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IASTA 2024
Conference of Indian Aerosol Science and Technology Association

Theme: Aerosol Impacts to Air Quality, Human Health & Climate Change

Date: December 17-20, 2024

Pre-conference workshop on 16th December

Early Bird Date: 20th November, 2024

Speakers

Speakers Profile

Speaker Type Speaker Image Speaker Name
KEYNOTE SPEAKER Prof. Pratim Biswas PROF. PRATIM BISWAS (UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI; USA)
TITLE: AEROSOL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY: FROM A BRIEF HISTORY TO OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE FUTURE
PLENARY SPEAKER Prof. Mihalopoulos Nikos PROF. MIHALOPOULOS NIKOS (NATIONAL OBSERVATORY OF ATHENS, GREECE)
TITLE: HEALTH IMPACT OF AEROSOLS: NEED FOR MULTIPARAMETRIC APPROACHES
PLENARY SPEAKER Prof. Arnico Panday PROF. ARNICO PANDAY (NEPAL)
TITLE: AEROSOL RESEARCH IN SOUTH ASIA: QUESTIONS FOR THE NEXT DECADE
PLENARY SPEAKER Prof. Balakrishnan PROF. KALPANA BALAKRISHNAN (SRIHER,CHENNAI, INDIA)
INVITED TALK Prof. Dimitris G. Kaskaoutis PROF. DIMITRIS G. KASKAOUTIS (UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN MACEDONIA, GREECE)
TITLE: EXTREME AEROSOL PHENOMENA IN THE ERA OF THE CLIMATE CRISIS: DUST STORMS AND SEVERE WILDFIRES
INVITED TALK Prof. Dimitris G. Kaskaoutis PROF. ROLF ZIMMERMAN (University of Rostock and Helmholtz Munich, Germany)
TITLE: THE IMPACT OF AEROSOL PARTICLE-BORNE CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS AND THEIR INTERNAL/EXTERNAL MIXING STATE ON CLIMATE AND HEALTH AND HOW TO MEASURE THESE PARAMETERS
INVITED TALK Prof. Dimitris G. Kaskaoutis PROF. Mike Bergin (Duke University)
INVITED TALK Prof. Shubha Verma PROF. SHUBHA VERMA (IIT KHARAGPUR)
TITLE: ATTAINING CLOSURE BETWEEN EMISSIONS AND SOURCE APPORTIONMENT OF ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOL POLLUTANTS FOR EFFECTIVE MITIGATION:INTEGRATING OBSERVATIONS AND SOURCE-RECEPTOR MODELLING APPROACHES
INVITED TALK Dr. Sachin S. Gunthe PROF SACHIN GUNTHE (IIT MADRAS)
TITLE: BIOAEROSOL RESEARCH OVER INDIA: PAST, PRESENT, AND MISSING LINK
INVITED TALK Dr. Sachin S. Gunthe PROF. G. PANDITHURAI (IITM PUNE)
TITLE: AEROSOL-CLOUD-PRECIPITATION INTERACTIONS: A MAJOR UNCERTAINTY IN THE CLIMATE SYSTEM
INVITED TALK Dr. Sachin S. Gunthe PROF. SAGNIK DEY (IIT DELHI)
TITLE: MODELLING AIR POLLUTION EXPOSURE USING GEOSPATIAL TECHNIQUES AND ITS APPLICATIONS IN INDIA
INVITED TALK Dr. Sachin S. Gunthe PROF. B.K. SAPRA (BARC MUMBAI)
INVITED TALK Dr. Sachin S. Gunthe PROF. RAVINDRA KHAIWAL (PGIMER,CHANDIGARH)
INVITED TALK Dr. Sachin S. Gunthe PROF. AKSHAI K RUNCHAL
INVITED TALK Dr. Sachin S. Gunthe PROF. MARTIN RIGLER (SLOVENIAN)
TITLE: EXPLORING CARBONACEOUS AEROSOL COMPOSITION AND AGING: INSIGHTS FROM MULTIWAVELENGTH OPTICAL AEROSOL ABSORPTION AND TOTAL CARBON MEASUREMENTS
POPULAR TALK Dr. Sachin S. Gunthe PROF. ARUN KUMAR GROVER (EX-VC: PANJAB UNIVERSITY CHANDIGARH)
TITLE: EVOLUTION OF SCIENCE AND RESEARCH IN INDIA: COLONIAL TO INDEPENDENT ERA