Muhammad Nauman Hanif

Just Completed My Masters
PKR 50,000 / month
June 11, 2000

About Candidate

About

I am an energetic and ambitious person who has developed a mature and responsible approach to any task I undertake, or situation that I am presented with. I have the ability to lead and work efficiently in a team. And my university life experiences helped me to groom my abilities. Especially my master’s research titled “Risk Assessment of Pesticide Residues in Cauliflower Grown in Vicinity of Multan City” brought me the hand on experience of lab skills including pesticide quality & residues assessment, soil & plant analysis, and instrumental techniques like HPLC, GC-MS, and various spectroscopy methods. Actively participating in the studies regarding the soil & environmental pollution, and pesticides with multiple publications and presentations at international conferences. Seeking a challenging role to contribute my skills and knowledge for the betterment of environment and sustainable agricultural practices.

Instrumental Expertise

  • High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC)
  • Gas Chromatography (GC)
  • Spectrophotometer (Hitachi uh 5300)
  • pH Meter
  • EC Meter
  • Flame-Photometer (BWB Model BWB-XP)
  • Centrifuge
  • Mechanical Shaker

Research Interests

  • Soil Science
  • Soil Pollution
  • Environmental Pollution
  • Pesticides Quality & Residues Assessment

Laboratory’s Technical Skills

  • Solution preparation
  • Soil & Water Analysis
  • Plant Analysis
  • Pesticide Residues Analysis
Publications
  • Hanif, M. N. (2024). Risk Assessment of Pesticide Residues in Cauliflower Grown in Vicinity of Multan City. (Master’s thesis). MNS University of Agriculture, Multan, Pakistan.
  • Ahmed, W., Akhtar, M. N., Akhtar, M. W., Hanif, M. N., Ud Din, A. S., & Mahmood, A. (2024). Calcium Carbide Induced Ethylene Regulates Seed Dormancy and Post-Germination Growth of Sweet Pepper. Pakistan Journal of Agricultural Research, 37(3), 223-231. DOI: 10.17582/journal.pjar/2024/37.3.223.231
  • Hanif, M. N., Ul-Haq, T., Akhtar, M. N., Hussain, A., & Matloob, A. (2024). Risk Assessment of Pesticide Residues in Cauliflower Grown in Vicinity of Multan City, Pakistan. Sarhad Journal of Agriculture, 40(4), 1164–1171. https://doi.org/10.17582/journal.sja/2024/40.4.1164.1171
  • Hanif, M. N., Aijaz, N., Azam, K., Akhtar, M., Laftah, W. A., Babur, M., Abbood, N. K., & Benitez, I. B. (2024). Impact of microplastics on soil (physical and chemical) properties, soil biological properties/soil biota, and response of plants to it: a review. International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology. DOI: 10.1007/s13762-024-05656-y
  • Hanif, M. N. (2023). Factors Affecting Nitrogen Use Efficiency (NUE): Meta Analysis. Türkiye Tarımsal Araştırmalar Dergisi/Turkish Journal of Agriculture Research, 10 (2), 231-242. DOI: 10.19159/tutad.1260531

Education

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Matric 2016
Board Of Intermediate And Secondary Education Multan

999/1100

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FSc (Pre-Medical) 2018
Board Of Intermediate And Secondary Education Multan

886/1100

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BSc. (Hons.) Agriculture 2022
Muhammad Nawaz Shareef University of Agriculture, Multan

Soil Science 3.79/4

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M.Sc. (Hons.) Soil Science 2022-2024
Muhammad Nawaz Shareef University of Agriculture, Multan

CGPA: 3.88/4.00 Thesis: Risk Assessment of Pesticide Residues in Cauliflower grown in vicinity of Multan City Research Paper: Risk Assessment of Pesticide Residues in Cauliflower grown in vicinity of Multan City, Pakistan (https://dx.doi.org/10.17582/journal.sja/2024/40.4.1164.1171)

Work & Experience

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Intern/Studentship 18 Aug 2023 - 18 Nov 2023
Office of Research Innovation and Commercialization (ORIC) & Central Laboratory System (CLS), Muhamamd Nawaz Shareef University of Agriculture, Multan

During my stay at ORIC, MNS University of Agriculture, Multan (MNSUAM). I got involved in the data collection for the university rankings, handled the publications data of previous years, wrote reposts regarding sustainable development goals and couple of confidential reports. As the part of CLS team, my duty was to make sure students/researchers working in the laboratories are following the standard laboratory safety protocols devised by the MNSUAM. And I was responsible to make sure that the laboratory staff and students/researchers working in the laboratory are keeping their instruments, labs, and working desk clean.

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Intern 21 Feb 2022 - 30 May 2022
Pesticide Quality Control Laboratory Multan (Punjab) Pakistan (PQCL-Multan)

I had also served as Intern at the Pesticide Quality Control Laboratory, Multan (PQCL). During my stay at PQCL, I got hands-on experience of pesticides quality assessment using the HPLC and GC. My duties were to manage the incoming pesticides samples, assess them to check they meet the criteria of quality assessment which was devised by the Agriculture Department of Punjab, Pakistan. During my stay at PQCL, I was able to have the experience of pesticides quality assessment, administration, and record maintenance.

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Field Office (Intern) 08 Nov 2021 - 19 Nov 2021
Agriculture Department (Extension) Shujabad

This internship got me an experience of field work. Despite the work I have enjoyed my stay at Agriculture Extension Office Shujabaad because I met many farmers, because of this I heard the real time hurdles faced by the farmers especially in the wheat crop by their own words.

Skills

Wordpress Website Development
90%
Video & Picture Editing
80%
Ms Office (Word, Power Point, Excel, One Note, Publisher, Access)
90%
Open Journal System (OJS)
85%

Awards

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Merit Based Scholarship-2021 2021
Awarded with the Merit Based Scholarship-2021 from MNS-University of Agriculture, Multan on excellent performance in 3rd semester during my bachelor’s degree.
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Merit Based Scholarship-2022 2022
Awarded with the Merit Based Scholarship-2022 from MNS-University of Agriculture, Multan on excellent performance in 6th semester during my bachelor’s degree.
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Ehsaas Scholarship Pakistan 2020
Awarded with the Ehsaas Scholarship from Government of Pakistan for under-graduate students on Merit Bases in 2020.
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Laptop under the Chief Minister of Punjab laptop scheme 2018
Awarded with the Laptop under the Chief Minister of Punjab Shabaz Shareef’s laptop scheme for the youth empowerment on exceptional performance in my matriculation/O-level.