A review of Global outlook on Arsenic and Fluoride contamination in Prominence on the Pakistan current situation. Environmental Geochemistry and Health org/10.1007/s10653-017-0054-z
10. Rasool, A., Xio, T., Farooqi, A., Shafeeque, A., Masood, S., Ali, S.,Fahad, S., Nasim, W. (2016).Arsenic and heavy metal contaminations in the tube well water of Punjab, Pakistan and risk assessment: A case study. Journal of Ecological Engineering 95: 90–100.
11. Abbas, Y., Ali, S., Ali, N., Saleem, M., Haider, A.S., Gonzalez Y.M.,Abbas, N.S., Rasool, A. (2015).Assessment of watershed and drinking water quality at surface sources in Gilgit city, Pakistan. Journal of Biodiversity and Environmental Sciences. 7, No. 6, p. 54-61
12. Raza,A., Ali, S., Abbas,Y.,Ali,S.,Karim, R.,Ali,N.,Ali, A. (2015). Physiochemical and biological drinking water quality analysis of barmas water supply complex, Gilgit, Pakistan. Journal of Biodiversity and Environmental Sciences. 7, No. 4, p. 127-134
13. S., Begum, F., Ali. K., Ahmed. S., Ali. S., Ali. H., Baig. S.S., Khan. Z.M., Ali. S. (2015). Soil quality assessment using selected Physicochemical indicators in AltitHunza, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan. Journal of Biodiversity and Environmental Sciences. Vol, 6. No. 1, p 454-459
14. A, F. Begum, Q.Abbas, R.Karim, S. Ali, M. Akbar, H.Ali, Ali. S., S. Ishaq. (2015). Impact of Attaabad landslide induce lake on livelihood of upstream population of upper Hunza, District Hunza-Nagar JBES, Vol. 6, No. 3, p. 54-64
15. Ali, S., A.S, Ali. S., Abbas.Q., Hussain. M., Ali. W., Akber.Ali., Khan. M., Hussain.J. (2014). Water quality assessment of Gilgit River, using fecal and total coliform as indicators. Journal of Biodiversity and Environmental Sciences. Vol. 5, No. 4, p. 343-347
16. Begum, F., Rubina., Ali. K., Khan. A., Hussain. I., Ishaq. S., S. (2014). Water quality assessment using macroinvertebrates as indicator in sultanabad stream (Nallah), Gilgit, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan. Journal of Biodiversity and Environmental Sciences. Vol, 5, No.4, p. 564-572
17. A.S, Ahmed. K., Ali. S., Hyder.S., Akber.M., Abbas. Q., Ali. S., Hussain.M.(2014). Prevalence of targeted parasites in pit latrine samples from Oshkhandas valley, Gilgit, Pakistan. Journal of Biodiversity and Environmental Sciences. Vol. 5, No. 6, p. 135-139
18. A.S, Ahmed. K., Ali. S., Naqvi. A., Akber. M., Hyder.S., Abbas. Q., Ali. S., Hassan. N. S (2014). Health risk assessment of pit compost latrine at Oshkhandas Valley, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan. Journal of Biodiversity and Environmental Sciences. Vol. 5, No. 4, p. 195-203
19. A.S, Ahmed. K., Ali. S., Naqvi. A., Abbas. Q., Hussain. M., Hassan. S., Ali. S., Akber.M., Hyder.S., Khan.M. (2014). Assessment of gastrointestinal parasites in pit latrine samples from Majjini mohallah valley Gilgit, Pakistan. Journal of Biodiversity and Environmental Sciences. Vol. 5, No. 4, p. 311-316
20. S., Begum.F., Hussain. A.S., Akber. M., Hyder.S., Raza. G., Ali. S. (2014). Effect of salinity and prey algae on Artemiasinica (Anostraca: Artemiidae) growth and survival. Journal of Biodiversity and Environmental Sciences. Vol. 5, No. 4, p. 259-263
21. M., Khan. H., Hussain. A.S, Hyder.S., Begum.F., Khan. M., Ali. A., Hussain. A., Raza. G., Khan. S., Abbas. Q., Ali.S.(2014). Present status and future trend of chilghoza forest in Goharabad, District Diamer, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan. Journal of Biodiversity and Environmental Sciences. Vol. 5, No. 5, p. 253-261   
22. M., Shaukat. S., Ahmed. M., Hussain.A.S, Hyder. S., Ali. S., Hussain.F., Raza. G., Hussain. A., Ali. H., Raza. M., Ali. S., Ali. K. (2014). Characterization of diameter distribution of some tree species from Gilgit-Baltistan using weibull distribution. Journal of Biodiversity and Environmental Sciences. Vol. 5, No. 4, p. 437-444
23. Rasool, A., Ali, S., Raza, G, Ali, S (2020). Evaluation of Arsenic contamination and potential health risk assessment through water intake in urban and rural areas of Punjab, Pakistan. Journal of Environmental Geochemistry & Health. (Under review)
24. Ali, S., Ali, S., Aslam, S, Arshad, M., Rasool, A (2020). Bioaccumulation Efficacy of Heavy Metals in Body Organs of Rainbow (Oncorhynchus Mykiss) and Brown (Salmo Trutta Fairo) Trouts of Gilgit-Baltista. Journal of Aquatic Toxicology (Submitted)
25. Ali, S., Hussain.J.S., Ali, S., Rasool, A (2020). Health Risk Assessment of Heavy Metals and their source Apportionment in Drinking Water of Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan. Journal of Environmental Technology & Innovation (Submitted)

4. Courses

List of current courses you are teaching at UOBS

1. Introduction to Environmental Science
2. Biodiversity & Conservation

List of previous courses you have taught at UOBS

1. Fresh water biology
2. Geography
3. Mountain Studies
4. Environmental Education

5. Background

Your education history, your experience, your achievements etc.

1. Academic achievements/ Honors and awards
2. Awardee of CAS-TWAS Presidential fellowship Programme.
3. Winner of Nanjing municipal government international students’ scholarship in the year of 2017 & 2018, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China.
4. Awarded certificate in recognition of the review contributed to the journal of Environmental Pollution (Elsevier)

2. Research projects / Collaboration/Focus Areas
3. Socioeconomic base line survey of Musk Deer National Park, Gurez, Neelum valley Azad Kashmir, Pakistan. (Project1)
4. Role of watershed management in sustaining clean drinking water Quality at Surface sources in Gilgit, Pakistan. (Project 2)
5. Assessment of watershed health on Upper Indus Basin, Karakoram Pamir landscape (Project 3) ICIMOD 0.7 Million.
6. Benthic macroinvertebrates as biological indicators of aquatic ecological health in the selected rivers of Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan. (Project 4) SRGP HEC Pakistan 0.5 Million
7. Collaboration with EVK2CNR Project Titled “Improvement of Central Karakorum National Park (CKNP) Management System as Model for Mountain Ecosystems in Northern Pakistan". (Project 5).

 Administrative skills

• 1. Worked as a course coordinator in the department of Biological Sciences at University of Baltistan, Skardu, Pakistan
  2. Worked as a coordinator of “Mountain Studies” programme at university of Baltistan, Skardu, Pakistan
  3. Working as a head of Environmental Sciences department, at university of Baltistan, Skardu, Pakistan

 Membership

• 1. Reviewer in the Journal of Environmental Pollution (Elsevier)
  2. Reviewer in the Journal of Environmental Geochemistry and Health (Springer)
  3. Reviewer in the Journal of Ecological Engineering (Elsevier)
  4. Member/Focal Person of Himalayan University Consortium (HUC) ICIMOD Katmandu, Nepal
  5. Member of internal & external examination inspection committee at university of Baltistan, Skardu, Pakistan
  6. Member of equivalence committee at university of Baltistan, Skardu, Pakistan
  7. Working as a member of Syndicate at university of Baltistan, Skardu, Pakistan
  8. Member of GLOF-II project at university of Baltistan, Skardu, Pakistan