Name

Personal

Address: Shaheed Benazir Bhutto Women University, Landy Sarak Larama, Charsadda road , Peshawar  
Contact #: +92 919224789
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Experience

3 months teaching experience in Jinnah College for women.

Qualification

Doctorate of Philosophy (PhD)                        
Period: 24  Sep 2012 to 27 Nov 2017
PhD in Physics
Department of Physics, University of Peshawar, Peshawar
Thesis Title:  Monitoring and measurement of absorbing aerosol and its climatic implications in Karachi, Pakistan 
Field of specialization: Enviromental Aerosol Physics

Master in Physics (MSc.)                                 
Session: 2009–2011
Obtained percentage: 70.5%
Department of Physics, Gomal University, DIK (Pakistan)
Thesis Title:  Study of Radon concentration in the houses of Ameer city Inside circular road D.I.Khan
Field of specialization: Applied radiation Physics

Bachelor in Physics (BSc)
Session: 2007–2009
Obtained percentage: 68.7%
Govt degree girls college No 1 DIK, (Pakistan)                      

Pre Graduation (HSSC)                         
Session: 2005–2007
Obtained percentage: 71.1%
Govt degree girls college No 1 DIK (Pakistan)
Pre-engineering

Matriculation (SSC)                                         
Session: 2003–2005
Obtained percentage: 74 %,
Govt. centennial model school No 1 DIK (Pakistan)
Science (Chemistry, Biology, Physics, Mathematics)

Honor and Awards

• “World Federation of scientist” scholarship for PhD studies 
• Awardee for organizing “The 13th National Symposium on Frontiers in Physics” December 19-21, 2012 at the University of Peshawar
• Awardee for participation in NAYS Science Forum 2013 held at university of Peshawar “9th April 2013 
   

Memberships

Nil

Graduate Students Postdocs Undergraduate Students Honor Students

Nil

Service Activity

Nil

Brief Statement of Research Interest

Field of Specialization:

• Characterization of absorbing  aerosol types 
• Focusing on carbonaceous aerosols with emphasis on black carbon and their optical and radiative properties 
• Combining modeling and measurements in order to study the aerosol characteristics needed for climate change, remote sensing, atmospheric chemistry, and air pollution applications

Fields of interest (Research): 

• Radiative transfer in the Atmosphere
• Remote sensing
• Atmospheric aerosols and their impacts on the Earth’s radiative balance 
• Different Clustering techniques  
• Aerosol-Cloud-Climate Interactions
• Aerosol Absorption
• Impact of aerosols on glacier melting
• Observations and modeling of aerosols and specific phenomena like dust storms 
   

Publications

Articles (published/accepted):

1. Samina Bibi, Khan Alam, Humera Bibi, Hidayat Ullah Khan, Bibi Safia Haq “Variation in Aerosol Optical Depth and its Impact on Longwave Radiative Properties in Northern Areas of Pakistan”, Journal of GeoSpace Science, 1 (2015), 28-43
2. Samina Bibi, Khan Alam, Farrukh Chishtie, Humera Bibi “Characterization of absorbing aerosol types using ground and satellites based observations over an urban environment”, Atmospheric Environment, 150 (2017), 126-135
3. Samina Bibi, Khan Alam, Farrukh Chishtie, Humera Bibi, Said Rahman “Temporal variation of Black Carbon concentration using Aethalometer observations and its relationships with meteorological variables in Karachi, Pakistan”, Journal of Atmosphere & Solar Terrestrial Physics, 157–158 (2017), 67–77
4. Samina Bibi, Khan Alam, Farrukh Chishtie, Humera Bibi, Said Rahman “Observations of Black Carbon Aerosols characteristics over an urban environment: Radiative forcing and related implications”, Science of the Total Environment, 603-604 (2017), (319– 329)
5. Humera Bibi, Khan Alam, Farrukh Chishtie, Samina Bibi, Imran Shahid, Thomas Blaschke “Intercomparison of MODIS, MISR, OMI, and CALIPSO aerosol optical depth retrievals for four locations on the Indo-Gangetic plains and validation against AERONET data”, Atmospheric Environment, 111 (2015), 113-126
6. Humera Bibi, Khan Alam, Samina Bibi “In-depth discrimination of aerosol types using multiple clustering techniques over four locations in Indo-Gangetic plains”, Atmospheric Research, 81 (2016), 106–114 
7. Humera Bibi, Khan Alam, Thomas Blaschke, Samina Bibi, Muhammad Jawed Iqbal “Long-term (2007–2013) analysis of aerosol optical properties over four locations in the Indo-Gangetic plains”, Applied Optics, 55 (2016), 6199-6211
8. Humera Bibi, Khan Alam, Samina Bibi “Long-term analysis of shortwave direct aerosol radiative forcing for four locations on the Indo-Gangetic plains: Implications to climate forcing”, Atmospheric Environment, 163 (2017) 166-181
9. Muhammad Iftikhar, Khan Alam, Armin Sorooshian, Waqar Adil Syed, Samina Bibi, Humera Bibi “Contrasting aerosol optical and radiative properties between dust and urban haze episodes in megacities of Pakistan” Atmospheric Environment, 173 (2018), 157–172
10. Khan Alam, Rehana Khan, Armin Sorooshian, Thomas Blaschke, Samina Bibi, Humera Bibi “Variation in aerosol optical properties due to a haze episode in the Himalayan foothills: Implications for climate forcing” Aerosol and Air Quality Research, 18 (2018), 1331–1350 
11. Khan Alam, Samina Bibi, Humera Bibi “Variability of aerosol optical properties during dust episodes” Desert. (In press) 

Articles (In writing and submission process):

1. Bahader Zeb, Khan Alam, Samina Bibi “Optical Properties of Black Carbon Aerosols and their Corresponding Radiative Effects over Four High Altitude Station in Himalaya Karakorum Hindukush Range (Northern Pakistan)” Submitted.

Research Grants and Contracts

Start-up Research Grant (0.5 Million), HEC (Higher Education Commission), Pakistan. 
Title: Comprehensive Characterization and Morphology of Particulate Matter: Implication for Air Quality and Climatic Impact
Status: Submitted
 

Other Research or Creative Accomplishments

Nil

Selected Professional Presentations

Nil