• Post Dc: University of Wisconsin-Madison, WI, USA, 2018
• Post Doc: Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden, 2014
• Ph.D: KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden, 2013
• M.Sc: University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan, 2003

PROFESSIONAL AND RESEARCH EXPERIENCE:

• Jul. 2014 till present: Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, COMSATS University Islamabad, Abbottabad campus Pakistan.
• Sep. 2017 to Jun. 2018: Post-Doctoral Researcher, University of Wisconsin-Madison, WI, USA.
• Jun. 2013 to Mar. 2014: Post-Doctoral Researcher, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden.
• Apr. 2008 to May 2013: Ph.D Research Scholar, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden
• Jan. 2009 to Mar. 2014: Teacher/Mentor, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden
• Jun. 2004 to Aug. 2005: R&D Chemist, Sitara Chemical Industries Ltd. Faisalabad, Pakistan
• Aug. 2005 to Aug. 2007: Production Supervisor, Nishat Dyeing & Finishing, Lahore, Pakistan.

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• Merit scholarship from the Ministry of Education, Government of the Punjab, Pakistan (1997–1998). 
• Awarded HEC Indigenous Scholarship (2005, not availed) for PhD Studies. 
• Awarded HEC Overseas Scholarship (2007-2011) for PhD Studies in Sweden. Travel grant from Linders Foundation (KTH) to attend ISCE annual meeting, Tours, France (2010). 
• Travel grant from Hugo och Emma Björkmans mines fond. (Royal Swedish Academy of Agriculture and Forestry) to attend BES annual symposium, Brighton, UK (2010). 
• Travel grant from Aulin-Erdtman foundation (KTH) to attend APACE annual meeting, Beijing, China (2011). 
• Travel grant from Hugo och Emma Björkmans mines foundation (Royal Swedish Academy of Agriculture and Forestry) to attend ISCE annual meeting, Vilnius, Lithuania (2012). 
• Student travel grant from International Society of Chemical Ecology (ISCE) to attend annual meeting, Vilnius, Lithuania (2012).