Commission on Science and Technology for Sustainable Development in the South (COMSATS)

PROGRAMMES

International Thematic Research Groups of COMSATS

COMSATS created International Thematic Research Groups (ITRGs) with an objective to achieve South-South cooperation by undertaking well-defined joint research projects in various S&T fields with the participation of researchers and scientists belonging to different R&D institutions from COMSATS’ Member States and other developing countries. The focus of these ITRGs is on joint research projects, expert-exchange, short-term trainings and sharing of facilities/laboratory resources. The Groups’ membership is open to all willing relevant institutions from the developing countries. [ Click here for further details ]

Currently, six ITRGs are active, their names and corresponding research projects decided in their foundation meetings are enlisted below:

Name of the Groups 
Title of Research Project/Group Leader
International Thematic Research Group on
‘Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs)’
e-Solutions for Community Using Low-cost Wi-Fi

Dr. Sajjad A. Madani
Associate Professor
Incharge Virtual Campus
COMSATS University Islamabad (CIUI)
Islamabad, Pakistan
Tel: +92-51-111-001-007
Email: madani@comsats.edu.pk

International Thematic Research Group on
‘Natural Products Sciences’
Drug Discovery from Nature for Neglected Diseases

Prof. Dr. M. Iqbal Choudhary
Director
International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences (ICCBS)
Pakistan.
Email: iqbalhej@yahoo.com

International Thematic Research Group on
‘Climate Change and Environmental Protection’
Characteristics and Mechanism of the Extreme Climate Events under the Climate Change Background

Prof. Lin Zhaohui
Director
International Center for Climate and Environment Sciences (ICCES)
China.
Email: lzh@mail.iap.ac.cn

International Thematic Research Group on ‘Mathematical Modeling’ Mathematical Modeling and Simulation of Air and Water Pollution: Effects and Remedies

Prof. Benjamin O. Oyelami
Professor
National Mathematical Centre (NMC)
Nigeria.
Email: boyelami2000@yahoo.com

International Thematic Research Group on ‘Agriculture, Food Security and Biotechnology’ Improvement of Wheat Quality and Productivity Uisng both Traditional and Modern Techniques

Dr. Ghazi Hamid Badawi
Assistant Professor
Department of Agronomy
University of Khartoum,
Sudan
Email: ghazibadawi@yahoo.com

International Thematic Research Group on Renewable Energy i) Measurements and Characterization of New Silicon Crystalline Solar Cells

ii) Development of Microbial Fuel Cells for Bioelectric Generation and Wastewater Treatment

Prof. Nasrin Moazami
Iranian Research Organization for Science and Technology (IROST), Iran.
Email: moazami@irost.org; nasrin_moazami@yahoo.com