Prasanna Lonkar
Project Assistant
prasanna.lonkar@tropmet.res.in
About
Scientific Careers
Project Assistant, Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, Pune (India)
Winter Fog Experiment (WiFEx)
2020 - Present
- Operated and monitored instruments such as Fog-Monitor-120, Automatic Weather Station (AWS) during the campaign
- Processed, analysed and managed meteorological data of various instruments such as Cloud Condensation Nuclei Counter (CCNC), Scanning Mobility Particle Sizer (SMPS), Ceilometer, FM-120 and AWS
Field work experience
Winter Fog Experiment (WiFEx) 2020 - Present
- Participated in WiFEx Campaign for IGIA-Delhi for the year 2020-2021
- Monitoring and data acquisition from instruments such as AWS, Ceilometer, Fog-Monitor
- Up-keeping and updating the forecast results on the websites for public domain
Real-time Ambient Source Apportionment of Gases and Aerosol for Mitigation (RASAGAM, ), project funded by the Ministry of Earth Science 2021 - Present
- Installation and upkeep of AMS instrument
- AMS instrument operating experience along with data analysis using its data analysis tools like Igor, Squirrel and Pika
- Experience in working with such as AQMS (Air Quality Monitoring Station)
- Trouble shooting experience of MARGA (Monitoring for Aerosols and Gases in ambient air)
- Trouble shooting experience of SMPS (Scanning mobility Particle Sizer)
Instrument handling
- AWS (Automatic Weather Station)
- CCNC (Cloud condensation Nuclei Counter)
- AMS (Aerosol Molecular Spectrometer)
- MARGA (Monitor for Aerosol and Gas in Ambient air)
- SMPS (Scanning Mobility Particle Sizer)
Teaching Careers
Asst. Professor (Physics), MES Abbasaheb Garware College, Pune
Dec 2019 - Jan 2020
- Conducted practical’s for Undergraduate level
Asst.Teacher (Chemistry), Dnyanshalaka Junior College, Wai
Aug 2017 - April 2018
- Taught Chemistry subject at (10+2) level
- Designed and conducted chemistry practical’s
Academic Records
M.Sc., Physics, Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune
Dissertation title: Synthesis and Characterization of Nickel Lithium Ferrite (NiLiFe2O4) using sol-gel method
Advisors: Mr. Sumant Jagtap
2016-2017
- Nano sized (NiLiFe2O4) powders with composition of NiLiFe2O4 were synthesized by sol-gel combustion method
- Average grain size of the formed film was calculated with XRD
- FTIR Spectroscopy was availed to authenticate the metal formation and to determine its nature
B.Sc., Physics, Fergusson College, Pune
Dissertation title: Investigation Flexible Polymer Modified Cement
Advisors: Dr. K.B Sapnar
2014-2015
- Examining statistics and identifying the major setbacks of traditional cement
- Observed the role of blending polymer with the cement.
- Conducted durability and strength test and compared the normal and polymerised cement
Skills
- Knowledge in working with Linux and Windows Operating systems
- Programming Experience: Python- Data processing and plotting using Matplotlib, NumPy, Pandas and Scipy
- Data acquisition from atmospheric instruments such as FM-120, Ceilometer, AWS, AMS, MARGA
- Data Processing and analysis using software such as Igor Pro, Origin Pro 8.5, ChmViewer, Squirrel, Pika Software
- Knowledge of WRF and WRF chem
List of Publication
- Sachin D. Ghude , R. K. Jenamani , Rachana Kulkarni , Sandeep Wagh , Narendra G. Dhangar , Avinash N. Parde , Prodip Acharja , Prasanna Lonkar , Gaurav Govardhan , Prafull Yadav , Akash Vispute , Sreyashi Debnath , D. M. Lal , D. S. Bisht , Chinmay Jena , Pooja V. Pawar , Surendra S. Dhankhar , V. Sinha , D. M. Chate , P. D. Safai , N. Nigam , Mahen Konwar , Anupam Hazra , T. Dharmaraj , V. Gopalkrishnan , B. Padmakumari , Ismail Gultepe , Mrinal Biswas , A. K. Karipot , Thara Prabhakaran , Ravi S. Nanjundiah , and M. Rajeevan WiFEX: Walk into the warm fog over Indo Gangetic Plain region BAMS (2023) [Link ]
- Aditya Sengupta, Gaurav Govardhan, Sreyashi Debnath, Prafull Yadav, Santosh H. Kulkarni, Avinash N. Parde, Prasanna Lonkar , Narendra Dhangar, Preeti Gunwani, Sandeep Wagh, Sandip Nivdange, Chinmay Jena, Rajesh Kumar, Sachin D. Ghude Probing into the wintertime meteorology and particulate matter (PM2.5 and PM10) forecast over Delhi Atmospheric Pollution Research, 101426 (2022) [Link ]
- Nivdange Sandip, Chinmay Jena, Pooja Pawar, Gaurav Govardhan, Sreyashi Debnath, Santosh Kulkarni, Prasanna Lonkar , Akash Vispute, Narendra Dhangar, Avinash N. Parde, Prodip Acharja, Vinod Kumar, Prafull Yadav, Rachana Kulkarni, Manoj Khare, N. R. Karmalkar Nationwide CoViD-19 lockdown impact on air quality in India MAUSAM 73.1 (2022): 115-128, (2022) [Link ]
- Prodip Acharja, Akash Vispute, Sreyashi Debnath, Narendra G. Dhangar, Prasanna Lonkar , Kaushar Ali, Sachin D. Ghude Size-resolved Compositional Analysis and Source Apportionment of Submicron Aerosol during Lockdown Period using HR-ToF-AMS (2022) [Link ]
- Sandeep Wagh; Rachana Kulkarni; Prasanna Lonkar ; Avinash N. Parde; Narendra G. Dhangar; Gaurav Govardhan; Veeresh Sajjan; Sreyashi Debnath; Ismail Gultepe; M. Rajeevan; Sachin D. Ghude Development of visibility equation based on fog microphysical observations and its verification using the WRF model Modeling Earth Systems and Environment (2022) [Link ]
- Avinash N. Parde; Sachin D. Ghude; Narendra G. Dhangar; Prasanna Lonkar ; Sandeep Wagh; Gaurav Govardhan; Mrinal K. Biswas; R K Jenaman Operational probabilistic fog prediction based on Ensemble Forecast System: A decision support system for fog Atmosphere (2022)
Research
- Cloud and fog microphysics
- Physio-chemical properties of aerosols on the life cycle of radiation fog
- Extensive air quality measurements and observations
- Air quality Monitoring
Achievements
Complete Python Boot camp Course Offered by Udemy – Python Programming (2021)
Moderator at India International Science Festival (IISF)Moderated the “Clean Air Technologies” event in which Start-ups all over India had participated (2020)
State Eligibility Teaching (MH-SET) – 162/300 Conducted at state level by Savitribai Phule Pune University (2019)
Co-Coordinator of Ventures Club, Fergusson College (2015)
‘C’ Certificate Holder in Naval NCC, Fergusson College (2014)