Abeera Ayaz Ansari

Assistant Professor
US-Pakistan Center for Advanced Studies in Energy
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Dr. Abeera Ayaz Ansari is working as Assistant Professor in the US-Pakistan Center for Advanced Studies in Energy. Dr. Abeera Ayaz Ansari has a PhD in Wastewater Treatment, Oxygenic Photogranules . Dr. Abeera Ayaz Ansari has published 24 research articles & conference papers having a citation count of 361 , carried out 3 projects and filed 0 intellectual property.

Research Tags

Algal technology Bioenergy Biomass Carbon neutrality Photogranulation technology Waste-to-energy Wastewater treatment Climate change Energy conservation Environmental impact assessment

Research Projects

3

Industry Projects

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Amount Granted

3.1 M

Publications

24

Citations

361

Intellectual Property

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Research Collaborators

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Asif Hussain

US-Pakistan Center for Advanced Studies in Energy
9 Collaborations
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Muhammad Hassan

US-Pakistan Center for Advanced Studies in Energy
3 Collaborations
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Salman Raza Naqvi

School of Chemical & Materials Engineering
3 Collaborations
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Rabia Liaquat

US-Pakistan Center for Advanced Studies in Energy
2 Collaborations
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Mustafa Anwar

US-Pakistan Center for Advanced Studies in Energy
2 Collaborations
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Muhammad Yousif

US-Pakistan Center for Advanced Studies in Energy
1 Collaboration
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Syed Ali Abbas Kazmi

US-Pakistan Center for Advanced Studies in Energy
1 Collaboration
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Sana Yaqub

US-Pakistan Center for Advanced Studies in Energy
1 Collaboration
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Majid Ali

US-Pakistan Center for Advanced Studies in Energy
1 Collaboration
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Qazi Shahzad Ali

US-Pakistan Center for Advanced Studies in Energy
1 Collaboration

Education

PhD Wastewater Treatment, Oxygenic Photogranules 2015- 2020
University of Massachusetts at Amherst , United States
MS Biofuels, Algae Based Wastewater Treatment 2012- 2014
NUST, Islamabad , Pakistan
BE Wastewater Treatment 2008- 2012
NUST, Islamabad , Pakistan

Experience

Assistant Professor 2025- Present
US-Pakistan Center for Advanced Studies in Energy , NUST
Assistant Professor 2022- 2020
US-Pakistan Center for Advanced Studies in Energy , NUST
Assistant Professor 2020- 2022
US-Pakistan Center for Advanced Studies in Energy , NUST

Awards

President's Gold Medal 2018
Awarded for MS Energy Systems Engineering
President's Gold Medal 2013
Awarded for B.E. Environmental Engineering

Memberships

3
Research Projects
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Industrial Projects
3
National Projects
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International Projects
3.1M
Total Funding (PKR)
Impact of Climate Change on the Fishery Communities dependent upon Manchar Lake, Sindh, Pakistan 2023
Abeera Ayaz Ansari
Project Status: Completed Rs: 1.1 M Approval Date: 2023-11-09 Completion Date: 2025-03-17
Funding Agency: The Pulitzer Center’s
Ducted Wind Turbines for Urban Areas (FSP-24-02/PH-1) 2024
Ammar Mushtaq
Majid Ali
Salma Sherbaz
Abeera Ayaz Ansari
Project Status: Approved_inprocess Rs: 1.0 M Approval Date: 2024-06-03 Completion Date: N/A
Funding Agency: NUST
Reclamation of Industrial Wastewater Using Novel Aeration- Free Oxygenic Photogranulation (OPG) Technology for bioenergy prospective 2022
Abeera Ayaz Ansari
Asif Hussain
Project Status: Completed Rs: 1.0 M Approval Date: 2022-03-17 Completion Date: 2025-05-29
Funding Agency: NUST
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Research Articles
3
Conference Proceedings
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Books
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Book Chapters
18
Editorial Activities
Assessment of salt-induced performance decline in floating photovoltaics in marine environments: Experimental analysis of electrical degradation, design and techno-economic implications 2026
SY
Syed Asad Ali Rizvi
AB
Abdul Kashif Janjua (National Skills University Islamabad)
Abeera Ayaz Ansari
MU
Muhammad Usman Bin Ahmed
HA
Hamza Ahmad Raza (National University of Technology (NUTECH))
GH
Ghayoor Abbas
Journal: Renewable Energy, Volume:260, Article Number 125189
Impact Factor: 9.100 Citations: 0 Quartile: 1
SDG 7
Photogranule Growth and Cyanobacterial Dominance Correlate with Significant Reductions in Extracellular Polymeric Substances (EPS) and EPS-Bound Iron 2025
AH
Ahmed S Abouhend (University of Massachusetts)
Abeera Ayaz Ansari
JO
Joseph G. Gikonyo (University of Massachusetts)
CH
Chul Park (University of Massachusetts)
Journal: ACS Environmental Science and Technology Water, Pages 1-9
Impact Factor: 4.300 Citations: 0 Quartile: 1
SDG 6
Current and future implications of bitcoin mining on energy and climate change 2024
MU
Muhammad Yousaf Bukhari
Abeera Ayaz Ansari
Muhammad Yousif
Muhammad Hassan
US
Usama Hassan
Journal: MRS Energy and Sustainability , Pages: 14
Impact Factor: 3.300 Citations: 5 Quartile: 3
SDG 7 SDG 13
Physical abrasion method using submerged spike balls to remove algal biofilm from photobioreactors 2017
Asif Hussain
AZ
Azra Nawar (-)
NA
Naveed Akbar (-)
Abeera Ayaz Ansari
M
Muneeb Qayyum (-)
EH
Ehsan Ali (University of Agriculture Faisalabad)
Journal: BMC Research Notes, Volume 10, Issue 1, Article Number 666
Impact Factor: - Citations: 8 Quartile: N/A
Wastewater treatment by local microalgae strains for CO2 sequestration and biofuel production 2017
Abeera Ayaz Ansari
Asif Hussain
AZ
Azra Nawar (-)
MU
Muneeb Qayyum (-)
EH
Ehsan Ali (-)
Journal: Applied Water Science, Volume 7, Issue 7, Pages 4151-4158
Impact Factor: N/A Citations: 60 Quartile: N/A
Photogranulation in a Hydrostatic Environment Occurs with Limitation of Iron 2021
Abeera Ayaz Ansari
AR
Arfa A. Ansari (University of Massachusetts )
AH
Ahmed S. Abouhend (University of Massachusetts)
JO
Joseph G. Gikonyo (University of Massachusetts)
CH
Chul Park (University of Massachusetts)
Journal: Environmental Science and Technology (ES&T), Volume 55(15), Pages 10672-10683
Impact Factor: 11.357 Citations: 17 Quartile: 1
Hydrodynamic granulation of oxygenic photogranules 2021
JO
Joseph G. Gikonyo (University of Massachusetts Amherst )
Abeera Ayaz Ansari
AH
Ahmed S. Abouhend (University of Massachusetts Amherst )
JO
John E. Tobiason (University of Massachusetts Amherst )
CH
Chul Park (University of Massachusetts Amherst )
Journal: Environmental Science: Water Research & Technology, Volume 7, Pages 427-440
Impact Factor: 5.819 Citations: 30 Quartile: 1
Investigating the impact of oxygenic photo granules (OPGs) structure on wastewater treatment and bioenergy generation 2025
KI
Kinza Rizwan
AL
Ali Raza
Abeera Ayaz Ansari
Asif Hussain
GH
Ghayoor Abbas
IS
Israf Ud Din (Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University)
BI
Bilal Alam Khan (Pak-Austria Fachhochschule Institute of Applied Sciences and Technology)
UM
Umair Yaqub Qazi (Benedict College Columbia)
Journal: Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, Volume 13, Issue 3, Article Number 116838
Impact Factor: 7.400 Citations: 0 Quartile: 1
SDG 6 SDG 7 SDG 13
The Coupled Effect of Light and Iron on the Photogranulation Phenomenon 2023
Abeera Ayaz Ansari
AR
Arfa Ayaz Ansari (University of Massachusetts)
JO
Joseph G. Gikonyo (University of Massachusetts)
AH
Ahmed S. Abouhend (University of Massachusetts)
CH
Chul Park (University of Massachusetts)
Journal: Environmental Science and Technology (ES&T), Volume 57, No. 24, Pages 9086-9095
Impact Factor: 11.4 Citations: 5 Quartile: 1
SDG 6
Development of Cost-Effective Fertilizer-Based Media for the Microalgae Cultivation Aimed at Effective Biomass Production 2020
MU
Muneeb Qayyum (-)
Asif Hussain
Salman Raza Naqvi
HA
Haider Ejaz (-)
AZ
Azra Nawar (-)
Abeera Ayaz Ansari
Journal: NUST Journal of Engineering Sciences, Volume 13, No. 2, Pages 45-51
Impact Factor: 0 Citations: 0 Quartile: N/A
Investigating the characterisation, kinetic mechanism, and thermodynamic behaviour of coal-biomass blends in co-pyrolysis process 2022
HA
Hamad Gohar
Asif Hussain
Abeera Ayaz Ansari
Salman Raza Naqvi
Rabia Liaquat
Muhammad Hassan
KH
Khalil Hasni (Lasbella University of Agriculture)
UM
Umair Yaqoob Qazi (University of Hafr Al Batin)
IM
Imtiaz Ali (King Abdulaziz University)
Journal: Process Safety and Environmental Protection, Volume 163, Pages 645-658
Impact Factor: 6.158 Citations: 55 Quartile: 1
SDG 7 SDG 13
Thermokinetics synergistic effects on co-pyrolysis of coal and rice husk blends for bioenergy production 2022
MA
Maham Tauseef
Abeera Ayaz Ansari
Asif Hussain
Salman Raza Naqvi
Rabia Liaquat
WI
William Nimmo (University of Sheffield)
SY
Syed Sheraz Daood (University of the Punjab)
Journal: Fuel, Volume 318, Article Number 123685
Impact Factor: 6.609 Citations: 51 Quartile: 1
SDG 7 SDG 13
Growth Progression of Oxygenic Photogranules and Its Impact on Bioactivity for Aeration-Free Wastewater Treatment 2020
AH
Ahmed S. Abouhend (University of Massachusetts Amherst)
KI
Kim Milferstedt (University of Montpellier)
J
Jérôme Hamelin (University of Montpellier)
CA
Caitlyn S. Butler (University of Massachusetts Amherst)
BL
Blanca Carbajal Gonzalez (Mount Holyoke College)
CH
Chul Park (University of Massachusetts Amherst)
Abeera Ayaz Ansari
Journal: Environmental Science and Technology (ES&T), Volume 54(1), Pages 486-496
Impact Factor: 9.028 Citations: 83 Quartile: 1
Environmental Impact Assessments of the Renewable Energy Technologies Adaptation 2022
AB
Abdul Basit
Muhammad Hassan
SA
Saira Kamwal
Mustafa Anwar
Syed Ali Abbas Kazmi
Abeera Ayaz Ansari
Journal: Pakistan Journal of Engineering and Technology, Volume 5, Number 2, Pages 100-103
Impact Factor: N/A Citations: 0 Quartile: N/A
SDG 7 SDG 11 SDG 13
Performance prediction of sludge volume index of oxygenic photogranule based wastewater treatment system using machine learning algorithms 2024
SI
Sidra Yasin
Abeera Ayaz Ansari
AB
Abdul Kashif Janjua
JO
Joseph Gitau Gikonyo (University of Massachusetts)
GH
Ghayoor Abbas
Journal: Journal of Water Process Engineering, Volume 66, Article Number 106064
Impact Factor: 6.300 Citations: 1 Quartile: 1
SDG 6
The fate and dynamics of iron during the transformation of activated sludge into oxygenic photogranules (OPGs) under hydrodynamic batch conditions for environmental applications 2022
Abeera Ayaz Ansari
AR
Arfa Ayaz Ansari (University of Massachusetts)
Asif Hussain
GI
Gitau J. Gikonyo (University of Massachusetts)
AH
Ahmed S. Abouhend (University of Massachusetts)
CH
Chul Park (University of Massachusetts)
Journal: Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, Volume 10, Issue 4, Article Number 108190
Impact Factor: 7.968 Citations: 6 Quartile: 1
SDG 6
Fermentation of Sugarcane Molasses Using Zymomonas Mobilis for Enhanced Bioethanol Production 2018
Asif Hussain
SA
Sabrina Mohidin Yahya (Universiti Teknologi Malaysia)
AZ
Azra Nawar (-)
Abeera Ayaz Ansari
MU
Muneeb Qayyum (-)
Journal: Journal of Advanced Research in Applied Sciences and Engineering Technology, Volume 11, Issue 1, Pages 31-38
Impact Factor: - Citations: 0 Quartile: N/A
Comparative study of bioethanol production from sugarcane molasses by using Zymomonas mobilis and Saccharomyces cerevisiae 2015
AS
Asif Hussain Khoja (-)
EH
Ehsan Ali (-)
KA
Kashaf Zafar (Balochistan University of Information Technology)
Abeera Ayaz Ansari
A
Azra Nawar (-)
MU
Muneeb Qayyum (-)
Journal: African Journal of Biotechnology, Volume 14, Issue 31, Pages 2455-2462
Impact Factor: N/A Citations: 0 Quartile: N/A
Effects of seeding density on photogranulation and the start-up of the oxygenic photogranule process for aeration-free wastewater treatment 2019
Abeera Ayaz Ansari
AH
Ahmed S. Abouhend (University of Massachusetts)
CH
Chul Park (University of Massachusetts)
AH
Ahmed S. Abouhend (University of Massachusetts)
CH
Chul Park (University of Massachusetts)
Journal: Algal Research, Volume 40, Article No.101495
Impact Factor: 4.008 Citations: 40 Quartile: 1
Parametric analysis and prototype development of smog-free tower for sustainable urban environment 2025
MU
Muhammad Hamza
Sana Yaqub
Majid Ali
Mustafa Anwar
Abeera Ayaz Ansari
Qazi Shahzad Ali
AW
Awais Bokhari (COMSATS University Islamabad)
MU
Muhammad Murtaza (Pakistan Science Foundation)
Journal: Separation and Purification Technology, Volume 362, Part 2, Article Number 131776
Impact Factor: 8.100 Citations: 0 Quartile: 1
SDG 9 SDG 11 SDG 13
Plastic recycling via catalytic pyrolysis for energy generation
AL
Ali Raza
Asif Hussain
Abeera Ayaz Ansari
WA
Waqar ul Habib Khan
DR
Dr Salman Raza Naqvi (Karlstad University)
KI
Kinza Rizwan
GH
Ghayoor Abbas
Conference: 24th EEEIC International Conference on Environment and Electrical Engineering
Citations: N/A
Socio-economic impacts of micro hydro power (MHP) electrification on the rural community of Pakistan: a case study of 150 kw MHP plant at village Lalkoo (Swat)
BI
Bilal Ayaz Khan
Abeera Ayaz Ansari
Muhammad Yousif
Conference: 5th International Conference on Sustainable Energy Technologies (ICSET 2023)
Citations: N/A
Bioethanol Production from sugarcane Molasses by using Zymomonas mobilis
Asif Hussain
Abeera Ayaz Ansari
AZ
Azra Nawar (-)
HA
Hamza Ehsan (-)
EH
Ehsan Ali (-)
Conference: 3rd International Conference on Energy, Environment & Sustainable Development (EESD2014)
Citations: N/A
Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering 2026
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Bioresource Technology 2024
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Bioresource Technology 2023
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Environmental Science & Technology 2023
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Bioresource Technology 2023
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SEC Training for Professionals on “Commercial Scale Biogas Plants” 2021
Abeera Ayaz Ansari
Submission Date: 05-Aug-2021 Completion Date: 27-Aug-2021
Partner: SAARC Energy Center
AARDO-IIT Delhi online training program on "Clean Energy Solutions and Waste Management for Sustainable Development" 2021
Abeera Ayaz Ansari
Submission Date: 31-May-2021 Completion Date: 18-Jun-2021
Partner: AARDO and IIT Delhi
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