Dr. AMBASHT KUMAR

About

Dr. Ambasht Kumar completed his elementary education at Bokaro Steel City, Jharkhand, India. He holds a B.E. degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Rajasthan, Jaipur, Rajasthan, and an M.Tech. Degree in Environmental Science and Engineering from the Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines) Dhanbad, Jharkhand, India. He completed a Ph.D. in Environmental Science and Engineering from the Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines) Dhanbad, Jharkhand, India. At present, he is working as a Post-Doctoral Fellow at IIT Kanpur. His area of research is the development of emission inventory associated with mining activities, source apportionment, carbon footprinting and air quality dispersion modeling.

Employment

• Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur Post-Doctoral Fellow
  2024 - 2026
• Hindustan Steelworks Construction Limited Site Engineer
  2012 - 2014

Education

• Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines) Dhanbad Doctor of Philosophy
  2016 - 2023
• Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines) Dhanbad Master of Technology
  2014 - 2016
• Shankara Institute of Technology, University of Rajasthan Bachelor of Engineering
  2005 - 2009

Projects & Funding

Projects & funding information is unavailable.

Publications (11)

• Emission of Trace Elements from HEMMs Used in Opencast Coal Mines: Chemical Composition of Used Engine Oil and Diesel Soot
  Aerosol Science and Engineering 2026 DOI: 10.1007/s41810-025-00313-4
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• Seasonal variation of organic sources during the post-monsoon and spring seasons across multiple urban sites of the Indo-Gangetic Plain using a mobile lab platform
  2026 DOI: 10.5194/egusphere-egu26-8822
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• Hyperlocal air quality monitoring and source apportionment of non-refractory PM2.5 at three urban sites using stationary van-based measurements: A Lucknow case study
  2026 DOI: 10.5194/egusphere-2026-595
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• Supplementary material to "Hyperlocal air quality monitoring and source apportionment of non-refractory PM2.5 at three urban sites using stationary van-based measurements: A Lucknow case study"
  2026 DOI: 10.5194/egusphere-2026-595-supplement
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• High-resolution source apportionment and health risks of PM2.5-bound trace elements across a major Indian city: Seasonal and diurnal insights from a multi-site campaign using a mobile laboratory platform
  Atmospheric Environment 2026 DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2025.121675
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• A Framework for Dynamic Hyper-local Source Apportionment using Low-cost Sensors for Real-time Policy Action
  2025 DOI: 10.5194/egusphere-2025-5677
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• Trace element profile of TSPM with depth within opencast coal mines for risk assessment and their source apportionment
  Air Quality, Atmosphere & Health 2024 DOI: 10.1007/s11869-024-01613-3
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• Inhalable particulate (PM10) emission externalities from overburden dumps and associated health risk assessment in densely populated coalfield
  Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk Assessment 2022 DOI: 10.1007/s00477-021-02117-7
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• Evaluating Dispersion Modeling of Inhalable Particulates (PM10) Emissions in Complex Terrain of Coal Mines
  Environmental Modeling and Assessment 2021 DOI: 10.1007/s10666-021-09762-w
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• Study on respiratory deposition doses of typical Indian opencast coal mineworkers using occupational particulate matter levels
  Air Quality, Atmosphere and Health 2021 DOI: 10.1007/s11869-021-01014-w
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