Dr. Ghulam Murtaza is a Professor at the Institute of Soil and Environmental Sciences. Dr. Murtaza has a vibrant career in agriculture, education, and soil, water and environmental chemistry. The Higher Education Commission of Pakistan awarded him a post-doc fellowship at Cooperative Research Centre – Contaminant Assessment and Remediation of the Environment (CRC CARE), University of Adelaide, South Australia. He has established Teaching Resource Centre (TRC) at UAF. His research focuses on understanding and mitigating nitrogen losses from agricultural systems, improving soil fertility and reclaiming marginal and degraded lands for sustainable crop production. With a strong background in soil and water chemistry, he has led numerous research initiatives aimed at reducing the environmental footprint of agricultural practices through innovative and sustainable interventions. He integrated field experimentation and policy-oriented research to develop strategies that enhance soil health, water use efficiency, and resilience under changing climatic conditions.

Dr. Murtaza has published his research in peer reviewed high impact journals, authored books and chapters in books published by International publishers. He has completed 16 funded projects while other 2 funded projects are in progress. He has also attended International Workshops sponsored by United Nations in Germany, Iran and India where presented country report on “Safe Wastewater Use in Agriculture”. He is member of many important National and International Scientific Societies, Editor of International Journal of Agriculture & Biology. Murtaza has received prestigious awards, including a Gold Medal in Agriculture from the Pakistan Academy of Sciences, Best University Teacher Award by the Higher Education Commission of Pakistan, Research Productivity Award by Pakistan Council for Science and Technology and recipient of the performance based annual increase in salary since appointment.