Welcome to the CARES Group!
The CARES Group is directed by Srinidhi Balasubramanian. We are housed in the Environmental Science and Engineering Department at the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay.
Our team explores research related to air quality and climate change. Specific research areas include the sources, fate and multi-scale impacts of reactive nitrogen from agriculture and food systems, high-spatial-resolution air quality modelling, and characterization of air quality in high-occupancy microenvironments.
We are hiring! Do look up details here!
CARES Research Group News!
October 2025: Girivendra presented his research on modelling contributions from agriculture to PM2.5 concentrations in India at the American Association for Aerosol Research Conference in Buffalo, United States. He then visited UC Berkeley and UW Seattle for research collaborations.
August 2025: The CARES group had a very productive month!
Saumya was awarded the Late Shri Girish Vishnuprasad Desai Award for Academic Excellence in the Integrated MSc-PhD program category.
Pranav won the Institute Silver Medal for his excellent academic performance throughout the Dual Degree program.
Pranav, Rishika, and Tharun were awarded their BTech-MTech degrees.
Ravinder, Pranjal, and Srinidhi attended the Healthy Buildings 2025 conference in Hyderabad, where IITB and BITS Hyderabad organized a round table discussion on IAQ in institutional environments.
Srinidhi also attended the Indian Clean Air Summit 2025 in Bangalore.
June 2025: Pranav, Rishika, and Tharun successfully defended their Dual Degree thesis. Congratulations!
Ravinder and Srinidhi showcased ongoing indoor air quality work in the Industry Day on Indoor Air Quality Management at IIT Bombay. Srinidhi's talk is posted here. Do look for a preview of our ongoing work!
Address: 310 DESE-ESED Building, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Powai, Mumbai, India 400076