
Ph.d (University of Belgrade), B.E (Hons) (University of Belgrade)
Broad area of research: Atmospheric Sciences; Atmospheric Aerosol Science; Air Quality and the Environment; Climate Change Research group: Prof. Ristovski is leading a large research group, including 2 academics, 3 Postdoctoral Fellows and over 10 Postgraduate students. Main research areas:- Nanoparticle emission from internal combustion engines.
- Developing new methodologies to improve our understanding of the health effects of airborne nanoparticles.
- Developing new tools to improve our understanding of the climate effects of airborne nanoparticles.
Projects
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- Alroe J, Cravigan L, Miljevic B, Johnson G, Selleck P, Humphries R, Keywood M, Chambers S, Williams A, Ristovski Z, (2020) Marine productivity and synoptic meteorology drive summer-time variability in Southern Ocean aerosols, Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 20 (13), pp. 8047-8062.
- T. Cravigan L, Mallet M, Vaattovaara P, J. Harvey M, S. Law C, L. Modini R, M. Russell L, Stelcer E, D. Cohen D, Olsen G, Safi K, J. Burrell T, Ristovski Z, (2020) Sea spray aerosol organic enrichment, water uptake and surface tension effects, Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 20 (13), pp. 7955-7977.
- Groth R, Cravigan L, Niazi S, Ristovski Z, Johnson G, (2021) In situ measurements of human cough aerosol hygroscopicity, Journal of the Royal Society Interface, 18 (178).
- Brown R, Stevanovic S, Bottle S, Wang H, Hu Z, Wu C, Wang B, Ristovski Z, (2020) Relationship between atmospheric PM-bound reactive oxygen species, their half-lives, and regulated pollutants: Investigation and preliminary model, Environmental Science & Technology, 54 (8), pp. 4995-5002.
- Wang L, Zhang L, Ristovski Z, Zheng X, Wang H, Li L, Gao J, Salimi F, Gao Y, Jing S, Wang L, Chen J, Stevanovic S, (2020) Assessing the effect of reactive oxygen species and volatile organic compound profiles coming from certain types of Chinese cooking on the toxicity of human bronchial epithelial cells, Environmental Science & Technology, 54 (14), pp. 8868-8877.
- Modini R, Ristovski Z, Johnson G, He C, Surawski N, Morawska L, Suni T, Kulmala M, (2009) New particle formation and growth at a remote, sub-tropical coastal location, Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 9 (19), pp. 7607-7621.
- Mallet M, Cravigan L, Milic A, Alroe J, Ristovski Z, Ward J, Keywood M, Williams L, Selleck P, Miljevic B, (2017) Composition, size and cloud condensation nuclei activity of biomass burning aerosol from northern Australian savannah fires, Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 17 (5), pp. 3605-3617.
- Ristovski Z, Miljevic B, Surawski N, Morawska L, Fong K, Goh F, Yang I, (2012) Respiratory health effects of diesel particulate matter, Respirology, 17 (2), pp. 201-212.
- Morawska L, Johnson G, Ristovski Z, Hargreaves M, Mengersen K, Corbett S, Chao C, Katoshevski D, (2009) Size distribution and sites of origin of droplets expelled from the human respiratory tract during expiratory activities, Journal of Aerosol Science, 40 (3), pp. 256-269.
- Verma P, Pickering E, Jafari M, Guo Y, Stevanovic S, Fernando J, Golberg D, Brooks P, Brown R, Ristovski Z, (2019) Influence of fuel-oxygen content on morphology and nanostructure of soot particles, Combustion and Flame, 205, pp. 206-219.
- Title
- Aerosol Glassy States Promote Global Warming, Airborne Toxins and Pathogens
- Primary fund type
- CAT 1 - Australian Competitive Grant
- Project ID
- DP210103284
- Start year
- 2021
- Keywords
- Title
- Secondary Aerosol Formation from Engine Exhaust Emissions
- Primary fund type
- CAT 1 - Australian Competitive Grant
- Project ID
- DP180102632
- Start year
- 2018
- Keywords
- Title
- GBR as a significant source of climatically relevant aerosol particles
- Primary fund type
- CAT 1 - Australian Competitive Grant
- Project ID
- DP150101649
- Start year
- 2015
- Keywords
- Aerosols; Corals; Atmospheric Particle Formation
- Title
- A Fundamental Study into the Role of the Organic Fraction on the Toxicity of Combustion Generated Airborne Particles
- Primary fund type
- CAT 1 - Australian Competitive Grant
- Project ID
- DP120100126
- Start year
- 2012
- Keywords
- Aerosol; Reactive Oxygen Species; Lung Cells; Air Quality
- Title
- Pre-Linkage: Making Australia Resilient to Airborne Infection Transmission
- Primary fund type
- CAT 1 - Australian Competitive Grant
- Project ID
- Start year
- 2021
- Keywords
- Title
- Airborne Ultrafine Particles in Australian Cities
- Primary fund type
- CAT 1 - Australian Competitive Grant
- Project ID
- LP180100516
- Start year
- 2019
- Keywords
- Title
- Establishing Advanced Networks for Air Quality Sensing and Analyses
- Primary fund type
- CAT 1 - Australian Competitive Grant
- Project ID
- LP160100051
- Start year
- 2017
- Keywords
- Title
- Holistic Evaluation of Diesel Exhaust Filters and related Measuring Instrumentation
- Primary fund type
- CAT 1 - Australian Competitive Grant
- Project ID
- C24022
- Start year
- 2015
- Keywords
- Diesel; Dpm; Filtration; Monitoring; Undergound Mines
- Title
- Characterisation of the elemental composition of sea spray particles collected during the Surface Ocean Aerosol Production (SOAP) 2012 voyage
- Primary fund type
- CAT 1 - Australian Competitive Grant
- Project ID
- ALNGRA13048
- Start year
- 2013
- Keywords
- Marine Aerosols; Chemical Composition; Cloud Condensation Nucleai
- Title
- Optimising gaseous and particulate emissions from diesel engines
- Primary fund type
- CAT 1 - Australian Competitive Grant
- Project ID
- LP110200158
- Start year
- 2012
- Keywords
- Internal combustion engines; particulate emissions; dual fuel technology; Alternative fuels; transport emissions
- Influence of after treatment devices on the morphology and nanostructureof diesel soot using oxygenated fuels
PhD, Principal Supervisor
Other supervisors: Professor Richard Brown - The Application of Nitroxides for Measurement of Airborne Reactive Oxygen Species
PhD, Associate Supervisor
Other supervisors: Associate Professor Branka Miljevic, Professor Steven Bottle - Physicochemical properties of respiratory aerosol
PhD, Associate Supervisor
Other supervisors: Dr Graham Johnson - Coupling of Electrospray Ionization Mass Spectrometry (ESI-MS) with high efficiency aerosol collector (HEAC) for the analysis of Organic Aerosol in the environment
PhD, Associate Supervisor
Other supervisors: Associate Professor Branka Miljevic - Investigation of Ship Emission Factors Using On-board and Test-bench Measurements
PhD, Associate Supervisor
Other supervisors: Professor Richard Brown, Dr Kabir Adewale Suara, Dr Thuy Chu Van - Sources and transport processes of Cloud Condensation Nuclei in the waters around Australia
PhD, Principal Supervisor
Other supervisors: Dr Graham Johnson, Associate Professor Branka Miljevic - Chemical and physical characterisation of primary and photochemically aged aerosol emissions from biomass burning
PhD, Principal Supervisor
Other supervisors: Associate Professor Branka Miljevic
- Emission Sources, Cloud-Relevant Properties and Variability of Aerosol Over the Southern and Pacific Oceans (2021)
- Development and Deployment of Novel Instrumentation for the Real-time Monitoring of Atmospheric PM-bound ROS (2020)
- Role of Oxygenated Fuels on Morphology and Nanostructure of Soot Particles of a Diesel Engine (2019)
- The Role of Marine Biota on the Composition and Concentration of Potential Cloud Condensation Nuclei (2019)
- Chemical characterization and aging of ambient aerosols in Australian urban and remote areas with a focus on biomass burning organic aerosols (2017)
- Effects of Biodiesel Chemical Composition on the Chemical and Physical Properties of the Primary and Secondary Diesel Particulate Matter (2015)
- Investigation of the Chemical and Physical Basis of Oxidative Stress Generated by Particulate Matter Using the Profluorescent Probe Technique (2013)
- An investigation of gaseous and particulate emissions from compression ignition engines operated with alternative fuels, injection technologies, and combustion strategies (2012)
- Investigation of the effect of organics on the water uptake of marine aerosols (2010)
- The application of a profluorescent nitroxide probe to detect reactive oxygen species derived from combustion-generated particulate matter (2010)