Prahlad Jat
Research Assistant
Department of Environmental Sciences and
Engineering
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7431
Room: 14 Rosenau Hall
Phone: 919 966 1095
e-mail: jat@email.unc.edu
Education
- PhD, Candidate in Environmental Sciences and Engineering. Research Advisor: Dr. Marc Serre.
- MS, Biological Engineering, University of Arkansas. Research Advisor: Dr. Scott Osborn.
- M Tech, Energy Studies, Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi. Research Advisor: Dr. G. N. Tiwari.
- B E, Agricultural Engineering, Collage of Technology and Engineering, Udaipur.
Research Interests
- Space/Time Modeling and Mapping of Environmental Conditions
- Environmental Exposure and Risk Assessments
- Bayesian Maximum Entropy (BME) Application to Environmental Modeling
- Impact of Global Warming and Risk Mapping
- Integration of Engineering and Economic Models
Research Activities
- Research Assistant, Environmental Sciences & Engineering, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC: January 2009 - onward
- Research Analyst, The Odum School of Ecology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA: 2007-2008
Honors and Awards
- Travel Grant: 2006. Sackler Colloquia of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS)
- Travel Grant: 2005. University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR
- Fellowship: 2000- 2001. Govt. of India, Ministry of Human Resources.
- Certificate of Merit: Bachelor of Engineering in Agricultural Engineering,
Presentations
- Jat, Prahlad, G.S. Osborn, and S.R. Pinson. 2006. Fissure resistance sensitivity analysis for genetic improvement in rice. Poster Presentation at National Academy of Sciences (NAS).
- Jat, Prahlad, and G.S. Osborn. 2005. Role of maximum moisture gradient in rice endosperm fissuring. Rice field day, University of Arkansas Extension center, Stuttgart, AR.
- Jat, Prahlad and G.S. Osborn. 2005. Critical moisture gradient for endosperm fissuring. ASABE International Annual Meeting, Tampa, Florida.
Current Projects
- Space/time Mapping of Air Pollutants in the United Arab Emirates (UAE)
- Burden of Disease due to Exposure to Air Pollutant in the United Arab Emirates (UAE)