Chandra Mouli Pavuluri
School
School of Earth System Science
Professional Title
Professor
Discipline
Atmospheric & Environmental
Contact Information
022-87370995
cmpavuluri@tju.edu.cn
Building #16, Weijin road campus, Tianjin University
300072
Brief Introduction
Prof. C. M. Pavuluri received MS in Environmental Chemistry with the University First rank and PhD in Chemistry from Sri Venkateswara University, India. His research focuses on Atmospheric and Environmental Studies with a special emphasis on characterization and chemistry of atmospheric aerosols and their impacts on climate and public health. He authored 40 research papers in reputed research journals apart from review article/monographs and many conference contributions. His research has been well cited: total 1272, with h-index 17 and i10-index 23. He is an awardee of JSPS Fellowship, Japan, a member of several scientific organizations, and serving as an Editorial Board Member for "Scientific Reports" journal.
Education Background
- Doctoral degree| Sri Venkateswara University| 2005
- Master’s Degree| Sri Venkateswara University| 1998
- Bachelor’s Degree| Sri Venkateswara University| 1996
Research Interests
- Atmospheric & Environmental – with a special emphasis on characterization and chemistry of atmospheric aerosols and their impact on climate and public health.
Positions & Employments
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2016.3-Now
School of Earth System Science (Institute of Surface-Earth System Science) | Tianjin University | Professor -
2005.7-2015.4
Seoul National Univ., Korea; Kent State Univ., USA; and Hokkaido Univ., Japan, Postdoc Researcher
Academic Achievements
- Papers
- [1] P. Li, C. M. Pavuluri, Z. Dong, Z. Xu, Y. Wang, P. Fu, C.-Q. Liu. Characteristics, seasonality, and secondary formation processes of diacids and related compounds in fine aerosols during warm and cold periods: Year-round observations at Tianjin, North China. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 126, e2021JD035435, 2021.
- [2] C. M. Pavuluri*, S., Wang, P. Q. Fu, W. Zhao, Z. Xu, C.-Q. Liu, Molecular distributions of diacids, oxoacids and α-dicarbonyls in summer- and winter-time fine aerosols from Tianjin, North China: Emissions from combustion sources and aqueous phase secondary formation, Journal of Geophysical Research – Atmospheres, 126, e2020JD032961, 2021.
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- [3] L. Ren, Y. Wang, K. Kawamura, S. Bikkina, N. Haghipour, L. Wacker, C. M. Pavuluri, Z. Zhang, S. Yue, Y. Sun, Z. Wang, Y. Zhang, X. Feng, C.-Q. Liu, T. I. Eglinton, P. Q. Fu, Source-forensics n-alkanes and n-fatty acids in urban aerosols using compound specific radiocarbon/stable carbon isotopic composition, Environmental Research Letters, 15, 074007, 2020.
- [4] J. Yang, W. Zhao, L. Wei, Q. Zhang, Y. Zhao, W. Hu, X. Li, C. M. Pavuluri, K. Kawamura, P. Q. Fu, Molecular, and spatial distributions of dicarboxylic acids, oxocarboxylic acids and α-dicarbonyls in marine aerosols from the South China Sea to the eastern Indian Ocean, Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 20, 6841-6860, 2020.
- [5] Y. Fan, C.-Q. Liu, L. Li, L. Ren, H. Ren, Z. Zhang, Q. Li, S. Wang, W. Hu, J. Deng, L. Wu, S. Zhong, Y. Zhao, C. M. Pavuluri, X. Li, X. Pan, Y. Sun, Z. Wang, K. Kawamura, Z. Shi, P. Q. Fu. Large contributions of biogenic and anthropogenic sources to fine organic aerosols in Tianjin, North China, Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 20, 117-137, 2020.
- [6] Y. Wang, C. M. Pavuluri*, P. Q. Fu, P. Li, Z. Dong, Z. Xu, H. Ren, Y. Fan, L. Li, Y.-L. Zhang, C.-Q. Liu, Characterization of Secondary Organic Aerosol Tracers Over Tianjin, North China During Summer to Autumn, ACS Earth and Space Chemistry, 3, 2339-2352, 2019.
- [7] H. Bhattarai, Y.-L. Zhang, C. M. Pavuluri, X. Wan, G. Wu, P. Li, F. Cao, W. Zhang, Y. Wang, S. Kang, K. Ram, K. Kawamura, Z. Ji, D. Widory, Z. Cong, Nitrogen speciation and isotopic composition of aerosols collected at Himalayan forest (3326 m asl): Seasonality, sources, and implications, Environmental Science & Technology, 53, 12247-12256, 2019.
- [8] L. Ren, W. Hu, J. Hou, L. Li, S. Yue, Y. Sun, Z. Wang, X. Li, C. M. Pavuluri, S. Hou, C.-Q. Liu, K. Kawamura, R. M. Ellam, P. Q. Fu, Compound-specific stable carbon isotope ratios of terrestrial biomarkers in urban aerosols from Beijing, China, ACS Earth and Space Chemistry, 3, 1896-1904, 2019.
- [9] X. Li, C. M. Pavuluri*, Z. Yang, N. He, T. Eri, K. Kawamura, P. Q. Fu, Large contribution of fine carbonaceous aerosols from municipal waste burning inferred from distributions of diacids and fatty acids, Environmental Research Communications, 1, 071005, 2019.
- [10] Y. Gutha, Y. Pang, N.-C. Zheng, S. R. Devineni, C. M. Pavuluri, D.-Y. Chen, L.-J. Kong, J. Long, M. R. Guda, G. V. Zyryanov, ACSSB@ZnO: Synthesis, characterization and as an effective and eco-friendly adsorbent for the removal of Pb(II) ions from aqueous environment, International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 136, 177-188, 2019.
- [11] M. R. Mannam, S. R. Devineni, C. M. Pavuluri, S. Srimurugan, P. Kumar, M. S. Saddala, N. R. Chamarti, R. S. P. Kottapalli, Urea and thiourea derivatives of 3-(trifluoromethyl)-5,6,7,8-tetrhydro-[1,2,4]triazolo[4,3-a]pyrazine: Synthesis, characterization, antimicrobial activity and docking studies, Phosphorus, Sulfur, and Silicon and the Related Elements, 1-11, 2019.
- [12] S. R. Devineni, T. R. Madduri, N. R. Chamarthi, C.-Q. Liu, C. M. Pavuluri*, An efficient microwave-promoted three component synthesis of thiazolo[3,2-a]pyrimidines catalyzed by SiO2-ZnBr2 and antimicrobial activity evaluation, Chemistry of Heterocyclic Compounds, 55(3), 266-274, 2019.
- [13] S. Wang, C. M. Pavuluri*, L. Ren, P. Q. Fu, Y.-L. Zhang, C.-Q. Liu, Implications for biomass/coal combustion emissions and secondary formation of carbonaceous aerosols in north China, RSC Advances, 8, 38108-38117, 2018.
- [14] C. M. Pavuluri*, K. Kawamura, P. Q. Fu, Seasonal distributions and stable carbon isotope ratios of water-soluble diacids, oxoacids and -dicarbonyls in aerosols from Sapporo: Influence of biogenic VOCs and photochemical aging, ACS Earth and Space Chemistry, 2, 1220-1230, 2018.
- [15] C. M. Pavuluri*, K. Kawamura, Seasonal changes in TC and WSOC and their 13C isotope ratios in Northeast Asian aerosols: Land surface-biosphere-atmosphere interactions, Acta Geochimica, doi: 10.1007/s11631-017-0157-3, 2017.
- [16] C. M. Pavuluri*, K. Kawamura, Enrichment of 13C in dicarboxylic acids and related compounds during photochemical processing of aqueous aerosols: New proxy for organic aerosols aging, Scientific Reports, 6:36467, doi: 10.1038/srep36467, 2016.
- [17] L. Ren, P. Q. Fu, Y. He, J. Hou, J. Chen, C. M. Pavuluri, Y. Sun, Z. Wang, Molecular distributions and compound-specific stable carbon isotopic compositions of lipids in wintertime aerosols from Beijing, Scientific Reports, 6:27481, doi: 10.1038/srep27481, 2016.
- [18] C. M. Pavuluri, K. Kawamura, P. Q. Fu, Atmospheric chemistry of nitrogenous aerosols in Northeast Asia: Biological sources and secondary formation, Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 15, 9883-9896, 2015.
- [19] C. M. Pavuluri, K. Kawamura, N. Mihalopoulos, T. Swaminathan, Laboratory photochemical processing of aqueous aerosols: formation and degradation of dicarboxylic acids, oxocarboxylic acids and α-dicarbonyls, Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 15, 7999-8012, 2015.
- [20] C. M. Pavuluri, K. Kawamura, N. Mihalopoulos, P.Q. Fu, Characteristics, seasonality and sources of inorganic ions and trace metals in Northeast Asian aerosols, Environmental Chemistry, 12, 338-349, doi:org/10.1071/EN14186, 2015.
- [21] C. M. Pavuluri, K. Kawamura, T. Swaminathan, Time-resolved distributions of bulk parameters, diacids, ketoacids and α-dicarbonyls and stable carbon and nitrogen isotope ratios of TC and TN in tropical Indian aerosols; Influence of land/sea breeze and secondary processes, Atmospheric Research, 153, 188-199, 2015.
- [22] C. M. Pavuluri, K. Kawamura, M. Uchida, M. Kondo, P. Q. Fu, Enhanced radiocarbon and organic tracers in Northeast Asian aerosols during spring/summer, Journal of Geophysical Research, 118, 2362-2371, doi: 10.1002/jgrd.50244, 2013.
- [23] C. M. Pavuluri, K. Kawamura, M. Kikuta, E. Tachibana, S. G. Aggarwal, Time-resolved variations in the distributions of inorganic ions, carbonaceous components, dicarboxylic acids and related compounds in atmospheric aerosols from Sapporo, northern Japan during summertime, Atmospheric Environment, 62, 622-630, 2012.
- [24] C. M. Pavuluri, K. Kawamura, Evidence for 13-carbon enrichment in oxalic acid via iron catalyzed photolysis in aqueous phase, Geophysical Research Letters 39, L03802, doi:10.1029/2011GL050398, 2012.
- [25] C. M. Pavuluri, K. Kawamura, T. Swaminathan, E. Tachibana, Stable carbon isotopic compositions of total carbon, dicarboxylic acids and glyoxylic acid in the tropical Indian aerosols: Implications for sources and photochemical processing of organic aerosols, Journal of Geophysical Research 116, D18307, doi:10.1029/2011JD015617, 2011.
- [26] C. M. Pavuluri, K. Kawamura, S. G. Aggarwal, T. Swaminathan, Characteristics, seasonality and sources of carbonaceous and ionic components in the tropical aerosols from Indian region, Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics 11, 8215–8230, 2011.
- [27] C. M. Pavuluri, K. Kawamura, E. Tachibana, T. Swaminathan, Elevated nitrogen isotope ratios of tropical Indian aerosols from Chennai: Implication for the origins of aerosol nitrogen in South and Southeast Asia, Atmospheric Environment 44, 3597–3604, 2010.
- [28] K. Kawamura, C. M. Pavuluri, New Directions: Need for better understanding of plastic waste burning as inferred from high abundance of terephthalic acid in South Asian aerosols, Atmospheric Environment 44, 5320–5321, 2010.
- [29] P.Q. Fu, K. Kawamura, C. M. Pavuluri, J. Chen, T. Swaminathan, Contributions of isoprene, α/β-pinene and β-caryophyllene to secondary organic aerosol in tropical India, Low Temperature Science 68, 79–88, 2010.
- [30] P.Q. Fu, K. Kawamura, C. M. Pavuluri, T. Swaminathan, J. Chen, Molecular characterization of urban organic aerosol in tropical India: Contributions of primary emissions and secondary photooxidation, Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics 10, 2663–2689, 2010
- [31] C. M. Pavuluri, K. Kawamura, T. Swaminathan, Water-soluble organic carbon, dicarboxylic acids, ketoacids and α-dicarbonyls in the tropical Indian aerosols, Journal of Geophysical Research 115, D11302, doi:10.1029/2009JD0012661, 2010.
- [32] S. Venkata Mohan, P. Chandra Mouli, Assessment of aerosol (PM10) and trace elemental interactions by Taguchi experimental design approach, Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety 69, 562–567, 2008.
- [33] C. M. Pavuluri, S.-U. Park, J.-W. Kim, Size-segregated ion composition of atmospheric aerosols observed at Seoul, Korea, International Journal of Applied Environmental Sciences 1, 2006.
- [34] P. Chandra Mouli, S. Venkata Mohan, S. Jayarama Reddy, Chemical composition of atmospheric aerosol (PM10) at a semi-arid urban Site: Influence of terrestrial sources, Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 117, 291–305, 2006.
- [35] P. Chandra Mouli, S. Venkata Mohan, V. Balaram, M. Praveen Kumar, S. Jayarama Reddy, A study on trace elemental composition of atmospheric aerosols at a semi-arid urban site using ICP-MS technique, Atmospheric Environment 40, 136–146, 2006.
- [36] P. Chandra Mouli, S. Venkata Mohan, S. Jayarama Reddy, Rainwater chemistry at a regional representative urban site: Influence of terrestrial sources on ionic composition, Atmospheric Environment 39, 999–1008, 2005.
- [37] M. Praveen Kumar, P. Chandra Mouli, S. Venkata Mohan, S. Jayarama Reddy, Differential pulse anodic stripping voltammetric determination of Pb, Cd, Cu and Zn in air, diet and blood samples, Analytical Letters 38, 463–475, 2005.
- [38] P. Chandra Mouli, S. Venkata Mohan, S. Jayarama Reddy, Monitoring of air pollution in Indian metropolitan cities: Modeling and quality indexing, International Journal of Environmental Pollution 21, 365–382, 2004.
- [39] P. Chandra Mouli, S. Venkata Mohan, S. Jayarama Reddy, Assessment of microbial (bacteria) concentrations of ambient air at semi-arid urban region: Influence of meteorological factors, Applied Ecology and Environmental Research 3, 139–149, 2005.
- [40] N. V. V. Jyothi, P. Chandra Mouli, S. Jayarama Reddy, Determination of zinc, copper, lead and cadmium in some medicinally important leaves by differential pulse anodic stripping analysis, Journal of Trace Elements in Medicine and Biology 17, 79–83, 2003.
- [41] P. Chandra Mouli, S. Venkata Mohan, S. Jayarama Reddy, A study on major inorganic ion composition of atmospheric aerosols at Tirupati, Journal of Hazardous Materials B96, 217–228, 2003.
- [42] P. Chandra Mouli, S. Venkata Mohan, S. Jayarama Reddy, Chemical composition of precipitation samples in Tirupati, Journal of Indian Association of Environmental Management 30, 45–48, 2003.
- [43] Review Article: P. Chandra Mouli, S. Venkata Mohan, S. Jayarama Reddy, Electrochemical processes for the remediation of wastewater and contaminated soil: Emerging technology, Journal of Scientific Industrial Research 63, 11–19, 2004.
- Books
- [1] C. M. Pavuluri, K. Kawamura, Organic aerosols in south and east Asia: compositions and sources, In: K. P. Vadrevu, T. Ohara, C. Justice (Eds.), Land-Atmospheric Research Applications in South and Southeast Asia, pp 379-408, Springer, 2018.
- [2] P. Chandra Mouli, S. Venkata Mohan, S. Jayarama Reddy, Bioaerosols in Environmental Perspective, In: R.K.Trivedi (Ed.), Biotechnological Applications in Environmental Management, Chapter 29, BS Publications, Hyderabad, 2005.
Team
Atmospheric and Environmental
Current members:
•Dr. XU Zhanjie
Lecturer, Isotope geochemistry of atmospheric aerosols
•Ms. LI Peisen
Ph.D. student, Secondary formation and transformations of dicarboxylic acids and related compounds
•Ms. DONG Zhichao
M.S. Student, Optical properties of water-soluble organic aerosols
•Mr. ZHAO Xueyan
M.S. Student, Fossil and non-fossil carbon apportionment of carbonaceous aerosols
•Ms. ZHAO Xiaomai
M.S. Student, Studies on atmospheric organic aerosols
Alumni: Dr Subba Rao Devineni; Ms. Wang Shuang; Ms. Wang Yu
•Dr. XU Zhanjie
Lecturer, Isotope geochemistry of atmospheric aerosols
•Ms. LI Peisen
Ph.D. student, Secondary formation and transformations of dicarboxylic acids and related compounds
•Ms. DONG Zhichao
M.S. Student, Optical properties of water-soluble organic aerosols
•Mr. ZHAO Xueyan
M.S. Student, Fossil and non-fossil carbon apportionment of carbonaceous aerosols
•Ms. ZHAO Xiaomai
M.S. Student, Studies on atmospheric organic aerosols
Alumni: Dr Subba Rao Devineni; Ms. Wang Shuang; Ms. Wang Yu
