About

Dr. Shahid Amjad is a Professor and Head of the Department, of Environment & Energy Management and Industrial Management. He has a Ph.D. from the School of Ocean Sciences, University of Wales, UK. His MS is from the University of Oslo Norway in Benthic Ecology. He has completed courses in Management of R&D Institutes from the University of New South Wales, Australia. He has been associated with the National Institute of Oceanography as Director-General and with various top universities of Pakistan as Acting Vice-Chancellor and Professor. He has also been associated as a visiting faculty with NED and the University of Karachi since 2005. I have over 30 years of research and management experience in Marine and coastal Ecological Assessment and Monitoring. I served as the Principal Investigator (PI) of a 5-year project on North Arabia Sea Environment and Ecosystem Research (NASEER). Project supported by Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of Pakistan, and US Office of Naval Research (ONR). 1998-2003. The project investigated the Physical, Chemical, Biological Oceanography of the North Arabian as it responds to monsoonal reversal. I was a member of the WWF Scientific Committee and a recipient of the Gold Medal from the Zoological Society of Pakistan. I have undertaken IUCN research projects related mangrove ecosystem and projects awarded by WWF on the fisherfolk community and Tuna fisheries in Balochistan. I am Member Experts Committee SEPA Sindh, Member Standing Committee on Environment FPCCI Karachi. I have conducted training programs and workshops on Climate Change Impacts and Marine Environment and Ecosystems. I have over 30 research papers in National and International Journals of repute. I am engaged in Ecological, monitoring, and Environmental Social Impact Assessment Studies on various coastal and marine projects dealing with LNG, Coal, and Renewable power projects. I have evaluated ESIA and conducted surveys of several coastal and offshore conservation and biodiversity programs and projects. I have conducted coastal and offshore environmental assessments for multinationals on the import of energy (LNG). I have represented Pakistan in international programs and conferences supported by Higher Education of Pakistan (HEC).