Education:

• Ph.D., Environmental Science & Engineering — China Agricultural University, Beijing, China, 2021 (Received with distinction)
• M.Sc., Environmental Science & Engineering — Shenyang University, Shenyang, China, 2017 (Received with distinction) 
• B.Sc., Soil Science — PMAS Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi, Pakistan, 2014

Research Interests:

• Environmental Nanotechnology
• Nano-enabled Sustainable Agriculture
• Nanosafety & (Nano)ecotoxicology
• Emerging Contaminants in Soil-Plant Systems
• Plant–Nanomaterial Interactions, Uptake & Bioaccumulation
• Soil Pollution Remediation
• Earthworm mediated processes

Recent Publications:

• Nadeem, M., Adeel, M., et al. (2026). Earthworms with low dose n-MoS₂ improve soybean yield and quality by reconfiguring rhizosphere chemistry and strengthening nitrogen fixation. Physiologia Plantarum, 178, e70988. https://doi.org/10.1111/ppl.70988
• Shakoor, N., Adeel, M., et al. (2026). Coupled metabolomics and digital pathology to elucidate mechanistic pathways in earthworm (Eisenia fetida) exposed to environmentally relevant lithium. Applied Soil Ecology, 225, 107184. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsoil.2026.107184
• Feng, J., Adeel, M. & Rui, Y. Advancing nano-enabled Agriculture from Precision Application To Environmental Risk and Sustainability Assessment. Curr Pollution Rep12, 5 (2026). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40726-026-00397-7
• Zhou, P., Jiang, Y., Adeel, M., et al. (2023). Nickel oxide nanoparticles improve soybean yield and enhance nitrogen assimilation. Environmental Science & Technology, 57, 7547–7558. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.3c00959
• Shakoor, N., Adeel, M., et al. (2023). Environment-relevant concentrations of lithium influence soybean development via metabolic reprogramming. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 441, 129898. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2022.129898