Department of Chemistry, in collaboration with the Institute of Environmental Engineering and Research (IEER) – UET Lahore, hosted an international symposium titled “Smog and Air Quality: Chemical Insights, Remediation, and Mitigation.”
The event was organised at the seminar hall of the department of City and Regional Planning, UET, Lahore.
The symposium brought together eminent experts on the subject, including Dr. Jamil Anwar (Professor Emeritus, PU and UMT), Dr. Haider A. Khwaja (Associate Professor, University at Albany, USA), Prof. Dr. Amir Akhlaq (Director, IEER – UET), Dr. M. Umer Farooq (Associate Professor, IEER – UET), and Dr. Erfan Aslam (Medicine and Public Health Specialist, UET), who shared their expert insights on smog and air quality. Additionally, Dr. Nadir Omer Hashim (Physics Department, Kenyatta University, Kenya) joined the event online, contributing a valuable perspective on the environmental challenges of smog from a physics standpoint.
In her address, Prof. Dr. Aneela Anwar expressed heartfelt gratitude to the esteemed guest speakers and participants for their contributions. She extended special thanks to Dr. Humayun Ajaz (Associate Professor, Chemistry Department) for organizing the event and acknowledged the efforts of Mr. Asad Abbas, Dr. Iqra Muneer, the Ibn-e-Hayan Chemical Society, and the Climate Action Forum – IEER in ensuring the symposium’s success.
