Member Profile
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Deepti Sharma
Country of origin: India Currently in: India, Delhi General field of specialization: Engineering sciences-
Degrees
2019 Doctorate Engineering sciences2008 Master Engineering sciences -
Current Research Activities
Engineering sciences
Working on a couple of research projects focused on air pollution and climate change issues, crop residue burning, greenhouse gas emissions, and human health. Current project is focused on emission of short lived climate pollutants and impacts from Agriculture, Residential, and Waste sector to assess current mitigation measures and future opportunities.
Publications resulting from Research:
# Sharma, D., Jain, S., 2019. Impact of intervention of biomass cookstove technologies and kitchen characteristics on indoor air quality and human exposure in rural settings of India. Environment International, 123, 240-255.
# Sharma, D., Jain, S., 2020. Carcinogenic risk from exposure to PM2.5 bound polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in rural settings. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 190, 110135.
# Sharma, D., Jain, S., 2020. Reduction in black carbon concentration and its exposure in rural settings of Northern India: An intervention analysis. Chemosphere, 247, 125838.
# Arora, P., Sharma, D., Kumar, P., Jain, S., 2020. Assessment of clean cooking technologies under different fuel use conditions in rural areas of Northern India. Chemosphere, 127315.
# Arora, P., Rehman, I. H., Suresh, R., Sharma, A., Sharma, D., Sharma, A., 2020. Assessing the role of advanced cooking technologies to mitigate household air pollution in rural areas of Solan, Himachal Pradesh, India. Environmental Technology & Innovation, 101084
Current profession
Current professional activities type:Research•To carry out literature search related to short lived climate pollutants and their mitigation strategies in India for different sectors: Agriculture, Waste Management and Residential Sector. •Review of government reports, research publications, policy briefs relevant to the sectors •Analysis of secondary data and conceptualize final conclusions of the project followed by report writing and presentation •Questionnaire development for stakeholder consultation •Writing Policy Briefs and Manuscripts
Workshop and Conference Attended
2021 Virtually from 13-17 September 2021 Capacity Development Program on Air Quality Management and Emission Reduction of PM2.5 for Asian Countries2021 Virtually from 17-19 August and 25 August 2021 Advancing health-climate action through improved vulnerability and adaptation assessment and planningPresentation given
2019Indoor air pollution from solid biomass burning in cookstoves: An intervention analysis to assess the benefits and co-benefits in rural settingsIndian Institute of Technology, BombayEvent: National Environmental Conference 2019 -
Other Awards
Mar 2011Junior Research FellowshipJunior Research Fellowship sponsored by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE)
