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Dr Robina Farooq and her PhD scholar Ms. Maria Siddique win First University-Industry Research Grant, worth Rs. 4.25 Million.

Head of Chemistry Department Dr Robina Farooq and her PhD research scholar Ms. Maria Siddique from Department of Environmental Sciences win, for COMSATS Abbottabad, First University-Industry Research Grant, worth Rs. 4.25 Million, awarded by Higher Education Commission, Pakistan under University Industry Technology Support Program. Winning research grant, during this hard time, shows the importance and strength of their research project titled, “Treatment of Textile Effluents by Combination of Ultrasonic Cavitations of Electrochemical Oxidation”. This great achievement is not only an honor for Dr. Robina, Ms. Maria Siddique and CIIT Abbottabad, but also proves the quality of research work being carried out at this campus.

Dr. Rubina Farooq successfully completes the Patent Project

Principal Investigator: Dr. Robina Farooq
Head of Department
Department of Chemistry

The HEC funded project entitled, ‘The removal of heavy metals from waste water by sono-electrolysis process’ was started in April 2006. The present research project was proposed for two years and is completed in due course of time i.e., in April 2008. The gaols and objectives of both years are successfully achieved. The project is accomplished with marvellous achievements;

this novel technique i.e., combination of electrochemical process and ultrasound is filled for United States Patent,
a research Associate Mr. Asim Yaqub has accomplished his MS Environmental Sciences, a research paper is submitted in the journal entitled, ‘Journal of Hazardous Material’,
the sono-electrochemical technique is successfully applied for the treatment of industrial effluents.

The main purpose of the project was to develop environmental protection techniques to remove heavy metals in drinking water and in industrial effluents.
Acknowledgements

Principle Investigator and her research group of COMSATS Institute of Information Technology are grateful to HEC for awarding grant for this research project. Without the financial support of HEC, it would not be possible to carryout such a productive research.