Projects

Funded research projects and student Final Year Design Projects

Funded Research Projects

Prof. Dr. Saeeda Nadir Ali has successfully completed five HEC and non-HEC funded projects (2019, 2023, and 2024) and currently serves as Principal Investigator of NRPU-HEC research projects, in collaboration with national and international researchers, worth PKR 10+ million.

Ongoing 2023

Batch Extraction and Characterization of Sugarcane Wax from Sugar Industry Surplus: Application as an Edible Coating

Funding Agency: HEC-NRPU

Amount: PKR 10.272 M

Duration: 3 Years

Ongoing 2023

Preparation and Characterization of Sugarcane-Wax-Based Edible Coatings to Enhance Post-Harvest Quality of Fruits and Vegetables (PhD Scholar Grant)

Funding Agency: NED UET

Amount: PKR 1.0 M

Duration: 2 Years

Completed 2022

Production of Highly Valuable Sugarcane Wax – A Way Forward to Sugarcane By-Product Based Industry

Funding Agency: Sindh HEC

Amount: PKR 3.115 M

Duration: 2 Years

Completed 2022

Extraction and Characterization of Sugarcane Wax from Sugar Industry Surplus: Application as an Edible Coating

Funding Agency: HEC-PERIDOT

Amount: PKR 2.200 M

Duration: 2 Years

Completed 2024

Assessing the Chemical Composition of Molasses: Technique for Physical and Chemical Characterization

Funding Agency: Dewan Sugar Mill

Amount: In-Kind Collaboration

Duration: 1 Year

Completed 2022

Molasses Composition Determination

Funding Agency: Dewan Sugar Mill

Amount: In-Kind Collaboration

Duration: 1 Year

Completed 2016

Spectrophotometric Studies of Drugs and Pesticides Charge Transfer Complexes

Funding Agency: SRGP-HEC

Amount: PKR 0.31 M

Duration: 1 Year

Final Year Design Projects (Undergraduate Supervision)

2025–26 Batch 2022
Development of Eco-Friendly Edible Coatings from Sugar Industry By-Products for Quality Preservation of Fruits/Vegetables
Ongoing
2025–26 Batch 2022
Synthesis of Biodegradable Films for Packaging
Ongoing
2025–26 Batch 2022
Synthesis of Charge Transfer Complexes of Antiviral Drug
Ongoing
2024–25 Batch 2021
Assessing the Chemical Composition of Molasses: Technique for Physical and Chemical Characterization
Completed
2024–25 Batch 2021
Preparation and Characterization of Edible Films/Coating
Completed
2024–25 Batch 2021
Synthesis and Spectrophotometric Characterization of Mirogabalin Charge Transfer Complexes
Completed
2023–24 Batch 2020
Impact of Sugarcane Wax Based Edible Coating on Post-Harvest Quality of Fresh Fruits/Vegetables
Completed
2023–24 Batch 2020
Exploring the Use of Sugarcane Wax in Cosmetics: An Experimental Study
Completed
2022–23 Batch 2019
Characterization of Molasses Chemical Composition
Completed
2022–23 Batch 2019
Synthesis & Characterization of Wax-Based Nanoparticles
Completed
2022–23 Batch 2019
Wax-Based Edible Coating Preparation
Completed
2021–22 Batch 2018
Development of Edible Coating Using Wax Extracted from Press Mud and Its Application on Fruits & Vegetables for Quality Assessment
Completed
2021–22 Batch 2018
Production of Highly Potential Standardized Herbal Extract of Adhatoda vasica
Completed
2020–21 Batch 2017–18
Application of Organic Wax Obtained from Sugar Industry Waste
Completed
2019–20 Batch 2016–17
Extraction, Purification and Characterization of Organic Wax from Sugarcane Peels and Bagasse
Completed
2018–19 Batch 2015–16
Statistical Experimental Design for Robustness Testing for Simultaneous Determination of Anti-Cardiac with Anti-Viral Drugs by Liquid Chromatography
Completed
2017–18 Batch 2014–15
Extraction and Purification of Organic Wax from Press Mud Produced by Sugar Industries
Completed
2016–17 Batch 2013–14
Purification and Characterization of Biosurfactant
Completed