Karakoram International University Gilgit-Baltistan

Have more than 15 years of teaching & research experience at different institutions. Have teaching and research interest in environmental sciences, ecology, ecosystem services, environmental pollution, climate change, and sustainable development. Have published more than 20 articles in referred and recognized journals of international repute. Have supervised projects/theses of more than 35 BS/MSc and 15 M.Phil/MS students. Have experience in curriculum development for Biological Sciences, Ecology, and Environmental Sciences at higher secondary and BS, MS programs. Have received many awards as the best teacher, researcher, and higher achiever. Have presented papers in many international conferences and attended workshops. Have remained as a student counselor and academic coordinator in the University and other institutions. Love to work in any kind of environment and cultural background as an independent worker as well as a team player. Love to work in a diversified working environment. Believes in the excellence in achieving set goals and in transforming young minds as productive human beings of the society.

PhD in Ecology University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing, China
MSc. in Plant Ecology University of Karachi, Pakistan
B.Ed. (distinction) Karakoram International University Gilgit
BSc.(Hons) in Botany University of Karachi, Pakistan

Lecturer Karakoram International University Gilgit, Pakistan
Lecturer Public Schools and Colleges Jutial, Gilgit, Pakistan
Lecturer Aga Khan Higher Secondary School Gahkuch-AKES
Asst. Professor Karakoram International University

Grape production, variety, uses and valuation as an ecosystem service in the Punial region of district Ghizer
Ethno-medicinal uses of plant biodiversity in Astore, Singul and Gahkuch Valleys
 Population status and distribution of Wildlife species with especial focus on Ibex and Markhorein KNP, Juglote, Astore and HassanabadHunza for conservation point of view
Freshwater Ottar population assessment in the Baltistan, GB
 Human-carnivore conflict in the alpine region of CKNP (Danyore, Sultanabad and Muhammadanbad) Gilgit
Water quality assessment of the Khalti Lake Gupis, Ghizer district
 Drinking water Quality assessment of Gilgit (Oshkhandas, Danyore, Sultanabad, Nomal and Jutial) as per WHO standards
 Drinking water Quality assessment of Ishkoman Valley, Ghizer district as per WHO standards
Plant biodiversity assessment in KNP Gilgit, Pakistan
 Plant resources and ecosystem services (ethno medicinal uses) in the KNP Gilgit Pakistan
 Assessment and valuation of Ecosystem services (use values) of Naltar Wildlife sanctuary
 Assessment and valuation of Ecosystem services of Pakistan using remote sensing, GIS and modelling
 KIU Faculty Research Grant Project on “Assessment and valuation of Ecosystem Services of Naltar Valley”

Outstanding International Student Fellowship Award of UCAS (2014-2015)

This award is given each year by the Chinese Academy of Sciences to any foreign/international student on outstanding performance in research. This award was given to me for the year 2014-2015.
Distinction (Gold medal): 1st position Award

This award was given for my 1st position in overall B.Ed examinations conducted by KIU in the year 2004
Merit Award M.Phil Course

This award was given on top Merit GPA 3.76 M.Phil (Course) 2009 by KIU
Best Teacher Awards

These awards were given by the chairman BOG Public Schools & Colleges Jutial Gilgit for showing best performance in teaching and obtaining 100% results in subjects in FBISE Islamabad in FSc. (Pre Medical) and at the University of the Punjab in BSc. for the years 2001-2002.
Merit Citation Award:

Got this Merit Citation Award from AKES,P for scoring good marks in SSC examination in the FBISE Islamabad.
Outstanding International Student Fellowship Award of UCAS (2015-2016)

This award is given each year by the Chinese Academy of Sciences to any foreign/international student on outstanding performance in research. This award was given to me for the year 2015-2016.
Excellent International Student Award of UCAS 2017

An award of the cash price and certificate was given to the top-ranked international students each year on the basis of their research, academic, co-curricular activities and active participation in workshops, conferences, and seminars. Won this award for the year 2017 from the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing, China
Excellent International Student Award of UCAS 2018

Excellent International Student Award of University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing, China for the year 2018

An award of the cash price and certificate was given to the top-ranked international students each year on the basis of their research, academic, co-curricular activities and active participation in workshops, conferences, and seminars. Won this award for the year 2018 from the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing, China

Ecosystem services/Ecology
Climate change
Phytosociology/plant interactions
Ethno-ecology/ethnomedicine
Water quality and health risk
Biodiversity and conservation
Environmental Pollution/impact

Plant species consumed by Ibex in Khunjerab National Park and Chemical analysis of Saccharum ravennae L. from three different locations of Gilgit, Pakistan, Shedayi AA, Begum S, Sadia S, Ilahi I and Xu M. 2015. Plant species consumed by Ibex in Khunjerab National Park and Chemical analysis of Saccharum ravennae L. from three different locations of Gilgit, Pakistan. J. Environ. Agric. Sci.2:16
Physico-chemical and bacteriological analysis of drinking water quality of Nomal, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan, Shedayi AA, Ahmad S, Xu M, Sadia S, Ehsan S and Riaz S. 2015. Physico-chemical and bacteriological analysis of drinking water quality of Nomal, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan. Journal of Biodiversity and Environmental Sciences (JBES). Vol.7, No.2. Pp.81-87.
Drinking Water Quality Status in Gilgit, Pakistan and WHO Standards, Shedayi AA, Jan N, Saba Riaz, Xu M. 2015. Drinking Water Quality Status in Gilgit, Pakistan and WHO Standards. Sci.Int.(Lahore),27(3),2305-2311
Traditional Medicinal Uses of Plants in Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan, Shedayi AA, Xu M, Gulraiz B. 2014. Traditional Medicinal Uses of Plants in Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan. Journal of Medicinal Plants Research, 8(30): 992-1004
Ethnomedicinal uses of plant resources in Gilgit-Baltistan of Pakistan, Shedayi AA and Gulshan B. 2012. Ethnomedicinal uses of plant resources in Gilgit-Baltistan of Pakistan. Journal of Medicinal Plants Research Vol. 6(29), pp. 4540-4549
Physico-chemical and Bacteriological Analysis of Drinking Water Quality of Danyore, Gilgit, Pakistan, Jabeen F and Shedayi AA. 2011. Physico-chemical and Bacteriological Analysis of Drinking Water Quality of Danyore, Gilgit, Pakistan. Natural Resources Management: Reviews and Research in the Himalayan Watersheds II (Special Publication of NUFU HIMUNET Project, Vol.II). IOF Pokhara, Nepal
Weed Distribution in Potato Fields of Nazimabad, Gojal, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan, Shedayi AA, Bano S and Ilahi I. 2011. Weed Distribution in Potato Fields of Nazimabad, Gojal, GILGIT-BALTISTAN, PAKISTAN. Pak. J. Weed Sci. Res. 17(1): 41-50, 2011.
Vegetation Ecology in China- A review, Sadia S, Zhang JT, Shedayi AA, Nayyar BG, Bai X, Mazari P, Aslam S and Khan L. 2015. Vegetation Ecology in China: A Review. Journal of Biodiversity and Environmental Sciences (JBES). Vol. 7, No. 6, p.249-259.
Altitudinal gradients of soil and vegetation carbon and nitrogen in a high altitude nature reserve of Karakoram ranges, Shedayi AA, Xu M, Naseer I and Khan B. 2016. Altitudinal gradients of soil and vegetation carbon and nitrogen in a high altitude nature reserve of Karakoram ranges. SpringerPlus, 5:320: DOI 10.1186/s40064-016-1935-9
Qualitative and Quantitative Phytochemical Analysis and Antioxidant Potential of Amaranthus Viridis L. from Pakistan, S Sadia, Z R Mashwani, H Amin, AA Shedayi, JT Zhang, X Bai, BG Nayyar, P Mazari. 2016. Qualitative and Quantitative Phytochemical Analysis and Antioxidant Potential of Amaranthus Viridis L. from Pakistan. Proceedings of 54th The IIER International Conference, Beijing, China, 13th January 2016, ISBN: 978-93-82702-35-1
Physico-Chemical Analysis of Water Quality of Khalti Lake Gupis, Ghizer, Pakistan (A Case Study), Shedayi AA, Bano S, Xu M, Sadia S, Ehsan S and Riaz S. 2016. Physico-chemical analysis of Water Quality of Khalti Lake Gupis, Ghizer, Pakistan Sci.Int.(Lahore),28(2),1327-1332
Plant species consumed by Ibex and chemical analysis of Saccharum ravennae L from three different locations of Gilgit Pakistan, Shedayi AA, Begum S, Sadia S, Xu M and Ilahi I. 2016. Plant species consumed by Ibex and chemical analysis of Saccharum ravennae L. from three different locations of Gilgit, Pakistan. Journal of Environmental and Agricultural Sciences, 9:21-27
Threatened Plant Resources: Distribution and Ecosystem Services in the World's high elevation Park of the Karakoram Ranges, Shedayi AA, Xu M, Hussain F, Sadia S, Naseer I and Bano S. 2016. Threatened Plant Resources: Distribution and Ecosystem Services in the World’s High Elevation Park of the Karakoram Ranges. Pak. J. Bot., 48(3): 999-1012
Tools and Techniques in Plant Ecology-A review, Sadia S, Zhang JT, Shedayi AA, Tariq A, Cao K. 2016. Tools and Techniques in Plant Ecology-A review. Journal of Environmental and Agricultural Sciences, 7:35-41
Climate change: An evil or an opportunity-evidence from the Hindu-Kush Mountain system of Pakistan, Ali K, Khan N, Rahman IU, Ahmad S, Khan W, Ali M, Shedayi AA. 2017. Climate change: An evil or an opportunity-evidence from the Hindu-Kush Mountain system of Pakistan. International Journal of Biosciences | IJB | 11 (2), 99-5
Species Diversity, Vegetation Pattern and Conservation of Gentiana Macrophylla Pall. Communities in Dongling Mountain Meadow, Beijing, China, Sadia S, Zhang JT, Tariq A, Bai X, Shedayi AA, Cao K, Mazari P, Aslam S and Ahmad L. 2017. Pakistan Journal of Botany 49 (5), 1725-1734
Recent advances in molecular techniques for the identification of phytopathogenic fungi – a mini review, Sidra Aslam, Aisha Tahir, Muhammad Farhan Aslam, Muhammad Waqar Alam, Arshad Ali Shedayi & Sehrish Sadia (2017) Recent advances in molecular techniques for the identification of pathogenic fungi – a mini review, Journal of Plant Interactions, 12:1, 493-504,
The optimal CO2 concentrations for the growth of three perennial grass species, Zheng Y, Li F, Hao L, Shedayi AA, Guo L, Ma C, Huang B and Xu M
Linkages of the dynamics of glaciers and lakes with the climate elements over the Tibetan Plateau, Sun J, Zhou T, Liu M, Chen Y, Shang H, Zhu L, Shedayi AA, Yu H, Cheng G, Liu G, Xu M, Deng W, Fan J, Lu X, Sha Y
Prediction of aboveground biomass applied artificial neural network over three-rivers headwater regions, Qinghai, China, Wang J, Lu G, Cao W, Wang S, Shao Q, Li G, Shedayi AA, Fan J
A human health risk assessment of heavy metals in drinking water systems of Central-Hunza, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan, Baig S, Begum F, Khan MZ, Mumtaz S, Shadayi AA, Wafee S, Ali K, Ali H
Spatiotemporal assessment and valuation of provisioning ecosystem of Pakistan, Shedayi AA, Xu M, Gonalez-Redin J, Hagist SCN, Aslam S, Khan N. 2019. Spatiotemporal assessment and valuation of provisioning ecosystem of Pakistan. Applied Ecology and Environmental Research, 17(3): 6735-6759
Landslide Susceptibility Assessment Using Bivariate Method: A Case Study from River Neelum and Jehlum Catchment Area,  Bibi T, Gul S, Rahim R, Qureshi JA, Shadayi AA, Jalal A, Tariq H. 2020. Landslide Susceptibility Assessment Using Bivariate Method: A Case Study from River Neelum and Jehlum Catchment Area. International Journal of Economic and Environmental Geology, 11(4), 33-36
A Comparison between Schlumberger and Wenner Configurations in Delineating Subsurface Water Bearing Zones: A Case Study of Rawalakot Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan, Niaz A, Awan AM, Bibi T, Rahim S, Qureshi JK, Hameed F and Shedayi AA. 2021. A Comparison between Schlumberger and Wenner Configurations in Delineating Subsurface Water Bearing Zones: A Case Study of Rawalakot Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan. International Journal of Economic and Environmental Geology, 12(3), 25-31
Residents’ Perception of Impact of Mass Tourism on Mountain Environment in Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan,  Qutoshi SB, Ali A, Shedayi AA, Khan G. 2021. Residents’ Perception of Impact of Mass Tourism on Mountain Environment in Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan. International Journal of Economic and Environmental Geology, 11(4), 11-15
Spatiotemporal valuation of cultural and natural landscapes contributing to Pakistan’s cultural ecosystem services,  Shedayi AA, Xu M and Gonalez-Redin J. 2022. Spatiotemporal valuation of cultural and natural landscapes contributing to Pakistan’s cultural ecosystem services. Journal of Environmental Science and Pollution Research. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-021-17611-2