1. UMME SALMA AKHTAR Ph. D., MA.Sc., B.Sc.
4416 Elaine Drive Cell Phone: 613-890-9724
Ottawa, ON Email: ummeakhtar@yahoo.com
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An Air Quality Specialist with extensive knowledge and over ten years of experience in
air quality monitoring and modelling, health impact and policy studies. Extensive
experience in project planning and field work. Demonstrated skills and competencies
also include:
Knowledge and Experience in Air Pollution
 Education background in the field of Environmental and Chemical Engineering
 Ten years of direct research experience in air quality studies
 Ten years of field work experience in air quality studies
 Two years of experience in using air quality dispersion model (ISC-AERMOD View)
 Knowledgeable of indoor air quality issues and experience with indoor air quality
monitoring (metals, PAHs and PCBs, radon, etc.)
 Knowledgeable of Federal and Provincial legislation, regulations, and policies
 Ten years of working experience with air quality experts, health professionals, and
health and safety professionals from government agencies and universities
 Experience in writing technical reports related to air quality studies and development
of health and safety policy
Knowledge and Experience in Other fields
 Environment and health risk assessment
 Toxicity and mechanisms of action of air pollutants
 Occupational exposure and health impacts
 Management of workplace and environmental health and safety issues
 Waste water treatment
Project Management:
 Multi-year experience in project planning and implementation
 Capable of carrying out individual/team assignments, organize professional and
community activities, and coordinate multidisciplinary projects
Communication and Computer Skills:
 Sound knowledge and experience of preparing correspondence and technical reports
 Can communicate clearly and concisely, and have necessary computer skills (MS
Word, Excel, Powerpoint)
 Data analyses using different statistical software (Minitab, SPSS, GraphPad Prism)
WORK EXPERIENCE
Project Manager (Postdoctoral Fellow) Nov 2014 – Present
Research in Environmental and Analytical Chemistry and Toxicology (REACT)
Department of Biology, University of Ottawa, ON, Canada
 Supervising an occupational exposure study to develop new/better safety and health
policies for firefighters
 Project planning and supervision; collecting and analyzing samples

2.  Promoting the study by giving presentations to recruit participants and providing
training to the targeted audience
 Maintaining liaison between different participating agencies: Ottawa Fire Services,
University of Ottawa, and Health Canada
 Writing reports and presenting results
 Supervised three co-op students
Research Assistant Sep 2008 – Oct 2014
Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Toronto, ON, Canada
 Investigated the toxicological effects of particulate matter on human respiratory
system
 Designed study plan to support policy development for exposure limits of ambient
particulate matter
 Assisted in the development of a field-deployable cell exposure system for particulate
matter toxicity study
 Participated in several multidisciplinary projects
 Prepared several reports based on literature review and experimental findings
Research Assistant May 2006 – Apr 2008
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Windsor, ON, Canada
 Investigated atmospheric total gaseous mercury (TGM) and other air pollutants
concentrations in Windsor, ON, Canada
 Conducted literature review for project planning
 Participated in field works for multiple projects
 Prepared several reports based on literature review and experimental findings
 Used several air quality modelling (ISC AERMOD View, HYSPLIT model, Potential
Source Contribution Function Model) and mapping (ArcGIS) software
 Operated different air pollutants sampling instruments
OTHER WORK EXPERIENCE
Teaching Assistant Sep 2006 – Apr 2014
University of Toronto and University of Windsor, ON, Canada
 Assisted professors with undergraduate course and lab works
Teaching Assistants’ Training Program (TATP) Trainer Jul 2011 – Dec 2012
Centre for Teaching Support and Innovation, University of Toronto
 Developed education materials for teaching assistants and facilitated numerous
workshops
Residence Communication Assistant Aug 2009 – Jul 2012
Student Family Housing, University of Toronto
 Communicated with residents and organized different educational events
Secretary/Treasurer Sep 2009 – Feb 2012
AllerGen Students and New Professionals Network (ASNPN)
 Planned and facilitated professional skill development and information exchange
events for trainees and new professionals

3. EDUCATION
Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering Sep 2008 – Oct 2014
University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
M.A.Sc in Environmental Engineering May 2006 – Apr 2008
University of Windsor, Windsor, ON, Canada
B.Sc. in Chemical Engineering Aug 2000 – Jun 2005
Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), Dhaka, Bangladesh