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Gurjar B. R.

 
   
 

Gurjar, B. R.

 
 
Associate Professor
bholafce@iitr.ernet.in
Ph No: +91 - 1332 - 285881
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Areas of Interest

  • Air/water pollution; Urban transport and the environment; Emissions and air quality in megacities; A, Air/water pollution; Urban transport and the environment; Emissions and air quality in megacities; A

Professional Background

FromToDesignationOrganisation
2009-1965Associate ProfessorIndian Institute of Technology Roorkee
20052009Assistant ProfessorIndian Institute of Technology Roorkee
20022005Research ScientistMax Planck Institute for Chemistry, Mainz, Germany
19962002LecturerNational Institute of Technical Teachers Training and Research, Chandigarh, India
19961996LecturerNorth Eastern Regional Institute of Science & Technology, Nirjuli, India
19921996Junior/Senior Research FellowIndian Institute of Technology Delhi, India
19911991LecturerJ.N.V. University, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India
19881990Site/Civil EngineerConstruction Industry, India

Honors and Awards

AwardInstituteYear
Highly Cited AuthorElsevier Journal Atmospheric Environment2010
START Young Scientist AwardSysTem for Analysis, Research and Training (START), Washington, D.C., U.S.A.2004
Ford Foundation International Fellow ElectFord Foundation USA2001
The Nawab Zain Yar Jung Bahadur Memorial MedalThe Institution of Engineers (India), Kolkata, India1995

Educational Details

DegreeSubjectUniversityYear
Ph.D.Environmental Risk AnalysisI.I.T. Delhi2000
M.E.Environmental EngineeringJ.N.V. University, Jodhpur1992
B.E.Civil EngineeringJ.N.V. University, Jodhpur1987

Administrative Background

FromToDesignationOrganisationLevel
20102012Honorary SecretaryThe Institution of Engineers India Roorkee Local Centre
20062011HeadMax Planck Partner Group for Megacities and Climate Change
20092010Faculty AdvisorCultural Council IIT Roorkee
20062010Executive Committee MemberThe Institution of Engineers India Roorkee Local Centre

Participation in seminars

NamePlaceSponsored ByDate
National Seminar on Cleaner Production TechnologiesNITTTR ChandigarhNITTTR Chandigarh17-11-2009
Workshop on Development of Environmental Pollution Index (EPI) for Industrial Clusters/ AreasIIT DelhiCPCB New Delhi24-10-2009

Memberships

  • International Association for Urban Climate, Columbus, USA, International Representative Committee Member
  • The Institution of Engineers (India), Kolkata, India, Fellow
  • Indian Association for Environmental Management, Nagpur, India, Member
  • Indian Society for Technical Education, New Delhi, India, Member

PHDs Supervised

TopicScholar NameStatus of PHDRegistration Year
Study of Water Quality in River Bank FiltrationA.K. ThakurA1
Modeling of Urban Traffic EmissionsA.S. NagpureO1

Visits to outside institutions

Institute VisitedPurpose of VisitDate
NIES, Tsukuba, JapanScientific Visit15-12-2010
Meisei University, Tokyo, JapanPresentation25-12-2008
UNAM, Mexico City, MexicoLecture10-12-2008
ETH Zurich, SwitzerlandLecture22-05-2006

Courses or Conferences Organised

Conference NameSponsored ByDate
Brainstorming workshop on Urban Air Pollution in IndiaMax Planck Society Germany25-11-2007
All India Seminar on Air Pollution and Health ImpactsCSIR New Delhi23-02-2006

National International Collaboration

TopicOrganisationLevel
Megacities and global changeMax Planck Institute for Chemistry, Mainz, GermanyResearch P

Refreed Journal Papers

Evaluation of Emissions and Air Quality in Megacities
By: Gurjar, B.R., T.M. Butler, M.G. Lawrence, J. Lelieveld
Published in: Atmospheric Environment Vol: 42 (7) (Pg 1593-1606) Date: 2008
Preparation and Validation of Gridded Emission Inventory of Criteria Air Pollutants and Identification of Emission Hotspots for Megacity Delhi
By: Mohan, M., L. Dagar, B.R. Gurjar
Published in: Environmental Monitoring and Assessment Vol: 130 (1-3) (Pg 323-339) Date: 2007
Regional pollution potentials of megacities and other major population centers
By: Lawrence, M. G., T. M. Butler, J. Steinkamp, B. R. Gurjar, J. Lelieveld
Published in: Atmos. Chem. Phys. Vol: 7 (Pg 3969–3987) Date: 2007