Department of Geography

Ms Saria Batool

Amna Afzal
Ms Saria Batool

Visiting Lecturer
Department of Geography
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Experience

1. Working as a Visiting Lecturer on the project of Covid-19 in LAHORE COLLEGE FOR WOMEN UNIVERSITY
Responsibilities as visiting faculty: Teaching Geomorphology, Human Geography and Map Work to BS. September 2022-Present


2. Worked as a Research Assistant in UNIVERSITY OF THE PUNJAB, DEPARTMENT OF GEOGRAPHY. January 2022-June 2022


3. Worked as a subject specialist for Geography in DHA Senior School for Girls
November 2020-July 2021


4. Worked as a subject specialist for Geography & Pakistan Studies at LAHORE LYCEUM SCHOOL (Main Branch). May 2018-September 2019


5. Worked as Researcher at ARFA SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGY PARK in Plan 9 Incubator, PITB Project on “Drone Technology”.
March 2018-September 2018


6. Internship at PAKISTAN METROLOGICAL DEPARTMENT LAHORE.
July 2017-August 2017


7. Worked as a subject specialist (Geography & Pakistan Studies) at ALLIED SCHOOL SYSTEM (A Project of Punjab Group of College Lahore)
August 2017-Feburary 2018


8. Worked as a teacher at THE LYCEUM SCHOOL (part time)

Honor and Awards

 

Nil

Conferences and Workshops attended NIL

  • Assisted as a working committee in managing three days 28th International SPELT Conference October 19-21, 2012.

  • Attended three days 16th ALL PAKISTAN GEOGRAPHICAL CONFERENCE, organized by Department of Geography, University of the Punjab, Lahore in collaboration with Lahore Women University, Lahore. 11th-13th March, 2021.

  • Attended Webinar entitled “The Drone GIS: A New Window of Geographical Research” arranged in the context of GIS DAY 2021 organized by Punjab University Geographical Society, Department of Geography, University of the Punjab, Lahore 3rd November 2021.
  • Attended Webinar entitled “Land Resource Assessment Using Remote Sensing” arranged in the context of GIS DAY 2021 organized by Punjab University Geographical Society, Department of Geography, University of the Punjab, Lahore 4th November 2021.

  • Attended Webinar entitled ““Socio-Environment Engagement: A GIS Perspective”” arranged in the context of GIS DAY 2021 organized by Punjab University Geographical Society, Department of Geography, University of the Punjab, Lahore 8th November 2021.

  • Attended and Participated in TEDxLCWU Countdown International Conference 2021, A Global Dialogue on Climate Change on December 2, 2021.

  • Attended 1st International Pak-Turk Symposium entitled “Geographical and Historical Linkages between Turkey and Pakistan”: Past, Present and Future Prospects held on 3-4 June, 2022. Jointly organized by the Department of Geography, University of the Punjab, Pakistan and the Department of Geography, Karabuk University, Turkey.

  • Attended the Training course of three days on Remote Sensing applications using “GOOGLE EARTH ENGINE” Course Level: Basic to Intermediate Organized by PUGS (Punjab University Geographical Society) Department of Geography, University of the Punjab, Lahore 24-26 June, 2022.

Undergraduate Students; Honor Students Graduate Students Postdocs

Nil

 

Service Activity

Nil

Brief Statement of Research Interest

Primarily I am very much interested in the studies of Medical Geography i.e Covid-19 Mapping I recently worked on the Role of Geoinformatics in confronting Covid-19 critical surge care capacity in Lahore.

Further my future interests in the Field of Research are as follow:

  • Disease Mapping and Prediction Studies
  • GIS and RS Techniques in Geography
  • Geoinformatics
  • Drone Technology

Publications

  • Nil

Research Grants and Contracts.

NIL

Other Research or Creative Accomplishments

  • Microsoft Word, Excel, Power point, Adobe Photoshop
  • SPSS
  • Google Earth Pro
  • Earth Explorer
  • Google Earth Engine
  • Command on GIS and RS software’s (i.e. ArcMap10.8, MAP Viewer, ERDAS IMAGINE)
  • Report Writing and Communication
  • Presentation Preparation and Delivery
  • Research Writing
  • Literature Reviewing

Selected Professional Presentations

NIL