Tanvir Khan, Ph.D.

Project Leader

Location: Newberry Office & Laboratories – Newberry, FL

Background

Dr. Tanvir Khan is a Project Leader at NCASI, specializing in air quality measurement, atmospheric science, and environmental data analysis. He leads field-based evaluations of NextGen air sensors and develops methods to improve regulatory air dispersion modeling. Since joining NCASI in 2022 as a Senior Research Engineer, Dr. Khan has provided technical guidance on air regulatory issues to support the forest products industry.

Qualifications

  • Ph.D. Environmental Engineering, Michigan Technological University
  • M.S. Environmental Engineering, Texas A&M University-Kingsville
  • B.S. Civil Engineering, Bangladesh University of Engineering & Technology

Other certifications

E.I.T., Florida Board of Professional Engineers

Research capabilities and/or focus areas

  • NextGen Air Sensors
  • Particulate Matter
  • Air Dispersion Modeling
  • Environmental Justice Tools

Awards and Career Highlights

  • Subject Matter Expert Contract ($52,000; role: Co-PI) by the U.S. Department of Energy
  • Guest Editor, Special Issue: Pollutants in Indoor Air, Pollutants
  • ORISE Postdoctoral Fellowship at the National Energy Technology Laboratory, Pittsburgh (Declined)
  • UCF Preeminent Postdoctoral Program (P3) Award
  • NSF PLACE Teaching Fellowship, Michigan Tech
  • Center for Water and Society Research Grant, Michigan Tech
  • Travel Grant, 14th Conference on Mesoscale Processes by the American Meteorological Society
Phone: (352) 244-0916