Faculty Profile

 

Name : Arun K.  Attri
Designation : Professor
Centre :
School : Environmental Sciences
Room No : 109
Off. Phone : 26704309
Residence :
Email : attri@mail.jnu.ac.in   attriak@gmail.com
Web Address : http://www.jnu.ac.in

Qualifications

Ph.D (Environmental Science) 
                                    

Areas of Interest/Specialization

(i) Climate change: (Global warming, Ozone Column variability)
(ii) Physio-Chemical Characterization of mbient Aerosols ( elemental, organics, carbonaceous ,black carbon)
(iii) Static and Dynamic Light scattering: Macromolecular self and hetero-association.
(iv) Statistical analysis of time series
(v) Development of analytical methods 
                                    

Experience

Teaching: 25 years
Research: 29 years 
                                    

Awards & Honours

Inventor’s Award (US department of Commerce)  
                                    

International Collaboration/Consultancy

1. (2008-2009) Visiting Scientist, Section of Physical Biochemistry, LBG, NIADDK, NIH, Bethesda, MD-20892 (USA).
2. (2003-2004) Adjunct Investigator, Section of Physical Biochemistry, LBG, NIADDK, NIH, Bethesda, MD-20892 (USA).  
                                    

Best Peer Reviewed Publications (upto 5)

1. Attri, A.K, et al.“ Formation of Ozone by Fireworks”, Nature, 411, 1015 (2001).

2. Varshney, C.K. and Attri, A.K. “ Global Warming Potential of Biogenic methane” Tellus 51B, 615,(1999).

3. Tandon, A., Yadav, S., Attri, A.K., 2008. City-wide sweeping a source for Respirable particulate matter. Atmospheric Environment 42, 1064e1069.

4. Sachdeva, K. and Attri, A.K., (2008). Morphological Characterization of Carbonaceous Aggregates in soot and free fall aerosol samples: A case study from Delhi, India. Atmospheric Environment 42, (5), 1025-1034.

5. Arun K. Attri and Allen P. Minton "New Methods for measuring macromolecular interactions in solution via static light scattering: Methodology and application to non-associating and self associating proteins, Anal. Biochem, 337, 103-110, 2005. 
                                  

Recent Peer Reviewed Journals/Books (upto 3)

1. Arun K. Attri, Cristina Fern´andez, Allen P. Minton (2010) pH-dependent self-association of zinc-free insulin characterized by concentration-gradient static light scattering, Biophysical Chemistrydoi: 10.1016/j.bpc.2010.02.002.

2. Arun K. Attri, Cristina Fern´andez, Allen P. Minton (2010) Self-association of Zn-insulin at neutral pH: Investigation by concentration gradient static and dynamic light scattering, Biophysical Chemistry, doi: 10.1016/j.bpc.2010.02.001

3. Tandon, A. and Attri, A.K. (2011). Trends in Total Ozone Column over India: 1979-2008, Atmospheric Environment , 45, 1648-1654  
                                    

Patents (if any)

1. Minton, A.P., A.K.Attri.,J.V.Sullivan and P.Fitze: Automated system for measuring and interpreting gradients of macromolecular concentration formed by ultracentrifugation. USA Patent # 515169 (1983) Granted in 1983. (International Patent)

2. Minton A.P.,A.K.Attri and J.V.Sullivan:Method and apparatus for Sequential Fractionation. USA Patent # 724033 (1985). Granted in 1987 (International Patent)

3. Attri, Arun K. And Bhuvenashwari, R: An Apparatus for producing Spectral Fingerprints PAT/3.1.2/98035/98 (2003) Applied Indian Patent Through NRDC. (National Patent)

4. Attri, Arun K. And Bhuvenashwari, R: A process for producing Spectral Fingerprints PAT/3.1.2/98035 (2003) Applied Indian Patent Through NRDC. (National Patent)

5. Minton A.P. and A.K. Attri, (WO/2007/016344) DETECTING AND CHARACTERIZING MACROMOLECULAR INTERACTIONS IN A SOLUTION WITH A SIMULTANEOUS MEASUREMENT OF LIGHT SCATTERING AND CONCENTRATION; G01N 35/10 (2006.01), G01N 21/53 (2006.01), G01N 35/08 (2006.01): Inventors: MINTON, Allen, P.; (US). ATTRI, Arun, K.; (IN). (International Patent)