Mumtaz Tunio

Analytical Chemist with extensive experience managing chemical testing, environmental monitoring, and laboratory QA/QC frameworks for projects funded by elite international donors (UNIDO, EU, USAID) and national agencies. Highly skilled in optimizing sample preparation workflows (SPE, LPE, Microwave Digestion) and operating advanced analytical instrumentation (GC-MS, LC-MS/MS, TOC, Spectrophotometry) to validate datasets. Co-author of two peer-reviewed scientific publications with recognized field leadership capabilities.

LAB CHEMIST / RESEARCH ASSISTANT - USPCAS-W, MUET, Jamshoro - Jamshoro

Project: Piloting and Up-scaling of Safe Drinking Water in Rural Sindh (UNIDO Funded – PAIDAR)

• Led the analytical testing and chemical screening framework for a baseline study across 5 vulnerable districts (Thatta, Sujawal, Badin, Tharparkar, Larkana), covering 70+ communities.
• Standardized and executed testing protocols for physical, chemical, and microbiological water matrices to ensure international safety compliance.
• Spearheaded precise quantification of trace toxic heavy metals (Pb, Se, Cu, Zn, Co, Ni) and co-managed microbiological assays (E. coli, Total Coliform).

FIELD & LABORATORY COORDINATOR - USPCAS-W, MUET, Jamshoro - Jamshoro

Project: Soil Survey, Analysis, and Mapping Integrated Waterlogging & Salinity (World Bank Funded)

• Conducted physical and chemical characterization of groundwater and canal water samples to assess irrigation water usability.
• Quantified major ions (Ca, Mg, Na, Carbonates, Bicarbonates) alongside physical parameters (pH, TDS, EC) for regional mapping.
• Calculated Sodium Adsorption Ratio (SAR) metrics to map water compatibility and mitigate agricultural soil degradation.

MS SCHOLAR & RESEARCH LEAD - USPCAS-W, MUET, Jamshoro - Jamshoro

Project: Conserving Indus River Water Quality through Source Tracking & Circular Economy (HEC Funded)

• Executed river-basin chemical monitoring campaigns across major national barrages (Punjnad, Ravi, Chenab, Chasma, Kotri) and 17 wastewater channels.
• Optimized advanced extraction matrices (SPE, LPE, Microwave Digestion) to isolate low-concentration analytes from sewage.
• Developed GC-MS methods to detect emerging organic contaminants, pharmaceutical residues, and agricultural residues.

LAB CHEMIST - USPCAS-W, MUET, Jamshoro - Jamshoro

Project: Small Dams Impact Assessment (Sindh Resilience Project – Government of Sindh)

• Served as lead chemist conducting chemical profiling for a strategic small dam construction site in Dadu, validating 180+ samples.

LABORATORY ANALYST - USPCAS-W, MUET, Jamshoro - Jamshoro

Project: Water Governance for Sindh (WGS) (USAID Funded)

• Evaluated waste infrastructure, generated reproducible baseline data on seasonal variations, and integrated socio-environmental datasets.

M.Sc. - Water Sanitation & Health Sciences (WASH) - USPCAS-W, MUET, Jamshoro

B.Sc. - Analytical Chemistry - University of Sindh, Jamshoro (2022)