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Prashant Kumar | |
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| Alma mater | University of Cambridge Indian Institute of Technology Delhi |
| Awards | Haagen-Smit Clean Air Award (2023) Clarivate Highly Cited Researcher (2022, 2023) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Air quality, environmental engineering |
| Institutions | University of Surrey |
| Website | www |
Prashant Kumar is a professor at the University of Surrey, where he is Professor and Chair in Air Quality and Health and founding director of the Global Centre for Clean Air Research (GCARE).[1][2] His research concerns air quality, environmental engineering and urban pollution exposure.[1] In 2024, he was announced as a recipient of the California Air Resources Board's Haagen-Smit Clean Air Award in the International Education category.[3]
Education
[edit]Kumar obtained a PhD in Engineering from the University of Cambridge and a master's degree in Environmental Engineering and Management from the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi.[1][4]
Career
[edit]After his PhD, Kumar joined the University of Surrey as a Lecturer in 2009. He was later appointed Senior Lecturer in 2012, Reader in 2015, and Professor and Chair in Air Quality and Health in 2017.[1] Kumar is Co-Director of the University of Surrey's Institute for Sustainability and founding director of GCARE.[1] [5] He is the Principal Investigator of the UKRI-funded Network+ project Reclaiming Forgotten Cities (RECLAIM; EP/W034034/1).[6]
Research
[edit]Kumar's research concerns air quality, public health and the built environment, including urban air-pollution monitoring, aerosol and nanoparticle measurement, dispersion modelling, exposure mitigation and indoor air quality.[1][7][8]
His work on urban green infrastructure has examined roadside vegetation barriers, including hedges, living walls and other interventions for reducing exposure to traffic-related air pollution.[9][10] His group has also developed HedgeDATE, a decision-support tool for air-pollution exposure mitigation by green infrastructure.[11]
Public engagement
[edit]Kumar founded Guildford Living Lab, a University of Surrey platform established in 2016 to support cooperation between researchers, local communities and stakeholders on air pollution and climate-related projects.[12][13] In 2023, Kumar gave evidence to the UK Parliament's Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Select Committee on urban green spaces and air-pollution mitigation.[14]
Awards and honours
[edit]- Haagen-Smit Clean Air Award, International Education category, California Air Resources Board, 2023 awards.[3][15]
- Named a Clarivate Highly Cited Researcher in 2022 and 2023.[16][17]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f "Professor Prashant Kumar". University of Surrey. Retrieved 21 May 2026.
- ^ "Professor Prashant Kumar, Founding Director of the Global Centre for Clean Air Research". Air Quality News. Retrieved 21 May 2026.
- ^ a b "Haagen-Smit Award Recipients". California Air Resources Board. Retrieved 21 May 2026.
- ^ "Professor Prashant Kumar". University of Cambridge. 15 June 2009. Retrieved 21 May 2026.
- ^ "GCARE People!". Global Centre for Clean Air Research (GCARE), University of Surrey. Retrieved 21 May 2026.
- ^ "Reclaiming Forgotten Cities – Turning cities from vulnerable spaces to healthy places for people [RECLAIM] (EP/W034034/1)". UKRI Gateway to Research. Retrieved 21 May 2026.
- ^ Extance, Andy (20 March 2018). "Taking care of the air". Education in Chemistry. Royal Society of Chemistry. Retrieved 21 May 2026.
- ^ Kumar, Prashant; et al. (2022). "In-kitchen aerosol exposure in twelve cities across the globe". Environment International. 162 107155. Bibcode:2022EnInt.16207155K. doi:10.1016/j.envint.2022.107155. PMID 35278800.
- ^ Harrabin, Roger (17 May 2017). "Cities need 'hedges as well as trees' for environment". BBC News. Retrieved 21 May 2026.
- ^ Guerrier, Simon (22 August 2025). "How best to green the streets". NewStartMag. Retrieved 21 May 2026.
- ^ Barwise, Yendle; et al. (2021). "The co-development of HedgeDATE, a public engagement and decision support tool for air pollution exposure mitigation by green infrastructure". Sustainable Cities and Society. 75 103299. Bibcode:2021SusCS..7503299B. doi:10.1016/j.scs.2021.103299.
- ^ "New Trustee: Prof. Prashant Kumar Joins the ZCG Board". Zero Carbon Guildford. 13 December 2022. Retrieved 21 May 2026.
- ^ "Guildford Living Lab". University of Surrey. Retrieved 21 May 2026.
- ^ Guttridge-Hewitt, Martin (15 December 2023). "Well-placed trees halve air pollution, Select Committee told". Environment Journal. Retrieved 21 May 2026.
- ^ "Four luminaries to receive California's premier air quality award". California Air Resources Board. 9 October 2024. Retrieved 21 May 2026.
- ^ "Global accolade for seven Surrey academics placed in top 1% worldwide in their field". University of Surrey. 21 November 2022. Retrieved 21 May 2026.
- ^ "Surrey researchers among world's most influential". University of Surrey. 17 November 2023. Retrieved 21 May 2026.
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