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Contact information

Email: ishtiaque@uvas.edu.pk
Cell: +92-3018467001
Phone: +92-42-99211449-50
Ext. 5024
curriculum vitae
Dr. Ishtiaque Ahmad

Assistant Professor

B.Sc. (Hons) Food Technology, M.Sc. (Hons) Food Technology, PhD. Dairy Technology (UVAS).

Biography

Dr. Ishtiaque Ahmad (HEC approved PhD supervisor) is working as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Dairy Technology since January 17, 2022. He is serving the university since 2009 before that he also worked with renowned organizations like Shakarganj Foods, and Millac Foods in private sector. He has earned B.Sc. (Hons.) Food Technology in 1999 and M.Sc. (Hons.) Food Technology in 2001 from National Institute of Food Science and Technology, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan. He has also earned PhD in the discipline of Dairy Technology with distinction in 2019 from University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan. He has characterized apple peel polyphenol extract, produced various probiotic milk products with these polyphenols and characterized them for various microbiological and biochemical parameters as part of his doctoral work. Further, he has 20+ research publications in peer reviewed national and international scientific journals with high impact factors. He is also a reviewer of various prominent international scientific journals in the field of Dairy and Food Technology. His area of research interests include functional food products, probiotic milk products, and value added milk products. Dr. Ishtiaque Ahmad has more than seven years of versatile job experience in different dairy industries of Pakistan. He has served in dairy industry as a manager in research, quality and production department. Furthermore, he is actively involved in research, teaching and other academic activities in the Department of Dairy Technology. Under his supervision 05 postgraduate students have been passed their degrees, currently he is a supervisor of 03 MPhil scholars; ten students have passed under his expertise as a member, and others are under process. He worked as the Secretary, Board of Studies, Department of Dairy Technology, UVAS. As secretary, He was part of the core group to design course work for four years degree program B.S. (Hons.) Dairy Technology. He is the Associate Director of Student’s Affairs, of UVAS, Ravi Campus, Pattoki. He is serving as a Secretary of Faculty’s MPhil Synopsis Scrutiny Committee, UVAS, Ravi Campus. He is also serving as organizer and resource person in various trainings conducted in the area of Dairy Technology.

Area of Interest

  • Advanced Dairy Technology
  • Functional Foods
  • Probiotic Milk Products

Publications

Reviewer of International Journals:

  1. Journal of Food Processing & Preservation (ISSN: 1745-4549)
  2. International Journal of Food Science & Technology (ISSN: 1365-2621)
  3. Nutrition & Food Science (ISSN: 0034-6659)
  4. Journal of Food Measurement & Characterization (ISSN: 2193-4126)
  5. Journal of Food Science & Technology (ISSN: 0022-1155)

Training (Attended):

  1. Online training session on “Dissecting the scholarly publishing process:  A current overview on the steps to getting published” organized by WILEY with HEC on January 26, 2022.
  2. Online training session on “Get the necessary knowledge to maximize your chance for your paper to get accepted in academic journals” organized by ProQuest Education with HEC on March 16, 2021.
  3. Online training session on “5 Tips of Getting Published: Maximize Your Chances to Get Your Paper Accepted in Academic Journals” organized by ProQuest Education with HEC on October 27, 2020.
  4. Online training on “Strengthening Research Planning using Elsevier Tools-Scopus, ScienceDirect & Mendeley” organized by Researcher academy Elsevier on October 22, 2020.
  5. Two days “Pakistan Dairy Expo” organized by The Lahore Chamber of Commerce & Industry at Royal Palm, Lahore from September 23-24, 2020.
  6. One-day workshop “Camel Milk Cheese Production and its Value Addition” organized by Department of Dairy Technology, UVAS Ravi Campus, Pattoki on September 30, 2019.
  7. Two days workshop “Continuous Professional Development (CPD) Hands on Training program on Cheese production” organized by Faculty of Life Sciences Business Management, UVAS Ravi Campus, Pattoki from June 18-19, 2019.
  8. Seven weeks online course “The Meat We Eat” organized by University of Florida, USA offered through Coursera, from November 25 to May 20, 2019.
  9. Three days training workshop “Basic Microbiological Techniques used in Dairy Industries” organized by Department of Dairy Technology, UVAS Ravi Campus, Pattoki from January 7 to 9, 2019.
  10. Two days Conference on “Trends and Innovation in Food Processing and Technology: Prospects and Challenges” organized by Department of Dairy Technology, UVAS at Ravi Campus, Pattoki from November 07-08, 2018.
  11. Five days International Training Course in The Halal Science Center, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand from August 27-31, 2018.
  12. Two days Training Workshop “LaTex” organized by Department of Statistics and Computer Science, UVAS, at IT Center, Ravi Campus, Pattoki, from April 25-26, 2017.
  13. Two days “6th International Halal Conference & Exhibition 2017” organized by Punjab Halal Development Agency at Faletti’s Hotel, Lahore from April 10-11, 2017.
  14. One days Certified Training Workshop “Halal Food & Safety Standard’s Compliance Management” organized by Punjab Halal Development Agency at Faletti’s Hotel, Lahore on April 11, 2017.
  15. Two days 1st National Conference on “Recent Advances in Functional Foods” organized by Department of Dairy Technology, UVAS at Ravi Campus, Pattoki from October 5-6, 2016.
  16. One-day National Workshop on “Organic Food and Health: Avenues of Innovation & Entrepreneurship” organized by Pakistan Council for Science & Technology at Auditorium, Pakistan Academy of Sciences, Islamabad on June 02, 2016.
  17. One-day Seminar on “Role of Ingredients in the Dairy Industry” organized by Bio-vet Pvt. Ltd. & BK Giulini Pvt. Ltd. at Faletti’s Hotel, Lahore on April 28, 2016.
  18. One-day National Seminar on “Buffalo Feeding Strategies” jointly organized by UVAS & Punjab Agricultural Research Board at Ravi Campus, Pattoki on April 19, 2016.
  19. Two days “5th International Halal Conference & Exhibition 2016” organized by Punjab Halal Development Agency at Faletti’s Hotel, Lahore from April 12-13, 2016.
  20. Four days Workshop on “Capacity Building of Young Researchers” organized by UVAS at Ravi Campus, Pattoki from June 15-18, 2015.
  21. One-day Seminar on “Food Safety is Pakistan Eating Healthy” organized by Australian Award Alumni Association Pakistan at PC Hotel, Lahore on June 13, 2015.
  22. One-day Workshop on “Up-gradation of Modules in Molecular Genetics and Genomics” jointly organized by UVAS & British Council at Ravi Campus, Pattoki on March 19, 2015.
  23. Two days Conference of “Silver Jubilee 2015 All Pakistan Food Science Conference” organized by PSFST & PCSIR held at PCSIR Laboratories Complex, Ferozepur Road, Lahore from March 16-17, 2015.
  24. Six days Training Workshop on “Data Analysis & Proposal Development” jointly organized by UVAS, HEC & Jackson State University USA at UVAS conference hall, Lahore from December 22-27, 2014.
  25. One-day Training of Presiding and Assistant Presiding Officers organized by Election Commission of Pakistan at Chunian District Kasur on April 27, 2013.
  26. One-day Workshop and Seminar on “Application of Soy Protein in Meat and Vegetable Products” organized by American Soybean Association & World Initiative for Soy in Human Health at Pearl Continental Hotel, Lahore on November 08, 2012.
  27. Two months Training of 19th Master Trainers-Faculty Professional Development Program (MT-FPDP) organized by Learning Innovation Division of HEC held at HEC, Islamabad from September 6 to October 24, 2012.
  28. Two days Training Session of Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point, Good Manufacturing Practices and Food Borne Illness jointly organized by Land O’ Lakes Inc. & USDA at PC Hotel, Lahore from November 24-25, 2006.
  29. One-day Seminar on “Clean Room Validation” organized by Biotroll International at Avari Hotel, Lahore on February 08 2005.
  30. Two days Training Course of “HACCP and ISO 9000:2000 Series” organized by BVQI at Shakarganj Foods Pvt. Ltd. Jaranwala from November 26-27, 2004.
  31. Sixteen days Project of “Composition and Chemical Properties of Buffalo and Cow Milk” organized by Nestle Pakistan Limited at Nestle Milk Collection Center Bhowana, from March 26 to April 10, 2001.
  32. Two-months Training Program of Data Entry Operators jointly organized by COMSATS & Government of Pakistan at Computer Centre, Faisalabad from October 16 to December 16, 2000.
  33. Forty-five days Internship at Dawn Foods (Pvt.) Ltd. Faisalabad from December 1, 1998 to January 15, 1999.

Trainings (Resource Person):

  1. Resource person/Trainer of a project “Capacity Building of Dairy Farmers and Industrial Stakeholders on Milk Value Chain” organized by Department of Dairy Technology, UVAS, Ravi Campus, Pattoki from December 06, 2021 to date.
  2. Resource Person of “One Week Training Module: Dairy Herd Management” organized by Department of Livestock Production, UVAS, Ravi Campus, Pattoki from October 21-25, 2019.
  3. Trainer of “Three days training Module: Basic Microbiological Techniques used in Dairy Industries” organized by Department of Dairy Technology, UVAS, Ravi Campus, Pattoki from January 7-9, 2019.
  4. Resource Person of “Two weeks Hands on Training for Young Faculty Member of SBBUVAS” organized by Department of Dairy Technology, UVAS, Ravi Campus, Pattoki from July 10-20, 2018.
  5. Resource Person of “Two Days Training Module: Dairy Herd Management” organized by Department of Livestock Production, UVAS, Ravi Campus, Pattoki from February 08-09, 2017.
  6. Resource Person of “Two Days Training Module: Dairy Herd Management” organized by Department of Livestock Production, UVAS, Ravi Campus, Pattoki from September 19-20, 2016.
  7. Resource Person of “Two weeks Hands on Training for Young Faculty Member of SBBUVAS” organized by Department of Dairy Technology, UVAS, Ravi Campus, Pattoki from August 01-12, 2016.
  8. Resource Person of “Six days Training Course on Milk Processing & Value Addition for Veterinary Officers from Charsaddah KPK” organized by Department of Dairy Technology, UVAS, Ravi Campus, Pattoki from June 16-21, 2014.
  9. Resource Person and Program Coordinator of “One Week Training Course on Dairy Technology for FATA participants” organized by ICE&E, UVAS Ravi Campus, Pattoki from May 06-12, 2010.

Trainings & Conferences (Organized):

  1. Organizer of Training Workshop on “Skills upgradation and Career Counselling of Dairy Technologists” organized by Department of Dairy Technology, UVAS, Ravi Campus, Pattoki on November 21st, 2016.
  2. Organizer of “UVAS Doodh Mela 2012” organized by Faculty of Animal Production & Technology, UVAS Ravi Campus, Pattoki from March 08 to March 10, 2012.
  3. Organizer of “World Milk Day 2010” organized by Department of Dairy Technology, held at UVAS, Ravi Campus, Pattoki on June 1st, 2010.
  4. Program Coordinator of Five Training Workshops each contain one week on “Livestock Management” jointly organized by UVAS & L&DDD Punjab held at UVAS, Ravi Campus, Pattoki from February 21 to April 4, 2010.

Postgraduate Students Supervised

M.Phil Students Supervised

S. No. Student Name Title Role Status
01 Atiq ur Rahman Baig Supervisor Ongoing
02 Ali Hanif Supervisor Ongoing
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 Rimsha Akram Effect of heat treatments on chemical and sensory attributes of Ricotta cheese Member Ongoing
04 Usman Ashraf Effect of apple (Malus domestica) peel extract in increasing the shelf life of home-made butter Supervisor Ongoing
05 Ali Raza Formulation of Cheddar Cheese with Basil Seeds and Leaves to Enhance its Bioactive Properties Supervisor Completed
06 Mahnoor Malik Development and characterization of Camel Milk Ice Cream Fortified with Aloe Vera Supervisor Completed
07 Kazima Khan Yoghurt production utilizing cheese whey as a starter culture substitute Member Completed
08 Mian Salman Asif Development and characterization of ice cream fortified with basil seed extract Supervisor Completed
09 Hafiz Abu Bakar Effect of beta carotene and annattoo on antioxidant properties of cow and buffalo butter Member Completed
10 Majid Lal Comparative studies on quality and sensory attributes of ice cream made from camel, cow, buffalo and goat milk Member Completed
11 Hafiz Akmal Hayat Quality comparison and sensory evaluation of buffalo milk and camel milk ice cream Member Completed
12 Rana Abdul Wahab Comparative study of physicochemical and microbiological properties of fat filled milk powder sold at commercial scale Supervisor Completed
13 Zunnurain Effect of different stabilizers on physico-chemical, and microbiological properties of Ice cream Member Completed
14 Usman Mir Khan Development of Cheddar Cheese by using Crude Flowers Extract of Citrus Aurantium (sour orange) as a Milk Coagulant Supervisor Completed
15 Ammarah Khatoon Antimicrobial Potential of Bovine Lactoferrin against Foodborne Pathogens Member Completed
16 Zulqernain Physicochemical, microbiological and sensorial characteristics of probiotic labneh prepared from different milk blends Member Completed
17 Ikram Ullah Oxidative Stabilization of Butter Oil (Enriched with Iron) by Natural Antioxidant Member Completed