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Arun Kumar Srivastava

Arun Kumar Srivastava

Arun Kumar Srivastava
Arun Kumar Srivastava
Associate Professor
Centre/School/Special Centre
School of Environmental Sciences
Room No
321/302
Off. Phone
011-26738706
Residence
09868088440
Email
a_srivastava@mail.jnu.ac.in , srivastava02@hotmail.com
Personal Webpage
http://www.jnu.ac.in/Faculty/aksrivastava/cv.pdf
Qualifications
  • Ph. D. (Environmental Science) – SES, JNU, New Delhi
  • M. Phil. (Environmental Science) – SES, JNU, New Delhi
  • M. Sc. (Applied Geology) – University of Allahabad, Allahabad
  • B. Sc. (Physics, Math, Chemistry) – Purvanchal University, Jaunpur
Areas of Interest/Specialization

Chemistry and microphysics of size segregated aerosols, Optical properties of aerosol, Bioaerosols, Source identification of urban aerosols, Indoor air pollution, Radiative forcing due to aerosols, Health and climate implication due to air pollution.

Experience
  • School of Environmental Science (SES), JNU, New Delhi
  • Institute for Methodologies in Environmental Analysis (IMAA), Council for National Research (CNR), Tito Scalo, Potenza, Italy
  • Department of Environmental Science and Energy Research (ESER), Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel.
  • Centre for Atmospheric Science, IIT Delhi, New Delhi

Adjunct Faculty:

  • Associated faculty at Atal Bihari Vajpayee School of Management and Entrepreneurship, JNU, New Delhi.
  • Concurrent faculty at Special Centre for E-Learning, JNU, New Delhi.
  • Adjunct faculty at the School of Engineering (SoE), JNU, New Delhi
Awards & Honours
  1. Global Initiative for Academic Network (GIAN) under UGC-MHRD scheme.
  2. Young Scientist Project under DST’s Fast Track Scheme in Earth and Atmospheric Sciences.
  3. National Level Eligibility Test of Council and Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) in Earth Sciences.
International Collaboration/Consultancy

Final report of UGC project Name "Characterization of Bioaerosols in different size ranges over Delhi"

Member:

  1. Air and Waste management Association (AWMA), United States
  2. Indian Aerosol Science and Technology Association, BARC, Mumbai, India.
  3. Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) sectional committee on Air Purifiers and Air Pollution Standards CHD35.

Desk Editor: Journal of Atmospheric and Earth Sciences
Guest Editor: Frontiers in Environmental Sciences

Projects:

  1. Assessment of Mycotoxins, Endotoxins and Microbial VOCs levels in the Ambient Environment of Delhi, UPoE, UGC, New Delhi (2018-2021).
  2. Characterization of Bio-Aerosols in Different Size Ranges  over Delhi, University Grant Commission, New Delhi, India (2013-2017)
  3. Application of Aerosol Optical Depths (ground and satellite   based) for the estimation of size segregated Suspended   Particulate Matters (SPM) in Delhi, University Grant Commission, New Delhi, India (2008-2011).
  4. Physical and Chemical Characterization of Aerosols over Delhi in Different Size Ranges, Department of Science and Technology, New Delhi, India (2005-2008)

 

Workshops and Symposia Organised:

  1. Organised GIAN (Global Initiatives of Academic Networks) course on “A hybrid approach to develop time space resolved estimates of air quality” during 18-22 June 2018 at SES, JNU, with Dr. Naresh Kumar, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Florida.
  2. Successfully organised one day National Conference (NEISS-22) in SES, JNU, New Delhi on 22nd April 2022

 

Best Peer Reviewed Publications
  1. Arun Srivastava, Swati Tyagi, Characterization of size segregated fungal bioaerosols in and around a Sugar Mill of Western Uttar Pradesh, India, Aerobiologia (under revision) (2023).
  2. Arun Srivastava, Richa Verma, Dudun Mehta, Characterization of bioaerosols in and around a landfill site in Delhi, Aerobiologia, 37, 585–596 (2021).
  3. Arun Srivastava, COVID-19 and air pollution and meteorology-an intricate relationship: A review, Chemosphere 263, 128297 (2021).
  4. Akash Kumar Singh, Naba Hazarika, Ujjwal Kumar, Arun Srivastava, Assessment of size distribution of aerosols at indoor environments in Delhi, India, Urban Climate, 37, 100819 (2020).
  5. Akash Kumar Singh, Arun Srivastava, Seasonal Trends of Organic and Elemental Carbon in PM1 Measured Over an Industrial Area of Delhi, India, Aerosols Science and Engineering (2021), https://doi.org/10.1007/s41810-020-00088-w.
  6. Akash Kumar Singh, Arun Srivastava, Seasonal Variation of Carbonaceous Species in PM1 Measured Over Residential Area of Delhi, India, SN Applied Sciences, 2, 1998, (2020).
  7. Akash Kumar Singh, Arun Srivastava, The Impact of Fireworks Emissions on Air Quality in Delhi, India, Environmental Claims Journal, 32 (4), 289-309 (2020).
  8. Sunita Maharia, Arun Srivastava, Seasonal effects in Endotoxin concentration at different sections of a Sewage Treatment Plant, Delhi, Aerobiologia, 36, 449–458 (2020).
  9. Dudun Mehta, Naba Hazarika, Arun Srivastava, Diurnal variation of BTEX at road-traffic intersection points in Delhi, India: Source, ozone formation potential and health risk assessment, Environmental Science & Pollution Research, 27, 11093–11104 (2020).
  10. Naba Hazarika, Arunangshu Das, Vikas Kamal, Khalid Anwar, Arun Srivastava, V. K. Jain, Particle phase PAHs in the atmosphere of Delhi-NCR: With spatial distribution, source characterisation and risk approximation, Atmospheric Environment, 200, 329–342 (2019).
Recent Peer Reviewed Journals/Books

Reviewer for Journals:  
Journal of Hazardous Materials, Indoor Air, Aerosol and Air Quality Research, Science of Total Environment, Atmospheric Research, Environmental Science and Technology, Aerobiologia, Journal of Environmental Management, Environmental Analytical Chemistry, Chemosphere, Atmospheric Environment, Transportation Research, Journal of Human and Ecological Risk Assessment, World Applied Science Journal, African Journal of Biotechnology, National Academy of Science Letter, Nature Communication etc.

Reviewer for Book:
1.    McGraw Hill Publishing Company
2.    Pearson Books Pvt. Ltd.

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Initially, established as a Centre for Chinese and Japanese Studies, it subsequently grew to include Korean Studies as well. At present there are eight faculty members in the Centre. Several distinguished faculty who have now retired include the late Prof. Gargi Dutt, Prof. P.A.N. Murthy, Prof. G.P. Deshpande, Dr. Nranarayan Das, Prof. R.R. Krishnan and Prof. K.V. Kesavan. Besides, Dr. Madhu Bhalla served at the Centre in Chinese Studies Programme during 1994-2006. In addition, Ms. Kamlesh Jain and Dr. M. M. Kunju served the Centre as the Documentation Officers in Chinese and Japanese Studies respectively.

The academic curriculum covers both modern and contemporary facets of East Asia as each scholar specializes in an area of his/her interest in the region. The integrated course involves two semesters of classes at the M. Phil programme and a dissertation for the M. Phil and a thesis for Ph. D programme respectively. The central objective is to impart an interdisciplinary knowledge and understanding of history, foreign policy, government and politics, society and culture and political economy of the respective areas. Students can explore new and emerging themes such as East Asian regionalism, the evolving East Asian Community, the rise of China, resurgence of Japan and the prospects for reunification of the Korean peninsula. Additionally, the Centre lays great emphasis on the building of language skills. The background of scholars includes mostly from the social science disciplines; History, Political Science, Economics, Sociology, International Relations and language.

Several students of the centre have been recipients of prestigious research fellowships awarded by Japan Foundation, Mombusho (Ministry of Education, Government of Japan), Saburo Okita Memorial Fellowship, Nippon Foundation, Korea Foundation, Nehru Memorial Fellowship, and Fellowship from the Chinese and Taiwanese Governments. Besides, students from Japan receive fellowship from the Indian Council of Cultural Relations.