Dr. Muhammad Israr Khan is an Assistant Professor in Pakistan with a PhD in Applied Life Sciences from Gyeongsang National University in South Korea. His research focuses on soil carbon sequestration, nutrient cycling, and mitigation strategies to reduce greenhouse gases. He has over 10 publications in peer-reviewed journals and has presented posters at several conferences in South Korea. Prior to his current role, he held positions as a post-doctoral researcher and research assistant in South Korea and Pakistan.

1. CURRICULUM VITAE
Dr. Muhammad Israr Khan
Personal Profile
Nationality: Pakistan
Passport.: YV4118582
Religion.: Islam
Marital Status.: Married
Date of Birth: April. 05, 1985
Contacts information’s
Email:
muhammadisrarkhan@gmail.com
Cell Ph.: +92 3325120201
Skype ID.: Israr.khan43
Present Address.:
Department of Botanical &
Environmental Sciences, Kohat
University of Science and Technology,
Kohat
Correspondence Address.:
C/O Dr. Saad Ullah Khan, Assistant
Professor, Department of
Biotechnology and Genetic
Engineering, KUST, Kohat, 26000,
Pakistan
Languages
English, Urdu, Pashto, Punjabi,
Korean (basics)
Hobbies
Reading  Cycling
Current Affiliations
Assistant Professor (IPFP)
Department of Botanical & Environmental Sciences, Kohat
University of Science and Technology (KUST), Kohat
Academic Qualifications
Gyeongsang National University, Jinju, South Korea
Ph.D. Applied Life Sciences (March 2014-August 2018)
Title: Importance of cold fallow season management on increasing
soil organic carbon stock in temperate paddy soil.
Quaid-i-Azam University Islamabad, Pakistan
M.Phil Biochemistry/Molecular Biology (2009-11)
Title: Gastroprotective Effect of Dalbergia sissoo Bark on Diclofenac
sodium induced Gastric Ulcer
Quaid-i-Azam University Islamabad, Pakistan
MSc Biochemistry (2007-08)
Islamia College, University of Peshawar, Peshawar,
Pakistan
Bachelor in Biological Sciences (2005-06)
Islamia College Peshawar, Pakistan
Pre-Medical Sciences (2003-04)
Divisional Public School (Board of intermediate and
secondary education, Faisalabad, Pakistan
Sciences (2001-02)

2. Area of Specialization
Soil carbon sequestration, nutrient cycling in agroecosystem, mitigation strategies to reduce
greenhouse gases, cover cropping as green manure, soil quality enhancement, Biochemical
analysis of soil microbial community composition, soil fertility, global warming, climate change.
Achievements
Research Publications (SCI/SCIE) 12
Impact factor 50
Research interests
• Quantitative analysis of different soil microbial communities (Bacteria, Fungi,
Actinomycetes) responsible for various biological processes and nutrient cycling (C, N and P)
in terrestrial ecosystems.
• Monitoring CH4, N2O and CO2 emission from rice and rice-based cropping system and work
out appropriate mitigation option.
• Enumeration and isolation of GHG-mobilizing microbes (methanogens, methanotrophs,
nitrifiers and denitrifiers).
• Evaluation of the interactive effects of greenhouse gases (CO2, CH4 and N2O), temperature,
hydrological and microbiological relations on soil carbon decomposition and nutrient
release, and their impact on climate change.
Poster Presentations & Conferences
• Accepted abstract on “Comparison of microbial community structural diversity during fallow and rice
cultivation season in paddy soil” at conference on “commemorative ceremony for Korea dirt day”
organized by Korean Society of Soil Science and Fertilizer, Republic of South Korea (May 14-17, 2015).
• Poster presentation entitled “Impact of green manure incorporation on changes in microbial
community structure and soil respiration in rice paddy soil” organized by Korean Society of Soil Science
and Fertilizer,
Republic of South Korea (March 10 and 11, 2016).
• Poster presentation with a title of “Response of soil microbial community to temperature sensitivity
• of soil respiration during fallow and flooded cropping season in mono-rice soil” in International
Symposium and Annual Meeting Organized by Korea Society of Applied and Biological Chemistry

3. in Jeju, Republic of South Korea (June 18, 2018 to June 20, 2018).
• Poster presentation entitled “Effect of cover crop cultivation and biomass application on microbial
community structure responsible for soil respiration during fallow and rice cultivation season”
Organized by Korean Society of Soil Science and Fertilizer, Republic of South Korea (Dec 2015).
Presentations & Public Talks
• Oral presentation on the title “Importance of cold fallow season management to
enhance soil organic carbon stock in temperate paddy soil” in 8th international
conference on environmentally sustainable development (August 21-23, 2019) organized
by Department of Environmental Sciences, Comsats University Islamabad, Abbottabad
Campus, Pakistan.
Professional experiences
• Assistant Professor at Department of Botanical and Environmental Sciences, Kohat
University of Science and Technology (KUST), Kohat, Pakistan (January 08, 2019 to Present).
• Post-Doctoral Researcher (Researcher # 11328818 and Job # 180591), Institute of
Agriculture and Life Science, Gyeongsang National University (October 2018- December
2018).
• Worked as a research assistant at Biomaterial Science Laboratory under the project of
“Nanoparticle synthesis for sustainable drug delivery to the brain" at Gyeongsang
National University, Jinju, Republic of South Korea for 1 year (March 2013-March 2014).
• Product & Application Specialist, Molecular Diagnostics (Global Marketing Services,
Rawalpindi, Pakistan) November 1st, 2011 to April 10th, 2012.
• Worked as an internee (NIP No. 10923-09) under the national Internship Programme in
National HIV/AIDS Control Programme, Ministry of Health, Government of Pakistan
for 1 year (2009-2010).
Computational Skills
• Computer-proficient in Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint, Diverse
graphic Software’s (Adobe Photoshop, Photo Illustrator, Coral draw. Sigma plot 10, 12).

4. Publications
1. Khan, M. I., Gwon, H. S., Alam, M. A., Das, S., Kim, P. J. Short term effects of different green manure
amendments on the composition of main microbial groups and microbial activity of a submerged
rice cropping system. Applied Soil Ecology, (Article in Press).
2. Das, Suvendu., Gwon, H. S., Khan, M. I., Joy D. Van Nostrand., Alam, M. A., Kim, P. J. Taxonomic and functional
responses of soil microbial communities to slag-based fertilizer amendment in rice cropping systems.
Environment International, 127 (2019) 531-539.
3. Kim, G. W., Lee, J. G., Gutierrez-Suzan, J., Khan, M. I., Jeong, S. T., Kim, P. J. Importance of annual monitoring
for evaluating direct nitrous oxide emission factor in temperate mono-rice paddy. Applied Soil Ecology, 140
(2019) 42-48.
4. Alam, M. A., Khan, M. I., Cho, S. R., Lim, G. H., Song, H. J., Kim, P. J. Source partitioning and emission factor of
nitrous oxide during warm and cold cropping seasons. Science of the Total Environment, 662 (2018) 591-
599.
5. Gwon, H. S., Khan, M. I., Yoon, Y. E., Lee, Y. B., Kim, P. J., Young, H. H Unexpected higher decomposition of soil
organic matter during cold fallow season in temperate rice paddy. Soil & Tillage Research, 192 (2018) 250-
257.
6. Gwon Hyosuk., Khan, M. I., Alam, M. A., Das, Suvendu., Kim, P. J. Environmental risk assessment of steel-
making slag and its potential use in mitigating methane emissions and the grain arsenic level in rice (Oryza
sativa L.). Journal of Hazardous Materials, 353 (2018) 236–243.
7. Khan, M. I., Young, H. H., Kim, G. W., Kim, P. J., & Das, Suvendu., Microbial responses to temperature
sensitivity of soil respiration in a dry fallow cover cropping and submerged rice mono-cropping system.
Applied Soil Ecology, 128 (2018) 98-108).
8. Kim, G. W., Alam, M. A., Lee, J. J., Kim, G. Y., Kim, P. J., Khan, M. I., Assessment of direct carbon dioxide
emission factor from urea fertilizer in temperate upland soil during warm and cold cropping season.
European Journal of Soil Biology, 83 (2018) 76-83.
9. Young, H. H., Kim, G. W., Kim, S. Y., Haque, M. M., Khan, M. I., Kim, P. J. Effect of cover cropping on the net
global warming potential of rice paddy soil. Geoderma 292 (2017) 49-58.
10. Kim, S. Y., Park, C. K., Gwon, H. S., Khan, M. I., Kim, P. J. Optimizing the harvesting stage of rye as a green
manure to maximize nutrient production and to minimize methane production in mono-rice paddies.
Science of the Total Environment, 537 (2015) 441-446.
11. Atulba, S. L., Gutierrez, J., Kim, G. W., Kim, S.Y., Khan, M. I., Lee, Y. B., Kim, P. J. Evaluation of rice root
oxidizing potential using digital image analysis. J Korean Soc Appl Biol Chem. 2015. DOI 10.1007/s13765-
015-0042-x.
12. Khan, M. I., Khan, M. R. Gastroprotective potential of Dalbergia sissoo Roxb. stem bark against diclofenac-
induced gastric damage in rats. Osong Public Health and Research Perspectives, 4(5) (2013) 271-277.

5. References
Professor Dr. Pil Joo Kim
(Ph.D. Supervisor), pjkim@gnu.ac.kr
Institute of Agriculture and Life Sciences,
Gyeongsang National University, South Korea
Professor Dr. Muhammad Rashid Khan
(M.Phil. Supervisor), mrkhan@yahoo.com
Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Biological Sciences
Quaid-i-Azam University (http://www.qau.edu.pk/) Islamabad.1).
3) Dr. Noor Muhammad Wazir
(Teacher), noornwazir@yahoo.com
Department of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering,
Kohat University of Science and Technology, Kohat, Pakistan
References
I, Dr. Muhammad Israr Khan, hereby declare that all the above-mentioned information is correct to the best of
my knowledge.
(Dr. Muhammad Israr Khan)