AAAR 37th Annual Conference October 14 - October 18, 2019 Oregon Convention Center Portland, Oregon, USA
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Meet the Job Seeker: Vikram Pratap
VIKRAM PRATAP, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Abstract Number: 640 Working Group: Meet the Job Seekers
Abstract I am currently appointed as a postdoctoral research associate at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County in Dr. Hennigan’s lab. My work focuses on studying the impact of ammonia on brown carbon formation in ambient aerosol. As part of my work at UMBC, I developed skills in using, Particle-into liquid sampler (PILS), total organic carbon (TOC) analyzer, Liquid waveguide capillary cell (LWCC), PILS-IC, benchtop UV-vis spectrometer, and other laboratory activities.
In my Ph.D. work, I investigated the lifetime of wood smoke molecular marker (levoglucosan) in winter conditions in context to the use of wood for space heating purpose. I conducted fresh wood smoke photochemistry experiments at temperatures ranging from -15oC to 15oC. The work was funded by an external agency through a two-year project. In this limited time, I single-handedly established an entirely new outdoor chamber experiment facility to conduct my experiments, which included calibration, installation and/or construction of a 6 m3 smog chamber, a UV light panel system, a wood stove, compressed air system, wood smoke analyzer, SMPS, NOx analyzer, O3 analyzer.
I also mentored many undergraduate and graduate students during my Masters, Ph.D. and postdoctoral work.
Additionally, I have 10 years of wide industrial work experience ranging from material research, chemical research to process engineering in defense, chemical and food industry. In this span of time, I acquired several research and engineering skills which I am confident will be useful in conducting my duties.
I will be available from February 2020 for opportunities in the industry, government or academic institutions, that can take advantage of my broad skills in research, atmospheric science, and chemical and process engineering. I do not have any location preference and would be happy to relocate for the job requirements.