Research Interest:

• Air quality modeling
• Air quality impacts on human and environmental health
• Reactive nitrogen flows Sustainability of agriculture, biofuels and food systems

Educational Qualification: 

1. Postdoctoral Research Associate – 2018­–2021

   Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering

   University of Minnesota Twin Cities

2. Ph.D. Environmental Engineering in Civil Engineering, 2018

   Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

   University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

   Dissertation: Ammonia Emissions and Air Quality Modeling

3. M.Tech., Environmental Science and Engineering, 2010

   Center for Environmental Science and Engineering

   Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

   Thesis: Indoor Air Quality in Schools

4. B.E., Civil Engineering, 2008

   Sardar Patel College of Engineering

   Mumbai University

Research Publications: 

1. Season-long ammonia flux measurements above fertilized corn in central Illinois, USA, using relaxed eddy accumulation AJ Nelson, S Koloutsou-Vakakis, MJ Rood, LT Myles, C Lehmann, … Agricultural and Forest Meteorology 239, 202-212

   Global, high-resolution, reduced-complexity air quality modeling for PM2. 5 using InMAP (Intervention Model for Air Pollution) SK Thakrar, CW Tessum, JS Apte, S Balasubramanian, DB Millet, …PloS one 17 (5), e0268714

2. The food we eat, the air we breathe: a review of the fine particulate matter-induced air quality health impacts of the global food system S Balasubramanian, NGG Domingo, ND Hunt, M Gittlin, KK Colgan, …Environmental Research Letters 16 (10), 103004

3. Air quality–related health damages of food NGG Domingo, S Balasubramanian, SK Thakrar, MA Clark, PJ Adams, …Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 118 (20)

4. Reducing mortality from air pollution in the United States by targeting specific emission sources SK Thakrar, S Balasubramanian, PJ Adams, IML Azevedo, NZ Muller, …Environmental Science & Technology Letters 7 (9), 639-645

5. Effect of grid resolution and spatial representation of NH3 emissions from fertilizer application on predictions of NH3 and PM2. 5 concentrations in the United States Corn Belt S Balasubramanian, DM McFarland, S Koloutsou-Vakakis, K Fu, R Menon, …Environmental Research Communications 2 (2), 025001

6. Impact of spatial and temporal distribution of ammonia emissions from chemical fertilizer usage on predictions of air quality in the Midwest United States S Balasubramanian University of Illinois at Urb

7. Impact of spatial and temporal distribution of ammonia emissions from chemical fertilizer usage on predictions of air quality in the Midwest United States S BalasubramanianUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 

8. Season-long ammonia flux measurements above fertilized corn in central Illinois, USA, using relaxed eddy accumulation AJ Nelson, S Koloutsou-Vakakis, MJ Rood, LT Myles, C Lehmann, … Agricultural and Forest Meteorology 239, 202-222

9. Evaluation of WRF Parameterizations for Air Quality Applications over the Midwest USA Z Zheng, K Fu, S Balasubramanian, S Koloutsou-Vakakis, DM McFarland, … AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts 2017, A41D-2310 l

10. Evaluation of DeNitrification DeComposition model for estimating ammonia fluxes from chemical fertilizer application S Balasubramanian, A Nelson, S Koloutsou-Vakakis, J Lin, MJ Rood, … Agricultural and Forest Meteorology 237, 123-13

11. Evaluation of DeNitrification DeComposition Model to Estimate Ammonia Fluxes from Chemical Fertilizer Application S Balasubramanian, AJ Nelson, S Koloutsou-Vakakis, J Lin, L Myles, … AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts 2016, B13F-0715

12. Reconsidering emissions of ammonia from chemical fertilizer usage in Midwest USA S Balasubramanian, S Koloutsou‐Vakakis, DM McFarland, MJ Rood Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres 120 (12), 6232-6246

13. Preliminary Outcomes from a Week-Long Environmental Engineering Summer Camp for High School Female Students S Balasubramanian, S Koloutsou-Vakakis AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts 2014, ED31B-3435

14. H3 Emission from Fertilizer Application: A Collaborative Study in the Midwestern U.S. L Myles, S Koloutsou-Vakakis, C Bernacchi, C Lehmann, RD Saylor, … AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts 2014, B12C-02

15. Quantifying Uncertainty in Daily Temporal Variations of Atmospheric NH3 Emissions Following Application of Chemical Fertilizers S Balasubramanian, S Koloutsou-Vakakis, MJ Rood AGU 2014 Fall Meeting

16. Modeling Temporal Variability Of Gaseous Ammonia Emissions From Chemical Fertilizer Usage In Midwest USA S Balasubramanian, M Wang, S Koloutsou-Vakakis, MJ and Rood Proceedings of the 107th Annual Conference and Exhibition, Air & Waste Management Association

17. ABOUT AGU CL da Silva, S Waugh, S Balasubramanian, K Covey, T Crisp, B Cross, … Eos 95 (3)

18. Identifying Spatial Heterogeneity in Ammonia Emissions from Agricultural FertilizationS Balasubramanian, S Koloutsou-Vakakis, MJ and Rood Proceedings of the 106th Annual Conference and Exhibition, Air & Waste Management Association…

19. THE SANJANA SOLUTION M Cheviron, J Gross, S Matei, C Mukai

20. SESSION I CP Murali, RS Patilana-Champaign

21. Modeling Spatial and Temporal Variability in Ammonia Emissions from Agricultural FertilizationS Balasubramanian, M Wang, S Koloutsou-Vakakis, MJ and Rood AGU 2013 Fall Meeting

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