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Research Interest
Air pollution, impacts and control strategies, urban and regional
scale air quality studies, monitoring of air quality and meteorology,
emissions inventory assessment, tropospheric
ozone and photochemical oxidants, fine particulate matter and aerosol
characterization; photochemical and dispersion modeling; air pollution
meteorology and forecasting; regional/global change impact analysis;
stochastic and neural network modeling. Please visit Dr. John's research
project site to learn more about his research.
Education
- Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, University of Iowa, 1996
- M.S., Chemical Engineering, University of Iowa, 1989
- B.Tech., Chemical Engineering, Anna
University, Madras, India, 1986
Recent Publications (complete list)
- Biswas, J., K.
John and Z. Farooqui, “Impact
Assessment of Global Temperature
Perturbations on Urban and Regional Ozone Levels in South Texas”, Advances
in
Geosciences,
Vol. 10: Atmospheric Science, 2009
(in press).
- Karnae, S., K.
John, P. Subramoney,
and A. K. Gupta, “Source Apportionment of
PM2.5 in a Coastal Urban Region of South Texas, USA
Using Chemical Mass
Balance Approach”, Int.
J. Envir. Waste Management,
2009 (in
press).
- Farooqui, Z. M., K.
John, and A. K. Gupta, “Evaluation
of the Impact of Marine
Vessels on Ambient Air Quality in a Coastal Urban Airshed of South Texas”,
Int.
J. Envir. Waste
Management, 2009
(in press).
- Gupta, A. K., S. Ayoob,
K. John, S. Nag and U. K. Mukhopadyay, “Geochemical
Dynamics of Gaseous Pollutants over Two Indian Urban
Centers”, Int. J. Envir.
Waste Management,
2009 (in
press).
- Karnae, S. and K.
John, “Source Apportionment
Analysis of Measured Fine
Particulate Matter in a Semi-Arid Urban Airshed of Corpus
Christi, U.S.A”,
accepted for publication in Advances
in Geosciences, Vol. 11: Atmospheric Science,
2009.
- Wang, Y., Y. Zhu, R. Salinas, D. Ramirez, S.
Karnae, and K. John,
“Roadside
Measurements of Ultrafine Particles at a Busy Urban
Intersection”, accepted for
publication in J.
Air & Waste Management Association,
58 (11): 1449-1457,
November 2008.
- Sanchez, M., S. Karnae and K.
John, “Source Characterization
of Volatile Organic
Compounds Affecting the Air Quality in a Coastal
Urban Area of South Texas”,
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health,
5 (3): 130-138, 2008.
- Gupta,
A.K., K. Karar, S. Ayoob,
and K. John, “Spatio-Temporal Characteristics
of Gaseous and Particulate Pollutants
in an Urban Region of Kolkata,
India”,
Atmospheric Research, 87 (2): 103-115, February 2008.
- Crist, K.C., B. Liu, M.
Kim, S. R. Deshpande and K.
John, “Characterization of
Fine
Particulate Matter in Ohio:
Indoor, Outdoor and Personal Exposures”,
Environmental Research, 106 (1): 62-71, January 2008.
- Norwine,
J. and K. John, eds., South Texas Climate 2100: Problems and Prospects,
Impacts and Implications, ISBN-13: 978-0-9798426-0-3, Library of Congress
Control
Number 2007933151, BookMasters, Inc., Columbus, Ohio,
2007.
- Biswas,
J. and K. John, “Climate Change Impacts on Regional and Urban
Air
Quality in South Texas”,
Chapter 5 (pp. 91-107) in South Texas Climate 2100:
Problems and Prospects,
Impacts and Implications (J.
Norwine and K. John,
eds.),
ISBN-13:
978-0-9798426-0-3, Library of Congress Control Number 2007933151,
BookMasters, Inc., Columbus, Ohio,
2007.
- John, K., K. Crist, M. Kim, S. Karnae, and A. Kulkarni,
“Analysis of Trace Elements
and Ions in Ambient Fine Particulate
Matter at Three Elementary Schools in Ohio”,
J. Air & Waste
Management Association,
57 (4):394-406, April 2007.
- Anderson, R. R., D. V. Martello,
C. M. White, K. C. Crist, K. John, W.
K. Modey, and
D. J. Eatough,
“The Regional Nature of PM2.5 Episodes in the Upper Ohio River
Valley”,
J. Air & Waste
Management Association,
54:971-984, 2004.
Courses
- EVEN 6102. Graduate Seminar/Environmental Engineering
- EVEN 6301. Environmental & Occupational Health
- EVEN 6304. Internship/Environmental Engineering
- EVEN 6305. Research in Environmental Engineering
- EVEN 6309. Fundamental Air Quality
- EVEN 6311. Air Quality Modeling
- EVEN 6329. Environmental Monitoring & Measurements
- EVEN 6341. Environmental Information System
- EVEN 6354. Environmental Regulations & Policy
Professional Affiliations
- Member, Air & Waste Management Association
- Member, American Geophysical Union
- Member, American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE)
- Member, American Association of Environmental Engineering and Science
Professors (AEESP)
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