5th INDIAN INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT
IICAQM-2020
MEASUREMENT, MODELLING, HEALTH RISK AND PUBLIC POLICY
9th - 11th December 2020

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11th December 2020
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5th INDIAN INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT
IICAQM-2020
MEASUREMENT, MODELLING, HEALTH RISK AND PUBLIC POLICY
9 - 11 December 2020
Wednesday, 9th December 2020 DAY 1 of 3 Venue: Online
08:30-09:00 Registration & Orientation
09:00-09:45 INAUGURATION
Welcome: Prof. Manu Santhanam, Head, Dept. of Civil Engg, IIT Madras
About Conference: Prof. Mukesh Khare, IIT Delhi & Member, CAQM in NCR
Presidential Address: Prof. Bhaskar Ramamurthy, Director, IIT Madras
Inaugural Address: Dr. Rakesh Kumar, Director, CSIR-NEERI
Closing Remarks: Prof. Shiva Nagendra SM, Dept. of Civil Engg, IIT Madras
09:45-10:00 Felicitation “Air Quality Research Lifetime Achievement Award”
to Prof. Mukesh Sharma, IIT Kanpur
About the Award: Prof. Mukesh Khare, IIT Delhi & Member, CAQM in NCR
Introduction of Awardee: Prof. Uwe Schlink, UFZ, Germany
Acceptance Speech: Prof. Mukesh Sharma, Dept. of Civil Engg, IIT Kanpur
Moderator: Prof. Shiva Nagendra SM, Dept. of Civil Engg, IIT Madras
10:00-10:30 Future Transport: Emissions, Electric Vehicles and Energy Security
Prof. Mukesh Sharma, IIT Kanpur, Kanpur
Invited Talks
Chair: Prof. Shiva Nagendra SM (IIT Madras); Rapporteur: Dr. Madhusudanan M (CPCB)
10:30-11:15 Transport and Dispersion of Aerosols inside a Room Prof. Akula Venkatram, UCR, California, USA
11:15-11:45 Urban Air Quality Management in India: Agenda for future Dr. Rakesh Kumar, CSIR-NEERI, Nagpur
11:45-12:15 Frankly speaking… A Commentary on Policy, Research and Practice in Air Quality Management in India Prof. Prasad Modak, EMC, Mumbai
12:15-12:30 Break
12:30-13:00 Technical Session I: Air quality measurements and characterization
Chair: Prof. R Ravi Krishna (IIT Madras); Rapporteur: Mr. Dheeraj (IIT Madras)
12:30-12:45 Systematic Study of Impact of Lockdown on Air Quality during COVID-19 pandemic in National Capital Region (NCR), Ghaziabad and Noida (Paper 1) Anand Kumar, IIT Delhi, Delhi
12:45-13:00 Hotspots for Volatile Organic Compounds in Urban Environment & their Removal Methods: A Review (Paper 2) Sruthi Jayaraj, IIT Madras, Chennai
13:00-13:15 Contribution of different Sources in PM2.5 Concentration during the Lockdowns and Unlockdown in Delhi (Paper 3) Sachin Dhawan, IIT Delhi, Delhi
13:15-14:00 Lunch Break
Invited Talks
Chair: Dr. Chandan Sarangi (IIT Madras); Rapporteur: Dr. Anju Elizbath P (IIT Madras)
14:00-14:45 Managing Air Quality using Real-time Traffic Data Prof. Margaret Bell, Newcastle University, UK
14:45-15:15 CFD Simulation of Airflow in Underground Stations and Tunnels with moving Trains Mr. Arun Murthy, Fluidyn, Bengaluru
15:15-15:45 The Growing World of Low-cost Sensors for Air Quality Management Prof. Prashant Kumar, University of Surrey, UK
15.45-16.00 Break
16:00-17:30 Technical Session II: Source Apportionment and Impact Assessment
Chair: Prof. Sotiris Vardoulakis (ANU); Rapporteur: Ms. Gopika I (IIT Madras)
16:00-16:15 Air Pollution and Health Effect Assessment at Community Level (Invited Talk) Dr. K Krishnamurthi, CSIR- NEERI, Nagpur
16:15-16:30 Environmental Pollution Exposures and Respiratory Health (Invited Talk) Dr. Mahesh PA, JSS Medical College, Mysore
16:30-16:45 Cross-sectional Study on the Prevalence of COPD among Adults Processing Smoke-dried Garlic in Rural Villages of Kodaikanal. (Paper 4) Dr. Sankarmani RM, MMC, Chennai
16:45-17:00 Cross-sectional Study to assess the Knowledge, Attitude & Practice about Air Pollution, and related Health Hazards among Residents near a Landfill in Vaniyambadi, Tamil Nadu, 2020 (Paper 5) Dr. V. Ariharanathan, MMC, Chennai
17:00-17:15 Study to assess the KAP about Air Pollution Health Hazards and its Prevention among Spic and Saltpan
Workers in Thootukudi district, Tamilnadu (Paper 6) Dr. Vaishnavi, MMC, Chennai
17:15-17:30 Silt Load on Urban Road and PM Emission Rates due to Port Activities (Paper 7) Dheeraj Alshetty V, IIT Madras, Chennai
17:30-17:45 Envitran Smart Systems Pvt Ltd.
(An IITM-incubated Startup) Dheeraj Alshetty V, Envitran Smart Systems, Chennai
17:45-18:30 Poster Presentation Session 1: Elevator Pitch (P1 - P4)
Thursday, 10th December 2020 DAY 2 of 3 Venue: Online
Invited Talks
Chair: Prof. Shiva Nagendra SM (IIT Madras); Rapporteur: Dr. Anju Elizbath P (IITM)
09:30-10:15 Scaling of Sensor-based Monitoring, Real-time Source Apportionment and Capacity building under National Clean Air Mission Prof. Sachchida Nand Tripathi, IIT Kanpur, Kanpur
10:15-10:30 Rising Black Carbon Pollution in Northeast India – Impacts from local to global Prof. Sharad Gokhale, IIT Guwahati, Guwahati
10.30-10.45 Air Quality & COVID19 related Lockdown in India Dr. Sri Harsha Kota, IIT Delhi, Delhi
10:45-11:00 Break
11:00-13:00 Technical Session III: Air Quality and Sensor Applications
Chair: Prof. Uwe Schlink (UFZ, Germany); Rapporteur: Diya M (IIT Madras)
11:00-11:15 Low-cost Semiconductor & Optical Sensors-based Urban Air Quality Monitoring Network System (SENSurAIR) (Invited Talk) Prof. Shiva Nagendra SM, IIT Madras, Chennai
11:15-11:30 Air Pollution Hotspots and their Management - A Delhi Perspective (Invited Talk) Dr. Mohan George, DPCC, Delhi
11:30-11:45 Impact of Particulate Pollution on Plants: A Review on understanding the Abstruse Relationship (Paper 8) Pratibha Anand, IIT Delhi, Delhi
11:45-12:00 Ground level PM2.5 concentrations over India and their associated health Impacts using satellite based AOD data (Paper 9) Shubham Sharma, IIT Delhi, Delhi
12:00-12:15 1. Investigation of Personal Exogenous Exposure Factors using the Wearable Sensors (Paper 10) 2. A Mohamdeen, UFZ, Germany
12:15-12:30 TSI Instruments Dr. Ramishetty Ramakrishna, TSI, Bengaluru
12:30-13:15 Panel Discussion: Affordable Sensors for Urban Air Quality Management
Chairmen: Prof. Mukesh Khare, IIT Delhi and Shri S K Gupta, Envirotech Instruments Pvt. Ltd.
Members: Prof. Uwe Schlink (UFZ), Prof. DS Mehta (IITD), Dr. Madhusudanan M (CPCB), Dr. VK Shukla (CPCB), Prof. Shiva Nagendra (IITM), Dr. Mohan George (DPCC), Dr. Ramishetty Ramakrishna (TSI), Dr. Ramanand Jadav (JNPT), Prof. Aditya Kumar Patra (IITKgp), Mr. Vijayakumar M (IITM)
13:15-14:00 Lunch Break
14:00-15:45 Invited Talks
Chair: Dr. Sri Harsha Kota (IIT Delhi); Rapporteur: Dr. Anju Elizbath P (IIT Madras)
14:00-14:45 Perspectives of Multifactorial Personal Exposure Assessment Prof. Uwe Schlink, UFZ, Germany
14:45-15:15 Indoor Air Quality in School Classrooms Prof. Priya Rajagopalan, RMIT, Australia
15:15-15:45 Measuring Air Quality in Temporary Shelters Dr. Richard Ball, University of Bath, UK
15:45-16:00 Break
16:00-17:30 Technical Session IV: Indoor Air Quality-Measurement, Modelling and Control
Chair: Dr. Madhusudhanan M (CPCB); Rapporteur: Ms. Sruthi Jayaraj (IIT Madras)
16:00-16:15 Review of Indoor Air Pollution Treatment Approaches (Paper 11) Gopika I, IIT Madras, Chennai
16:15-16:30 Assessment of Thermal Comfort and some Gaseous Pollutant in the Indoor Environment of Dyeing and Printing House (Paper 12) DV Jariwala, SVNIT, Nagpur
16:30-16:45 Indoor Particulate Matter generated from Combustion of Biomass Fuels in Domestic Kitchens located inside an Academic Campus (Paper 13) Nivedita Kaul, MNIT, Jaipur
16:45-17:00 Significance of Mold Spores in Air Samples collected from City of Jabalpur, M.P, India (Paper 14) Tara Dubey, TBON LAB, USA
17:00-17:15 In-train IAQ Characteristics of Subway Metro System (Paper 15) Amit Passi, IIT Madras, Chennai
17:15-18:00 Poster Presentation Session 2: Elevator Pitch (P5 - P9)
WORKSHOP
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Friday, 11th December 2020 DAY 3 of 3 Venue: Online
Invited Talks
Chair: Dr. Soumendra Nath Kuiry (IIT Madras); Rapporteur: Dr. Madhusudanan M (CPCB)
09:30-10:15 Air Quality Management: Role of Public Participation Prof. Mukesh Khare, IIT Delhi, Delhi
10:15-10:45 Brain Effects of Air Pollution Dr. Mina Chandra, Atal Bihari Vajpayee Institute of Medical Sciences, Delhi
10:45-11:15 Air Pollution Exposure and Risk of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Dr. Arun Kumar Sharma, University College of Medical Sciences, Delhi
11:15-11:30 Break
11:30-13:00 Workshop: Indoor Air Quality Management
Chair: Prof. Mukesh Khare (IIT Delhi); Rapporteur: Dr. Anju Elizbath P (IIT Madras)
11:30-11:45 Air Quality Reflections in Indian cities during Lockdown period Dr. Sunil Gulia, CSIR-NEERI, Delhi
11:45-12:00 Decentralized Air Pollution Control Techniques: An Overview Dr. Sumanth Chinthala, NIT Warangal, Telangana
12:00-12:15 Air Pollution Health Risk Assessment Dr. A Chitra, MMC, Chennai
12:15-13:15 Panel Discussion: Indoor Air Quality Management: Way Forward
Chair: Prof. Mukesh Khare, IIT Delhi
Members: Dr. Mina Chandra (ABVIMS), Dr. Arun Kumar Sharma (UCMS), Dr. Sunil Gulia (NEERI), Dr. Sumanth Chinthala (NITW), Dr. Madhusudanan M (CPCB),Dr. A Chitra (MMC), Prof. Shiva Nagendra SM (IITM), Ms. Gopika I (IITM)
13:15-14:00 Lunch Break
14:00-15:45 Invited Talks
Chair: Dr. Richard Ball (University of Bath); Rapporteur: Ms. Gopika I (IIT Madras)
14:00-14:45 IAQ Management in Green Buildings Prof. Chandra Sekhar, NUS, Singapore
14:45-15:15 Health Impacts of Air pollution in Delhi Dr. Poornima Prabhakaran, PHFI, Delhi
15:15-15:45 Air Pollution and Health: Developing Interventions informed by Psychological Science for practice change Dr. Vera Araujo Soares, University of Twente, Netherlands
15:45-16:00 Air Quality and Inflammation Studies in Indoor and Outdoor Settings of Nepal Dr. Parth S Mahapatra, ICIMOD, Nepal
16:00-16:15 Break
16:15-17:45 Panel Discussion: Planetary Health and Clean Environment in Asia – Special focus on Air Pollution
Chair: Prof. Sotiris Vardoulakis, ANU
Moderator: Ms. Swati Meherishi, Springer
Members: Prof. Mukesh Khare (IITD), Dr. Vera Araujo Soares (UT), Dr. Poornima Prabhakaran (PHFI), Ms. Prarthana Borah (CAAI), Prof. Sarva Mangala Praveena (UPM), Dr. Richard Ball (UoB), Prof. Uwe Schlink (UFZ), Dr. Parth S Mahapatra (ICIMOD), Prof. S M Shiva Nagendra (IITM), Dr. Anju Elizbath Peter (IITM), Mr. Dheeraj Alshetty (IITM)
17:45-18:30 Valedictory, Prize Distribution


Conference Chairmen
Prof. Shiva Nagendra SM snagendra@iitm.ac.in
Dr. Richard Ball easrjb@bath.ac.uk
Prof. Sotiris Vardoulakis Sotiris.Vardoulakis@anu.edu.au
Prof. Uwe Schlink uwe.schlink@ufz.de

IICAQM Student Members
IICAQM Student Secretary Dheeraj Alshetty dheeraj.alshetty@gmail.com
IICAQM Student Joint-Secretary Sruthi Jayaraj sruthijayaraj.19@gmail.com
Registration & Sponsorships Diya M diyaiitm@gmail.com
Invited Talks & Technical Sessions Gopika I gopikathalavoor@gmail.com
Poster Presentations, Panel Discussions & Competitions Aswin Giri & Anju Elizbath Peter aswin.giri28@gmail.com
anjuelizbathpeter@gmail.com