Rudra Aryal

Associate Professor of Physics

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EDUCATION

• B.S., Physics, Geology, Math, Trichandra College, Kathmandu, Nepal
• M.S., Physics, Tribhuvan University, Kritipur, Kathmandu, Nepal
• M.S., Physics, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL
• Ph.D., Physics, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL

COURSES TAUGHT

• General Physics I &II
• Calculus Based Physics I&II
• Bio and Health Sciences Seminar
• Introduction to Atmosphere (Global Change)
• Introduction to Electrodynamics
• Senior Thesis

RESEARCH INTERESTS AND AREAS

• Aerosol microphysical properties
• Impacts of aerosols on human health and climate science
• Variation of atmospheric aerosol optical properties based on size, concentration, and aerosol chemical components
• Long range transportation of aerosol and meteorological parameters

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS

Publications

Gyawali, M.S., Lamsal, L.N., Sedai,J.R., Gyawali,B., Bhattarai,K., Williams, Q.,Neige,S., Sharma,S., Aryal, R. (2023). Tracking NO₂ Pollution Changes Over Texas: Synthesis of In Situ and Satellite Observations. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres. https://doi.org/10.1029/2022JD037473

Regmi, J., Poudyal, K.N., Pokhrel, A., Malakar, N., Gyawali, M., Tripathee, L., Rai, M., Ramachandran, S., Wilson, K., Aryal, R*. (2022). Analysis of Surface Level PM_2.5 Measured by Low-Cost Sensor and Satellite-Based Column Aerosol Optical Depth (AOD) over Kathmandu. Aerosol Air Qual. Res. 23, 22031. https://aaqr.org/articles/aaqr-22-09-oa-0311.  *Corresponding Author

William Balch; Christian Pappas; Arjang Geramifard; Madhu Gyawali; Lok Lamsal; Bimal Gyawali; Chloe Vieira; Andre Wright; Rudra P Aryal. Space and Ground-Based Decadal Trends of Nitrogen Oxides in Texas (abstract~ American Physical Society’s APS March meeting 2021. https://meetings.aps.org/Meeting/MAR21/Session/S15.6

Regmi, J.; Poudyal, K.N.; Pokhrel, A.; Gyawali, M.; Tripathee, L.; Panday, A.; Barinelli, A.; Aryal, R*. Investigation of Aerosol Climatology and Long-Range Transport of Aerosols over Pokhara, Nepal. Atmosphere 2020, 11, 874. https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos11080874 ~ *Corresponding author. 

Regmi, J.; Poudyal, K.N.; Pokhrel, A.; Gyawali, M.; Barinelli, A.; Aryal, R. Analysis of Aerosol Optical Depth and Angstrom Exponents over an AERONET site at Pokhara, Nepal. 2020. BIBECHANA 18, 131-140. https://www.nepjol.info/index.php/BIBECHANA/article/view/29448

Regmi, J.; Poudyal, K.N.; Pokhrel, A.; Barinelli, A.; Aryal, R. Aerosol optical properties of size segregated aerosol particles and radiative forcing over Pokhara valley, 2019, Him. Phys. 8 1-10.

Geramifard, A.; Pappas, C.; Gyawali, M.; Aryal, R.   Assessing NOx Variations over Texas Cities. 2019, Journal of Fugitive Emissions. https://fugitive-emissions-journal.com/assessing-nox-variations-over-texas-cities/

Agustin, A. Geramifard, M. Gyawali, Lok N. Lamsal, R. Aryal, F. Noozahan, R.C Kafle; Long Term Nitrogen Dioxide Trends over Large cities in the Texas: Comparing Satellite and Ground Observations, National Conference on Undergraduate Research, NCUR, 2019, Atlanta, Georgia (Abstract)

Barinelli, A., Miller, R.J., Parkhurst, L., Bitter, C., Aryal, R. Measurement of Particle Concentrations in Southern New Hampshire, Paper Number: 4.RA.22; International Aerosol Conference, 2018, America’s Center, St. Louis, Missouri (Abstract, Conference Proceeding)

Parkhurst, L., Barinelli, A., Miller, R., Bitter, C. Aryal, R., ; Diurnal variability of total suspended particulate, PM 2.5, by using Sensidyne Nephelometer, American Physical Society March Meeting, 2018 (APS G 60.00042) (Abstract, Conference Proceeding).

Aryal R. P., Cappucci, M., Dunleavy, B., Penrod, M., Kafle, R., Thapa, M.K., Tripathi, S.N.,; Variability of aerosol optical properties over AERONET sites in Nepal and India (Abstract, ANMS, Conference Proceeding 2017.

Michael, C., Aryal, R. P.,Thapa, M.,Kafle, R., Tripathi, S.,  Indication of aerosol chemical components based on aerosol optical properties at different AERONET sites; A31 C Atmospheric Aerosols and Effects on Biogeochemical Cycles and Climate II, Fall AGU meeting 2016  (Abstract, Conference Proceeding).

Aryal, R. P., Voss, K. J., Terman, P. A., Keene, W. C., Moody, J. L., Welton, E. J., and Holben, B. N.: Comparison of surface and column measurements of aerosol scattering properties over the western North Atlantic Ocean at Bermuda, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 14, 7617–7629, 2014.

Aryal, R., Terman, P., and Voss, K. J.: Comparison of two filter-based reflectance methods to measure the light absorption by atmospheric aerosols, January 2014.

Moody, J. L., Keene, W. C., Cooper, O. R., Voss, K. J., Aryal, R., Eckhardt, S., Holben, B., Maben, J. R., Izaguirre, M. A., and Galloway, J. N.: Flow climatology for physicochemical properties of dichotomous aerosol over the western North Atlantic Ocean at Bermuda, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 14, 691-717, 2014.