One-day Chemistry Conference 2009,
at 
PINSTECH
on “Recent Trends in Chemistry” 

Chairman, PAEC, Dr. Ansar Parvez presiding over the concluding session of the seminar at PINSTECH Auditorium.

Sitting (L to R) are Dr. Jamshed Hussain Zaidi, Director Science, PINSTECH, Dr. Shoaib Ahmed, Member (Physical Sciences), 
Dr. Ansar Parvez, Chairman, PAEC,  Engr. Nasrullah Khan Qazi, Director General , PINSTECH and 
Dr. M. Mufazzal Saeed, Head, Chemistry Division, PINSTECH. 

A one-day Chemistry Conference 2009, entitled “Recent Trends in Chemistry” was held at PINSTECH auditorium on the 19th August 2009.

The conference was inaugurated by Engr. Nasrullah Khan Qazi, Director General PINSTECH. Two technical sessions were arranged with four talks delivered by the invited speakers from Quaid-i-Azam University (QAU), National University of Science and Technology (NUST), Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences (PIEAS) and Directorate of Technical Development (DTD), PAEC. The titles of the talks were “Synthesis of Inorganic Nanomaterials for Technological Applications” by Prof. Dr. M. Mazhar from the Department of Chemistry, QAU, “Monitoring of 

Microbial Contaminants and Chlorine Residual in Water Distribution Network of Rawalpindi and Islamabad” byDr. Shaukat Farooq from NUST, “Climate Change: Scientific Evidence and Challenges for Pakistan” by Dr. S. Shoaib Raza from PIEAS and “Study of Polymer Systems Using Pyrene Fluorescence” by Dr. Bushra Siddique from DTD, PAEC. The conference was attended by more than 100 scientists and engineers from various PAEC organizations. Each talk was followed by lively and interactive discussions indicating keen interest taken by the participants.

The closing session was chaired by honourable Dr. Ansar Parvez, Chairman, PAEC and was attended by Members of the Commission, Director Generals and Directors from various PAEC establishments along with other scientists and engineers of PAEC. Dr. Jamshed Hussain Zaidi, Director Science, PINSTECH

presented the summary of the deliberations. Dr. Shoaib Ahmed, Member (Physical Sciences), in his welcome address, stressed upon the need for further enhancing the innovative R&D work at PINSTECH. Souvenirs were presented to the invited speakers by the Chairman PAEC. In his closing address, the Chairman PAEC appreciated efforts of the organizers for holding one day chemistry conference which provided an opportunity to the participants to exchange innovative ideas and research being carried out in our academic institutes and in other PAEC organizations. He advised that such events should be organized regularly. Furthermore, he mentioned that our academic institutes and PAEC organizations should utilize the talent and facilities available at PINSTECH. He emphasized the need for collaborative and goal oriented research.