Prof. R. Ravi Krishna

Earned Degrees

• Ph.D. (Chemical Engineering) , 2000 Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, U.S.A.

Professional Experiences

• 2013 – present : Associate Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, IIT Madras Chennai India

Research Areas

• Multimedia Contaminant Fate and Transport
• Bioaerosols
• Aerosol transport in urban areas
• Photocatalytic treatment of waste

Publications

• Gopalakrishnan, S., Arigela, R., Thyagarajan, S. and Raghunathan, R., 2022. Comparison and evaluation of enumeration methods for measurement of fungal spore emission. Journal of Aerosol Science, 165, p.106033.
• Krishnamoorthy, Sarayu, Akila Muthalagu, Hema Priyamvada, Shruthi Akkal, Aswathy E. Valsan, Ravikrishna Raghunathan, Vijay P. Kanawade, and Sachin S. Gunthe. "On distinguishing the natural and human-induced sources of airborne pathogenic viable bioaerosols: characteristic assessment using advanced molecular analysis." SN Applied Sciences 2, no. 7 (2020): 1-16.
• Gopalakrishnan, S., Arigela, R., Gupta, S. K., & Raghunathan, R. (2019). Dynamic response of passive release of fungal spores from exposure to air. Journal of Aerosol Science, 133, 37-48.
• Priyamvada, H., Priyanka, C., Singh, R. K., Akila, M., Ravikrishna, R., & Gunthe, S. S. (2018). Assessment of PM and bioaerosols at diverse indoor environments in a southern tropical Indian region. Building and Environment, 137, 215-225.
• Akila, M., Priyamvada, H., Ravikrishna, R., & Gunthe, S. S. (2018). Characterization of bacterial diversity and ice-nucleating ability during different monsoon seasons over a southern tropical Indian region. Atmospheric Environment, 191, 387-394.
• Gopalakrishnan, Saranya, Arun K. Devassikutty, Merit Mathew, Dhanesh Ayyappan, Swaminathan Thiagarajan, and Ravikrishna Raghunathan. "Passive release of fungal spores from synthetic solid waste surfaces." Aerosol and Air Quality Research 16, no. 6 (2016): 1441-1451.