Muhammad Yar Khuhawar is a Pakistani analytical chemist who is

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at the Institute of Advanced Research Studies in Chemical Sciences, University of Sindh, Jamshoro. He is working with more than 50 researchers, focusing in the field of

chromatography In chemical analysis, chromatography is a laboratory technique for the separation of a mixture into its components. The mixture is dissolved in a fluid solvent (gas or liquid) called the ''mobile phase'', which carries it through a system ( ...

and electrophoresis for analytical method development for metals, non-metals and biological active compounds from a wide variety of samples. His research group has synthesized a number of

Schiff base In organic chemistry, a Schiff base (named after Hugo Schiff) is a compound with the general structure ( = alkyl or aryl, but not hydrogen). They can be considered a sub-class of imines, being either secondary ketimines or secondary aldimine ...

polymers and has developed a new stationary phase for Gas Chromatography and sensitive Liquid Chromatography procedures for the determination of pesticide malathion. He has also published a number of research papers in the field of

environmental monitoring Environmental monitoring describes the processes and activities that need to take place to characterize and monitor the quality of the environment. Environmental monitoring is used in the preparation of environmental impact assessments, as well a ...

of water resources of Sindh province including: Indus River, canals, lakes, natural springs, sea, underground water resources, municipal sewerage and receiving bodies in terms of pollution and utilities for biological life inhabiting the area. He has a Ph.D. in Chemistry from

Birmingham University , mottoeng = Through efforts to heights , established = 1825 – Birmingham School of Medicine and Surgery1836 – Birmingham Royal School of Medicine and Surgery1843 – Queen's College1875 – Mason Science College1898 – Mason Univers ...

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, and was awarded the degree of Doctor of Science (D.Sc.) from University of Birmingham, in 2000. He has more than 250 research publications in national and international journals.

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* http://www.ceacsu.edu.pk/Faculty/Journal.htm * http://www.rsc.org/publishing/journals/AN/article.asp?doi=AN9921701725 * http://www.aasci.org/conference/env/2007/Presentation-schedule-EST2007.pdf * https://j-chrom-sci.com/abstracts/2010/april/303-khuhawar.html * https://web.archive.org/web/20130816031319/http://htcrl.usindh.edu.pk/ * http://iarscs.usindh.edu.pk/ Pakistani chemists Living people 1948 births Academic staff of the University of Sindh Sindhi people Alumni of the University of Birmingham {{Pakistan-scientist-stub