Faculty Profile

Engr. Dr. Yasir Niaz
Associate Professor / HOD
Ph.D (Environmental Engineeirng), M.Sc (Hons) (Agricultural Engineeirng), B.Sc.(Agricultural Engineering)

  • I did my Bachelor and Master in Agricultural Engineering from University of Agriculture, Faisalabad Pakistan and PhD in Environmental Engineeirng from Dalian University of Technology, Dalian P.R.China.
  • I have more than 8 eight years Teaching and Research experience in different public and private organization e.g., WWF-Pak, IWMI-Pak, Irrigation Department-Lahore, BUITEMS-Quetta. To be a part of well-known, established and fast growing organization with an aim to utilize all my efforts and intellectuals to confront challenges and circumstances ahead.
  • Being a Faculty member at the KFUEIT, RYK, I have designed and launched BS/MS/PhD courses in Engineering and Sciences to help students more effectively in academic contexts.

  • Muhammad Ali, Yasir Niaz, Ghulam Hassan Abbasi, Salman Ahmad, Zaffar Malik, Muhammad Kamran, Rashid Iqbal, Muhammad Saqlain Zaheer, Muhammad Adnan Bodlah, Muhammad Nawaz, Habib Ali, Muhammad Aamer, Muhammad Ayaz. (2021). Exogenous Zinc Induced NaCl Tolerance in Okra (Abelmoschus Esculentus) by Ameliorating Osmotic Stress and Oxidative Metabolism. Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis. 30(01):216-224. (SCIE with 0.79 IF).
  • Faizan Shabir, Muhammad Sultan, Shazia Noor, Ghulam Hussain, Takahiko Miyazaki, Aamir Shakoor, Rabia Kanwal, Yasir Niaz, Muhammad A Imran, Muhammad U Khalid. (2020). Study on Adsorption Equilibrium of Adsorbent-Refrigerant Pairs for Adsorption Cooling System Application. Fresenius Environmental Bulletin. 30(01):216-224. (SCIE with 0.691 IF)
  • Muhammad Imran Khan, Xingye Zhu, Muhammad Arshad, Muhammad Zaman, Yasir Niaz, Ikram Ullah, Muhammad Naveed Anjum, Muhammad Uzair. (2020). Assessment of spatiotemporal characteristics of agro-meteorological drought events based on comparing Standardized Soil Moisture Index, Standardized Precipitation Index and Multivariate Standardized Drought Index. Journal of Water and Climate Change.280. (SCIE with 1.24 IF).
  • Faizan Shabir, Muhammad Sultan, Yasir Niaz, Muhammad Usman, Sobhy M. Ibrahim, Yongqiang Feng, B. Kiran Naik, Abdul Nasir and Imran Ali. (2020). Steady‐State Investigation of Carbon‐Based Adsorbent–Adsorbate Pairs for Heat Transformation Application. Sustainability (Special Issue Hybrid
  • Energy System). 12(7040):1-15. (SCIE with 2.507IF).
  • Muhammad Adnan Bodlah, Yasir Niaz, Muhammad Tariq Rasheed, Ammara Gull e Fareen, Muhammad Nawaz, Kamran Ikram, Muhammad Mohsin Waqas, Bilal Rasool, Imran Bodlah. (2020). Contribution to non-Apis bee fauna of family Apidae (Hymenoptera) from Layyah, Punjab, Pakistan. Asian Journal of Agriculture and Biology. 8:2020. (HEC Recognized)
  • Muhammad Usman, Muhammad Kashif, Hassan Niaz, Muhammad Sultan,
  • TAKAHIKO MIYAZAKI, Yongqiang Feng, M. W. Shahzad, Yasir Niaz, M.M.Waqas, I Ali. (2020). Study on desiccant and evaporative cooling systems for livestock thermal comfort: Theory and experiments. Energies (Refrigeration, Air Conditioning and Heat Pumps: Energy and Environmental
  • Issues II). (SCIE with 2.707IF).
  • Muhammad Mohsin Waqas, Syed Hamid Hussain Shah, Usman Khalid Awan,
  • Muhammad Waseem, Ishfaq Ahmad, Muhammad Fahad, Yasir Niaz, Sikandar Ali. (2020). Evaluating the Impact of Climate Change on Water Productivity of
  • Maize under Semiarid Environment of Punjab, Pakistan. Sustainability (Special Issue Climate Resilient Sustainable Agricultural Production Systems).12:3905 (SCIE with 2.59IF).
  • Qaiser Mehmood, Waqas Mehmood, Muhammad Awais, Haroon Rashid, Muhammad Rizwan, Lubna Anjum, Muhammad Ansir Muneer, Yasir Niaz, Shanawar Hamid. (2020). Optimizing groundwater quality exploration for irrigation water wells using geophysical technique in semi-arid irrigated area of Pakistan. Groundwater for Sustainable Development. 11(100397). (SCIE with 2.85 IF).
  • Muhammad Abrar Faiz, Dong Liu, Qiang Fu, Farah Naz, Nelly Hristova, Tianxiao Li, Muhammad Ahmad Niaz, Yasir Niaz. (2020). Assessment of dryness conditions according to transitional ecosystem patterns in an extremely cold region of China. Journal of Cleaner Production. 255:01-11. (Article 120348) (SCIE with 7.051 IF).
  • Shanawar Hamid, Yasir Niaz, Sungjun Bae, Woojin Lee. (2020). Support induced influence on the reactivity and selectivity of nitrate reduction by Sn-Pd bimetallic catalysts. Journal of Environmental and Chemical Engineering. 8(2):103754. (SCIE with 4.5 IF)
  • Kamran Ikram, Yasir Niaz, Shanawar Hamid, Muhammad Usman Ghani, Muhammad Zeeshan Mansha, Muhammad Adnan Bodlah, Muhammad Nadeem, Muhammad Mubashar Omar, Faizan Shabir, Muhammad Mohsin Waqas, Hassan Arshad, Robeel Ali, Ghulam Yasin, Shoaib Hassan, M. Bilal Akram. (2020). Development of Active Air Suspension System for Small Agriculture Vehicles. Big Data in Agriculture (BDA). 2(2):23-28.
  • Kamran Ikram1, Yasir Niaz, Muhammad Zeeshan Mansha, Muhamad Usman Ghani, Faizan Shabir, Muhammad Mohsin Waqas, Muhammad Adnan Bodlah, Muhammad Nadeem, Arsalan Afzal, Muhammad Mubashar Omer, Abdul Waheed. (2020). Cleaning Material Arrangement Testing for Sugarcane DETRASHER: A SIMULATION APPROACH. Big Data in Agriculture (BDA).2(2):65-68.
  • Muhammad Mohsin Waqas, Yasir Niaz, Sikandar Ali, Ishfaq Ahmad, Muhammad Fahad, Haroon Rashid, Usman Khalid Awan. (2020). Soil Salinity Mapping Using Satellite Remote Sensing: A Case study of Lower Chenab Canal System, Punjab. Earth Sciences Pakistan (ESP). 4(1):07-09.
  • Hassan Amjad, Shanawar Hamid, Yasir Niaz, Muhammad Ashraf, Umair Yasir, Amna Chaudhary, Ali Arsalan, Mian Waqar Daud. (2019). Efficiency Assessment of Wastewater Treatment Plant: A Case Study of Pattoki, District Kasur, Pakistan. Earth Sciences Pakistan. 3(2):01-04 (HEC Recognized)
  • Ammara Gul-e-Fareen, Imran Bodlah, Muhammad Tariq Rasheed, Yasir Niaz, Muhammad Adnan Bodlah, Muhammad Asif and M. Khokhar. (2019). Trophic Association of Ants with Aphid Partners and New Distribution Records of Some Ants in Pothwar Regions of Pakistan. Pakistan Journal of Zoology. (SCIE with 0.790 IF).
  • Hassan Niaz, Muhammad Sultan, Alamgir A Khan, Takahiko Miyazaki, Yongqiang Feng, Zahid M Khan, Yasir Niaz, Muhammad H Mahmood, Imran Ali, Muhammad A Imran. (2019). Study on Evaporative Cooling Assisted Desiccant Air-Conditioning Systems for Livestock Application in Pakistan. Fresenius Environmental Bulletin. 28(11):8623-8633. (SCIE with 1.186 IF)
  • Muhammad Usman Ghani, Muhammad Nadeem, Kamran Ikram, Yasir Niaz and Shahzad Anwar. (2019). Fabrication and Testing of Terminal Velocity Apprtaus for Different Agricultural Products. J. Glob. Innov. Agric. Soc. Sci.7(3):125-127. (HEC Recognized).
  • Imran Ali, Zahid M. Khan, Changsheng Peng, Iffat Naz, Muhammad Sultan, Mohsin Ali, Muhammad H. Mahmood, Yasir Niaz. (2017). Identification and Elucidation of the Designing and Operational Issues of Trickling Filter Systems for Wastewater Treatment. Polish Journal of Environmental Studies.  26(5):1955-1962. (SCIE with 1.186 IF)
  • Mian M. Ahson Aslam, Zahid M. Khan, Muhammad Sultan, Yasir Niaz, Muhammad H. Mahmood, Muhammad Shoaib, Aamir Shakoor, Maqbool Ahmad. (2017). Performance Evaluation of Trickling Filter based Wastewater Treatment System utilizing Cotton Sticks as Filter Media. Polish Journal of Environmental Studies. 26(6):2431-2444. (SCIE with 1.186 IF)
  • Yasir Niaz, Jiti Zhou, Munawar Iqbal, Abdul Nasir and Bin Dong. (2016). Comparative Study of Particulate Matter (PM10 and PM2.5) in Dalian-China and Faisalabad-Pakistan, Pakistan Journal of Agriculture Sciences.53(1):97-106 (SCIE with 1.24 IF)
  • Yasir Niaz, Jiti Zhou, Munawar Iqbal, Abdul Nasir and Bin Dong. (2015). Ambient Air Quality Evaluation: A Comparative Study in China and Pakistan. Polish Journal of Environmental Studies. 24(4):1723-1732. (SCIE with 0.9 IF)
  • Yasir Niaz, Zhou Jiti, Yu Zhang. (2015). Influence of automotive emission on air pollution using GIS in Faisalabad, Pakistan. International Journal of Agriculture and Biological Engineering. 8(1):111-116. (SCIE with 1.24 IF)
  • Yasir Niaz, Zhou Jiti. (2014). A Study of Environmental Issues and Air Pollution Control Strategies in Faisalabad, Pakistan using Geographical Information System (GIS). Advance Material Research. 864-867:1293-197. (Engineering Index Thomson Reuters Recognized)
  • Yasir Niaz, Munawar Iqbal, Nasir Masood, T.H. Bokhari, M.A. Shehzad and Mazhar Abbas. (2012). Temporal and spatial distribution of lead and total suspended particles in ambient air of Faisalabad, Pakistan. International Journal of Chemical and Biochemical Sciences. 2:7-13. (HEC Recognized)
  • Munawar Iqbal, Yasir Niaz, M. Musthtaq, R.A. Khera, F.Cecil, M.A. Waqar, M. Abbas, and T.H. Bokhari. (2012). Evaluation of Ambient Air Quality in Faisalabad, Pakistan. Asian Journal of Chemistry. 24(10): 4479-4482. (SCIE with 0.24 IF)

  • Environmental Engineering and Management
  • Air Pollution Monitoring and Control

  • HEC Approved Supervisor
  • Chinese Government Scholarship for PhD studies (2013-2017)
  • Outstanding student award in DUT (2016)

  • Member Pakistan Engineering Council
  • HEC Approved Supervisor