Syed Amer Mahmood
Lecturer

off:Department of Space Science, Quaid-e-Azam Campus, Lahore.

Phone: 92-42-9230370

Email: imamer@spsc.pu.edu.pk
 

 

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION:

 

M. Sc. Space Sciences, Department of Space Sciences, University of the Punjab, Lahore-Pakistan, 1992

B.Sc. Space Sciences, Department of space science, University of the Punjab, Lahore-Pakistan, 1989.

 

COURSES STUDIED MASTER PROGRAMME:

 

• Mathematical Techniques
• Analogue and Digital Electronics
• Telecommunications and satellite Communications
• Remote Sensing/Digital Image Ptrocessing/GIS
• Atmospheric Physics/Meteorology/Climatology
• Geomagnetism and Ionospheric Physics
• Astronomy and Astrophysics
• Environmental Sciences
• Fundamentals of Computer Sciences
• Electronic Commerce (E-Commerce)
• Relational Database Management System (RDBMS)
• Computer Architecture System

M.Sc. RESEARCH THESIS:

 

“Monitoring Aerosols Concentrations in Pakistan, Leading to reduction in visibility, with reference to it being an Aviation Hazards.

ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

 

• Lecturer in Remote Sensing, Department of Space Sciences, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan, 1997-To date.
• Group Incharge Computer operation Section: Digital Radio Paging Ltd. (Digital Communications), Lahore, Pakistan, 1993-1997.
• Visiting lecturer, Institute of Environmental Sciences, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan, 2002.
• Involved in Teaching of M. Sc.-I and M. Sc.-II, B.Sc. and M.Sc. honors classes.

TRAINING COURSES/CERTIFICATES:

 

•  A training course on “Environmental Hydrology and Ground Water Contamination” held at Institute of Geology under TOKTEN/UNDP Curtin University of Technology, Perth, Australia, at Punjab University Lahore.(Jan. 26 –Feb. 14, 1999.

•  A training workshop on Environmental Management and Awareness in Pakistan, Vision-2000, organized by the Center for Integrated Mountain Research (CIMR), held at Center for South Asian Studies, University of the Punjab, Lahore, (2000).

•  Certificate in Visual basic from the Department of Mathematics, University of the Punjab, Lahore.

•  A training course on (UN/Pakistan Sweden, SIDA), in Remote sensing Education for Educators on “Natural environmental management and its Protection” held at SUPARCO, Islamabad, August 30 to September 04-2004.

•  An Intensive fourty (40) days training course on “Digital Image Processing and GIS” organized by Prof. Dr. Waqar Ahmed (Charles Darwin University, Australia) and GIS center, Punjab university college of information Technology, held from Feb. 07, 2005 to March 15, 2005.

RESEARCH INTERESTS:

 

To pursue career as Specialization in Remote Sensing/Gepgraphic Information System, regarding Digital Image Processing and its applications in monitoring of Natual Environment, Water resource Managment, agricultural activities etc.

PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES/AFFILIATIONS:

 

• Pakistan Society of Geographic Information Systems-(PSGIS).
• Life Member Pakistan Institute of Physics-(PIP).

COURSES TAUGHT:

 

• Remote Sensing/Digital Image Processing
• Meteorology
• Environmental Sciences
• Satellites and Their Applications
• Atmospheric Science
• Space Explorations
• Climatology
• Geomagnetism and Ionosphere.

LIST OF THESES CONDUCTED/SUPERVISED:

 

Thesis Topics	Name of Student/s	Session
Remote Sensing Technology and its Application to Urban Landuse/Landcover Studies – A Case Study Faisalabad.	Shahid Rafiq	1995-97
Remote Sensing Technology and its Application to Urban Landuse/Landcover Studies – A Case Study Peshawer.	Iftekhar Abbas	1995-97
Remote Sensing Technology and its Application to Urban Landuse/Landcover Studies – A Case Study Karachi.	Mohammad Safder	1996-98
Monitoring water Quality in Pollutional Loads Assesments in River Ravi along Lahore Periphery.	Mohammad Wakeel	1996-98
Determination of Bacteriological Drinking Water Quality of Different Areas of Lahore City.	Mohammad Akmal	1996-98
Characterization and Wastewater Management of a Tannery along Shahdara Lahore.	Saeed Ahmed	1996-98
Monitoring aerosols in Punjab Province.	Sohail Ahmed	1999-2001
Monitoring Aerosols in Pakistan, regarding Reduction in Visibility.	Nafeesa Nazlee	2000-2002
Interpretation of Monochromatic and Polychromatic images of GOES satellite.	Saira Bano	2000-2002
Detection of Thunderstorm and Precipitation using Doppler Radar	Khola Naseer	2001-2003
Comparison of Results of Land-cover using LANDSAT & Using Quick Bird Satellite Data	Urooj Saeed	2002-2004
Flood Monitoring in Jehlum River Using Landsat data.(In Progress)	Aasia Bano	2004-2005

 

Participation in Seminars/Conferences:

 

• Conference on Physics held on Oct.21-23, organized by PIP.
• Attend ed seminar on “Solar System Plasma “ at UET Feb.2000
• One day seminar on “Application of Space Science and space technology held at South Asian study center, organized by Department of space science on April 11-2001.
• One day seminar and a lecture delivered by Mr. Marcello P. Soliven, on National Considerations on wireless technology infrastructure on Pakistan on October 19-2000
• Attended seminar on Space as visioned in 21 st century on world space week day organized by SUPARCO at Avari International, Lahore.
• Seminar on satellite and their applications, especially in defense organized by department of space science on Feb. 28-2000.
• Attended International Islamic conference held on Nov. 3-5,2000 at Aiwan-e- Iqbal complex, Lahore.
• Seminar on Digital Image analysis , using Er-Mapper, by Dr. Abdullah Maha-Australia, organized by Department of space science.
• Attended all Pakistan Geographical conference held at Geography department in December-2003.
• Attended a National consultation meeting on warning of Floods, held at Holiday inn in Feb-2004.