Dr. Tanveer Ahmed Gadhi has a doctorate in Chemical Engineering with distinction from Politecnico di Torino (POLITO), Italy, and currently working as an Assistant Professor in US. Pakistan Center for Advanced Studies in Water, Mehran University of Engineering and Technology, Jamshoro. His doctorate work was related to the design and development of photocatalytic nanomaterials and their application in wastewater treatment. He has remained as visiting scholar at the University of Utah, USA, the University of Ontario, Institute of Technology (UOIT), Oshawa, Canada, the UNIVERSIDAD NATIONAL AUTONOMA DE MEXICO (UNAM), Mexico. He has five years of working experience in the leading textile industry in Pakistan, with added expertise on the conservation of industrial water, energy and chemicals, and environmental sustainability. He has published various research papers in reputed international and national journals and is the author of two book chapters in international books and led several industrial projects related to environmental management, wastewater treatment, recycling, and reuse. He is also collaborating with Surface Chemistry of Material Group-DISAT-POLITO, on the research and development of nanomaterials to treat emerging contaminants and water-borne pathogens.
Research Publications
Curriculum Vitae Dr. Tanveer Ahmed Gadhi
Research Grants and Contracts:
- HEC, Pakistan, ‘Development and Upscaling of Combined Distillation techniques for saline-water treatment and fresh water production on industrial scale (CAD-Water), June 2021 to June 2023, Role: PI, Grant amount: 9.3 Million PkR
- PSF, Pakistan, ‘Industrial-Scale Production of Bio-Fertilizers from Waste Biomass for Agriculture Applications (Bio-Agro-Fertilizer), Approved grant; January 2023 to December 2024, Role: PI, Grant amount: 4 Million PkR
- USPCAS-W, MUET and USAID, ‘Wastewater Treatment and Reuse in Al-Rahim Textile Industries’, June 2018 to September 2019, Role: PI, Grant amount: 2.8 Million PkR
- HEC, Pakistan, ‘Development And Upscaling Of Indigenized Anaerobic Digester For The Biotransformation Of Textile Sludge Into The Production Of Biogas And Biocompost’, Role: Co-PI, Grant amount: 14 Million PkR
- USPCAS-W, MUET and USAID, ‘Eco-Innovation in Textile Processing’, Role: Technical Expert, Total Grant: 3 Million PkR
- USAID, Pakistan ‘Water Safety Plan and Capacity Building of Municipal Corporation Jacobabad’, Role: Environmental Expert, Grant: 5.5 million PkR
- USAID, Pakistan ‘Water Governance for Sindh (WSG) Activity’, October 2022 to December 2025, Role: Lead on Solid Waste Management Component, Grant: 201 million PkR
- HEC, Pakistan, ‘Conserving Indus river water quality through pollution source tracking, economical treatment systems, and water circular economy’, Role: Co-PI, Grant amount: 63 Million PkR
- UNICEF-Pakistan, ‘Water Quality Assessment in UC31 of Karachi, Role: Technical Expert, Total Grant: 9.5 Million PkR
- WaterAid-Pakistan, ‘Water Quality and WASH Assessment of District, Badin’, Role: Water Quality Expert.
Filed Patents:
- IPO, Pakistan, Filed Patent Application No. 837/2022 (Method and Process for the Production of Bio-Fertilizers Augmented with NPK and Plant Growth Promoters)
- IPO, Pakistan, Filed Patent Application No. 839/2022 (Method and Process for the Production of Composite Biofuel Pellets from a High Proportion of Cattle Manure and other Feedstock)
- IPO, Pakistan, Filed Patent Application No. 198/2023(Method and System for Treatment and Purification of Brackish and Rejected Water of Reverse Osmosis Membrane)
- IPO, Pakistan, Filed Patent Application No. 715/2022(Portable Hand Pump Driven Water Filtration Device with Backwashing)
PhD-Environmental Engineering Programme
- Advanced Water & Wastewater Treatment Design
- Design of Natural Treatment Systems
- Emerging Environmental Laboratory Methods
ME-Environmental Engineering Programme
- Solid & Hazardous Waste Management
- Environmental Impact Assessment
BS-Environmental Sciences programme
- Environmental Physics
- Energy & Environment
- Solid Waste Management
Other Research or Creative Accomplishments:
Technology development and commercialization ofanaerobic digestion and adsorption distillation technologies, underfunded research projects awarded by Higher Education Commission, Pakistan.