Aerosol Research Group




Principal Investigator
 

 

Deepika Bhattu
Associate Professor (Aug, 2023-Present), Department of Civil and Infrastructure Engineering, IIT Jodhpur
Assistant Professor (Jan, 2020-July, 2023), Department of Civil and Infrastructure Engineering, IIT Jodhpur
Postdoctoral Fellow (2016-2019), Laboratory of Atmospheric Chemistry, Paul Scherrer Institut, Switzerland
Ph.D.(2010-2016), Civil Engineering (Environmental Engineering), Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India
M.Tech.(2008-2010), Energy and Environmental Engineering, Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India
B.Tech.(2004-2008), Biotechnology, University Institute of Engineering and Technology, Kurukshetra University, Haryana, India

 
Current Ph.D. Students:
 

 

Ashish Gupta (P21CI003)
B.Tech. (Civil Engineering): National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar, 2017
B.Tech. Project: Soil investigation and Building design of Mega Girls hostel, NIT Jalandhar
Thesis topic: Understanding the link between light absorption and physicochemical properties of carbonaceous aerosols
Email: gupta.90@iitj.ac.in
 

 

Anuj Srivastava (P23CI0002)
M.Sc. (Atmospheric Sciences): National Institute of Technology, Rourkela, 2023
M.Sc. Project: Raindrop size distribution characteristics of pre-monsoon precipitation observed over Rourkela, India
Thesis topic: TBD
Email: p23ci0002@iitj.ac.in
 
Current M.Tech.-Ph.D. Students:
 

 

Saurabh (D22CI052)
B.Tech. (Civil Engineering): National Institute of Technology, Patna, 2018
B.Tech. Project: Determination of Groutability of Granular Soil Using a Statistical Learning Algorithm
Thesis topic: PM source apportionment using offline and online techniques
Email: d22ci052@iitj.ac.in
 
Open Positions:
Interested students are encouraged to apply for positions through IIT Jodhpur M.Tech.-Ph.D. and Ph.D program.

Note: Due to time constraints, there are no short-term projects (less than 4 months) available.
Apologies for not being able to respond to those enquiring for such internships. For those intersted in carrying out scientific research for duration of atleast 6 months are strongly encouraged to send their CV to dbhattu@iitj.ac.in .

Alumni:
 

 

David Konwar (M.Tech., 2020-22)
Thesis: Aerosols Characterization in Indoor Environments
Presently at: Senior Associate: Data Analytics, Sutherland
 
 

 

Md Mustafa Ali (M.Tech., 2020-22)
Thesis: Temporal analysis of Black Carbon and its sources over Hisar
Presently at: Product manager, ICICI Bank
 
 

 

Ashish Kumar (M.Tech., 2021-23)
Thesis: Investigating spatio-temporal variability of PM2.5 carbonaceous aerosol species over semi-arid region of Rajasthan
Presently at: Project Associate, SAGE LLP