Viney Aneja

About

Professor Viney Aneja is a faculty member in the Department of Marine, Earth, and Atmospheric Sciences at NC State University, specializing in air quality research. His work involves studying reactive nitrogen emissions, biogeochemical cycles, and atmospheric pollutants such as ammonia and PM2.5, with applications in agricultural emissions, turfgrass environments, urban air quality, and climate change mitigation. He has been involved in research projects supported by NASA, NOAA, Chesapeake Bay Foundation, the Royal Thai Government, and the Kenan Institute, focusing on understanding and addressing environmental challenges related to nitrogen emissions and air pollution. His academic contributions include teaching courses on weather, climate, and air pollution fundamentals, and he has authored peer-reviewed papers, reports, and book chapters. His research aims to understand the patterns and impacts of atmospheric pollutants, with a focus on informing policy and promoting environmental sustainability. Professor Aneja's work reflects a commitment to advancing knowledge in air quality and environmental health through rigorous scientific investigation.

Research topics

• Environmental science
• Meteorology
• Geography
• Cartography
• Chemistry
• Physics
• Climatology
• Atmospheric sciences
• Ecology
• Soil science

Selected publications

• A World of Cobenefits: Solving the Global Nitrogen Challenge

  Earth s Future · 2019-07-23 · 207 citations

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  Abstract Nitrogen is a critical component of the economy, food security, and planetary health. Many of the world's sustainability targets hinge on global nitrogen solutions, which, in turn, contribute lasting benefits for (i) world hunger; (ii) soil, air, and water quality; (iii) climate change mitigation; and (iv) biodiversity conservation. Balancing the projected rise in agricultural nitrogen demands while achieving these 21st century ideals will require policies to coordinate solutions among…

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• Impact of lockdown during the COVID-19 outbreak on multi-scale air quality

  Atmospheric Environment · 2021 · 70 citations

  Senior authorCorresponding

  concentrations occurred during the same period. Meanwhile, four major cities case studies i.e. in New York City (USA), Milan (Italy), Wuhan (China), and New Delhi (India) have also shown a similar reduction trends as observed on the regional scale, and an increase in ozone concentration. This study highlights that the reductions in air pollutant concentrations have overall improved global air quality likely driven in part by economic slowdowns resulting from the global pandemic.

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• The role of biomass burning agricultural emissions in the Indo-Gangetic Plains on the air quality in New Delhi, India

  Atmospheric Environment · 2019-09-19 · 67 citations

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• Global emissions of NH₃, NO_x, and N₂O from biomass burning and the impact of climate change

  Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association · 2020 · 44 citations

  O on a global scale from biomass burning from 2001-2015 then creates regression models to predict emissions based on climate change. Because reactive nitrogen emissions have such an important role in the global nitrogen cycle, changes in these emissions could lead to a number of health and environmental impacts.

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• Characterization of the Global Sources of Atmospheric Ammonia from Agricultural Soils

  Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres · 2020 · 33 citations

  1st authorCorresponding

  Abstract Global ammonia (NH 3 ) emissions to the atmosphere are projected to increase in the coming years with the increased use of synthetic nitrogen fertilizers and cultivation of nitrogen‐fixing crops. A statistical model (NH 3 _STAT) is developed for characterizing atmospheric NH 3 emissions from agricultural soils and compared to the performance of other global and regional NH 3 models (e.g., Emission Database for Global Atmospheric Research, Magnitude and Seasonality of Agricultural Emissi…

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Recent grants

• International Workshop on Agriculture Impacts of Air Quality; Washington, District of Columbia; During 2006

  NSF · $30k · 2005–2009

Frequent coauthors

• Menachem Luria

  49 shared

• Joe F. Boatman

  49 shared

• J. T. Sigmon

  The University of Texas at Austin

  49 shared

• Charles C. Van Valin

  49 shared

• Michael Rodgers

  Jet Propulsion Laboratory

  49 shared

• D. R. Blake

  University of California, Irvine

  49 shared

• Daniel Tong

  George Mason University

  34 shared

• William Battye

  North Carolina State University

  29 shared

Labs

• Air Quality Research GroupPI

Education

• Ph.D., Atmospheric Chemistry

  University of California, Santa Barbara

  1995

• M.S., Atmospheric Chemistry

  University of California, Santa Barbara

  1991

• B.S., Chemistry

  University of California, Santa Barbara

  1988

Awards & honors

• Noryl Division Proprietary Innovation Award from General Ele…
• Air Pollution Control Association Award for Distinguished Se…
• General Electric Managerial Innovation Award (1986)
• Outstanding Extension Service Award at North Carolina State…
• Frank A. Chambers Award from the Air and Waste Management As…

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