The ISE’s Hopke Lecture series will host Dr.Chandra Venkataraman as an invited speaker, who will deliver a speech titled ” Unraveling multi-scale air quality challenges in India: Science, models, and Strategy” on Monday, April 7th at noon in 206 Cheel Barden Rooms.
12:00-12:50 pm
206 Cheel Barben Rooms or Join [ZOOM]
https://clarkson.zoom.us/j/98194031182
About the speaker: Dr. Chandra Venkataraman is a Professor at the Centre for Climate Studies and the Department of Chemical Engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay. She is currently a Visiting Professor at the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of California Berkeley.
Dr. Venkataraman applies her expertise in aerosol science to research at the intersection of technology and emissions, climate science, and air quality. Her research has uncovered fundamental links between pollution particles’ optical and radiative properties and atmospheric processes that lead to monsoon rainfall suppression and heat wave intensification in India. Her work shifts the perspective on air pollution to center on non-urban geographies, informal economy sectors, and the complex interplay between localized and regional pollution sources. She has authored over 150 widely cited publications, a book, and four patents.
Dr. Venkataraman has built academic and research programs to further climate and air quality studies in South Asia. She is the Founding Head of the Centre for Climate Studies, one of the first programs in India. Professor Venkataraman has led multi-institutional research networks on climate and air quality, including the COALESCE network, investigating carbonaceous aerosols’ origin, fate, and climate impacts over India. She participates in policy networks globally, as a member of the Science Advisory Panel of the Climate and Clean Air Coalition of the UNEP and the Global Burden of Disease working group. She has extensively mentored research students and supported the advancement of women in STEM. She is a fellow of the National Academies of Science and Engineering in India, The World Academy of Sciences, and a recipient of the IIT Delhi Distinguished Alumni Award, 2024, a Fulbright-Nehru Fellowship, the Vikram Sarabhai Award, and teaching and research excellence awards at IIT Bombay.
About the Hopke Lecture series:The Hopke Lecture is supported by the Philip K. and Eleanor F. Hopke Endowment for the Institute for a Sustainable Environment (ISE). Philip and Eleanor Hopke have been contributors to the Clarkson community since 1989. The goal of the Hopke Lecture series is to continue Dr. Hopke’s tradition of making significant technical contributions to air quality, aerosol science, and atmospheric chemistry, as well as use scientific and technical knowledge to guide public policy decisions at the highest levels of government. In honor of Professor Hopke’s work, the annual Hopke Lecture features distinguished researchers who have significantly contributed to our understanding of the environment and have used this scientific understanding to guide policy. The Hopke Lecture series intends to stimulate interest in environmental research and motivate the participation of scientists in public policy.