Prof. Sachin S. Gunthe

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Prof. Sachin S. Gunthe

Civil Engineering

About

Prof. Sachin S. Gunthe - in the capacity as Professor and former Head of Max Planck Partner group on bioaerosol research at IIT Madras, I am involved in teaching diverse courses in the field of Environmental Engineering, and Earth System Science and Climate Change at undergraduate and graduate levels. I also lead a research group of approximately 20 PhD students, Master Students, Project Staff, and Post-Doctoral Fellow investigating the problems, which are at the forefront of the Earth System Science mainly focusing on Aerosol – Biosphere – Climate interaction, and aerosol impacts on human and ecosystem health in Indian distinct climate in Anthropocene.


Earned Degrees

  • Ph.D. in Physics with specialization in Atmospheric Physics and Chemistry, and Meteorology., 2006 Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, Pune, India, Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology ( IITM)
  • M.S., 2001 University of Pune, Pune, Ganeshkhind Rd, Ganeshkhind, Pune, Maharashtra

Research Interests

  • Aerosol Biosphere Climate Interaction
  • Aerosol hygroscopicity and CCN activation
  • Aerosol chemistry and visibility over India
  • Aerosol monsoon interaction
  • Bioaerosol diversity and ecosystem health impact over India
  • Atmospheric chemistry climate modeling

Awards and Honours

  • Head of Max Planck Partner Group on Bioaerosol Research, Head of Max Planck Partner GroupIndia and Germany, 2013
  • Fulbright-Nehru Academic and Professional Excellence Fellowship, Fulbright FellowHarvard University, MA, USA, 2016
  • Co-Editor, Journal of Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, Co-EditorGermany, 2015
  • Co-Editor, Journal of Atmospheric Chemistry, Co-EditorGermany, 2020

Publications

  • Ojha N., Sharma A., Kumar M., Girach I., Ansari T.U., Sharma S.K., Singh N., Pozzer A., and Gunthe S.S. (2020). “On the widespread enhancement in fine particulate matter across the Indo-Gangetic Plain towards winter.“ Scientific Reports, 10
  • Yadav S., Gettu N., Swain B., Kumari K., Ojha N., and Gunthe S.S. (2020). “Bioaerosol impact on crop health over India due to emerging fungal diseases (EFDs): an important missing link.“ Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 27
  • Sharma A., Ojha N., Ansari T.U., Sharma S.K., Pozzer A., and Gunthe S.S. (2020). “Effects of Dry Deposition on Surface Ozone over South Asia Inferred from a Regional Chemical Transport Model.“ ACS Earth and Space Chemistry, 4
  • Sharma A., Ojha N., Pozzer A., Beig G., and Gunthe S.S. (2019). “Revisiting the crop yield loss in India attributable to ozone.“ Atmospheric Environment: X, 1
  • Liu P., Song M., Zhao T., Gunthe S.S., Ham S., He Y., Qin Y.M., Gong Z., Amorim J.C., Bertram A.K., and Martin S.T. (2018). “Resolving the mechanisms of hygroscopic growth and cloud condensation nuclei activity for organic particulate matter.“ Nature Communications, 9

The research activities of the Centre have been oriented towards achieving fundamental understanding of the various atmospheric and climatic processes which have immense relevance to society.

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