Bianca Meotti – Ph.D. student
M.S. in Environmental Engineering, Federal University of Santa Catarina,
B.S. in Sanitary and Environmental Engineering, Federal University of Santa Catarina
Nafisa Islam – Ph.D. student
M.S. in Civil Engineering, Bangladesh University of Engineering & Technology
B.S. in Civil Engineering, Bangladesh University of Engineering & Technology
Amir Ghajari – Ph.D. student
M.S. Environmental Engineering, University of Tehran
B.S. Petroleum Engineering, Sharif University of Technology
Former Members
Ph.D. Students
Megan Johnson (2017-2023)
Ph.D. Dissertation: Wildland fire smoke impacts on southeastern populations: uncertainties, perceptions, and land management concerns
Current Position: Postdoctoral Researcher, U.S. Forest Service
Ph.D. in Civil Engineering, North Carolina State University
M.S. Atmospheric Science, University of Nevada, Reno
B.S. Environmental Engineering, University of Colorado Boulder
Qian Luo (2018-2022)
Ph.D. Dissertation: Integration of power systems and air quality models to mitigate negative health impacts of electricity generation
Current Position: Postdoctoral Fellow, Princeton University
Ph.D. in Civil Engineering, North Carolina State University
M.S. Environmental Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology
B.S. Ecology, Xiamen University
James East (2017-2022)
Ph.D. Dissertation: Understanding multiscale air quality impacts of observed and projected emissions changes using chemical transport models
Current Position: Postdoctoral Fellow, Harvard University
Ph.D. in Civil Engineering, North Carolina State University
M. Eng. in Environmental Engineering, North Carolina State University
B.S. Environmental Engineering, North Carolina State University
Sadia Afrin (2016-2021)
Ph.D. Dissertation: Evaluating the Impacts of Prescribed Fire on Air Quality and Public Health in the Southeastern U.S.
Current Position: Postdoctoral Associate, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Ph.D. in Civil Engineering, North Carolina State University
M.S. in Civil Engineering, Bangladesh University of Engineering & Technology
B.S. in Civil Engineering, Bangladesh University of Engineering & Technology
Master’s Degree Research Assistants
Ahmad Amin (2022)
Master of Environmental Engineering, North Carolina State University
Hugh McTernan (2021)
Master of Environmental Engineering, North Carolina State University
Haofan Li (2019-2021)
Master of Civil Engineering, North Carolina State University
Lige Han (2020-2021)
Master of Environmental Engineering, North Carolina State University
Muhundhan Mohan (2019-2020)
Master of Environmental Engineering, North Carolina State University
Undergraduate and High School Research Assistants
Julia Mattox (2020-2021)
B.S. Environmental Engineering, North Carolina State University
Katerina Peters (2019-2020)
North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics
Andrew Hardwick (2019)
B.A. Political Science and Government, North Carolina State University
Fiona Tennyson (2019)
B.S. Environmental Engineering, University of Florida
Emily Rudasill (2018)
B.S. Environmental Engineering, North Carolina State University
Bret Pienkosz (2017-2018)
B.S. Chemical Engineering, North Carolina State University
Visiting researchers
Ricardo Morales – Visiting Fulbright scholar (2022)
Associate Professor, Universidad de los Andes, Colombia
Karen Ballesteros – Visiting Ph.D. student (2019)
Ph.D. in Engineering, Universidad de los Andes, Colombia