Research

ACADEMIC/RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

  • Collaborated research with a Doctoral student in Yale University.
  • Entrusted as “Master” Teaching Assistant and substitute teacher in Civil Engineering Department, University of Toledo, OH from Jan’10 to monitor undergraduates. Responsibilities also include working on research grant project. Mentoring a PhD student for designing his research.
  • Delegated as Graduate Research Assistant in Civil Engineering Department, University of Toledo, OH from June’07-Dec’09. Responsibilities include working on research and grant project.
  • Commended as an Investigator of MIOH grant and Teaching Assistant in Civil Engineering Department, University of Toledo, OH from June’07. Responsibilities include working on research and grant project and Teaching assistant.
  • Executed the responsibilities of Graduate Research Associate in Environmental & Occupational Health Department, College of Public Health, University of South Florida, FL from Aug’06-Dec’06 to manage a research project.
  • Consigned as Research Assistant in Civil & Environmental Engineering Department, Clarkson University, NY from Jun’05-June’06.
  • Taught as Guest Faculty of M.E. (Env. Eng.) Course in Civil Eng. & Applied Mechanics Dep’t from Feb’05-Apr’05 in Shri G. S. Institute of Technology & Science, Indore.
  • Accompanied as Guest Faculty from Aug’04-Jan’05 in Govt. Polytechnic College, Sanawad.
  • Contracted as Guest Faculty of M.E. (Env. Engg.) Course in Civil Engg & Applied Mechanics Deptt from Sep’04-Oct’04 in Shri G. S. Institute of Technology & Science, Indore.
  • Trusted as Project Associate & Supervisor of Weather Monitoring Station in IIT, Kanpur on Ambient Exposure Assessment of Fine Particulate & PAHs, an Indo-Norway Project from Apr’02-Jul’03. Prepared Standard Operating Procedures of Sampling & Analysis of PAHs, metals & ions etc. in fine particulates in Ambient & Indoor Air in consultation with Norwegian Scientists. Lung Function Tests were also carried out. Set up an Air Pollution Laboratory (State-of-Art). Managed 4 monitoring sites. Organized Workshop on Air Pollution Exposure Assessment & Health Effects (Research work quoted in Time magazine http://www.time.com/time/asia/2006/environment/kanpur.html).

RESEARCH/ PROJECT WORK DETAILS

  • Viability of the resilience framework for climate change in a complex world in collaboration with Yale University.
  • Successfully setup particulate matter conditioning facility in APRG laboratory in the University of Toledo.
  • Provided successful consultancy for peanut slurry waste utilization experiment to the PMV Nutrient Products Pvt Ltd., Gurgaon (HR), India.
  • Life cycle assessment of an Engineering building in University of Toledo (Work published).
  • Alternative fuel impact on the emission from urban buses, University of Toledo, Toledo, Ohio, USA (Work published).
  • Mercury deposition in Tampa Bay area, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, USA.
  • Door Positioning Effect on Transport of Airborne Pollutants in a Two-Room Building and also worked on Nano particle penetration in the building envelope, Clarkson University, Potsdam, USA; work acknowledged in “Effect of interior door position on room-to-room differences in residential pollutant concentrations after short-term releases” by A. Ferro, N. Klepeis, W.R. Ott, W.W. Nazaroff, L.M. Hildemann, P. Switzer, Atmospheric Environment, 43, 2009, 706?C714.
  • Exposure assessment of fine particulates and source identification through finger printing technique of Ministry of Environment and Forest, India in IIT, Kanpur.
  • Air Pollution and its Health Impacts in IIT, Kanpur (Work mentioned in TIME, 2006).
  • PAH in Ambient Air in IIT, Kanpur.
  • Development of Air Quality Index and Its Application in Data Interpretation, Forecasting of Air Quality Index for Public Information of Ministry of Environment and forest in IIT, Kanpur.
  • Effect of air pollution on peak expiratory flow rate variability in IIT, Kanpur.
  • Principles & application of IR & Raman Spectroscopy.

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