CURRICULUM VITAE

SANDEEP MADHWAL, Ph.D.

Air Pollution Research

Phone: +91-783*******/ 987******* Email: adh149@r.postjobfree.com SUMMARY

Accomplished Air pollution research professional with proven experience in managing and coordinating multi-disciplinary projects focusing on air pollution and allied disciplines: health, safety and environment; meteorology; microbiology; exposure risk assessment.

Strong technical literacy in air quality monitoring instrumentation, data analysis/ data visualization, documentation, and report writing

Excellent oral and written communication skills with ability to make effective presentations and collaborations

WORK EXPERIENCE

Junior Research Fellow October 2016 – January 2017 Doon University, Dehradun

Project: Assessment of Black carbon in atmospheric aerosols of Dehradun and Mussoorie region Part - time Assistant Professor Environmental Studies August 2017 – December 2017 Uttaranchal University, Dehradun

Junior Research Fellow June 2012 – July 2014

University of Petroleum and Energy Studies, Dehradun Project: Assessment of health, safety and environmental problems in the industries of Uttarakhand PROJECT GRANT

Our team project at Doon University titled Ecological approach for decreasing human exposure towards air pollution in Dehradun city (worked as Project coordinator and Lab analyst) was awarded grant aid by PVR Nest (a CSR wing of PVR Ltd.) under the program “Eco Grants – incubating youth ideas.”

AWARDS AND MEMBERSHIP

Young Scientist Award in 9

th

Uttarakhand State Science and Technology Congress organized

(2014 -2015) by Uttarakhand State Council of Science and Technology, Dehradun

Member of The Aerosol Society United Kingdom https://aerosol-soc.com/

EDUCATION

PhD (Thesis submitted) Environmental Science Doon University, Dehradun 2014 - Present Thesis title: Study of Bioaerosol load in the ambient air of Dehradun city, Uttarakhand

Post Graduate Diploma Health, Safety and Environment NIFS, Annamalai University 2014

Master of Science Biotechnology S.B.S(PG)I HNB Garhwal University, Uttarakhand 2012

Bachelor of Science Biotechnology P.D.B.H (PG) College HNB Garhwal University, Uttarakhand 2010

WORK PROFILE

Professional Skills

Project planning, and Project management for interdisciplinary disciplines of Air quality research including air pollution, microbiology, and environmental health risk assessment

Conducted research on spatio-temporal distribution, source apportionment, transport pathway, and health risk assessment of air pollutants: Bioaerosols, PM and Black carbon

Long term air quality monitoring campaigns, field and literature survey for primary and secondary data collection

Conducted environmental investigation for product/ process based emissions, and recommendation of control measures in different industries (automobile, textile, paper and pulp, and pharmaceutical)

Technical Skills

Source apportionment techniques: Emission Inventory, Receptor models (CMB/PCA/EF), air mass back trajectory modeling (HYSPLIT), Concentrated weight trajectory analysis

Worked on data reanalysis system (ECMWF, NCEP/NCAR),

Exposure health risk modeling techniques (Multiple path particle deposition model - MPPD, Respirable Deposition Dose – RDD, Inhalable Particle Count- IPN and Excess Cancer Risk)

Statistical data analysis, data curation, visualization, mapping, research paper writing, and presentation tools (SPSS, ORIGIN, Microsoft Word, Power Point, Excel, Outlook and GIS).

User level experience in air quality monitoring instrumemts: High Volume samplers, Stack Air monitoring kit, Andersen cascade samplers, Aethalometer, Optical Particle Sizer, CAAQMS for NOx, SO2, O

3, and PM, and analytical instruments: ICP OES, AAS and UV Spectrophotometer

Chemical characterization (trace element analysis) and microbiological (bioaerosols) characterization of air samples.

Soft Skills

Coordinated and participated in seminars, workshops, conferences and stakeholder meetings for reviewing project progress.

Resource management skills as was involved in mobilization of funds for the procurement of project requirements (both goods and services) and preparing layouts and UC of budget

Liaison with different organizations (Scientists, Researchers, instrument providing companies, chemical/ glassware suppliers and vendors)

Conducted interviews and surveys of officials and personnel engaged in environmental services.

Conducted health awareness sessions towards airborne pollutants among slum dwellers residing in close vicinity of an open landfill site in Dehradun RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS

Madhwal, S., Prabhu, V., Sundriyal, S. et al. Ambient bioaerosol distribution and associated health risks at a high traffic density junction at Dehradun city, India. Environ Monit Assess 192, 196 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-020-8158-9 (IF: 1.90, Springer)

Madhwal, S., Prabhu, V., Sundriyal, S., & Shridhar, V. (2019). Distribution, characterization and health risk assessment of size fractionated bioaerosols at an open landfill site in Dehradun, India. Atmospheric Pollution Research, (October), 0–1. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apr.2019.10.002

(IF: 3.52, Elsevier)

Prabhu, V., Soni, A., Madhwal, S., Gupta, A., Sundriyal, S., Shridhar, V., et al. (2020). Black carbon and biomass burning associated high pollution episodes observed at Doon valley in the foothills of the Himalayas. Atmospheric Research.

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosres.2020.105001 (IF: 4.67, Elsevier)

Prabhu, V., Prakash, J., Soni, A., Madhwal, S., & Shridhar, V. (2019). Atmospheric aerosols and inhalable particle number count during Diwali in Dehradun. City and Environment Interactions, (xxxx), 100006. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cacint.2019.100006 (Elsevier)

Prabhu, V., Gupta, S. K., Madhwal, S., & Shridhar, V. (2019). Exposure to Atmospheric Particulates and Associated Respirable Deposition Dose to Street Vendors at the Residential and Commercial Sites in Dehradun City. Safety and Health at Work, (xxxx). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.shaw.2019.01.005 (IF: 1.94, Elsevier)

Sundriyal S, Shridhar V, Madhwal S, et al. (2018) Impacts of tourism development on the physical environment of Mussoorie, a hill station in the lower Himalayan range of India. Journal of Mountain Science 15(10). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11629-017-4786-0 (IF: 1.55, Springer) PRESENTATIONS IN CONFERENCES

Madhwal, S., Shridhar, V. (2018). Concentration and size segregated distribution of fungal bioaerosols in an open landfill site in Dehradun, India. Conference of Indian Aerosol Science and Technology Association (IASTA), Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi

Madhwal, S., Shridhar, V. (2018). Comparative assessment of fungal bioaerosols from two different sites in Dehradun, India. National conference on Recent Advances in Environmental Sciences (NCRAES-2018), Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi

Madhwal, S., Shridhar, V. (2017). Temporal distribution of culturable airborne bacteria at an Inter state Bus Terminal in Dehradun, India. International seminar on Himalayan challenge: towards interdisplinary dialogues for sustainability and development”, Sridev Suman Uttarakhand University

Madhwal, S., Shridhar, V., Saini, A. (2018). The bioaerosol variation pattern in three different occupational sites in Dehradun, India. 12

th

Uttarakhand State Science and Technology Congress. Uttarakhand State Council of Science and Technology, Dehradun.

Madhwal, S., Siddiqui. N.A., Sharma, M., Srivastava, A (2014). Assessment of the Air quality status of a paper and pulp industry – a case study. 9 th

Uttarakhand State Science and Technology

Congress. Uttarakhand State Council of Science and Technology, Dehradun. TRAINING COURSES AND WORKSHOPS

Participated in 2 weeks Special Training course on Atmospheric Remote Sensing for Weather and Climate conducted by conducted by Indian Institute of Remote Sensing, Dehradun

Hands on training in AERMOD modeling system for Atmospheric dispersion of pollutants conducted by Envitrans consultancy Services, New Delhi

Completed online course on Geoweb services and Geoportal applications conducted by Indian Institute of Remote Sensing, Dehradun

Completed course on Basics of Remote sensing, Geographical Information system and global navigation satellite system conducted by Indian Institute of Remote Sensing, Dehradun

Participated in workshop on Modern Analytical Techniques in Environment Science organized by Doon University, Dehradun

Participated in an online training on Air Quality Management by Dr. Dipankar Saha, Former Additional Director (Scientist -E), CPCB, Delhi, India PERSONAL DETAILS

Date of Birth : February 22, 1988

Languages known : Hindi, English, Nepali, Garhwali Permanent Address : Near Prag Milk Dairy, Manpur, Kotdwara, Uttarakhand REFERENCE

Professor V.K. Jain

Vice Chancellor

Tezpur University, Tezpur,

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Professor Ashutosh Mohanty

Professor and Director

Disaster Management and Climate change

Shoolini University, H.P.

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Dr. Philippa Douglas

Senior Environment Public Health Scientist

Public Health England,

Air quality and Public Health, U.K.

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