Lab Members

2022: PMTL and AASG Group Picture at the University of Miami
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2024: PMTL and AASG Group Photo at Frost Science
2023: PMTL and AASG Group Picture at the University of Florida

 

Postdoctoral Researchers

Manisha Mehra Dr. Manisha Mehra, Ph.D., joined spring 2024
2020 to 2023: Postdoctoral fellow, Baylor University
2020 Ph.D. Banaras Hindu University (BHU)
Research project: influence of precipitation on atmospheric aerosols

Graduate Students

Weixing Hao Weixing Hao, Ph.D. student, joined fall 2019
2019 M.S. University of Science and Technology Beijing
2016 B.S. North China University of Science and Technology
Research project: nanoparticles measurement, bioaerosols
Chanakya Bagya Ramesh, Ph.D. student, joined fall 2020
2019 M.S. Missouri University of Science and Technology
2016 B.S. Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham University
Research project: combustion, transport of atmospheric aerosols
Kapiamba Kashala Fabrice, Ph.D. student, joined fall 2020
2020 M.S. University of Toledo
2016 B.S. Cape Peninsula University of Technology
Research project: toxicity of combustion aerosols
Marcus Vinicius Batista Oliveira, Ph.D. student, joined fall 2021
2020 M.S. Federal Technology University of Paraná
2017 B.S. ÁREA1 Wyden
Research project: ambient measurement of bioaerosols
Chen Ye Chen Ye, research assistant, joined fall 2023
2023 M.S. University of Miami
2019 B.S. University of Rochester
Research project: air quality modeling
Abdulrahman Bani, M.S. student, joined spring 2020
2020 B.S. Missouri University of Science and Technology
Research project: particle sensor development and deployment



Undergraduate Researchers

Madison Morneau (2023): Analysis of the pulse height signals generated by a condensation particle counter 

Alumni

Varuni Abhayaratne (2021 to 2023) Thesis Title: A Network of Low-Cost Multi-Pollutant Air Quality Sensors for Evaluating Fine-Scale Exposure Disparity in Twin Cities, MN

Ahmet Tolga Odabasi (2021 to 2023) Thesis Title: Hysplit in simulating the atmospheric dispersion of hazardous aerosols: a case study in St. Louis, Missouri

Doaa Rjoub (2019-2021) Thesis Title: Early wildfire detection by air quality sensors on unmanned aerial vehicles: optimization and feasibility

Openings

PMTL is looking for motivated postdocs, visiting scholars, PhD, MS and undergraduate students to join the group. Researchers and students with backgrounds of environmental engineering and mechanical engineering, with interests in aerosol, air quality, combustion, and material synthesis, can feel free to contact Yang (yangwang@miami.edu) for further details.