Dr. Muhammad Riaz works as a Professor of Environmental Science at Government College University Faisalabad. He earned a PhD in Environmental Science in 2011 from the University of York, United Kingdom, and he received postdoctoral training at the University of Adelaide, Australia; WSL/ETH/UZH, Switzerland; and Radboud University, Nijmegen, Netherlands. His research interests include soil biogeochemistry; CNP cycling in natural, semi-natural, and managed ecosystems; biochar for soil quality and C sequestration in agroecosystems; soil organic matter dynamics in arid and semiarid agriculture; soil quality and health indicators; organic waste cycling and recycling; nutrient and water use efficiencies in agriculture; and the effects of pollutants, including toxic metals, on soil biological functions. An author of more than 70 peer-reviewed publications and 15 book chapters, he serves as a reviewer for a number of peer-reviewed journals and is an affiliated member of various professional societies, including the British Society of Soil Science, Institute of Professional Soil Scientists, ASA/CSSA/SSSA, American Society of Microbiology, and Soil Science Society of Pakistan.