Ram Avraham Hashmonay
CURRICULUM VITAE
Ram A. Hashmonay, Sc.D.
Date and Place of Birth:
June 6, 1962, Haifa, Israel
Citizenship:
Israel
Marital Status:
Married + 3 children
Education:
Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel, B.S.,
1988, Physics, Atmospheric Sciences
Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel, M.S.,
1990, Atmospheric Sciences
Technion, Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa,
Israel, Sc.D.,1996, Environmental Sciences
Teaching Experience:
3/94 - 9/96: Teaching Assistant at the Technion in Hydrology Engineering
10/92 - 7/93: Teaching Assistant at the Hebrew University in Planetary
Astronomy and Atmospheric Thermodynamics.
3/92 - 9/92: Teaching Assistant at the Physics Dept., Drexel University,
Philadelphia, Pa., USA, in Optics and Thermodynamics for undergraduate
engineering students.
10/90 - 2/92: Teaching Assistant at the Hebrew University in Planetary
Astronomy, Atmospheric Thermodynamics, Atmospheric Physics, Remote
Sensing and Dynamic Meteorology. A teacher in a high school for
gifted children in Physics, Planetary Astronomy and Atmospheric
Sciences.
10/88 - 7/90 Teaching Assistant at the Hebrew University in Planetary
Astronomy and Atmospheric Thermodynamics.
Research Experience:
9/96 - Present: Research Associate at University of Washington,
Dept. of Environmental Health working on various applications
of Computed Tomography and Optical Remote Sensing (primarily OP-FTIR)
to industrial hygiene and environmental set-ups. Also working
on the application of Lidar to measure pesticide plumes and light
extinction by aerosol particles.
10/93 - 9/96: Doctoral Student, Environmental Sciences, Technion,
Research Assistant at the Technion, Haifa, in Open-Path Fourier
Transform Infra-Red (FTIR) measurements of gaseous air pollutants
concentrations and estimation of emission rates from fugitive
sources using dispersion modeling and mathematical inversion techniques.
3/92 - 9/92: Research Assistant in light scattering by atmospheric
particles at Drexel University, Philadelphia.
10/90 - 2/92: Research Assistant at the Hebrew University, Jerusalem,
in light scattering by atmospheric particles and measurements
of gaseous air pollutants concentrations with Differential Absorption
Lidar (DIAL).
10/88 - 7/90: Research Assistant at the Hebrew University, Jerusalem,
in Lidar measurements in the Atmospheric Boundary Layer (ABL)
and in light scattering by atmospheric particles.
Professional Experience:
10/92 - 10/93: Quality Assurance Manager in Mivdeket Hagalil -
Soil and Concrete Laboratory in the Construction Industry.
9/83 - 9/85: Laboratory Technician in Mivdeket Hagalil - Soil
and Concrete Laboratory in the Construction Industry.
Membership in Societies:
- Air and Waste Management Association (A&WMA) since 1995.
- Israel Ecological Society & Environmental Quality Sciences
since 1994.
Honors, Prizes and Fellowships:
- Scholarship awarded by the Rashi Foundation, 1994/1995.
- A Prize awarded by the Israeli Ministry of Environment, for
Excelled doctoral students in the environmental sciences, 1994.
- A Prize for distinguished graduate student presentation, Annual
Meeting of the Israeli Ecological Society, 1994.
- Golda Meir Foundation Fellowship awarded for excellent M.S.
research proposal and academic achievements, 1989.
- A Grant awarded by the Israeli Ministry of Environment, for
research in OP-FTIR measurements in the Vicinity of Landfills,
1995.
Publications:
Theses
- R.A. Hashmonay, "An Algorithm for Lidar Observation
of the Atmospheric Boundary layer in Jerusalem", M.Sc. Thesis,
94 p., Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel (1990).
- R.A. Hashmonay, "Estimates of Emission Rates of
Fugitive Air Pollution Sources, Using Optical Remote Sensing -
Open Path Fourier Transform Infrared Interferometer", Sc.D.
Dissertation, 144 p., Technion, Haifa ,Israel (1996).
Peer Reviewed Papers
Published or Accepted:
- R. Hashmonay, A. Cohen and U. Dayan, " Lidar Observations
of the Atmospheric Boundary Layer in Jerusalem", J. Appl.
Meteor., 30, 1228-1236 (1991).
- R.A. Hashmonay, M.G. Yost, Y. Mamane and Y. Benayahu,
"Emission Rate Apportionment from Fugitive Sources Using
Open-Path FTIR and Mathematical Inversion", Accepted for
publication in Atmospheric Environment, May 1998.
- R.A. Hashmonay, M.G. Yost and Chang-Fu Wu, "Computed
Tomography of Air Pollutants Using Radial Scanning Path-Integrated
Optical Remote Sensing", Accepted for publication in Atmospheric
Environment, March 1998.
- R.A. Hashmonay and M.G. Yost: "Innovative Approach
for Estimating Gaseous Fugitive Fluxes Using Computed Tomography
and Remote Optical Sensing Techniques", accepted in Journal
of A&WMA, July 1998.
- Yost M.G., Zhou Y., Park D.Y., Hashmonay R.A., Spear
R. and Levine S., "Estimating Maximum Concentrations for
Open Path Monitoring Along a Fixed Beam Path", Accepted for
publication in A&WMA, March 1998.
- R.A. Hashmonay and M.G. Yost., "Gaseous Emission
Estimation from Fugitive Sources Using Optical Remote Sensing
and Computed Tomography Techniques", Accepted for publication
in proceedings of 1998 Pacific Basin Conference on Hazardous Waste,
Honolulu, Hawaii, April 1998.
Submitted:
- R.A. Hashmonay and M.G. Yost: "On the Application
of OP-FTIR Spectroscopy to Measure Aerosols: Observations of Water
Droplets", Submitted to Environmental Science & Technology,
August 1998.
- R.A. Hashmonay and M.G. Yost: "Localizing Gaseous
Fugitive Emission Sources by Combining Real Time Optical Remote
Sensing and Wind Data", submitted to Journal of A&WMA,
July 1998.
- Lee A. Newman, Xiaoping Wang, Remi Cortellucci, Robert S.
Crampton, Stuart Strand, David Domroes, James Duffy, Gordon Ekuan,
George Karscig, Indulis A. Muiznieks, Tim Newman, Ram A. Hashmonay,
Martin Ruszaj, Paul Heilman, Michael G. Yost, and Milton P. Gordon,
"Remediation of Trichloroethylene in an Artificial Aquifer
with Trees: A Controlled Field Study", Submitted to Environmental
Science & Technology in July 1998.
In Preparation:
- Wu, C.F., Yost M.G., Hashmonay, R.A., Park D.Y., "Computed
Tomography of Air Pollutants Using Radial Scanning Path-Integrated
Optical Remote Sensing: Indoor Validation Study using OP-FTIR",
In preparation for submission to Atmospheric Environment.
- Crampton, R.S., Yost, M.G., Hashmonay, R.A., and Larson
T.V., "Open Path FTIR Urban Air Mobile Source Apportionment",
In preparation for submission to Atmospheric Environment.
- Yost, M.G., Hashmonay, R.A., Chen, S.K., Crampton,
R.S., "Bi-Beam Strategy: A New Beam Geometry for Open-Path
FTIR Sampling in Workplaces", In preparation for submission
to American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal.
Proceedings of International Conferences
Published or Accepted:
- R. Hashmonay, U. Dayan, O. Rosenberg and A. Cohen,
"Lidar measurements of the Atmospheric Boundary Layer and
Multiple Scattering in Jerusalem", Proceedings of the MUSCLE
5 International Workshop, Philadelphia, Nov. 1991.
- R.A. Hashmonay, Y. Mamane, Y. Benayahu and A. Cohen,
" Estimation of Emission Rates from Non-Homogeneous Fugitive
Sources Using Open-Path FTIR and Inversion Techniques", in
Proceedings of the A&WMA International Conference on Optical
Remote Sensing for Environmental and Process Monitoring, San Francisco,
CA, Sept., 1995, 379-392.
- R.A. Hashmonay, Y. Mamane, G. Shelef, S. Kimchie, Y.
Benayahu and A. Cohen, " Estimates of Emission Rates of Fugitive
Air Pollution Sources Using Optical Remote Sensing - Open Path
FTIR", in Proceedings of the sixth International Conference
of the Israeli Society for Ecology & Environmental Quality
Sciences, Jerusalem, Israel, July 1996, 172-175.
- R.A. Hashmonay, M.G. Yost, and Y. Mamane, " Mapping
the Emission Rates over Fugitive Sources Using Open-Path FTIR
and Inversion Techniques", in Proceedings of the A&WMA
International Conference on Optical Remote Sensing for Environmental
and Process Monitoring, Dallas, TX, Nov., 1996, 227-236.
- Hashmonay, R.A., Yost M.G., Wu, C.F., "Ambient
Gaseous Leak Detection Using Radial Scanning Computed Tomography
and Optical Remote Sensing", Submitted to proceedings of
SPIE Environmental Monitoring and Remdiation Technologies Conference,
to be held November 1998, Boston.
- Todd, L.A., Jacobs, M., Yost, M.G., Hashmonay, R.A.,"
Trends and Future applications of Optical Remote Sensing and Computed
Tomography to map Air contaminants", Submitted to proceedings
of SPIE Environmental Monitoring and Remdiation Technologies Conference,
to be held November 1998, Boston.
Abstracts and Posters
- R.A. Hashmonay, M.G. Yost and R.S. Crampton: "Mapping
Gas Emission Rates at Hanford's Tank Farms Using Open-Path FTIR
and Computed Tomography Techniques", Presented in a poster
session in the second annual meeting of the Consortium for Risk
Evaluation with Stakeholder Participation (CRESP) Pack-Forest
WA, June 1997.
- R.A. Hashmonay and M.G. Yost: "Multi-Beam Segmentation
Strategy: a New Beam Geometry for Open-Path Fourier Transform
Infrared (OP-FTIR) Exposure Assessment in Workplaces", Presented
in a platform session in the American Industrial Hygiene Conference,
Atlanta GA, May 1998.
- C.F. Wu, R.A. Hashmonay, D.Y. Park and M.G. Yost: "Development
of a Radial Scanning Beam Configuration for Identification of
Gas Leak Location with Use of an OP-FTIR and Computed Tomographic
Technique", Presented in a poster session in the American
Industrial Hygiene Conference, Atlanta GA, May 1998.
- R.A. Hashmonay, M.G. Yost and R.S. Crampton: "Open-Path
FTIR Observation of Water Aerosol Ambient Concentration and Size
Distribution" Presented in a poster session in American Aerosol
Society Conference, Cincinnati OH, June 1998.
- R.A. Hashmonay and M.G. Yost: "Gaseous Emission
Estimation from Hanford Site Fugitive Sources Using OP-FTIR and
Computed Tomography Techniques", Presented in a poster session
in the third annual meeting of the Consortium for Risk Evaluation
with Stakeholder Participation (CRESP), Poccono Environmental
Education Center (PEEC) NJ, June 1998.
- R.A. Hashmonay, M.G. Yost, C.F. Wu and D.Y. Park: "Novel
Radial Beam Geometry to Detect Gas Leak Location Using OP-FTIR
and Computed Tomography Techniques", Presented in a poster
session in the third annual meeting of the Consortium for Risk
Evaluation with Stakeholder Participation (CRESP), Poccono Environmental
Education Center (PEEC) NJ, June 1998.
- R.A. Hashmonay, M.G. Yost and R.S. Crampton: "Novel
Application of Open-Path FTIR Spectroscopy to measure Aerosol
Ambient Concentration and Size Distribution", Presented in
a poster session in the third annual meeting of the Consortium
for Risk Evaluation with Stakeholder Participation (CRESP) Poccono
Environmental Education Center (PEEC) NJ, June 1998.
- R.A. Hashmonay, M.G. Yost , "Ammonia Emissions
at Hanford's Tank Farms Using Computed Tomography and Remote Optical
Sensing of Emissions (CT-ROSE) System" To be posted at Health
of the Hanford Site Conference, November 1998, Richland WA.