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Professor Zoran Ristovski
Faculty of Science,
School of Earth & Atmospheric Sciences
Biography
Broad area of research: Atmospheric Sciences; Atmospheric Aerosol Science; Air Quality and the Environment; Climate ChangeResearch 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.
Developing new methodologies to improve our understanding of the health effects of airborne nanoparticles: The main focus of this research area is in the development and application of new methods for the measurment of the oxidative capacity of nanoparticles and is centered arround the application of new Profluorescent Nitroxide (PFN) chemical probes. A real time Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS) monitor is beeing developed. This research is done in collaboration with Prof. Steven Bottle's group.
Personal details
Positions
- Professor
Faculty of Science,
School of Earth & Atmospheric Sciences
Keywords
Aerosol physics, Marine Aerosols, Atmospheric composition and change, Atmospheric nanoparticles, Vehicle emissions, Secondary Organic Aerosols
Research field
Atmospheric sciences, Environmental engineering, Environmental management
Field of Research code, Australian and New Zealand Standard Research Classification (ANZSRC), 2020
Qualifications
- Ph.d (University of Belgrade)
- B.E (Hons) (University of Belgrade)
Professional memberships and associations
- Research Gate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Zoran_Ristovski
- ResearcherID: D-3308-2009
- Scopus Author ID: 7004239407
- ORCID iD https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6066-6638
Teaching
Teaching discipline: Physics
Teaching areas within Physics
- Electromagnetism
- Environmental Physics
Publications
- 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), 8047–8062. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/202180
- 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), 7955–7977. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/203000
- 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). https://eprints.qut.edu.au/210179
- 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), 4995–5002. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/202929
- 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), 8868–8877. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/202940
- 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), 7607–7621. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/25831
- 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), 3605–3617. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/114091
- 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), 201–212. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/53520
- 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), 256–269. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/25835
- 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, 206–219. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/129914
QUT ePrints
For more publications by Zoran, explore their research in QUT ePrints (our digital repository).
Selected research projects
- Title
- Southern Ocean Aerosols: Sources, Sinks and Impact on Cloud Properties
- Primary fund type
- CAT 1 - Australian Competitive Grant
- Project ID
- DP240100389
- Start year
- 2024
- Keywords
- 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
- Identification of chemical and biological determinants, their sources, and strategies to promote healthier homes in Europe (INQUIRE)
- Primary fund type
- CAT 1 - Australian Competitive Grant
- Project ID
- 2017837
- Start year
- 2022
- Keywords
- Title
- Airborne Ultrafine Particles in Australian Cities
- Primary fund type
- CAT 1 - Australian Competitive Grant
- Project ID
- LP180100516
- Start year
- 2019
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
Projects listed above are funded by Australian Competitive Grants. Projects funded from other sources are not listed due to confidentiality agreements.
Supervision
Current supervisions
- The Effect of Respiratory Particles Composition and Phase State on Virus Survival and Transmission
PhD, Principal Supervisor
Other supervisors: Dr Sadegh Niaziesfyani, Associate Professor Branka Miljevic, Dr Robert Groth - The Application of Nitroxides for Measurement of Airborne Reactive Oxygen Species
PhD, Associate Supervisor
Other supervisors: Associate Professor Branka Miljevic, Professor Steven Bottle - Real-time monitoring of reactive oxygen species (ROS) formation during atmospheric aging of particulate matter
PhD, Principal Supervisor
Other supervisors: Associate Professor Branka Miljevic - Study on the Impact of High Spatiotemporal Resolution Full Volatile Organic Compounds (F-VOCs) Emissions on Secondary Pollution
PhD, Principal Supervisor
Other supervisors: Professor Godwin Ayoko, Dr Catherine Kim - Investigation of Artificial Fog Formation for Coral Reef Preservation Using Computational Fluid Dynamics
PhD, Mentoring Supervisor
Other supervisors: Dr Joel Alroe, Professor Emilie Sauret - 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 - Characterization of the viscosity of glassy state SOA under different aging conditions
PhD, Principal Supervisor
Other supervisors: Associate Professor Branka Miljevic, Dr Robert Groth - Investigation of airborne nano-plastics, micro-plastics, and POPs in Queensland and their treatments
PhD, Principal Supervisor
Other supervisors: Professor Leonie Barner - Study on the characteristics and sources of atmospheric ROS and its application in new AQHI
PhD, Principal Supervisor
Other supervisors: Associate Professor Branka Miljevic
Completed supervisions (Doctorate)
- Light-absorbing carbonaceous aerosols and their sources in Australian remote and urban environments with insight into secondary aerosol formation (2023)
- Physicochemical properties of respiratory aerosol (2023)
- Secondary organic aerosol formation in a smog chamber using ambient urban air as a matrix component (2022)
- 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)
Supervision topics
The supervisions listed above are only a selection.