Profile - Prof. Dr. Agha Muhammad Raza

Qualification

Ph.D. (2016)
Environmental Science
GCU Lahore, Pakistan, Pakistan

M.Phil. (2008)
Environmental Science
GCU Lahore, Pakistan, Pakistan

Master's (2005)
Environmental Science
University of the Punjab, Pakistan

Teaching Courses

Environmental Monitoring
Climate Change and Global Warming
Disaster Risk Management
Public Health and Environment
Environmental Microbiology

Teaching Method

Collaborative Learning
Spaced Learning
Crossover Learning
Expeditionary Learning
Inquiry-Based Learning

Research Interest

Bioremediation of Organic polutents (Antibiotics, Pesticides etc.)
Environmental Monitoring (Industrial stack isokinetic sampling, and gaseous and liquid effluents)
Ambiant air Monitoring (gaseous and PM)

Academic & Social Links

Dr. Agha Muhammad Raza is Professor in the Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Life Sciences & Informatics, BUITEMS. He completed his Bachelor of Dental Surgery from Bolan Medical College, Quetta. He did Masters in Health Profession Education – MHPE, from Aga Khan University, Karachi. He also holds a Ph.D. degree in human dental genetics from the Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Life Sciences, BUITEMS. His fields of interest are medical education, research in medical and dental sciences, dental genetic diseases and immunology. Dr. Agha served as demonstrator/dental surgeon for more than eight years in Bolan Medical College and Civil Hospital, Quetta (2000 -2008). He joined BUITEMS as Assistant Professor of Microbiology in 2008. Currently he is serving as Professor in Department of Microbiology, BUITEMS. He has published 21 research papers in National and International journals. He was awarded the best teacher award in 2010 and best faculty award in 2018.

Publications

Flow injection chemiluminescent method for the analysis of Microbail-origin insecticides in aquatic system: a case study of spinosad and emamectin benzoate

Zia Ur Rehman Panezai, Muhammad Asghar, Khair Un Nisa Jaffar, Attiq Ur Rehman Kakar, Faheem Nawaz, Hamid Ullah, Maqsood Ahmad, Noor Hassan, Rashid Khan (2026) International Journal of Environmental Analytical Chemistry vol. - no. - pp. 1-22

Freshwater microalgae: promising food sources with nutritional and functional properties

Muhammad Farhan, Muhammad Afzaal, Amina Kanwal, Atika Waqar, Qaiser Farid Khan, Muhammad Ali, Maqsood Ahmad, Zahid Ali Butt (2025) Academic Press vol. - no. - pp. 205-217

IN-VITRO ANTIOXIDANT, ANTIDIABETIC AND ANTIOBESITY ATTRIBUTES OF OPTIMIZED METHANOLIC EXTRACT OF HELIOTROPIUM STRIGOSUM

Ayoub Rashid Ch Allah Wadhaya, Sadia Bashir, Muhammad Waseem Mumtaz, Shahid Mahmood, Syed Ali Raza, Maqsood Ahmad (2025) Frontier in Medical and Health Research vol. 3 no. 10, 2025 pp. 1689-1700

Phytoremediation potential of potted plant species against vehicular emissions

Laraib Sana, Muhammad Farhan, Amina Kanwal, Maqsood Ahmad, Zahid Ali Butt, Abdul Wahid (2025) International Journal of Phytoremediation vol. 27 no. 4 pp. 526-533

Microplastic and nanoplastic pollution: Assessing translocation, impact, and mitigation strategies in marine ecosystems

Faheem Nawaz, Zia Ul Islam, Sadaf Aslam Ghori, Anila Bahadur, Hamid Ullah, Maqsood Ahmad, Ghulam ullah Khan (2025) Water Environment Research vol. 97 no. 2 pp. e70032

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Work Experience

September 2019 to Date
Assistant Professor at Environmental Science
BUITEMS Quetta

March 2017 to March 2018
Assistant Professor at Environmental Science
Bahaudin Zakaria University Multan

June 2010 to March 2017
Deputy Director Lab at Laboratories
EPA Punjab

Projects

"Empowering a Low-Carbon Future: Pakistan Reserach Collaboration through Innovative Technologies" (Project references number RE2025-2259)
British Council International, International , Funded , 2025, Ongoing

The project aims to advance support for low-carbon economy through the use of innovative technologie...

Certifications

ISO/IEC 17025
JICA, Pakistan, 2010

Training on IEE, EIA and LCA
MPDD, Governemnt of the Punjab, Pakistan, 2010

Computer programing
UET Lahore, Pakistan, 2001