| 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
Sample Publications (complete list)
- Verma, R. S., Kumar, S., and John, K., "Development
of an Ozone Forecasting Tool using Statistical
and Neural Network Models for the Areas in South
Texas", Proceedings of the 94th Annual
Air & Waste Management Association, June
2001, Orlando, FL.
- Crist, K.C.,Carmichael,G.R.,Hotchkiss,B.T.,and
John,K., "Effects of Emission Controls
and Stratospheric Ozone Loss on Tropospheric
Ozone Production," in Air Pollution Modeling
and Its Application XI, eds. Gryning and Schiermeier,
pp 155-162, Plenum Press, New York, 1996.
- Rao,S.T.,Sistla,G.,Hao,W.,John,K.,and Biswas,J.,
"On the Assessment of Ozone Control Policies
for the Northeastern United States," in
Air Pollution Modeling and Its Application XI,
eds. Gryning and Schiermeier, Plenum Press,
New York, 1996.
-John,K.,Rao,S.T.,Sistla,G.,Hao,W., and Zhou,N.,
"Modeling Analyses of the Ozone Problem
in the Northeast", U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency report prepared for Office of Policy,
Planning and Evaluation, Washington D.C.20460
and Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards,
Research Triangle Park, NC 27711,EPA 230-R-94-018,
November 1994.
-John,K.,Rao,S.T.,Sistla,G.,Zhou,N.,Hao,W.,Schere,K.,Roselle,S.,Possiel,N.,
and Scheffe,R., "Examination of the Efficacy
of VOC and NOx Emissions Reductions on Ozone
Improvement in the New York Metropolitan Area",
in Gryning,S.E. and Millan,M. (ed.), Air Pollution
Modeling and Its Application X, Plenum Publishing
Corporation, pp 559-568,New York,NY,1994.
-Crist,K.C.,Carmichael,G.R.,and John,K., "Evaluation
of Radiative Flux and Tropospheric Chemistry
Under Global Climate Change Scenarios",
in Gryning,S.E. and Millan,M.(ed.), Air Pollution
Modeling and Its Application X, Plenum Publishing
Corporation, New York,NY,1994.
-Crist,K.,Carmichael,G.R.,and John,K., "UV-B
Exposure and Atmospheric Ozone: "Evaluation
of Radiative Flux to Changes in Ambient Ozone
Level", Journal of Hazardous Material,37,527-538,1994.
-John,K.,Crist,K.C.and Carmichael,G.R., "An
Assessment of the Impacts of Global Climate
and Emissions Change on Regional Scale Tropospheric
Chemistry", Proceedings of the 86th Annual
Meeting of the Air & Waste Management Association,
Denver, CO, June 1993.
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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