Kirpa Ram
VIDWAN ID: 109628

Dr Kirpa Ram

Male Doctor of Philosophy
Associate Professor | Chemistry
Institute of Science, Banaras Hindu University
Uttar Pradesh
Expertise: Environmental Sciences
113 Publications
16 Projects
4794 Scopus Citations
4386 CrossRef
12 Years 6 Months Total Experience
Publications
113 Total
Articles
107
Chapters
5
Proceedings
1
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Professional Recognition

Nepal to attend EGU-General Assembly meeting-2016 conference at Vienna
Austria
California
USA
Germany to visit KIT
Karlsruhe
India and Alexander van-Humboldt Foundation
Germany) to attend the Sixth-Indo-German Frontiers of Engineering Symposia (INDOGFOE-2014) at Potsda
22 - 25 May 2014
Potsdam
India) in Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
Mysore
India
Japan
Ahmedabad
India to attend International European Aerosol Conference-2009 in Karlsruhe
Germany
India to attend International European Aerosol Conference-2009 in Karlsruhe
Germany
Ahmedabad
Ahmedabad
New Delhi
International: 35
Kirpa Ram and M.M. Sarin
2012
2025): The citation databases: Web of Science (Scopus for a few that were not in Web of Science
South Asia Regional Centre (IRRI-SARC) Varanasi
Govt of Bihar
Bihar
Dept of Space
Govt. of India under ISRO Geosphere Biosphere Programme: Atmospheric Trace Gases-Chemistry
Govt. of Uttar Pradesh
Govt. of Uttar Pradesh
Govt. of India (Under National Network Programme on Climate Change & Aerosols
Govt. of India
University Grant Commission (UGC
Govt. of India
Govt. of Japan
Japan
Govt. of India
Technology and Policy
Karnataka
Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
Journal of Geophysical Research
Varanasi
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Institute of Science
Varanasi- 221005
ram.iesd@bhu.ac.in
during 26-28 June
2019
Chinese Academy of Sciences
China 2018 (August 2018-April 2019)
Climate
and Health in South Asia and the Hindu Kush Himalaya during 27-30 November 2017 at ICIMOD
China during 5-9 June
2017
France
Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB
Govt. of India
Physical Research Laboratory (PRL
Ahmedabad
Nepal to attend EGU-General Assembly meeting-2016 conference at Vienna
Austria
California
USA
Germany to visit KIT
Karlsruhe
India and Alexander van-Humboldt Foundation
Germany) to attend the Sixth-Indo-German Frontiers of Engineering Symposia (INDOGFOE-2014) at Potsda
22 - 25 May 2014
Potsdam
India) in Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
Mysore
India
Japan
Ahmedabad
India to attend International European Aerosol Conference-2009 in Karlsruhe
Germany
India to attend International European Aerosol Conference-2009 in Karlsruhe
Germany
Ahmedabad
Ahmedabad
New Delhi
Institute of Science
Varanasi- 221005
ram.iesd@bhu.ac.in
during 26-28 June
2019
Chinese Academy of Sciences
China 2018 (August 2018-April 2019)
Climate
and Health in South Asia and the Hindu Kush Himalaya during 27-30 November 2017 at ICIMOD
China during 5-9 June
2017
France
Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB
Govt. of India
Physical Research Laboratory (PRL
Ahmedabad
Nepal to attend EGU-General Assembly meeting-2016 conference at Vienna
Austria
California
USA
Germany to visit KIT
Karlsruhe
India and Alexander van-Humboldt Foundation
Germany) to attend the Sixth-Indo-German Frontiers of Engineering Symposia (INDOGFOE-2014) at Potsda
22 - 25 May 2014
Potsdam
India) in Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
Mysore
India
Japan
Ahmedabad
India to attend International European Aerosol Conference-2009 in Karlsruhe
Germany
India to attend International European Aerosol Conference-2009 in Karlsruhe
Germany
Ahmedabad
Ahmedabad
New Delhi

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Personal Details

Doctor of Philosophy
2011
N/A
Associate Professor
Oct 2024 – Present
Institute of Science, Banaras Hindu University | Chemistry
Assistant Professor
Mar 2014 – Oct 2024
Banaras Hindu University, Banaras | Department of Environment and Sustainable Development
Agricultural Sciences
Environmental Sciences

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Scholarly Work

Conducting Audit for Implementation of Lucknow City
Other
Role: Other
Conducting Audit for Implementation of Kanpur City
Other
Role: Other
Conducting Audit for Implementation of Bareilly City
Other
Role: Other
Conducting Audit for Implementation of Gorakhpur City
Other
Role: Other
Conducting Audit for Implementation of Varanasi City
Other
Role: Other
Field measurements of GHS, water and soil organic carbon under rice-based systems in different rice growing agro-ecologies of India
Other
Role: Principal Investigator
Emission Inventory, Sources Apportionment and Carrying Capacity Studies Extended Patna Urban Area
Other
Role: Principal Investigator Grant: No/R/SRICC/M-22/0587/336
Trace gas monitoring in the eastern Gangetic Plain: Implication for air quality and secondary aerosol formation
Other
Agency: Indian Space Research Organisation Role: Principal Investigator Grant: No/PIC-O/SRICC/P-32/0023/4283
Monitoring and characterization for sources of air pollutants for implementation and air quality improvement of Prayagraj City
Completed
Role: Principal Investigator Grant: No./R/Dev/M-21/1511/42204
Ambient Air Quality Monitoring of PM10, SO2 and NO2 at five locations in Varanasi in the Indo-Gangetic Plain
Other
Role: Principal Investigator Grant: No/R/SRICC/M-21/1505/1010
Emission Inventory study in non-attainment cities of India
Completed
Role: Other
Understanding secondary organic aerosol formation, source apportionment and modelling in the Indo-Gangetic Plain
Completed
Role: Principal Investigator
Influence of anthropogenic and natural emissions on chemical composition of ambient aerosols and rain-water chemistry over Varanasi
Completed
Role: Principal Investigator
Participatory Community Based Risk Disaster Reduction Approaches in Varanasi
Completed
Role: Co-Principal Investigator
Study of aerosol chemistry over an urban site, Varanasi, in the eastern India
Completed
Agency: University Grants Commission Role: Principal Investigator
Atmospheric chemistry and evaluation of organic/inorganic aerosols: Implications to radiative forcing
Completed
Agency: Department of Science and Technology Role: Principal Investigator
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Scholarly Publications

Chemical characteristics of rainwater and fine particulate matter (PM2.5) over an urban site in the middle Indo-Gangetic Plain

Journal Article
Environmental Geochemistry and Health. Year: 2026. Volume: 48 , Issue: 7 .
Authors: Sanny Rathore; Kirpa Ram

Stable isotope variability in active and break phases of the Indian monsoon in the Ganga basin

Journal Article
Theoretical and Applied Climatology. Year: 2026. Volume: 157 , Issue: 2 .
Authors: Amey Datye; Annada Padhi; Kirpa Ram; Naveen Gandhi

Hydrogeochemical characterization and stable isotopic analysis of groundwater along Cis and Trans Ganga River in central part of Indo-Gangetic plain

Journal Article
Year: 2026. Volume: 47 , Issue: 1 , Pages: 14-33 .

Editorial overview: Microplastics and nanoplastics in the environment: progress and prospects

Editorial
Current Opinion in Chemical Engineering. Year: 2025. Volume: 50 .
Authors: Nisha Singh; Damià Barceló; Kirpa Ram; Julien Gigault

Meta-analysis of polyaromatic hydrocarbons in road dust: An emerging threat in urban environment

Review
Urban Climate. Year: 2024. Volume: 58 .
Authors: Richa Singh; Kirpa Ram

Nitrogen aerosols in New Delhi, India: Speciation, formation, and sources

Journal Article
Atmospheric Research. Year: 2024. Volume: 304 .
Authors: Qiaomin Pei; Xin Wan; David Widory; Kirpa Ram; Bhupesh Adhikary; Guangming Wu; Xing Diao; Hemraj Bhattarai; Yan-Lin Zhang; Mark Loewen; Zhiyuan Cong

Nitrogenous and carbonaceous aerosols in PM2.5 and TSP during pre-monsoon: Characteristics and sources in the highly polluted mountain valley

Journal Article
Journal of Environmental Sciences. Year: 2022. Volume: 115 , Pages: 10-24 .
Authors: Hemraj Bhattarai; Lekhendra Tripathee; Shichang Kang; Pengfei Chen; Chhatra Mani Sharma; Kirpa Ram; Junming Guo; Maheswar Rupakheti

Atmospheric wet deposition of major ionic constituents and inorganic nitrogen in Bangladesh: Implications for spatiotemporal variation and source apportionment

Journal Article
Atmospheric Research. Year: 2021. Volume: 250 .
Authors: Subash Adhikari; Fan Zhang; Namita Paudel Adhikari; Chen Zeng; Ramesh Raj Pant; Kirpa Ram; Yongqin Liu; Nasir Ahmed; Jie Xu; Lekhendra Tripathee; Qianggong Zhang; Md. Abdul Quaiyum Bhuiyan; Md. Ariful Ahsan
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