- PhD Awarded in 2017, School of Environmental Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. Thesis title ‘Characterization of Biological material and Organic compounds associated with the ambient aerosols in the foothills of Western Himalaya’.
- Master of Science: 2008-2010 Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India.
- Bachelor of Science: 2004-2007, WRS Govt College, Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla.
Teaching Experience 4.5 Years
Research Experience 4.5 Years
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Assistant Professor in Department of Environmental Science and Technology, Central University of Punjab: 17th February 2020 - Present.
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Assistant Professor in Central University of Jammu, Jammu from 17th July 2018 – 23rd May 2019.
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Assistant Professor in Dayalbagh Educational Institute, Agra from 8th Feb 2017- 16th July 2018.
- Air pollution and atmospheric chemistry
- Atmospheric aerosols
- Biological Aerosols
My research interests pertain to air pollution, major air pollution sources, and composition analysis. Atmospheric aerosol particulate matter comprises a variety of inorganic and organic components arising from various natural and anthropogenic sources. The fate of these components in the atmosphere is diverse; I) they directly impact human health causing more than 8 million death globally, ii) their role in local meteorology and environment is significant, iii) various composition components impact the atmospheric processes, iv) impacts on agriculture, climate change and so on. My current research interest is on
- PM concentration temporal variation and composition analysis
- Characterization of inorganic and organic aerosol fraction
- Identification of source tracers for PM source apportionments
- Molecular analysis of organic aerosols from combustion and plant sources
- Source apportionments of PM using receptor models
- Understanding the impact on local events, winter smog, and fog, stubble burning issues on air quality and health
- Characterization of bioaerosols or air biological material.
Research Seed Money Grant - Long-term investigation of ambient air particulate matter composition and its major contributing sources round the year in a remote environment of Bathinda
DST SERB Project Grant, Project titled "Investigation of temporal distribution of carbonaceous aerosols and their contributing sources using molecular source tracers and source apportionment models", (3 Years, 2023-26) INR 39.78 Lakhs.
- CSIR-JRF CSIR 2011-2012
- UGC-JRF UGC 2010
- GATE Qualified 2010
- Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Fellowship in intermediate
Research Publications
Kumar, A., Attri, A.K., Characterization of fungal spores in the ambient particulate matter: A study from the Himalayan region. Atmospheric Environment (2016) 142, 182-193.doi:10.1016/j. atmosenv.2016.07.049.
Kumar, A., Attri, A.K. Biomass Combustion a Dominant Source of Carbonaceous Aerosols in the Ambient Environment of Western Himalayas. Aerosol Air Qual Res (2016) 16, 519-529. DOI: 10.4209/aaqr.2015.05.0284.
Kumar, A., Attri, A.K., Correlating respiratory disease incidences with corresponding trends in ambient particulate matter and relative humidity, Atmospheric Pollution Research (2016), 7, 858-864. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apr.2016.05.005.
Kaushal, D., Kumar, A., Yadav, S., Tandon, A., Attri, A.K., Wintertime carbonaceous aerosols over Dhauladhar region of North-Western Himalayas. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, (2018) Volume 25, Issue 8, pp 8044-8056. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-017-1060-5.
Yadav S., Kumar A., Air Pollution: Types, Sources and Health Implications, (2019) Nova Science Publishers, USA.
M. Sc. Projected supervised 09
1. Sushant V. - Ambient air pollutants variability and role of meteorological variables over northern India.
2. Pradeep K. - Crop residue burning a major source of air pollution: emission trends in Punjab and control measures.
3. Mahesh T M - Indoor air pollution: an overview of India.
4. Praveen B K - Effects of fine particulate air pollution on neurodegenerative diseases.
M. Sc. Projected ongoing 05
M.Phil. 0
Ph.D. 0
Conferences
Participated in National Symposium on Current challenge in Plant Sciences: Gene to Ecosystem, at Banaras Hindu University, on March 24-25, 2009. (National)
Participation/Volunteer in International Symposium on Phycological Research, at Banaras Hindu University, on February 25-27, 2010. (International)
Participated in National Seminar on Nuclear energy in national Development, on 24 March 2010. (National)
Ajay Kumar, Ankit Tandon, and Arun K. Attri. Poster presented on ‘Leaf reflectance variation due to Particulate matter deposition and implications on leaf biological activity in National Seminar of Environmental Pollution and Mitigation Strategies in March 2012. (National)
Ajay Kumar, Arun K. Attri. ‘Temporal Profile of PM10 associated carbon fraction in the foothills of Western Himalayas with reference to region’s meteorology’ Oral Presentation in national conference on Implication of Climate change on Himalayan Environment in March 2014 (National).
Ajay Kumar, Arun K. Attri. Biomass Combustion a Dominant Source of carbonaceous Aerosols in the Ambient Environment of Western Himalayas. Special Issue on Aerosol & Air Pollution. BiogeochemEnvis vol.21(1), 2015-16.
Participated in International Virtual Akhand Conference happened on the 7th and 8th of January 2021 at the Central University of Punjab, Bathinda.
Workshops
Aerosol Properties: Health, Regional, Air quality and climate in IIT Delhi from 1st April-5th April 2011
UGC-NRCBS 15 days winter school on ‘Recent Trends in Applied Ecology’ in Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai from Aug 25th – 8th Sept 2011.
Workshop on Data Analysis using SPSS in Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, May 2014.
Winter School on Atmospheric Aerosol Physics, Measurements, and Sampling Techniques’ from 16th-19th February 2016 in IIT, Madras.
A regular visitor of the webinar series of Current protocols for chromatography and mass spectrometry and Spectroscopynow.com from wiley.com.
Attended a six-day “Science Leadership Workshop” organized by the Central University of Punjab, Bathinda, India from June 22-28, 2020.
Completed a 4-week “Online Training Programme" for Faculty in higher Educational Institutions held from 26th June 2020 to 24th July 2020 under the MHRD- sponsored organized by Ramanujan College, University of Delhi.
Completed a 2-Week online Course on "MANAGING ONLINE CLASSES AND CO-CREATING MOOCS 3.0" from July 25 - August 10, 2020.
Completed 4-Week Induction/Orientation Programme for “Faculty in Universities/Colleges/Institutes of Higher Education” from 19 June - 18 July, 2021 under Teaching Learning Centre, Ramanujan College, the University of Delhi under the aegis of MINISTRY OF EDUCATION PANDIT MADAN MOHAN MALVIYA NATIONAL MISSION ON TEACHERS AND TEACHING.
Advanced training sessions on Patenting Strategies and Patent search exercises for inventions in Chemical and Environmental Sciences by Department of Chemistry and the Department of Environmental Science and Technology.
Google Scholar: 111
Scopus: 81
Web of Science: 81