Completed B.Sc. Agriculture (Hons. in Soil Science) in 2012, M.Sc. Soil Science in 2014 and Ph.D. Soil Science in 2018 from Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana. Currently posted as Assistant Professor (Soil Science) in the Department of Soil Science, PAU, Ludhiana. Worked on soil carbon and nitrogen pools in cropping and agroforestry systems in Masters and on Transformations and remediation of heavy metals in soil-crop continuum . Also, working as Co-PI in the project on detailed Soil Survey and Mapping of Some Selected Districts (Ludhiana, Moga, Tarn Taran and Fatehgarh Sahib) of Punjab at scale of 1:10,000 under the National Soil Mapping Project, Government of India.

Professional Accomplishment:

Selected Research Publications

1. Shehnaz and Singh B (2014) Changes in available nutrients along a chronosequence of poplar (Populus deltoides Bartr.) plantations in alluvial soils of Punjab. Indian Journal of Agroforestry 16 (2): 60-67.
2. Shehnaz, Singh B and Sikka R (2015) Soil organic carbon and nitrogen pools in a chronosequence of poplar (Populus deltoides) plantations in alluvial soils of Punjab, India. Agroforestry Systems 89: 1049–1063.
3. Shehnaz, Singh B and Sikka R (2015) Changes in some physico-chemical characteristics of soils following poplar based agroforestry. Agricultural Research Journal 52 (3): 19-22.
4. Shehnaz, Sikka R and Singh D (2019) Nickel transformations in soil as influenced by amendments and soil moisture regimes with reference to ageing effect. Agricultural Research Journal 56 (4): 662-668.
5. Shehnaz, Sikka R and Singh D (2021) Influence of soil moisture regimes, amendments and ageing on nickel availability in soils. Journal of the Indian Society of Soil Science 69 (2): 210-215.
6. Shehnaz and R Sikka (2022) Residual bioavailability of nickel in nickel spiked sandy loam soil: impact on swede rape (Brassica napus L.) growth and uptake of micronutrients. Agricultural Research Journal 59 (4): 669-676.

Ongoing  Projects:

• Studies on the performance of some nutrient additives on productivity of different cropping systems and on soil health” and on oilseed and pulses nutrition.

Awards/Honor/Distinctions:

1. 1. Awarded University Merit Fellowship during M.Sc. Awarded Dr. N. S. Randhawa Gold medal for M.Sc. (Soil Science)- 2014.
   2. DST-INSPIRE fellowship holder during Ph.D. Awarded Commendation certificate from Indian Society of Soil Science for Ph.D. dissertation.