Curriculum Vitae Dr. Irfan Aziz - Halophyte.org

2006: Received a shield from Prof. Dr. M. Qaiser, Dean, faculty of Science, University of Karachi forworking as a member of organizing committee and "Resource person" for the HEC workshop onAdvances in Plant Ecology (July 3‐6, 2006).2005: Received a shield from Additional Secretary (Academic), Education and Literacy Department,Govt. of Sindh for participating in 5‐days Refresher Course in Biology (Jan 31 ‐ Feb 4), organized by Govt.D.J. Sindh Govt. Science College, Karachi and Board of Intermediate Education, Karachi.2004: Received a shield from Prof. Dr. Pirzada Qasim Raza Siddiqui, the Vice‐Chancellor, University ofKarachi for working as a member of organizing committee for the HEC workshop on Current Trends inPlant Sciences (August 23‐26, 2004).2004: Received a certificate from Director General, HEC Regional Centre, Karachi, for participating in theHEC "In Service Training course" (December, 9‐15, 2004).2004: Received a certificate from Prof. Dr. Pirzada Qasim Raza Siddiqui, the Vice‐Chancellor, Universityof Karachi for participating in the HEC workshop on Current Trends in Plant Sciences (August 23‐26,2004).1991: Received Certificate of Merit for obtaining First class 2 nd position in M.Sc (Final examination) fromUniversity of Karachi, Karachi‐75270.RESEARCH STUDENTSMs. Farzeen Khan: (Ph.D) – 2011 to dateMs. Sumaira Manzoor (M.Sc) ‐ 2008Ms. Sonia Bano (M.Sc) ‐ 2008RESEARCH FUNDED2007: Stress tolerance in Mangroves. National Research Program for Universities (NRPU) project,Funded by HEC, Islamabad (Rs. 5.7 million)2007: Ecophysiological responses of four halophytes before and after rains. DFS Grant, University ofKarachi (Rs. 60,000)2009: Photosynthetic performance of mangroves under saline conditions. DFS Grant, University ofKarachi (Rs. 70,000)2009‐10: Research grant for M.S / PhD students, Faculty of Science, University of Karachi.CONFERENCES, WORKSHOPS, INVITED LECTURES / PAPER PRESENTATIONS2012. Aziz, I. F. Khan & M.A. Khan. 2012. Influence of Salinity on biomass production, total phenols, damagemarkers and water relations in mangroves. Meeting on Mangrove Ecology, Functioning & Management(MMM3), 2‐7 July, 2012 at Galle, Srilanka.2011. Attended a training course on “Desertification and its control in Developing Countries” fromSeptember 11 – September, 26, 2011 in Lanzhou, Gansu Province, P.R. China.2011. Aziz, I, F. Khan, A. Hameed & M. Ajmal Khan. 2011. Effects of Sea salt on ROS balancing andactivity of Antioxidant Enzymes in Ceriops tagal. 2nd International Conference of Plant Scientists & 11thNational Meeting of Plant Scientists. Department of Botany, GC University Lahore‐ Pakistan. (February22 ‐24, 2011).