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Joseph V. Puthussery, Ph.D. Candidate in Environmental Engineering and Science (UIUC), Looking for Postdoc Position in Instrument Development and Sampling Health-Related Aerosols
JOSEPH V PUTHUSSERY, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Abstract Number: 583
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Introduction:
I am Joseph V. Puthussery a fourth-year Ph.D. student in Dr. Vishal Verma’s “Illinois Lab for Aerosol Research” at the University of Illinois Urbana Champaign. My Ph.D. thesis is on the development of a comprehensive online oxidative potential (OP) measurement system to measure the real-time OP of ambient particulate matter (PM) using multiple acellular endpoints. My Ph.D. thesis objective is to collect highly time-resolved PM OP data and couple it with real-time PM chemical speciation data to provide a better mechanistic understanding of the redox properties of ambient PM.
Job interest: Post Doc
Research Experience:
(i) Real-time PM OP measurement system development and laboratory automation, (ii) participated in two long-term (> 3 months) field campaigns in Illinois, USA and New Delhi, India, (iii) source apportionment analysis, (iv) testing and development of a system for measuring the particle filtration efficiency of N95 respirators.
Research interests:
I am interested to work in the field of aerosol chemistry, instrument development, and health-related aerosols. I am also interested in working on developing more comprehensive real-time instruments to measure OP and various other chemical and biological (e.g. viruses) components in PM.
Anticipated availability: After May 2021
Geographical preferences: None
Contact: jvp3@illinois.edu