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Professor Prashant Kumar

University of Surrey, Trinity College Dublin, University of Cambridge, Central Road Research Institute CSIR, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

ORCID iD 0000-0002-2462-4411
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Prashant is a founding Co-Director of the pan-university Institute for Sustainability, Founding Director of the Global Centre for Clean Air Research (www.surrey.ac.uk/gcare) at the University of Surrey, Full Professor/Chair in Air Quality & Health, founder of Guildford Living Lab (https://tinyurl.com/GuildfordLL), Trustee at ZERO, Adjunct Prof at Trinity College Dublin, Guest Prof at Southeast Univ, Distinguished Guest Prof Chonqing Univ, and Adjunct Professor at QUT.

As an Associate Dean (International), he provided international leadership to the largest faculty. Earlier, he served as a Reader/Senior Lecturer/Lecturer. He obtained his PhD (Engg) from the University of Cambridge after winning a Cambridge-Nehru Scholarship and Overseas Research Scholarship award, and his Master's in Environmental Engineering & Management from the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, with CGPA 9.8/10 (rank 1).

Clarivate recognised him in the top 1% of the Global Highly Cited Researchers (2022, 2023, 2024). He won the University of Surrey's "Researcher of the Year Award" (2017), 2023 Haagen-Smit Prize for the best paper, and the 2023 Haagen-Smit Clean Air Award from the California Air Resources Board—regarded as the 'Nobel Prize' for air quality achievements—for transformative contributions, impact, and exceptional leadership in the field. He is a member of Defra's AQEG.

His fundamental and application-oriented cross-disciplinary research develops interfaces between clean air, human health and smart/sustainable living in cities/megacities. His research projects focus on multidisciplinary areas, including air pollution monitoring/modelling, low-cost sensing, citizen science participation, nature-based solutions for climate change mitigation, and the development of innovative technological/passive (green infrastructure) solutions, tools, and guidance for both the developing and developed worlds.

He has >550 journal articles, >38,500 citations, h-index 95; i10index 445, secured £25M of >£50M projects, funded by the UKRI/EC/industry/charities/international funding bodies. He leads £1.5M RECLAIM Network Plus, £2M GP4Streets, and GREENIN Network Plus.

He collaborates across four continents and works closely with industrial partners. He is Editor-in-Chief for ‘Atmosphere’, founding Speciality Chief Editor of Climate Change & Cities and serves editorial board of several journals (Scientific Reports).

He advises local/international bodies and serves as a board member of UK/worldwide funding agencies. His research has featured in well-read media outlets (BBC/The Times).

Employment

  • University of Surrey Associate Dean (International), Faculty of Engineering & Physical Sciences
    2021 - Present
  • Trinity College Dublin Adjunct Professor
    2018 - Present
  • University of Surrey Full Professor & Chair in Air Quality and Health
    2017 - Present
  • University of Surrey Reader
    2015 - 2017
  • University of Surrey Senior Lecturer
    2012 - 2015
  • University of Surrey Lecturer
    2009 - 2012
  • Central Road Research Institute CSIR Senior Technical Assistant
    1997 - 2002
  • Maxworth Orchards (I) Ltd. Assistant Project Engineer
    1995 - 1997

Education

  • University of Surrey PGCAP (Post Graduate Certificate in Academic Practices)
    2009 - 2011
  • University of Cambridge PhD (Engineering)
    2005 - 2009
  • Indian Institute of Technology Delhi MTech (Envionmental Engineering & Management)
    2002 - 2005
  • Institution of Engineers India BE (Civil Engineering)
    1999 - 2002
  • Goverment Polytechnic Ghaziabad Diploma in Civil Engineering
    1995 - 1998

Projects & Funding

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Publications (626)