Ghulam Zakir-Hassan, PhD
Director, Irrigation Research Institute (IRI)
Irrigation Research Institute, Lahore, Pakistan
Biography
Dr. Ghulam Zakir-Hassan, PE
M. Engg AIT Thailand; PhD CSU Australia, (Gold Medalist)
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Dr Zakir is working as Director Research at Irrigation Research Institute (IRI) in Punjab Irrigation Department Lahore, Pakistan. He obtained M. Engg, degree from Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand and PhD from Charles Sturt University, Australia. He has more than 30 year experience in the applied and basic research fields related to a wide domain of water sector issues including groundwater management, artificial recharge of groundwater, water conservation, IWRM, climate changes and their impacts on water resources, floods-mitigation and adoption, seepage from irrigation channels and their impacts, environmental impact assessment of irrigation/drainage projects, quality control of engineering projects, groundwater regulatory and policy framework etc. Has international exposure by visiting in different countries including Thailand, PR China, Saudi Arabia, Australia, Iran, India, UAE, Nepal, Indonesia and has participated/presented in a number of national and international knowledge sharing workshops/seminars/courses/ trainings etc. He has presented and got published a number of research papers/reports at national and international level. Has experience of collaborating with rural communities, NGOs, CBOs, FOs, and other stakeholders at grassroots level. He has co-supervised a number of students at different universities for their thesis research. He has experience of working on the projects funded/coordinated by provincial/federal Govts and international agencies like JICA, ADB, WB, ACIAR, CSIRO etc. Mr Zakir is member of different national and international professional organizations like Pakistan Engineering Council-Registered Professional Engineer (RPE); Institution of Engineers Pakistan; European Water Resources Association (EWRA); Pakistan Engineering Congress (Member Executive Council) ; AIT Alumni Association; Australia Awards Alumni Association-Pakistan; National Groundwater Association (NGWA) USA; International Association of Hydrogeologists (IAH); International Water Resources Association (IWRA). He served the Charles Sturt University, Australia as Vice President for Postgraduate Student Association (PGSA), member of Higher Degree by Research (HDR) Committee and School Board of the University. Besides delivering training/lectures at many forums, Mr Zakir has earned a number of gold medals, awards, distinctions, and scholarships during his professional and academic journey. Links for his professional profiles: https://researchoutput.csu.edu.au/en/persons/zakir-hassan; https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=p4ShgIEAAAAJ&hl=en
SWOT analysis: Strengths , Weakness, Opportunities, Threats
Research Interest
Water Resources, Groundwater, Managed Aquifer Recharge, Rainwater Harvesting, Canal Lining and Seepage, Climate Resilience, Floods Mitigation
