• START FELLOWSHIP AWARD,USA2003
• YSTF of NOAA-PMEL,USA (2008)
• SFE Research Fellowship (2009)
• VSF,CEA,LSCE,France (2009)
• Kavli Fellow of the NAS (2015)

Book Chapter/Section
• Aerosol radiative effects and health implications: Insights from ground-based measurements and modeling by Dubey K., Verma S. Air Pollution and Related Health Risks: Investigating Environmental Health and Sustainability - (Accepted/In-Press)
• Fuzzy-based prioritized clean air assessment tool for identifying air pollution hotspots in India by Dubey K., Verma S. Air Pollution and Related Health Risks - (2025)
Innovation: Research
• The AERO-OPT (Matlab package): an optimised aerosol-species wide closure to the measured atmospheric aerosol mass concentration and aerosol optical depth by Verma S. - (2025)
• The Prioritized clean air assessment tool (PCAT): Identification of prioritized locations for improving air quality, http://www.facweb.iitkgp.ac.in/~shubhaverma/Technologies developed.html by Verma S., Dubey K. - (2024)
• The Submicron Aerosol Sampler (SAS): Simultaneous but discrete collection of water-soluble and carbonaceous aerosols by Verma S. - (2024)
Journal
• Black carbon pollution over India simulated with recent emission inventories and WRF-CHEM model by Sheoran R., Ghosh S. , Dumka U. , Verma S. , Kaskaoutis D. , Sotiropoulou R. , Attri S. , Soni V. , Tiwari S. , Singh S. , Tiwari R. Atmospheric Research 315 - (2025)
• Aerosols drive monsoon rainfall spatial modulations over the Indian subcontinent: anthropogenic and dust aerosols impact, mechanism, and control by Santra S., Verma S. , Boucher O. , Koll R. M. ACPD - (2025)
• Hotspot driven air pollution during crop residue burning season in the Indo-Gangetic Plain, India by Saharan U.S., Kumar R., Singh S., Mandal T.K., Sateesh M., Verma S., Srivastava A. Environmental Pollution 350 - (2024)
• Source apportionment of fine aerosol particles of water-soluble and carbonaceous species measured in semi-urban (Kharagpur) and megacity (Kolkata) atmospheres over the eastern Indo-Gangetic plain: Chemical characterisation, relative abundance and anthropogenic contributions by Dubey K., Verma S. Science of the Total Environment 932 - (2024)
• Source apportionment of fine aerosol particles of water-soluble and carbonaceous species measured in semi-urban (Kharagpur) and megacity (Kolkata) atmospheres over the eastern Indo-Gangetic plain: Chemical characterisation, relative abundance and anthropogenic contributions by Dubey K., Verma S. Science of The Total Environment 932 - (2024)
• Estimates of spatially and temporally resolved constrained organic matter and sulfur dioxide emissions over the Indian region through the strategic source constraints modelling by Ghosh S., Verma S. Atmospheric Research 282 - (2023)
• Identification of critical locations for improvement of air quality developing a Prioritized Clean air Assessment Tool (PCAT) by Dubey K., Verma S. , Santra S. Urban Science 1-12 (2023)
• Black carbon health impacts in the Indo-Gangetic plain: Exposures, risks, and mitigation by Verma S., Ghosh S., Boucher O., Wang R., Menut L. Science Advances 8 - (2022)
• Black carbon health impacts in the Indo-Gangetic Plain: exposures, risks, and mitigation by Verma S., Ghosh S. , Boucher O. , Wang R. Science Advances abo4093, in press - (2022)
• Estimates of constrained organic matter and sulfur dioxide emissions over the Indian region by Ghosh S., Verma S. Atmospheric Research - (2022)
• Wintertime direct radiative effects due to black carbon (BC) over the Indo-Gangetic Plain as modelled with new BC emission inventories in CHIMERE by Ghosh S., Verma S., Kuttippurath J., Menut L. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics 21 7671-7694 (2021)
• Black carbon health burden in the Indo-Gangetic plain: exposures, risks and mitigation by Verma S., Ghosh S. , Boucher O. , Wang R. , Menut L. Research Square - (2021)
• Silver linings in the dark clouds of COVID-19: Improvement of air quality over India and Delhi metropolitan area from measurements and WRF-CHIMERE model simulations by Dumka U.C., Kaskaoutis D.G., Verma S., Ningombam S.S., Kumar S., Ghosh S. Atmospheric Pollution Research 12 225-242 (2021)
• Wintertime radiative effects of black carbon (BC) over Indo-Gangetic Plain as modelled with new BC emission inventoriesin CHIMERE by Gosh S., Verma S. , Kuttippurath J. , Menut L. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics Discussions 20 - (2020)
• Simulations of black carbon (BC) aerosol impact over Hindu Kush Himalayan sites: Validation, sources, and implications on glacier runoff by Santra S., Verma S., Fujita K., Chakraborty I., Boucher O., Takemura T., Burkhart J.F., Matt F., Sharma M. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics 19 2441-2460 (2019)
• Long-term groundwater recharge rates across India by in situ measurements by Bhanja S. N., Mukherjee A. , Rangarajan R. , Scanlon B. R., Malakar P. , Verma S. Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci., 23 711-722 (2019)
• Chemical characterization of fine atmospheric particles of water-soluble ions and carbonaceous species in a tropical urban atmosphere over the eastern Indo-Gangetic plain by Priyadharshini B., Verma S., Chatterjee A., Sharma S.K., Mandal T.K. Aerosol and Air Quality Research 19 129-147 (2019)
• Discerning the pre-monsoon urban atmosphere aerosol characteristic and its potential source type remotely sensed by AERONET over the Bengal Gangetic plain by Priyadharshini B., Verma S., Giles D.M., Holben B.N. Environmental Science and Pollution Research 25 22163-22179 (2018)
• Constrained simulation of aerosol species and sources during pre-monsoon season over the Indian subcontinent by Bharath Kumar D., Verma S., Boucher O., Wang R. Atmospheric Research 214 91-108 (2018)
• Estimates of spatially and temporally resolved constrained black carbon emission over the Indian region using a strategic integrated modelling approach by Verma S., Reddy D. , Ghosh S. , Kumar D. , Chowdhury A. Atmospheric Research 195 9-19 (2017)
• Potential emission flux to aerosol pollutants over Bengal Gangetic plain through combined trajectory clustering and aerosol source fields analysis by D. Bharath Kumar and S. Verma Atmospheric Research 178-179 415-425 (2016)
• Aerosol extinction properties over coastal West Bengal Gangetic plain under inter-seasonal and sea breeze influenced transport processes by S. Verma, Priyadharshini. B, S.K. Pani, D.Bharath Kumar, A.R. Faruqi, S.N. Bhanja and M.Mandal Atmospheric Research 167 224-236 (2016)
• S. Verma, Priyadharshini. B, S. K. Pani, D. Bharath Kumar, A. R. Faruqia, S. N. Bhanja (2016). Aerosol extinction properties over coastal West Bengal Gangetic plain under inter-seasonal and sea breeze influenced transport processes by Verma S. Atmospheric Research - (2016)
• S. Verma, S. N. Bhanja, S. K. Pani, and A. Misra (2014). Aerosol optical and physical properties during winter monsoon pollution transport in an urban environment by Verma S. Environ Sci. Pollut. Res - (2016)
• Combined trajectory clustering and aerosol fields analysis to evaluate the potential emission flux to aerosol pollutants in an urban and semi-urban atmospheres in eastern India by Kumar D., Verma S. Atmospheric Research 178-179 - (2016)
• Aerosol optical and physical properties during winter monsoon pollution transport in an urban enviorment by Verma, S., Bhanja,S. N., Pani S. K. and Misra, A. Enviromental Science and Pollution Research 21(7) 4977-4994 (2014)
• Variabilty of winter and summertime aerosols over eastern India urban enviorment by Pani, S. K. and Verma, S. Atmospheric Research 137 112-124 (2014)
• Sources and radiative effects of wintertime black carbon aerosols in urban atmosphere in east In by S. Verma, S.K. Pani and S.N. Bhanja Chemosphere 90 260-269 (2013)
• Attribution of aerosol radiative forcing over India during the winter monsoon to emissions from source categories and geographical regions by S. Verma, C. Venkataraman and O. Boucher Atmospheric Environment 45 4398-4407 (2011)
• Origin of surface and columnar INDOEX aerosols using source- and region-tagged emissions transport in a general circulation model by S. Verma, C. Venkataraman and O. Boucher Journal of Geophysical Research 113 - (2008)
• Source evaluation of aerosols measured during INDOEX using combined chemical transport and back trajectory modelling by S. Verma, C. Venkataraman, O. Boucher, and S. Ramachandran Journal of Geophysical Research 112 - (2007)
• Aerosol lofting from sea breeze during the India Ocean Experiment by S. Verma, O. Boucher, C.Venkataraman, M. S. Reddy, D. Muller, P. Chazette and B. Crouzille Journal of Geophysical Research 111 - (2006)
• General circulation model estimates of aerosol transport and radiative forcing during the Indian Ocean Experiment by M. Shekar Reddy · O Boucher · C Venkataraman, S. Verma et al. Journal of Geophysical Research 0345 - (2004)
Conferences
• Simulations of cumulative and relative impact of aerosol species over the Hindu Kush Himalayan region: validation, implications on glacier runoff, and source control by Verma S. EGU General Assembly 2025 - (2025)
• Developing and utilising an Indigenous Aero-Opt MATLAB package to evaluate aerosol species mass and optical depth closure at AERONET stations across the Indo-Gangetic Plain by Kakkotussery Kavungal V., Verma S. , Dubey K. , Ghoslya A. AGU 2024 - (2024)
• High-resolution aerosol optical depth simulations over India: Insights from CHIMERE-OPTSIM and multi-source aerosol data comparison. by Dubey K., Ray R. , Verma S. AGU 2024 - (2024)
• Assessing aerosol species mass and optical depth closure across the AERONET stations over India utilizing the Aero-Opt Matlab package and AERONET's aerosol optical properties by Verma S., Kakkotussery Kavungal V. , Dubey K. , Ghoslya A. AERONET 2024 - (2024)
• Assessing Atmospheric Aerosol Pollutants Sustainable Mitigation Scenarios to Maximise Climate and Health co-benefits over the Indian subcontinent: Integrated Modelling framework for short-lived aerosol Pollutants regionAl Climatic impacTs assessment and Sustainable mitigation (IMPACTS) by Verma S., Patel S. , Valasani S. IASTA 2024 - (2024)
• Attaining closure between emissions and source apportionment of atmospheric aerosol pollutants for effective mitigation: integrating observations and source-receptor modelling approaches by Verma S. IASTA 2024 - (2024)
• PM2.5 concentration forecast using Hybrid models over Urban cities in India. by Kakkotussery Kavungal V., Verma S. , Vaibhav V. EGU 2024 - (2024)
• Prioritizing Carbonaceous Aerosol Control for Effective Health Benefits over the Indo-Gangetic Plain by Valasani S., Verma S. AGU 2024 - (2024)
• Estimates of Black Carbon (BC) Radiative Effects over Hindu-Kush Himalayan (HKH) Glaciers using WRF Solar Model. by Patel S., Verma S. AGU-2024 - (2024)
• ESTIMATION OF AEROSOL SPECIES-WISE IMPACT OVER HINDU KUSH HIMALAYAN REGION: VALIDATION, SOURCES, CUMULATIVE AND RELATIVE IMPACT ON GLACIER RUNOFF by Santra S., Verma S. IASTA 2024 - (2024)
• Quantifying the impact of COVID-19 Lockdown on aerosol species and optical properties in India. by Dubey K., Verma S. AGU 2024 - (2024)
• Radiative effects of pre-monsoon dust and anthropogenic aerosols over India by Dubey K., Verma S. EGU General Assembly 2024 - (2024)
• Comparative source apportionment of fine aerosol particles of water-soluble and carbonaceous species: insights into anthropogenic pollution sources. by Dubey K., Verma S. IASTA 2024 - (2024)
• Evaluation of simulated pre-monsoon aerosol optical depth (AOD) with satellite and ground-based observations: implications of dust and anthropogenic AOD over India. by Dubey K., Verma S. , Ray R. IASTA 2024 - (2024)
• Leveraging machine learning tools for air quality forecasting in urban cities of the Indo-Gangetic Plain by Kakkotussery Kavungal V., Verma S. , Vaibhav V. IASTA 2024 - (2024)
• Leveraging machine learning tools for air quality forecasting in urban cities of the Indo-Gangetic Plain by Kakkotussery Kavungal V., Verma S. , Vaibhav V. AGU 2024 - (2024)
• A high-resolution emission inventory of anthropogenic pollutants for an industrial city in Eastern India. by Patel S., Ibrahim S. , Verma S. EGU 2024 - (2024)
• Air quality forecast in Major Indian cities using XGBoost model. by Kakkotussery Kavungal V., Verma S. , Vaibhav V. NEC 2024 - (2024)
• Role of anthropogenic emissions in reducing PM2.5 during winter haze episodes over Delhi Region. by Valasani S., Verma S. AGU 2024 - (2024)
• Modelling of Haze Episode over Delhi Region using a Chemistry-Transport Model: Contribution of Emission and Meteorology. by Valasani S., Verma S. , Ray R. , Salvi K. EGU 2024 - (2024)
• Identification of critical locations for improvement of air quality developing a Prioritized Clean air Assessment Tool (PCAT) by Dubey K., Verma S. International Conference on Environmental Science and Engineering (ICESE-2022) - (2022)
• Role of Anthropogenic and Dust Aerosols in Modulating the Spatial Trends in Rainfall and Temperature Over India by Santra S., Verma S. , Mk R. , Boucher O. American Geophysical Union, Fall Meeting 2022 (AGU-2022) - (2022)
• Simulating contribution of dust and anthropogenic aerosol to AOD over India using high resolution Chemical transport model WRF-CHIMERE by Kumar M., Dubey K. , Verma S. International Conference on Environmental Science and Engineering (ICESE-2022) - (2022)
• Modelling of inter-seasonal atmospheric radiative perturbation due to black carbon (BC) over India, in a chemical transport model (CHIMERE) with observation-constrained BC emission by Ghosh S., Verma S. International Conference on Environmental Science and Engineering-ICESE - (2022)
• Modelling of inter-seasonal atmospheric radiative perturbation due to black carbon (BC) over India, in a chemical transport model (CHIMERE), with observation-constrained BC emission by Ghosh S., Verma S. , Ray R. International Conference on Environmental Science and Engineering (ICESE-2022) - (2022)
• Modelling of seasonal variation in radiative perturbation due to black carbon(BC) over India, in a chemical transport model (CHIMERE) with latest constrained BC emission by Ghosh S., Verma S. American Geophysical Union, Fall Meeting 2022 (AGU-2022) - (2022)
• Contrasting features in chemical characteristics and apportioned sources of fine aerosol over Semi-urban and Megacity atmosphere in eastern Indo-Gangetic Plain by Dubey K., Verma S. American Geophysical Union, Fall Meeting 2022 (AGU-2022) - (2022)
• Investigation of atmospheric aerosols over semi-urban and urban areas in Eastern Indo-Gangetic Plain: seasonal variability and source apportionment using PMF by Dubey K., Verma S. EGU General Assembly 2021 - (2021)
• Sensitivity of the hydrological cycle to aerosol type and amount using high-resolution weather research and forecasting model over india by Santra S., Verma S. EGU General Assembly 2021 - (2021)
• General circulation model estimates of aerosol radiative effects and its implication to hydrology over the hindu kush-himalayan (HKH) region by Santra S., Verma S. Annual Conference of AAAR - (2020)
• Simulation of aerosol species over hindu kush himalayan sites: Validation, sources, and implications on glacier runoff by Santra S., Verma S. Fall meeting of the American Geophysical Union - (2020)
• Personal concentrations and mass exposures of fine PM during long haul journeys on Indian national highways by Kolluru S. R., Patra A. K., Verma S. 18th International Conference on Clean and Green Energy (ICCGE-2019) - (2019)
Article in Periodical
• Air quality forecast in Major Indian cities using XGBoost model. by Vyshnavi K. K., Verma S. , Vaibhav B. Proceedings of National Environmental Conference (NEC) 2024 - (2024)
• Comparative source apportionment of fine aerosol particles of water-soluble and carbonaceous species: insights into anthropogenic pollution sources. by Dubey K., Verma S. IASTA 2024 - (2024)
• Emission inventory development for industrial city in West Bengal. by Patel S., Ibrahim S. , Verma S. Proceedings of National Environmental Conference (NEC), 2024 - (2024)
• Evaluation of simulated pre-monsoon aerosol optical depth (AOD) with satellite and ground-based observations: implications of dust and anthropogenic AOD over India. by Dubey K., Verma S. , Ray R. Proceedings of the Indian Aerosol Science and Technology Association (IASTA) - (2024)
• Spatial and Temporal Distribution of Organic Carbon Aerosol over Indian Subcontinent: Model Validation and Evaluation. by Vidya A., Dubey K. , Verma S. Proceedings of the Indian Aerosol Science and Technology Association (IASTA) 409-410 (2024)
• Proceedings of the Indian Aerosol Science and Technology Association (IASTA) by K K V., Verma S. , L. G. PM2.5 concentration forecasting in urban areas using Machine Learning Models 361-362 (2023)
• Proceedings of the Indian Aerosol Science and Technology Association (IASTA) by Patel S., Ibrahim S. , Verma S. City-based emission inventory mapping of atmospheric pollutants for an industrial region (Haldia):implication for effective control and mitigation 404-407 (2023)
• Proceedings of the Indian Aerosol Science and Technology Association (IASTA) by Srilekha V., Verma S. Modelling of haze event over Delhi region: identification, characterization and model evaluation 415-416 (2023)
• Proceedings of the Indian Aerosol Science and Technology Association (IASTA) by Vidya A., Dubey K. , Verma S. Spatial and Temporal Distribution of Organic Carbon Aerosol over Indian Subcontinent: Model Validation and Evaluation 409-410 (2023)
Monograph
• Role of anthropogenic and dust aerosols in spatially modulating the rainfall over India by Verma S., Santra S. 1-19 (2023)
Report
• Institute of Repute Questionnaire Report for National Clean Air Programme by Verma S. - (2022)
• Report of the Joint Committee constituted as per NGT dated 09.04.2021 in the matter of E.A. No. 18/2020 in E.A. No. 33/2019 in O.A. No. 572/2016 by Verma S. 47-122 (2022)
• Institute of Repute (IoR) review report on Clean Air Action Plan and Action Taken Report for Haldia, West Bengal by Verma S. - (2021)
Educational Package
• Diurnal evolution of black carbon aerosols, https://doi.org/10. 5446/48819 by Verma S., Ghosh S. - (2020)

Principal Investigator

• AEROSOL CHEMICAL AND OPTICAL CHARACTERISTICS OVER THE INDO-GANGETIC PLAIN
• SEASONAL CHARACTERISTIC OF SUBMICRON AEROSOLS: CHEMICAL COMPOSITION, SOURCE IDENTIFICATION AND CLIMATE IMPACTS
• Testing of ground water
• Testing of ground water
• Hydrologic sensitivity to cryosphere-aerosol interaction in mountain processes (HyCAMP)
• Evaluation and Testing of Water Sample

Co-Principal Investigator

• Evaluation & Test of Water Sample
• EVALUATION OF MATERIAL AND CONCRETE MIX DESIGN
• Inspection of Grossly Polluting Industries (GPI) in West Bengal
• Physical, Chemical, Instrumental analysis and Bacteriological Examination of Water
• Testing of sample of water, concreting purpose for the work of Executing of Balance Work of Road over Bridge near Puri Gate at Kharagpur
• Testing of two waste water samples and one solid waste sample
• Testing of water sample for the proposed Institute Campus of Nation Institute of Biomedical Genomics, Kalyani-suitability of water as per clause 5.4 of IS 456:2000
• Water Quality Testing for Water Works - IIT Kharagpur