Haider A. Khwaja
Postdoctoral training: University of California, Irvine, Chemical Kinetics (1984)
Postdoctoral training: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Chemical Kinetics and Photochemistry (1982)
PhD, Physical Chemistry, University of New Brunswick (1982)
Haider A. Khwaja, PhD is an Associate Professor of Environmental Health Sciences and a Senior Research Scientist at the New York State Department of Health's Wadsworth Center. After getting his PhD from University of New Brunswick, he completed a research associate project on stratospheric ozone layer depletion with Prof. F. Sherwood Rowland (Nobel Laureate, Chemistry, 1995). Dr. Khwaja believes in French chemist/microbiologist Louis Pasteur’s principle of use-inspired basic research – a goal that is evidenced in the interweaving of research, teaching, and service that make up the fabric of his academic identity. His research and teaching interests lie in the field of Environmental Health. Active research programs include the study of multidisciplinary environmental chemistry related to air and water quality and their impact on human health, sources and fate of chemical contaminants; cloud water chemistry; and acid rain. He has published more than 75 research papers in peer-reviewed international journals including Environmental Pollution, Atmospheric Environment, Science of the Total Environment, and Environmental Science and Technology. He is serving as Editorial Member and Editor in international refereed journals.
Research interests
- Particulate matter, air quality and human health
- Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs)
- Tracking environmental contaminants and microorganisms in outdoor/indoor environment
- Sources & fate of chemical contaminants: We study sources, transport, and sink of environmental pollutants including inorganic
- Water and human health issues
- Cloud Water Chemistry
- Acid Rain