Tentative Program

Day 1: 13 March 2023
(All times are in Indian Standard Time, IST)

08:30-09:00    Registration
09:00-10:10    Inaugural Function
10:10-10:50    High Tea 

Session-1: Gaseous Molecules to Nanoparticles, Chairs: Dr. Vijay Soni and Dr. Antti-P Hyvärinen            
11:00-11:30    Prof. Markku Kulmala (Online)     Keynote - Atmospheric new particle formation: From molecular clustering to global climate and air quality
11:35-11:55    Dr. Anand Srinivasan                    Invited - Aerosol dynamics: Modelling of particle metrics and applications to air pollution studies
12:00-12:20    Dr. Thaseem Thajudeen               Invited - Fractal aggregates: Formation to characterization
12:25-12:45    Dr. M Venkat Ratnam                   Invited - Evidence of new particle formation in the UTLS region: Initial results from BATAL campaigns
12:45-13:55    Lunch

Session-2: Chemical Nature of Nanoparticles, Chair: Prof. S.N. Tripathi                   
14:00-14:30    Prof. Roy Harrison (Online)         Keynote - Origins and associated chemical composition of nanoparticles
14:35-14:55    Prof. Claudia Mohr (Online)         Invited - Field studies of particle composition and growth using advanced mass spectrometric techniques
15:00-15:20    Dr. Lubna Dada (Online)              Invited -  ​Simulating new particle formation in the 26.1 m3 CLOUD chamber
15:25-15:45    Dr. Joonas Vanhanen (Online)     Invited  - Using AIRMODUS A11 nCNC to measure atmospheric new particle formation
15:45-16:00    Tea

Session-3: New Particle Formation and Growth,  Chair: Dr. M. Venkat Ratnam                  
16:00-16:30    Prof. S.N. Tripathi                         Keynote - Rapid nocturnal growth of nanoparticles in Delhi
16:35-16:55    Prof. Sachin Gunthe                     Invited - Reduction in pollution results in another pollution: Role and importance of nanoparticles
17:00-17:20    Prof. Vijay Kanawade                   Invited - Overview of atmospheric new particle formation studies in India
17:20-19:00    Poster Session and evaluation     Students and Jury

19:30-23:30    Gala Dinner - @Sheraton Hyderabad Hotel


Day 2: 14 March 2023
(All times are in Indian Standard Time, IST)

Session-4: Chemical Transformation of Aerosols, Chair: Dr. G. Pandithurai                       
09:15-09:45    Dr. Manish Shrivastava (Online)   Keynote - Recent advances in understanding secondary organic aerosols: Implications for climate forcing
09:50-10:10    Dr. Andrew Lambe (Online)          Invited - Measurements of secondary organic aerosols using an oxidation flow reactor
10:15-10:35    Prof. Neeraj Rastogi                     Invited - Oxidative potential of atmospheric aerosols over India
10:40-11:00    Dr. Saumya Singh                        Invited - Atmospheric ammonia measurements: Sources, processes and its impact on air quality
11:00-11:20    Tea 

Session-5:  Aerosol-Cloud-Radiation Interactions, Chair: Prof. Sagnik Dey                      
11:20-11:50    Dr. G. Pandithurai                         Keynote - Aerosol-cloud-precipitation interactions: An uncertain component of the climate system.
11:55-12:15    Prof. Chandan Sarangi                 Invited - Aerosol-cloud-temperature relations over India 
12:20-12:40   Dr. Antti-P Hyvarinen                     Invited - Long term observations at the sub-Arctic site Pallas: Indications for aerosol-cloud-climate trends
12:45-13:00   Best 3 poster lightning talk            Students
13:00-14:00   Lunch

Session-6:  Aerosol-Climate, Chair: Prof. Chandan Sarangi                     
14:00-14:20    Dr. Sachchidanand Singh             Invited - Aerosol radiative forcing and its implications for climate
14:25-14:45    Dr. Vijayakumar S. Nair                Invited -  Aerosol effects on the hydrological cycle over the Himalayas
14:50-15:10    Dr. Ramakrishna Ramisetty          Invited - Measurement techniques for nanoparticles and air quality studies
15:15-15:30    Tea

Session-7: Air Quality-Health, Chair: Dr. Rakesh K. Hooda                      
15:35-15:55    Prof. Ravindra Khaiwal                 Invited - Air pollution exposure and health risk: From indoor to outdoor
16:00-16:20    Prof. Sagnik Dey                           Invited - Air pollution health impacts: Looking beyond PM mass
16:25-16:45    Prof. Santu Ghosh                        Invited - Air pollution and health effects: Evidence from India

Session-8: Closing Session
16:50-17:15   Outcomes and the way forward
17:15-17:20   Best posters prize distribution 
17:20-17:30   Remarks by Prof. Ghanashyam Krishna M., Director, IoE 
17:30-17:40   Vote of Thanks