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Dr. Surender M. Kaushik
RESEARCH CHEMIST
Process Modeling Research Branch
Human Exposure & Atmospheric Sciences Division
EDUCATION/TRAINING
Ph.D. in Chemistry, 1980, Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi, India
M.S. in Chemistry, 1975, Kurukshetra University, India
B.S. in Chemistry, Physics, 1973, Panjab University, India
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Physical Scientist, U.S. EPA, Research Triangle Park, NC, 2007–Present
QA Manager, ICF, U.S. EPA Region 9 Laboratory, Richmond, CA, 2001–2007
Principal Scientist, Lockheed Martin, U.S. EPA Region 9, San Francisco, CA, 1997–2001
Principal Scientist, Lockheed Martin, U.S. EPA, Las Vegas, NV, 1994–1997
Senior/Principal Scientist, Lockheed, NASA White Sands Test Facility, Las Cruces, NM, 1991–1994
Research Scientist, Center for Explosives Technology Research, Socorro, NM, 1987–1991
Research Associate, U.S. DOE, Ames Laboratory, ISU, Ames, IA, 1985–1987
Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR, 1983–1984
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada, 1981–1983
SELECTED AWARDS AND HONORS
NASA Tech Brief Award, NASA Inventions and Contribution Board, 1993
U.S. DOE Inventors Recognition Award, 1989
Outstanding Graduate Student Award, M.S., 1975
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS (6 out of 21)
J.C. Oxley, S.M. Kaushik, and N.S. Gilson, 1989. “Thermal Decomposition of Ammonium Nitrate Based Composites.” Thermochim. Acta 22, 25.
C.D. Chriswell, N.D. Shah, S.M. Kaushik, and R. Markuszewski, 1989. “Chemical Cleaning of Coal by Molten Caustic Leaching after Pretreatment by Low Temperature Devolatilization.” Fuel Processing Technology, 22, 25.
S. M. Kaushik, Z. Yuan, and R. Noyes, 1986. “A simple Demonstration of a Gas Evolution Oscillator.” J. Chem. Educ. 63, 76.
S.M. Kaushik and R.M. Noyes, 1985. “Parameters Describing Escape of Molecules and Bubbles from Solution.” J. Phys. Chem.89, 2027.
S.M. Kaushik, R.L. Rich, and R.M. Noyes, 1985. “Quantitative Characterization of an Experimental System.” J. Phys. Chem. 89, 5722.
G.V. Jere, L. Surendra, S.M. Kaushik, and M.K. Gupta, 1982, “Kinetics of Isothermal and Photochemical decomposition of K2TaO2F5.H2O,” Canadian J. Chem. 60, 1891.
SELECTED PRESENTATIONS (4 out of 14)
G. Robertson, D. Dandge, S.M. Kaushik, and D. Heweston, 1995. “A Method for Estimating Batch Precision from Surrogate Recoveries.” 11th Annual Waste Testing and Quality Assurance Symposium, U.S. EPA and ACS Meeting, Washington, DC.
D.D. Davis, N.B. Martin, S.M. Kaushik, D.L. Naud, and R.L. Bunker, 1993. “Metal Catalysis of the Heterogeneous Decomposition of Monomethylhydrazine Studied by Accelerated Rate Calorimetry.” JANNAF Propellant Development and Characterization Meeting, Livermore, CA.
S.M. Kaushik and R. Markuszewski, 1986. “Reactions of Coal Derived Mineral Matter with Fused Caustic.” American Chemical Society Meeting, Anaheim, CA.
S.M. Kaushik, T.S. Cameron, W.J. Chute, D.L. Hooper, and O. Knop, 1983. “13C and 15N NMR and Crystal Structure Studies of aminoalkanesulfonic acids.” CIC Conference, Calgary, Canada.
NARRATIVE
Current research efforts are focused on characterization of ambient aerosols with the Aerodyne Aerosol Mass Spectrometer. In addition, I am QA representative for PMRB and manage Reference and Equivalent Methods program for HEASD.
Previous research work pertained to: 13C and 15N NMR study of aminosulphonic acids (NRC); chemical kinetics and oscillating reactions (NSF); desulfurization and demineralization of coal (USDOE); thermal stability of ammonium nitrate based composites (CETR); compatibility of materials with rocket fuel and oxidizer (NASA); and quality assurance measurement research (USEPA).