CoordinatesDepartment of Energy, Environmental and Chemical Engineering
Washington University in St. Louis
One Brookings Drive, Campus Box 1180
St. Louis, MO 63130-4899
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Educational
and Research Interests Teaching and research interests include aerosol science and engineering; nanoparticle technology; energy and environmental nanotechnology, environmentally benign energy production, air quality engineering; combustion; materials processing for environmental technologies, environmentally benign processing, and the thermal sciences.
Education| 1985 | Ph.D. | California Institute of Technology |
| 1981 | M.S. | University of California, Los Angeles |
| 1980 | B.Tech. | Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay |
Professional
Experience| 2011 - current | The Lucy and Stanley Lopata Professor Chair, Department of Energy, Environmental and Chemical Engineering Director, McDonnell Academy Global Energy and Environmental Partnership (MAGEEP) |
| 2006 - 2011 | The Stifel and Quinette Jens Professor Chair, Department of Energy, Environmental and Chemical Engineering Director, McDonnell Academy Global Energy and Environmental Partnership (MAGEEP) |
| 2000 - 2006 | The Stifel and Quinette Jens Professor Director, Environmental Engr. Washington University in St. Louis |
| 1993 - 2000 | Professor, University of Cincinnati |
| 1995 - 1998 | Director, Environmental Engineering and Science Div. University of Cincinnati |
| 1989 - 1993 | Associate Professor, University of Cincinnati |
| 1985 - 1989 | Assistant Professor, University of Cincinnati |
| 1981 - 1985 | Graduate Asst., California Institute of Technology |
| 1980 - 1981 | Graduate Asst., University of California, Los Angeles |
| 1979 | Trainee Engineer, Voltas India Inc. (Summer) |
Additional Positions Held | 2018-2022 | President, International Aerosol Research Assembly |
| 2017 | Co-Founder, SmArT LLC |
| 2016-current | Assistant Vice Chancellor, International Programs, Washington University in St. Louis |
| 2015 -2019 | Editor-in-Chief, J of Aerosol Science |
| 2015 | Co-Founder, Applied Particle Technologies (APT) |
| 2014-2018 | Vice President, International Aerosol Research Assembly |
| 2010 - 2014 | Advisor, MoEF Government of India, Global Advisory Network Group on Environmental Sciences (GANGES) |
| 2009 - 2011 | Director, Environmental Division, American Institute of Chemical Engineers |
| 2009 - current | Editorial Board, Nanotoxicology |
| 2007-2008 | Member, National Academies Committee to Review Federal Strategy for Safety of Nanotechnology |
| 2006 - current | Director, MAGEEP; Ambassador, Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay |
| 2006 - 2007 | President, American Association for Aerosol Research |
| 2005-2006 | Vice President, American Association for Aerosol Research |
| 1998 - 2002 | Associate Editor, Aerosol Science and Technology |
| 1998 - 2000 | Chair, Critical Review Committee, AWMA |
| 1998- 2008 | Member, Critical Review Committee, AWMA |
| 1998 - 2000 | Board of Directors, AAAR, Executive Committee (Treasurer) |
| 1996 | Conference Chair, 15th Annual Meeting of AAAR, Orlando, Florida |
| 1995 - 1998 | Director, Environmental Engineering and Science Div.; University of Cincinnati |
| 1994 | Visiting Scientist, National Institute of Standards and Technology |
Selected Honors | 2019 | Member, National Academy of Engineering |
| 2018 | Fuchs Memorial Award Highest Honor for Aerosol Researchers Internationally |
| 2017 | Association for Environmental Engineering Science Professors (AEESP) Elected Fellow |
| 2015 | Lawrence K. Cecil Award, AIChE, Environmental Engineering Division |
| 2014 | International Aerosol Research Assembly (IARA) Fellow Award |
| 2013 | David Sinclair Award, American Association for Aerosol Research, Portland, Oregon |
| 2012 | Distinguished Faculty Award, Washington University in St. Louis |
| 2011 | Distinguished Alumni Award, Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay |
| 2010 | Distinguished Service Award, IIT Bombay (Other links) |
| 2010 | Plenary Lecture, 28th Annual Meeting of the AAAR |
| 2009 | Elected Fellow, American Association for Aerosol Research |
| 2003 | Elected Fellow of the Academy of Science, St. Louis |
| 1994 | Neil Wandmacher, College of Engineering, Univ. of Cincinnati Teaching Award |
| 1994 | Distinguished Young Engineer, City of Greater Cincinnati, Awarded by the Engineers and Scientists of Cincinnati. |
| 1991 | Kenneth Whitby Award, Awarded by the American Association for Aerosol Research |
AAQRL Student Awards
and Honors
| 2019 | Yang Wang, Best PhD Dissertation, GAeF, European Aerosol Society |
| 2017 | Yi Jiang, Best Doctoral Thesis Award, American Association of Environmental Engineering Science Professors |
| 2011 | Chris Hogan, S.K. Friedlander Award, Best Doctoral Dissertation, American Association for Aerosol Research |
| 2010 | Elijah Thimsen, Best Doctoral Thesis Award, American Association for Environmental Engineering Science Professors |
| 2010 | Elijah Thimsen, Doctoral Dissertation Award, 1st Place, Air and Waste Management Association |
| 2009 | Jingkun Jiang, Doctoral Dissertation Award, 2nd Place, Air and Waste Management Association |
| 2009 | Woo Jin An, Doctoral Scholarship Award, Air and Waste Management Association |
| 2005 | Achariya Suriyawong and Rafael McDonald, Best Student Chapter Award, Air and Waste Management Association |
| 2004 | Rafael McDonald, Best Poster Award, Air and Waste Management Association Annual Conference |
| 2004 | Pramod Kulkarni, Best Doctoral Thesis Award, American Association of Environmental Engineering Science Professors |
| 2004 | Rafael McDonald, Air and Waste Management Association Scholarship, 1st Place |
Classes That I Teach1) Aerosol
Science and Technology,
EECE 504 1) Advanced Topics in Aerosol Science,
EECE 592 (alternate (even) years)
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