Area(s) of Expertise

Atmospheric Scientist and PhD Candidate specializing in wildfire-driven air quality research. My doctoral work investigates the relationship between topographical features and meteorological conditions that influence wildfire smoke and PM2.5 dispersion and resulting air quality impacts. Proficient in analyzing satellite imagery (MODIS, TROPOMI) and ground-based monitoring data (AQS) to characterize air pollution patterns, using WRF-Chem modeling to study transformation and transport of pollution and applying advanced statistical techniques including Geographically Weighted Regression, Generalized Additive Models, and Random Forest algorithms to enhance prediction accuracy. Committed to investigating air quality impacts and increasing awareness through outreach and scientific communication.

Publications

• Solving the mysteries of Lahore smog: the fifth season in the country , Frontiers in Sustainable Cities (2024)
• Wildfire Pollution Emissions, Exposure, and Human Health: A Growing Air Quality Control Issue , ECAS 2023 (2023)
• Recurring South Asian smog episodes: Call for regional cooperation and improved monitoring , Atmospheric Environment (2022)
• Retrieval of NO2 Columns by Exploiting MAX-DOAS Observations and Comparison with OMI and TROPOMI Data during the Time Period of 2015–2019 , Aerosol and Air Quality Research (2022)
• Countries of the Indo-Gangetic Plain must unite against air pollution , Nature (2021)
• An Emerged Challenge of Air Pollution and Ever-Increasing Particulate Matter in Pakistan; A Critical Review , Journal of Hazardous Materials (2020)
• Exploring the linkage between PM2.5 levels and COVID-19 spread and its implications for socio-economic circles , Environmental Research (2020)

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