Ashok Gadgil

Dr. Gadgil is a Senior Scientist, and Director for the Division. He has a Ph.D. in physics from University of California, Berkeley. His expertise ranges from computational fluid dynamics of indoor air and pollutant flows, simulation of entry and transport of indoor radon, building energy efficiency, and methods to treat drinking water to make it potable. He has more than 80 refereed archival journal papers, 120 conference papers, and several patents. He holds concurrent appointment on the UC Berkeley Campus as Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering.

Areas of expertise:

Computational Fluid Dynamics of indoor air and pollutant transport
Simulation methods for complex non-linear systems
Energy efficiency in buildings
Drinking water treatment

Awards:

Please see list on my personal webpage.

Links

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This publications database is an ongoing project, and not all Division publications are represented here yet.

Publications

Submitted

Wang, Yungang, Michael D. Sohn, Yilun Wang, Kathleen M. Lask, Thomas W. Kirchstetter, and Ashok J. Gadgil. "How many replicate tests are needed to test cookstove performance and emissions? – Three is not adequate." Energy for Sustainable Development (Submitted).

2013

Amrose, Susan, Ashok J. Gadgil, Venkat Srinivasan, Kristin Kowolik, Marc Muller, Jessica Huang, and Robert Kostecki. "Arsenic Removal from Groundwater Using Iron Electrocoagulation: Effect of Charge Dosage Rate." Journal of Environmental Science and Health, Part A: Toxic/Hazardous Substances and Environmental Engineering 48, no. 9 (2013): 1019-1030. Download: PDF (2.35 MB)

Amrose, Susan, Ashok J. Gadgil, Venkat Srinivasan, Kristin Kowolik, Marc Muller, Jessica Huang, and Robert Kostecki. "Arsenic Removal from Groundwater Using Iron Electrocoagulation: Effect of Charge Dosage Rate." Joournal of Environmental Science and Health, Part A: Toxic/Hazardous Substances and Environmental Engineering 48, no. 9 (2013): 1019-1030. Download: PDF (2.35 MB)

Wang, Yungang, Ashok J. Gadgil, and Thomas W. Kirchstetter. Effect of Change in Cookstove Types on Visibility - Case Study of the Berkeley-Darfur Stove and Three-Stone Fire. Berkeley: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 2013. Download: PDF (1.44 MB)

Wang, Yungang, Michael D. Sohn, Ashok J. Gadgil, Yilun Wang, Kathleen M. Lask, and Thomas W. Kirchstetter. How many replicate tests do I need? – Variability of cookstove performance and emissions has implications for obtaining useful results. Berkeley: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 2013. Download: PDF (1.97 MB)

2012

Wang, Yungang, and Ashok J. Gadgil. "Critical Review of Particulate Matter Emitted from Biomass Cookstoves." In AAAR 31st Annual Conference. Minneapolis, MN, 2012.

Wang, Yungang, Ashok J. Gadgil, and Thomas W. Kirchstetter. "Effect of Change in Cookstove Types on Visibility – A Case Study Using the Berkeley-Darfur Stove and Three Stone Fire." In A&WMA International Conference on Aerosol/Atmospheric Optics: Visibility and Air Pollution. Whitefish, MT, 2012.

Booker, Kayje, Ashok J. Gadgil, and David Winickoff. "Engineering for the Global Poor: The Role of Intellectual Property." Science and Public Policy 39, no. 6 (2012): 775-786. Download: PDF (1.51 MB)

Wang, Yungang, Ashok J. Gadgil, and Thomas W. Kirchstetter. "How Many Replicates Are Sufficient for Characterizing Cookstove Emissions – A Case Study Using the Berkeley-Darfur Stove and Three Stone Fire." In AAAR 31st Annual Conference. Minneapolis, MN, 2012.

2011

Coles, Henry C., Tae Won Han, Phillip N. Price, Ashok J. Gadgil, and William F. Tschudi. Air Corrosivity in U.S. Outdoor-Air-Cooled Data Centers is Similar to That in Conventional Data Centers., 2011. Download: PDF (2.36 MB)

This Speaker's Seminars


CEE Distinguished Lecture - Ashok Gadgil on "Innovating Technologies for the Poorest Two Billion"
Mission to Darfur (in Bldg. 50)
Mission to Darfur (in room 90-4133)

Environmental Energy Technologies Division

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