About
Umesh Kulshrestha is a professor at the School of Environmental Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. He is Deputy Director of South Asia Nitrogen Center. He has 22 years of experience in Environmental Sciences. His area of expertise includes aerosol and precipitation chemistry, climate change, air pollution, reactive nitrogen, air pollution chemistry and transport, atmospheric depositions and biogeochemical cycle, air pollution impact on plants etc. Prof. Kulshrestha is a recipient of the START Young Scientist Award by IGBP-START, USA, Thomas Kuhn Honor Pin by IUAPPA and International Academy of Sciences, CSIR Young Scientist Award, and MS Krishnan Gold Medal by the Indian Geophysical Union (IGU). Also, he is a Fellow of IGU. He has published a number of papers which have been widely cited. He has been associated with various international and national programmes on atmospheric science including Indian Ocean Experiment (INDOEX), Asian Brown Cloud (ABC), IGAC-DEBITS-CAD (Composition of Asian Deposition), Composition of Asian Aerosol and Precipitation (CAAP), Surya, ISRO-GBP-Integrated Campaign on Aerosol Radiation Budget (ICARB), etc.
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Publications (34)
- Air Pollution in NCR-Delhi: Drivers and Measures Save
- 2025 Tariffs and Air Pollution Scenarios Save
- Space Remote Sensing Needs for Monitoring Chlorine and Other Air Pollutants for Improved Decision Making in Human Health and Climate Change Policies Save
- Remote Sensing for Reducing Spatial Uncertainty in Air Pollution Measurements in Indo-Pacific Region Save
- Suggestions for Minimizing Traffic Congestion in Cities Save
- Need of a Dedicated Programme on Short-Lived Climate Pollutants (SLCP) in South Asia Save
- Need to Focus on Nitrogen Pollution Control Save
- Air Quality Implications of Fast Growing Livestock and Compost Farming: Need for Bioaerosols Monitoring Networks Save
- Biofuel Energy Option and Future Food Security Threats Save
- Coping with Climate Change: Nuclear Energy as a Clean Energy Option Save