Viney Aneja
Dr. Viney Aneja is a Professor in the Department of Marine, Earth, and Atmospheric Sciences, North Carolina State University. He obtained his B. Tech. degree in Chemical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, India; and MS and Ph.D. degrees from the Department of Chemical Engineering, N. C. State University, Raleigh, N.C. In 2001 he was also appointed Professor of Environmental Technology, Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources.
He is the recipient of the 2007 North Carolina Award in Science, the highest award a civilian can receive from the Governor of North Carolina; the 2001 Lyman A. Ripperton Award from the Air and Waste Management Association for “distinguished achievement as an educator”; and the 1998 Frank Chambers Award of the Air and Waste Management Association for “outstanding achievements in the science and art of air pollution control”. At North Carolina State University Dr. Aneja has developed one of the nation’s leading agricultural air-quality research programs (http://www.meas.ncsu.edu/airquality). He has published over 140 scientific papers, 112 book chapters and conference proceedings, 5 US patents, and two books on his research.
His recent work has concentrated on the critical issue of the contribution of animal feeding operations to air quality; quantifying the emissions, transformation, transport and fate of pollutants in the environment. In addition to appearing in the peer reviewed literature, his research has been featured on CNN, ABC, CBS, NBC, National Public Radio, Public Broadcasting System, The New York Times, The Associated Press, Environmental Manager, and Fortune magazine. He has served on the editorial boards of the international journals Environmental Pollution, Chemosphere, Journal of the Air and Waste Management Association, and Environmental Manager; and currently serves as Associate Editor for International Journal of Air Quality, Atmosphere, and Health; International Journal of Applied Environmental Sciences; The Open Environmental & Biological Monitoring Journal and the Scientific Journals International.
In 2006, the North Carolina Governor, Hon. Mike Easley, appointed Dr. Aneja to the Hazardous Materials Task Force to examine current regulations for hazardous waste storage facilities, and recommend changes to tighten the rules governing these facilities, including legislation if needed, to fully protect the state’s citizens and environment. Dr. Aneja was the only research scientist invited to participate on the task force. In 2000 he was a member of the North Carolina Delegation to the Netherlands on Agricultural Air Quality, and in 2001 he was leader of the U.S. Department of State Delegation to France on Environment Science and Technology. He has also served on the editorial boards of the journals Environmental Pollution, Chemosphere, Journal of the Air and Waste Management Association, Environmental Manager; and serves as Associate Editor for International Journal of Air Quality, Atmosphere, and Health, and the International Journal of Applied Environmental Sciences.