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Dr. Jai Prakash

Assistant Professor

PhD (IIT Delhi), Postdoctoral Research (Washington University in St. Louis, USA)

jai.prakash@curaj.ac.in

9818607154

  • Atmospheric aerosol and its impact on climate
  • Sources and atmospheric process of Aerosols
  • Source and Receptor-oriented modeling
  • Low-cost air quality sensors and health exposure

 

 

 

  • 2003-2005: M.Sc. in Physics from NREC college Khurja, CCS University, Meerut, India
  • 2007-2009: M.Tech. in Environmental Science and Engineering, Indian School of Mines, Dhanbad, India [now IIT (ISM) Dhanbad]
  • 2010-2017: Ph.D in Emissions of Aerosol and Gases from On-road Light Duty Vehicles from Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, India

 

 

 

  •  July 2022-Present

Assistant Professor: Department of Atmospheric Science, School of Earth Sciences, Central University of Rajasthan, Bandar Sindri, Dist-Ajmer-305817, Rajasthan, India

  •  April 2021-June 2022

Programme Manager: Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), New Delhi
Clean Air Programme, State Action Plan of Climate Change, Guidance framework on On-road emission monitoring using remote sensing device

  • Feb 2019-March 2021

Visiting Research Scientist: Washington University in St. Louis, USA
Development of low-cost sensor network system and real-time source apportionment of PM 2.5 in Delhi

  • Oct-2017-Jan 2019

Resident Scientist: University of Gothenburg, Sweden

Black carbon and Ozone in rural India and its impact on climate and health

 

 

 

S. No. Authors Title of Article Journal/Conference Details Journal/Conference Publication Year
1 Tariq, M., Prakash, J., et. al. Neglected atmospheric microplastic pollution in South Asia reflects a wider failure Ecological Informatics 73(101949) Journal 2022
2 Prakash, J., et. al. PM sensors as an indicator of overall air quality: Pre-COVID and COVID periods Atmospheric Pollution Research, 13 (11) 101594 Journal 2022
3 Prakash, J., et. al. Characterization of Propane Fueled Flames: A Significant Source of Brown Carbon Atmosphere 13(8),1270 Journal 2022
4 Samiksha, S., Prakash, J., et. al. Characteristics of PM2.5 emitted from the combustion of vehicular fuel and solid biomass: Thermally fractionated carbon, δ13C values, and filter-based light absorption Atmospheric Pollution Research 13(6), 101443. Journal 2022
5 Prakash, J., et. al. Characterization, sources, and atmospheric transformation of few key short-lived climate pollutants (SLCPs) at a rural super-site in the Indo-Gangetic Plains (IGP) of India. Environmental Science-Atmosphere, 2 517-538 Journal 2022
6 Sayanty, R., Prakash, J., et. al. A global perspective of the current state of heavy metal contamination in road dust Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 29, 33230-33251 Journal 2022

Attended

Conferences (Last 5 years)

  1. Oral Presentation: Jai Prakash, Shruti Choudhary, Ramesh Raliya, Tandeep Chadha, Jiaxi Fang, Pratim Biswas. “Low Cost, High Quality Sensors for Measuring Particle Mass and Size Distribution in a Megacity Delhi”. AAAR-2019, 14-18 October 2019, Portland, USA.
  2. Poster Presentation: Ravi Kant Pathak, Harsh Raj Mishra, Bhilok Chand, Jai Prakash, Mattias Hallquist, Gazala Habib, Johan Boman, and Håkan Pleijel. “Temporal Distrubution of Short-Lived Climate Forcers, Atmospheric Processes, and Sources at IGP-CARE in India for Two-year In-situ Measurments”. AAAR-2019, 14-18 October 2019, Portland, USA.
  3. Oral Presentation: Jai Prakash, Prashant Rajput, Tarun Gupta. “Anthropogenic pollutants and ambient air quality in Delhi: Chemical characteristics and source variability”. CIAAS-2019, 22-25 March 2019, IIT Delhi, New Delhi, India.
  4. Oral Presentation: Jai Prakash, Harsh Raj Mishra, Bhilok Chand, Mattias Hallquist, Gazala Habib, Geetam Tiwari, Kalyan Mitra, Veronica Geretti, Jan B. C. Pettersson, Johan Boman, Håkan Pleijel, Ravi Kant Pathak “Complexity of Short-lived Climate Forcers (SLCFs) in Rural India.” Indian Aerosol Science and Technology Association (IASTA-2018), November 27-29, 2019, New Delhi, India.
  5. Oral Presentation: Jai Prakash, Gazala Habib. “Emissions of Particle‐bound Elements from On‐road Vehicle Emission: An Assessment of Potential Health Risk.” Indian Aerosol Science and Technology Association (IASTA-2018), November 27-29, 2019, New Delhi, India.
  6. Poster Presentation: Jai Prakash, Harsh Raj Mishra, Atul Kumar, Bhilok Chand, Mattias Hallquist, Gazala Habib, Geetam Tiwari, Jan B. C. Pettersson, Johan Boman, Håkan Pleijel, Ravi Kant Pathak “Investigation of Concentration Variability, Sources and Atmospheric Transformations of Short-lived Climate Pollutants (SLCPs) at the Rural-site of Indo-Gangetic Plain (IGP), India. International Aerosol Conference (IAC-2018), September 2-7, 2018, St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
  7. Poster Presentation: Jai Prakash, Ganguly, D, Habib, G. “Real World Emission Factors of Fine Aerosol and Carbonaceous Constituents from On-Road Transport in India. International Aerosol Conference (IAC-2018), September 2-7, 2018, St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
  8. Oral Presentation: Gazala Habib, Jai Prakash, Ganguly, D. “The Role of Carbonaceous Aerosol from On-road Transport and its Impact on Climate. International Conference on Aerosol Climate Change Connection (AC3), 25-27 April, 2017, Bose Institute, Darjeeling, India.

 

 

 

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Our group is currently seeking highly motivated PhD students with their own fellowship. Candidates are welcome to contact on email: jai.prakash@curaj.ac.in