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Dr. Rohit Mathur
AMD Staff
Education:
- Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, University of Kentucky, 1991.
- M.S., Chemical Engineering, University of Kentucky, 1988.
- B.S., Chemical Engineering, Birla Institute of Technology & Science, India, 1986.
Professional Experience:
- Chief, USEPA/ORD/NERL/AMAD/AMDB, Research Triangle Park, NC, 2008 – present
- Chief, Atmospheric Model Development Branch, NOAA Atmospheric Sciences Modeling Division (in partnership with EPA/NERL), Research Triangle Park, NC, 2007-2008
- Chief, Air Quality Forecast Research Branch, NOAA Atmospheric Sciences Modeling Division (in partnership with EPA/NERL), Research Triangle Park, NC, 2005-2007
- Physical Scientist, Atmospheric Model Development Branch, NOAA Atmospheric Sciences Modeling Division (in partnership with EPA/NERL), Research Triangle Park, NC, 2004-2005.
- Adjunct Associate Professor, Department of Marine, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, 1998 – present.
- Research Associate Professor, Carolina Environmental Program, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 2003-2004.
- Research Scientist, Environmental Programs, MCNC, Research Triangle Park, NC, 1992-2002.
- Senior Science Specialist, Computer Science Corporation, Research Triangle Park, NC, 1991-1992
PROFESSIONAL PUBLICATIONS
Carlton, A.G., B.J. Turpin, K.E. Altieri, S.P. Seitzinger, R. Mathur, S.J. Roselle, R.J. Weber, CMAQ Model Performance Enhanced when In-Cloud SOA is Included: Comparison of OC Predictions with Measurements, Environ. Sci. Technol., in press, 2008.
D. Kang, R. Mathur, S.T. Rao, and S. Yu, Bias-adjustment techniques for improving ozone air quality forecasts, Journal of Geophysical Research-Atmospheres, in press, 2008.
S. Yu, R. Mathur, D. Kang, K.L. Schere, and D. Tong, A Study of Ozone Formation by Ensemble Back Trajectory-Process Analysis using the Eta-CMAQ forecast Model over the Northeastern U.S. during the 2004 ICARTT Period, Atmos. Environ., in press, 2008.
D. Tong, R. Mathur, D. Kang, S. Yu, K.L. Schere, and G. Pouliot, Vegetation Exposure to Ozone over the Continental United States: Assessment of Exposure Indices by the Eta-CMAQ Air Quality Forecast Model, Atmos. Environ., in press, 2008.
Y. Tang, P. Lee, M. Tsidulko, H.-C. Huang, J. T. McQueen, G. J. DiMego, L.K. Emmons, R. B. Pierce, A.M. Thompson, H.-M. Lin, D. Kang, D. Tong,
S. Yu, R. Mathur, J. E. Pleim, T.L. Otte, G. Pouliot, J. O. Young, K.L. Schere, P. M. Davidson, and I. Stajner, The Impacts of Chemical Lateral Boundary Conditions on CMAQ Predictions of Tropospheric Ozone over the Continental United States, Environ. Fluid Mechanics, in press, 2008.
Sarwar, G., S.J. Roselle, R. Mathur, W. Appel, R.L. Dennis, and B. Vogel, A comparison of CMAQ HONO predictions with observations from the Northeast Oxidant and Particle Study, Atmos. Environ., 42, 5760-5770, 2008.
R. Mathur, Estimating the Impact of the 2004 Alaskan Forest Fires on Episodic Particulate Matter Pollution over the Eastern United States through Assimilation of Satellite Derived Aerosol Optical Depth in a Regional Air Quality Model, Journal of Geophysical Research-Atmospheres, 113, D17302, doi:10.1029/2007JD009767, 2008.
S. Yu, R. Mathur, K. Schere, D. Kang, J. Pleim, J. Young, D. Tong, G. Pouliot, S. McKeen, and S.T. Rao, Evaluation of real-time PM2.5 forecasts and process analysis of PM2.5 formation over the eastern U.S. using the Eta-CMAQ forecast model during the 2004 ICARTT study, Journal of Geophysical Research-Atmospheres, 113, D06204, doi:10.1029/2007JD009226, 2008.
R. Mathur, S. Yu, D. Kang, and K. Schere, Assessment of the Winter-time Performance of Developmental Particulate Matter Forecasts with the Eta-CMAQ Modeling System, J. Geophysical Research, 113, D02303, doi:10.1029/2007JD008580, 2008.
R. Mathur, S. Roselle, G. Pouliot, and G. Sarwar, Diagnostic Analysis of the Three-Dimensional Sulfur Distributions over the Eastern United States Using the CMAQ Model and Measurements from the ICARTT Field Experiment, Air Pollution Modeling and Its Application XIX, C. Borrego and A.I. Miranda (Eds.), 496-504, ISBN 978-1-4020-8452-2, Springer, The Netherlands, 2008.
P. Davidson, K. Schere, R. Draxler, S. Kondrangunta, R. A. Wayland, J. F. Meagher, R. Mathur, Toward a US National Air Quality Forecast Capability: Current and Planned Capabilities, Air Pollution Modeling and Its Application XIX, C. Borrego and A.I. Miranda (Eds.), 496-504, ISBN 978-1-4020-8452-2, Springer, The Netherlands, 2008.
J. Pleim, J. Young, D. Wong, R. Gilliam, T. Otte, and R. Mathur, Two-Way Coupled Meteorology and Air Quality Modeling, Air Pollution Modeling and Its Application XIX, C. Borrego and A.I. Miranda (Eds.), 496-504, ISBN 978-1-4020-8452-2, Springer, The Netherlands, 2008.
R. Mathur, W. Frick, G. G. Lear, and R. Dennis. Ecological forecasting: Microbial contamination and atmospheric loading of nutrients to land and water. EM: Air and Waste Management Association Magazine for Environmental Managers, 36-40, 2007. 12/01.
Badendreier, J., L.S. Matott, J. Hameedi, R. Dennis, C. Knightes, R. Mathur, Y. Mohamoud, J. M. Johnson, G. Laniak, N. Gaber, P. Pascual, and R. Araujo. Managing multimedia pollution for a multimedia world. EM: Air and Waste Management Association Magazine for Environmental Managers, 6-11, 2007. 12/01.
D. Tong, R. Mathur, K. Schere, D. Kang, and S. Yu, The use of air quality forecasts to assess impacts of air pollution on crops: Methodology and case study, Atmospheric Environment, 41, 8772-8784, doi:10.1016/j.atmosenv.2007.07.060, 2007.
S. Yu, R. Mathur, K. Schere, D, Kang, J. Pleim, and T. Otte, A detailed evaluation of the Eta-CMAQ forecast model performance for O3, its related precursors, and meteorological parameters during the 2004 ICARTT study, Journal of Geophysical Research-Atmospheres, 112, D12S14, doi:10.1029/2006JD007715, 2007.
B. Roy, R. Mathur, A. Gilliland, A comparison of CMAQ based aerosol properties with IMPROVE, MODIS, and AERONET data, J. Geophysical Research, 112, D14301, doi:10.1029/2006JD008085, 2007.
S. Yu, P. Bhave, R. Dennis, and R. Mathur, Seasonal and regional variations of primary and secondary organic aerosols over the continental United States: semi-empirical estimates and model evaluation, Environmental Science and Technology, 41, 4690-4697, 2007.
D. Kang, R. Mathur, K. Schere, S. Yu and B. Eder, New Categorical Metrics for Air Quality Model Evaluation, Journal of Applied Meteorology, doi:10.1175/JAM2479.1, 46, 549-555, 2007.
S. McKeen, S.H. Chung, J. Wilczak, G. Grell, I. Djalalova, S. Peckham, W. Gong, V. Bouchet, S. Menard, R. Moffet, Y. Tang, G. R. Carmichael, R. Mathur, and S. Yu, The evaluation of several PM2.5 forecast models using data collected during the ICARTT/NEAQS 2004 field study, J. Geophysical Research, 112, D10S20, doi:10.1029/2006JD007608, 2007.
C. Hogrefe, W. Hao, K. Civerolo, J.-Y. Ku, G. Sistla, R.S. Gaza, L. Sedefian, K. Schere, A. Gilliland, and R. Mathur, Daily Simulation of Ozone and Fine Particulates Over New York State: Findings and Challenges, Journal of Applied Meteorology, doi:10.1175/JAM2520, 46(7), 961-979, 2007.
S. Yu, R. Mathur, D, Kang, K. Schere, B. Eder, J. Pleim, Performance and diagnostic evaluation of ozone predictions by the Eta-Community Multiscale Air Quality Forecast System during the 2002 New England Air Quality Study, Journal of the Air and Waste Management Association, 56, 1459-1471, 2006.
B. Eder, D. Kang, R. Mathur, S. Yu, K. Schere, An Operational Evaluation of the Eta-CMAQ Air Quality Forecast Model, Atmospheric Environment, 40(26), 4894-4905, 2006.
S. McKeen, J. Wilczak, G. Grell, I. Djalalova, S. Peckham, E.-Y. Hsie, W. Gong, V. Bouchet, S. Menard, R. Moffet, J. McHenry, J. McQueen, Y. Tang,
G. R. Carmichael, M. Pagowski, A. Chan, T. Dye, G. Frost, P. Lee, and R. Mathur, Assessment of an ensemble of seven real-time ozone forecasts over Eastern North America during the summer of 2004, J. Geophysical Research, 110, D21307, doi:10.1029/2005JD005858, 2005.
R. Mathur, U. Shankar, A. Hanna, M.T. Odman, J. McHenry, C. Coats, K. Alapaty, A. Xiu, S. Arunachalam, D. Olerud, D. Byun, K. Schere, F.
Binkowski, J. Ching, R. Dennis, J. Novak, T. Pierce, J. Pleim, S. Rosselle, and J. Young, The Multiscale Air Qulaity Simulation Platform (MAQSIP): Initial Applications and Performance for Tropospheric Ozone and Particulate Matter, Journal of Geophysical Research, 110, D13308, doi:10.1029/2004JD004918, 2005.
Otte, T. L. , G. Pouliot, J. E. Pleim, J. O. Young, K. L. Schere, D. C. Wong, P. C. S. Lee, M. Tsidulko, J. T. McQueen, P. Davidson, R. Mathur, H.-Y.
Chuang, G. DiMego, and N. L. Seaman, Linking the Eta Model with the Community Multiscale Air Quality (CMAQ) Modeling System to build a national air quality forecasting system, Weather and Forecasting, 20, 367-384, 2005.
D. Kang, V. Aneja, R. Mathur, J.D. Ray, Observed and modeled VOC chemistry under high VOC/NOx conditions in Southeast U.S. national parks, Atmospheric Environment, 38, 4969-4974, 2004.
R. Mathur and R.L. Dennis, Seasonal and Annual Modeling of Reduced Nitrogen Compounds Over the Eastern United States: Emissions, Ambient Levels, and Deposition Amounts, Journal of Geophysical Research, 108(D15), 4481, doi:10.1029/2002JD002794, 2003.
A.M. Fiore, D.J. Jacob, R. Mathur, and R. Martin Application of Empirical Orthogonal Functions to Evaluate Ozone Simulations with Regional and Global Models, Journal of Geophysical Research, 108(D14), 4431, doi:10.1029/2002JD003151, 2003.
D. Kang, R. Mathur, V.P. Aneja, and J. Ray, Nonmethane Hydrocarbons and Ozone in Three Rural Southeast United States National Parks: A Model Sensitivity Analysis and Comparison with Measurements, Journal of Geophysical Research, 108(D19), 4604, doi:10.1029/2002JD003054, 2003.
P.A. Roelle, V.P. Aneja, R.Mathur, J. Vukovich and J. Pierce, Modeling Nitric Oxide Emissions from Biosolid Amended Soils, Atmospheric Environment, 36, 5687-5696, 2002, 2002.
R.L. Dennis and R. Mathur, Airshed Domains for Modeling Atmospheric Deposition of Oxidized and Reduced Nitrogen to the Neuse/Pamlico System, Hydrological Science and Technology, Volume 17, Number 1-4, 107-117, 2001.
Hogrefe, C., S.T. Rao, P. Kasibhatla, W. Hao, G. Sistla, R. Mathur, and J. McHenry, Evaluating the Performance of Regional Scale Photochemical Modeling Systems: Part II – Ozone Predictions, Atmospheric Environment, 35, 4175-4188, 2001.
V.P Aneja, R. Mathur, S.P. Arya, Y. Li, G.C. Murray, and T.L. Manuszk, Coupling the Vertical Distribution of Ozone in the Atmospheric Boundary Layer, Environmental Science and Technology, Vol. 34, 2324-2329, 2000.
R.L. Dennis, G.S. Tonnessen, and R. Mathur, Nonlinearities in the Sulfate Secondary Fine Particulate Response to NOx Emission Reductions as Modeled by the Regional Acid Deposition Model, Air Pollution Modeling and Its Applications XIV, Eds. S. Gryning and F. Schiermeier, pp193-202, Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers, New York, 2001.
G. Faluvegi, K. Alapaty, H.G. Riechle, R. Mathur, S. Raman, and V.S. Connors, Simulation of Carbon Monoxide Transport During April 1994, Journal of Geophysical Research, Vol. 104(D17), 21471-21485, 1999.
Rohit Mathur, Jeffrey O. Young, Kenneth L. Schere, and G. Gipson, Comparison of Numerical Techniques for Solution of Atmospheric Kinetic Equations, Atmospheric Environment, Vol. 32, 9, 1535-1553, 1998.
K. Alapaty, R. Mathur, and M.T. Odman, Intercomparison of Spatial Interpolation Schemes for Use in Nested Grid Models, Monthly Weather Review , Vol. 126, 243-249 1998.
Kiran Alapaty and Rohit Mathur, Effects of Atmospheric Boundary Layer Mixing Representations on Vertical Distribution of Passive and Reactive Tracers, Meteorology and Atmospheric Physics, 69,101-118, 1998.
P. Kasibhatla, W.L. Chameides, B. Duncan, M. Houyoux, C. Jang, R. Mathur, T. Odman, and A Xiu, Impact of Inert Organic Nitrate Formation on Ground-Level Ozone in a Regional Air Quality Model Using the Carbon Bond Mechanism 4, Geophysical Research Letters, Vol 24, No. 24, 3205-3208, 1997.
Kiran Alapaty, Rohit Mathur, and Daewon Byun, A Modeling Study of Vertical Diffusion of Passive and Reactive Tracers Using Local- and Nonlocal-Closure Boundary Layer Schemes, Air Pollution Modeling and Its Applications XI, Eds. S.E. Gryning and F.A. Schiermeier, pp 433-442, Plenum Press, New York, 1996.
D.W. Byun, D. Dabdub, S. Fine, A.F. Hanna, R. Mathur, M.T. Odman, A. Russell, E.J. Segall, J.H. Seinfeld, P. Steenkiste, and J.Young, Emerging Air Quality Modeling Technology for High Performance Computing and Communication Environments, Air Pollution Modeling and Its Applications XI, Eds. S.E. Gryning and F.A. Schiermeier, pp 491-502, Plenum Press, New York, 1996.
Rohit Mathur, Kenneth L. Schere, and Anuradha Nathan, Dependencies and Sensitivity of Tropospheric Oxidants to Precursor Concentrations over the Northeast United States: A Model Study, Journal of Geophysical Research, Vol 99, No. D5, 10535-10552, 1994.
Rohit Mathur, Leonard K. Peters, and Rick D. Saylor, Sub-grid Representation of Emission Source Clusters in Regional Air Quality Modeling, Atmospheric Environment, Vol 26A, 3219-3238, 1992.
Rohit Mathur, Rick D. Saylor and Leonard K. Peters, The STEM-II Regional-Scale Acid Deposition and Photochemical Oxidant Model- IV. The Impact of Emission Reduction on Mesoscale Acid Deposition in the Lower Ohio River Valley, Atmospheric Environment, Vol 26A, No. 5, pp 841-861, 1992.
Rohit Mathur, Rick D. Saylor and Leonard K. Peters, The Impact of Emission Reduction on Mesoscale Acid Deposition in the Lower Ohio River Valley, Air Pollution Modeling and its Applications VIII, edited by H. van Dop D.G. Steyn, Volume 15, Plenum Press 1991.
Rick Saylor, Leonard K. Peters and Rohit Mathur, The STEM-II Regional-Scale Acid Deposition and Photochemical Oxidant Model- III. A Study of Mesoscale Acid Deposition in the Lower Ohio River Valley, Atmospheric Environment, Vol 25A, No. 12, pp 2873-2894, 1991.
Rohit Mathur and Leonard K. Peters, Discussion, Atmospheric Environment, Vol 25A, No. 10, pp 2425-2427, 1991.
Rohit Mathur and Leonard K. Peters, Adjustment of Wind Fields for Application in Air Pollution Modeling, Atmospheric Environment, Vol 24A, No. 5, pp 1095-1106, 1990.
Sharma, S.K., K. Choudhary, R. Mathur and S. Agarawal, Chlorine Utilization, Indian Chemical Journal, 1986.
SELECTED INVITED TALKS
“An Assessment of the Performance of NAM-CMAQ Air Quality Forecasts with Measurements from Surface Networks and Specialized Field Campaigns”, Invited Talk at the Special Session on Evaluation of Air Quality Models and Assessment of Emission Inventories Using Bottom-Up and Top-Down Approaches, Fall Meeting of the American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, December, 2007.
“Modeling Fate and Transport of Tropospheric Nitrogen Compounds”, Invited Briefing to the EPA Science Advisory Board, Integrated Nitrogen Committee, Washington, D.C., June, 2007.
“Status and Progress in Particulate Matter Forecasting”, Plenary talk NARSTO Workshop on PM Modeling, Boulder, CO, June 27-30, 2006.
“Development and Application of an Air Quality Forecasting Modeling System, Guest Lecture, Department of Marine, Earth, and Atmospheric Sciences, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, April 20, 2006.
“Use of remote sensing air quality information in regional scale air pollution modeling: Current use and requirements”, Invited Talk at the Community Workshop on Air Quality Remote Sensing from Space: Defining an Optimum Observing Strategy, National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, Colorado, February 21, 2006.
“An assessment of the performance of the Eta-CMAQ air quality forecast modeling system during the ICARTT field experiment”, Invited Talk at the 2005 International Consortium for Atmospheric Research on Transport and Transformation (ICARTT) Data Analysis Workshop, Durham, NH, August 8, 2005.
“Air Pollution Modeling: Concepts and Application Examples”, Guest Lecture, Department of Marine, Earth, and Atmospheric Sciences, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, October 13, 2004.
“An Overview of Comprehensive Air Pollution Model Formulation and Applications”, Invited Talk at the Center for Environmental Science and Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Mumbai, India, February 6, 2003.
“Comprehensive Air Pollution Modeling from Local to Hemispheric Scales”, Invited Seminar at the Department of Marine, Earth, and Atmospheric Sciences, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, January 23, 2003.
“Modeling Studies of the Distributions, Partitioning, and Budgets of Reduced Nitrogen Compounds on Regional and Local Scales”, Invited presentation at the International Conference on Air Quality III: Mercury, Trace Elements and Particulate Matter, Arlington, VA, September 9-12, 2002.
“Comprehensive Atmospheric Modeling Systems: Overview of Model Formulation, Application and Evaluation Procedures”, invited lecture at the Workshop on Air Quality Issues in Egypt, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt, 1999.
"Development of a New Technique for Multiscale Regional Air Quality Modeling", invited speaker at the Atmospheric Modeling Division, AREAL, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1991.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
COMMITTEES, PANELS, and Science Team Participation
Member, NOAA Air Quality Forecasting Focus Group, 2003.
Member, American Meteorological Society Committee on Atmospheric Chemistry, 2002-2005.
Member, Odor Pathogens and Emissions of Nitrogen (OPEN) Compounds, NCSU, 2001-2004.
Member, Air Quality Peer Review Panel, US EPA, 1995.
Member, Exploratory Research in Engineering in Air Peer Review Panel, US EPA, 1996.
Member, Tropospheric Ozone and Fine Particulate Peer Review Panel, US EPA, 1997
Member, Atmospheric Nitrogen Science Team, NCDENR, 1998-2001
MENTORSHIP
Member of 3 M.S. and 6 Ph.D. dissertation committees.
REVIEW ACTIVITIES: Journal and Proposal reviews for
Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
Atmospheric Environment
Chemosphere
Computers and Chemical Engineering
Environmental Fluid Mechanics
Environmental Manager (EM)
Environmental Science and Technology
Fuel Processing Technology
Journal of Air & Waste Management Association
Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology
Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering
Journal of Environmental Management
Journal of Geophysical Research
Theoretical and Applied Climatology
The Scientific World
National Science Foundation
U.S. National Aeronautical and Space Administration
United States Environmental Protection Agency
Natural Environmental Research Council, United Kingdom
International Science and Technology Center, Department of Science and Technology
North Carolina Water Resources Research Institute
HONORS/AWARDS
US EPA, Bronze Medal for Development of the Multipollutant version of CMAQ, 2008
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Administrator’s Award, for “Visionary leadership in the development of cross-agency partnership to apply a “one-atmosphere” air quality model which promotes meaningful and cost-effective national policies to protect human health and the environment”, 2007
Certificate in Environmental Systems, Environmental Systems Program, University of Kentucky, 1991.
Graduate Fellowship, Environmental Systems Program, University of Kentucky, 1990
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
American Geophysical Union
Sigma Xi