PROF. DR. RASOOL BAKHSH TAREEN Name: PROF. DR. RASOOL BAKHSH TAREEN FLS Father‟s Name: MALIK KARIM DAD Date of Birth: November 6, 1956 (Shireen) Place of Domicile: District Ziarat (Local) Permanent Address: Killi Shireen, Tehsil Sinjawi, District Ziarat Postal address: Department of Botany, University of Balochistan, Quetta Pakistan. Knowledge of Languages: English, Urdu, Pashtu, Persian. Telephone No: Off: 081- 9211264, Res. 081-2471448, Mob. 03337925404. Email: [email protected]. ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION: 1. Post- (HEC, Pakistan). 2004-2005 Doctoral Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, London, Fellowship UK. Topic of “Taxonomic Study of Type Specimens of Flora of Research: Balochistan, Medicinal Plants of Orient Regions (Pakistan, Afghanistan and Iran) and Micro-propagation of Genus Cotoneaster (Rosaceae) from Balochistan”. 2. Visiting (University of Balochistan-HEC, Pakistan) Fellow January-February 2008. Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok, Thailand. Topic of Conservation and Sustainable use of Natural Resources Research: Management Techniques. 3. Visiting (University of Balochistan-HEC, Pakistan). Fellow August-November 2008.Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok, Thailand. 1 Topic of Flora, Vegetation and Natural Resources of Balochistan. Research: Visiting August-September 2009. Fellow Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok, Thailand. Topic of Land Use and Natural Resources Management in Research: Balochistan. 4. Ph.D. (Eco-Taxonomy): 1990 Department of Botany, University of Balochistan, Quetta. Thesis Title: Phyto-sociological Studies of diverse areas ranging from Harnai, Sinjawi to Duki Regions”. 5 M. Phil (Eco-Taxonomy): 1988 Department of Botany, University of Balochistan, Quetta. Thesis Title: “An Eco-Taxonomic Study of Quetta, District”. 6. M.Sc. (Plant Taxonomy): 1979 Department of Botany, University of Karachi. 7. B.Sc. (Botany, Zoology, Geography): 1976 University of Balochistan, Quetta. EXPERIENCE: Chairperson: November, 2005 – August, 2011. Department of Botany, University of Balochistan, Quetta. Professor: June, 2004 – Present Department of Botany, University of Balochistan, Quetta. Professor on April, 2006 – Present. Tenure Tract Department of Botany, University of Balochistan, Quetta. System: Visiting June, 2004- Present Professor: Department of Botany, Sardar Bahadur Khan Women‟s University, Quetta, Balochistan. Associate October, 1994- June, 2004 Professor: Department of Botany, University of Balochistan, Quetta. Assistant December, 1987- October, 1994 Professor: Department of Botany, University of Balochistan, Quetta. 2 Lecturer: June, 1981- December, 1987. Department of Botany, University of Balochistan, Quetta. Visiting Lecturer: November, 1982- December, 1983. Department of Pharmacy, University of Balochistan, Quetta Focal Person: October, 2007 – January, 2008. Development of Botanical Garden, University of Balochistan, Quetta. Committees 1. Member of Syndicate, University of Balochistan, Quetta. 2. Member of Academic Council, University of Balochistan, Quetta. 3. Member of Board of Advance Studies and Research, University of Balochistan, Quetta. 4. Member of Syndicate, Sardar Bahadur Khan Women‟s University, Quetta, Balochistan. 5. Subject Specialist in Selection Board, Sardar Bahadur Khan Women‟s University, Quetta, Balochistan. 6. Steering Committee Member of Botanical Gardens Network in Pakistan, Govt. College University, Lahore. 7. Member of the Technical Committee for the Development of Botanical Garden, University of Balochistan, Quetta. 8. Management Committee Member of Habitats and Species Conservation Project, Sustainable Use Specialist Group- Central Asia. 9. Member of Board of Studies Shah Abdul Latif University, Khairpur (2004). 10. Resource Person in the Workshop for College Teachers in Botany (2004). NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL AWARDS: 3 Best University Teacher Award 2009. Pakistan Academy of Sciences GOLD MEDAL in Botany for the year 2009. Post- Doctoral Fellowship: HEC, 2004-2005. Recipient of Research Productivity Allowance for the years (2004-2005, 2005- 2006, 2006-2007, 2007-2008, 2008-2009) by Pakistan Council for Science and Technology (PCST), Islamabad. Recipient of Research Productivity Award (2010) by Pakistan Council for Science and Technology (PCST), Islamabad. HEC Approved Ph. D. Supervisor. Productive Scientists of Pakistan. RESEARCH INTEREST Plant Taxonomy and Systematics Chemotaxonomy/ Phytochemistry Eco-Taxonomy Development of Botanical Gardens Chemical analysis of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants Natural Resources Management Biodiversity and Conservation Organic Farming Flora and Vegetation of Balochistan MEMBER/FELLOW OF PROFESSIONAL BODIES: 1. Fellow of the Linnean Society of London. 2. Life Member of Pakistan Botanical Society of Pakistan. 3. Life Member of Chemical Society of Pakistan. 4. Member of World Association of Soil and Water Conservation. 5. Member of Weed Science Society of Pakistan. 6. Member of Pakistan Ethno-Botanical Association. 7. Member of Botanical Garden, University of Balochistan, Quetta. 8. Member of Sustainable Use Specialist Group-Central Asia. 4 9. Fellow of NRM, SERD, Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok, Thailand. 10. Member Pakistan Botanic Gardens Network, GC, University, Lahore. 11. Member Pakistan Education Foundation. 12. Technical Referee to evaluate Scientific Research Paper in National / International Peer review Journal. SEMINAR DELIVERED AT INTERNATIONAL LEVEL 1. Delivered a Seminar on “Floral Diversity, Vegetation Composition, Medicinal and Endemic Plants of Balochistan, Pakistan” on 22nd February, 2008, at School of Environment, Resources and Development, Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok, Thailand. 2. Delivered a Seminar on “Flora and Vegetation of Balochistan, Pakistan” on 31st October, 2008, at School of Environment, Resources and Development, Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok, Thailand. 3. Delivered a Seminar on “Traditional Use and Chemical Properties of Medicinal Plants of Balochistan, Pakistan” on 21st September, 2009, at School of Environment, Resources and Development, Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok, Thailand. PAPER PRESENTED IN INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM Paper presented in International Symposium on „Go………Organic2009. The Approach of Organic Agriculture: New Markets, Food Security and Clean Environment‟ on 20th August, 2009, at Pullman Bangkok King Power Hotel, Bangkok, Thailand. Paper presented in International and Medicinal Plants Symposium 2010 on 22nd June, 2010, at Shiraz University, Iran. Research Supervision / Co-Supervision 5 PH.D. STUDENTS (SUPERVISOR) S. HEC/ Non Name Thesis Title Status No. HEC Studies on the municipal waste waters of Quetta region on the growth Completed 1 Mr. Saeed-Ur-Rehman Non HEC performance and productivity of some oil seed crop of Pakistan. Application of Ethnobotanical knowledge and tissue culture for the Research work in 2 Mr. Zahoor Ahmed conservation of Juniper forest in HEC progress Zarghoon ,Balochistan (Pakistan) Ethno botanical Survey in Balochistan with particular reference Research work in 3 Mr. Siraj Ahmed to the documentation , traditional uses Non HEC progress and crude chemistry of plants used by the Agro-pastoralists M.PHIL. STUDENTS (SUPERVISOR) S. Name Thesis Title Status No 1 Mr. Javeed Ahmed Floristic composition and vegetation analysis of Degree Awarded Loralai District Balochistan in 2009 2 Ms. Tahira Bibi Ethnobotanical study of district Mastung Research work in progress 3 Ms. Bakht Zareen Floral diversity ,traditional uses and conservation Research work in Rahim status of medicinal plants in Ziarat District progress Balochistan, Pakistan 4 Mr. Kamal Khan Ethnobotany and seed morphology of economic Research work in Tareen plants of Tehsil Duki District Loralai Balochistan progress 5 Ms. Hamida Jabeen Crude chemistry and in vitro study of veterinary Research work in medicinal plant (Ferula balochistanaca) and its uses progress in Quetta district M.PHIL. STUDENTS (CO-SUPERVISOR) S.No Names Thesis Title Status 6 1 Mr. Saeed-Ur-Rehman Phytosociological study of coal mines area of Sibi Degree Awarded District, Balochistan 2 Mr. Zahoor Ahmed Effect of polluted water on vegetables Degree Awarded 3 Mrs. Shereen Gul Production of extra cellular protease by locally Research work in isolated Bacillus subtilis IC-5 using agriculture by- Progress products 4 Mr. Mujeeb-Ur- Bioleaching of manganese from pyrolusite Ore Research work in Rehman Progress 5 Miss Ayeesha Masood Nutritional and anti nutritional status of plants of Research work in Bolan pass and Sibi ranglands Progress INTERNATIONAL TRAININGS, SEMINARS, CONFERENCES AND WORKSHOPS ATTENDED. 1. Participated in training on basic aspects of in vitro culture procedures in the Micropropagation Unit at Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, England on 17th October 2005. 2. Participated in more than 20 Seminars/Workshops related to Plant Systematic, Economic Botany, Biodiversity and Conservation, at Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Richmond Surrey, London and Natural History Museum, London, UK, from February, 2005 to November 2005. 3. Participated in Brainstorming Workshop on 25th January, 2008, at AIT Conference Center, Bangkok, Thailand. Research Cooperation on Support of Planning Urban Research, organized by Swedish International Development Agency & Asian institute of Technology.Bangkok,Thiland. 4. Participated in International Workshop on Urban Energy and Carbon Modeling February 5-6, 2008, at AIT organized by Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok, Thailand. 5. Participated in RNUS Seminar