PhD Scholar-Haseeb Hakkim

Haseeb completed BS-MS dual degree in Chemistry from IISER Mohali in 2015. He joined the group for  MS thesis in May 2014 and has been a PhD Scholar since June 2015.

His current research interests are focused on understanding the seasonal and annual variation of greenhouse gases and ammonia measured using cavity ring down spectrometer in the North-West Indo-Gangetic plain. He is also interested in quantifying the wet scavenging efficiency of monsoon rain for reactive volatile organic compounds. 

Publications

Kumar, A., Sinha, V., Shabin, M., Hakkim, H., Bonsang, B., and Gros, V.: Non methane hydrocarbon (NMHC) fingerprints of major urban and agricultural emission sources active in South Asia for use in source apportionment studies, Atmos. Chem. Phys. Discuss., 2020.

Hakkim, H., Sinha, V., Chandra, B. P., Kumar, A., Mishra, A. K., Sinha, B., Sharma, G., Pawara, H., Sohpaul, B., Ghude, S. D.,  Pithani, P., Kulkarni, R., Jenamani, R. K., Rajeevan, M., Volatile organic compound measurements point to fog-induced biomass burning feedback to air quality in the megacity of Delhi, Science of The Total Environment, 2019.

Vettikkat, L., Sinha, V., Datta, S., Kumar, A., Hakkim, H., Yadav, P., and Sinha, B., Significant emissions of dimethyl sulfide and monoterpenes by big-leaf mahogany trees: discovery of a missing dimethyl sulfide source to the atmospheric environment, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 20, 375–389, 2020.

Sinha, V.,  Hakkim, H. and  Kumar, V., Advances in Identification and Quantification of Non-methane Volatile Organic Compounds Emitted from Biomass Fires through Laboratory Fire Experiments, Advances in Atmospheric Chemistry, Volume 2: Organic Oxidation and Multiphase Chemistry, chapter 3, January 2019.

Chandra, B. P., Sinha, V., Hakkim, H., Kumar, A., Pawar, H., Mishra, A. K., Sharma, G., Pallavi, Garg, S., Ghude, S. D., Chate, D. M, Pithani, P., Kulkarni, R., Jenamani, R. K., and Rajeevan, M., Odd-even traffic rule implementation during winter 2016 in Delhi did not reduce traffic emissions of VOCs, carbon dioxide, methane and carbon monoxide, Current Science, 114, 6, 1318-1325, 2018.

Chandra, B.P. , Sinha, V., Hakkim, H. and Sinha, B., Storage stability studies and field application of low cost glass flasks for analyses of thirteen ambient VOCs using proton transfer reaction mass spectrometry, International Journal of Mass Spectrometry, doi: 10.1016/j.ijms.2017.05.008, 2017.

Ghude, S. D., Bhat, G. S., Prabhakaran, T., Jenamani, R. K., Chate, D. M., Safai, P. D., Karipot, A. K., Konwar M., Pithani, P., Sinha, V., Rao, P. S. P., Dixit, S. A., Tiwari, S., Todekar, K., Varpe, S., Srivastava, A. K., Bisht, D. S., Murugavel, P., Ali, K., Mina, U., Dharua, M., Jaya Rao, Y., Padmakumari, B., Hazra, A., Nigam, N., Shende, U., Lal, D. M., Chandra, B. P., Mishra, A. K., Kumar, A., Hakkim, H., Pawar, H., Acharja, P., Kulkarni, R., Subharthi, C., Balaji, B., Varghese, M., Bera, S. and Rajeevan, M., Winter fog experiment over the Indo-Gangetic plains of India, Current Science, VOL. 112, NO. 4, 2017.

Conference Contribution

Hakkim, H., Kumar, A., Annadate, S., Sinha, B., & Sinha, V., RTEII: A new high-resolution (0.1°× 0.1°) road transport emission inventory for India of 74 speciated NMVOCs, CO, NOx, NH3, CH4, CO2, PM2. 5 reveals massive overestimation of NOx and CO and missing nitromethane emissions by existing inventories. Atmospheric Environment: X, 100118, GEIA-33C, IGAC 2021.

Parkar, V.,  Datta, S., Hakkim, H., Kumar, A., Shabin, M., Sinha, V., and Sinha, B., Polyalthia longifolia (False Ashoka) is an ideal choice for better air quality at kerbside locations,  EGU General Assembly, EGU2020-922, 2020.

Sinha, V., Sinha, B., Mishra, A. K., Vettikkat, L., Datta, S., Yadav, P.,  Hakkim, H., Kumar, A., Sharma, A., Sharma, G., Singh, A. K., Quantification of BVOC emissions over South Asia for better understanding of Secondary Organic Aerosol and Ozone in urban atmospheric environments, oral presentation at Asian Aerosol Conference, city university of Hong Kong, China, 2019.

Hakkim, H., Sinha, V., Chandra, P., Kumar, A., Mishra, A., Sinha, B., Sharma, G., Pawar, H., Sohpaul, B., Ghude, S., Pithani, P., Kulkarni, R., Jenamani, R. K., and Rajeevan, M. R., VOC measurements reveal a strong fog-induced biomass burning feedback to air quality in the megacity of Delhi, Geophysical Research Abstracts Vol. 21, EGU2019-13961-2, 2019. 

Vettikkat, L., Datta, S., Yadav, P., Hakkim, H., Kumar, A., Sinha, B. and Sinha, V., Quantification of BVOC emissions from Mahogany (Swietenia macrophylla King) measured using a dynamic branch cuvette system and proton transfer reaction mass spectrometry (PTR-MS), Geophysical Research Abstracts Vol. 21, EGU2019-414, 2019. 

Yadav, P., Kumar, A., Datta, S., Hakkim, H., Vettikkat, L., Sinha, B. and Sinha, V., Quantification of Isoprene emission fluxes using a dynamic branch cuvette system from Poplar (Populous deltoides) growing in North India, Geophysical Research Abstracts, Vol. 21, EGU2019-18201, 2019.

Kumar, A., Sinha, V., Shabin, M., Yadav, P., Hakkim, H., Gros, V., Sarda-Esteve, R., Bonsang, B., and Baisnee, D., Speciation of 49 C2-C10 NMHCs during the post-harvest paddy residue fire emission period in the N.W. Indo Gangetic Plain using Thermal Desorption Gas Chromatography Flame Ionization Detection (TD-GC-FID), Geophysical Research Abstracts Vol. 21, EGU2019-13962, 2019.

Hakkim, H., Sarkar, C., Chandra, B., P. and Sinha V., Wet Scavenging Efficiency Of Monsoon Rains For Reactive Volatile Organic Compounds In The North-West Indo Gangetic Plain, National Climate Science Conference, IISC Bangalore , India, 2015.

Hakkim, H., Sarkar, C., Chandra, B., P. and Sinha V., Wet Scavenging Efficiency Of Monsoon Rains For Reactive Volatile Organic Compounds In The North-West Indo Gangetic Plain, Second Workshop On Atmospheric Composition And The Asian Monsoon (ACAM)”, Bangkok, 2015.

Hakkim, H., Sarkar, C., Chandra, B., P. and Sinha V., Wet Scavenging Efficiency Of Monsoon Rains For Reactive Volatile Organic Compounds In The North-West Indo Gangetic Plain, 7th national seminar on Synergistic Aspects of Chemistry and Other Sciences (SACOS) 2015, Punjabi University Patiala, India.

Hakkim, H., Sarkar, C., Chandra, B., P. and Sinha V., Wet Scavenging Efficiency Of Monsoon Rains For Reactive Volatile Organic Compounds In The North-West Indo Gangetic Plain, TROPMET 2015, Chandigarh, India. 

Awards and Honours

2015: Won first prize in poster presentation in National Climate Science Conference, DIVECHA CENTRE FOR CLIMATE CHANGE, INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE, Bangalore.