IASTA Fellow Award

IASTA fellow award recognizes individuals who have rendered exceptional service to IASTA and have made enduring, impactful contributions to the field of aerosol science and technology in India. The recognition reflects achievements across scientific research, engineering innovation, translational work, and educational outreach—all of which are vital and interconnected aspects of progress in aerosol science.

Award Rules:

  • Selection Process-

IASTA fellow award committee reviews applications with a major focus on ‘Scientific publications and research impact’, ‘Technological innovations and engineering solutions’, ‘Translational contributions that bridge science with practical applications’, ‘Educational initiatives, mentorship, and training activities’, and/or ‘Service and leadership within IASTA and the broader aerosol community’. Based on the committee’s recommendation, the final selection is made by an Award Jury appointed by the IASTA Executive Committee. The award for the year 2025 will be granted during the AAC-2025.

  • Eligibility Criteria-

The nominee must be IASTA lifetime member and have active involvement in its activity. The IASTA Fellow Award is open to individuals with a sustained track record of research in aerosol science and technology. Nominees should have demonstrated outstanding contributions through original scientific research, engineering innovation, translational contribution to practical applications and educational outreach.

  • Nomination Dossier-

A comprehensive letter of justification detailing the nominee’s distinguished scientific achievements in the field of Aerosol Science and Technology, as well as their sustained service and leadership in advancing the mission and objectives of the IASTA.

  1. An up-to-date curriculum vitae (CV) of the nominee, outlining academic qualifications, professional appointments, honors, and awards.
  2. A bibliography of the nominee’s highlighted scholarly publications, including peer-reviewed journal articles, conference proceedings, and relevant technical contributions.
  3. The nomination letter (up to 2 pages) should clearly articulate the nominee’s scientific impact, innovative contributions, and dedication to the aerosol research community. Particular emphasis should be placed on the nominee’s role in furthering the growth and recognition of aerosol science in India and beyond.

To augment the nomination, a maximum of three supporting letters from individuals with direct knowledge of the nominee’s professional accomplishments may be included. Only living nominees are eligible for consideration.

All applications should be submitted to bsapra@barc.gov.in (Dr. B. K. Sapra, Chair, IASTA fellow award), cc’ing to iastaindia@gmail.com.

Late date for receiving applications is September 30, 2025.

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Kalpana Balakrishnan

SRIHER, India

Title of the talk:
Air Pollution, Health and Air Quality Actions: Do we need more evidence or more risk communication?

Biodata: Professor Kalpana Balakrishnan is a senior global environmental health researcher with nearly 30 years of experience in leading large-scale field epidemiological studies in India. Her primary research involvement has been in the area of health effects of household and ambient air pollution and chemical risk assessment. She has designed and conducted multiple cohort studies and has also been involved with multi-country randomized control trials, to strengthen the evidence for efficacy of air pollution interventions on birth/early childhood and adult cardio-vascular outcomes. She is globally acclaimed for her contributions on developing novel exposure assessment approaches to characterize the complex multi-media exposures experienced by rural and urban populations in low- and middle-income countries She is currently engaged in research and training collaborations with a network of more than 50 national and international institutional partners to address national and global health research priorities. She is a distinguished fellow of the National Academy of Medical Sciences in India.

Dr. Balakrishnan’s CV and profile can be downloaded here (https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5905-1801)

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Rochish M Thaokar

IIT Bombay Chemical Engineering

Title of the talk:
Studies on charged droplets, particle capture and Rayleigh breakup culiminating in the development of scaled-⁠up, electrospray-⁠based air-⁠cleaner device

Biodata: Rochish M Thaokar, is a professor in the department of chemical engineering, having joined in 2005. He did his BTech from LIT Nagpur, 1995, and ME, PhD from IISc Bangalore. He worked as a scientist in TRDDC Pune and conducted postdoctoral research at Max Planck Institute for Polymer research in Mainz, Germany. He has since graduated around 25 PhD students, in the area of electrohydrodynamics. He collaborates with Prof Mayya on electrodynamics of droplets and particles, looking at fundamentals and applications. He has worked in the past with Reliance Industries limited on crude oil electrodesalters.

Prof. Nikolaos Mihalopoulos

Greece

Title of the talk: Health impact of aerosols: A multiparametric approach over Greece

Prof. Nikolaos Mihalopoulos graduated from Chemistry department (University of Athens, 1984) and obtained a PhD (1989) from University Paris VII (France) in Atmospheric Sciences. In 1993 he was elected as Assistant Professor at the University of Crete and in 2003 as Full Professor. Between 2013-2023 he acted as Director of the Institute for Environmental Research and Sustainable Development (IERSD) of the National Observatory of Athens (NOA). Today is Research Director at IERSD/NOA.

His expertise is in the field of Atmospheric chemistry and physics and Global biogeochemical cycles. He is also visiting Professor at Cyprus Institute since 2011. He has participated in more than 60 research programs (in 45 as coordinator) and acted as a member of the Organizing and Scientific Committee in 15 National and International Conferences. He has published more than 450 original papers (more than 33000 citations, h-index = 103). He has supervised 20 PhD theses, 50 Master Theses and over 100 Diploma works.

He is President of IARA (International AeRosol Association) and of HAAR, (Hellenic Association of Aerosol Research) and National representative at JRC (Joint Research Center). He acted as member of the National Council for adaptation to the climatic change (2018-2019), as member and President of the Environment Committee of NATO (2004-2007) and member of the selection committee for advanced ERC grants (2019-2022).

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