R Subramanian, PhD (he/him)Dec 7, 2022
While i have been in #airquality #pollution research for 20+ years now, my specialization has changed multiple times out of choice or necessity. Short thread: 1/5
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2/5
(my Bachelor's was in automobile engineering and Master's in energy systems)

PhD: filter-based sampling, analysis, and source apportionment (source-receptor modeling/CMB with organic molecular markers) of ambient carbonaceous aerosols/PM₂.₅ (adviser: then Assistant Prof Allen Robinson https://www.meche.engineering.cmu.edu/directory/bios/robinson-allen.html)

Allen Robinson

Allen Robinson - Mechanical Engineering

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3/5 postdoc on filter-based measurements and chemical/physical characterization of climate-relevant emissions from diesel trucks in Thailand and biomass burning in the lab (adviser: then-Assistant Prof Tami Bond, later MacArthur Genius :) https://www.engr.colostate.edu/faculty/tbond/ )
Biography - Dr. Tami Bond

Contact Bond Research Group Website [email protected] Tami Bond Scott Presidential Chair in Energy, Environment and Health Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering Tami Bond is the Walter Scott, Jr. Presidential Chair in Energy, Environment and Health. Her research has followed a thread from combustion, to atmospheric chemistry and climate, to technology change and future scenarios, to...Read more

Dr. Tami Bond
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4/5 postdoc #2 through scientist roles at DMT, RTI, CMU over 2007 to ~2016:
black carbon emissions, atmospheric aging, aerosol optical properties with in-situ single-particle LII (SP2) and ensemble light absorption/scattering in field (airborne, ground-based) and chamber studies
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5/5 ~2015 to date at CMU, CNRS OSU-Efluve/LISA #MOPGA , QEERI (Qatar, current):

- low-cost sensor development (now-Sensit RAMP), characterization (various manufacturers), deployment

- #airpollution studies in data-scarce regions @AfriqAir and post-Hurricane Maria Puerto Rico

- increased spatial density urban air quality (Pittsburgh)

- hyperlocal pollution

Show threadR Subramanian, PhD (he/him)Dec 7, 2022
Hopefully, this shows aspiring grad students and early career researchers that:
- you can change subfields within a broad domain
- you may want to work with advisers (esp. Asst Profs) who are enthusiastic, supportive, and have time for you (they will be big names later on!)
- faculty positions aren't the be-all and end-all for research careers (though they can be very cool)