UCP ORIC’s visit to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), strengthened the institutional linkages, led by Pro-Rector Dr. Hammad Naveed and ORIC’s Director, Prof. Dr. Muhammad Akhyar Farrukh, including Dr. Faisal Toosy, Dr. Muhammad Kamran Saleem, Dr. Jalil Asghar Mirza, Dr. Muhammad Pervaiz, Dr. Muhammad Riaz, Dr. Nadeem Ullah, and Dr. Nimra Afzal. From EPA Punjab, Director General Mr. Imran Hamid Sheikh, Dr. Nusrat Naz, EIA’s Deputy Director, Mr. Imran Meo, and Mr. Nouman Younis discussed the information on environmental monitoring systems, laboratory operations, EIA mechanisms, data management, and policy development. Pro-Rector Dr. Hammad Naveed highlighted the academia-regulator collaboration as well as UCP’s strengths in nanotechnology-based environmental solutions, such as wastewater treatment systems, real-time air pollution monitoring, and advanced environmental data analytics.
