After completing MS/PhD degrees students have bright future as they may start their career by joining PAF, PAEC, Pak Army, Pak Navy, WAPDA, NDC, PMD, IWMI, IWASRI, SUPARCO, NESPAK, LMkR, Dam Monitoring, Snow Surveying, Irrigation Department, Planning and Development, Energy Cell, GSP, Soil Survey of Pakistan, Forest Department, EPA, PTCL, Civil Aviation Authority, Institute of Oceanographic research, Survey of Pakistan, Mapping unit of Pakistan Army, Oil and gas and surveying industry, Academic Institutes and many other National & International Departments/Institutes.

DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY

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JOB OPPORTUNITIES

Department of Meteorology has research laboratories serving the disciplines of Meteorology, Remote Sensing, and Space sciences / Astronomy and seismology. These labs are fully equipped with latest softwares and hardware machines, tools to facilitate the students in their respective fields to help perform their work in an efficient way. Department has its own Automatic Weather Station (AWS) which monitors weather phenomena and archives weather / climate data. Meteorological Lab is equipped with latest technical softwares, regional and global climate / atmospheric models for simulating and predicting climate / atmospheric conditions.The Satellite Meteorology and Remote Sensing lab has latest instruments with state of the art h a r d w a r e a n d s o f t w a r e f o r simulation purpose and some other softwares like ArcGIS, ArcView, and MapInfo, and we have acquired new radar named as LIDAR from Hong Kong. The GIS Lab is adorned with GPS and workstations. The labs are offering an environment where students can carr y out their independent research and projects in an innovative way. A number of new research projects are going to start soon.

RESEARCH AND LAB FACILITIES

lThe Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP), Italy

lTechnische Universit ät Dresden (TUD), GermanylHong Kong Polytechnic University (HKPU), Department

of Land Surveying and Geonformatics (LSGI), Hong Kong.lInstitute of Tibetan Plateau Research, Chinese Academy

of Sciences (ITPCAS), China

The main objectives of these MOUs are

lTo promote and enhance academic interests between CIIT and other Institutions.

lTo provide opportunities for bright students of MS/PhD to work with world’s renowned scientists in the fields of Meteorology, Earth Sciences, Environmental Sciences and Remote Sensing / GIS.

lTo provide academic interaction by organizing special lectures/seminars at CIIT.

lTo facilitate students in terms of trainings / workshops.lTo promote research activities among Institutions.

RESEARCH COLLABORATION

CIIT has signed MOU’s with the following International Universities / Institutions in relation to education in Meteorology:

University of Illinois Urbana Champaign (UIUC) USAl

lPotsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK), Germany

Being the premier market stake holder of Meteorology in higher education and competency, CIIT is fully committed towards providing students with scholarships. Deserving academic achievers may get up to 100% waiver for their tuition fee. CIIT also believes in encouraging bright students who are otherwise, financially handicapped by providing them with full financial assistance. A number of competent students are funded through research projects and HEC funded scholarships.

An entry test is conducted by CIIT to select the students for completed MS/PhD Program. MS applicants should have 16 years of education from an accredited institution without any third division or grade D in the academic career with at least 1st division or CGPA 2.5 out of 4 in the last degree. PhD applicants should have 18 years of education with 3 CGPA in the last degree.

SCHOLARSHIPS

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

ADMISSION ENQUIRIES AND DETAILSContact:

Mr. Razzaq Ahmed (Program Officer)Ph: +92-51-8313093 Ext : 804 , Cell #: 0333-5531126

Email: razzaq@comsats.edu.pkAddress: COMASTS Institute of Information Technology (CIIT),

Park Road, Chak Shahzad Islamabad, Pakistan.http://ww3.comsats.edu.pk/meteorology/

PhD and MS MeteorologyMS Remote Sensing and GIS

Cyclone Nilofar (2014) in Arabian Sea. (Courtesy: Weather Nation)

Cumulus clouds over Sheosar lake, north Pakistan. (Courtesy: xcitefun.net)

AWS located in CIIT campus, Islamabad

Department of Meteorology is a home of multidisciplinary fields and offers a wide range of specialties including Meteorology, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Geography, Geodesy, Geographical Information System (GIS) and Seismology. The Department was established in 2005. Since its establishment it has been providing facilities in research and teaching activities. Apart from research and teaching, the Department frequently conducts workshops and organizes national and international conferences, meetings and group seminars to elaborate and discuss scientific problems.The Department of Meteorology has the unique place at national level being the only Department in Pakistan offering graduate degrees in Meteorology. Researchers strength is sizeable with 17 PhD students who are currently enrolled and carrying out their research and course work enthusiastically. Many post-doc and research associates are engaged in scientific projects. Two PhD students have completed their PhD during the period 2014-15.The Department has multi-disciplinary research groups working on analysis of weather data, climate change and its variability, impact assessment, hazard and risk analysis and disaster management, adaptation and mitigation, earth science system and trans-disciplinary issues related to subsurface, above surface atmosphere, and space. A center for Climate Research and Development (CCRD) has also been established in 2014 by the Department with collaboration of Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK), Germany.

INTRODUCTION

Schematic diagram of boreal summer (June-September) seasonal mean precipitation (mm/month; blue shades), sea surface temperature (°C) and winds (m/sec; vectors) using APHRODITE, HadISST, and NCEP/NCAR reanalysis data sets, respectively for the period 1951 - 2007.

The PhD students are required to complete 18 credit hours of course work prior to start of PhD research. PhD students may select one of the following specializations:

lNumerical Modeling in Weather and ClimatelAdvanced Dynamic MeteorologylMonsoon Meteorology lAdvanced Applied Climatology

lResearch Thesis

lResearch Thesis

lApplied Remote Sensing and GISlGeospatial Data ModelinglAtmospheric Radiation lAdvanced Geotatistical Analysis

PhD PROGRAMME

Researchers with multi-disciplinary background in natural and social sciences work together to generate deep insight and provide scholars with sound information about weather, climate and space. Our programs offer theoretical and practical knowledge in a way that it provides impetus to technical excellence, and support innovative science to broaden the vision and sharpen skills by team work and to generate leadership qualities in researchers for fruitful career.

VISION

In 2016, CIIT has been ranked as 3rd university of Pakistan in general category and ranked as 6th in the overall ranking among top 10 universities of Pakistan.

Prof. Dr. Athar Hussain (Chairman)PhD (Physics), Quaid-i-Azam University , Islamabad, PakistanPhD (Meteorology), University of Missouri, USADr. Kalim Ullah (Head)PhD, Institute of Atmospheric Physics, CAS, China.Dr. Shahid Nadeem Qureshi (Advisor)PhD, University of Hamburg, Germany Prof. Dr. Gul Muhammad (Advisor)PhD, London FRGS, UKDr. Shahina Tariq (Associate Professor)PhD, University of Peshawar, Peshawar, PakistanDr. Abdul Ghaffar (Associate Professor)PhD, University of the Punjab, Lahore, PakistanDr. Aqeel Ahmed Kidwai (Principal Scientific Officer) PhD, University of Ghent (ITC) BelgiumDr. Vanisa Surapipith (Principal Scientific Officer/Foreign Faculty)PhD, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UKDr. Dambaru Ballab Kattel (Assist. Prof./Foreign Faculty)PhD, Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research, CAS, ChinaDr. Rashed Mahmood (Assistant Professor)PhD, Institute of Atmospheric Physics, ChinaDr. Muhammad Imran Shahzad (Assistant Professor)PhD, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, ChinaDr. Muhammad Zaffar Hashmi (Assistant Professor)PhD, Zhejiang University, ChinaDr. Rehan Ahmed (Assistant Professor)PhD, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, PakistanDr. Khawar Ashfaq Ahmed (Assistant Professor)PhD, University of Hamburg, GermanyMr. Ahmad Waqas (Assistant Professor)Mr. Muhammad Farooq Iqbal (Assistant Professor)Mr. Muhammad Latif (Lecturer)Mr. Luqman Atique (Lecturer)Mr. Abdul Malik (Lecturer)Mrs. Sunbal Siddique (Lecturer)

RANKING

FACULTY PROFILE

Specialization: Atmospheric Science

Specialization: Remote Sensing and GIS

Details of elective courses are available upon request.

MS PROGRAMME

lResearch Thesis

lTropical and Synoptic MeteorologylDynamic MeteorologylAtmospheric ThermodynamicslClimatology

The MS students are required to complete 24 credit hours of course work prior to start of MS research. MS students may select one of the following specializations:

Meteorology:

Remote Sensing and GIS:

Details of elective courses are available upon request.

lResearch Thesis

lAdvanced Remote SensinglAdvanced GISlDigital Image Processing and AnalysislSpatial Analysis and Modeling

DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGYl PhD and MS Programs in Meteorology MS Program in Remote Sensing and GISl