You may contact me via email to carry out research under my supervision (please include a detailed CV highlighting key skills, technical achievements and projects undertaken).

EDUCATION:

• Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Delhi, India. (Ph.D. in Environmental Engineering)
• Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA, USA. (Master of Science in Environmental Engineering)
• Punjab Engineering College (PEC), Chandigarh, India. (Bachelor of Engineering in Civil Engineering)

ACADEMIC and PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS:

HONORS and GRANTS:

• Awarded Foreign Travel Grant by Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR), Ministry of Science & Technology, Government of India to present a paper in European Aerosol Conference (EAC) held in Zurich, Switzerland, (August 2017)
• Awarded QIP scholarship by All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), Government of India for pursuing PhD at IIT Delhi, India (2016)
• Institute Coordinator for Rio+20 certification program by United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD), 2013
• Awarded Full Tuition Waiver for pursuing MS in Environmental Engineering by Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Lehigh University, PA, USA (Dec. 2001)

PEER-REVIEWED JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS AND CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS:

• Lovleen Gupta, Rishabh Dev, Kumail Zaidi, Ramya Sunder Raman, Gazala Habib, Bipasha Ghosh. “Assessment of PM₁₀ and PM_2.5 over Ghaziabad, an Industrial City in the Indo-Gangetic Plain: Spatio-temporal variability and associated health effects”. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment. 193(11):1-21, 2021, Pages 1-21.
• Raghav Sharma, Vasu Singla, Aman Kaushik, Lovleen Gupta. “Mortality Asssessment due to fine PM exposure during 2019 stubble burning season in Punjab, Haryana and Delhi using WHO AirQ+ model”, International Conference on Advanced Prodcution and Industrial Engineering (ICAPIE–2021), India, 18^th-19^th June2021.
• Reuben Sewak, Mehak Vashishth, Lovleen Gupta “Forest Fires in India: A Review". Journal of University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, 23(07), 2021, Page 247-258, ISSN: 1007-6735. UGC - CARE GROUP-II (https://www.scopus.com/sourceid/14040)
• Brij Nandan Kishore, Aman Solanki, Abhinav Antil, Lovleen Gupta “Plastic waste management and current scenario in India: A review". International Journal for Research Publication & Seminar, 12(01), 2021, Page 90-97, ISSN: 2278-6848
• Ankit Anand, Sumit Kumar, Diponita Brahma, Vikas Singh, Lovleen Gupta. “Impact of odd even vehicle strategy on air quality of Delhi during winter 2019-20”, International Conference on Advances in Civil & Structural Engineering (ICACSE-2020), India, 28^th-30^th May 2020
• Lovleen Gupta, Ramya Sunder Raman, Gazala Habib. “First time long term measurements of PM_2.5 and PM₁₀ aerosol composition over Ghaziabad, India’s most polluted industrial city”, European Aerosol Conference (EAC) 2019, Gothenburg, Sweden, 25^th – 30^th August 2019.
• Lovleen Gupta, Ramya Sunder Raman, Gazala Habib. “Chemical characterization of Ambient PM_2.5 at Ghaziabad, Most Polluted Industrial City in India”, Indian Aerosol Science and Technology Association (IASTA) 2018, New Delhi India, 26^th – 28^th November 2018.
• Lovleen Gupta, Ramya Sunder Raman, Gazala Habib. “Chemical composition of Ambient PM_2.5 and PM₁₀ for an Industrial City, Ghaziabad,” International Aerosol Conference (IAC) 2018, St. Louis, Missouri, USA, 2^nd – 7^th September 2018.
• Lovleen Gupta, Gazala Habib. “Review on Source Apportionment of Fine Aerosol using Carbonaceous Constituents and Organic Molecular Markers: Case studies from India and South East Asia”. European Aerosol Conference (EAC) 2017, Zurich, Switzerland, 27^th August – 1^st September 2017.
• Dhruv Mehta, Lovleen Gupta, Rijul Dhingra. “Forward Osmosis in India: Current Status and comparison with other Desalination Technologies”. International Scholarly Research Notices, 2014, 175464, 9 pages, 2014 (2014), Article ID 175464, 9 pages.
• Swati Rani, Lovleen Gupta “Leachate characterization and evaluating its impact on groundwater quality in vicinity of landfill site area”. IOSR Journal of Environmental Science, Toxicology and Food Technology, 8(10), 01-07, 2014, Pages 01-07
• Aakriti Makker, Arushi Gupta, Lovleen Gupta. “Plastic Waste in India – Management and Utilisation”. Energy Technologies, Climate Change and Environmental Sustainability: Innovative Perspective, 2014, Pages 79-86
• Aakriti Makker, Arushi Gupta, Lovleen Gupta. “Plastic Waste in India – Management and Utilisation”. International Conference on Innovative Trends in Applied Physical, Chemical, Mathematical, Statistical Sciences and Emerging Energy Technology for Sustainable Development, (APCMSET-2014), New Delhi, 19^th -20^th July, 2014.
• Shivangi Grag, Vipul Vaid, Lovleen Gupta, "Sustainable Model of MSW Management in Delhi". International Conference On Sustainable Innovative Techniques In Civil and Environmental Engineering, (SITCEE- 2013), New Delhi. 5th-6th June, 2013. 
• Lovleen Gupta, Dhruv Mehta, Rijul Dhingra, "Sustainable approach to convert seawater into freshwater", 3rd Asian Conference on Sustainability, Energy and Environmnet, ACSEE 2013, Osaka, JAPAN, 6th - 9th June 2013.
• Lovleen Gupta, Shivangi Garg, Vipul Vaid. “Sustainable Model of Municipal Solid Waste Management in Delhi – Energy Potential and Challenges”. International Journal of Environmental Research and Development, 2013, Pages 86-91
• Brown, D.G., Gupta, L, Kim, T.-H., Moo-Young, H.K., and Coleman, A.J. "Comparative assessment of coal tars obtained from ten former manufactured gas plant sites in the eastern United States." Chemosphere, 65(9):1562-1569., 2006, Pages 1562-1569. 
• Brown, D.G., Gupta, L., Moo-Young, H.K. and Coleman, A. "Raoult's law-based method for determination of coal tar average molecular weight" Environmental Toxicology & Chemistry. 28(4):1886-1892. 2005, Pages 1886-1892
• D. Brown; L. Gupta; M.Guay; C. Ferland; G. Tsouprake. “Coal Tar Treatability Test Program – Chemical Oxidation Effects on Dense Non-Aqueous Phase Liquid Using Potassium Permanganate”, EPRI Report, Palo Alto, CA; 1005288, March 2004.
• Moo-Young, H.K., D.G.Brown, T.H.Kim, L.Gupta. “Laboratory Assessment of Free Coal Tar at MGP Sites”, EPRI Report, Palo Alto, CA; 1009425, March 2004.
• Brown, D.G.; L.Gupta, “Chemical Oxidation Effects on coal tar interfacial mass transfer rates”, EPRI Advisory Conference, Monterey, CA, USA, February 2-4, 2004
• Moo-Young, H.K., D.G.Brown, T.H.Kim, L.Gupta. “Leaching Potential of Coal Tar at MGP Site: A Laboratory Assessment”, EPRI Report, Palo Alto, CA. 2004
• L. Gupta. “Determination of aqueous phase release of Poly and Mono Cyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons from contaminated soils at former Manufactured Gas Plant Sites”. M.S. Thesis. Presented to the Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Lehigh University. Dec. 2003.

COURSES TAUGHT:

Have been taking courses at B.Tech and M.Tech level(http://dce.edu/web/Sections/Academics/syllabus/8-Environmental.pdf). Theory courses taken so far:

At B.Tech. level:

• Introduction to Enviornmental Sciences
• Environmental Chemistry and Microbiology
• Water Engineering
• Wastewater Engineering
• Global Warming and Climate Change
• Water Engineering Design & Applications
• Wastewater Engineering: Design & Applications

At M.Tech. level:

• Environmental Impact Assessment & Audit 
• Global Warming and Climate Change
• Industrial Wastewater Treatment

CONSULTANCY PROJECTS HANDLED:

Have been a part of various environmental consultancy organizations (like Haley & Aldrich, ERM, PwC) in USA and India prior to joining DTU as Assistant Professor. There, I got an opportunity to work on various consultancy projects primarily related to Environmental Site Assessments, Site Remediation, Environmental Impact Assessments, Risk Assessment, Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) projects, Greenhouse Gas Accounting, Sustainability and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) reports to name a few.

SKILLS:

Lab Equipment: Gas Chromatograph (Shimadzu GC-17A); Environmental Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM); UV-VIS Spectrophotometer; Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer (AAS); Multiwavelength Carbon Anlyzer (DRI); Ion Chromatograph (Dionex)

Computer: Languages (C, C++, Java); Softwares (Positive Matrix Factorization - PMF- a receptor modeling tool, MATLAB, MODFLOW, GINT, Surfer 7.0, Lotus Notes); CAD Tools (AutoCAD, STAAD)

SEMINARS /CONFERENCES/ SHORT-TERM COURSES ORGANIZED:

• Member, Organizing Committe for National Conference on "Strategy for water sustainability for human and developmental needs" held at DTU in association with GIRD, February 2020.
• Member, Training Programme: Water Sector Training and  Capacity Building Programme for the National Capital Territory of Delhi, India held by DTU in collaboration with NTU, March 2013.
• Member, Organizing Committee for National Seminar on “Sustainable and Innovative Solution for Water Woes” held at DTU in association with GIRD, March 2011.

MEMBERSHIP PROFESSIONAL SOCITIES:

• American Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors (AEESP)
• American Association of Aerosol Research (AAAR)
• Institution of Engineers, India. (IoE)